Veterans of Civil War Units Hold Annual Meet in Decatur
Comrades of the 37th and 68th Indiana regiments, with strong Decatur County representation, gathered at the Baptist church for a day of registration, badges, and a chicken dinner. The program included minutes readings, a keynote address by Rev. E. H. Wood, memorials, and remarks on Lee’s surrender.
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Indiana
Decatur County
Baptist Church
America
J. H. Morton
Eliza J. Crisler
68Th Regiment
Isabel White
E. H. Wood
Indianapolis
68Th
George Diewert
Wood
Lee
Appomattox Court House
37Th
Lawrenceburg
George W. Hazard
Carter Garlay
James S. Hull
Livingston Howland
Francis Riddle
John H. Lozier
William Anderson
John R. Goodwin
Huntsville
Ala
O. M. Mitchell
Stone River
Murfreesboro
Chickamaugaa
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Buzzard Roost
Rocky Face
Pumpkinvine
Peachtree Creek
Adams_ township
M. C. Conwell
Jackson Township
Shaw
Kentucky
Mumfordsville
Louisville
Hoover’s Gap
Chickamaugua
Pap” Thomas
John S. Seabey
John L. Wooden
David Monfort
Giles E. White
Reuben Jones
Moses Bailey
Zeiglers Transfer 80 Acres Near Kingston
Edward L. Zeigler and others convey 80 acres near Kingston to William H. and Anna H. Zeigler for 3200 dollars in a property transfer record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Zeigler
William H
Anna H. Zeigler
Kingston
Batesville Trader Conducts Business in Anderson
N G Tehlinger of Batesville transacted business in Anderson this morning according to local records.
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N. G. Tehlinger
Batesville
Anderson
Keeps Hens Laying Longer With Thyroid Treatment
Washington report notes Dr. A. E. Crew of Edinburgh university fed thyroid extract to chickens. Hens that had laid few eggs over years produced over 100 eggs in a year while under treatment. The findings suggest a method to extend laying despite age.
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Washington
A. E. Crew
Edinburgh University
Car Hits Bus Striking Point Near New Point
Paul Starks 34 of New Point seriously injured when his Chevrolet was struck by a Batesville-Lawrenceburg bus near the old school by New Point. Passenger from Shelbyville badly cut. Starks unconscious at times. No fault determined. driver name uncertain. Bus damaged. another car ferried five passengers to Greensburg.
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Paul Starks
New Point
Batesville
Starks
Mary Starks
Buckhave
Shelbyville
Chevrolet
Greensburg
Purdue Swine Day to be Held at Purdue University
At Lafayette Indiana on September 25 the fifth annual swine day will gather several hundred farmers and swine men. Sixteen lots of experimental hogs will be inspected and visitors can learn feeding results. Prof John M Evward from Iowa State College will discuss protein and mineral feeds. The new swine farm at the 122 acre livestock experimental farm will be opened for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
John M. Evward
Iowa State College
University
Veteran G A R and Methodist Minister Rev E H Wood
Rev E H Wood of Indianapolis delivered the soldiers reunion address. A veteran of the 68th Indiana regiment, he preached in Port Fulton in 1869, North Vernon in 1870, and finished his ministry at Hope from 1910 to 1913.
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E. H. Wood
Indianapolis
68Th
Indiana
Port Fulton
North Vernon
Hope
Idlewine Short Are Wed in Newport Ky Wedding
Miss Eva Short daughter of Mrs Cora Short of this city and Henry Idlewine son of Mr and Mrs George Idlewine of Millhousen were married at Newport Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. The single ring ceremony was used. They visited friends in Cincinnati before returning to the city. They will live at the bride’s mother’s home for now. Mrs Idlewine worked at the local telephone exchange and Mr Idlewine is a mechanic at Mc Cracken garage.
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Eva Short
Cora Short
Henry Idlewine
George Idlewine
Millhousen
Newport
Cincinnati
Idlewine
Telephone Exchange
Mr. Idlewine
McCracken
Armour Institute Sophomore Returns After Weekend Visit
Philip Diewert a sophomore at Armour Institute of Technology Chicago Tl returned to his studies last night after spending the week end with his family at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Diewert
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago
Sister of Yelbert Davis Keeps Family Tolds in Decatur County
The obituary notice on Amy Ann Revel notes her 99th birthday on Sept 14 in Des Moines Town and details kin in Decatur County. Revel, born 1826 in a log cabin west of Kingston, was wed to William Revel in 1843. her husband died in 1890 after 47 years together.
