Divorce case to open circuit term amid Stone Bluff scandal
Zephaniah Ottinger sues Maggie Ottinger for divorce alleging cruel treatment and a long affair with Elmer Shaw. The filing cites marriage in 1893, two young children, and Maggie’s alleged criminal meetings with Shaw after July 16. Custody sought with children in Ottinger family care.
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Circuit Court
Zephaniah Ottinger
Maggie Ottinger
Stone Bluff
Maggie
Elmer Shaw
C.& Ed
Jane
Shaw
Mrs. A
Ottinger
Veedersburg
A Wound And Illness In A Small Town
Miss Collie McCoy suffered a severe nail wound to her left foot causing swelling and great pain with confinement expected for weeks. Miss Eudecia Snoddy of Coal Creek lies ill with typhoid fever. Miss Davie, a former Indiana Normal College student, is remembered for her kindness amid illness. Later Miss Snoddy died at age 17. The note closes with an advertisement for whiskies at Allen Shatt's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collie McCoy
Eudecia
Samuel I. Snoddy
Coal Creek
Davie
Indiana Normal College
Iligesa
158th Indiana Regiment Wins Best Band Prize
The 158th Indiana regiment, praised as one of the best drilled units, also claimed the top band prize at Camp Thomas contests. The home team defeated Cayuga 10 to 4 in a hot game, returning with convincing victory and confidence in their baseball prowess.
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158Th Indiana Regiment
Camp Thomas
158Th
Cayuga
Covington
Mrs Anna Savage Plans Move to Washington City Bureau
Mrs Anna Savage remains content in her position at the Bureau of Engraving in Washington and will soon relocate her household to the city. Friends express regret at her departure but praise her progress and happiness with her current duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Savage
Bureau of Engraving
Washington City
Missionary Paper to Debut Soon in Covington
W. J. Rice prepares a new religious publication named Missionary. It will publish monthly for a year at 25 cents per year, with a focus on church work and substantial reading material. Subscribers should send 25 cents to W. J. Rice in Covington, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rice
Covington
Ind
Shined Shoes End in Theft for Danville Boys
Two Danville youths John Waltzer and Frank Morman visited Covington. A young shoeshine man asked for a dollar for change, vanished with the money after leaving through a back door, and did not return. Morman refused to call police but plans to avoid the same ruse again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Waltzer
Frank Morman
Danville
Covington
Death of Mrs Frank Olds
Word reached here last Saturday that the remains of Mrs Frank Olds, who died in Chicago, would arrive by the noon train but came on Sunday. Funeral was at 10:00 AM in Buard's undertakers and interment in Odd Fellows cemetery. Mrs Olds was a former resident with many friends here. Her husband Frank Olds, crippled from rheumatism, uses crutches and lives with his daughter in Danville.
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Frank Olds
Chicago
Buard
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Olds
Danville
City Council Fires Contractor for Public Square Cleansing
The city council ousted Mr. Clawson from the public square and alleys cleaning contract and hired Bert Ward at a raise of 150 dollars. Ward will receive six hundred dollars yearly and starts September 10, with possible extra help if needed. Clawson, described as poor, warns of hardship from the loss of his job amid council pressure.
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Senson
Clawson
Bert Ward
Mr. Clawson
Public Square
Ward
Council
Big Damages Sought After Barn and Farm Fire Crimes
The article recalls a September 24 1897 incendiary barn fire that cost Charles Palin about 5000 dollars and the loss of five horses and farm equipment. It also details October fires at Newtown fair grounds and nearby properties, the subsequent arrests and alibis, and Ira Short's $10000 claim for damages alleging malicious injury by Fountain County farmers. The piece notes legal actions, involved parties, and a grand jury list.
