Decatur County Commissioners Allowances 1906 List
The Board of Commissioners of Decatur County Indiana itemizes allowances for 1906. Names include G M Clayton gravel road 2 42 BE A McWilliams poor farm 1 02 E A McWilliams labor 17 00 A H Hall assessor 1 50 James Black gravel road 2 1 0 Henry Duncan co assessor 58 30 Henry Duncan office expenses 50 West Bros Orphans home 24 64 West Bros poor farm 16 30 Dr C B Grover inquest 20 00 Dr C B Grover mileage 6 00 Grace Kelso inquest fees 11 00 Clyde Stagg gravel road 2 00 J A Stagg county surveyor 10 50 J A Stagg work on bridge 17 50 J A Stagg gravel road 3 50 J A Stagg peers 3 50 J A Stagg foe 14 00 J A Stagg bean no 3 50 W W Woodfill supplies 16 80 W W Woodfill supplies 4 80 Joseph Durr gravel road 2 00 W L Biddinger com court 10 00 J L Biddinger supplies 21 10 J L Biddinger expenses 3 15 J L Biddinger insane 67 80 John Tilley labor 6 00 Mort Barnard labor 6 00 Jesse Styers com salary 1 00 Uriah Privett com salary 1 00
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Decatur County
Indiana
G. M. Clayton
Henry Duncan
West Bros
C. B. Grover
Grace Kelso
Clyde Stagg
J. A. Stagg
J Peers
Foe
W. W. Woodfill
Joseph Durr
Orlando Lee
L. L. Walters
Sylvia Walters
R. J. Harding
Florence Harding
R. E. Miers
Ella Miers
Arthur Toothman
Clara Toothman
Edgar Mendenhall
A.M. Willoughby
Coun
L. G. Smanley
G. W. Davis
F. E. Ryan
Council
J. W. Rucker
A. Bayless
George W. Lanham
L. W. Sands
Elmer Robbins
Fred Denham
Fannie Denham
Frank Cord
John Cord
Marsh Thomas
Board State Charities
Stine Sefton
Wood
Andrew Rater
Muddy Fork Gas Co
John Divine
Greensburg Standard
Minear & Co
G. H. Templeton
Central Union Tel. Co
William Martin
Clay Alexander
S. L. Brooks
R. B. Hayslett
P. L. Keith
Dr. J. B. Crisler
J. M. Woodfill Sons
J. M. Wood
William Brune
Ira B. Ford
Pulse & Porter
J. M. Childers
Mathews & Hudson
Reed & Snails
Charles L. White
Lowe & Craig
C. C. Lowe
Sandcreek
Gravel Road Petition from Jackson Township, Decatur County
A petition from freeholders and voters of Jackson Township asks Decatur County Indiana to grade drain and macadamize a two mile gravel road between Sections 29 28 and 33 32 on the township line. They request waiving an election and appointing an engineer and viewers, citing a road length under three miles and connections to other gravel or macadamized roads. The document lists signers and includes county salary and road funding details.
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State of Indiana
Decatur
Board of Commissioners
Decatur County
Indiana
Jackson Township
General Assembly of
Range & East
Jackson
Isaac Shera
Smith S. Thompson
John W. Galloway
Leander Meredith
Jas H. McKeloy
B C. Chailie
G. W. McKelvey
David Clark
Aaron M. Updike
J. W. Deniston
Sam Fisher
J.H.S. Riley
S.D. Fulton
Jno
H. Deniston
James Braden
Alien Cornelius
B. W. Jameson
J C. Smith
John Green
J. S. Gaston
John M. Munns
Jacob M. Veiles
N. Anderson
Richard Keel
D. F. Shera
Chas
P. Johnson
G. EB. Blazer
M.M. Elliott
Wm. Banister
B.F. Jordan
J. W. Spears
Frank Cornelius
Jem Hall
Martin Hill
Alexander Kelly
J.S. Hill
J.& Burns
John Cornelius
J. O. Thomas
Hern Jere Sater
Ira Bullard
Albert Updike
Willard Wolfe
Joseph Kelly
John W Beaty J. JH. Shafer
Nelas Grass Davis Manilef
George Himelick
P.M. Castillo
William Barton
W. E. Beesley
William Wolf J. W. Beesley
F B VanScyoc
G. A. Beesley
JL Thurston
W. A. Rodgers EA Thurston
Talkington
The Toad, According To Bobby Jones
A humorous reminiscence by Tom P. Morgan on odd characters and human folly. The piece weaves playful comparisons between toads and people, notes on aging, and a quirky tale of a wooden leg and a cow tail, ending with a boy’s simple road note.
