Notice To Bidders For Fountain County Highway Work
The Fountain County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for eight and one fourth miles of highway improvements in Fulton and Mill Creek townships. Projects include gravel and stone roads totaling four segments with plans on file in the Fountain County Auditor's office. Bids require bonds equal to double the proposal, conditioned on faithful performance. W W B Gray, Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Mill Creek
Fountain
Atate
Indiana
Fulton Township
John M Porson
Wil Tem H. Kiger
Mill Creek Township
William M. Ratcliff
Miles A. Ratcliff
Fountain County
W.W. B. Gray
Fountain County Board Seeks Bids By Noon
Notice states the Fountain county Indiana Board of Commissioners will receive bids up to twelve o'clock noon on a specified date. The document outlines bidding procedures and submission requirements for the county project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Fountain County
Indiana
Notice of Public Sale of Fountain County Real Estate
Auditor W B Gray announces sale at the courthouse door of Fountain County Indiana. The land includes lots 83 and 70 in Vance addition Covington and parcels 167 and 168, with terms: one third cash, balance in four equal annual installments at six percent interest, payable in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Said
Gaid County
Lota
Vance
Covington
Indiana
Said County
W.B. Gray
Fountain County
Quieting Title Suit Notices in Fountain County Indiana
Abner and unknown heirs and legatees of multiple deceased individuals are defendants in a case filed to quiet title to lands in Fountain County Indiana. The plaintiff Olver P. Lewte seeks action against non-resident defendants needing appearance by May 7, 1907, with clerk Anson Madden and attorney Lervy Sanders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rai
Crane
Ty Olver P. Lewte
Eunich
Nelson Crane
Susannah Gustin
Susanneh Gustin
Wilber L. Pike
Lucia L. Pike
Lulu Pike
Alee Pike
Walter KR. Myers
Samuel Davis
el P. Cook
Hannah Cook
Eli P. Cook
Attica and
Terre Haute Railway Company
Asaignees
Granteer
Neira
Rebecca Brewer
William Lacy
Samuel Garver
Salina Newman
John A. Newman
State of
Indiana
Fountain County
Lovington
Covington
A. D
Anson G Madden
Lervy Sanders
O. P. Lewis
Notice to NonResidents in Fountain County Court
State of Indiana Fountain Circuit Court February Term 1907 Kate Haréesty sues Alphonse Lemp and others non residents in Indiana to quiet title on real estate in Fountain county. Defendants must appear by May 20 1907 or risk judgment by default. Clerk Anson G Madden signs. Attorney William H Cox. 2-15-07-4.0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Circuit Court
Kate Haréesty
Alphonse Lemp
Julia Buell
Freda Bradford
William B. Bilesler
Indiana
Sach
Fending Lacy
William G. Long
Allen McKiora
Lemp
Allen McKinza
Feilding Lucy
Wi- Nam G Long
Fountain County
Court House
Covington
State
State OF Indiana
Fountain
Notice of Application in Covington Indiana 1907
George Phebus Jr a resident of Covington and Troy township Fountain county Indiana will apply to the Board of Commissioners at the April 1907 term for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a specified Covington location with on premises drinking privilege He also seeks permission to sell tobacco cigars and soft drinks at the same time and place The notice names the premises description and ward location and runs in the Second ward of Covington Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Township
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
George Phebus
Board of Commissioners’ Court
Board of Commissioners
Lot
Largo
Sheriff's Sale Notice From Fountain Circuit Court
A certified copy of a decree from the Fountain Circuit Court directs the sale. The State of Indiana, represented by William B. Gray, Auditor of Fountain County, sues Kate B. Yocum and John B. Yocum for $1728.90 plus interest and costs, to be sold to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Circuit
Indiana
William B. Gray
Fountain County
Kate B. Yocum
John 8
Public Auction Notice of Fountain County Real Estate
On Saturday April 13 1907 between 10 a m and 4 p m at the courthouse door Covington Fountain County Indiana the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the East half of the South East quarter of Section 19 Township 19 North Range 8 West will be offered. If not sold for decree costs will be exposed to public sale of the fee simple to discharge the decree. Sheriff John R Hardesty and Attorney W H Cox announce the sale May be exempt from valuation laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
Fountain
State of
John R. Hardesty
W. H. Cox
March
A. D
Notice to Non-Resident in Bell Divorce Case
Divorce notice issued in Fountain Circuit Court Covington Indiana requires defendant Joseph A. Bell a non resident to appear by the second day of the next term on the third Monday of April 1907 to answer the complaint or have judgment entered in his absence. Attorney names and court official signatures are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talia I. Bell
Joseph A. Bell
Indiana
Fountain Circuit
Court House
Covington
Anson G. Madden
Sdal
Fry Bryant
Robert N. Voliva
John B. Martin
Pitf
Rates and Folders Request From Big Four Agent
April 26 to November 30, 1907 dates listed for rates and folders. Information available via nearest Big Four agent or H. J. Rhein G P A Cincinnati Ohio. 2G P 0 2-CR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
H. J. Rhein
Cincinnati
Wealth Shapes the English Lords Across Centuries
In a discussion from Atantic by William Everett, the aristocracy is defined by birth and wealth, with entailed estates preserving power. Despite changes in titles and wealth, a class of rich peers remains, and many Englishmen cheerfully accept representation by the house of lords as long as property holds sway.
