Indiana approves new school texts for five year cycle
The state board of education selected new spellers grammars geography and physiology for Indiana public schools. Prices range from fifteen to eighty cents with exchange values and some texts replaced for the five year period. Parents question recurring book changes amid rising living costs.
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Indiana
State Board of Education
Tarr and McMurray
McMillan Company
Chicago
Wolforth-Pratt-Wetherow
World Book Company
Physiology—Con
Manly & Bailey’s
Board of Education
National Anti-Saloon League Convention Set for June
Indianapolis announces a June 26 to 29 convention with headline speakers Bishop Francis J. McConnell and Dr. Clarence True Wilson. Other speakers include U S Senator Wesley L. Jones Governor Moses Alexander Senator Morris Shepard Purley A. Baker John G. Woolley Frederick Landis and Malcolm R. Patterson.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Francis J. McConnell
DePauw University
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Temperance Society
Bishop McConnell
Dr. Wilson
United States
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Moses Alexander
Idaho
Morris Shepard
Texas
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Purley A. Baker
Westerville
Ohio
John G. Woolley
New York
Frederick Landis
Indiana
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
Township assessments show 1916 gains and losses statewide
The assessors reports compare 1915 and 1916 figures for lands, lots, improvements, personal property and polls across Greensburg Washington Adams Clinton Clay Milford Jackson Sandcreek Westport Marion Millhousen Saltcreek Newpoint areas. Notable changes include Greensburg lands down slightly and polls up. Milford and Millhousen show shifts in land and personal values. several townships post minor gains or declines in polls and personal property.
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Greensburg
Washington Township
Fugit
Adams
Clinton
Clay
Milford Corporation
Jackson Township
Sandcreek
Westport Corporation
Marion Township
Millhousen Corporation
Saltcreek Township
Newpoint Corporation
Boy’s risky experiment injures him with dynamite caps
Rudolph Bair, 14, attempted to spark a reaction using two batteries, wire, and two dynamite caps Sunday evening. The blast left him with severe burns from knee to waist on his right leg and injuries to one finger on each hand, under physician care.
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Rudolph Bair
Ehrhardt Praised for Memorial Speech at Blue Ridge
Will Ehrhardt of this city delivered a memorial address to the Odd Fellows Rebekahs and K of P at Blue Ridge in Shelby county to an audience of over 500. Reported as the best he ever made, the speech drew high praise for the speaker and the organizing committee.
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Will Ehrhardt
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
P.’s
Blue Ridge
Shelby County
Ehrhardt
Loyal Order of Mose
Moose Circle
Ben Hur Lodge
Court of Honor
Shelbyville
County commissioners approve bills and award two contracts
In a quiet regular session the county board allowed routine bills and let two contracts: Matthews won $290 to repair Bear Creek bridge in Jackson township, and Grover Crise bid $8 625 to macadamize the Fiscus road in Sandcreek township. A liquor license petition was denied and remonstrances linger against prior liquor licenses for Gannon and Johnson.
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Matthews
Bear Creek
Jackson Township
Fiscus
Sandcreek Township
Grover Crise
Adam Ehrhardt
Thomas Gannon
Morton Johnson
Repair man braves dark trestle to fix engine failure
George Smith, a Big Four repair man from the local roundhouse, crawled under and around a crippled freight engine on a fifty five foot high Brew ersville trestle to repair a blown cylinder head and bent rods. Crews delayed traffic on the Louisville division for five hours.
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Big Four
George Smith
Louisville
Brewersville
Smith
County Board of Review Opens Twenty Day Session
The county board of review began its twenty day session at the courthouse to pass on mortgage exemptions and assessors reports. Members include Auditor Barbe Treas urer Roling Assessor Cline Frank McAllison of Adams township and Isaac Doles of Saltcreek appointed by Judge Wickens. Initial day focused on organization with minor tangles.
