Pioneer Soldier Draper Remembered From Civil War
Hugh Draper a Greensburg native and Seventh Indiana survivor is living in Fort Scott Kansas. He recalls Philippi West Virginia where the first Civil War engagement occurred. Draper arrived in Kansas years ago and became a prominent Decatur county figure. He enlists at twenty one and would have voted for Lincoln but his father forbade it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Dyvaper
Co. 13
Indiana
T. Scott
Greensburg
Coryman
Ec. Scot Tribune
Dicketes
Grensburg
Decatur County
Hugh Draper
Philippi
West I Zinia
Draper
Fort Scott
Kansas
Mr. Draper
Lincoln
Tancois
Death of Miss Ethel Stout in Greensburg
Miss Ethel Stout died at two a.m. Friday at her cousin’s East North street home after returning from Yuma, Arizona last month. Born September 1882 in Greensburg, she was the daughter of Oliver and Ella Stout and a former Graphic reporter and Bell telephone operator. Funeral services were held at two p.m. Sunday at her home, with Rev. J. W. Fradenburg and Rev. J. B. Lathrop officiating, and Eastern Star rites conducted before interment at South Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Stout
W. M. Bruner
East North Street
Yuma
Arizona
Oliver
Ella Greenfield Stout
Bell Exchange
California
Kate Stout
Ethel
J. W. Fradenburg
J. B. Lathrop
Eastern Star
South Park
Rushville Census Shows Denominations and Church Attendance
A religious census reports Rushville population at 5060 versus 4925 in the federal tally. Among 26 denominations, 98 percent affiliate with six major groups. 1906 belong to Christian churches, 677 Methodist, 571 Catholic, 440 Presbyterian, 217 Baptist, 27 Salvation Army. Attendance figures show 1359 in Sunday school with 3126 out, and 2918 total attached to some church versus 2132 not. There are 45 colored families in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Rushville
Christian Church
Salvation Army
Quiet Wedding in Chicago Couple Wed in St Paul
George E. Burtscher of Chicago married Miss Fannie Allison of St Paul after securing a license Saturday afternoon. The ceremony took place at five o'clock at Rev. M. B. Hyde's home on Library Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Burtscher
Chicago
Fannie Allison
St. Paul
Memorial address by Rev Dashiell at Aurora
Rev J W Dashiell of Sandusky delivered the Memorial address at Aurora introduced by Captain Spaeth. A former pastor of the Aurora M E church, he spoke from personal war experiences with Indiana units and recalled the heroes of 1861 while noting 669 of them died in Indiana last year. John C Smith, Allen Beagles, John G Evans and Martin Hill of Jackson township were here Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dashiell
Sandusky
Aurora
Aurora Bulletin
Spaeth
Dashiell
Aurora M. E
Eighty-third Indiana
Seventh
Indiana Cavalry
Henry F. Wright
Indiana
John C. Smith
Allen Beagles
John G. Evans
Martin Hill
Jackson Township
Fort Donelson and local events listed in 1875 notes
The entry recounts Civil War troop movements with Gen Buell at Nashville and captives from Fort Donelson arriving in Indianapolis. It notes Indiana regiments in action, individual letters from soldiers, a doctor’s death, church dedications, Gov. Cumback’s speeches, and local social events in Greensburg and Decatur County during 1875.
Mrs. John D. Hart Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. John D. Hart died at her family home on South East Street after a two year struggle with liver cancer. Despite care from physicians in Indianapolis and Cincinnati she did not recover. Born April 7, 1865 in North Carolina, she was married July 26, 1894 to Mr. Hart of Bonner Hart & Martin. Funeral services were held at ten o’clock Monday by Rev. J. V. Fradenburg with interment at South Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hart
South East Street
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hall
Albion Chrismen
North Carolina
Hart
Bonner, Hart & Martin
Frank Chrisman
Baptist Church
J. V. Fradenburg
South Park Cemetery
County Superintendent Mendenhall Secures Third Term
County trustees met in the auditor's office and elected Edgar Nelson Mendenhall to a third term as county superintendent. He won six votes to two for Prof. J. R. Crawley, with Ralph Donnell absent. Mendenhall, born near Greensburg in 1872, has long led Greensburg schools and previously served as county superintendent. After the vote he hosted a dinner at the Seitz cafe for trustees and local press members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendenhall
Ralph Donnell
Fugit
J. R. Crawley
St. Paul
Edgar Nelson Mendenhall
Greensburg
Roa. m
Seitz Cafe
Young Man With Honors From Indiana Law School
Albert Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Adams, completed his junior year at Indiana Law School in Indianapolis. He won a shorthand prize covering half a year’s tuition and earned best moot court member prize for a law dictionary. He studied law with Bennett & Davidson, is now in Clinton D. Marshall’s office, and was admitted to the bar on March 9. Prof. E. J. Heeb heads the college. Old papers for sale at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Adams
Albert
Indiana Law School
Indianapolis
Bennett & Davidson
Clinton D. Marshall
E. J. Heeb
Law College
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Hugh Geaper
Penter
Big Four
St. Paul Bridge
Frank M. Allison
Buell
Nashville
State House
Memphis
Ft. Donelson
Alex Edwards
Ft Donelson
Iowa
Fifty-second
Secesh
William Armington
New York
Switzerland County
Armington
Masons
B. W. Wilson
Putnam Ewing
George M. Collins
Gov. Sprague
Rhode Island
Caleb B. Smith
Vilette
Tom Thumb
Joseph A. Wright
U. S
Jesse D. Bright
Gov. Morton
Reuben Smalley
John Smalley
Co. E
Thirty-seventh
Bacon Creek
M. E
Mellender
Capt. Strickland
Joseph Ragan
W. H. O'Donnel
P. P. Huff
Adam Keats
James Davis
James Antrin
James Alexander
John Mulholland
Westport
Vicinity
Missouri
Nerxes
W. T. Strickland
The
Common Pleas Court
David Goodwin
Greenfield
Bishop Bowman
St. Louis
Bayless
S. T. Gillett
Johnson
Spring Hill
G. P. Jenkins
Centenary
Bowman
Cumback
David Lovett
Dr. Bracken
Mr. Cumback
Walter Braden
John
William Thomas
Dr. Bayless
Grange
Hoosier Hall
Woodson Hamilton
Mr. Ricketts
Mr. Dunn
William Goddard
Donnell
John Mendenhall
James E. Hamilton
Kingston
Seth Donnell
S. H. Stewart
Speer & Throp
Square
Davenport Club
Meg
Dr. J. C French
W. H. Harvey
T. H. Stevenson
James Goddard
Jennie Hillis
Gertrude Sproule
Lizzie Emmert
Ida Wooden
Philharmonic Society
Worthin Block
Ladies’ Aid of the Christian Church
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