24 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
1
A prominent hunter laments a near wipeout of quail in the region after a brutal winter. He cites record cold and deep snow that killed many birds, notes poor hunting last season, and warns the species may soon vanish as habitat loss and weather continue to threaten their numbers.
Frank Jones received a 1 to 3 year sentence in the Jeffersonville Reformatory after a Crawford County circuit court trial. The case stemmed from a Monday night theft of a sack of beans from a Southern Railway car on the local siding, with Jones arrested Tuesday afternoon on petit larceny charges. Deputy Prosecutor Charles T. Brown led the prosecution.
Sunday school convention affects temple services as Rev. J A Breeden omits meetings. Nathan Vanmetre moves to Orleans after buying property. Roberson vs Southern Railway settled for 31600 with Cox and Brown as attorneys. An east bound freight wreck derails ten cars of grain and shipstuff near Miller trestle. Aunt Fanny Longest dies in English at age and is buried in English cemetery.
Officials note the old practice of suppressing licenses ends with a stricter system that makes all licenses public. The article urges transparency, arguing marriage should not be hidden from public view and records serve public use. Also mentions the French Normal School offering classes for teachers and prospective instructors with terms starting April 8.
Last Saturday a fire at West Fork destroyed Wallace Reasor's store room and residence with losses near 1099 dollars, and George Davis's residence and blacksmith shop burned with 460 dollars of insurance coverage.
The notice lists an April hat sale by the Rory Sisters in English Indiana and mentions Mrs J Sanerheber of Leavenworth receiving new millinery goods. It reports the death by choking of an eighteen month old child of Frank Adams in Jennings township and the death of Charles Schoonover in Oklahoma. It also covers the Continentals band and orchestra performing in town and critic praise for Prof Hendrix and the show.
Emily B Froman of Riddle born January 30 1866 died March 12 1905 after six weeks illness from a carbuncle. She leaves a husband five children and a bereaved community mourns her kindness and faith. Sympathy from neighbors and friends. Also a patent medicine sale notice by M Lane & Co.
Mrs J H Mogan of Sulphur Wells recounts trading a summer hotel for a Kentucky home nine miles from Louisville. The piece extols farm life over city noise, notes learning from early mistakes, and highlights valuing reading material and fresh water from springs. The Morgans name their farm Spring Brook Stock Farm in Buechel, Kentucky.
Miss Becka Maymon daughter of prominent farmer Wm Maymon died Sunday March 12 at 9 am from consumption at age 20. She was a popular local figure and member of the reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. Her funeral procession followed to Gunterman cemetery with many friends in attendance. She was sister to Mrs John Zahnd of nearby area.
Report of the condition of the Crawford County State Bank of English Indiana as of March 14 1905 sworn by Jno M Miller cashier. Signature and affidavit dated March 18 1905 before Ex officio clerk G Boyp.
A promotional notice invites readers to purchase patent medicines now and hints that price details are listed elsewhere in the issue. The ad emphasizes availability and urges readers to compare prices.
A Missouri editor counsels local girls to avoid depots and crowds, attend church discreetly, and guard dignity. He warns against loud slang, quick romances with strangers, and encourages modesty and seriousness, ending with a plug to buy a spring tonic at M. Land & Co.
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