National Serum Company to Build Big Plant Near Rushville
Rubush and Hunter of Indianapolis completed plans for the National Serum Company plant south of Rushville. Bids are open, with construction let by July 15. The federal plant will be government supervised, assuring U S authority approval. Seventy acres host a main building, power house, and three large hog houses, with one thousand to three thousand hogs kept on hand. Local contractors urged to bid. a factory picture appears in today’s paper.
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Rubush & Hunter
Indianapolis
National Serum Company
Rushville
American Central Life Building
Hunter
State Fair Grounds
United States
Rush County
Indiana
Mai
Rush
Decatur County
Rebekah Lodge Wins Chautauqua Refreshments Contract
The Industrial Circle of Philo Rebekah Lodge No. 75 was awarded the contract to furnish lunch and refreshments at the Chautauqua. The stand will be closed on Sundays this year. The lodge ladies have prior experience and aim to serve patrons well.
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Philo Rebekah Lodge
No. 75
Chautauqua
Rebekah Lodge
Cincinnati Man and Parents Spend 7 Sundays Here
Albert Zoller of Cincinnati spent seven Sundays in town with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zoller during a local visit.
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Albert Zoller
Cincinnati
Louis Zoller
Nellie Platt Seeks Divorce in Circuit Court
Nellie Platt 19 sues for divorce from husband alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. They married November 20, 1915 and separated in March 1916. She asks restoration of her maiden name Nellie Boling and notes she is a well known local seamstress.
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Nellie Platt
Nellie Boling
Body of Louis Marlin Brought to Newpoint for Services
The body of Louis Marlin, 77, who died at his daughter’s Richmond home, will be brought to Newpoint on Thursday morning. He will then be taken to Rossburg for services and burial. Rev. F Z Burkette will officiate. He was uncle to Mrs. J J Puttmann of Newpoint and related to the Harding families there, having formerly lived in Peppertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Marlin
Alice Alyea
Richmond
Newpoint
Rossburg
F. Z. Burkette
J. J. Puttmann
Harding
Peppertown
Pair Receive Reavy Punishment in Indianapolis Case
Robert Oder and Mrs. Pearl Col vin were arrested at Oder’s home on an order from Mrs. Colvin’s husband. Today the woman received 125 days at the Indianapolis reformatory while Oder drew a like sentence. Mayor Mendenhall stated there would be no double standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Oder
Pearl Colvin
Colvin
Indianapolis
Oder
Mendenhall
Paris Restaurant Reopens Under Receiver Pending Sale
Mrs. Catharine Glidewell, the restaurant's largest creditor and receiver, has temporarily reopened the Paris restaurant after the owner deserted it due to indebtedness. The reopening, dubbed Big Wednesday, will run until a buyer is found or the sale is completed.
Hiram Johnson backs Hughes in presidential bid
Sacramento June 27 Hiram Johnson governor of California and former Progressive running mate to Roosevelt declares his full support for Charles E Hughes in the presidential race. Johnson formerly aligned with the Progressive ticket and now openly backs Hughes, signaling a major political shift.
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Sacramento
Cal
Hiram Johnson
California
Colonel Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
Clerk R. L. Adams Resigns for Telegraph Post
R L Adams, a desk clerk at the Young Men's Christian Association for several months, has left for Newcastle to take a position with the Western Union Telegraph Co. His successor at the YMCA has not been named.
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R. L. Adams
Young Men’s Christian Association
Newcastle
Western Union Telegraph Co
Mrs Thomas Young in Nervous Shock After Turner's Quarry Accident
Mrs Thomas Young wife of a farmer near Turner's Quarry is in a nervous condition after a horse backing the buggy collided with a curb and threw her onto South Broadway. The horse died at a livery barn twenty minutes later from a burst blood vessel in its head. Witnesses said the horse suddenly backed after moving restlessly. The rig wheels struck a telephone pole near the Lyric theatre and rescuers could not arrive in time. Mrs Young recovered briefly at Woodward Christman store but remains very nervous.
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Thomas Young
Turner’s Quarry
South Broadway
Young
Tragic drowning of Russell Wiley near Shiloh
Russell Wiley aged 15 drowned in Clifty Creek near Shiloh while fishing with five companions. He cried for help once as cramps pulled him under. coroner ruled accidental death. Wiley, son of Frank Wiley of Indianapolis, had worked on Ernest Brown’s farm. body sent to Indianapolis for burial.
