Fort Sheridan Soldiers Companions Involved In Car Theft Attempt
Malvin S a teen soldier attached to Base Hospital No 42 Fort Sheridan Illinois is held in county jail while police search for Jess Hensley also at Fort Sheridan who allegedly tried to steal Frank Browns car parked near Knights of Pythias building Sunday night Brown heard the starter and confronted the pair they fled Syser claimed no intent to steal the car and blamed Hensley for planning the ride officials wired Fort Sheridan post to decide on further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvin S
No. 42
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Jess Hensley
Frank Brown
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Brown
K. of P. Chub
Brown
Syser
Hensley
Judge Craig Rules in Jones Case Receiver Must Reimburse
Judge John W. Craig ruled in Jones vs Jones for an accounting by receiver George B. Young of Indianapolis. Young must repay $601 and attorney fees of $290. he cannot claim a bill for services. The court found errors including 82 cents for a Rushville trip and a $102.84 Lumber Co. charge with no voucher for $200 paid to Mrs. Jones. It allows $200 to Tremain & Turner for closing the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Craig
Tremain & Turner
Sam Bonner Hurt by Glass in Store Storm
Sam Bonner, a proprietor of Minear Dry Goods Company, was struck by a heavy plate glass fragment blown from a skylight during a Saturday windstorm. The glass shattered and rained down around him while he stood under the skylight marking goods. a jagged shard struck the counter and knife-like splinters embedded in the wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Bonner
Minear
Sam Pemmer
Minear Dry Goods Company
Mr. Borner
No Evidence Pointing to Guilt of Laurel Man
Fayette County officials report no evidence linking Harrison Davis of Laurel to the theft of a car owned by Misses Anna and Esther Berling. Davis was arrested days ago and released last night amid findings that would have cleared him if tried. Chief George Kock opposed the initial action, with other sources prompting the affidavit and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Fayette County
Harrison Davis
Anna
Esther Berling
West Fifth Street
Connersville
George Kock
Davis
Passing of Mrs Martha Richey in Waldron After Storm Shock
Martha J. Richey age 67 of Waldron died Sunday evening from heart trouble after suffering a severe shock in the Saturday storm. She had been in ill health. Survived by husband William and two children Mrs Ward Armstrong and Walter Richey, both of Waldron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Richey
Martha J. Richey
Waldron
William Richey
Ward Armstrong
Walter Richey
Walter Sharp of Westport Reported Much Improved
Walter Sharp of Westport is said to be much improved after a bout with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sharp
Westport
Juniors Defeat Employed Boys at YMCA 26 to 4
The Y juniors trounced the Employed Boys at the YMCA Saturday night by 26 to 4. Morrison starred with 9 of 11 scoring attempts as the crowd praised the clever play and requested更多 of the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Idle church members urged to serve in new gospel call
Rev. I C Overman at the Baptist church preached on Matthew 20 1 16 urging more active service. He warned God questions why many are idle and pressed the need to assign everyone a definite task to strengthen the church and honor God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Overman
The
Baptist Church
Jesus
God
Two Brothers and Sister Inherit Estate Then Nephew
The last will of Mrs. Margaret E. Masters was probated today in the circuit court with a codicil expected tomorrow due to absent counsel. It leaves the estate to two brothers John H and Marion L Masters and sister Nancy Janet Masters for their lives, then to nephew John W. DeMoss. if DeMoss dies first, the heirs of DeMoss inherit per state laws. The will dated July 30 1907. witnesses Reed and Lambert are noted as deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Masters
John H
Marién L. Masters
Nancy
Janet Masters
John W. DeMoss
DeMoss
de Moss
Wees
Charles
Reed
P. . Lambert
Alfred E. Martin Named General Counsel in South Bend Bank
