Local notes bring guests and travels across states
Evansville guest Miss Julia Williams visits Mrs. Shirk while Miss Naomi Barnes stays with Eva Hyatt. A baby boy born to Carl Eubanks and wife. Loren Doles visits Terre Haute. Rev Hes Swem of Washington visits his mother Martha Swem. Various families host relatives in town as trains, trips, and engagements mark the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Williams
Evansville
Shirk
Naomi Barnes
Columbus
Eva Hyatt
Carl Eubanks
Loren Doles
Terre Haute
Hes Swem
Washington
Martha Swem
Freight Car Robbery Leaves Shoes Missing From Knorr Shipment
Police recovered a dozen empty shoe boxes in the lower yards and seven box cars with damaged seats. Shoes were consigned to Adam Knorr of this city. Robbers escaped before officers could intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
Grady
Adam Knorr
T. N. Donnell and Son
Willard Cornish
Refill Park
New York
Harry Wright
Indianapolis
Jemima
Iva Dickerson
Columbus
Ohio
Zona Cox
Letts
Deborah McGinnis
Westport
Futher
Twenty five Cents Price of Peace Drug Ad
Advertises Chamberlains salve for skin diseases with instant relief and a price of 25 cents sold at Battertons drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Batterton’s
All kinds of gents pocket books at Batterton's drug store
An advertisement notes a variety of gents pocket books purses and billbooks available at Batterton's drug store offering practical accessories and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterton’s
Meets Horrible Death of John Wright in Butlerville
John Wright twenty three of Butlerville was found dead after a train severed his body near the coal deck in the lower yards. Coroner Morgan returned a verdict of death by own action with strong opinion of possible foul play. Wright had called his parents from New Castle to come home then was seen near the tracks after eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Butlerville
Young Wright
New Castle
Galloway
Morgan
Schultz Undertaking Establishment
County Clerks Organize in Indiana State Group
Indiana county clerks met at the Grand Hotel forming the County Clerks Organization of Indiana with about fifty attendees. Officers include President Joseph N. Mason Secretary Leonard M. Quill Treasurer William Schwartz and an executive committee Myron C. Jenkins William Berry A. E. Harlan Thomas J. Mason. The group aims for self protection and unified clerical fees to avoid disputes over county versus clerk shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Grand Hotel
Joseph N. Mason
Allen County
Leonard M. Quill
Marion County
William Schwartz
Huntington County
Myron C. Jenkins
Decatur County
William Berry
Vigo County
A. E. Harlan
Madison County
Thomas J. Mason
Gibson County
New Society
Commissioners Approve Pike Road Contract in Joint Meeting
Decatur and Rush county commissioners met jointly on Monday and let a contract to William Avery of Waldron for four miles of free pike road between Clinton township and Anderson township. The bid totaled 21,263 dollars with Cash King of Milroy named superintendent and his son Stewart of Rushville as civil engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Rush County
William Avery
Waldron
Free Pike Road
Clinton Township
This County
Anderson Township
Cash King
Milroy
Stewart
Rushville
Public Sale at Harry Templeton’s Farm
Harry Templeton will hold a public sale at his place on Thursday August 6 beginning at ten oclock. He will dispose of household goods farming implements hay in the mow and corn in the field Lunch will be served on the grounds This notice also includes an unrelated medical advertisement for Hall s Catarrh Cure and Hall s Family Pills claiming cure and offering circulars and testimonials for a fee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Templeton
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Coengy & Co
Hall
Taft Notification Day Mobilizes Indiana Support in Decatur
Greensburg and Decatur county sent a strong Taft contingent to Tuesday’s notification ceremonies joined by the Marion Club of Indianapolis and Iron League. A large Indiana banner led the parade while County Chairman J P Thomson and 15 others from Decatur county attended. Taft impressed attendees with candor and resolve ahead of the November election as editors and Republican leaders met in Cincinnati and at Taft’s Chicago platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Decatur County
Indiana
Marion Club
Indianapolis
Iron League
J. P. Thomson
A. M. Willoughby
J. E. Caskey
L. D. Braden
W. O. Thomson
Jethro
Adam R. Meek
George S. Littell
Elmer Wooden
Hugh Flint
Cash McCoy
W.C Ehrhardt
C.R. Porter
A. E. Lemmon
H. H. Carson
Jacop Biddinger
Charles Zoller Jr
Dal Niebert
Chicago
Watson
Taft
Hitchcock
Charley
Grace Inman Dies After Long Illness at 26
