Aged former resident bar arrest in Shelbyville
The report notes a local woman as author of an improvised explosive device claim at Hope today. James H. Russell's remains were transported from Mattoon to Hope for burial. Born in Franklin county eighty five years ago, he lived in Greensburg in 1873, then Sardinia and Hope before moving to Mattoon in 1887 after his wife died. He was brother to the late David Russell and uncle of William Russell of this city. Three sons, four stepdaughters, a brother and two sisters survive. Sons include John of Denver, Bert of Mattoon, and Clyde of Okeana.
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James H. Russell
Mattoon
Hope
Franklin County
Greensburg
Sardinia
David Russell
William Russell
John
Denver
Col
Bert
Clyde
Okeana
Reformatory Awaited for Shelbyville Youth Goins
Raymond Goins a colored youth of about seventeen or eighteen, arrested by Sheriff Beeson in Shelbyville, jailed in the county jail, faces circuit court on a revoked suspended sentence. Judge Donaker expected to send him to the Jeffersonville Reformatory within twenty four hours. Also notes a new cookbook Fifty Liberty Recipes by Amelia Doddridge and a Kingston boy Samuel Stewart missing a wreck after a football game trip.
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Raymond Goins
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Shelbyville
Beeson
Donaker
Goins
Wagon crash shatters city guide post on Main and Franklin
A wagon carrying part of a merry go round at about 9 this morning collided near Main and Franklin. The wagon wheels locked causing it to smash the guide post and globe. The property belonged to Col. George S. Littell and the east side circus and menagerie grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smith
Main
Franklin
Guide Post
Globe
George S. Littell
East Side
Constable Smalley Arrests Young Man Over Car Possession
Constable Reuben Smalley arreste d Ralph Osborn at his home on a warrant for allegedly possessing a Ford automobile without the owner's consent. Osborn, 17, is held on $200 bond with a trial set for Friday at 9:30 am. The case ties to John Montana, owner of the vehicle, and notes Osborn’s relation to John Kammerlin as his stepson. Further developments are anticipated.
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Reuben Smalley
Smalley
Ralph Osborn
Squire Creath
Young Osborn
Ford
John Montana
Montana
John Kammerlins
Clifford Adams and Frank Marlin on U S Cruiser North Carolina
In Tuesday's Daily Forum word comes from Greensburg that soldiers Frank Marlin and Clifford Adams are aboard the battleship cruiser North Carolina near New York City. Marlin mails brother in law J C Barbe a Thanksgiving menu card showing four meats and abundant provisions aboard.
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Greensburg
Frank Marlin
Clifford Adams
North Carolina
New York City
Soldier Boys
Merlin
Adams
Odd Fellows to Honor W C Ehrhardt in Greensburg
Decatur lodge No 163 and Philo lodge No 75 plan a grand reception December 20 to honor Will C Ehrhardt after his recent Grand Lodge election as Grand Warden. Grand Lodge officers will attend. speeches, music and refreshments will mark the event. Ehrhardt is the third Decatur lodge member to reach a high Grand Lodge office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Lodge
Philo Lodge
Will C. Ehrhardt
Grand Lodge
Greensburg
Ehrhardt
Will Cumback
C. F. Northern
Edwin S. Porter
Odd Fellowship
Accused of theft and intoxication to face mayor
Dan Filer known as a booze fighter was arrested by Policeman John Louden and jailed in the county hospital. He will have no trial before tomorrow morning as he is too drunk to speak. Spaneh accuses him of stealing a pair of shoes from his home. Filer has served time in the county jail and at the renewal farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Filer
John Louden
Ian
Helnine
Philip Spaneh
Spaneh
Filer Tins
County Fell
Newal Farm
Adams School Market at Bray Hardware Next Saturday
The Adams school will hold a market here next Saturday at Bray Hardware Store to sell seasonal delicacies. Misses Janet Knowles and Ethel Skillman, teachers in the city, are in charge and urge public patronage to raise funds for a piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams School
Bray Hardware
Janet Knowles
Ethel Skillman
Will of Oliver M. Tichenor Probated Today
The will of Oliver M. Tichenor deceased was probated this afternoon. He wills all estate to his wife Ethion D. Tichenor after debts are paid. Lafayette T. Cov is appointed executor. Dated September 19, 1914, witnesses George Adams and Jeremiah Warner.
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Oliver M. Tichenor
Ethion D. Tichenor
Lafayette T. Cov
George Adams
Jeremiah Warener
Woman Overcomes Illness With Vegetable Compound
Richmond Indiana story of Mrs M C Johnston who suffered two years of extreme weakness climbing stairs. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered strength, moved into a new home, gardened, built and cemented, raised hundreds of chickens, and credits the remedy publicly for helping other women.