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Amy Ann Revel
Des Moines
Revel
Decatur County
Yelbert Davis
Kingston
Nancy Davis
Lester Rider
Shaw Davis
Clarence Botorff
Rider
Amy Ann Davis
Israel
Cynthia Tindall Davis
William Revel
John Bartee
Golden Anniversary for Mr and Mrs John Redington
Mr and Mrs John Redington celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home on South Michigan Avenue. The event also marked the twentieth anniversary of their eldest daughter Mrs E O Walker and the eighth birthday of granddaughter Helen Redington. The couple, aged seventy one and sixty nine, live in Greensburg and have eight children with fifteen grandchildren.
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John Redington
South
Michigan Avenue
E. O. Walker
Helen Redington
Elizabeth Doles
Anna Clark
Isaac Doles
Redington
Decatur County
Greensburg
Frank Walkery
Grover
Charles Redington
New Point
Will Kirby
G. E. Keller
Millersburg
Ohio
Leonel Redington
Anderson
Miss Margaret Donnan Returns From Europe
Returns from Europe Miss Margaret Donnan has come home after a summer in Europe. She is well known in Indianapolis for giving many programs before the Department Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Margaret Donnan
East Fifteenth Street
Indianapolis Star
Donnan
Alkoser Galloway Couple Plans Marriage at St Marys
Announcement published Sunday at St Marys Catholic church states Ruth Galloway daughter of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Galloway west of town will marry Joe Alkoser of Libertyville Illinois.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ruth Galloway
Lincoln Galloway
West of Town
Joe Alkoser
Libertyville, Il
Hap Meek Remains in Running for Butler Grid Team
Harold Happy Meek is among 41 candidates for a center position on Butler College football squad after the first cut by Coach Pat Page. Butler will play Earlham in the first action Saturday as freshmen squads continue workouts with seven teams of first year candidates.
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Harold “Happy” Meek
Butler
Pat Page
Earlham
Two Families Plan Move to Miami for Work
Mr and Mrs Carl DeBunna and son and Mr and Mrs Carver DeBunna with two children will leave next week for Miami Florida to locate there. The men are carpenters by trade and have employment waiting. They came here from Ripley county.
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Carl DeBunna
Carver DeBunna
Miami
Fla
Ripley County
Joe Patch Wins 2:10 Pace At Nashville Fair
Joe Patch, pacer owned by Kelly Smith and Dallas Smock, won the 2:10 pace at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville with a final heat of 2:06. The horse is listed as a sensational performer and is due to race Thursday in the 2:20 pace with an expected strong field. The owners left for Nashville to attend tomorrow's race.
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Joe Patch
Kelly Smith
City
Dallas
Versailles
Nashville
Stock and Domestic Science Show At Decatur County Club Event
Large crowds gathered as Decatur County Boys and Girls Clubs held their annual animal show and Y M C A exhibit. Judges included John Eubank and Prof A W McCracken with awards given for pigs poultry and dairy calves highlighting many named exhibitors across multiple breeds. Grand champion was Myrtle Zeigler for White Wyandottes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur County Boys
New Pennington Methodist Church
John Eubank
Shelbyville
A. W. McCracken
C.C. Richey
Poland
Robert Baugh
Alvin Bentley
Elizabeth Stewart
Milton Gossett
Duroc Jersey Boars
Irvin Meyjerrose
Andrew Williams
Ralph Risinger
Duroc Jersey
Leonard Nienaber
William Maxwell
Irvin Meyerrose
Duroc Jersey Litter
Chester
Russell Hurst
Horace Hurst
Carlos Braden
Poultry Department
Rhode Island Reds
John Miller
Florence Meyerrose
Merritt Thornburg
Helen Wenning
Robert Barnard
Bernice Wenning
Edward Kitchin
David Miller
Leonard
Kramer
Jersey
Leo Hellmich
Lewis Risinger
Vernon Walters
Paul Schoentrup
George Collicott
Wilhelmina Feaster
White Rocks
Myrtle Zeigler
Thelma Mark
Elvin Bentley
White Wyandottes
Hilda Mauer
Edward
Machines Crash At Intersection In Auburn Driving Incident
An Auburn touring car driven by Frank Wertz from near Downeyville collided with John Gayer of this city on North Michigan avenue at about 1 30 o clock. Wertz was southbound while Gayer could not view the street clearly and drove into Wertz. Gayer’s car suffered extensive front-end damage including a broken axle a smashed wheel and a bent fender. Wertz suffered little damage.