Alfred E. Martin, a four year South Bend attorney, is appointed general counsel for Citizens National Bank and Citizens Trust Company in South Bend. The promotion includes a handsome salary. he previously taught in Adams and worked with Watson Titsworth Green at Rushville. His brother Frank confirms the news and friends congratulate his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Martin
Bank and Trust Company
South Bend
Citizens National Bank
Citizens Trust Company
Frank Martin
Martin
Adams
Watson, Titsworth & Green
Rushville
Prominent Educator Returns Home After Short Stay
J. G. Collicott, noted head of Indiana vocational education and former Indianapolis superintendent, visited his sister and relatives after Mrs. Levina Collicott's death. He was born in Saltcreek township and will head vocational training in Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Collicott
Levina Collicott
Indianapolis
Diantha Littell
Collicott
Indiana
Old Saltcreek Township
Decature County
Washington
Aged Hope Boy Dies After Illness
W B Shore age 15 of Hope dies Saturday morning after a long illness. He was a life long resident of Bartholomew county. He leaves the widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Shore
Hope
Bartholomew County
Porter Accepts Actuary Post With Capital Insurance
Elder Porter has accepted a position as actuary with Capital Insurance Company in Indianapolis. His war era experience in the insurance department provides a strong basis for the new role and it comes with a good salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Porter
Indianapolis
Insurance Department
Miller attends funeral of Elizabeth Bird in Franklin
R. M. Miller of Franklin visited today to attend the funeral of his cousin Miss Elizabeth Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Miller
Franklin
Elizabeth Bird
Township trustees set December 24 for holiday dismissal
Trustees in Crawley office approve district schools closing December 24 for Christmas holidays and reconvening on the first Monday after New Year’s. Superintendent Crawley to issue child employment permits as per state law including age limits and weekly hour caps. Female work limits set at sixty hours per week. Paul D. Brown resigns as county agricultural agent and Farm ers Association seeks continuation of the office awaiting a successor. Purdue seeks agents nationwide causing delay in appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawley
Paul D. Brown
Decatur County Farmers’ ‘Association
Brown
State Experiment Station
Purdue
Wind Storm Destroys Windows and Roofs Across City
A Saturday windstorm caused extensive damage citywide including shattered church and store windows and a blown roof. A Baptist church window failed forcing Sunday services to move. a home roof half blown off. a skylight and windows at Minear store shattered injuring Sam Bonner. The Ezra Callender home roof was blown off prompting nighttime repairs. Mrs. Callender, recently released from hospital, suffered a shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
L. W. Gillespie
North Broadway
D. W. Weaver
Minear
Sam Bonner
Ezra Callender
Callender
Indianapolis
Brown to Take New Place by January 1
Paul D. Brown county agent resigns effective December 15 and plans to be located on the Todd estate in Maryland by January 1. He returns from Thanksgiving trip to Henderson Kentucky where his wife and daughter remain until his move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Brown
Henderson
Empire Dream Separator Co Sues Frank Douden for 1546.45
The Empire Dream Separator Co filed a suit in the circuit court against Frank Douden on an account, demanding 1546.45 in payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Dream Separator Co
Frank Douden
Lux Wins First in Missouri Corn Show
Shelby county corniing rowers won the big honors at the world corn show in Crystal, Ma last week. Peter Lux won first on 100 ears of white corn and was awarded the grand sweepstakes. His brother Ed Lux of near Prescott took second place on his exhibit. The former is also showing corn at the international show in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby County
Crystal
Peter Lux
Ed Lux
Prescott
Chicago
Former Greensburger Lands Prominent Insurance Post
