Carrier Boy's New Year Verse From 1847 Mexico
Major J. M. Talbott writes a dated poem to Frank Mills, Greensburg carrier, then a boy in 1847 Mexico. The piece blends soldiering, humor, local politics, romance, and New Year gifts, ending with Mills in Sioux Falls, then 94 on April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Monroe Talbott
U. S. Army
Mexico
Frank M. Mills
Greensburg Repository
Standard
Major Talbott
Mr. Mills
Sioux Falls
S. D
$500000 Damage Suit Dismissed in Shelby Court
The Climax Coffee company of Indianapolis had its $500000 damage suit against George G. Griffin dismissed in Shelby circuit court for failure to prosecute. The plaintiff had charged conspiracy to ruin the company’s business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pres
Shelbyville Ind
Climax Coffee Company
Indianapolis
George G. Griffin
Shelby
Indiana Twister Destroys Homes In Sullivan And Kokomo
A high altitude twister swept across Indiana late yesterday causing extensive property damage. Sullivan and Kokomo reported most destruction with many houses unroofed and trees down. Fort Wayne had some damage and several buildings were blown from their foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twister
State
Sullivan
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Illinois
G O Standley Called to Plainville by Death Message
County Agricultural Agent G O Standley travels to Plainville after the death of his mother Mrs Lavina Standley in Daviess County. She was 77, leaves four sons and a daughter, another daughter had died years earlier, and her husband predeceased her. She belonged to the United Brethren church and was esteemed in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Standley
Plainville
Lavina Standley
Marie Vance
Plain‘He
Daviess County
Standley
United Brethren Church
Learned Automobile Business Years Ave
Samuel Goddard of Cambridge Massachusetts visited Greensburg with his mother Mrs Mary E Goddard aged over 90 He plans to travel to Louisville Kentucky to see his sister Mrs C J Dowden and family next week He began in the automobile business a quarter century ago and remains active in the field
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Goddard
Cambridge
Mass
Greensburg
Mary E. Goddard
Louisville
C. J. Dowden
Goddard
Obituary of James Wesley Caudy A Civil War veteran
James Wesley Caudy born November 22 1844 in Highland county Ohio. He moved to Richmond Indiana as a youth and served as a private in Co B 57th Indiana from November 26 1861 to January 12 1865 losing an eye and enduring many wounds. He married Sarah Jane Gray in Illinois on June 13 1869. they had five children, three died. He lived in Indiana after 1875, joined the Christian church at Clarksburg in 1894, and belonged to the G A R at Greensburg. Caudy died at his Clarksburg home on April 14 1925 after a weeklong illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wesley Caudy
Highland County
Ohio
Richmond
Indiana
Co. B
57Th
Illinois
Sarah Jane Gray
John F. Caudy
Pittsboro
Ind
Edna Barker
Chicago
Clarksburg
Mrs Betzner Dies at 82 in Napoleon After Illness
Mrs William Betzner 82 dies at her Napoleon home after a long illness. She leaves a husband two sons and two daughters. The deceased lived in Napoleon four years and previously near Batesville. Funeral set for Friday at 9:30 AM in Napoleon Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Betzner
Napoleon
Batesville
Young Greensburg teen charged with auto theft in Indianapolis
Russell Wildman, 17, of Greensburg, held on vehicle taking charges after police recovered an auto owned by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. He says he drove it from Greensburg to Indianapolis, then to Logansport where arrested. The service for Mrs. Michael McCormack will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family home with burial at Sandcreek Cemetery. she died at 64 following a paralytic stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Indianapolis
Russell Wildman
Greensburg
Logansport
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Wildman
Michael McCormack
West Wilson Street
James Bridges
McCormack
Charles Fiscus
Jesse Rybolt
John Hoagland
Sandcreek Cemetery
Collision at Michigan and Madison roads injures none
Collision occurred at the mile south of town crossroads near noon today between a Reo coupe driven by Dr J C Glass and a Ford sedan driven by Snider. Both cars sustained damage with no injuries reported. Glass car to McCracken and Springmire garage for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Glass
Snider
Michigan
Madison
McCracken and
Springmire
In Memoriam Susan Pavy Dies April 15 1923
In loving memory of our sister Susan Pavy who died April 15 1923. She is sadly missed by a brother and four sisters and many relatives and friends. Comfort found in God's word John 14 1 3 and Revelations 14 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Pavy
Damage Suit Opened Over Auto Crash Last October
