Riley Sink Wins County Office in Sheriff Succession
Riley Sink, formerly sheriff for two terms and ex GOP county chair, won the four year term as county superintendent of highways. The race drew multiple candidates, with James Welday seen as a stronger challenger. Sink announced sub superintendent appointments across townships and took over after William Mullin’s two year term, while county attorney George Smith was appointed to replace Gus A Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Sink
Sheriff's Office
Sink
James Welday
Garret
Link
Wiliam Mullin
Edward Yerrier
Court House
Rock Creek Township
George Smith
Gus A. Hall
Irvin Reppert Named County Farm Superintendent
Irvin Reppert was named county farm superintendent on Tuesday and will start March 1 when Joseph Bricker leaves the post. The salary is 55 dollars a month for the superintendent and the same for his wife who serves as matron. Reppert lives on the Frank Hoshaw farm near Ockley and has remained at that place for seventeen years. He is described as a good businessman who should prove capable at the county farm, as Bricker did.
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Irvin Reppert
Joseph Bricker
Mr. Reppert
Frank Hoshaw
Ockley
Mr. Bricker
Four‑Year Term Sets County Road Commission Choice
County Attorney Smith clarifies law on road superintendent tenure. He rules the commission holds a four year term with removal only by filed charges, rejecting a one year term favored by a Republican.
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Law
Smith
Doctor Quick Named Health Commissioner and County Physician
Dr. W. R. Quick was appointed to succeed Dr. C. E. Carney as health commissioner and also named county physician. He will head the county board of health and oversee care for the indigent population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Quick
C. E. Carney
County Board of Health
Local Officials Reorganize Board as Primary Hints Rise
Dr. Quick held the same post in earlier years. Charles Black was elected president and William Funkhouser secretary during the board reshuffle. Rumors say William Klepinger, county council president, may run for commissioner in the spring primary. Charles Barnard, former ditch commissioner, attended along with D. E. Allebaugh and ex-auditor Robert Davidson.
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Charles Black
William Funkhouser
Court House
William Klepinger
Charles Barnard
D. E. Allebaugh
Robert Davidson
Democrat Township Forded by Wheelhorse Supporters
Democrat township organized strong support for a favored slate led by Ed Reefe with backing for Irvin Downey as road supervisor. Downey, a former assessor, and Reefe spoke in the county capital while bond details for Link were approved by commissioners, set at 5,000 dollars and secured by William H. Harter and Oregon Crume.
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Democrat Township
Ed Reefe
Irvin Downey
Downey
Democrat
Mr. Link
William H. Harter
Oregon Crume
Commissioner Funkhouser adopts Black era policy
Commissioner William Funkhouser adopted the policy adhered to by Mr. Black while in the minority. He did not vote for the various men appointed.
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William Funkhouser
Mr. Black
Appointment led to celebratory cigars for Reppert
After his appointment on Tuesday, Reppert marked the occasion with cigars. The brief note records a small celebratory gesture following the decision.
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Mr. Reppert
Republican predicts big tax drop for Carroll county hydro firm
A Republican projects that within two years the assessment of the Indiana Hydro Electric Co in Carroll County will be cut by half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hydro-Electric Company
Carroll County
Raber Sets Up Era Tied to Court House Box of Apples
Commissioner Fred Raber arranged a display linking a courthouse matter to a box of fine apples. The scene suggests a local political stunt or symbolic gesture amid civic issues.
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Fred Raber
Court House
Ex-Commissioner Maxwell notes Carroll county roads count
Ex-Commissioner Sam Maxwell, in town Tuesday, warned that Mr. Sink would realize he underestimated the number of d roads in Carroll County as his visit proceeded.
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Sam Maxwell
Langston Named Drainage Commissioner in Burlington Township
Clyde Langston, a Burlington Township farmer, was named drainage commissioner to succeed John Oyler who served two years. The salary is three dollars a day.
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Clyde Langston
Burlington Township
John Oyler
Salary of Mr Link: five dollars daily plus ten cents per mile
Report notes Mr Link receives five dollars each day for duties in public affairs and a mileage allowance of ten cents per mile traveled in official work.
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Link
McDowell Salary Approved for Court Reporter Post
On petition of Judge E. E. Pruitt the board approves a $1200 salary for Miss Josephine McDowell who will become court reporter next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Pruitt
Josephine McDowell
Will of Mrs Sterling Filed for Probate
The will of the late Mrs. Matthew Sterling was probated in the local court after drafting in 1928 with a codicil signed weeks before death. It lists bequests to family including Helen Harley McCain, Eva Dooley, and Mary E. Harley, plus numerous church and library funds and specific stock and furniture items. John H. Cartwright named executor.
