Local News Notes From Francesville Area Citizens
Local items list residents visiting from Lafayette Valparaiso and Indianapolis with trips to Logansport and Chicago area. Notables include Miss Elston Northwestern University teaching Francesville High School and Curtis Hudgens taking a meat cutter post Roachdale. Community mood sunny as attendance rises at church and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphey
Marion
Ohio
George Burkhart
Lafayette
John Colbo
Murpheys
Miss Elston
Northwestern University
Francesville High School
Roy Heltzel
Near Lee
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Monon
Roscoe
Andy Finch
Paxton
Camp Grant
Mrs. Sophia Long Doll dies in Francesville at 74
Mrs. Sophia Long Doll, born in Germany on December 12, 1865, died suddenly at her Francesville home Thursday evening. She married William Doll in 1895 and had three sons, George, Clarence, and Ralph. Ralph died in 1913. Survived by a sister, half siblings, and many relatives. Funeral held Sunday at the Christian church with Rev. J. S. Van Orman officiating. burial in Koster Cemetery.
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Wm. Doll
Francesville
Mrs. Doll
Sophia Long
Henry Long
Germany
William Doll
George R
Clarence C
Ralph R
John Lynch
Henry
William Long
John Combs
Montana
Jennie Winkley
Monon
Christian Church
J. S. van Orman
Koster
Father of Mrs. H W Bledsoe Dies at Richmond
Frank Muir aged 70 died at his Richmond Indiana home Tuesday of last week from apoplexy. He was the father of Mrs. H W Bledsoe of this place Mrs Lenore Holderman Tulsa Oklahoma and Mrs Samuel Pearson Montana. Funeral was held Thursday with burial in Richmond. He was a retired business man and well known in Francesville.
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Madge Jones
Lafayette
Ida Stigleman
Belle Whitaker
Petoskey
Michigan
Ross Nelson
C. P. Moody
Barkley Township
Indianapolis
J. J. Moliter
Payne, O
Francesville
Jasper County
Otto Hooker
Albert Shirtz
Brazil
Bloosom
Hartford City
H. M. Owens
James Ricks
W. T. Posey
Logansport
Otto Leis
Indiana University
M. H. Rice
New York
Frank Muir
Richmond
Indiana
Muir
H. W. Bledsoe
Lenore Holderman
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Samuel Pearson
Montana
Statesmen Debate Americanism vs Internationalism
The piece outlines a contention between Americanism and Internationalism with the foreign relations committee and a Senate majority backing Americans while President Wilson supports Internationalism. It notes reservations to the League of Nations covenant to safeguard U S interests and uphold constitutional principles.
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Foreign Relations Committee
United States Senate
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Children Must Attend School to Age Fourteen
County Sept. Tennel stresses state law requiring all children to attend school until age fourteen. A child from ages fourteen to sixteen must attend or obtain an employment permit, which cannot be granted by a parent. Even with eighth grade completion, attendance is compulsory.
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County Sept
Tennel
Begin Drilling For Oil at McCoysburg
Land leaseholders in Milroy Hanging Grove and nearby townships build a full drilling outfit at McCoysburg to extend the John Herr lease. The company shows serious intent but reportedly has no stock to sell while seeking additional land leases.
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Milroy
Hanging Grove
John Herr
McCoysburg
For Sale and Help Wanted in 20s Classified Fragments
Several classified snippets show automotive tires priced at 11.00 for 30x3 and 230x314 at 13.50 with a 5,500 mile guarantee from Clark's Grocery. Other lines advertise factory work for women and girls, candy making opportunities, and office staff changes. A road bond issue is noted as granted by the state tax commission. Miss Fernelle resigns as deputy county clerk and will assist Warren T. McCray’s gubernatorial campaign. Miss Alex leaves the clerk’s office to begin work in Brook, Kentland, and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark’s Grocery
P. D. Beckwith
Round Oak Store
J. M. Hudsons
Eisenberg Monon
Ind
Persey Road
Salem Township
Powers Road
Indian Creek
van Buren
State Tax Commission
Candymakers House
Banstead St
Philadelphia
Fernelle
Warren T. McCrays
Alex
Brook
Kentland
Indianapolis
Seed Corn Selection Important This Year
Farmers should select seed corn directly from field grown ears to assess soil type, competition, and maturity. Choose ears from the same soil type you will plant, prefer ears grown in normal height conditions, and store seed in a dry airy place. Stick to native varieties grown locally to ensure uniformity and reliability.
Doctor Sets Record with 110 Mile Quick Round Trip
Dr. F. L. Sharrer drove 110 miles to Francesville Indiana and back without a puncture to perform an appendicitis operation. He reached home before dawn and returned to Mercy hospital where he completed another operation with steady hands and clear eye, setting a record for flying doctors.