Louis D. Eward of Indianapolis, formerly of Greensburg, has secured a fine position with the Harding Mutual Casualty Co. He left two years ago and has advanced quickly in the insurance field. The salary is noted as highly desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis D. Eward
Indianapolis
Harding Mutual Casualty Co
Eward
Former Greensburg Man Named to Shelbyville Safety Board
Charles M. Barnes, a former Greensburg resident and Democrat, is appointed to Shelbyville’s city board of safety. Also joining are John M. Hogue, Democrat, and Harry B. Brokering, Republican, as the board formed when Shelbyville became a fourth class city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Barnes
Greensburg
City Board of Safety
Shelbyville
Hoop
John M. Hogue
Harry B. Brokering
Burney Independents Fall to Waldron 51 to 14
The Burney Independents were crippled and borrowed players in a tough Saturday night game against Waldron Independents. Waldron benefited from a strong squad and clean play, while Burney fought hard to keep Waldron from running away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burney Independents
Waldron
Waldron Independents
Burney
Engagement announced for Mr Lover and Miss Chloe Mehler
Announcements report the approaching marriage of Mr Lover of Anderson and Miss Chloe Mehler of Greensburg. The ceremony is set for Wednesday evening, December 3. The groom, formerly at Henry’s drug store here, is now a pharmacist in Anderson and served over four years in the AEF. The bride, daughter of Margaret Mohler, is a Decatur native from a Sandusky-area family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lover
Kerechant
Anderson
Greensburg
Chloe Mehler
Henry’ Drug Store
Am’ Anderson
Ketchum
Decature
Garet Mohler
Martha Swails
Sandusky
Local notes on weddings and travel across town
Mr and Mrs Lon McCoy return from Chicago wedding trip and Mrs McCoy resumes principalship at East school. Miss Sue Kemble and Mrs Bell Campbell plan Florida winter with Jacksonville stop. The Star cemetery association set meeting on Thursday at 2. Walter Spaugh visits his ill father in West Main street home. two doctors from Hope consult with local physician. John Whaley of Milroy dies at Grover sanitarium age 61 with burial at Milroy cemetery. Mrs O L Miner arrives home from Los Angeles with daughter Miss Mary Miner joining in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon McCoy
Chicago
Jacksonville
Thelma Swift
Lafayette
Edna Collicott
Florence Reed
Purdue University
Walter Spaugh
Columbus
Philip Spaugh
West Main Street
Hope
Will Lane
James Grinstead
Lane
The
Star Cemetery Association
Greeley Robbins
Union County
Manford Davis
Ed Snider
Franklin County
John Whaley
Milroy
Grover Sanitarium
Nellie McKay
Mil Roy
Bonnie Buttorff
Milroy Cemetery
O. L. Miner
Los Angeles
California
Aoe
Heraughter
Mary Miner
Miner
Indianapolis
Commissioners grant extension for Foulkes concrete road
The county commissioners, in session, extended the contract time for Foulke Construction Company building the concrete road. Delays from labor unrest bad weather and material shortages push expected completion to August 1 1920. They plan a joint review of Cooper road December 19 with Barth county officials and close the year with bids for 1920 printing on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulke Cction Company
Cooper Road
Waynesburg
Bartholomew County
Fort Wayne Student Wins 1919 Chemistry Medal
Miss Clara Bracken McMillen, a Fort Wayne junior at Indiana University, receives the Alpha Chi Sigma scholarship medal. Granddaughter of Mrs. W. H. Bracken and daughter of W. L. McMillen, Fort Wayne native now head of Fort Wayne School English department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bracken McMillen
Fort Wayne
Indiana Universary
Alpha Chi Sigma
National Chemistry Society
Robbins Steps Into Third National Bank Clerk Role
Harry Robbins son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Robbins of near Horace has taken a bank clerk position at Third National Bank succeeding Miss Gertrude Kendall and began duties Monday. He served in the Mexican border in 1916 and in the 1918 war era and is described as a fine young man with many county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Robbins
Charles M. Robbins
Horace
Gertrude Kendall
Third National Bank
Robbins
Indianapolis
J W. Coffey Auditing Company
Knights of Pythias
O. J. Butler
Decatur County
C. H. Johnson
New Orleans
Carl Smith
