Anna Bradford's Girl Fast in Ohio Race Event
Anna Bradford's Girl driven by Will Dicker of Goshen N Y nearly posted a world record on the Ohio State Fair track in Columbus. The mare reached first money in the $1800 Ohio State Journal stake for 2 05 pacers, with heats showing a third, a 1 29% win and a 2 33% mile. Dr White by Etawah, driven by Dickerson, finished third in the Ohio Citizens Stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bradford
Dickerson
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Will Dickerson
Goshen
N. Y
Greensburg
Phil O’neil
Ohio Citizen
Dr. White
Etawah
Youth Pleads Guilty to Forgery Sentenced to Reform School
Clifford Leighton a 17 year old held on forgery charges pleaded guilty in circuit court and was sentenced by Judge Craig to the Indiana Reformatory for two to fourteen years. The Milroy youth had prior reform school trouble and was linked to other city robberies and a high profile Lincoln street chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Leighton
Judge Craig
Indiana Reformatory
Leighton
Milroy
Lincoln Street
Varsity Schedule with Referee Names Listed
The document lists a full varsity schedule with referees signed to date. Upcoming games include North Vernon, Columbus, Rushville, Smithville, Manual Training, Broad Ripple, Washington, Shelbyville, Knightstown, Hopewell, Mitchell, Connersville, Seymour, Milroy, Newcastle, Greenfield, and Rushville with dates through March 6 for the sectional tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
Columbus
Rushville
Bills
Smithville
Kauf
Greenfield
Boy’s Face Cut by Barbed Wire in Rush County
Eleven year old Charles Downey son of Oral Downey of Downeyville was badly cut on the face after colliding with a barbed wire fence while playing at the Gosnells home in Orange township Rush county The wound on the face and right eyelid were closed with stitches at Sexton hospital after first aid at Dr Lowell M Green office The eye ball narrowly avoided injury
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Downey
Oral Downey
Downeyville
Hal Gosnell
Orange Township
Rush County
Gosnell
Lowell M. Green
Sexton Hospital
St Paul Canning Plants Plan Expanded Yields
St Paul Canning Co reports sugar corn canning this year was a success. Plans are underway to can pork and beans. Due to pumpkin scarcity the Waldron plant will handle both Waldron and St Paul yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Canning Co
Waldron
St. Paul
Marriage License Issued To Miss Josie Lawson And George W Cappers
A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Miss Josie Lawson age 55 of this city and George W Cappers age 59 of San Diego California who listed farming as his occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Lawson
George W. Cappers
San Diego
Cal
Hatchery to Send Croppies and Cats to Decatur County
A shipment of croppies and channel cat fingerlings from the federal hatcheries in Washington arrives Friday at 8 30 am. The croppies will be given to Lewis Marlow for Lake McCoy, the cats to Ed Siling with distribution still to be announced.
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Decatur County
Federal Fish Hatcheries
Washington, D. C
Lewis Marlow
Lake McCoy
Ed Siling
Columbus to Host Civil War Veterans Reunion
The Fourth district G A R recruiting officer Rev. Lewis King announces the annual reunion of Civil War veterans to be held October 1 1925 at City Hall Columbus Indiana. Dept Commander adjutant general and other speakers will attend with a planned dinner by the Women’s Relief Corps inviting veterans and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis King
Columbus
Fourth District
Indiana
Dept
Women’s Relief Corps
Infant Hurt in West Main Crash Improves
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Adam Bizantz bruised when their car was struck on West Main near the post office is practically recovered. The accident occurred Saturday evening when the Bizantz vehicle was hit by another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Bizantz
Bizantz
West Main Street
Former Resident of Decatur County Loses Eugene Russell
Eugene Russell, 68, died at his Hope home after an eighteen year illness. He was the son of David Russell and left a widow Daisy Reed, and three brothers William, Thomas, James, plus two sisters Vivian Boling and Minnie Russell. Funeral was at the Hope Methodist church with Rev. H. A. Broadwell officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Russell
Hope
David Russell
Turner’s Corner
Clay Township
Daisy Reed
Frank Reed
William
Thomas
James Russell
Frankfort
Vivian Boling
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnie Russell
Methodist Church
H. A. Broadwell
Students Under 16 Refused Driving Permit
County schools report Indiana law forbids any person under sixteen to drive to or from school. Superintendent J R Crawley notes pupils asked for transfers due to lack of transport. permits cannot be issued. Health charts on communicable diseases are being posted in all schools with symptoms and response steps for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Crawley
State Educational Department
Indiana
Driver Fined For Assault Charge In Local Court
Mike Buckhave, driver for the Greensburg-Lawrenceburg bus, paid $1 and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery against E. J. Hancock following a Tuesday evening argument. Buckhave appeared voluntarily to settle his legal status. Officers were investigating and expected to file charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Buckhave
Greensburg-Lawrenceburg