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Matthew Sterling
Delphi Public Library
Delphi Park
Helen Harley McCain
Delphi State Bank
Grace E. Colloday
Edward M. Ballard
Ralph B. Dimmick
Douglas McClure
Robert B. McClure
Rebecca B. McClure
Cora Cahn
Lottye Swain
Nellie Greisheimer
Maggie Stansell
Otway Sterling
Sidney Sterling
Will R. Harley
Charles V. Barley
Carrie Barley
Helen McCain
Elsie Dooley
Catherine McCain
Elsie Evelyn Dimick
Ned
Henry Dimmick
Lenore Ballard
Grace Harley Colloday
Lettye Swain
Edward Ballard
Robert McClure
Ralph Dimmick
Robert McCain
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Social Union
John H. Cartwright
Cutler Township Proud of New School Addition
The Cutler township school building has been expanded with a 60 by 80 foot north wing linking to the old structure. The new facility includes an assembly room gym stage showers and a second floor study hall recreation rooms and modern equipment. Trustees Elmer Shaffer and board praise careful planning and taxpayer consideration while stressing quality and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat Township
Elmer Shaffer
Chamber of Commerce to Hold Annual Meet
Delphi Chamber of Commerce announces its annual meeting at the Dame hotel on Thursday January 16. A dinner at 6:30 pm precedes a report on the year's activities and the election of new directors who will then select a president and secretary.
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Delphi Chamber of Commerce
Dame Hotel
Delphi
Dr. Quick Sets Long Public Service Record
Dr. W. R. Quick likely holds a county record for years in office. He has served 27 years on the city board of health and acted as school trustee and county health officer. Currently he fills three roles: city health officer, county health commissioner, and county physician.
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W. R. Quick
Quick
Delphi County Fair Board Hires Attorney for Suit
Following a rejected plea for more funding Gus A Hall has been retained to pursue legal action. The board aims to secure an additional 1000 dollars beyond 1200 approved previously and may file suit if the county council does not grant the requested appropriation. President C V Hoover leads a committee to oversee counsel. Mr Hall will offer the council another chance before filing papers.
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County Fair Board
Delphi
Gus A. Hall
Fair Board
The
C. V. Hoover
Hall
Legion Plans Big Pep Session by Local Post
Bohannon Post of the American Legion meets tonight to organize a large pep session for a future date. A nationwide membership drive is under way with district leaders named. Frank McHale of Logansport will lead the Delphi district with state commander Forest Harness of Kokomo expected to attend.
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Bohannon Post
American Legion
Frank McHale
Logansport
Delphi
Forest Harness
Kokomo
Mrs Charles Phillipy Dies at 33 in Delphi Area
Mrs. Charles Phillipy age 33 died Tuesday night at her home three miles south of Delphi. She leaves her husband a five year old son and her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Rohrabaugh. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at Blythe funeral home with Rev O P Manker in charge burial in the Odd Fellow cemetery.
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Charles. Phillipy
Delphi
Edward Rohrabaugh
Blythe Funeral Home
O. P. Manker
Odd Fellow
Woman Frau Mrs James Obear breaks leg at home
Mrs James O Obear slipped on a magazine at her Lafayette home and broke the two bones of her right leg above the ankle. She was taken to St Elizabeth’s hospital where doctors set the limb and a recent X ray shows it aligned well. She hopes to leave hospital by week’s end.
Gipson and Scott Wed at Delphi Parish Parsonage
Miss Helen Gipson daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Gipson of Delphi and Harmon Scott of Lafayette were married last Thursday by Reverend O P Manker at the Methodist parsonage.
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Helen Gipson
Walter Gipson
Delphi
Harmon Scott
Lafayette
O. P. Manker
Methodist
Elm Tree Falls on East Main Street Blocking Traffic
A large elm over a hundred years old fell across East Main Street near Mrs. N. W. Bowens residence early Wednesday morning. Heavy sleet kept the tree bound, uprooting the ancient specimen and delaying traffic for several hours.
Jurors Drawn for January Term in Carroll Circuit Court
The January term of the Carroll circuit court will convene next Monday with a docket full of cases. Petit jurors named include Vern G Lowman Burlington, John M Beard Clay, Charles R Fellows Democrat, Frank Becker Jackson, and others across Washington, Deer Creek, Madison, and Burlington townships. Extra jurors for January term 1930 include Roy E Snoeberger Deer Creek, Will G Klepinger Tippecanoe, Port R Chissom Madison, and several others across Madison, Washington, and Deer Creek.
