Mayor of Woolleytown weighs California move
A Woolleytown mayor reportedly considers resigning to seek new life in California or Florida while recalling past travels through Indiana towns and adventures. The note includes local anecdotes of residents, farm life, and small town happenings around Pike Street with humor and community details.
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California
Woolleytown
Miami
Florida
Wabash
Lagro
Pettysville
Deedsville
Peru
Mexico
Henpeck
Black Cat
Denver bakery seeks good dry wood
Local notices list Endsley and Son doing blacksmithing and repairs. Advertises Fixall and oiling harness. Mentions visits by residents J W Dice, Ben Cloud, Harry Ricker, Rev White, and others. A letter from Mrs M J Whitmore is promised next week.
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Endsley & Son
Lee Long
Harry Ricker
White
L. C. Dukes & Co
Harness care offered at Conn and Conn store
Oiled harnesses and repairs available at Harry L. Hagee's Harness Store in Peru. Competitive prices encourage quick service before spring demand.
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Harry L. Hagee
Bidway
Peru
Mr Simpkins Delivers Tax Return In Foggy Evening
In a quiet domestic moment Mr Simpkins, irritable yet dutiful, retrieves his old hat and cane, walks to the hall, and mails his income tax statement and payment. He laments nothing save grateful comprehension that he can still contribute to his country.
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Mr. Simpkins
Mr Simpkins Ponders Tax Burden and War Sacrifice
In a quiet study Mr Simpkins tallies his 1917 income tax on 15000 earned, grumbling at rates and surcharges while recalling Colonel Simpkins a Civil War hero. He contrasts a neighbor’s tax avoidance with Judge Willoughby’s lost son and ends up muttering that a single son was worth more than fourteen hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Simpkins
Colonel Simpkins
Martinl
Bess
John
Internal Revenue Officer
Henry Wilkins
Jake Johnson
Judge Willoughby
Mra. Simpkins
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Peru, Ind
Woolleytown and
Pike Street
Abner Earhart
Abner
Ethel
Nora
Tony Hetzner
Denver
Omer Zook
Tony
Sweetheart Fong
Harvey Dowald
North Pike’ Street
Harvey
Earl Murphy
Lon Donald
Eel River
Lon
Waldo Berger
Hammond
Ind
Aly
Mr. Long
Washington
James Kraning
Doyle’s Crossing
Carl Earhart
Uly
Carl
Sassafras
Levi Sarver
Billie Grimes
Ezra
Endsley &Son
Mabel Bumiller
Logansport
Henry Lewis
Omer Yoder
Hazel
Perrysburg
Daniel
Sanol
Donaldson’s Drug Store
Jerry Anglemeyer
Rochester
Dr. Newell
Mrs.Anglemeyer
Mrs. Anglemeyer
Carl Solt
Shreveport
Louisana
Mighty Haag
Mrs. Solt
Clarence Ream
C. B. Stockdale
Mr. Stockdale
Charles Richeson
Richeson
Ream
Tribune
Leon Stockdale
Leon
Miami County
Gover
Haynes Automobile Co
Kokomo
Indiana
J. W. Dice
Elmer Sloppy
Ben Cloud
M. J. Whitmore
Pulaski, New York
F. C. Garritson
Mark
Robert
Nellie Garritson
Tipton
Mary Buber
Cameraa
G. H. Ream
Palmar School
First National Bank Building
Robert McBlair
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