Cincinnati
J. O. Smith
Clarksboro
W. K. Jones
Greensburg
Rushville
William Porter
Indiana University
Aged Woman Dies at Home of Son Near Wesport
Mrs. Celina Merryman aged about 86 died at her son's home near Westport Monday afternoon after five months of failing health. Survived by four children M W Merryman J M Merryman Cole and J W Merryman and daughter Mrs Martha Howard. Husband Robert Merryman preceded her twenty six years ago. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Wesport
Celina Merryman
Moses W. Merryman West
Westport
M. W. Merryman
J. M
Ft. Collins
Cole
J. W
Richmond
Two Men Escape as Barn Collapses in Wind Storm
Wilbur Watson and Nathan John son of the Letts community narrowly escaped injury when a barn on the Watson farm collapsed during a Saturday wind storm. They noticed the structure swaying and fled just as it fell. The damage is estimated at 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Watson
Nathan Johnson
Letts
Watson Place
Birds Sold by Carter Win Prizes at Chicago Show
Prosecuting Attorney Carl J. Carter of Columbus sold seventeen Black Orpingtons from Blue Robbin farm before the Chicago poultry show opened. The birds won four of six prizes. Carter did not exhibit. Milroy residents Mr and Mrs Alonzo Innis shopped locally while visiting relatives. Albert Crist bought the Wilbur Crist residence in Adams to occupy soon. Westport's Turey W. Robinson visits Indianapolis with the Scottish Rite team. Rev R F Ringo and wife of Dillsboro welcomed a boy born Thanksgiving Day. They formerly served at Batesville and Newpoint Pennington Middle Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Carter
Columbus
Chicago
Blue Robbin
Carter
Alonzo Innis
Milroy
Merlin Seniour
Theodora
Ed Clark
Bessie
Clarksburg
Greensburg
Albert Crist
Wilbur Crist
Adams
Turey W. Robinson
Westport
Indianapolis
R. F. Ringo
Dillsboro
Ringo
Batesville
Newpoint
Pennington Middle
Ford Home After 25 Months in the Navy
Harold Ford arrived home Saturday night after twenty five months service in the United States navy. He received his discharge at Norfolk Virginia. He was ship's cook aboard the U S S West Bridge and transported munitions overseas during the war. He made two trips to Paris while in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ford
United States Navy
Norfolk
U. S. S. West Bridge
Paris
Corn Pen Blown 120 Yards by Saturday Wind
A new corn pen on Joe Green's Milroy area farm was blown 120 yards and wrecked by high wind Saturday. The storm also damaged telephone lines and toppled many trees across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Green
Milroy
Automobile Plant Ready to Build 2500 Machines for Export
The factory building completed and turned over yesterday will house 2500 machines for export to England. Work on the European order to begin as machinery is installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Patros
Victory
The Making of a Famous Medicine Visit and Production Details
A report describes a large scale facility where a famous remedy is produced using over 350 000 herbs gathered seasonally. It highlights skilled workers, cleanliness, sterile bottling, and methods to extract medicinal substances, noting the care of women in creating the compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acreacy
Ae Sam
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Prominet
Capital Insurance Company
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hark—Gillespie
Lux
Missouri
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Shelby Safety Board
Ketchum-Mehler
Gard
Foulkes Company
Mary Fricke
Bornman St
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Ill
Mooresville Sanitarium
Mooresville, Indiana
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Knights of Columbus
Ed Hugh Wickens
PJ. Schneider
P. D Brown
Frank Louden
Charles Link
Dola AmRhéin
Heanor Blue Stars
Gold Stars
Legion
Joe Welsh
American Legion
Pap
Thomas WR. C. No
G. A. R. Hall
Blue Star
Gold Star
Men of the Legion
F. D. Armstrong
A. B. Williams
George Price
Elmer Borgstede
Napoleon
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Maud Mier
Hotel Corner
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Cliff Storms
Town
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Ford
NAVY
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