Mrs Albert Suiters Dies After Illness Near Stringtown
Mrs Albert Suiters 26 of near Stringtown died last Wednesday afternoon after a severe bout of tonsillitis and diphtheria. A Perrysville High School graduate of 1917, she was active in Sunday school church work and served as an officer in the church and Ladies' Aid for West Liberty.
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Albert Suiters
Stringtown
Suiers
Mouse Richardson
Coal Creek
Perrysville High School
Suiters
Ladies’ Aid
West Liberty
American Legion Post Banquet Promotes Patriotism and Reunion
A lively banquet and open meeting drew strong interest with a male quartet and a jazz orchestra providing entertainment before and after speeches. Forest Livengood spoke on what the Legion accomplished and OQ. 8. Jones outlined postwar organizations formed after wars and their impact on reconstruction and national life. The event highlighted patriotism and the value of veterans uniting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merican Legion Post
Pd Jazz Orchestra
Fon
Even- Forest
Livengood
Jones
Jon
Campaign ends with final vote count near in Nash Car prize
The note urges readers to work hard for the Nash Car or cash prize, organizing friends for a strong finish. It sets the campaign close for 10 PM Saturday April 7, with the ballot box locked until judges open it later. Three men will count votes and publish names in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Mock Rhodes Dies Sudden After Illness
Mock Rhodes a well known citizen died suddenly of heart collapse about 4 30 p m Sunday at his East Liberty Street home He had suffered flu for a month and had just driven his car before ill ness He died after receiving medicine from Dr Spinning He is survived by widow Mrs Nancy R Rhodes mother Mrs Etta Rhodes daughters Hortense and Helen and Mrs Stanley Graham Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the home Rev R B Kern officiated Interment was in Mount Hope cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mock Rhodes
East Liberty Street
Rhodes
Frank, Rhodes
Nancy R. Rhodes
Etta Rhodes
Robbenter and Heath Host 500 and Euchre Clubs
Mr and Mrs Charles Robbenter and Mr and Mrs Arch Heath entertained their 500 and Euchre clubs at their Washington Street home last Thursday. Cards followed a dinner and lunch was served to a number of special guests.
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Charles Robbenter
Arch Heath
Washington Street
Covington Club Announces 1923 Spring Bowling Tournament
The Covington Bowling club plans a tournament starting Monday April 2 1923 with prizes for 5 man teams doubles singles and all events. Entry fee is 2.00 per man per event and responses are due by March 31. Teams from Watseka Hoopeston Danville Paris Illinois and Crawfordsville expected.
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Covington
Watseka
Hoopeston
Danville
Paris
Illinois
Crawfordsville
Wabash Township Trustee Announces School Term End
Trustee Alex Johnson states Wabash township schools will close this week after a successful term. He notes the year's schooling was strong and students now join summer farming and avocations as they adjust to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Johnson
Wabash Township
Wabash
Dangerous Curve Ahead and Our Gans at Lyric for Tri Kappa
The Lyric Theatre will screen Dangerous Curve Ahead and Our Gans on Thursday April 5 for Tri Kappa Milk Fund. Proceeds from ticket sales help the Tri Kappa group with half of all tickets sold going to the fundraiser.
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Lyric Theatre
Tri Kappa
Tri Kappas
Southern tourists return home from winter trip
W. W. Layton and wife and W. E. Bilsland and wife arrived home Wednesday evening from the winter's southern trip. All are looking fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Layton
W. E. Bilsland
Danville Visitors Reported and Ill Couple Recovering
Mr and Mrs C 8 Douglas have suffered flu for two weeks but are now recuperating. Mr and Mrs Walter Moore and Mrs W B Coleman were visitors in Danville Friday.
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Douglas
Walter Moore
W. B. Coleman
Danville
City Contract for Rogers Park Management Approved
Public Service Commission notes approval of the electric contract between the City of Covington and Rogers Park management. The agreement has been in effect about a year, but its formal approval is welcomed as a positive step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Covington
Rogers Park
Haseen
Benefield-Bever Couple Wed In Local Justice Parlor
Miss Zola Bever daughter of Mrs. Louie Bever employed in Veedersburg married Walter Orden Benefield near Hillsboro in a Thursday dawn ceremony at Justice of Peace Glover's parlor. Witnesses were the groom's mother and Mrs. Harry Huston. The bride, Sterling school student, and groom, a farmer, will reside with his parents in Hillsboro.