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Richmond
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Peekskill buyer seeks local hay agent for Economic Hay Co
Archie Craig of Peekskill New York visited this week representing the Economic Hay Company in search of an agent to purchase hay for the company across nearby counties. He recently closed deals for hundreds of car loads and cash purchases of cotton seed in the South. The firm supplies feed to the United States government and is a sizable institution in the feed business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Craig
Peekskill
N. Y
Craig
Elmer Sefton
Economic Hay Company
No Y
Rev Marshall Accepts Call at Liberty Baptist Church
The Liberty Baptist Church unanimously called Rev Marshall who has accepted and will begin his pastorate January first. He is described as an able minister and successful church worker, and the church members are congratulated on securing him.
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Liberty Baptist Church
Marshall
Sixteen St Paul Boys Enter U S Army This Week
Sixteen St. Paul youths joined the U S Army this week. Names listed include Chee Lefer Paul Linder Ralph Platt Frank Faver Don Tlaneshord Tessa Rutherford Cumberland Push Jesse Favor Kenneth Jowett William Tinder Jacob Reiger Everett Crosby Eimer Toumeend Ppanegg Testey Charles McAuliffe and Forrest Jones.
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St. Paul
U. S.army
Chee Lefer
Paul Linder
Ralph Platt
Frank Faver
Don Tlaneshord
Tessa Rutherford
Cumberland Push
Jesse Favor
Kenneth Jowett
William Tinder
Jacob Reiger
Everett Crosby
Eimer Toumeend
Ppanegg
Testey
Charles McAuliffe
Forrest Jones
Greensburg Lodge Elects Officers for 1918
Greensburg lodge No. 36 F. and A. M. elected officers for next year with Roy Rutherford as W Master and W. G. Bentley as Senior Warden. Ira G. Rigby secretary and R. C. Woodfill treasurer, Tyler Q O Creath, Trustee L D Braden. The lodge, established over 70 years ago, now has 240 members and plans a future Masonic temple.
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Greensburg Lodge No
Roy Rutherford
W. M. W. G. Bentley
S. W. O. A. McCoy
J. W. Ira G. Rigby
R. C. Woodfill
QO. P. Creath—Tyler
L. D. Braden
Greensboro
Our City
No Handouts for Hobos Warned by Defense Councils
A wartime notice warns against feeding hobos and note to refuse sustenance to wanderers who refuse work. Defense councils in several states moved to curb handouts, urging women to withhold meals from hoboes while highlighting abundant farm and factory jobs offering fair wages. The Indiana Defense Council acts against chronic wanderers, stressing that able men can answer the call for workers and that touring beggars should not expect free board.
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Daily Ono
Councils of Defense
Indiana Defense Council
Ang
Hand Injured by Dip Sander Accident at Factory
Harry Jackson, resident of North Broadway and janitor of First M. E. church, was severely injured at the A. L. Lewis Co. factory on North Anderson street when a dip sander broke loose. It crushed his left middle finger, necessitating amputation at the joint. he endured pain and will lose use of the hand for some time.
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Harry Jackson
North Broadway
A. L. Lewis Co
North Anderson Street
Jackson
Dean
M. E. Church
Mek
Expert Kentuckian Prunes Court House Park Trees
David Hughes of Louisville trims the courthouse park grove to keep the walnut oak and ash trees from blocking the clock tower view. He uses a hand ax and climbs the trees like a squirrel, finishing by week’s end with brush ground into firewood.
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Court House Park
Court House
David Hughes
Louisville
Hughes
Simple Morning Water and Anure Cure Kidney Trouble
Dr L C Babcock urges simple kidney treatment using hot water each morning and Anure before meals, claiming it restores kidney function. He notes danger signals like backache and fatigue and compares war bonds to government savings for school participation in a new saving feature.
Indiana Women Take This Advice From Mrs Baxar
A LaPorte Indiana letter extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as curing severe midlife health issues in women. Mrs. Baxar reports fifteen years of strength and no further weakness after one bottle, urging all women to use the remedy at life’s critical time.
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Laporte
Ind
J. Baxar
Scott St
War Thrift Stamps Move At Post Office In Patriot Drive
War Thrift stamps go on sale at the post office to aid the nation and build savings. Each twenty five cent stamp fills a card with sixteen spaces to earn a war certificate worth five dollars in five years or January 1923, with monthly increases after January 1918.
Indiana Society to Host Patriot Dinner in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports the Indiana Society will hold its annual dinner at the Congress Hotel on December 8 with Senator James E. Watson as the keynote speaker. Wilbur D. Nesbit, chairman of the program committee, urges Watson to deliver a patriotic address and notes the event will feature a compact program with not more than three speakers.
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Chicago
Indiana Society
James E. Watson
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Senator Watson
Congress Hotel
Jim
Seventeen Comes to Cincinnati Lyric Theatre
Christmas week attraction at the Lyric in Cincinnati will present Mr. Stuart Walker's Chicago hit Seventeen now at The Playhouse in Chicago. The farce portrays small town Indiana life and has won praise as a top laughter play of recent years with Tarkington-inspired characters on stage in Cincinnati.
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Lyric Theatre
Cincinnati
Stuart Walker
Chicago
Playhouse
Indiana
Tocal
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