Democrats Elect Trustee in Greensburg School Board
The Greensburg reader notes that the Democrats won a school board trustee race replacing long time Republican B F Bennett with John F Russell. The column accuses the board of partisan bias and predicts control of schools shifting to Democrats with Mayor Jim and Edgar influencing county schools.
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Jim
Mendenhall
B. F. Bennett
W.C. Woodfill
R. M. Thomas
Bennett
Greensburg
John F. Russell
Brother Edgar
Decatur County Woman Elected County Superintendent
Mrs. Lida Power Leasure of Auburn was chosen county superintendent of DeKalb schools Monday and pictured in the Star. Formerly Miss Lida Power of Spring Hill, she studied at the State Normal in 1871 and practiced medicine in Auburn before returning to teaching. Her sister Miss Nannie Johnson formerly acted as city superintendent at Billings, Ment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Power Leasure
Auburn
Dekalb County
Star
Leasure
Lida Power
Spring Hill
State Normal
J. H. Bobbitt
C. T. Powner
W. L. Welsh
Mary Belle Powner
Nannie
Billings
Ment
Nannie Johnson
Belle Power
Knightstown
Lida
Jurors Named for June Term Court
The June term of court opens with a list of jurors including John Grand Montani from Adams and Roscoe Bright, Ira Lanham, Ed Thurston, Delgar Moore, Len Emmert, Orville King, Cliff Eward, Carlos Harrison, J. W. Burney, Sam Shirk, W. G. Boicourt, Ernest Allison, J. P. Arnold, Ora Talkington, Frank Brown, J. F. Colson, and John Barmel from Clinton Jackson Marion and Saltcreek areas among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Montani
Adams
Roscoe Bright
Ira Lanham
Washington
Ed Thurston
Jackson
Delgar Moore
Sandcreek
Len Emmert
Petit
Orville King
Cliff Eward
Carlos Harrison
J. W. Burney
Sam Shirk
Clinton
W. G. Boicourt
Ernest Allison
J. P. Arnold
Ora Talkington
Frank Brown
Fugit
J. F. Colson
Saltcreek
John Barmel
Marion
Lanham Funeral Held at Family Home in Greensburg
A large crowd attended the funeral of Edward Thomas Lanham at his mother's Greensburg home with ministerial tributes and a floral set. Survivors include wife Emma Dawson Lanham and son Harry Dawson Lanham, with service by Masons and pallbearers named. Earlier biographical notes recount his birth in 1865, teaching years, marriage in 1889, and career in Greensburg Cincinnati Topeka and Chicago.
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Edward Thomas Lanham
W. H. Reynolds
J. B. Lathrop
E. S. Porter
Marsh Thomas
Presbyterian Church
John R. Walsh
Lanham
R. E. Farley
A. E. Dickerson
T. C. Frederick
M. H. Schultz
E. N. Welsh
Chicago
A. W. Pease
George Houlsby
Bedford
Willard Baxter
Cincinnati
Harry Lathrop
Joe Moss
W. C. Pulse
Frank Willey
S*odible
Masons
Edward T. Lanham
Corway
Serilda Ford Lanham
Greensburg
Topeka
Kan
Emma Dawson
Bedford Quarries Company
Harry Dawson Lanham
Augustus Miller
Frank Logan
Hail and Lightning Strikes Greensburg Homes and Greenhouses
A severe storm at 2 a.m. Monday rattled Greensburg for two hours with thunder and hail. Ira Clark & Co. greenhouses on South Broadway lost 200 panes of glass. The Davidson residence, once the Dunsmore property, was struck by lightning sending a bolt down a chimney into the dining room.
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Greensburg
Ira Clark & Co
South Broadway
T. E. Davidson
Dunsmore
Daniel Berkman longtime Indiana resident dies at Greensburg
Daniel Berkman born September 7, 1827 in Oxford Ohio died June 4 at six oclock in Greensburg Indiana while living with his daughter Mrs Oscar Short. A Methodist layman of strict integrity he married Sabrena Davis August 12 1847 and fathered nine children. He passed peacefully after a life of Christian service with funeral by Rev W G Proctor at Mt Pleasant cemetery.
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Daniel Berkman
Oxford
Hamilton County
Ohio
Indiana
Daniel
Sabrana Davis
Methodist Church
Oscar Short
Greensburg
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
W. G. Proctor
The Lewis Zoll er Wedding in Greensburg Society
A Greene County wedding unites William Edward Lewis of Watseka Illinois and Mollie Zoller daughter of Charles Zoller on a Wednesday evening at the Zoller home East Main Street. The ceremony featured Panden’s orchestra a duchess satin gown lilies and roses and a ring service with Rev W H Reynolds. Guests included out of town attendees from Kansas City Cincinnati Indianapolis Ottumwa and Chicago. The couple departed for a bridal tour then will reside in Watseka with the bride a noted leader in local literary and club life and founder of the Carnegie City Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
William Edward Lewis
Watseka
Mollie Zoller
Charles Zoller
Zoller
East Main Street
Panden
Mendelssohn
Charles German
Frederick Zoller
W. H. Reynolds
C. C. Amsler
Cissna Park
Spencer Merrick
Ottumwa
Iowa
Florence Zoller
Chicago
Charles W. German
Kansas City
W. B. Ansted
Connersville
Fred Lewis
Gertrude Lewis
Ill
James Zoller
Cincinnati
Fred Mayer
Albert Zoll
Golden Rule Store Offers Canning Jars and Supplies
The ad promotes Mason Atlas and Economy fruit jars with caps rubbers and sealing wax. It touts jar rubbers that are easy to open and promises guidance on proper canning methods. It pledges to supply the best fruits and canning supplies for good results.
Air Dome Opens on West Main Street
The Air Dome theatre opened on Wednesday on the Johnston lot along West Main Street under favorable circumstances.
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Air Dome Theatre
Johnston Lot
West Main Street
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Democrats
Decatur County
Lanham Funeral
Ourly
Lewis-Zoller
Carnegie City Library
Golden Rule
Ee Art Col Christian
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Centenary Ene Ee Denne
First M. E. Deena
Presbyterian Ee Se Ee Eee
Carson Eee
Eeene Eeeevee
Carter & CO
First National Bank Building
McKinley
Owens Music House
South Side Square
Greensburg, Ind
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