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Auburn
Frank Wertz
Downeyville
John Gayer
Michigan Avenue
Wertz
Mr. Gayer
Gayer
Margaret Conyers Seen Alive After Bridge Crash
Margaret Conyers, a Hanover College sophomore from Milan, survived a high bridge crash near Jeffersonville after being reported alive and conscious for much of the day. Initial news claimed she died on the operating table but hope for recovery grew as she remained alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Conyers
Hanover College
Jeffersonville
Miss Conyers
J. F. Conyers
Milan
John Gayer
Harry McKay
Ed ward J Geyer Wins Marriage License in Cincinnati
License to wed granted to Edward J. Geyer of Cincinnati and Rose Bradley daughter of Frank Bradley of Westport.
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Edward J. Geyer
Cincinnati
Rose Bradley
Frank Bradley
Westport
George A. Davis to Joseph Oli phant et al property in Burney
Court records show George A. Davis transferring property in Burney identified by parcel number 13375 to Joseph Oli phant and others in a deed recorded with the county clerk. The action appears to involve a private real estate transfer among named parties.
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George A. Davis
Joseph Oliphant
Burney
Hybrid Fruit May Replace Loganberry On Coast
A Louisiana electrical engineer B M Young bred a larger sweeter dewberry cross that may replace loganberry on the Pacific Coast. The US Department of Agriculture is propagating stock to release the new variety through nurseries for public distribution.
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Pacific Coast
Louisiana
B. M. Young
United States Department of Agriculture
Tax Board Totals Show Statewide Valuations Down
The State Tax Board released figures showing total valuations for taxation in 1925 at 5,263,117,801 versus 5,326,825,378 in 1924, a decline of about 6 percent. Decatur County falls from 35,705,510 to 32,400,120, down 9 percent. nearby counties Bartholomew Shelby Rush Franklin Ripley Jennings show similar year over year decreases.
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State Tax Board
Decatur
Bartholomew
Shelby
Rush
Will Dickerson Drives Sensational 2 Year Old to Victory
Peter Maltby the year’s sensational two year old trotter won the Horse Review Futurity of 3500 dollars at Columbus opening day of the Grand Circuit meeting. Maltby won in straight heats and tied the 2:06 1 4 record in heat one with Station Belle second.
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Will Dickerson
Columbus
Ohio
Peter Maltby
Goshen
N. Y
Greensburg
Station Belle
Syracuse
State Tax Rate May Be 28 Cents
Indiana officials expect a 28 cent levy on each hundred dollars of taxable property. A compilation shows state property value at 5,268,117,801 dollars, with the levy expected to fund state government and leave 824,939 dollars in balance. The tax board auditor and governor were to meet the next day to approve the rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Auditor of State
Hoosier Loses Eye In Campus Battle
James Davidson of Lawrenceburg a Wittenberg College sophomore, was injured during the annual class rush at Springfield Ohio. While riding in an automobile a club shattered the windshield and struck him in the face. Surgeons removed one eye and the other eye’s sight is hoped to be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davidson
Lawrenceburg
Wittenburg College
Springfield
Ohio
Davidson
Double Wedding at Martinsville Parsonage Sunday
A quiet but impressive double wedding was solemnized at the Methodist parsonage Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Two Martinsville couples, William E. Hickey and Dorothy M. David, and Arthur E. Franklin and Mary Franklin, were married by Rev. Charles W. Whitman. The couples will reside in Martinsville and returned home by motor the same afternoon.
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Methodist Parsonage
Martinsville
Charles W. Whitman
William E. Hickey
Dorothy M. David
Arthur E. Franklin
Mary Franklin
Martinville
Wittenberg Transfers City Property to Edwin Tarplee
Harry L. Wittenberg conveys city property to Edwin Al en Tarplee for a sum of $1,850. The deal records a transfer of ownership in the urban property listing.
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Harry L. Wittenberg
Edwin Alen Tarplee
Seed Corn Show to Head Greensburg Fall Festival
Greensburg Chamber of Commerce plans the Daily News seed corn show as part of a general fall festival in late October. A festival committee of Gaines Dille and Woodfill will organize prizes across many farm produce classes to boost local agriculture and business interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
General Farm
Decature
Greensburg
John L. Dille
Robert Woodfill
Chamber of Commerce
G. O. Standley
Decatur
Death of Mrs George Turner and funeral plans announced
Mrs George Turner aged 53 died at 5 15 this morning at her West Main street home. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at the home of her uncle Arthur Robbins 215 East Wilson Street. Rosa Lee Turner daughter of James Robbins born Greensburg January 23 1872. She married Hiram D Bruce in 1889. he died in a railway accident early in their marriage. Her second husband Gaswell Wolverton of Parke County died of tuberculosis. She later married George Turner and is survived by a daughter Mrs Carl Asberry of Parke County a grandson George Levi a sister Mrs Daisy D Weinner and her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Turner
West Main Street
Arthur Robbins
East Wilson Street
Rosa Lee Turner
James Robbins
Greensburg
Hiram D. Bruce Dee
Gaswell Wolverton
Parke County
Carl Asberry
George Levi
Daisy D. Weinner
Eleven High School Youths Form Research Club
A YMCA meeting gathered eleven high school boys to form a Research Club connected with the National Young Men's Christian Association College of Chicago. Harold Kinney of Chicago called for charter members, and Hal Kitchin Jr Alden Westhafer Charles Jerman Orris Elder Dale Tumilty Herbert Wickens John Paul Turner Clyde Pierce Serlett M Beck Virgil McAllister Trevor Morrison were admitted. A chicken dinner followed the ceremony.
