The Vanishing Dollar And A Century Of Loss
A farmer recalls a cherished silver dollar passed through many hands over a decade. It funded poultry and merchant purchases, reached neighbors, and eventually vanished after a Chicago firm sold $1,100,000 in goods. The tale frames tax losses and local decline as the dollar disappears from circulation.
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Chicago
Legislature Poised to Strike Railroad Subsidies
A push to repeal subsidies from public funds faces the forthcoming session. Last session expanded aid to civil corporations beyond steam lines. Senator Farber of Carroll and Clinton counties will lead the repeal bid, amid taxpayer arguing funds should not be used for private purposes.
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Farber
Carroll
Clinton
Special one way rates to Southern territory 2005
Special one way cologists rates to Southern and Southeastern territory valid Tuesdays from December to April inclusive. Applies to Alabam a Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Virginia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee. See agent for further information.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Virginia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Farm foreclosure suit delays Delaware farm sale
Laura McCain sues A T Bowen BE Bowen John Cartwright and David Burotrager and Sheriff Roach to stop the foreclosure sale of Arts McCain farm north of Delphi. The sale advertised for last Saturday requires Coroner McNeal to serve papers as sheriff is a defendant. This marks the first time in four terms the coroner has done so. In Indianapolis Dr Fr Hall was elected Prohibition state chair succeeding EK Newlin with A L Grim of Ladoga as sole opponent. Dr Hall previously chaired 1896 1890. Mr and Mrs W H Tate spend holidays at Perrysville Indiana.
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Laura McCain
A. T
BE. W. Bowen
John A. Cartwright
David Burotrager
Indianapolis
Fr.j. Hall
Franklin
Prohibition
EK. Newlin
Ndianapolis
A. L. Grim
Ladoga
Hall
L. BE. Masters
Munette
Jove M. Bioss
Delaware County
Lodiaoa
Fight at Young America ends with man stabbed and hospital bound
A Christmas Eve street brawl in Young America left Ed Montgomery battered Earl Mummert with ten knife wounds and forty two stitches. Montgomery, a quick fighter, drove off Mummert and the trio of kin joined the fray. Doctors warned of possible blood poisoning yet Mummert is expected to survive. The clash grew from a quarrel involving Montgomery and Dennis McMannama, with Mummert and his brothers joining in and Montgomery delivering a decisive early blow.
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Ed Montgomery Earl Mummert
Ambulance Corp
Mummert
Montgomery
Mugimert
A.J. Gray
Marshall
Momaert
Mommert
Dennis McMacoama
McMannama
Earl Muammert
Delphian Local News Briefs Highlight Sales and Tragedy
Charles Jones sold his Idaville property to Wilbur Timmons and moved to Yeoman. Mrs. William Conn, once Miss Clara Thornburg, hanged herself in her wood house in Star City. no cause known. A Carnegie library proposal prompts debate on Delphi and small towns bearing library burdens. Chicken thieves near Geetingsville stole about seventy-five chickens. extra local items include Holmes and social visits across Delphi area.
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Charles Jones
Idaville
Wilbur Timmons
Yeoman
E. W. Bowen
E. W. Bowen & Co
Delphi
Virgil Myer
E J. Todd
Dr. W. Leroy
Rensselaer
L. S
Andrew Carnegie
Library Board
Carnegie
FE. A. Smith
Burlington
Will Can
Teron Friday Manson Neher
A. E. Neher
Big 4
Bush Medical College
Rossville
Salt Lake City
Utah
Manson
Delphi High School
W. Bliekenstaff
Monticello
E. B. Bliekenstaff
Elizabeth Eikenberry
South Center Street
Cynthia Kessler
John Diel
Penu
Reuben Maggart
Geetingsville
Local notes and visits in Flora area during holidays
For sale pare bred barred plymouth rock cockrels and more items. Mrs Nelson Sharp of Bringhurst, and Dr Ti M Parrett and family have moved from Camden to Covington Indiana. Dr Parrett will work on the road for Lohman Vincent Drug Co of Lafayette. Howard Smith and family of South Bend visit at Harry Sowers home. Prof Bottorff returns to Seymour after visiting Flora. residents praise him. Mrs Frank Richter of Jackson township visits Flora friends. Duddleson from Ohio moves to a farm west of Camden. Andersons host Christmas dinner for neighbors and friends. Roger Brookie, student at Ann Arbor, visits A M Abittick. returns January 10. Henry Jordan and wife from near Darwin in town. Jordan age 84 praises Flora. Ron Sowers of Logansport visits Harry Sowers. Rev Isaac Ross resigns Flora Progressive Prethron course. heads to Columbus then California for Brethren church call. Ross and Nellie leave many friends.
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Ti. M. Parrett
Camden
Covington
Ind
Lohman & Vincent Drug Co
Lafayette
Howard Smith
South Bend
Harry Sowers
Bo. Dottorff
Plaza High School
Bottorfi
Seymour
Flora
Frank Richter
Jacksons Township
Thomas Duddleson
Ohio
Mrs. Anderson
Rev. Houze
John Wilkinson
Misner
Roger Brookie
Ann Arbor
A. M. Abittick
Henry Jordan
Logansport
J. M. Koonpsman
Woeseens
Bour
Isaac Ross
Columbus
California
Ross
Nellie
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