City Chairs Named On Jan 2 for 1917 Organization
Republican state central committee orders city, county, and district chairmen to convene by January 2 1917 for organizing the local party ahead of the March 6 1917 primary. Meeting set for 1 p m January 2 with officers to be elected. The call outlines steps if no chair in a city or county. Funeral details: Mrs. Laura Hodges and family note. service Tuesday 2:30 p m at Kirby parlors with Rev F Z Burkette.
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Republican City Committee
Republican State Central Committee
da Batterton
Rollin A. Turner
Indiana
Republican County Committee
Cambridge City
Indianapolis
Laura Hodges
Arkansas
Grace
Scott
Will
Kirby Undertaking
F. Z. Burkette
Widow of Greensburg Minister Dies in Irvington
Mrs. D. R. Van Buskirk, 84, widow of a well known Greensburg minister, died at 290 Burgess street Irvington at 4 a m. She was born Miss Mehitabel Kemmer in 1832 in Wayne county and married D. R. Van Buskirk April 18, 1852. The couple lived in Greensburg from 1860 to 1866 and again in 1868 for a year.
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D. R. van Buskirk
Burgess Street
Irvington
Mehitabel Kemmer
Wayne County
Greensburg
Fine Polled Angus Heifers Shipped To Sullivan
Baker of Way side Farm Adams sent five of the finest heifer calves from Decatur county by express on passenger train No 1. Each calf sold for about six dollars, totaling a four figure gain for Baker. The calves will become the property of Thomas and William Meadsker in Sullivan. They drew admiration at the station as faster express delivery proved cheaper than freight.
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B. F. Baker
Wayside
Adams
Decatur County
Express
Sullivan
Thomas
William Meadsker
Decatur County Leads In Bartholomew Corn Show Awards
Decatur county corn captured the sweep stakes premium at Bartholomew county, with John W. Smith of Jackson township placing second on ten ears of yellow. Smith competed against state and national winners from Shelby Bartholomew Johnson and Decatur counties in the Columbus show, aiding Decatur in reclaiming a front position as Charles Short won the grand sweep stakes with ten ears of yellow.
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Bartholomew County
Decatur County
John W. Smith
Jackson Township
Mr. Smith
Shelby
Bartholomew
Johnson Counties
Columbus
Charles Short
Ainsworth Named Secretary Treasurer of Veterinary Association
Dr. C B Ainsworth was named secretary treasurer of the Southern Indiana Veterinary Association at Shelbyville in a meeting attended by veterinarians from Shelby Bartholomew John Decatur and Rush counties. Dr A W Stubbs was elected president. Purdue's Dr I C Eigin and Dr Readon spoke and a banquet was served. The Shelby county committee led by Dr Latshaw was praised. next meeting set for Franklin on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Ainsworth
Southern Indiana Veterinarian Association
Shelbyville
Shelby
Bartholomew, John
Decatur
Rush
Indianapolis
Lafayette
A. W. Stubbs
I. C. Eigin
Purdue University
Readon
Shelby County
Latshaw
Franklin
Bank Official Praises Kidney Pills and Relief Claims
A battered clipping touts Rabey Kidney Pills with a testimonial from a bank official praising relief. It claims kidney trouble causes aches and rheumatism and asserts the pills are sold everywhere for curing such issues.
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T. J
Bank of
Les
Sidney
Relief from car shortage noted in Sandusky hog shipment
Stock buyers and farmers in Sandusky praised seven hog transport cars provided for Indianapolis market. More cars are needed as Lee shipping has stalled. Today’s shippers include Samuel Rodgers Frank Elmer Sefton R O Buell Bart McLaughlin Ira Miller Cartos Harrison. Hog receipts at Indianapolis exceed usual amid steady demand.
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Sandusky
Indianapolis
Lee
Samuel Rodgers
Frank and
Elmer
Sefton
R. O. Buell
Bart McLaughlin
Ira Miller
Cartos Harrison
George Montgomery Expands Carriage Shop Business
George Montgomery of West Main street is expanding his carriage shop to serve buggies autos and trucks. He designs storm fronts for autos delivering a tight protective box and builds fronts for trucks while adding band saw jointer cold shear and lunch. Locals and Precatur County residents are urged to buy local for best value.
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George Montgomery
West Main Street
Mr Montgomery
Greensboro
Precatur County
Mingling of Executive and Legislative Functions
The framers did not intend elected executive officials but allowed legislative officers. Senators had limited powers and could veto appointments, while presidents could veto legislation. Public reform favors direct senatorial elections and abolishing the electoral college. Debates cover how legislative bodies should be chosen and qualified voters. CITIZEN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Executive Department
Citizen
Paris Street Trees Count Report
A Paris survey records 86 600 total street trees with 26 659 maples 16 000 chestnuts and 14 600 elms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
More Guardsmen to Return Soon from Texas Border
A second group of Indiana National Guardsmen including units from Indianapolis has been ordered home from the Texas border. The force totals about 465 statewide. entraining for home stations will begin in three days for some and after the holidays for others. The Indiana contingent includes Batteries A and C of the artillery battalion, the signal corps company, Ambulance Company No. 1, and Field Hospital No. 1 in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Texas
Lafayette
Artillery
Signal Corps Company
Frankfort
Indiana
Mahan Declines Indiana County Agent Post for Ohio Position
Purdue recommended C A Mahan for the Decatur county post but he will locate in Ohio after a Purdue letter said Ohio can offer better terms. Trustees had unanimously backed him. county council delay left the county agent plan a dead issue for now.
