Crawford County Teachers Institute Opens September First
The Fortieth Annual Crawford County Teachers Institute meets at the courthouse September 4 to 8 with lectures on literature music and child psychology. Notable speakers include Rev. S. D. McCracken J. R. Melton and G. Stanley Hall with evening programs by Frank Fox Noah Beilharz and Charles A. Prosser. Two percent raises for full attendance. institute notes and music books provided. trustees day Thursday. state fair travel sale announced by the Southern Railway.
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Crawford County Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Friends of Education
Terman
J. A. Breeden
Frank
Fox
Capitol College of Oratory and Music
Columbus
Noah Beilharz
Indianapolis
Charles A. Prosser
New Albany City Schools
Geo. F. Bass
Cotton
Crawford County
Southern Railway
Teachers’ Institute
Opera House
County
Frank S. Fox
Capitol College of Oratory and
Muse
County Teachers Institute
Louisville
New Albany
Evansville
Birdseye
Marengo Band
Harrison County
Corydon
Indiana
Huntingburg
Marenge
Milltown
As &E Depauw
Rameey
Hello Girls Face New Law Terrors and Local Notices
A local paper reports on a new telephone law penalizing disclosures of messages with fines from 10 to 500 dollars. It covers operators clerks and others and restricts sharing contents to courts or authorized persons. The item ties into broader community notices and events including teachers institutes county meetings and a train accident report.
Captain Bowers Death Recalls Pioneering Ohio Life
Clayton Webb Bowers known as Captain Bowers, born 1826 near Mt. Washington Ohio, died 1905 in Eckerty. He married Maria Wilder in 1858 then Mary Rice in 1866, leaving one son Clifford. He joined Newbury Presbyterian in 1852 and cared for his widowed mother. Recollections note his devoted family care and Christian resignation. Preaching at the wine Church Sunday. George Cummins buys transfer outfit from C E Moore. Moore retires after 20 years. A child of Robt Longest dies, funeral in English cemetery. community offers sympathy.
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Clayton Webb Bowers
Captain Bowers
Mt. Washington
Hamilton County
Ohio
Eckerty
Indiana
Clayton
Maria E. Wilder
Mary E. Rice
Clifford T
M. ©. Mm.intyre
Mitchell
Presbyterian Church
Newbury
George Cummins
C. E. Moore
Moore
Chas. Loughmiller
Robt
Longest
Milltown
Indiana Hen Ballad and Farm Theft Report
Rural verse laments social roles and harvest toil in Indiana with a chorus praising the industrious hen. A separate note from Eckerty reports hidden goods worth nearly a hundred yards of fabric found in a fence corner. Police ask the rightful owner to describe the goods or for the thief to confess for lenient treatment.
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R. L. McBurney
Eckerty
Neglected stock and weed law explained in county notice
The article warns of neglected highway weed clearance past August 20 and announces new deputy weed inspectors. It clarifies owners must cut briers thistles and weeds along public highways within July 1 to August 20, and notes stock grazing along roads requires the owner’s consent for grass use. Diphtheria risk cited and legal opinions summarized.
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Indiana
Artis Tower and Miss Bertha Jenkins wed at Clerk's office
Artis Tower and Miss Bertha Jenkins of Jennings township were united in marriage at the Clerk's office on Thursday of last week with Rev. J. A. Breeden officiating. The bride, daughter of H. K. Jenkins, is from a prosperous farming family, and the groom, son of C. R. Tower, is a prominent young farmer. They will reside on the newly purchased farm near Tower and begin housekeeping. The News offers congratulations and wishes them a long, happy life together.
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Artis Tower
Bertha Jenkins
Jennings Township
J. A. Breeden
H. K. Jenkins
C. R. Tower
Tower
McMahan farm in Sterling township put up for sale
The 168 acre McMahan farm lies 41 miles north of town and is described as one of the best farms in Sterling township. It can be bought at a bargain on easy terms, offering potential buyers favorable purchase conditions.
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McMahan
Sterling Township
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Institute
S. D. McCracken
J. R. Melton
G.co
J. W. Goldman
Rousseau's
Stanley Hall Terman
G. W. Speedy
S. A. Beals, Co
Crawford Lodge
Morning Star
Tucker Longest
Sloan
Town
Kate Riddle
Alton
Bettie
Ollie Shrigley
White Cloud
Alva Shrigley
Kyana
Opera House Pharmacy
F. R. Gobbel
Joseph W. Patton
Maud
Coult House
Wweads
Tower-Jenkins
New Decatur
Alabama
English
W. L. Gregory
the People’s and the Bankrupt Stores
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