28 Mar 1912
Page 1
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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
1
Various notices from Monon Gillam area including visits by residents, travel to Lafayette and Rensselaer, family events, illnesses, and a wedding announcement for John Schwedel and Clara Koster. Also records of funeral arrangements, church district convention dates, and mortgage exemption guidelines.
Pulaski county Republicans held their district convention at Wabash last Monday to organize the eleventh district. David E. Harris of Grant county and John Konower of Huntington were chosen as delegates to the Chicago convention to support Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination. Pulaski County sent seven Taft delegates who on the first ballot split their votes but on the second voted for a Taft delegate who narrowly lost.
William C Maibauer of Me daryville was arrested in South Bend last Friday charged as a white slave agent. He was with Dorothy Dale of that city en route to Culver to place her in an immoral resort. If turned over to federal court and found guilty he could face five years at Leavenworth Kansas. Attorney H A Siles represents him.
Delegates and boosters for Hon. James R. Guild's congressional run gathered in Wabash among a list of attendees including W. F. Kahler J. F. Ale William Munchenburg Caleb Barker Elmer Smith Chas Brucker Judson Fitzpatrick William Schleman Albert Berger Elmer Williams Henry White C H Guild J J Vanbuskirk S R Nichols Herman Bremer and Dr A J Kelsey. Arthur Hussey paid a $1500 death claim for Samuel Malchow from North American Life Insurance Company. Miss Anna Alt of Francesville is adjudged unsound minded and slated for Longcliff asylum. L. W. Hubbell Fertilizer Co advertises formulas and potato arrivals from John Koster.
The article argues that the oil tractor suits farms from a quarter-section upward beyond Northwest and Canada, offering power for plowing, discing, and hauling. It highlights labor savings, continuous operation, and lower costs per work unit versus horses, urging farmers to adopt mechanical power for better, more efficient production.
Illinois implements a pension plan for needy mothers to keep families together. The law funds monthly stipends based on children to cover food and rent, reducing reliance on institutions. In Chicago 142 women are receiving support, with payments ranging from seven to forty six dollars monthly per household.
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