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Russell Wiley
Clifty
Shiloh
Ernest Brown
West
Frank Wiley
Indianapolis
Brown
Closing of Dry Goods Store Marks First Woodfill Retirement
W W Woodfill, a leading dry goods merchant, announced plans to retire within weeks marking eighty six years since a Woodfill family member last left the Washington and Broadway business block. The store, oldest in the city, will close its doors as stock is sold off. No immediate occupant for the building is announced.
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W. W. Woodfill
Woodfill
Washington and
Broadway
Gabriel Woodfill
W. S. Woodfill
Mattux Funeral Set For Tomorrow At Lower Union
Mrs Eliza beth Mattux will be waked and the funeral held at 10 30 tomorrow morning in Lower Union church with Rev H W White in charge. Burial will follow in Lower Union cemetery. She died Friday afternoon at her Westport home after a lingering illness. She is survived by five children three sons and two daughters.
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Elizabeth Mattux
Lower Union Church
H. W. White
Lower Union Cemetery
Elias Burton Dies at 76 in Madison Sanitarium
Elias Burton aged 76 died after a short illness at Cragmont sanitarium Madison. A longtime Adams area resident and uncle of A F Eubank his body will be taken to Adams for burial. Funeral at Adams Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p m with burial in Adams Cemetery.
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Elias Burton
Cragmont
Madison
Adams
A. F. Eubank
Adams Baptist Church
Adams Cemetery
State Republican meeting opens Indiana campaign in Indianapolis
The Republican state central committee district and county chairmen and all state office candidates will meet Friday at the Hotel Severin in Indianapolis for a campaign kickoff luncheon. County Chairman H. T. Wit chin and District Chairman Bert Morgan will attend from here with an expectation of a large turnout.
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Republican State Central Committee
Hotel Severin
Indianapolis
Indiana
H. T. Witchin
Bert Morgan
Serious injuries feared for man fireman in yard accident
Thomas Riley, a Big Four fireman, fell from a tank engine on freight train 56 in the Michigan division yards yesterday. He remains in serious condition with possible spinal injuries and concussion after unconsciousness. Repairman George Smith guided engines away, likely saving his life. Riley suffered head lacerations requiring nine stitches.
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Thomas Riley
Big Four
Michigan
George Smith
Riley
War After the War and the Coming Competition
Analysis of postwar trade and rivalry as shipping firms await peace. English ministers align with allies to curb central powers trade. Brooks Adams frames war as intensified competition. Peace will not end rivalries. US aid may help, but pacifism wanes. Industrial preparedness and tariffs become crucial to economic warfare. Minneapolis Journal.
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Mamburg
Brooks Adams
United States
Bryan
Ford
Minneapolis Journal
Willcox Named Hughes Campaign Manager
New York June 27 Charles E Hughes announced that his presidential campaign would be run by William Willcox a lawyer and former New York postmaster Six Ford cars were unloaded at the J J Puttmann agency at Newpoint today this agency is selling many machines each month
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
William Willcox
Willcox
Ford
J. J. Puttmann
Newpoint
Wests Visit Brewersville With Friends
Herbert West and family motored to Brewersville Sunday as guests of friends. Vreeman Bruner and George Kemp Sr. were arrested at Hope on intoxication charges and pleaded guilty in Justice Barmes court. Each paid fines and costs totaling 13.80 dollars.
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Herbert West
Brewersville
Vreeman Bruner
George Kemp, Sr
Hope
Court of Justice Barmes
Columbus Republican
Orlando B Scobey Civil War veteran dies after auto crash
Orlando B Scobey 68 died four hours after being struck by a motor car at Eighteenth and Stout streets. He served as city supervisor 1895–97 and president of the board of supervisors 1897–99, was a longtime contractor and real estate broker, and is survived by a widow two sons and a daughter. Autopsy found no single fatal injury. preexisting ill health cited as possible cause. Body at Martin & Company funeral rooms. arrangements awaiting news from son Fred.