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C. A. Mahan
Purdue
Ohio
Decatur County
Purdue University
T. A. Coleman
F. C. Fields
Mahan
Randolph County
Coleman
Car Skid Fatality Rates Shelbyville Trip After Dance
Alfred Klose 22 was killed and Louis Mathes 21 seriously hurt when a Shelbyville car skidded off a turn and struck a tree. Driver Fred Sidlinger and two others escaped serious injury as the vehicle traveled a square before stopping. The party had been returning Miss Eileen Eck home after a country trip following a Shelbyville dance.
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Alfred Klose
Louis Mathes
Shelbyville
Fred Sidlinger
Ray Bird
George A Hrding
Eileen Eck
Klose
Mathes
Traditional Cold Remedies and Prevention Advice
Public health note emphasizes that colds arise from poor skin warmth and bedroom ventilation. It advises cool sponge baths each morning to prevent colds and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted, quick-acting treatment available through local outlets.
Meek Ice Co Truck Hits Scho ller Cream Truck
A Ford cream-collection truck collided with the Meek Ice Company machine in Gainesville this morning. The heavier Meek truck struck the lighter cream truck at a turn, tearing off a wheel. both drivers escaped injury. Robert Richardson drove the Meek truck. The Ford was towed to Powell garage for repairs.
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Meek Ice Company
Gainesville
St. Paul
Robert Richardson
Meek
Powell Garage
Berlin Reports Further Fights on Romanian Front
Berlin reports capture of more than a thousand Russians and Romanians on the Romanian front. Russians and Romanians in Dobruja continue retreating toward the lower Danube as army headquarters issues the latest wireless dispatch from Sayville.
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Berlin
Sayville
Dobrudja
Lower Danube
Millhousen Man Chosen Member of Decatur County Council
Bernard Feldman of Millhousen was named a member of Decatur County Council to succeed the late Daniel Buckley. The appointment occurred at year end session when additional appropriations were approved including sheriff per diem and town poor funds for Washington and Sandcreek townships, county farm costs, and inquest expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millhousen
Decatur County Council
Bernard Feldman
Daniel Buckley
Washington Township
Adams Township
Sandcreek Township
U. S
Circuit Court
Earles Fraternal Session Features Rabbit Supper Initiation
A large Earles meeting last night included a rabbit supper and the initiation of ten candidates. Will Ehrhardt spoke on the order as members praised the entertaining program. New members admitted were Howard Alyea, John Menzie Jr, Llewellyn Sparks, Emmett Maple, Walter Douthit, Rollin Townsend, and C. A. Craig, with Ernest Snider and Charles E. West reinstated.
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Earles
Will Ehrhardt
Howard Alyea
John Menzie, Jr
Llewellyn Sparks
Emmett Maple
Walter Douthit
Rollin Townsend
C. A. Craig
St. Paul
Ernest Snider
Charles E. West
German iron founders push slag use in concrete mix
German iron founders seek to expand the use of furnace slag as a substitute for gravel and crushed stone in concrete. They aim to improve material sustainability and reduce reliance on traditional aggregate sources.
Lloyd George Sets War Policy as Premier Faces Peace
London dispatch reports David Lloyd George making his first Commons appearance as prime minister amid global anticipation of Britain’s war aims. The pacifist and progovernment press weigh whether Britain will reject German peace terms and seek a conference or demand harsher concessions.
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London
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Pioneer Woman Rides 250 Miles On Black Kentucky Stallion
Mrs. Mabel Wood 22 rode a fine black horse from Ervin Estis county Kentucky toward Anderson. After five days and 186 miles she set out from DeArmond in zero cold, declaring she would finish the journey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Wood
Ervin
Estis County
Anderson
DeArmond
Supreme Court Denies Transfer in Gannon Case
The Supreme Court yesterday denied the petition to transfer the case of the late Michael Gannon ending the litigation begun in 1912. Gannon won a $500 judgment against the Big Four for alleged appropriation of a lot and the estate will receive the judgment and interest as final order closes the matter.
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Supreme Court
Michael Gannon
Gannon
Big Four
Hicher
Largest wind mill erected in Holland for drainage
A steel wind mill claimed as the largest in the world, fifty feet in diameter, has been erected in Holland to drain a tract of land.
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Holland
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Veterinarian Association
San
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England
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