Lyle Conwell of Westport sues Moses Merryman for damages of 300 dollars from an October 11 automobile wreck. Plaintiff claims Merryman left a barnyard onto the highway without looking. Defense argues contributory negligence and excessive speed. Court later dismissed suit with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Conwell
Westport
Moses Merryman
John W. Craig
Tremain & Turner
T. E. Davidson
John E. Osborn
Roadster Stolen Last Night Recovered Near Gaynorsville
A Ford roadster stolen from Earl Robbins in the city was found this morning by Ort Pleak in Cobb's fork Creek near Gaynorsville. The car was stripped of wind shield battery spark plugs top and starter. Officials suspect the same thieves linked to prior thefts of two cars from Charles Daimbert last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Robbins
Ort Pleak
Gaynorsville
Robbins
West Washington Street
Public Square
Westport
Charles Daimbert
Visit Highlights Family Gatherings in Versailles and Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs William Wilson and daughter Marie and Mr and Mrs Frank Bostwick visited Walter Wood ward and family at Versailles yesterday. Miss Ethel Keating has returned to her home in Cincinnati after a visit with friends in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilson
Marie
Frank Bostwick
Walter Woodward
Versailles
Ethel Keating
Cincinnati
Farmers plant corn in Decatur County
A few fields were planted last week in Decatur county. Morgan L. Miers near Burney started with 50 acres and Chesley Boscourt sowed 40 acres two miles north of Greensburg. If weather stays favorable, April planting could rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur County
Morgan L. Miers
Burney
Chesley Boscourt
Greensburg
Russell Funeral Held in Catholic Church
The funeral of Richard Russell, 45, who died after falling from a thirteen story window in Chicago, was held at the local Catholic church at 9 o'clock this morning. The body lay in state yesterday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Kathryn Hartman, 201 West Hendricks Street. Floral tributes came from Burlington railroad officials where he had long served and was highly regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Russell
Chicago
Kathryn Hartman
West Hendricks Street
Burlington Railroad
Kappa Kappa Sorority Biennial Convention in Indianapolis
The Kap pa Kappa Kappa Sorority holds its biennial convention Friday and Saturday at the Claypool Hotel Indianapolis. Miss Mary Rieman state president presides. officers and district delegates attend. events include a hospital visit and a Riley Memorial Hotel dance in the Riley room. Local Greensburg and district officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority
Claypool
Indianapolis
Riley Memorial Hospital
Riley Room
Mary Rieman
Connersville
Ruth Lindperfer
Garrett
Ind
Mildred Brown Hildebrand
Portland
Elizabeth Wilkey Spence
Covington
Greensburg
Karl Zoller
Dorothy Donald
New Albany
Anne Harper Dowell
Madison
Zulu Stevens
Lebanon
Irene W. Millikan
New Castle
Sarah Daniel Thomson
Gary
Clara Sturgis
Bluffton
Beryl Showers Holland
Bloomington
Engagement Announced in The Sunday Star
The engagement of Miss Anna Logan Harris of 3716 North Meridian Street to Joseph Thompson Moore is announced. Harris is granddaughter of the late John B. Logan and Mary Lynn Logan, former Greensburg residents. Moore is the son of the late Robert E. Moore of Clarksburg and Greensburg, and his mother was Jessie Harvey of Greensburg who died recently in Greenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Logan Harris
North
Meridian Street
Joseph Thompson Moore
John B. Logan
Mary Lynn Logan
Greensburg
Mr. Moore
Robert E. Moore
Clarksburg
Jessie Harvey
Indianapolis
Miss Gertrude Knoll Visits Conrad Knoll This Sunday
Miss Gertrude Knoll of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Conrad Knoll of Osgood. The two relatives shared time together in a local gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Knoll
Indianapolis
Conrad Knoll
Osgood
Westport Notes Highlight Visiting Friends and Local Events
Indianapolis visitors Ruth Brunton and Carrie Arbuckle are seen in Westport during visits with relatives. The Westport senior class hosted a Saturday night reception while neighbors like Tom House attend a Cincinnati dog show. Local families including the Wrights and the Lorenzons frequent Indianapolis for business and visits as residents tend gardens and illness touches Mrs. Sam Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hared Armstrong
Indianapolis
Ruth Brunton
Shelbyville
George Wallace
Westport School
Morgan Miers
Tom House
Cincinnati
Clark
Roy
Carrie Arbuckle
Dr. Davis
Roy Wright
John Denison
James Keith
Anderson
Fay Elliott
Sam Elliott
State Police Investigate School Hack Collision
Officials from the secretary of state's office and Ross Reed led investigators into a collision between the Burney school hack and the Hope bakery truck. They examined driver Frank Lawson and several children, with follow up inquiries planned today in Burney and Hope as part of a preventive program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Ross Reed
