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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
7
The piece explains tiger hunts in India rely on elephants though danger comes from both the tiger and the elephant. Elephants cost 400 to 1200 dollars and the hunter may pay near 1000 for a tiger skin. Howdah baskets, mahouts, and jungle hazards shape the hunt as elephants provide mobility and supplies amid risky, sometimes deadly, encounters.
A narrator recalls returning from Africa to find ivory and men lost to fever, then vows to return within months. He describes the jungle’s spell and the lure of the veld, lion roars, and nights under a biasing sun as he waits for game to drink.
The Farmers Society of Equity was formed at a convention in Indianapolis with representatives from several states. The new constitution mirrors the American Society of Equity, with gates for farmer delegates. Elected officers include J. A. Everett as president and W. E. Greiflick as vice president, with a slate of directors from Indiana and neighboring states.
Glen Barwick, 26, unmarried, died on his father James Barwick’s farm seven miles northeast of Alexandria Ind. He and his father and brother Wesley were in a wagon when a shotgun discharged while he reached for the gun. the load struck his shoulder and lung, causing instant death.
The final report by Henry T. Burns shows preferred bondholders receiving 82 percent of $50 000 and unsecured creditors 53 percent of $34 000 as the Richmond City Mill Works closes.
Lydia Kramer died in a schoolroom incident in Evansville Indiana at Baker Avenue public school. The 18 year old attended classes, played at recess, and collapsed in the room. Further details are unclear in the fragment.
Noblesville Indiana George Mendenhall a well known farmer was fleeced of 2500 by a stranger posing as Jacob L Louby of Clinton County The man claimed to have purchased the 80 acre McKay farm and needed funds for improvements Mendenhall trusted the fake mortgage and paid the money only to learn the document was worthless
Waterloo Indiana and Miss Emma Fisher aged 40 files a $5,000 breach of promise suit against Rev Samuel P Klotz, nearly 70, alleging past intimate relations after his August marriage to Mrs E W Klotz, widow of his brother. The defendant is financially comfortable, active in U B conferences, and a large Otterbein University contributor.
Delaware county commissioners and Sheriff Perdrew authorize prison labor from the workhouse to repair streets and improve the White River area within city limits. Prisoners remove rubbish from riverbanks and conceal unsightly sites as part of the project.
The Holiness evangelist Rev. James M. Taylor formerly of Greenfield Indiana was attacked while preaching in a small Illinois town. He sustained injuries described as disabling with paralysis feared by doctors and his recovery considered unlikely.
Myrtle Kurtz, age 14, was internally injured and both legs cut off by a Wabash passenger train in Delphi Indiana. She had spent the night elsewhere and was returning home for school when the accident occurred.
Freeman Smith, a Greenland Indiana farmer, found a walnut sized pearl along the Blue River while fishing. He opened a heavy mussel shell and discovered the valuable gem valued at $1,000.
In Whitestown Indiana workers unearthed a large human skeleton from a gravel pit north of town after a cave-in. The nearly complete skeleton is believed to be that of an unusually sized Indian. Meanwhile in Mt Vernon Indiana the Evansville and Mt Vernon Electric Railway Co plans an additional 100000 in five percent 20 year gold bonds to cover floating indebtedness and liabilities.
In Delphi Indiana a 45 year old father, 8S, and his 10 year old son were fatally struck by a Vandalla freight train while returning from a Cunningham farm near Flora to their home near Camden. The wagon was demolished and the victims were identified as Cunningham family members. A separate notice reports Wm H Rapp, 55, a Seymour area farmer and Jackson county prohibition candidate for treasurer, died of typhoid fever and was active in church and local life.
In Evansville Indiana 44 year old William Marshall collapsed and died during a political talk with a friend. The death was attributed to heart disease. Henry Koremeyer a local saloonkeeper was arrested for lifting the lid and selling liquor on Sunday in Evansville. This marks the first arrest reported for home time.
Oloon defeated Hanapetis in Richmond Indiana to win the Manabo title amid a dramatic finish.
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