Court of Justice of the Peace
Holmes
E. J. Hancock
Dobyns Reunion Holds Sunday at Rushville Home
About forty people attended the Dobyns reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray in Rushville. Ralph Donnell was elected president and Mrs. George Adams secretary. A similar gathering is planned for the last Sunday in August 1926 at Lake McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ray
Rushville
Ralph Donnell
George Adams
Lake McCoy
Bernard Farthing
Ruth Ray
George Dobyns
John Butler
Mary Ray
Edward Marshall 74 Found Dead in Arkansas City Home
Edward Marshall 74 was found dead in his bed at his Arkansas City Kansas home on Sept 20. He was a widower with two sisters and a sister in Iowa. He had lived in Arkansas City about forty years and worked in a drug store after farming. The funeral was held last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Marshall
Arkansas City
Nannie Marshall Butler
Washington Street
Kan
Milford
Mollie Kitchin
Brite Kitchin
Marshall
Kansas
Clay Township
Louise Bruere
Knoxville
Ava
Mary Marshall
Butler
Des Moines
Lower Assessments Make It Impossible to Retain Low Rate
Tax levies for 1925 to be paid in 1926 will rise only slightly, as Decatur county taxables fell about nine percent. Decatur city rate moved from 2.92 to 3.00, up less than three percent, so overall next year’s taxes are about six percent lower on average. The document lists totals for each taxing unit in 1925 and 1926.
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Decatur County
Sheriff Detains Suspect After St Paul Assault Complaint
Sheriff Ottis Maddux was called to St Paul about 2 o clock this afternoon to arrest a young man charged with assault upon a young woman living near St Paul. The arrest followed a complaint by the girl’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottis Maddux
St. Paul
Automobile collision injures Virgil Ferguson near North Vernon
North Vernon Indiana Oct 3 Virgil Ferguson was seriously injured when his car collided on state highway No 26 between North Vernon and Vernon with a car driven by W F Rice of Scottsburg at 4 PM A bottle of rubbing alcohol was found in Ferguson s car Rice suffered slight cuts
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North Vernon
Ind
Virgil Ferguson
W. F. Rice
Scottsburg
Vernon
Ferguson
Rice
Robbinses Spend Sunday With Ed Thomas Family
Mr and Mrs Oliver Robbins visited Ed Thomas and family in Indianapolis Sunday to share time and hospitality with the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Robbins
Ed Thomas
Indianapolis
Hodges Arrested in Hope Schoolhouse Robbery
Herbert Hodges of South Wilder Street was arrested by Chief Wilson Sheriff Maddux and Officer Spillman at 9 this morning after Hope authorities linked him to the theft at a Hope area schoolhouse last night. Hodges, a junk dealer, pled guilty and was jailed, admitting the Victrola library table rocking chair five lace curtains a box of records and a tea kettle were taken and hauled here in a spring wagon. He will be held until Bartholomew County authorities respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hodges
South Wilder Street
Wilson
Maddux
Spillman
Hope
Hodges
Bartholomew
Bromwell and American Firms Set for Tomorrow Talks
Bromwell Wire & Brush Co. and American Wire & Steel Co. plan further negotiations tomorrow to discuss absorption of the local works. Thomas Melish of Cincinnati, Bromwell vice president, will lead the Bromwell party as they review the plant with American reps. The plant’s machinery ran yesterday after a long idle period as a demonstration. Arrival time of visitors remains unsure. Charles McLeod noted the negotiation results are unpredictable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromwell Wire & Brush Co
American Wire & Steel Co
Trust
Thomas Melish
Cincinnati
Bromwell Co
American
Charles McLeod
Bromwell
Letts Child Breaks Arm in Playground
Claudia Moffett seven years old daughter of Dolie Moffett of Letts broke her arm this morning after falling from a teeter board on the Letts school ground. She was taken to Bartholomew County Hospital in Columbus where it was reported she was resting well this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Moffett
Dolie Moffett
Letts
Bartholomew County Hospital
Columbus
Public school gym near completion ready by November
The new gymnasium for Tree City basketball games is largely complete with all roof trusses set, bleacher stretchers fixed, stage formed and roofed, and roof work finishing over the bleachers. It should be ready for the Rushville dedication game on November 20, with seating for about 2,500 and rapid egress in case of emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tree City
Rushville
Parked Car Collisions Hit Two Vehicles in City
An eastbound unknown car struck Sam Evans’s parked Overland sedanette near the public square about 10 30 am causing rear tire burst and trunk damage. Aultman’s Ford touring parked on South Broadway was also hit with bent radiator and paint scratches. no offender found after district search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Evans
Evans
Henry Aultman
Aultman
South Broadway
Real estate transfers and legacies in Burney area
Ruth Ann Boicourt admr to David V. and W. S. Sanders deed 120 acres near Westport for 1400 dollars. Hannah Reynolds to Emmet Johnson lot in Burney for 325 dollars. Emmet Johnson to Alvin B. Alver son et al one Burney lot for 450 dollars. Joseph F. Stier and wife to John E. Stier property in city for 3250 dollars. Mary Elizabeth Brown to William H. Isgrigg lot in city for 600 dollars.