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Europe
Palestine
Henrys
Edwards
House of Lords
Tennyson
Lincolnshire
Horge
Proputty
William Everett
Natural Kitchens in New Zealand Volcanoes
The North Island of New Zealand uses geothermal heat for cooking and washing with hot springs and boiling river currents. Maoris and white settlers alike cook by natural steam and boiling pools, often requiring guides in the dangerous volcanic landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
North Island
New Zealand
New York Tribune
Edwin Booth Intervenes in Actor Imitation Gag
Behind the scenes Edwin Booth watched as a character actor rehearsed imitations. Asked whom he would imitate next the actor offered to mimic Booth in Hamlet. Booth mockingly suggested imitating himself, and performed the lines in the other actor’s wig. Newspapers noted the imitation ruined the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Booth
Booth
Toledo Blade
Windsor Palace Costs Surpass All British Castles
The London Chronicle reports Windsor Castle as Britain’s costliest royal residence. Parliament funded 300000 pounds for reconstruction under George IV, with four years of work and ongoing grants. By William IV the total neared a million pounds. The piece also notes a phrenologist’s possession of Alexander Pope’s skull for a night after a churchyard coffin was moved and a different skull returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Castle
Great Britain
Windsor
London Chronicle
George IV
William IV
Alexander Pope
Pope
Stubbornness in a Family Dispute Edges Toward Comedy
A parent questions a boy about a repeated disagreement with his younger brother Jimmie. The boy replies he is simply telling Jimmie the facts in the case, but Jimmie remains stubborn and refuses to understand, highlighting a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Escaping the Organ Grinders Advice from London Punch
A fragment notes itinerant organ men avoid playing near a dentist or house of a practitioner who can stop noisy grinders. The jest implies proximity to a dentist deters street music and the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Punch
Niggardly Rich Man And His Estate
A compact aphorism notes a wealthy man who cannot claim ownership of his property as the estate itself appears to govern his life and fortunes. The line underscores tension between wealth and autonomy in material life.
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Graham
Britt
Schultz
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Chas. C. Thompson
B. Myers
Ditor
Elvira Layton
Julian M. Martin
Vv. E. Livengood
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FousTatx County
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Dr. Shoop
Shoop
George Phebus, Jr
Mary
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Cuba
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Gulf Coast
Texas
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Colorado
Jamestown Exposition
Windsor Castle
Pope's
Harvey Burts
Haersberg
Ilinois
Zemo
E. W. Ross Medicine Co
Hanekispuna
Ill
Manford VanDorn
Covington, Ind
Mayer, Jr Covington
Layton & Bilsland
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth
Illinois
Warlin
Tlalpan
Zbarvin
Willow Street
New Haven
Coan
Legg
Wiliamsport
Saye Sylvester Coder
McGregor
North Dakota
Great Northern Railway
C. W. Pitts
South Clark Street
Chicago
Railway, Guide
S. Mac Irvin
DeWitt
M. C. Vanvorn
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