Birthday and Reunion Dinner for Foxworthy Family
The annual family reunion and 79th birthday dinner for William Foxworthy of Hillstoro, Fountain County, the oldest fiddler in the area, was held at Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hedges home. Attendees included Wm. Thomas of Crawfordsville G. H. Foxworthy and family of Hillsboro Jackson Foxworthy and daughter from Wingate and Mrs M S Gallaher and son of Urbana Illinois. A fine dinner followed, with a pleasant time for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Foxworthy
Hillstoro
Fountain County
D. T. Hedges
Mr. Foxworthy
Hedges
Wm. Thomas
Crawfordsville
G. H. Foxworthy
Hillsboro
Jackson Foxworthy
Wingate
M.S. Gallaher and Son
Urbana
Iil
Kills a Murderer and a Rural Obituary Blending
The item combines an advert for Dr King New Life Pills with a detailed obituary for Mrs Hannah Welch Swith born 1858 died 1911. It describes her charitable life, two marriages, son Charles Victor Welch, siblings, and care for orphans. Funeral services were held at Bond M E church with interment in Steely cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Hannah Welch Swith
Sarah Biiney Gilbert
Victor Welch
Charles Victor
William J.smith
Bond M. E. Church
John L. Boyd
Madge Gilbert
Roy W. Gilbert
Gladys Bastion
Bnd
F. K. Dougherty
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound keeps coughs away
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound remains the best household remedy for all coughs and colds for children or adults. It helps prevent serious results from colds. Use only the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and refuse substitutes. Available from all druggists.
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Foley
Coming Events Fairs and Powwow Listed
Boswell Fair and Covington Fair run September 12 to 15. Redmen Powwow at Lafayette on September 21. Woodmen Logrolling at Ravine Park scheduled for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington Fair
Redmen
Lafayette
Promising Colt Foaled From Noted racing line Covington Girl
Farmer McMahon of this city announces the foaling on May 30 of a promising mare colt named Covington Girl. She descends from fast bloodlines on both sides, with dam Maud Sprankle and sire Oritorio, noted for speed in Estatic and Maggie Winter. Covington Girl is a bright bay with noted lineage and promising action, and Farmer takes pride in the arrival.
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Farmer McMahon
Farmer
Covington Gir
Covington
Maud Sprankle
Thistle
Oritorio
Estatic
Maggie Winter
Sheriff Sale Notice for Rush Coal Company Case
By virtue of a certified copy of a judgment directed from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana in a suit where William Gamble Jesse Gunkle and many others are plaintiffs and The Rush Coal Company et al are defendants I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder the sum of $1934.13 with interest on decree and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
William Gamble
Jesse Gunkle
Rush Coal Company
Et. al
Public sale notice of coal lands in Fountain County Indiana
On September 23, 1911 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the courthouse door in Covington Fountain County Indiana the rents and profits for a seven year term of coal lands lie under the West half of the Northwest quarter and East one sixth of the Northwest quarter of Section 9 Township 18 North Range 8 West plus a railroad right of way strip of land 30 feet wide and 45 rods long. If not sold for judgment satisfaction the fee simple will be sold to discharge the judgment with costs. Robert H. Kerr sheriff. O P Lewis attorney. August 31 1911. 81-114w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Inovington
Fountain County
Indiana
North Eat
Rush Coal Company
David Teegarden
Beweil Mortgage Brokers Advice On Land Purchases
Attorney BOMEE SEVELL urges caution on land deals and abstracts before buying. The firm offers deeds and mortgages for sale and notes loans secured by guarantees. Readers are advised to see the attorney before completing any land transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ower Beweil
Bomee Sevell
Choosing a Puppy and Miscellaneous Scientific Notes
A compact survey of home pet selection advice from Izaak Walton on letting the dam pick the best pup. It also surveys a 17th century angling treatise, a long-deceased Sherman, Atlantic depths near St Thomas, Alaska’s climate versus Nordic nations, early hot water heating, and the raw material inputs for pig iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
Sherman
Wild Boar of India Fights Tigers in Savage Clashes
The wild boar in India is described as extremely savage with tusks often nine to ten inches long and razor sharp. Tigers fear him and in encounters the boar frequently prevails, making him a formidable predator in the region.
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India
First Coach Passenger and Other Curious Facts
A hodgepodge of historical tidbits notes that a queen of Charles of Anjou rode in a coach into Naples in 1280, the herring fishery appears first in 709, Prescott wrote under blindness, Hambledon club began in 1750, Sweden and census dates, and various curiosities about Panamas name, Kilkenny Castle, sailors and horseshoes, flowers at high altitudes, sunlight disinfection, Greenwich dome, and a shark’s long-distance feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles of Anjou
Naples
Misfit Advice Elevator punchline echoes Mason line
A short quip notes a moralist urging climbing to reach a crown while a youth counters I run an elevator. The exchange, captured in the Emporia Gazette, evokes a witty clash between grandiose advice and pragmatic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Emporia Gazette
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He Corner Grocery
Groceres
Seensware
Ohn McDonald
N. FE
Corner Square
Patent Office
Greeley
U. S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Scribner’s Magazine
Fifth Ave
New York City
Bussines
Charles Victor Welch
The
County
George Hammond
Morocco
Charles Gilbert
Columbus
Kansas
Foley’s
Woodmen Logrollisg
Ravine Park
Scott
Sheriffs’ Sale
A. D
Robert H. Kerr
O. P. Lewis
Fletcher
Astoria
Rite of London
London
Southwark
Battersea
Atlantia
Atlantic
Island of
St. Thomas
Alaska
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Prescott
William Hickling Prescott
America
Ferdinand and Isabella
Mexico
Peru
England
Hambledon
Hampshire
Spain
Great Britain
France
United States
Hustey
Kilkenny Castle
Observatory
Greenwich
Troy Township
K.ef P
Chas. A. Brown
H C. Yount
Covington, Indiana
N. Yoliva
Newtown
Alva L. Spinning, M. D
Covington, Ind
W. H. Cox
NOTA
Harter Building
N. E. Cor
Sqr
B. Artin
P. Lewis
Alien’s Block
Public Square
North 3Rd Street
Dodd & Struther Lightning Rods
C. D. Redden, Covington
Fulton Township
Cates
Ind
Starkey
Wab
Attica
Ha Aang Maeek
WU Ave
Covington No
St Attica
Nieman
Jane
Z.w. Riochreon
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