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Ruth Ann Boicourt
Admr
David V
W. S. Sanders
Westport
Hannah Reynolds
Emmet Johnson
Burney
Alvin B. Alverson
Joseph F. Stier
John E. Stier
City
Mary Elizabeth Brown
William H. Isgrigg
Marriage of Mrs. Mose Wallace to J. R. Koester in Indianapolis
Charles Wallace records word of his mother Mrs. Mose Wallace marrying J. R. Koester in Indianapolis on a Saturday. The couple will live on Western Avenue in Indianapolis. The bride is well known in this city, having lived here until about two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wallace
Mose Wallace
J. R. Koester
Indianapolis
State highway commission orders encroaching road stands cleared
Indianapolis reports the state highway commission through director John D. Williams orders oil stations hot dog stands eating houses and roadside markets to move back from right of way. The National Old Roads Trail and the old Michigan road are cited with 80 and 100 foot rights of way as patrols plan wider clearances to reduce traffic congestion and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
John D. Williams
Williams
Commission
Michigan
Speeding Arrest in State Road 36 Case
Robert Wheelan arrested for speeding on state road 36 Sunday afternoon by State Highway Police Ross W. Reed. He pled guilty at arraignment in Squire Holmes' court and was fined one dollar plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wheelan
Ross W. Reed
Squire Holmes
Aileen Guy Wins Futurity at Ohio State Fair
Will Dickerson of Goshen N Y drives Guy Ozark who trails leader Aileen Guy in the American Horse Breeders Futurity for three year olds at Columbus. Aileen Guy wins second money after White up, with Guy Ozark taking a second and a third in the two heats.
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Will Dickerson
This City
Goshen
N. Y
Guy Ozark
Columbus
Aileen Guy
Guy Axworthy
Guy
Ozark
Big Beet Sets Unmatched Season Record In Size
Ed Manning arrived at the News office with a beet claimed to surpass any this season in weight and bulk. The behemoth reportedly weighs 6 percent pounds, a remarkable figure for a vegetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Manning
News Office
Man Injured After Corn Cutter Accident in Napoleon
Theo Bodenburg suffered a deep leg gash when he was thrown from a corn cutter while cutting corn last week in Napoleon. The blade laceration required several stitches and he is now recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon, Ind
Theo Bodenburg
Mr. Bodenburg
Red Oxen Feature Centennial Parades
George Littell showcases Mexican red oxen drawing a covered wagon in Lafayette centennial parades held yesterday and today. The pair were bought recently to replace Littell’s famous white oxen from about twenty years ago.
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George Littell
Lafayette
Littell
Farm Women School Teaches Home Health Arts At Expo
More than thirty Indiana women including Mrs. Guy G. Root of near Greensburg attend the School for Farm Women run by the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation with the National Dairy Exposition in Indianapolis October 10 to 17. The program covers home health foods school and rural life with talks on clothes beauty art music and literature by state leaders and university instructors.
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Guy G. Root
Greensburg
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Indianapolis
Indiana
Farm Bureau
Blanche Chenoweth
Indianapolis Teachers’ College
Edna Hatfield Edmonson
Indiana University
B. W. Stoddard
Marion County
Logans in Crash Near Indianapolis
A long distance call reported that Mr and Mrs For rest Logan and their daughter were in an automobile accident north of Indianapolis last Saturday while en route to Michigan. Mrs Logan reportedly suffered a broken collar bone and was taken to an Indianapolis hospital. Details of the crash were not learned. Mr Logan is related to Will and Henry Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Logan
Town
Forrest Logan
Indianapolis
Michigan
Boicourt transfers 120 acres near Westport for 1400 dollars
Ruth Ann Boicourt as administrator transfers 120 acres near Westport to David V. and W. S. Sanders for 1400 dollars. The conveyance is recorded in a probate notice indicating the property and the buyer names.
