County Council Confronted by Fair Board Over Funding Dispute
Carroll County fair board members traveled through snow and mud to plead for $1,600 more from the county council after prior cuts. The board, claiming inadequate prior appropriations, voted to pursue mandamus action with attorney help to secure funds for agricultural exhibits and judging, citing Indiana law empowering counties to fund fairs up to a set limit. The episode highlights long friction between the board and council dating years back.
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Carroll @Couirery Wait association
C. W. Hoover
Indianapolis
State of
Indiana
Charles Billings Retires as County Commissioner in Carrell
Charles Billings, a second district county commissioner for three years, died in office at 12 last Tuesday night and is succeeded by Fred Raber. Raber will attend the first board meeting next Monday. The Citizen praises Billings for his honest, conscientious service and wishes Raber a sincere, effective administration despite differing politics.
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Charles Billings
Carrell County
Fred Raber
Billings
Carrell
Raber
Death in accident claims Walter Leslie in Delphi
Walter Leslie a 48 year old Delphi resident died at St Elizabeth's hospital Lafayette from a gunshot wound after a hunting day ended with his son Lawrence disassembling a gun and an accidental shell discharge striking the father in the stomach. Survivors include widow two sons and multiple siblings with services held at the Holiness church and burial in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Walter Leslie
Delphi
Lafayette
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
North
Washington Street
Lawrence
Leslie
C. E. Carney
Boyd-Martin Boat Factory
Harold
Marion Leslie
Iowa
Elizabeth Leslie
Daniel
Logansport
Earl
Monticello
Wilbur
Everley
Merle
Phoenix
Ariz
John
Arthur
Veslie Leslie
Indianapolis
Mary Leslie
Sheldon
Josephine Scoop
Holiness Church
Carl Seed
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Gas Franchise Granted by Delphi City Council
At a brief Christmas Eve meeting the Delphi city council granted a gas franchise to lay mains in the streets. Indiana Service Corporation plans no publicized details yet but must have service in use within two years, with work expected in spring. Route unknown, but Buck Creek Colburn area likely, serving Lafayette plant and local farms along the line.
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Delphi
Indiana Service Corporation
Lafayette
Buck Creek
Colburn
Delphi Losing Bid for Government Veterans Hospital Site
Washington reports indicate Delphi has little chance of securing the $500,000 government veterans hospital project in Indiana. Congressmen Purnell and Ludlow are mentioned amid a contest among Kokomo, Indianapolis, Terre Haute and other cities, with Kokomo’s Forest Harness seen as a potential influence.
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Delphi
Veterans’ Hospital
Indiana
Washington
Paul Quick
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Purnell
Ninth District
Congress
Purnell Immediatley
Kokomo
Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Forest Harness
State Legion
Harness
Purnell
Infant Dies at Fort Wayne Hospital
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ortman died in a Fort Wayne hospital. The body was moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman and later buried at Yeoman cemetery. Mrs. Ortman was Thelma Schock before marriage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schock of Yeoman and niece of Mr. Chapman.
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Robert Ortman
Ft. Wayne Hospital
George Chapman
Yeoman
Ortman
Thelma Schock
Fred Schock
Chapman
Divorces Rise in Carroll County Amid Records
County Clerk Floyd Julien reports 26 divorces in 1929, the highest since 1920 aside from 1923, with 18 wives and 8 husbands granted separation. Averages show 21 divorces per 100 marriages in 10 years, well above the state rate of six. 97 marriages occurred in the county last year.
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Floyd Julien
State Department
Indianapolis
Carroll County
A H Brewer Confined at Home by Illness
A. H. Brewer has remained in bed several days due to illness and is confined to his home part of the time.
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A. H. Brewer
Chicken thieves sentenced after Lafayette thefts
William Stoner 32, Earl McEwen 21, and Roy Hammond 42 were arraigned with guilty pleas to stealing chickens and sentenced to five months on the state farm at Putnamville. The men and families lived near the Leatherman farm south of the city and were linked to fowl thefts including sixty poultry losses on Carrollton road.
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William Stoner
Lafayette
Earl McEwen
Illinois
Roy Hammond
Ben Hook
Carrollton Road
Jesse Clawson
Leatherman Farm
Farm Superintendent to Quit On March 1
Joseph Bricker will resign as county farm superintendent on March 1 and move with his family to Valparaiso where he has purchased a filling station and small adjoining land. The county board of commissioners will name a successor as applications rise.
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Joseph Bricker
Valparaiso
Bricker
Board of County Commissioners
Legion Hosts Two Hundred Thirty Local Kids Matinee Day
Legion post welcomed 230 children with free Arc theatre admission and treats of apples and candy.
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Legion Post
Arc Theatre
Up the River of Time by William C. Smith
A historical society tribute by Carroll County’s first president William C. Smith reflects on the region’s heritage and waterways. He recalls early river journeys, community milestones, and the enduring value of local archives for future generations.
