Captain Horatio Claypool Laid To Rest In Fountain County
Captain Horatio R. Claypool, longtime Fountain County figure and Shawnee township native born February 24, 1828, died at his home after a long illness. A Civil War captain and former Indiana General Assembly member, he was a pioneer in local public life. Survived by a widow, two sons, a daughter, two brothers and a sister. funeral conducted by Dr. Fox at the home with interment in Prescott Grove Cemetery.
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Horatio R. Claypool
Fountain County
Court House
Mr. Claypool
Shawnee Township
Claypool
Wilson Claypool
Ohio
Evans Claypool
69Th Indiana Regiment
Yeddo Old Settlers
Fox
Prescott Grove
M. Board
Munsing Underwear at J. Loeb’s Covington Store
The advertisement touts Munsing underwear as the best fitting and most comfortable, claiming the selection is complete at J. Loeb's Stores in Covington. It invites customers to visit, get fitted, and notes Massey & Son in Covington handling the sale.
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J. Loeb's
Watson at Wingate Addresses Fountain Tippecanoe and Montgomery
Hon James BE Watson will address Fountain Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties at the Wingate fair grounds Friday October 4 at 2 pm. The speech is billed as a notable campaign talk and one of the best of the season.
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James BE. Watson
Fountain
Tippecanoe
Montgomery Counties
Wingate Fair Grounds
Church Dedication at Cates by United Brethren
The United Brethren will dedicate their new church at Cates on Sunday September 29 in an all day service. All are invited. An interesting program has been arranged. Pentacostal Hymns No 3 will be used in congregational singing. Please bring as many of these books as you have.
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United Brethren
Cates
Attica Band Tournament Promised as Major Local Event
Eight bands were announced for a high profile band tournament with 00 in prizes and a musical feast promised. The event was postponed indefinitely due to difficulties assembling the participating bands.
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Attica
Last Chance to Register Before Election Day
Citizens are reminded that failure to register means no vote. The next registration day is Monday October 7, the last opportunity to be added to the list of qualified voters. Those who moved to a new precinct must register again to vote.
Cow Found On Pilot After Train Passes Attica
A Wabash eastbound passenger train No. 2 reported by Attica and Lafayette crews found a cow dead on the locomotive pilot as the engine crew stopped for oiling in Lafayette Sunday morning. The engineer, unaware of the strike, suspected a headlight outage between Riverside and West Point.
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Wabash
Attica
Lafayette
Riverside
West Point
Former Shawnee Girl Married in Washington
Word reaches Shawnee of the marriage at North Yakoma Washington of Miss Lela Galloway daughter of George Galloway of the Gallaway and Clark saw mill firm Attica but now Shawnee township home. The groom is a young English engineer named Smith connected with a large irrigation company in Washington.
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North Yakoma Washington
Lela Galloway
George Galloway
Galloway & Clark
Attica
Shawnee Township
Washington
Smith
Child Hurt by Horse Kicks Head in Danville Hospital
Little Helen Bennett, 21 months, stumbled toward her father Mark Bennett at the Henry Prather home when a horse kicked her forehead, crushing her skull. She remained unconscious for hours before doctors operated to raise the bone at a Danville hospital and she is improving with no other complications noted. Nearby land listing: six acres of wet improved land near church and school, four miles south of Snoddy's Mills, address Thomas Cadman, Covington RD 1.
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Helen Bennett
Mark Bennett
Henry Prather
Danville
Sane
Church and School
Snoddy
Meeker Stirs Veedersburg With Pro Taft Address
Rev. Jacob E. Meeker of St. Louis spoke two hours to a large Veedersburg audience praising Taft and Republican principles. He presented tariff, trusts, labor issues from a clean, factual stance, avoided personal attacks, and urged continued Republican campaigning. He pledged to stump for Taft for the duration of the campaign.
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Jacob E. Meeker
St. Louis
T. M. Meeker
Shawnee
Fountain County
Veedersburg Opera House
Meeker
Taft
Republican Party
Beveridge as a Prophet and Perkin's Backing Questioned
A Crawfordsville Journal letter rebukes Beveridge for criticizing readers of Ralston and his own prophecies in Russian and Progressive Advances. The writer likens Beveridge’s forecasts to past inflated claims and notes George W. Perkins' funding links. Also notes a birth: a son born Friday night to James Smith.
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Crawfordsville
Beveridge
Kuropatkins
Ralston
George W. Perkins
Steel and Harvester Trust
James Smith
Jim
Will Stump for Taft Taft Speaker Plan by Landis
Hon Charles B Landis former Ninth district congressman is at his Delphi home after travel from the east He will spend time in the state making Taft speeches having offered his services to the Republican party He is brother to Fred Landis the bull moose candidate and to Postmaster Landis now removed at San Juan He has decided to deliver a number of Taft speeches in this and other states
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Charles B. Landis
Ninth
Delphi
Taft
Mr. Landis
Fred Landis
Postmaster Landis
San Juan
Mayor Dotson Sells Grocery to Local Young Pair
Mayor Tom Dotson sold his store Tuesday to Orville and Odell Yount two well known young men from one of the township’s oldest families. The Younts will maintain the store’s standard of excellence and Dotson is expected to remain active away from official duties.
