05 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
1
Local notes cover wanted pigs, typhoid warnings, a horse-attack injury on a 2-year-old, and a prominent township wedding. Reports include jailbreaks by Claude Edwards and Samuel Smith, a county education decision on wages, harvest yields by Peter Hilgert, a personnel transfer for N. D. Hant, a watermelon theft from Solon Carter, and a Corydon marriage of Otho Mock and Lou McDonald.
A string of local items reports James D. Mitchell losing his left foot after a fall while switching cars near English. Emery Crecelius killed by a train between Marengo and Milltown. others note weddings, pension petition drive, a $4 loss, a governor granted respite for Louis Russell, and a lawyer gag prompting a church joke.
Report outlines the 1902 Disciples of Christ convention to be held in Omaha Nebraska from October 16 to 25 with round trip fares available nationwide. It notes rapid church growth surpassing other Protestants and cites Garfield era doctrinal statements and gender norms discussed by Laura A. Smith.
Whiskey Run Milltown Sept 8 Liberty township Marengo Sept 9 Union township Grarttsburg Sept 10 Johnson township Eckerty Sept 11 Patoka township Crecelius Sept 12 Sterling township English Sept 13 Jennings township Sworth Sept 15 Ohio township Jericho Sept 16 Boone township Denchars Sept 17 C A Robertson Co Supt
A Sunday School celebration program at Union Chapel near Grantsburg on September 27 1902 includes songs declamations and addresses by Elder John W Cole Prof John W Goldman and others with the closing benediction by John R B Yates. A separate note reports a company purchasing the Vanmetre tract at Marengo to build a cement plant employing over 400 workers.
A rich oil strike near Birdseye Perry county sparks belief of deposits across Harrison Crawford Perry and Dubois counties along the Ohio river. Chicago expert A L Nestlerodd plans to begin boring on leased lands, hoping for a rich commercial gain that would enrich local towns.
F P Waits stopped at Milltown on Sunday. Miss Rose Brown visits Marengg friends. Suddarths, better now, sit Devngs. McFall at Leavenworth. Suddarths head to Indianapolis. Seaton of Grantsburg at English. Luckett kin at Eckerty. Eckerty Miss Annie visits here. Beals and Gilliland from Leavenworth in town. Mrs Watts visits Guy Lyon in New Albany. Belle Myers Mae Roberts attend institute. Willie Newkirk improving from typhoid fever. Stewart of Marengo in English on business. Mrs Ish E Carver Nellie visit Pilot Knob. Coroner S H Miller of Grantsburg attends Commissioners court. Vanmetre of New Albany in English. Carr Kemp from Alton in town. James C McLain visiting daughter near Princeton. Rosenbarger family from Mt Carmel Ill visit relatives. John Carnes orders The News to Merrilees, Thomas City Okla. Terrence Gilmore near Eckerty calls in English. Rachel Weathers from Marengo attends institute. H H Pleasant of Tower attends institute then reads The News. Trustees Kelly Lamon McFarland Weathers at Commissioners court. James McLain and Shaw of Pilot Knob, Frank Campbell of Leavenworth at court. Daniel J Brown of Riddle in English. attends Corydon Fair with wife. Chas Rosenbarger at Fredericksburg. returns Wednesday with wife. Prof T H Dunn of Quincy Ill spending vacation near Alton, passes through English. Floyd Samuels Beechwood in English. daughter Hattie with him. Samuels reports sister Mrs Morgan improving.
Temperance supporters in Marengo and Liberty township filed a remonstrance against a saloon license, following years of struggle. The latest term saw the commissioners respect the voters’ majority and deny the license, with plans for future action and a call for community support. English public schools set to begin September 15 amid power outages. citizens urged to subscribe for wood.
Allen Cole was in Louisville this week. Mrs. Z. H. Brown has been quite sick. Green Richards of Valley City visited his brother W. F. Richards. Mrs. Alice Leister of Ramsey visited Mrs. E. G. Boyd. Miss Ethel Goodman of Indianapolis is with her parents A. J. Goodman and wife nearby. W. F. Richard and wife attended the Corydon Fair. Mrs. J. F. Stewart and Earl visited John H. Mogan and wife east of Louisville. Frank Cunningham of Louisville visited here earlier and traveled to Mt. Carmel to visit his sister. Belle Hubbard Nell Thornbury Minnie Brown and Cora Peabody returned from Winona. Mrs. Cole of Orange county visited her daughter Mrs. E. G. Boyd and planned Sulphur visit to see daughter Mrs. Olive Sharp.
Court orders discharge hearing for James D. Fleming on September 26, 1902 in Indianapolis before Judge John H. Baker. Creditors to receive copies by mail and may appear to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Clerk Nose C. Butler issues seal of the court.
In bankruptcy court Ariel Froman petitions for discharge on August 28. The judge and clerk preside in Indianapolis. The notice directs interested parties to appear and show cause why discharge should not be granted. The issue includes a speech by Hon. C. W. Fairbanks in St Louis on Labor.
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