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Tom P. Morgan
Watson’s
Local notices and shop ads from the fair and area
The column lists fish gloves at The Fair, bread and two tickets for 10 cts at Nordmeyer's Bakery, and Leven sons Co closing out sale with two weeks left. It notes births, visits, church events, and upcoming sermons, along with wagon sales by Ebbert and Linham, and a preventive medicine tip for stomach troubles.
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Nordmeyer’s
Levensons Co
Kidney Cure Advertisement Circulates Urgent Warning
Urgent promotional notice claims Foley's Kidney Cure cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases and warns sufferers of kidney or bladder trouble to use it or blame themselves for results. Sold by J. H. Batterton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. H. Batterton
Unknown Friends Promote Chamberlain's Remedy
Many users praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy but hesitate to give testimonials. The medicine is a household word for bowel troubles and diarrhoea, sold at Batterton's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterton’s
Bakery Ad Offers Three Loaves For Ten Cents
An old advertisement from Nordmeyer's Bakery promotes bread kneaded by clean machinery with a deal of three loaves priced at ten cents total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordmeyer’s Bakery
Peruna cited as invaluable for kidney and bladder issues
A reader from Des Moines praises Peruna describing lifelong health prior to treatment and noting four to five years without bladder troubles after using the remedy. The testimonial highlights kidney and bladder relief and endorses Peruna for such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Blyler
Ohio Street
Des Moines
Dangerous Kidney Diseases Cured
Catarrh can impair kidney function causing poisons to build and sometimes fatal convulsions. Peruna is claimed to relieve congestion and catarrhal kidney issues, support heart function, and restore normal circulation. Testimonials praise its curative qualities and advise contacting Dr Hartman for advice.
Hartsville Community News Bout Visitors and Events
Miss Bessie Beatty of Columbus visits cousin Miss Nina Mobley while Miss Irene Smalley of Los Angeles visits her father Dr J K Smalley. Local weddings, commencements, and church events accompany updates on school trustees and lawn socials with several relatives visiting from Indianapolis Trafalgar and Sardinia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Beatty
Columbus
Nina Mobley
Irene Smalley
Los Angeles
Cal
J. K. Smalley
Harry Mahaffey
Elias Mahaffey
Ina Clapp
Edith Johnson
T. H. Adams
Edinburg
Sarah Hacker
Della
Burnsville
Wesley Pottertf
Ed Davis
Shelbyville
Elizabeth D. Ritner
Long Tennessee Fight Ends with Arnica Salve Cure
W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee endured twenty years of nasal catarrh. After applying Bucklens Arnica Salve to the sore nasal surfaces the swelling and soreness disappeared and did not return. The ad touts the salve as best and available for 25 cents at J H Batterton, druggist. Masons fruit jars advertised at The Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
J. H. Batterton
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Jackson Town Ship
Indland
State of
Frank E. Ryan
Saic
the Toad
Bobby Jones
Clarence Sefton
Sandusky
Reo
Maxwell
Rambler
Stoddard
Dayton
Marion
Premier
A. FE. Gilchrist
John Montayne
Rushville
Lowell Kenneth
Lexington
W. A. Doles
Middlebranch
The
Christian Church
Eward Grove
Adams
D. R. VanBuskirk
Bentonville
Sanford Cole
Ebbert
Spilman & Bonner
Lella Logan
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Spring Hill
Paul Edwards
Moores Hill College
M. E
Julia Mae Rogers
George L. Roberts
Muncie
Mariam
A. R. Beach
Moores Hill
Madison
M. F. Rosenbush & Co
Chamberlain
W. H. Tuck
Nashville
Tennessee
M. Sk
Tuck
Nordmeyer
A. G
Merritt Dorsey
Milford
Meade County
Sylvester Dorsey
Dorsey
Kentucky
Levensons
Regl
Alexander Ralston
Greensburg
David W. Shelhorn
Daniel W. Shelborn
William M. Applegate
Bennety
Davidson
Leopold Brandl
Bleecker Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. B. Fizer
Sterling
Bright
Dr. Hartman
Peruna
B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Hartsville
Smalley School
W. T. Rominger
C. B. Beck
Patriot
William H. Beck
Jessie Wieley
Orval Padgett
Gertrude Beck
Charles Bruce
Thomas C. Clapp
Leonore Harden
Indianapolis
John B. Clapp
Garshwiller
Paulina
Trafal
Merit
Carter & GO
Hart Schaffner
Marx
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