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Carroll Circuit Court
Vern G.lowman
Burlington Township
John M. Beard
Clay
Charles R. Fellows
Frank Beckner
Jackson
William J. Greenup
Deer Creek
Roy E. Snoeberger
Deer Creek Township
Will G. Klepinger
Tippecanoe
Port R. Chissom
Madison
J. L. Lohrman
Franklin O. Cohee
Washington
Claude M. Wall
Edward Dunbeck
Wesley D. Zinn
Monroe
John O. Brown
Charles Sieber
Emmett B. Mabbitt
Frank Schmitter
Curtis McCain Takes Over Burrows Yard In Camden Deal
Curtis McCain who has long been connected with the Camden and Burrows lumber yards negotiates a transfer winning Burrows Yard ownership and ceding Camden Yard to the Smith estate with Inland Trust as executor. He will run both yards with Tom Sink assisting at Burrows and reside in Camden.
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Curtis McCain
Camden and Burrows Lumber Yards
Aunt Mrs. E. T. Byram dies at 87 in Glendale
Mrs. T. H. Crosby received word from Glendale California that her aunt Mrs. E. T. Byram aged 87 has died. Mrs. Byram helped name Glendale by securing a 1890 order from John Wanamaker then postmaster general to change the Mason post office name to Glendale.
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T. H. Crosby
Glendale
Calif
E. T. Byram
Commissioners to Sell Wilkep Farm in Adams Township
John L Hanna and L D Carey announce the sale of the Wilkep farm in Adams township. The tract spans a little over 100 acres and will be auctioned at Hanna & Hanna’s law office on January 29.
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John L. Hanna
L. D. Carey
The
Citizen
Wilkep
Adams Township
Hanna & Hanna
Barber Wayne Aldridge Takes Vacation With Broken Wrist
Wayne Aldridge of Court View barber shop is on enforced vacation after breaking a small bone in his wrist when he overbalanced while sitting in a chair. He will be unable to resume work for some time.
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Wayne Aldridge
Court View
Delphi Library Board Reelects McFarland Bradshaw and Sibbitt
All three officers Carl C. McFarland president Robert Bradshaw vice president and Mrs May Sibbitt were reelected to the Delphi Library Board keeping leadership positions and board continuity in Delphi.
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Carl C. McFarland
Robert Bradshaw
May Sibbitt
Delphi Library Board
Road matters discussed with legal ads to follow
A number of road matters were talked over and legal advertisements covering them will be found in another column of this paper.
First Carroll County Settlers and Ginseng Factory Legend
The article notes Carroll County's early settlers and the 1827 ginseng factory near Delphi. It recalls the first white births in the area, the Crawfordsville Mission church, and the role of ginseng and beeswax as early cash crops fueling land purchases and local fortunes. It mentions figures like John Odell, Mary Dewey, and James Blake shaping the county's early development.
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Carroll County
John Kistler
Daniel Baum
Mary Dewey
William Harrison McCain
Crawfordsville
John Odell
Sarah
Elizabeth Angell
John Carey
Ruth
Thomas Stirlin
Frances
Henry P. Buell
Rebecca Bishop
Carroll
White
Cass Counties
Logansport
Lafayette
Delphi
Harry Milroy
James Blake
Putman County
Milroy Farm
Blake
Raul Rule Secures High Paying Post at Gysum Plant
Raul Rule receives a telegram from his brother Monroe Rule manager of the Sweetwater U. S. Gypsum plant announcing a high salary position. He left for Sweetwater Saturday to assume duties after arrival and is wished success by friends.
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Raul Rule
Monroe Rule
Sweetwater U. S. Gysum
Sweetwater
West Side Tract Sale Ends Delphi Deal
C A Davies and Paul Quick of the Delphi Chamber of Commerce announce the sale of seventeen lots northwest of Delphi near the Monon railroad to A Mickley, storekeeper. The purchaser plans to fence and pasture the plots, while others speculate on future transfer to a railroad or highway project. The sale price is not disclosed.