South Park Cemetery to Link Herron and Wife Lot
A South Park cemetery records a linking of the Herron and his wife to a lot in South Park for fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park
Herron
Consolidated Orchards Plans Purchase of Indiana Orchards
The Consolidated Orchards Co. a Seymour firm of J G Laupus Louis R Cordes and Harold S Hall announces the acquisition of two large southern Indiana orchards the Kingston estate of 117 acres and the Hall tract of 165 acres The Kingston property was formerly owned by Governor Ed Jackson and is described as well equipped for crop handling.
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Indiana
Ed Jackson
Consolidated Orchards Co
Seymour
J. G. Laupus
Louis R. Cordes
Harold S. Hall
Kingston
Hall
Miss Frances Collins and Hubert Lee wed in Shelbyville home
Frances Collins daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Collins and Hubert Rolland Lee son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Lee were married at 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon by Rev Armel Emmett at his home 11 South Noble street. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in Greensburg after the ceremony.
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Frances Collins
Harry Collins
Hubert Rolland Lee
Jesse Lee
Greensburg
Armel Emmett
Church of the Nazarene
South
Noble Street
Lee
Shelbyville
Kelley and Robbins families visit Newcastle
Mr and Mrs Fred Kelley and Mrs W O Robbins with son Richard visited Mr and Mrs Carl Moistner in Newcastle on Sunday, joined by Robert Foster for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kelley
Robert Foster
W. O. Robbins
Richard
Carl Moistner
Newcastle
Community groups plan fall seed corn festival and fairs
Chamber of Commerce and Greensburg Daily News with the American Legion outline a two day seed corn show and farm product exhibit in Decatur and nearby counties. Prizes will be donated by local businessmen including eggs butter bread and other farm products. Legion indoor fair will run four days with plans to publicize and extend next year. Committees appointed to arrange tents music square displays and prizes with a next meeting set for Wednesday. The event dates are October 23 and 24 for the seed corn show and festival and October 21 to 24 for the Legion fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Greensburg Daily News
American Legion
The
Daily News
American Legion Committee
Decatur
Harry Gaines
Legion
Court actions and estate filings in multiple cases
In Henry Dravis vs Sandy Lewis et al the defendant answered in denial to the cross complaint against Hitchcock. Maggie Cochran vs Gabriel Gilmore et al saw motions to stay and to strike overruled. John H Parker administrator vs Elizabeth Maudlin et al reports sale of real estate to Toavid V and Winfield S Sanders for 1400. Administrator petition in William Porter estate to sell desperate claims granted. J Rae Deniston guardian granted petition to change ward Mil dred Bannister investment. Petition in Abbie Bonker estate to determine inheritance tax with hearing set Oct 20. Estate valued about 45017.40 with 20000 in government bonds and holdings in Third National Bank stock electric company and other securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dravis
Sandy Lewis
Hitchcock
Maggie Cochran
Gabriel Gilmore
John H. Parker
Elizabeth Maudlin
Toavid
Winfield S. Sanders
William Porter
J. Rae Deniston
Mildred Bannister
Abbie Bonker
Third National Bank
The
Electric Light Company
Reverend Gordon Returns From Franklin Church Duties
The Rev. S. A. Gordon pastor of Liberty Baptist church returned to his Franklin home after completing his regular appointments there yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Gordon
The
Liberty Baptist Church
Franklin
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Rer
Broad Ripple
Washington
Knightstown
Greensburg Ae
Washington Merr Ee
Fugit
Clinton
Adams Ee
St. Paul Corporation
Clay Gr
Milford Corp
Ensuidae
Jackson Ee
Sandcreek
Westport Corp
Marion Ene
Millhousen Ae
Saltcreek Ee
Newpoint Corp
Koester-Wallace
Harry Bruner
Guy Root
Decatur County Farm Bureau
Logans
David V. and
Lee-Colling
Robert Haas
Robert
Harry Hillabold
Irvin Maudlin
Robert Woodfill
Robert St. John
Charles Woodfill
D. A. Batterton
Howard Beckman
James Lanham
John Dille
Ed Hancock
Walter Lowe
C. R. Bird
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