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National
Young Men’s Christian Association College of Chicago
Harold Kinney
Chicago
Hal Kitchin, Jr
Alden Westhafer
Charles Jerman
Orr
Zeigler Family Transfer of 20 Acres Near Kingston
Jacob Zeigler and others convey 20 acres to Edward L. Zeigler near Kingston for 120 dollars. The brief deed notes the land transfer and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Zeigler
Edward L. Zeigler
Kingston
Zeigler Transfers 20 Acres near Kingston for 360
Wm. H. Zeigler and others convey 20 acres near Kingston to Edward L. Zeigler for $360, recorded in the property transfer.
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Wm. H. Zeigler
Edward L.zeigler
Kingston
Harker and Templeton Hosts Spend Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Dan Harker of Hope spent the week end with Mr and Mrs John Templeton in this city.
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Dan Harker
Hope
John Templeton
City
English Poultryman Warns Overfeeding Reduces Egg Yield
A Paris report notes an English farm expert says overfeeding chickens lowers egg production. Lean birds lay more eggs and fat hens tend to produce infertile eggs. He advises farmers test their flocks, as feeding needs vary by breed and season, with Brahmas needing about seventeens versus six ounces for Leghorns.
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Paris
England
Legho
Tree City Breeze Biweekly High School Paper
The Tree City Breeze, a new biweekly high school paper, begins work under Principal Carl Billings. Editor Margaret Woodfill leads a staff including Margaret Porter Doris Scripture Ephraim Schreiber Merian Mobley Margaret Alice Lowe Wendell Pleak Paul Barringer Charles Jermaan Orris Elder and Orris Elder reports strong circulation as all advertising space is sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tree City Breeze
Carl Billings
the Breeze
Daily News Press
Margaret Woodfill
Margaret Porter
Doris Scripture
Ephraim Schreiber
Merian Mobley
Margaret Alice Lowe
Wendell Pleak
Paul Barringer
Charles Jermaan
Orris Elder
Cook Family Reunion Held At Mrs Amelia Cooks Adams Home
The Cook family reunion gathered 35 members at Mrs Amelia Cook’s Adams home on Sunday. Attendees included Charles and Leslie Swick of Iowa, Minnie Jordan and Cincinnati relatives, Carrie Cook and granddaughter, Henry and Ed Cook families, and others from Batesville Sunman St Paul Horace and local residents. A pitch-in dinner followed the noon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Amelia Cook
Adams
Charles Swick
Leslie Swick
Iowa
Minnie Jordan
Cincinnati
Carrie Cook
Henry Cook
Ed Verling
Batesville
Joe Whipple
Ed Cook
Earl
Sunman
Harry Cook
St. Paul
George Cook
City
Walter Cook
Horace
Rev W E Moore Returns From Europe
Rev W E Moore former pastor of the Edinburg Christian church has returned from a two and a half month study trip in Europe with Sher wood Eddy He is rapidly booked for club meetings and lectures this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Moore
Edinburg
Fishing trip set for Colon Michigan by group of twelve
A party of twelve men including Gus Goyert William Ryan Dallas Tillson George Jutting Bart Mc Laughlin Jess Short Otis Deem Mort Richey Bird Sefton Dr. Charles Kuhn and a cook will depart Monday for several days of fishing in Colon Michigan. They will travel by motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Goyert
William Ryan
Dallas Tillson
George Jutting
Bart McLaughlin
Jess Short
Otis Deem
Mort Richey
Bird Sefton
Charles Kuhn
Cook
Colon
Michigan
Final report filed by administrator for estate of T W Robinson
Fannie Robinson, administrator of the estate of T W Robinson, filed a final report. The matter was set for hearing on October 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Robinson
T. W. Robinson
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Greensburg News Pub. Co, Publishers
Veterans OF Civil War
This County
Alkoser-Galloway
Hap” Meek
Florida
Nashville, Tenn
State
Franklin
Ripley
Jennings
Hoosier
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