Grace Inman of Milford born May 30 1882 died July 5 after years of ill health. She united with the Methodist church in Shelbyville as a youth and remained active in faith, making her own funeral garments and selecting hymns. She is survived by father James Inman mother Anna Inman sister Mrs Mary Ward and Anna and one brother John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Sallie Kyle
Clyde Wildman
Alva Reed
Judson Dils
Ben Ross
Secretary of State
Greensburg
Napoleon and Osgood Transit Company
Naphleon
Ripley County
Capital Stock
Frank J. Grove
William J. Kelly
Charles Brooks
Jacob A. Myers
Milton C Boerner
Gip R. Kemper
Everett R. Hunter
Decatur County
Minnie Ramer
Noble Township
Shelby County
G. M. Smith
John Hunter
Joseph Ramer
Shelbyville
Grace Inman
Milford
West Street
M. E Church
W. A. Farr
Methodist Church
James Inman
Anna Inman
John
Mary Ward
Anna
Celestial City
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
An advertised remedy Foley's Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for severe asthma. Sold by J H Batterton. The note cites a curative effect if taken promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. H. Baterton
Pushed From Train Leaves Victim With Scalp Wound
Joseph Wamsley suffered a scalp laceration requiring twenty stitches after being shoved from a moving train at 11 o'clock Monday night. A Big Four brakeman ordered him off without realizing he had permission to ride, causing Wamsley to fall. he also sustained bruises and scratches while visiting about a job with the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wamsley
Big Four
Wamsley
Big Four Railroad Company
Hand Mashed at Baptist Picnic Accident
Mrs. Clarence Smith mashed her hand Tuesday at Doles's Pond when a boat bumped their vessel during a Baptist Sunday school picnic. The incident left her hand badly mashed as she rode with others. Our county faces moral concerns over a saloon and Prohibition politics affecting families and voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Doles’s Pond
Batterton's Greensburg Post Cards Line Ranks Largest
In Greensburg shoppers are urged to visit Batterton's for the best and largest line of post cards in town, promising a wide selection and easy browsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Batterton’s
Taft Attacks Cox In National Prohibition Speech
In a national Prohibition convention opening speech temporary chairman and Illinois local option law author blasted Cincinnati boss George B. Cox. Taft framed Cox as a groggery influence, declaring he would vote against Cox on election day, a remark viewed as a decisive political blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Taft
Cincinnati
Boss Cox
George B. Cox
Ohio
Akron
Cox
George B
Indiana native Sam Williams named Populist vice presidential candidate
Attorney Sam Williams of Vincennes has been notified that the Populist party has named him as its candidate for vice president. The note underscores Indiana as a leading state for producing vice presidential candidates in U S history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Williams
Vincennes
United States
Indiana
Hearst Faces Independent Campaign in Indiana Battle
Hearst campaigns openly against Bryan Taggart and Kern claiming independence from the Republican party. The Independence League plans active effort in Indiana while Hearst seeks his own path in the political contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
Bryan
Taggart
Kern
Independence League
Indiana
Republican Party
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Ed Eisentrigger
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Ellen Feilinger
Albert Zoller
Louis Zoller
Ben Myers
Covington
Kentucky
Fred Thomas
Albert Tishler
Clara
Atlantic City
Arch Owin
Monmouth
Egypt
Lela Logan
Mae Withers
Edith Marsh
Everett Arbuckle
Lon Arbuckle
Manilla
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Fair Grounds
South Siders
North Side Boys
John Sheets
Austin
A. P. Bone
Scott
Washington, D. C
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H. H. Montgomery
Minot
North Dakota
Harry Coy
Ida
Orpha
Jessie Poul Dille
Max Gardack
New York City
Francis
Frank Kaby
Snall
Lillian Mitchell
Goldie Davis
P. L. Stewart
Dillsboro
Web Woodfill
Will Ryan
Joseph Patterson
John R. Turner
Harrison
Mary
Rose Rankin
Huntington
West Virginia
W. H. Isgrigg
Redding Gray
A. R. Beach
Niagra Falls
Toronto
Canada
Buffalo
J. W. Woods
E. T. Shaw
Minnie and
Marion Shaw
Henry Kiesser
Omaha
Nebraska
Walter ©. Reynolds
J. H. Batterton
Margaret Riley
Mae Kennedy
Anna Deemer
Hamilton
Ed Overlees
Emma B. Sefton
John W. Nation
Illinois Central Railroad
Sefton
Orville H. Stewart
Associated Press
Orville
Charles Robertson
Cecil Kirkpatrick
East North Street
Richard Righter
Copeka
Kan
Ida Scott
Ulrich Gilmer
Colfax
Ill
Kingston
J. H. Serff
College Avenue
Charles German
Kansas City
Charles R. Porter
Mollie Zoller
W. Ansted
Connersville
Foleys
Commissioners Meeting
Sale
Geo. W. Magee
the Farmer’s Store
Linegar Bros
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