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Zola Bever
Louie Bever
Veedersburg
Walter Orden Benefield
Hillsboro
Justice of Peace Glover
Benefield
Harry Huston
Sterling School
Infant dies after birth at Lake View Hospital
The infant son of Dr. and Mrs. Mont Faust of this city died at 7:45 PM Friday after birth. Undertakers Kerr & Long took the body for burial in this city. A private funeral and interment at Mt. Hope were planned due to the mother's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Faust
Lake View Hospital
Kerr & Long
Mt. Hope
Kern at Newcastle Promotes Americanism at Evening Meeting
Rev. R. B Kern spoke on Americanism to a crowded Newcastle church audience Monday evening. His good work is said to influence a broad area as a result of the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B Kern
Newcastel Church
Purfeerst to Move Grocery Stock to New Location
John Purfeerst plans a Saturday night stock move from the Sullivan corner to the Harlow room recently used by Darnell. The room is being prepared for a Monday morning reopening in A-1 shape.
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John Purfeerst
Sullivan Room
Harlow
Darnell
Mr. Purfeerst
Hillsboro Purchases Darnell Stock and Fixtures
George Foxworthy of Hillsboro purchased the remaining portion of the Darnell stock and fixtures this week and moved the same to Hillsboro. Wednesday will close out the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Foxworthy
Hillsboro
Darnell
Fire destroys Edwards home on Second Street
A fire caused by an overheated heating stove destroyed the Edwards family home on Second Street about 10 am Saturday. Walter McGinnis owned the house occupied by Clyde Edwards and his ailing wife Mrs Edwards. Firemen arrived soon but equipment was not ready, limiting firefighting. Mrs Edwards was moved to a neighbor’s while furniture was removed. Insurance partially covers the loss.
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Walter McGinnis
Second Street
Clyde Edwards
Wallace Woman Dies of Burns
Mrs. Polly Ann Cosby of Wallace died at Lake View hospital after being burned during a blaze that trapped her in an upstairs room Saturday before daylight. She had been unconscious since arrival. body sent to Wallace for funeral services after a Kingman undertaker removal.
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Polly Ann Cosby
Wallace
Lake View Hospital
Kingman
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk Bodine
The county clerk reports issued marriage licenses for multiple couples including James M Edwards and Mary E Adams, John P Shaffer and Viola M Gebarer, Charles M Anderson and Bessie H Coleman, Paul R Simmons and Gertrude Hughes, Homer E Gildersleeve and Audrey L Gildersleeve, Charles E McCauley and Zealta Helms, Vernon L Maines and Flossie M Selbe, Walter O Benefield and Zolla B Bever, John G Morton and Jennie Henson, Roy C Mead and Winifred Taylor, Roy Krug and Ethel Hodges.
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H. E. Bodine
James M. Edwards
Georgetown
Mary E Adams
Westville
John P. Shaffer
Ill
Viola M. Gebarer
Charles M. Anderson
Rankin, Tl
Bessie H. Coleman
Covington
Paul R. Simmons
Mellett
Gertrude BE. Hughes
Veedersburg
Homer E. Gildersleeve
Danville
Audrey L. Gildersleeve
Glenwood
Charles E. McCauley
Newtown
Zealta Helms
Fountain Co
Vernon L. Maines
Flossie M. Selbe
Walter O. Benefield
Hillsboro
Veedersburg Resident Margaret Cook dies at 81
Margaret Cook aged 81 died at her son James Cook's home in Veedersburg Saturday night after a brief illness. She had lived in Veedersburg for 60 years and is survived by James Cook Frank Cook and Eva Hurt. Funeral services were Tuesday at 10 at Sterling Christian Church with burial in Rockfield Cemetery near Veedersburg.
