Miss Shaffer Returns Home to Sedalia After Disappearance
Fourteen year old Miss Carrie Shaffer, missing from Sedalia since Monday, returns home by nine o clock Wednesday night. Virgil Cunningham, the man suspected in her disappearance, remains at large as officers hunt for him. The girl is a Sedalia student and musician, praised by local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Shaffer
Sedalia
Virgil Cunningham
Charles O
Lucaser & Etter
James McPherson
Thomas Chapel
Cunningham
Miss Shaffer
Icey Wayt
Clinton County
George Grubbs
Bill Jones
Nellie’ Shaffer
Cupnologham
Frankfort
Earl Park
Pittsburg
Ind
Ross Jordan
Jordan
Cunsingham
Miss Shafferon
Ross
Virail
Dunsingham
Former Burlington Woman Ends Life in Frankfort Home
Clementine Cook Appenzellar a longtime Frankfort resident and sister to Burlington women died by hanging at her home Friday morning after years of illness and mental strain. Survived by husband G W Appenzellar and son Ors, she was active in the Methodist church and W B C. The community expresses condolences as details of the tragedy are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Appenseliar
W. 4. Everman
David Brockton
Burlington
Frankfort
Stovkou
Appenzeliar
Appeazeliar
Stockton
Clémentine Cook
Carroll County
G. W. Appentetlar
Appenzellar
Florida
Pest
Ors
Candaceton
Mattie Beverman
Theodore Cook
Califorais
Jasper Cook
Logansport
Methodist Church
W.B. C
Stars Enjoy Evening at Crecraft Home
The Star Mandolin club, hosted by Chalmer Crecraft and family in Flora, enjoyed ice cream and cake Wednesday. The club plans a Fourth of July picnic at Dave Brown’s farm by Wild Cat six miles southeast of Flora with Mr. Brown as a guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Mandolin Club
Chalmer Crecraft
Mr. Brown
Ice Cream Bribe and Wardrobe Trouble in Township Tale
AFrankfort Indiana report recounts a woman who, traveling under a false identity, was stranded by a landlord over clothes and wages. After charity from Mr. Carter, a later Frankfort Times note shows township clerk Cushwa involved in a peculiar incident over free ice cream for a pet dog.
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Parson
Terre Haute Normal
Eae
Bie
Polouans
Abe
Agi
Calon
A Kokomo Genius and His Feathery Prank
A Kokomo man envied by neighbors over roaming chickens devised a scheme to frighten them. He scattered shelled corn and attached threads with a card reading Keep your dern chickens at home. The tactic drew the birds back to their owners and gained local notice.
Burkhalter Pleads Guilty to Forgery in Frankfort
Walter O Burkhalter of Ossville pleaded guilty before Judge Artuo in Frankfort to forgery. He received a suspended sentence after bank officials learned the truth of the note. The son of a prominent farmer used his father’s name to sign notes, renewing them to deceive the bank at Roseville. A neighbor alerted the bank after a misplaced phone call revealed the ruse. Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah Decoration day events are planned with a 2 PM address by T R Jessups of Richmond.
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Water O. Burkhalter
Ossville
Artu
Frankfort
Burkshalter
Roseville
Burkhalter
Young
Burkh
Loyal Lodge of Odd Fellows and Daughters of
Rebekah
Opera House
Hpy
Geard
T. R. Jessups
Richmond
Ind
Knife Fight Hurls Man Through Window In Camden
A Camden altercation Monday evening between Elmer Britton and James Morgason ended with Britton slashing Morgason’s back with a knife after Morgason struck Britton. Three gashes caused muscle damage. no arrests yet as the jury reconvenes.
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Camden
Elmer Britton
James Morgason
Elmer Ee Ee Eee Britton
Morgenson
Hamling
Britton
Morgason
Jury Disagreement Delays Saloon Case and rail survey advances
A split jury ends deliberations on the saloon case while a survey party nears completion for the Indianapolis to Logansport interurban. Led by Lester Soule, eleven surveyors and right of way specialists advance toward construction through Young America with plans to begin rail work soon and possibly open by year end. Directors were elected in Logansport behind closed doors at a meeting including Dr. W. E. Lybrook.
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Indiaapolis
Logansport
Lester Soule
Young America
Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Logansport and
Chicago
Tevter Soule
W. E. Lybrook
Bowen Case Prominent Citizens Subpoenaed for Kokomo Trial
Sheriff Roach will visit Burlington this week with sub poenas for prominent locals to testify in the State of Indiana v Jone s Bowen in Kokomo. Bowen faces trial next week for dynamiting Aaron Schock's home. Witnesses from the county include Amos Michaels Joseph Asuba Dr Andrew Chittick Henry Harmon and others. Dr Wise relocates to Royal Centre for veterinary surgery and Moore McDowell purchase and improve Stauffer Bros store at Rockfeld fueling a hustling town mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Roach
Burlington
Kokomo
Indiana
Jones
Bowen
Aaron Schock
Amos Michaels
Joseph Asuba
Andrew Chittick
Henry Harmon
Will Harmon
Carrie Wagoner
Will Wagoner
Wise
Royal Centre
Rufus E. Wise
Camden
Dr. Wise
Enterprise Sentinel
Rafus E. Tee
Jury split as license fight over Flora saloon continues
In Carroll circuit court at Delphi a jury failed to reach a verdict after a day of deliberation in the license dispute involving W H Pritchard to run a Flora saloon. Pritchard appeals after a previous commissioners court rejection on character grounds. If dismissed he pays costs. he vows to take the case to the Supreme Court. Opponents promise to keep legal pressure alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pritchard
Flora
Carroll Circuit Court
Delphi
Commissioners’ Court
Pritchard
Circuit Court
Thle
Gamble
Logansport
Samuel Clauser
Jet Creek Cully
Adams Newman Viney
Jefferson
Henry Trawie
Deer Creek
Joseph Robbies
Supreme Court
Crystal Maze projector indicted for liquor violations at Ockley
Elliott Pearson owner of the Crystal Maze at Ockley was indicted by a grand jury and arrested on two counts. selling liquor without a county license and permitting liquor to be consumed on the premises. He bonded $100 and was bound over to the October circuit term. Rumors say Thomas J. McCoy of the 10th district Republican state committee will resign soon, with records indicating a resignation before the national convention. McCoy also faces embersment charges related to A. McCoy & Co. bank failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Pearson
Ockley
McCoy
Thomas J. McCoy
Republican State Committee
Spie
State Committee
A. McCoy & Co
Rensselaer
Opf
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Young Gir
Wie
Sui
America
Knights of Pyth
Paris
Pharos
Walter Burkhalter
Fiora
Warsawthia
Thomas Barnard
John Myer
George Gibbs
A. B. Lehman
Myer
J.B. Clark
H. H. Eaton
Jacob Hoffer
J. M. Wharton
Magdélen McCato
Veen
Logansport & Indianapolis
Moore & McDowell
Stauffer Bros
Rockfeld
George Kendall Dod
Indicted
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