03 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
1
A reader reports stopping his paper after seven years in response to editorial attempts at price hikes and smart talk. The exchange notes the local agent and mentions delays and service questions amid the dispute.
Crawford county lists celebrate Independence Day at Alton with a basket picnic and ball game music and dancing day and night Taswell music and dance Sulphur Well music dance and merry entertainment English dance day and night at Hazlewood pavilion. The article ends with a reflection on finding happiness in such pursuits.
Local notes report a reunion set for August 19 to 22, 1903 and a commissioners court meeting next Monday. A white cap shooting incident is noted in Brown county along with multiple local births, deaths, and civic updates. The piece includes military burial aid, school board re election, religious revivals, floods in the region, and various local business and legal notices.
Sixteen days after exposure those quarantined have been released while the Dodds family remains isolated. Mrs Dodds shows signs of a mild smallpox case and their infant bears several marks. Officials believe the illness will not spread beyond the family as vaccination has begun to take effect.
Three convicts escaped Friday afternoon from the State garden north of the Insana Reformatory in Jeffersonville. A fourth, who started with them, was captured after a mile chase. A police pursuit followed a volley of bullets, none misfired. Citizens offered an $80 reward. Fugitives identified: Lester Reever Randolph county petit larceny 1 to 3 years. Raymond Lackey Boone county petit larceny. William Rice Delaware county grand larceny 1 to 14 years. Albert Landis Harrison county embezzlement 2 to 14 years. Keever, 26, tall and sickly, wore gray upper-grade suit. Lackey slim and young in middle-grade striped clothing. Rice, 23, medium build and pale, wore upper-grade suit. Landis captured northwest of Claysburg. others at large.
James Carson and Davie Blevins married at the bride’s home with Elder A J Goodman officiating. The County Board of Review adjourned. Walter Ballard delivered six Short-horn heifers to Pete Schnell and reported good prices. Alva Blevins and Maggie Smith wed in Paoli. Ramsey touts Indiana’s smallest town waterworks system near Blue River. J L Lewis mourns death of his father Alex C Lewis in St Francesville.
In Jackson Kentucky a hidden influence dominates events with threats and disappearances. Judge Cardwell faces assassination threats as Haddix vanishes after identifying Crawford and Tharp in an arson case. Ewen family contracts falter under pressure while local courts convene from a store. Amid civil disorder, fires, oil drilling, and rail travel plans unfold.
Miss Maggie N Smith married Alva Blevins of English yesterday at the Smith residence on West Chappel Street with only family present. The bride, well regarded, and groom, employed at Mally Land drugstore in English, will reside there. They depart Monday for English amid best wishes from friends. The Indianapolis Sun notes true citizenship follows duty and conscience, not merely law, praising honest motives and deeds over scheming or pretended virtue.
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