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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1930
Page
1
In Carroll county Indiana Madison township faces a three ticket contest for the May 6 1930 primary as The Peoples Ticket emerges with a large slate of named electors and possible future changes loom while party factions maneuver and candidates file declarations.
The lawsuit of Joseph Vaughan versus the Mary Vaughan estate before Judge E E Pruitt at noon Monday ended in a compromise after a few witnesses testified. Attorneys for the claimants were George Smith and Boyd and Hamling. for the estate Cartwright Wason and Carr represented the defendants.
Sale at the Delphi Sales Barn on Saturday April 5 commencing at 1 PM offers 10 horses and mules, hogs, farming tools and other articles. G T Jewett, merchants, Page & Frye, auctioneers.
Precinct committeemen township chairmen and vice chairmen all Democrats and affiliates in the May primary and fall election meet in the commissioners court room court house Delphi tonight Thursday March 3 at 7 30 o clock. John W Kerlin Chairman Ralph Hanna Secy.
Mrs Edna Yeager, trustee of Washington township and the county’s only elective woman, filed her declaration to run again in the Democratic primary. She has served almost four years, touting an economical administration and to her belongs the distinction of being the sole female officeholder in Carroll County. The Democratic slate includes McGlyn and Charles F. Martin who filed declarations on Monday.
Lions discuss a state road from Marion to Fowler via Delphi and Brookston with Brookston Chamber of Commerce resolutions, forming committees to draft resolutions and hold biweekly meetings. Members named to Major and Minor Activities, Finance, By-Laws, Education, Attendance, Program, Publicity, Membership, and Entertainment committees.
The Boyd Martin Boat factory resumes full operations with seventy workers after a temporary relief due to delayed material. Last Monday some were recalled to rejoin the shop as supplies arrived.
Farmers are currently occupied with filing mortgage exemptions and keeping up with tax payments, reflecting ongoing financial duties amid agricultural duties and local tax expectations.
Truman Galloway a nine year old third grader remains in a precarious condition with a fractured left skull after being struck by a street vehicle near Son Perigo. Dr A C Clauser reports the boy briefly regained consciousness and asked for water and food, offering a sign of possible recovery.
Don Robert Shanklin nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Ross L Shanklin of Carrollton township is near death in Cass county hospital Logansport from a fractured skull suffered last Sunday He climbed a tree to get a crow nest and fell about fifteen feet He was conscious only briefly after admission and his prognosis is grave The third grader at Carrollton school is known to playmates and the accident has cast gloom over the community
Allen Bailey son of the district superintendent is among eleven Butler College freshmen who received basketball team sweaters. The group mostly comes from larger towns while Bailey is at home for the holiday vacation.
The circuit court adjourned Tuesday afternoon and will reconvene next Monday to start the April term.
Fifteen local World War I soldiers travel to Lafayette for a Forty and Eight meeting. Seven are members. eight recruits will be initiated including Jesse Randall Vern Brown Lee Shaffer Roy Gardner Clarence Foster John Bennett Jesse Clawson and Max Leopold. Existing members anticipate fun at the expense of the initiates while they hope for a mild initiation with Sheriff Clawson along to keep the peace.
The four high school teams will play tonight at the armory with two games. The freshmen and sophomores meet at 7 o'clock and the seniors and juniors vie for the school championship. Wayne Aldrich will officiate.
Mrs Frank Stranahan fell on Monday afternoon going down her porch step. She suffered a badly jammed hip socket with no broken bone and will require weight bearing for several weeks to aid healing.
Charles Thompson, six year county surveyor seeking a rest after a record three terms, will not run in the primary. Samuel Dyer of Burlington township declares his candidacy, is well known, qualified, and expected to be a strong challenger as Thompson cites health and a needed rest.
Crawfordsville lawyer Ira Clauser filed a declaration with the secretary of state to run for representative in Congress from Indiana's Ninth district. Democrats welcome the bid, hoping to retire Fred S. Purnell. Clauser, formerly district chairman, is a noted lawyer landowner and businessman.
A flood of declarations for county and township offices arrives at the County Clerk’s office by Saturday 5 PM. Republicans show no filings for treasurer or assessor in some districts while Democrats list sheriff and one commissioner. local names include Joseph Ives for prosecutor and Jacob Kingery among possible commissioners.
The Wabash Railroad Co abandons temporarily a proposed cut off from Fallen Springs to near the Mort Boone farm and a Deer Creek bridge east of Delphi. Remote control signaling between Lafayette and Danville will cut 12 telegraphers, but work may resume later. changes will resemble double tracking. The pause does not end the project.
The Delphi high school gym hosted nineteen schools for a county spelling contest. In the grades 3 4 and 5 group Clifford Joyce of Washington Township won a dictionary and will advance to the district contest in Kokomo. Aileen Caldwell of Carrollton Township took second. In the grades 6 7 and 8 round Dolores Flora of Carrollton Pevership and Rear Cutcher shared penalties with others as judges noted misspellings.
Harry Roth, a Republican candidate for Jefferson township trustee, called the clerk’s office by telephone this morning to request withdrawal. The law requires candidates to appear in person.
Miss Mildred Whiteman deputy auditor is confined to her home with lingering after effects of influenza illness.
WM C Smith recalls canal life aboard The Silver Bell a popular packet drawn by gray mutes with silver harness and bells. Crews fought at locks to decide passage, with canal fighters famed for prowess not skill. Berths crowded 36 to 42 per cabin and nights brought cramped, noisy discomfort yet moonlit travel offered haunting beauty and tranquil scenes.
Utility notices warn customers that electric light bills are now due. The release references Indiana service corps billing and collection actions.
In Carroll County census takers started last Wednesday and will work for thirty days. A district supervisor meeting discussed appointee selection, with a push to hire ex-service men, though few current workers are veterans. Some locals suspect partisan politics influenced postings across townships and district assignments.
Richard Lieber of the department of conservation told Monticello Isaac Walton League officials that state officials will visit Monticello and nearby areas to inspect potential sites for fish hatcheries. The League notes tracts offered on Lake Delphi and Lake Shaffer with a possible Carroll county location, though Monticello members will push for a site near the city.
Delphi reports Mrs Mary Crampton, wife of Col A B Crampton of Indianapolis founder of The Delphi Citizen and former editor, seriously ill after a March 24 apoplexy in San Francisco. She lies at her daughter’s home 10 Ventura Ave with Col Crampton at her bedside amid limited hopes of recovery.
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