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Tom Dotson
Orville
Odell Yount
Dotson
Fall Millinery Opening At Popular Prices
We invite you to our Millinery Opening Friday and Saturday October id to view the latest creations at popular prices.
Filling the Silo on Roy Smiths Bend Farm
The party visited Rey E Smith on the John Hilsland farm at the Bend where Roy and fifteen workers filled a large silo in eight minutes. After a bountiful dinner praising Mrs. Smiths cooking, they toured modern improvements including a concrete milk house cream separator engine room and a hog barn with heated floors. Roy plans year round hogs and the corn pulp fed silo feed noted as the finest, with Mrs Board returning from Boston last Thursday.
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H. E. Mayer
McFarlen
Rey E. Smith
John Bhilsland
The
Bend
Rey
Roy
Avoirdupois
Covington Fair Concludes With Record Attendance and Profits
The fifty second Covington fair closed Friday in the best year yet with about 20 000 attendees over four days. Thursday drew 11 000 and Friday 9 000 as cattle sheep hogs and horses were shown and premiums awarded. Livestock paraded near the races before the events, and organizers report unusually strong profits due to light expenses.
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Ffty
Covington
Officials to Richmond meet at annual County gathering
County Commissioners and County Attorney traveled to Richmond for the annual meeting of the County Commissioners Association. The event centers on idea exchange among officials, described as beneficial for the region.
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Richmond
County Commissioners’ Association
Teddy and the Bull Moose in The Western Hunter
Description of the bull moose by Theodore Roosevelt mocks its traits as selfish, wasteful, and reckless. It portrays the animal as a creature of the public domain with coarse flesh, poor hide, and slow understanding, noting its jealousy and disdain for smaller moose.
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Roosevelt
Western Hunter
Democrats Meet at New Headquarters in Drill Meeting
Chairman F W McCoughtry called a Tuesday morning gathering of precinct committeemen registration inspectors and workers at the new Democratic headquarters for reports and discussion. Thomas Honan candidate for Attorney General spoke as the group voiced optimism and noted few Bull Moose Republicans.
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F. W. McCoughtry
New Democratic
Thomas Honan
Methodist Church Conference Year Ends Next Sunday
The M E Church announces the conference year will close next Sunday at the Methodist church. The pastor will preach both morning and evening with afternoon services at the Bend.
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Methodist Church
The Unexpected Theme at First Presbyterian Church
The church will feature a morning sermon at First Presbyterian with the pastor delivering The Unexpected as the theme. In the evening he will speak on Things by Which Men Live, outlining guiding beliefs for daily conduct.
Woman's Club Opens 1912 13 Session at Glascock Home
The Woman's Club holds its first meeting of the 1912 13 year this afternoon at Mrs. Tom Glascock's home on Third street. The study for the year is U.S. History and expected to be profitable and informative.
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Tom Glascock
Third Street
U.S
Aged Lady Caroline Tharp Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs. Caroline Remster Tharp, nearly 77, died Sunday evening about five o'clock from apoplexy at her city home. She was pronounced dead within three hours. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Salem church with burial in Osborn Prairie cemetery. An obituary will appear next week.
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Caroline Remster Tharp
Salem Church
Osborn Prairie
Moore Redden Couple Wed at Local Presbyterian Parsonage
Wilbur G. Moore and Murrell Redden, both of Veedersburg, were married at the Presbyterian parsonage by Rev. H. K. Fox on Thursday morning. Miss Redden is the daughter of O. D. Redden. Moore works as a bridge carpenter for the Big Four. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents for a period before setting up housekeeping.
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Wilbur G. Moore
Murrell Redden
Veedersburg
H. K. Fox
Miss Redden
O. D. Redden
Mr. Moore
Coupe
James H Meharry Obituary From Danville IN
James H Meharry born Ohio March 4 1929 died Danville NL Sept 19 1912 at 88 years 11 days. He moved to Covington Indiana about age 19 then State Line then Lodi before returning. He married Hannah Miller who died May 11 1891 then married Caroline Miller who survives. He served in Company F 28 Ill infantry enlisting Sept 26 1864 and discharged Sept 26 1865 as corporal. He belonged to Fremont Post No 4 G A R and was a Methodist Episcopal church member. He worked as a barber before ill health stopped him. He leaves a widow three sons a daughter 25 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and many friends. Funeral service led by Rev E W Strecker at Faul Finan home on Third Street at 10 30 Saturday morning with interment at Mt Hope. M Board funeral director.
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James H. Meharry
Ohio
Danville
Indiana
Covington
State Line
Lodi
Hannah Miller
Caroline Miller
28Th
Ill. Infantry
Fremont
Grand Army of the Republic
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. W. Strecker
Faul Finan
Third Street
Mt. Hope
M. Board
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Capt. Claypool
R. Massey & Son
Watson
Wingate
Mr. Beveridge
Will
Mayor Selle Out
Fall
Teddy
the Bull Moose
T.R
M. E
First Presbyterian Church
Woman's Club
Moore-Redden
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