26 May 1910
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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
1
A collage of local notices and ads details shop specials from Blue Front Drug Store and Fox Hardware Co. plus travel and personal news on residents from Amarillo and Monticello. Community announcements cover events, a Fourth of July safety push, hemp experiments, railroad talk, and civic updates.
Mr Elmer O Wooley longtime Francesville superintendent sails June 18 from New York aboard the Cleveland to Hamburg and Leipzig to pursue German studies at the university He plans to tour Oberammergau the Rhine and a Mediterranean trip visiting Italy France and Switzerland before returning to his home in Flora Indiana.
Prosecutor Fred Longwell of Kentland reports evidence of raid tax swindles in Newton county tied to bridge contracts. A road supervisor allegedly overpaid a contractor, then confessed to immunity seeking, while the case awaits Judge Hanly in Jasper county. The report also notes postal box painting proposals and Francesville School Board announces teachers for next year with a principal vacancy.
Wool buyers J. R. Hayworth & Co. of Francesville offer top market prices for all wool grades. Thanking customers for past patronage, they hope to buy again this year. Also Ratliff the optician will be at Dr. E. H. Meyer’s office Saturday May 28, 1910, for eye care, and a promotion to investigate the Iowa Dairy Cream Separator at Fox Hard.
The Francesville and Salem township schools held graduation at the Methodist church with two high school and nineteen common school graduates. Judges praised teacher teamwork and student effort, while diplomas were presented by County Superintendent H L Rodgers. Also notes on local ads and upcoming Democratic meeting at Koster Hall.
Figures from the auditor of state show a 1910 taxables total of 1 745 096 475 net for 1909 taxes, up from the previous year due to gains in personal property and improvements. State board credits about 8 000 000 to corporation property, boosting state receipts above 5.8 million. Spring collections are unusually good with small delinquencies expected. Dentists estimate 65 percent of school children are dental cripples nationwide, linking bad teeth to other illnesses. Senate moves to raise the battleship Maine, with house already approving. Cost to raise and bury the dead is likely a quarter of a million dollars. Automobile output projected at 200,000 in 1910 across 263 firms. Michigan leads with 46. Yoichi Ogawa to lecture at State University of Iowa graduate, June 1. Woodmen event at the opera house tomorrow. Children's footwear promoted by Mallon’s.
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