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C.A. Davies
Paul Quick
Delphi Chamber of Commerce
A. Mickley
West Side
Monon
Highway Commission
Change of venue cases and divorce actions in Indiana
State of Indiana on relation of Edward J. Vaughan Lafayette city clerk versus Frank J. Bonner et al change of venue from Tippecanoe county. Thomas F Moran attorney for defendant Cartwright Wason and Carr Vaughan Vaughan for plaintiff. Arthur C Byington vs Ethel A Byington divorce venued in Pecanoe county 2 Pewan.
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State of Indiana
Edward J. Vaughan
Lafayette
Frank J. Bonner
Tippecanoe County
Thomas F. Moran
Cartwright
Wason & Carr
Vaughan & Vaughan
Arthur C. Byington
Ethel. A. Byington
Pecanoe County
Longtime Citizen reader visits office after annual Delphi call
John Swatts of Battle Ground, among The Citizen’s oldest subscribers at fifty three years, traveled to Delphi on Saturday to make his annual visit to the office and pick up the paper.
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John Swatts
Battle Ground
Citizen
Delphi
Swatts
The
Marriage announcement of Miss Mable White and Lawrence Foster
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Mable White of Madison township and Lawrence Foster of Delphi. The ceremony took place last December in Lafayette and the bride previously lived with Mr and Mrs Lorenz Grimm in this city.
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Mable Whiteman
Madison Township
Lawrence
Foster
Delphi
Lafayette
Lorenz Grimm
Doctor Crampton Hones Rest at St Elizabeth Hospital
Dr C C Crampton has rested at St Elizabeths Hospital in Lafayette for ten days and is reported to be getting along fine by friends. On Monday he had the last of his upper teeth extracted as part of his dental procedure.
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C. C. Crampton
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Crampton
Road washout blocks Springboro road near cemetery
Heavy snow and high water cause a culvert washout on the Springboro road just west of the Catholic cemetery. Traffic is detoured southward onto the Dayton road.
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Springboro
Dayton Road
Dasher and Erickson Drive to Florida for Six Weeks
M. S. Dasher and Mr. Erickson of Brookston left by automobile for Florida on Monday. They intend to stay in the Sunshine state for six weeks to two months.
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M. S. Dasher
Mr. Erickson
Brookston
Florida
Sunshine State
Water Rent Notice Sets January 10 Deadline
Water customers are reminded that both metered and flat rates must be paid by January 10 to avoid penalties or service interruption as indicated in the notice.
Indebtedness Looms Over Delphi City Council
Delphi city officials face a total indebtedness estimated between 60000 and 70000 dollars as they review funds and contracts for the armory site and building. A pending suit could raise obligations, plus a 6000 dollar judgment, with an annual report due soon and an accountant’s probe already authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Gardner
General Assembly
Adjutant General’s Office
Spradling & Carter
Indianapolis
Martha Creek Dies at Home Near Yeoman
Mrs. Martha Creek mother of Dr. Herbert L. Creek of Purdue died Friday morning at her home seven miles north of the city after a years long illness. Born February 15 1837 near Cincinnati she came to Indiana at age two and resided there since. She is survived by two children Miss Emma Creek and Dr. Creek head of English at Purdue, two step sons Marshall Creek Denver and Wilbur Kansas City, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral held at home Sunday with Rev Leeson officiating.
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Martha Creek
Herbert L. Creek
Purdue
LeSourd
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Moses Creek
Indiana Editor Notes Mills Near Carroll County In 1826
Isaac R. Strouse, a noted Indiana editor and historian, writes to the publisher praising W. C. Smith’s historical series. He notes several mills closer to Carroll county than Terre Haute in 1826 including Roseville, Portland Mills, Mansfield, Narrows of Sugar Creek, and others on smaller creeks. The Markle Mill on Otter Creek, five miles north of Terre Haute, built in 1818, is still operating.
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Isaac R. Strouse
Indiana
William C. Smith
Carroll County
Terre Haute
Roseville
Portland Mills
Mansfield
Sugar Creek
Turkey Run
Markle
Otter Creek
Stockholders Meeting at Delphi Ice Coal & Supply
A meeting of stockholders of the Delphi Ice, Coal & Supply Co. was held Monday night. All old officers were re elected and Roy Clauser retained as manager. The firm reported increased business and prospects for further growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Ice, Coal & Supply Co
Roy Clauser
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Highway Department
Jackson Township
Monroe Township
East Chicago
Tpo
Dr. Quick
Sterling
Cutler
Chamber OF Commerce
Legion
Charles Phillipy
Gipson
Scott
Arross
Curtis M’cain
Burrows Yard
John M. Ewing
China
Big
Council
Yeoman
W. C. Smith
Stockholders Meeting
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