State Mator
Burney
Hope Bakery
Reed
Baker and Boyer
Frank Lawson
Hope
Death of Milroy Boy From Poisonous Greens
Three year old Roy Lemon Matthews of the Carey O Patton farm southeast of Milroy died Friday evening from poisoning after eating a mixed dish of greens including poke dandelion rhubarb and horseradish. The illness also affected his parents and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lemon Matthews
Lou Matthews
Carey O. Patton
Milroy
Poke
Automobile Crash on Michigan Road Injures Four
Frank Craig of Lawrenceburg Indiana and several passengers were lightly injured when Craig's car struck a culvert and veered into a ditch eight miles east of Shelbyville on Michigan road in front of Elbert Gunning's home. Ford Bailey of Waldron drove the other car and escaped damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Craig
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Michigan Road
Elbert Gunning
Craig
Greensburg
Ford Bailey
Waldron
Bailey
Death of Samuel H. Essex at 80 Near Hope
Samuel H. Essex died at his home near Hope Saturday aged 80. The funeral was held this afternoon. He was born and raised on the farm where he died. Survived by a widow a son and four daughters. Mr and Mrs Palmer Young of Shelbyville were in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Essex
Hope
Palmer Young
Shelbyville
Newsboys Band Leads Greensburg Parade and Luncheon Visit
About fifty Indianapolis wholesalers led a 114 member delegation arriving by train for Greensburg's spring courtesy trip. The group toured Batesville and Greensburg merchants, attended a noon luncheon at the YMCA, heard talks from Dick Miller and H S Noel, and heard Rollin Turner praise local business cooperation. A collection for the Methodist church women funded meals for the building fund, with over sixty merchants hosted by Indianapolis firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Memorial Building
Indianapolis News
G. Barret Moxley
Kiefer-Stewart Dreg Company
John W. Shoemaker
Greensburg Chamber of Commerce
Dick Miller
City Trust Company
Harry S. Noel
Eli Lilly & Company
Mr. Miller
Mr. Noel
Newsboys
Rollin Turner
Decatur County
Marion
Riley Hospital
Indiana
Ieneheon
E. C. Atkins & Co
C. F. Klee
Hugh J. Baker &Co
William A. Shearer
August Buschmann & Sons
Otto L. Buschmann
A. Burdsal & Co
S. L. Bassett
Adolph Guth
Central Rubber & Supply Co
James H. Ruddell
F._I. Willis
Central Supply Co
C. B. Hopkins
Central Wall Paper & Paint Co
E. L. Osborne
Century Paper Co
J. R. McCoy
R. Gates
Crescent Paper Co
Harvey FE. Weghorst
R. G. Dun & Co
Edwin Manouge
Edison Lamp Works
F. L. Evans
Ernst — Ernst
M. Covert
the Fishback Co
H. G. Hypes
Fletcher American Co
E. J. Wuenseh
Fletcher
American National Bank
Robert H. Tyndall
Follensbee Bros. Co
H. W. Kimm
R. W. Furnas Ice Cream Co
Walter Kemper
the Gibson Co
Don P. Page
J. A. Cad
Robert W. Wolfe
Dudley A. Smith
Don Bridge
J. B. Vanderworker
Will E. Johnson
Helen Payne
Indianapolis Paint & Color Co
E. W. Keisker
The
Indianapolis Star
Lester Nagley
A. Indiana Paper
Eee
Teoh Peete Oo Getege
Birth of James Lincoln Endicott in Benton Harbor
Relatives announce the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Harry Endicott at their home in Benton Harbor Michigan on April 9. Mrs Endicott formerly Miss Vivian Striger of North Vernon and Mr Endicott was born and raised near Williams town. The baby is named James Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Endicott
Benton Harbor
Mich
Endicott
Vivian Striger
North Vernon
Mr. Endicott
Williamstown
James Lincoln
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Nowaday
Grace
Wit
Dash
Jack
Hamilton
Joe
Senate
Philander
Dodd
Pinhook
Powers That Be
O. K
Squire
City
Euch
Fless
Bugs
Frank Mills
Tuesdianapolis
Memoriam
Russell
Newsboys’ Band
W. Hargitt
Lewis Meier & Co
C. L. Buschmann
Eli Lilly & Co
M. A. Wallace
H. S. Noel
Martin Truck Co
W. Mort Martin
Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co
William Mooney, Jr
Mutual China Co
Ford Hollweg
Walter V. Bozell
M. O’connor & Co
QO. C. Haug
Sargent-Gerke Co
W. H. Gerke
Standard Metal Co
F. A. Wilkening
State Auto Insurance Co
C. W. Crum, Jr
Stewart-Carey Glass Co
J. M. Haines
Tanner & Co
John C. Henley
U. S. Rubber Co
T. M. Oliphant
van Camp Holwe, & Tron Co
G. C. Kipple
H. B. Watson
Vonnegut Machinery Co
L. C. Breunig
Western Electric Co
A. J. Callaway
Western Furniture Co
L. H. Fuller
Allen A. Winkinson Lumber Co
Charles T. Lee
Queen City
G. W. Breel
Industrial Department
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Main Street
Court House
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Balaam
India
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Good Will
Cincinnati College of Music and Conservatory of Music
Cincinnatus
Horace Williamson
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