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F. L. Sharrer
Francesville
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Benton Harbor
England Did Right In Protecting Self Interest
President Wilson appointed himself as representative of the United States at the peace conference in Versailles. He traveled with some 1,400 people and spent about 1.5 million dollars. The article argues the trip was a costly display while England shaped key treaty questions and the league of nations, with the US bearing the expenses.
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Wilson
United States
Versailles
England
League of Nations
Francesville High Beats Harrison Township 63 to 5
Francesville High School hoops team routed Harrison Township yesterday afternoon with a 63 to 5 score. The item also notes a Sandusky washing machine for sale and plans for a 100-physician emergency task force to combat Indiana influenza under state and federal cooperation.
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Francesville
Harrison Township
O. D. Engle
Indiana
W. C. King
State Board of Health
Congress weighed by high living costs not inactivity
Members blame inflation and cost of living for public dissatisfaction. A senator recalled a city worker buying three shirts at escalating prices, a $6 garment failed, and a $10 shirt was bought. Shoes cited at $6 for the senator yet $12.50 for an employee. A Senate committee on living conditions in Washington drew few attendees as Congress acts only if the public pushes.
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Congress
Senate
Re-purchase of Farm Costs Monticello Man Dearly
Michael Renck of Monticello bought a 160 acre farm at West Point township for 13400 on August 9 and repurchased it two days ago for 15900 a 5500 increase. The double purchase stems from a 1919 partition sale law allowing bonds 10 percent over purchase price within thirty days to trigger a re sale. Bond was filed by Charles Kleist of Wolcott and Albert Jones signed as surety.
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Michael Renck
West Point Township
Charles Kleist
Wolcott
Albert Jones
Postmaster and Carriers Get Increase in Salary
The House passed a bill to raise annual salaries for postmasters and rural carriers by 150 dollars retroactive to July 1. About 250,000 employees nationwide will benefit from the wage increase, addressing rising living costs.
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House
Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
For Sale Overland Car and Trade for Livestock
Classified ad offers an Overland car in good running condition with solid tires. Will accept a reasonable cash offer or trade for livestock. Contact M. H. Rice in Frances ville. Hog obituaries highlight wealth and prominence in newspapers overlooked in ordinary notices.
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M. H. Rice
Francesville
Surplus War Cars Stockpiled as Rot and Rust Grows
Representative Reavis accuses the War Department of withholding 47 000 surplus automobiles and motor trucks since the armistice. He cites open storage, rotted tops and radiators, and unexecuted sale orders, urging Baker to dispose of the vehicles to avoid further loss.
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Congress
War Department
War Baker
Representative Reavis
House
Baker
Reavis
Washington
Gen. Drake
Motor Department Service
Sales Department
War
Medaryville Girl Compares City Breakfast to Cocoa
Nellie Hunter, visiting Chicago from Medaryville, rejects cocoa for breakfast and demands eggs potatoes and meat. She laments city fashion and expresses defiance about wearing store clothes when returning home. The piece notes her first exposure to city life and unfamiliar newspaper reading.
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Nellie Hunter
Chicago
Nellie
Medaryville
Freight Line Trucks With Massive Rear Tires Attract Attention
The Lafayette to Indianapolis freight line uses trucks with rear tires 48 inches in diameter and 12 inches wide. Each tire costs $500 and the complete car is valued at $9,000. Twelve trucks operate between Indianapolis and Lafayette with plans for a forty car line extending to Chicago.
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Lafayette
Indianapolis
Chicago
Steel Strike May Tie Up Other Industries
The steel workers strike looms long and widespread as delays threaten to halt allied industries. Deputized Pennsylvania workers gain police power, aiming to protect plants and deter disturbances while unions and employers gauge potential resumption of operations next summer.
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Pennsylvania
Ing
S¢Daman
Great Lakes
United States To Pursue Auto Thief
A House bill proposed by Representative Igee of Missouri seeks a 5000 dollar fine or five years in jail or both for stealing an automobile. The measure targets 6.5 million car owners and a total car value of 7.8 billion dollars. A new plan would number all car components and place secret marks on each vehicle to aid in thief detection.
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House of Representatives
Igee
Missouri
St Jacobs Evangelical Church Beaver Township Schedule
German services first third and fifth Sundays at 10 30 English services second and fourth Sundays at 10 30 Sunday school English 9 30 Y P L in English 8 p m first Monday Pastor Rev George Deckinger.
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St. Jacobs Evangelical Church
Beaver Township
Notice to Settle Account of Partnership Dissolved
Partnership dissolved by Haring and Stalnaker requests all debtors to come in and settle accounts promptly.
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Haring & Stalnaker
Farmers Co operative to Acquire Goodland Elevators
The Farmers' Co operative Company of Goodland closed a deal to own the Goodland Grain Company elevators at Goodland and Percy and will take possession about October 15.
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Farmers’ Co-operative Company of
Goodland
Goodland Grain Company
Goodland and
Percy
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309Th Engineers Expeditionary Force
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Luther Ricks
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H. H. Steadman
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William Guthrie
Monticello
Charles Hubbard
John Garrigues
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