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County Board of Review
Court House
Barbe
Roling
Cline
Frank McAllison
Adams Township
Isaac Doles
Saltcreek
Wickens
Enthusiasts Urge Enrollment in Ft Harrison Training Camp
An army officer quotes a letter urging men to try for Ft Harrison near Indianapolis this summer after attending Plattsburg last year. The writer praises the camp’s value, notes high reenlistment, and describes the hectic start to days and the push to secure a place via passing entrance requirements.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Army
Plattsburg, N. Y
Ft. Harrison
Plattsburg
John
Isgrigg and Son Win $17 585 Hospital Addition Contract
W H Isgrigg and Son secured the lowest bid of 17 585 for a two story addition and one story unit to the I O O F Home hospital in the city. Plumbing and wiring went to Will Watson for 3 750, with bids from several firms. Work to start at once and finish within six months, expanding capacity to fifty beds and service rooms. The board praised director Charles E Lockhart as progress continues with the project.
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I. Q O. O. F. Home Hospital
W. H. Isgrige & Son
G. W. Heinzman
Indianapolis
Pulse & Porter
Greensburg
Wolf & Ewing
S. A. Hickman
Martinsville
State Construction Company
Watson Lands
Will Watson
Watson
Charles E. Lockhart
Harriet K. Spekenhier
Richmond
Rebekah Assembly
W. H. Bradshaw
Delphi
W. E. Longley
Katie E. Barnett
Rockport
Rushville Merchants Seek Date Change for Shelbyville Meeting
Rushville merchants H. G. Hackman Jack Knecht and BE. R. Casady with A. Bogue secretary of the Rushville Business Men's Association conferred with local merchants about the district meeting set for June 14 at Shelbyville. They favor changing the date and oppose a ticket limit for the banquet though no decision has been made.
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H. G. Hackman
Jack Knecht
BE. R. Casady
Rushville
A. Bogue
Overland Club Leads Delights Ride to Dam and River Drive
Seventy two members of the Overland Motorist Club, led by Everett Arbuckle, journeyed from their area to Vevay and back via Napoleon Osgood Versailles and Rising Sun. They toured the dam under construction on the Ohio river, enjoyed a dinner, and praised the outing as one of the most delightful drives with smooth river country hills and no accidents.
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Overland Motorist Club
Vevay
Everett Arbuckle
Overland Car
Ohio River
Ohio
Napoleon
Osgood
Versailles
Rive
Aurora
Moores Hill
Pierceville
Greensburg
Funeral of William Sallee Held at Sandcreek Church
The funeral of 56 year old William Thomas Sallee was held this afternoon at the Sandcreek church. Burial followed in Sandcreek cemetery. Sallee, born in Kentucky, died Saturday night at his home on West First Street. He is survived by his widow and granddaughter Aletha Harris. He formerly lived in Shelbyville and belonged to the First Baptist church there.
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William Thomas Sallee
Sandcreek Church
Sandcreek
Kentucky
West First Street
Aletha Harris
Shelbyville
First Baptist Church
Two Firms Change Hands in Letts Elevator Sale
Two business houses changed hands at Letts on a Saturday afternoon when the Moore and Crise elevator was purchased by John McCannon and Professor J R Crawley. The elevator sold for $7 000. Bert McCannon had already bought the interests of John McCannon and Dr John Welch in the Letts general store and will continue to operate it.
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Letts
Moore & Crise
John McCannon
J. R. Crawley
Bert McCannon
John Welch
Legal Term Opens With Light Docket in Circuit Court
Today opened the circuit court for June term with the docket largely preliminary. Only action so far is the filing of a demurrer in Guy Thompson of St Louis against the administrator of the High F Wiley estate. Additional suits expected tomorrow. term likely to have fewer cases than recent terms.
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Circuit Court
Guy Thompson
St. Louis
High F. Wiley
Court House Night Break-Ins Prompt Action Plans
Three keys were broken in the west court house doors recently and evidence shows parties have used the building after hours. People have been found hiding in corridors as officials seek to curb the incidents with plans to end the offenses.
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Court House
Frank Bryan
Memorial Services Set by Letts Corner Lodge K of P
Letts Corner Lodge No. 857 K P will hold a memorial at Letts Baptist Church on June 11. Members should meet at the hall at 3 p.m. with flowers. Church services follow at 4 p.m. Visitors welcome. Committee urges full attendance.
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Letts Corner Lodge
K. of P
Letts Baptist Church
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National Anti-Saloon League
West Side Square
Pratt’s Poultry Regulator
Pratt
Magef
Washington Street
Ford
C. H. Bair
Bair
Federal Trade Commission
Chas. M. Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
W. H. Isgrigg & Son
I. O. O. F. Work
William Sallee
K. of P. Memorial
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