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Margaret Cook
James Cook
Veedersburg
Johnson Cook
Frank Cook
Indianapolis
Eva Hurt
Sterling Christian Church
Rockfield Cemetery
Pre Nuptial Shower Honors Miss Minnie Zimmerman
Miss Onal Zimmerman hosted a pre nuptial shower at her home at Ninth and Harrison streets Wednesday evening for Miss Minnie Zimmerman. About thirty six guests attended and many gifts were received. Dainty refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onal Zimmerman
Ninth and
Harrison Streets
Minnie Zimmerman
Dr J T Redman Moves Into Lemp Property on Fifth St
Dr J T Redman relocates to the former Lemp residence now owned by Charley Printy on North Fifth Street, marking a local property transfer and new occupancy.
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Dr. J. T. Redman
Lemp
Charley Printy
N. Fifth Street
Man in custody after strange behavior near cemetery
Claude Beaver, living four miles north of Yeddo, was arrested by Deputies Feidler and Roberts near St. Patrick's cemetery after residents reported odd conduct. He carried old clothes bearing the Beaver name and had escaped from Fountain County home a week earlier. Beaver was returned to Indiana by a Covington deputy sheriff as residents said he had lived in woods and begged for food in Perrysville avenue.
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Claude Beaver
Yeddo
Feidler
Roberts
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Cemetery Avenue
Fountain County
Beaver
State Insane Asylum
Covington
Danville
Indiana
Perrysville Avenue
Covington Business Meeting Sets April 3 Plans
An important Covington business meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m Tuesday April 3 at the Chamber of Commerce. Attendees will finalize plans for the big day April 5 and discuss future initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Chamber of Commerce
Court and juries named for April term in circuit court
The April term of the circuit court opens Monday April 2. The January term closed with unfinished business and the April grand jury list includes John Rhodes Troy Henry L Moffitt Cain James F Beasley Van Buren Ira Bennett Richland E Scott Booe Millcreek Finis E Drake Fulton. Petit jurors listed include Dan R Young Logan George S Gloves Wilbur S Campbell Van Buren Riley Butt Cain Simon Fine Jackson Charles Hoagland Davis Ira F Head Shawnee William T Adkins Troy Charles F Bacon Richland John W Allen Fulton Logan Crowder Wabash Clayton L Steinbaugh Millcreek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rhodes
South
Troy
Henry L. Moffitt
Cain
James F. Beasley
van Buren
Ira Bennett
Richland
E. Scott Booe
Millcreek
Finis E. Drake
Fulton
Dan R. Young
Logan
George S. Gloves
Wilbur S. Campbell
Riley Butt
Simon Fine
Jackson
Charles Hoagland
Davis
Ira F. Head
Shawnee
William T. Adkins
Charles F. Bacon
John W. Allen
Logan Crowder
Wabash
Clayton L. Steinbaugh
Country Home Burned Near Grange Corner
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Myers near Grange Corner burned to the ground about 6 o clock Saturday morning. The occupants were in bed when the fire was discovered and the cause was thought to be an incubator. Everything inside was destroyed and a daughter ill with pneumonia was moved to a neighbor's house. Mrs Myers' grandmother, also ill, was taken by ambulance to a Danville hospital but was not expected to live.
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Kingman
Columbus Myers
Grange Corner
Death of Henry Hershberger near Kingman
Henry Hershberger died at his home one mile south of Kingman on Saturday March 24 after a brief illness. He had been improving but relapsed and passed away soon after.
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Kingman
Henry Hershberger
Mrs Callie Adamson Moves Into Liberty Street Home
Mrs Callie Adamson moved to the west side of W B Grays residence on Liberty Street this week and will make her home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Adamson
W. B.gray
Liberty Street
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Mrs. Albert Suiters
Contes
Bernice Birge
Edna Snodgrass
Velma Drollinger
Stone Bluff
Pearl Strawser
Katie Hancock
Edith Rowell
Oreta Millikan
Lucile Young
Victorine Kaufman
Freda Nebeker
Kenneth Rusk
Ethel Starnes
Govington
Wabash TP
LYRIC
ITY and Park Management
Lecatic
Benefield-Bever
Kern
Newcastle
Darnell Stock
Edwards
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