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WM. C. Smith
Carroll County
Historical Society
Retiring county attorney Gus A Hall to be replaced by George Smith
Gus A Hall a Democrat retires as county attorney amid a party led shift in the county commissioners board. George Smith is slated to succeed him though action awaits Fred Raber’s board entry next Monday. Hall long served since 1878 after moving from Cincinnati, noted as a square guy by colleagues.
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Gus A. Hall
Charles’ Billings
Commissioners’ Board
Mr. Hall
George Smith
Fred Raber
Samuel Maxwell
William Funkhouser
Hall
Smith
Delphi Officials Recall Long Service At Farewell Dinner
Delphi hosts Dr. F H Robinson and Talmar Arnold entertained city leaders, ex mayors, and Judge E E Pruitt at a chicken dinner. Speeches celebrated decades of public service, noting Smith and Wolfer as former mayors and Arnold’s anticipated record tenure. A parting gift of clocks honored the retiring figures.
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Circuit Court
F. H. Robinson
Delphi
Talmar Arnold
Gus Hall
William C. Smith
E. E. Pruitt
A. W. Wolever
Smith
Dr. Robinson
Wolever
Judge Pruitt
Arnold
Indiana
Early Carroll County Pioneers and the First Mill
In 1825 28 men formed Carroll County’s united male population to raise a water driven up and down saw mill on Robinsons Run the first in the county. Settlers faced shortages in 1826 living on squash and potatoes coffee 50 cents a pound salt 10 per barrel and relied on Lafayette for supplies.
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Robinson’s Run
Mortonsville
East Delphi
Deer Creek
Crawfordsville
Robinsons
Carroll County
Lafayette
Henry Robinson
Robinson
Terre Haute
Ten Children Made Happy By Adams & Pearson Store
Ten little girls were made happy last Tuesday at Adams and Pearson's Drug Store when they received dolls sized according to votes in a popularity contest. The standings show Donabelle Smith, Marjorie Roach, Betty Harrison, Alene Smith, Virginia Holmes, Edith Larimore, Ada Gochenour, Phyllis Jean Moore, Beverly Jean Morrison, and Helen Ashba.
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Adams & Pearson’s Drug Store
Donabelle Smith
Marjorie Roach
Betty Harrison
Alene Smith
Virginia Holmes
Edith Larimore
Ada Gochenour
Phyllis Jean Moore
Beverly Jean Morrison
Helen Ashba
Hunting Licenses Issued After First Days by Clerk
Clerk Floyd Julien issued thirteen hunting licenses for the new year on the second day of issuance.
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Floyd Julien
New Suits Charles Overman V Olepha Overman Divorce
Divorce action filed in White County. Attorney Glen R. Slenger represents Charles Overman opposing Olepha Overman.
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Charles Overman
Olepha Overman
White County
Glen R. Slenger
Electric light bill due with no discount offer
Indiana Service Corp demands payment of an electric light bill with no discount offered by January 5. The notice lists due date and company name for the customer to settle the account.
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Indiana Service Corp
Commissioners Close 1929 Session with Hiring Moves
The county board wrapped up the year by approving salaries and claims while jockeying for jobs. Rumors swirled over replacements for county attorney and road superintendent as Fred Raber and Charles Billings swapped posts. They hired Albert Pitzer as janitor at 1800 dollars yearly and Nora Hemmig as matron at 45 dollars a month amid petitions supporting her retention.
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Board of County Commissioners
Riley Sink
William Mullin
Court House
George Smith
Wiseacres
Gus A. Hall
Fred Raber
Charles Billings
Charles Black
William Funkhouser
Whiteman
Albert Pitzer
Nora Hemmig
Hemmig
U. S. Chemical Company
George W.peterson
Adams Township
Ed Beard
Dr W A Trobaugh Dies At 78 In Democrat Township
Dr W A Trobaugh 78 a longtime Cutler physician died at his home Friday evening due to old age and complications from a fall that broke his hip two weeks earlier He practiced more than fifty years and retired recently A Mason and Democrat with ties to Jefferson he lay in state at Cutler Presbyterian Church where a large crowd attended His widow and son Chalmer survive along with several siblings including brother George Trobaugh of Delphi Funeral and burial were at Ball Hill cemetery
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W. A. Trobaugh
Democrat Township
Trobaugh
Carroll County
Cincinnati School of Medicine
Masonic
Thomas Jefferson
Cutler Presbyterian Church
Cecil Atkinson
Ball Hill
Chalmer
George Trobaugh
Delphi
Miller Jones Company Pull Stakes Leave City
The Miller Jones shoe store, a Flora originated chain, pulled up stakes last Saturday and moved shelving and stock to Kokomo. J. H. Wehrly, longtime manager, accompanied the move, confirming the company's dissatisfaction with Delphi trade conditions.
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Miller-Jones Company
Leave City
Miller-Jones Shoe
Delphi
Flora
Kokomo
J. H. Wehrly
Rabbit Supper Draws Small Turnout at Legion Hall
The American Legion hosted a rabbit supper Friday evening, attracting only a few of the local buddies to the gathering at the hall.
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American Legion
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Fair Association
Rensselaer
Valpariso
Legion
Hilderbrans
Wells
Adams & Pearson
Chain Shoe Store
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