Reunion and notices from Putnam and surrounding counties
The Star reports the Old Settlers Reunion at Quincy on August 12 and lists marriages licenses issued for Lucien A. Stillwagon with Clara A. Stratton, Samuel A. Byrd with Dora Williams, and Abijah Casto with Florence Fellows. It mentions a July 22 wedding near Frankton, corn crop reports, cattle sales, a leap year dance at Mrs Ames, and local court juries for September. It also notes Lake Chatauqua attendance, a scarlet fever case, a rare hy datid tumor diagnosis, a Greenback meeting in Malta, a blue racer sighting, ongoing illnesses, new homes, harvests, and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee
Lucien A. Stillwagon
Clara A. Stratton
Samuel A. Byrd
Dora Williams
Abijah Casto
Florence Fellows
Dantille Union
Tingley
Lake Chatauqua
Besliva
David Stanley
Lillie
Readers' correspondence stance in Tur Stan columns
The paper states it does not endorse correspondent opinions but provides space for neighbors to share thoughts, urging readers to learn diverse views while clarifying that the views are those of contributors and not the publication.
Dry weather pleases threshers as corn woes farmers
Farmers complain of drought harming corn yet threshers prosper with the hum of machinery across the land. Wheat sells for five cents a bushel. James Richardson has secured the local school starting September 2. Dr J B Grubb visits from Bloomingdale. Jess Fuller becomes store proprietor. Fayette Marion's child is gravely ill and Dr Godfrey's baby is not expected to live. Bruner visits Terre Haute. Bill Murphy joins a thresher crew. W Peach is listed as sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Richardson
J. B. Grubb
Bloomingdale
Ind
Jess. Fuller
Fayette Marion
Godfrey
B. F. Bruner
Terre Haute
Bill Murphy
W. Peach
L. C
Wheat crop yields slip in community reports
Wheat crops show at least five bushels per acre below expectations yet the community harvest is higher than last year with more wheat overall across the area.
Temperance Meeting Sparks Confusion Over Legal Right
William Daggy argued the liquor trade is legally right and urged targeting odious laws rather than saloon keepers. Some listeners misunderstood and accused him of endorsing vice, leading to a prompt close after his explanation. The note also mocks Arkins hotel and a North End hoodlum poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daggy
Jas. Arkins
South End
North End
Emigrant Advice and Local News From Indiana Correspondent
Evrron Stan provides a Kansas West note with county recommendations for settlers, farm yields, and land prices. Other items cover arrivals and visits from Allen Darnall and family, illness, upcoming moves to Nebraska, street paving, and local quarrel resolved with a judge’s fee.
Sutherlin Plans Barn Addition and Local News
Jake Young leads ahead by a tenth. Sutherlin adds to his barn while Scott drives the buggy for Dr. Stanley. Raccoon remains a weekend favorite for boys. A good rain would aid farmers. J M Guilliams and sister prepare for Danville Normal. Solomon Clodfelter near J and PD N Clodfelter haul logs for Hathaway. Sutherlin builds a new two horse log wagon at Greencastle. Six typhoid cases reported in John Blake family living at Portland Mills three miles west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Young
Sutherlin
Scott
Dr. Stanley
J. M. Guilliams
Danville Normal
Solomon Clodfelter
CTS
N. Clodfelter
Hathaway
Greencastle
John Blake
Portland Mills
Local notes span weather, farming, and town business
A mixed update covers butter sales in Morton, blackberry and wheat activity, a ten pound birth, road planning between Greencastle and Portland, barbers in Crawfordsville, and a Japan lecture by K Kawamura. It also details county finances, Treasurer notes, and accusations about Hillis and book entries with references to state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
Murray
Leslie Harris
Durham
Hancock
English
Greencastle
Portland Road
Messrs. Wilson
Brumfield
Burt
Clark
Stella Baird
Hillsborough
Geo. W. Brumfield
Crawfordsville
Ritchey
Firman Grimes
Carter
Knizzo Kawamura
Hirosaki
Japan
J. E.D
Slander and settlement tensions over county finances
A county dispute centers on misposted tax and county order funds charged to Treasurer Hillis. Arguments accuse Henry Renick of misdating and misrecording cash entries while asserting the Auditor’s role in final settlements. The exchange questions who bore responsibility for unreconciled accounts and upcoming settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillis
Cincinnati Gazette
Wills
Renick
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indianapolis
Auditor of State
Commissioners
County Board
Farrow
Henry Renick
Henry
Ren
Treasury
Vousty
Also Mentioned on This Page
May Unul Vly Lilly
W. H. Buffington
Coes Qasr
Putnam, Morgan, Monroe
Owen Counties
Quincy
Aay
Frankton
Cornelius Quick
Joshua B. Alley
Matilda L. Widder
Bainbridge
Thomas Gillispey
Iowa
J. H.foster
Mill Creek
Charles Coshow
Russell
John Brown
W. Bb. Cunningham
Ublin
George Bunten
Marion
Joseph B. Bowen
Jackson
Oliver Shaw
Jefferson
Frank Sandy
Cloverdale
Austin Bond
Washington
James Davis
Warren
John Raglin, Jr
Clinton
James T. Miller
Monroe
Malta
Joe
Robinson
Loyd Campbell
Loyd
James Hope
Harvey Collins
Clear Creek
Misaka
North Greencastle
Kate Murphy
New Albany
O.C.W
South Greencastle
Richmond
Emma
Florence Lutfield
K. D. Anderson’s
Harry Longdon
Chas. Bachelder
Mattie Longdon
Longdon
Jeffersonville
Mary
Hoyt
Mother
Worthington
James Downs
Flinters
Evrron Stan
Kansas
Smith County
Douglas
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
Pottawattomie
Nemaha
Tie Svar
Allen Darnall
James Bridges
Clodfelter & Co
Dunning‘ton
Darnall and
Henry Lee
B. F. West
Goddard
D. C. Bridges
Ladoga
J. L. Louis
Welch
Nebraska
M. Darnall
Miss Steele
W. Taylor
Lewis Leinberger
Taylor
Justice Colliver
L. T
Hathaway's Mills
JW. Buppingtom
West Point
Climax” and
Charter Oak” Cook Stores
NTO
William
J.D. Allee’s
Morton
Russellville
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