Francesville and Vicinity Obituaries And News Notes
Local residents attend the funeral of Mrs. Kahler and the Gordon family burial in Mt Hope. Wrecks in Monon yards after a snowstorm injure Engineer Farmer and Fireman Thomson. 25 hogs killed in the telescoped stock car. a calf survives on the engine tender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Br. Gordon
St. Joseph Hospital
Logansport
Mt. Hope
Gordon
Stephen Thrasher
Francesville
Monon
Farmer
Thomson
Henry Grock
John F. Kopka
401
Reynolds
County Spelling Contest Set for Next Saturday at Winamac
Next Saturday the County Spelling Contest will be held in Winamac beginning at 1 PM. Contestants from many townships are listed for primary and advanced divisions, with alternate lists and rules on entry and scoring. prizes total five two and one dollars, public admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
John Starr
Ruby Zellers
Mildred Snyder
Hazel Holm
Dwight Dennis
Marie Bond
Alexander
Oil Powered Tractors Transform Farm Efficiency and Timing
The article argues that modern oil tractors replace horse traction by offering all around power, lower annual costs, and the ability to work continuously. It highlights savings from reduced labor, depreciation, and maintenance, plus the ability to plow, harrow, drill, and harvest in one pass, enabling timely completion when soil and weather cooperate.
Ban on Elaborate Graduation Gowns Suggested by Huntington Girls
Huntington high students adopt rules to ban elaborate dresses and require simple inexpensive graduation gowns. The movement aims to reduce snobbery in schools and ensure poor graduates are not barred by finery. Proponents argue attire does not reflect true ability and the trend should spread to boards of education nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington High School
Boards of Education
Services at M. E. Church March 24 1912
Sunday School at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m The Growth of the Soul Epworth League 6 30 p m Leader Gladys Engle Preaching 7 30 p m The Christian and His Cross Public welcomed S C Rogers Pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Gladys Engle
S. C. Rogers
Wall Paper Line Debuts at City Drug Store
City Drug Store advertises a new wallpaper shipment from mills featuring latest designs. Prices touted as the lowest for quality. Read more before buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Fake Stock Foods Swindle Reported by Indiana Chemist
H F F Barnard of the State Board of Health warns Hoosiers about fake stock foods sent into Indiana. Agents are recruited from farmers and sell alleged multi ingredient stock remedies at high prices. The products are claimed to prevent cholera and cure stock diseases but are largely fraudulent, with customers left to pay for shipped orders that prove unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
H. F F. Barnard
State Board of Health
Mr. Barnard
Mrs Kahler Passes After Pneumonia At Home
Mrs S W Kahler died Friday at 2 30 AM at the family residence north of town from pneumonia after about two weeks of illness. Born Mary Louisa Schmidt June 30 1865 near Pekin Illinois she married S W Kahler January 31 1884 and had eleven children. Funeral at the Christian Apostolic church with Rev Philip Gutwein officiating and interment east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Wkahter
Laura A
Fredrick J
Elmer L
Pearl M
Chris Schmidt
Irenry
Edward
William
John
Minnie Stukey
Peoria
Emma Bennett
Amelia Schmidt
Pekin
Christian Apostolic Church
Philip Gutwein
Recital at Grace Lutheran Church Friday Night
An event of musical interest will be held Friday evening March 22 in Grace Lutheran church auditorium. Miss Winifred Hubbell of Jacksonville will perform solos, Miss Theoline Pohlson plays, Venor Henshie and Ray Garrett provide organ and vocal numbers, with Miss Esther Skoog as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Grace Lutheran Church
Young Woman’s Mission
Winifred Hubbell
Jacksonville
Theoline Pohlson
Venor Henshie
Ray Garrett
Esther Skoog
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Dee Oawell
Fred
Hetahboars
Pepees
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Wiensioe x
Pug Roved
Stan Peshdence
Sade
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Coe
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Pitas
Winns. Paice
Attys
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Oscar B. Smith
Parkees
Antesaloon League
M. E. Wou
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Leon
Woosett
Heamaker
Medaryville
Otto J. Shaw
Edi Weyneth
Remington
John Kroger
Wilson Timmons
Frankfort
Mrs. Crist Huppert
Aliss Ida Tragppert
Ernest Liptrap
Noblesville
Woo. Whitaker
Brazil
Edward Varrinson
Clinton County
H. W. Foster and Son
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Mire
O. C. Enele
Hannah Evers
S. AL Dobbins
Bovnelds
Tie
Samuel Malchow
S. W. Kahler
H. B
Kareka
Ih. A
Mattie
Anna and
Hulda Yohr
Joan Kibler
Philip Hare
Beaver Township
Paul Harness
Marshall Hoch
Laura Brucker
Earl Vanscoyk
Collié White
Frank Scheffer
Cass Township
Leverne Hardesty
Nora Mille
Olga Kgacht
Herman Howeise
Kasmol Miter
Erma Selmer
Lin Township
Lucile Hendry Elithe Huesta
Gerald Spahr
Daisy Watson
Earl Evans
Clarice Couse
Harrison Township
Olive Wentz
Lizzie Burton
Ruth Miller
Blanche Baker Granville
Rhode Arthur House
Indian Creek Township
Pearl Lowery
Mabel Galloreat
Emma Greene Clifford Fitz Maude Washburn
Janetta Sen
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Nice
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Marie Earhart
Mabel Earhar
Bertha Meyer
Mabel Sparks
Carl Olson
Schaloupe Day
Monroe Township
Dortha Nitzschke
Violet Metz
Irene Walter
Mary Zellers
Edith Haisley
Marcella Hoov
Rich Grove Township
Mayme Voraba
John Trapp
Charles Caldwell Xenia Thews
Mary Novak Maud
Charles Culp
M. E. Church
Fitzpatrick
Will
W. F. Scott
Moline
Boehning and Wolfe Hardware Co
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