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Rocky Mountain News
J. H. Gallup
Orlando B. Scobey
Greensburg
Col
John S. Scobey
68Th
Orlando B. Seabey
Thomas S. McMurray
Board of Supervisors
McMurray
M. L. Anderson
Vine Street
Eighteenth
Stout
Colonel Scobey
McKelvey
Anderson
Albion Street
Sherman Williams
Mr. Seabey
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Mertha Tritch
Martin & Company
Fred
Dead Veteran Visited Brother Veteran at Bedside
Squire A. S. Creath, a Civil War veteran in poor health, arranged by auto to visit the bedside of his deceased brother veteran James Clemons in the GD Ay Rh. and close friend. The elder veteran had long hosted the office as a rendezvous for old soldiers over the years.
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Squire A. S. Creath
James Clemons
Squire Creath
YMCA official heads to Lake Geneva summer training camp
8S. A. Boyd, physical director of the YMCA, departed last evening for Lake Geneva Wisconsin to attend several weeks of the association's summer training school and camp. The camp is noted for exceptional equipment and merit for directors.
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A. Boyd
Lake Geneva
Wis
Association
Road Viewers Report on Gilchrist Road Length and Cost
George A Logan and Wallace Champ, road viewers for Gil christ road in Washington township, filed a report last evening noting a length of 6015 feet and a macadam surface with a total cost of 7750.35 dollars.
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George A. Logan
Wallace Champ
Gilchrist Road
Washington Township
County Board of Review Concludes Quiet Twenty Day Session
The county board of review finished its twenty day session today and adjourned this evening after a very quiet meeting. Few assessment tackles arose and only small trips about the county were required.
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County Board of Review
Farmers urged to plant navy beans as corn fails
County Agent Walter McCoy announced navy beans as a viable substitute for farmers unable to finish corn planting due to bad weather. He said now is ideal for sowing in ground prepared for corn using a drill at half a bushel per acre, expecting six to fifteen bushels per acre with a six dollar per bushel market. Thomas Ferris, a prominent farmer, leads large- scale bean production in the county and endorses profitability amid steady demand and wartime tensions.
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Walter McCoy
McCoy
Thomas Ferris
Bank and corporation assessments rise in county totals
County board of review closes with bank assessments up by 24 010 from 1915 totals. Major banks show increases while several institutions edge down. Corporation assessments are flat to slightly up with Greensburg Gas and Electric and water firms leading small gains in Greensburg and Westport.
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County Board of Review
Third National
Citizens National
Greensb’g Nat'l
Union Trust Co
Paul Vyiiga Ee
Tts
Gree Ce
Clarksburg
Newpoint
Westport
Alert
Burney
Alabama Young Man Enlists for Army Service
Richard M. Kuhn a 21 year old from Birmingham Alabama enlisted at the local recruiting station He has worked at the Hilland foundry and traveled to Indianapolis joining the cavalry division His enlistment brings the total to thirty seven since March Sergeant Hinkle is credited with securing many recruits according to records
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Richard M. Kuhn
Kuhn
Birmingham
Alabama
Hilland Foundry
Indianapolis
Cavalry
Hinkle
Hope man buys Rugby store from Marlin
E L Lambert of Hope has purchased the Rugby store from L K Marlin and will take possession July 8. George S Moore, Lambert’s brother in law, will run the store. Lambert also owns a Hope store and was formerly superintendent of Hope schools.
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E. L. Lambert
Hope
Rugby
L. K. Marlin
George S. Moore
Mr. Lambert
Hope Schools
Judge Wickens Hears Case in Columbus Receiver Ship
Circuit Judge Hugh Wickens and a court stenographer traveled to Columbus this morning to hear evidence in a dispute over property rights tied to the receiver ship of United Farms of Hore, which is to be placed on sale Thursday.
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Hugh Wickens
Columbus
United Farms of
Hore
Thursdeay
Cliff Meek Resting After Sunday Home Return
Cliff Meek remained at home Sunday following a commercial trip. The article notes his return and rest, with no further details on the trip’s purpose or destination.
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Cliff Meek
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Rebekaes
Paris
Hughes Band
International News Service
Western Union
Lowing
Mattux
State Committee
Denver
Board of Reviews
Rich Field
County Bank Assessments
Greensburg Gas & Electric Co
Greensburg Water Co
Westport Gas Company
Wickens
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