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Republican
Charles Palin
Newtown Fair Grounds
Louis Fure
Fair Ground
Williamsport
Isaac Shotts
Jackson King Farm
John Wolfgang
Kashort
Pine Village
Newtown
Ira Short
Fountain
Louis Kerr
Seth Bacon
John Clawson
Will Calvert
Elmer Strader
Florace Strader
Warren County
Durance Vile
Hanly & Wood
Simms
Ned McCabe
Fountain County
Newtowao
Murder at Cayuga Hearsay and a Knife Attack
On Monday night Clayton Cates stabbed Ben Hooten to death after a sequence of insults and fights at Cayuga saloons. Cates, 24, married father of two, turned himself in. bail set at 2000. coroner verdict pending likely manslaughter. The note ends with an unrelated sign off from Josephine Webb about retiring from business.
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Cayuga
Clayton Cates
Ben Hooten
Cates
Hooten
Heaten
Adultery and Divorces Spark Local Circuit Actions
The region reports several circuit filings this week including Elmer Shaw charged with adultery in the Stone Bluff scandal and Maggie Attinger. Mary Ray seeks divorce from William Ray over cruel treatment. Anzila Butt faces an attempted murder charge in Attica with bond set at 340. Francia M Kirby and Margaret A Kirby also file for divorce over years of cruelty.
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Elmer Shaw
Stone Bluff
Maggie Attinger
Shaw
Mary E. Ray
William Ray
Heraalf
Liman
Attica
State of
Indiana
Anzila Butt
Anzila
Samuel Hunter
Hunter
Marshal Beamer
Margaret A. Kirby
Francia M. Kirby
Francis
Bridge Collapse Near Veedersburg Injures Seven Men
A 100 foot bridge over Coal Creek near Hines mill southeast of Veedersburg gave way on Saturday. Seven workers were injured, including Charles Janaway who died from his injuries after being rushed home for aid. Others were hospitalized but expected to recover.
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Coal Creek
Hines’ Mill
Veedersburg
Charles Janaway
Alva Glascock
Fredrick Glascock
Janaway
Masa Wold
Death of Ex-Gov Claude Matthews in Clinton Indiana
Ex Governor Claude Matthews died after a stroke at a Meharry grove gathering. He collapsed while addressing a crowd and died at home with family present. Funeral services were at Hazel Bluff and Clinton Presbyterian Church, burial beside his son in Clinton Cemetery. Matthews, born 1845 in Kentucky, served Indiana as secretary of state and governor, a prominent advocate for Cuban independence, remembered as a loyal public servant.
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Old Settlers
Meharry’s Grove
Claude Matthews
Isaac Meharry
Matthews
Hazel Bluff Mangivun
E. W. Souders
Presbyterian Church of
Clinton
Presbyterian Church
Joseph K. Milburn
Indianapolis
Clinton Cemetery
Bath County
Kentucky
Thomas Jefferson Fletcher
Virginia
Senate
Maysville
Center College
Danville
Martha KR. Whitcomb
Hid
Ohis
Marwie
Miss Whitcomb
Vermillion County
Indiana
Jersey
Ofistede
U. S. Senate
Cradit
Death of a Former Resident Mrs King
The Indianapolis Journal reports the death of Mrs James W King a longtime city resident wife of county auditor James W King She died at home 1226 North New Jersey Street after months of illness Funeral at Crown Hill Cemetery will be held Wednesday Mrs King leaves husband and three children Myron D King Mrs James W Durper and James W King Jr
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Indianapolis
James W. King
Covington
Newtown
Roberts Park Church
Wayne
Myron D. King
James W. Durper
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Hetfield Lodge
K. of P
Allen Shatt’s
Washington
the Gospel Missionary
Loeb’s
Grand Jury
Harris Glascock
van Buren
Simon Brown
Wm. Madigan
Joseph J. Seord
Simon C. Davis
Jackson
Robinson
Logan
Josephine Webb
Henry Butler
Charley Miller
Marshal Dehaven
Calaboose
Squire L. P. Miller
Miller
Lovb’s
Petit Jury
John II
Johnson
Davis
John 2
Printy
Mill Creek
Morton Patton
M. F. Eubanks
U. G
Rhodes
Mitch Conover
Wabash Township
The
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Old
Harveysburg
Kingman Star
Back Woods
Washington Street
3D Street
the Star
Jack A. Leslie
Omata
New York
Will Coleman
Ines
Hogaehold
Calemin
Royel
Ateres
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