Local items span births, appointments, and town news in Francesville
Clyde Hamilton visits Pleasant Ridge while Mrs. Swisher advertises a big millinery day on Sept 17. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Noah Bair in Jefferson township and Joseph Hill falls ill. LaCrosse team wins 2 to 1 over a Monon rival. Homer A Hennerar wins the Tippecanoe county prosecutor race by 2350 votes. Francesville notes cover church gratitude, a daughter for the Koebeke family, and a Francesville couple Frances Scott and Zelda Rhinehart wed in Jefferson township. Suburban notices include job ads for Cosmopolitan Magazine, local schooling signals, and land deals in Beaver and Francesville townships.
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Clyde Hamilon
Pleasant Ridge
L. H. Swisher
S. Jorn
Noah Bair
Jefferson Township
Joseph Hill
New York City
Chicago
Monon
C. L. Bader
Winamacc Bridge Works
Rensselaer
Homer A. Hennerar
Tippecanse County
Herman Koebeke
Jas. R. Guild
Ava
Broadway
Frances Scott
Zelda Rhinehart
Francesville
S. F. Fields
Sanford Scott
Francesville Telephone Company
Jones
A. ©. Ross
Winamac
E. Davis
Margaret Whitt
Elijah Hansell
Medaryville
Tribune
Republicans Nominate County Ticket at Winamac Meeting
Pulaski county Republicans met in Wurpillar’s Opera House Winamac to nominate a county ticket. William Munchenburg won auditor on first ballot and Phillip McKinniss defeated Chas Brucker for treasurer. Adjourned with pledges to Beveridge and Taft reforms amid local family news and illness updates.
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Pulaski County
Wurpillar
Opera House
Winamac
William Kahler
William E. Kelsey
Monterey
Foster Riddick
Munchenburg
Phillip Mckinniss
Monroe
Chas. H. Brucker
Martin Rarick
Joseph F. Ale
Medarsville
Arthur Prevo
Joseph Riges
White Post Township
Jno
C. Ren
James H. Taylor
Franklin Township
C. T. Higgins
Harlan Hiatt
K. W. Tlorner
P. H. Waggoner
Taft
Albert J. Beveridge
Caleb W. Barker
James H.guild
Senate
White Post School Closed Over Filthy Conditions
The Me daryville town school was closed by the board of health after an outbreak and concerns over filth and unsanitary conditions endangering pupils. The Board of Trustees ordered property owners to trim street shade trees to 12 feet, under the street commissioner’s oversight, by October 1, 1910, with noncompliance leading to town trimming and cost assessment.
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White Post Township
Bowman
Medaryville
Board of Health
Board of Trustees
Law
S. B. Maxwell
Catholic Missionary Services Invite Public to Sept. Services
Father Flavian Larches will conduct special Catholic services September 21 22 and 23 at the church. The first sermon is set for Wednesday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Thursday features a thirteen hour devotion in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. Rev J F Koch pastor invites all to hear a missionary with a message.
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Flavian Larches
J. F. Koch
Bechning and Wolfe Hardware opens new headquarters
After purchasing the stock from Fox Hardware Company the Bechning and Wolfe Hardware Co invites customers to visit the new headquarters. The firm will continue a full line of hardware heating stoves ranges and implements with stock increases as trade demands and a motto of satisfied customers.
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Fox Hardware Company
Bechning & Wolfe Hardware Co
Voter Residency Rules Spark Ad From Blue Front Drug Store
The notice warns that voters who move out of their resident township before an election lose voting rights. It outlines required durations: thirty days in the voting precinct, sixty days in the township, and six months in the state. The Blue Front Drug Store advertises the advisory.
Riddick plans Montana move. ranching focus noted
Carl W. Riddick publisher of the Winamac Republican prepares to move to Montana to build a large grain and stock ranch. He will sell his Rich Grove farm and Winamac residence, keep his newspaper under his brother Foster Riddick, and has reportedly secured a fertile valley ranch. His departure was a surprise, delayed by a recent nervous breakdown, with politics and business behind his move. Francesville loses to Medaryville 3 to 1 in a seven inning, sharp defensive game, as Medaryville breaks through late with two runs in the seventh and eighth. Kopka, Thayer, and Coifel star in the field for Francesville.
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Charles Welch
Samuel Malchow
Golda
Oscar Hamilton
Francesville
W. A. McKeever
Chas. Bewa
First National Bank
Kr. B. Clark
Medaryville
Frank Rowe
Winamac
Leroy Shrontz
Laurel
Ind
Ray Geyer
Lucy Leiter
Star City
Geyer
Thornhope
Star City News
Bledsoe & Engle
Carl Malchow
Beaver Township
Richard Pratt
Malehow
Carl W. Riddick
Riddick
Northwest
Republican State Committee
Johnny Alkire
Massey
Kopka
Thayer
Coifel
Two Cases of Justice in Winamac Law Enforcement
The piece contrasts an alleged bootlegger’s assault on a woman and a thirteen year old thief’s harsh jail treatment. An unknown man faced a minor fine for bootlegging while the child was jailed in Knox before a probationary ruling by Judge Vurpillat, prompting criticism of local justice.
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Winamac
Rupert Clark
Justice Court
Knox
Maude Sanders
Andy Carnegie
Pulaski County
Vurpillat
Mission Day Services Planned at Evangelical Church
Annual observance set for next Sunday with all Sunday school time devoted to Missions. Rev. M Siegenthaler of Danville will give an address and speak at evening services. Rev. E Brenson of Medaryville to preach in the morning.
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The
Evangelical Church
M. Siegenthaler
Danville
E. Brenson
Medaryville
Sunday School Convention Sets County Representation Aim
The note calls for full county and Sunday school participation with 5 representatives from each school at every session. Prof Curts of Lafayette will lead singing using the Excell song book. A chorus from local choirs and youth will be organized.
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Prof
Curts of
Lafayette
E. O. Excell
Prince of Convention
Card Of Thanks From Edd J. Randle and Son
We thank friends and neighbors who assisted us during our bereavement and the choir and minister for their consolation. Edd J. Randle and Son, Gasoline, 15¢ at Tillett's.
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Edd J. Randle and Son
Prison Warden James Reid Dies During Fire Duty
James Reid longtime Michigan City prison warden and noted prison authority died suddenly at 9 30 PM Saturday while directing prison fire brigade efforts. Cause listed as heart disease with death occurring during agitation at a small blaze believed caused by spontaneous combustion in rags. Reid was 52 and formerly lived in South Bend.
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James Reid
Michigan City
United States
Reid
South Bend
Rensselaer Marshal Appointed for Immediate Law Enforcement
A Rensselaer marshal, unlike other towns with blind officers and blind tigers, has been praised for direct action. He arrested a blind tiger operating last Saturday afternoon, declaring no affidavit is required for arrest. The operators face trial soon.
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Indiana
Rensselaer
Crabbs Reynolds Taylor Co. Announces Modern Coal House
Notice to coal trade declarations that a modern coal house with concrete floors is nearly complete to ease wagon loading. The firm advertises handling the best grades of eastern coal, Scranton hard coal, Smokeless Pocahontas for furnace use, and soft coal burners and invites orders for hard coal.
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Scranton
Crabbs Reynolds Taylor Co
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