Local residents return from visits and a move to asylum
Mrs. Fannie Montgomery returns home to Knightstown after visiting daughter Mrs. Robert Perkins. Mrs. Margaret Parker and Mrs. Daisy Glidewell go back to Zionsville after visiting William McCune and wife. Mrs. Ida Hobbs of near Westport is taken to Richmond asylum by Sheriff Biddinger. “Paid in Full” comes to Greensburg on October 8 with tickets at Batterton’s priced 1.18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Montgomery
Knightstown
Robert Perkins
Margaret Parker
Daisy Glidewell
Zionsville
William McCune
Ida Hobbs
Westport
Sheriff Biddinger
Richmond
New York
Greensburg
Batterton’s
Met With Violent Deaths M rs William Reed Recounts
Mrs. William Reed of St Paul recalls a sequence of family tragedies including a railway accident that killed her son, his wife, and daughter in the West. Years later another son, a brakeman on the Chicago line, died after a fall from a train between the city and Batesville. Soon after, her husband died shortly after appearing alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reed
St. Paul
West
Chicago
Batesville
Pleasant Surprise for Edward Overton Twenty-First Birthday
Friends gathered Thursday evening to celebrate Edward Overton's twenty first birthday with games music and refreshments. Attendees included Corda Harwood Bessie Suttles Ethel Turner Ethel Smith Ruth Smith Lula Garver Anna Stevenson Edna Pleak Josie Wasson Charles Craig Sherman Pton Clarence Black Harry McGee Oscar Osting Harry Pleak John Einman Fred Einman Harry Logan and Ernest Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Overton
Corda Harwood
Bessie Suttles
Ethel Turner
Ethel Smith
Ruth Smith
Lula Garver
Anna Stevenson
Edna Pleak
Josie Wasson
Charles Craig
Sherman Pton
Clarence Black
Harry McGee
Oscar Osting
Harry Pleak
John
Fred Einman
Harry Logan
Ernest Brown
Fire damages Dixon and Magee properties at West Main and Mill
A Friday morning fire originated in a wood shed owned by W W Dixon and spread to the Magee barn on the corner of West Main and Mill streets. Dixon faced about 25 dollars in losses with no insurance while Magee’s barn suffered around 150 dollars in loss with 125 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Dixon
T. J. Magee and
West Main
Mill Streets
One Gone. Saloonkeeper Habig Retires Plans Market Remodelling
Anthony Habig who ran a saloon on the east side of the square retires after Saturday night. He will store his goods, remodel the building into an up to date market, and then leave for Texas soon to manage his land interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Habig
Severa
Texas
Ring With History P T Lambert Wears Noted Ring
P T Lambert saw a ring in Seattle carved from an ivory tusk said to come from an elephant found on an Arctic iceberg. Eskimo-made setting added by Joseph Drake. Lambert treasures it beyond a diamond for its legendary tale of polar elephants and long oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Lambert
Mr. Lambert
Seattle
Washington
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Joseph Drake
Hart Family Dinner Honoring Mrs. Christman’s Birthday
Mr and Mrs John D Hart entertained about thirty five guests Sunday at their Southeast street home for the seventy third birthday anniversary of Mrs Charity Christman. Out of town visitors included families from Indianapolis Covington Kentucky Shelbyville and Sweet Springs Missouri. Guests enjoyed a delightful evening and wished Mrs Christman many more happy anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hart
South East Street
Hart
Charity Christman
Hawkins
Jeffries
Dan Styers
Wilbur Magee
Indianapolis
John Dugan
Covington
Kentucky
Ferguson
Shelbyville
Eliza Crowder
Sweet Springs
Missouri
Christman
Disappearance of Raymond Eck from Brownsburg project
Raymond Eck, partner in Eck & Eck contractors, has moved his mother's household goods to Lebanon with his wife and child and has disappeared after drawing the remaining partnership funds. He supervised stone work on an eight room Brownsburg schoolhouse and is said to have two to three hundred dollars of partnership money. Joseph R. Eck says he cannot be located and a report claims he may be clerking in a Lebanon grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eck
Joseph R. Eck
Lebanon
Babe
Eck & Eck
Brownsburg
Raymond
St. Paul
Pleasantly Surprised Silver Anniversary in Clarksburg
Mr and Mrs Ed Fee were surprised at their Clarksburg home on Friday by friends marking their silver wedding anniversary. Their daughter Nellie organized the event as lights shone brightly, gifts were given, and guests departed late wishing them many more happy years together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Fee
Clarksburg
Mr. Fee
Missa
Erice Hamilton
Nellie
Business Change Sees Store Sold On South Square
Bernard Duffey has sold his south square store to Frank Christman who has run a South Broadway shop for years. Final papers were drawn up Monday. Duffey plans to pursue other ventures while Christman, a successful businessman, is expected to continue the established trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Duffey
Frank Christman
South Broaway
Mr. Duffey
Christian
Duffey
Stingiest Rushville Man Sparks Double Wedding Tale
Local tale claims a Rushville man is the stingiest in Indiana or beyond with a premium on frugality. He wed a home girl to save expenses and, on a bridal tour around the courthouse square, bought a nickel’s worth of candy as a wedding gift and urged saving it for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Indiana
Court House Square
Prohibition Father Dead in Charles City
Col Benjamin Franklin Wright aged seventy one died Sunday at his home in Charles City Iowa. He was widely known as the father of Prohibition in Iowa and was noted as a writer and orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Wright
Iowa
Charles City
Death of Henry Swango's Toddler From Carbolic Acid Lapse
A two and a half year old child died after swallowing carbolic acid found in a pantry bottle. The boy climbed a chair, drank the contents, and suffered extreme pain before dying two hours later. Funeral services were held at the family home and he was buried in Mechanicsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Henry Swango
