Francesville Local Notes Highlight Fall Festival And Goods
Local ledger lists prices at Clarke Higgins and Jentzs for coffee pans salt and more. Francesville Fall Festival slated September 17 to 20 with attractions like The Ocean Wave. Notables include Ellis Rees of Winamac visiting on official business and residents traveling to Medaryville Huntington Ottawa and Illinois. Valparaiso University draws students for study and cross-department work.
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Higgins
Clarks
Francesville
Ellis Rees
Winamac
J. K. Schick
Hampshire
Nauvoo
M. M. Kreisher
Indianapolis
Carrie Griffin
Medaryville
Harry Brown
Star City
Elmer Jones
William Wyllie
Harold
Huntington
Ottawa
Illinois
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Indiana
Town dissolves school board amid debtless, small-town action
The town board dissolved the local school board Tuesday night as a final settlement of the board troubles. Deeds were issued to township trustee J. A. Clark and funds will be settled with the County Auditor before returning to the township school fund. A restraining order was possible but no action was known at press time.
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J. A. Clark
Francesville Fall Festival plans progress and prizes announced
Francesville businessman announce fall festival exhibits with premiums from one to fifteen dollars. Committees for Poultry Grains Fruits Jellies and Dairy Products listed with local solicitors named. Funeral of John F Schmidt held at German church with burial east of town.
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Francesville
Francesville Business Men's Association
Tribune
W. B. Leonard
Tom Logan
J.J. Molitor
Andy Hubbard
P. H. Walley
Carl Meyne
James Casteel
Fred Tiltle
Charles Odom
Pad Robinson
A. B. Green
George Haring
Chas. Carlson
Fred C Westphal
J. O. Jones
George Hansell
Wm. Vollmer
Lewia Gutwein
J. A. Wylie
A. O. Moore
Eliel Webb
Frank Worley
Appleby kin visit reverend in Casey and South Bend homes
Emma and Leona Appleby of Casey Illinois and South Bend Indiana sisters of Rev W C Appleby stayed with the reverend during a visit last week. Brook Appleby, a nephew, joined them at the Casey home.
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Mises Emma and
Leona Appleby
Casey
South Bend
W.C. Appleby
Brook Appleby
Crawfords ville Guest Visit Noted by Frances ville Friends
George Schuck of Crawfords ville was a guest of Frances ville friends for a couple of days in the early part of the week.
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George Schuck
Crawfordsville
Francesville
Commissioners Deny Bond Claim Over Gravel Roads
D H Fatout of Indianapolis claimed 600 to 700 dollars for road parts he says he built beyond specifications. The board rejected the petition to issue bonds to cover the claim, noting he bid a fixed price and bonded work per specs. Taxpayers praised the decision as it curbs payment for inferior gravel.
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D. H. Fatout
Indianapolis
Monroe
Street Awnings Nuisance Prompts Action in Winamac
Public grumbles over low hanging business house awnings that disrupt pedestrians. Women report ruined hats and ruffled temper as residents call on the street commissioner to raise awnings to a proper height.
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Winamac Democrat Journal
Mrs Pogue Visits Relatives Before Returning Home
Mrs Mary Pogue of Greenfield has spent ten days with her parents Mr and Mrs E F Rees in this place. She plans to visit her brother Ellis Rees and family at Winamac before returning home. Cotton Batton at H C Jentzs.
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Mary Pogue
Greenfield
E. F. Rees
Two State Cases in Winamac Court Against Tilton
W H Tilton of Medaryville faced two state court cases in Squire Graves' court at Winamac. John H Kruger of Francesville testified in the assault case. Tilton was fined 52.20 including costs after pleading not guilty. In the second case James S Lackey of Medaryville testified. Tilton pleaded guilty and was fined 34.45, totaling 91.85. The incident began last Wednesday in Medaryville when Tilton struck Kruger, who fell onto a railroad track.
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Squire Graves
Winamac
W. H. Tilton
Medaryville
John H. Kruger
Francesville
Tilton
James S. Lackey
Kruger
James Lackey
Egg Carriers Offer Cleaner Cheaper Handier Transport
Higgins introduces egg carriers touted as cleaner, cheaper, and handier than traditional buckets priced at 30 cents.
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Higgins
White Post Township gravel road extensions planned
County commissioners hold petitions for two gravel road extensions in White Post and Siloa townships. Funds expected next spring to begin construction, with contracts let and work to start in summer or fall pending land acquisitions and regular petition order.
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White Post
Siloa Township
White Post Township
Cass Township
Dne
Monroe
Taylor
the Tribune
Salem
Jefferson Township
Medaryville
Francesville
Winamac
Shively Announces Run For Congress From Indiana
B F Shively of South Bend declared Saturday at Democratic headquarters in Indianapolis that he will again seek Congress. He previously ran in 1906 and was defeated but earned Republican endorsements for his record as a statesman. He denounces boss politics and calls for reform, warning of post office and rural route influence used to fund opponents.
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Indianapolis
B. F. Shively
South Bend
Congress
Brick
Shively
Indiana seeks federal aid to drain Kankakee swamps
State Board of Tax Commissioners urges Congress to appropriate several hundred thousand dollars to open the Kankakee river at Momence and drain about 500000 acres across Lake Starke La Porte Porter Newton St. Joseph Pulaski Jasper and Marshall counties, arguing benefits to real estate values and state revenues.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Congress
Indiana
Kankakee
John McCardle
State Board
Momence
Fred Sims
Lake, Starke, Laporte, Porter
Newton
St. Joseph
Pulaski
Jasper
Marshall Counties
It’s up to You See Dye and Thompson Before Buy
A concise promotional note urges readers to consult Dye and Thompson prior to purchasing threshing coal, signaling an local advertising suggestion or vendor recommendation.
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Dye & Thompson
Schoolchildren Offered Free Rulers While Stocks Last
Each student visitor receives a ruler at no cost while supplies remain. The offer runs during school hours at participating locations.
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Higgins
Rensselaer and Marion in suspense over electric line bonus
Voters in Rensselaer and Marion township will vote on September 10 to authorize a tax of one and a half percent on all taxable property to fund a $37,500 bonus for the Lafayette and Chicago electric line. The line would run from Lafayette through Remington and Rensselaer to Chicago, with elections likely in each township the road passes.
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Rensselaer
Marion Township
Lafayette
Chicago
Remington
Another Ditch Assessment for Mosier Ditch Completion
Semi official reports say another assessment will be levied on the Mosier ditch to finish it. Land owners plan to hire a Rensselaer attorney to file suit to secure a settlement and compel contractors Luse and Gidley to complete the ditch.
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Mosier Ditch
Rensselaer
Luse and
Gidley
Tippecanoe County Fair Adds Vaudeville Attraction
The Tippecanoe County Fair at Lafayette will run September 3 4 5 and 6 with ten thousand dollars in purses and premiums. A new free vaudeville show will run daily on a stage in front of the grand stand, costing about one thousand dollars for the week. Francesville and surrounding areas are regularly represented at the event. School Bags 10c Higgins.
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Tippecanoe County
Lafayette
Francesville
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