Newpoint
Mechanicsburg
Old Resident George Boicourt Dies at 92 in Westport
George Boicourt aged ninety two died at his son Alfred's home in Westport Saturday night at 10 o clock after a long illness. A longtime county resident since 1831 he once ran the Horse Shoe Bend mill and retired in 1882. Born August 25 1816 he married Rebecca Armstrong in 1844. she died in 1856. His second wife Anne Mitchell predeceased him and six children were born, only Alfred survives. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Westport Methodist church conducted by Rev E Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Boicourt
Alfred
Westport
Mr. Boicourt
Clark County
Horse Shoe Bend
Mr. Bolcourt
Rebecca Armstrong
Anne Mitchell
E. Hester
Three Men in Buggy Crash Into Telephone Pole Near Milroy
A buggy bound for Milroy struck a telephone pole on North Lincoln street late Saturday night, injuring its three occupants. The horse ran on to Milroy, Merritt Thomas inspected the wreck next morning, and police found broken bottles indicating intoxication among the riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Street
Milroy
Louis Brook
Merritt Thomas
Must Have Tags for Shipped Flour Orders by Millers
Local railroad officials announce a new rule requiring tagging of every article shipped by millers. Previously bags were tagged in bulk, causing misrouting when consignments served multiple destinations. The order takes effect July 1, with mayoral notification sent to millers. The Chicago traffic association seeks guidance on sack type, noting paper sacks are prevalent and recommended to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffic Association of Chicago
Aged Lady Mrs Daniel Burkmann Dies at 80
Mrs Daniel Burkmann died Sunday afternoon at her home six miles southwest of town after an illness with flux. She had lived in the county for many years and was well known. Survived by husband three sons and one daughter. Funeral held Tuesday at Mt. Pleasant church at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Burkmann
Milk price raised to six cents a quart
Notice states milk price will advance to 6 cents per quart due to feed scarcity. Dated September 14 from LANHAM STORMS GAGEBY MILK Deport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanham
Gageby
Forest Fires Rage Across Northern States Amid Smoke
Reports from Detroit show navigation halted by smoke from northern forest fires and steamers unable to cross Lake Erie. Cleveland notes smoke so dense it obscured the sun. State Game Warden Pierce orders deputies to focus on firefighting as Traverse City crews report nearby fires and property losses. The Roosevelt steamer carried the Marquette Club of Chicago into Traverse City after a perilous voyage. Light showers near Calumet check copper country fires, while Isle Royale reports remain discouraging as summer homes and timber burn near Rock Harbor and Washington Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
Michigan
Detroit
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Ohio
Pierce
Traverse City
Booneville
Roosevelt
Marquette Club of
Chicago
Calumet
Copper Country
Isle Royale
Rock Harbor
Washington Harbor
Runaway at Slabtown Freight Depot Scares Horses Toward Square
Frank Layton of near Slabtown was loading iron pipe at the freight depot when a pipe dropped, frightening the team. The wagon sped across the railroad and down West Main toward the square, scattering pipes along the street. Layton was not aboard and no damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Layton
Slabtown
West Main Street
Mr. Layton
Pagel Leaves for Medical Studies in St Louis
Dr. Charles W. Pagel plans to depart October 1 for Barnes Medical College in St Louis to finish a three month course. He previously earned a diploma in 1896 from the American Medical College in Ss Louis. His wife accompanies him, and they will travel in their Ford roadster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Pagel
St. Louis
Barnes Medical College
Pagel
American Medical College
Ss. Louis
St. Paul
Hazelrigg Resigns as City Mail Carrier in Medford
H C Hazelrigg, who left last week for Medford, Oregon, writes Postmaster Braden to resign as city mail carrier effective September 15. He began as mailing clerk in Medford on Tuesday and is pleased with the move. Albert M Christy is promoted from senior substitute to carrier to replace him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hazelrigg
Medford
Oregon
Braden
Albert M. Christy
Hazelrigg
Thad Johnston Charged With Assault at DeArmond Hotel
Affidavits filed by deputy prosecuting attorney on Monday morning accuse Thad Johnston of public intoxication and assault and battery on Earl Hood. Johnston allegedly kicked Hood in the face outside the DeArmond Hotel on Saturday night after Hood purportedly insulted certain ladies. He is currently in Brownsburg and will be tried for the offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Johnston
Earl Hood
Johnson
Hood
DeArmond
Brownsburg
Colgrove to Speak in Decatur County Court House Park
Hon Phillip T Colgrove member of congress from Michigan will address Decatur County voters on political issues tomorrow at 2 pm in the court house park. He is described as one of the best speakers in the country and a pleasant entertaining gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip T. Colgrove
Congress
Michigan
Decatur County
Court House Park
Mr. Colgrove
Water levy details for county 1908 sewer bonds and sparing
Water shortages in Columbus Franklin and North Vernon have led to strict use rules. The 1908 county levy includes 30 cents per 100 dollars for the county fund 50 cents per poll for county fund 3 cents per 100 for county bonds and .0165 cents per 100 for township assessors. The land levy funds issued bonds to finance the sewer system.
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Minear Dry Goods Company
Carter & Co
First National Bank Building
Greensburg, Ind
Water Supply Law
Columbus
Franklin
North Vernon
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