Elopement Dramatizes Ennisville Social Circles
In Ennisville April 2 a sensational elopement involving John Griggsby and Nora McDonald to Denver Col. unfolds amid local society. Nora sister Nellie Griggsby learns of the plan and herself elopes with Griggsby, sending a wedding postcard from Posey to Miss Nellie McDonald confirming the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensville
John Griggsby
Nora McDonald
Denver
Ory
Ainter
Mahip
Melon
Mynaville
Elopers
William McDonald
Ilinois
Nora
Poseyle
Griggs Byth
Col
Nell McDonald
John Iggsby
Post Office Messenger Retires After 30 Years of Duty
Berstown Ind April 2 Duties at Hagerstown rail lines carried mail for 30 years. Dick Jones walked five miles daily five days a week and twice on Sundays, delivering three to twelve mail sacks each trip. He earned 70 a year and carried the mail while aging under heavy loads and a long walking route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berstown
Ind
R. A. Jones
Hagerstown
Dick” Jones
Jones
Former society figure to lecture in New York under league
Mrs George Cornwallis West once Lady Randolph Churchill and known in New York society as Jennie Je Rome will soon appear in the city for the first time in years. She is set to lecture under the auspices of the League for Political Education, presenting as a laborer in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cornwallis West
Lady Randolph Churchill
New York
Jennie Jerome
League For Political Education
Insane Mian Tries Bank Robbery in Decatur
John Kui, a familiar city figure, entered the Adams County bank in Decatur on April 2 and demanded $40,000 threatening officials. Marshal Butler captured him after a chase. he remained in jail for safekeeping. Sanity proceedings followed as Kui had long troubled the bank claiming funds he did not possess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
John Kui
Adams County
Marshal Butler
Kull
Insurance man fooled by hen at Lafayette
W R R Smith paused his buggy outside a Lafayette farm house to discuss life insurance. The man spoke from a raised position, and a hen suddenly laid an egg on the seat cushion. Smith did not notice and sat down, yielding a comical moment in the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Smith
Eloper VanLien Jailed In Goshen After Flight
In Goshen Indiana on April 2 three years after marrying a Weaver stepdaughter Frank VanLien a 22 year old from Ed wardsburg Michigan was jailed for wife desertion. He and 14 year old Mabel Hayes attempted to elope to Louisville but were intercepted near South Bend by the girl’s stepfather. VanLien fled but was captured and jailed following a court order listing the case on the Elkhart docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Frank VanLien
Leo Weaver
Edwardsburg
Mich
Chicago
Mabel Hayes
Weaver
Kansas City
Elkhart
VanLien
Michigan
Hayes
Louisville
South Bend
van J *T
John Ziese
van Lien
Land deal nets Fox Island near New Harmony
Mount Vernon Ind April 2 a major Posey county sale sees several local buyers purchase Fox Island in the Wabash near New Harmony from Evansville trustee J T Walker for 43150 about 50 per acre The 800 acre farm had been owned by William Ford of New Harmony who mortgaged it to banks after Henry Agar of Princeton caused shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ind
Posey County
Fox Island
Wabash River
New Harmony
J. T. Walker
Evansville
Louis
John Keck
Edward Highman
Charlies Johnson
Wabash
William Ford
Noblesville Young Man Buys California Store
Noblesville, Ind April 2 Frank E Hall son of Mr and Mrs C C Hall of Noblesville married in Indianapolis three years ago to Miss Josephine Evans has purchased the Schilling department store at Long Beach Cal and is now proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville, Ind
Frank E. Hall
C. Cc. Hall
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Josephine Evans
California
Schilling
Long, Beach
Cal
Deep Test Wells Planned in Grant County
Farmers in Grant County Indiana express strong interest in forming a company to drill deep pay test wells for gas. Locals anticipate stock subscriptions reaching a thousand dollars and expect a organizing committee to start the venture soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant County
Marion
Ind
Building Boom Now In Progress At Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne building supply firms anticipate a busy year with public and office structures under way and many homes rising. Outsiders consider opening local branches as the city reports substantial growth and a tight supply of store and office space prompting accelerated construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wayne
Moore Growth Hints at Town Name on State Map
Moore Indiana residents expect the village to shed its hamlet status as Angola men plan to reopen the Bloom tile factory. Michael J. Myers and Frank Brewer, prominent Angola businessmen, have purchased the plant and will run operations, with Bloom’s son overseeing the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Myers
Frank Brewer
Angola
Bloom
Bootlegger Sentenced After Rochester Trial
David Martin was found guilty of bootlegging by a jury in Rochester on April 2. He was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The case referenced Lt. Rh Shackleton of the Royal Navy and ties to a British expedition near the South Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
RH. Shackelton
Royal Navy
South Pole
Pole
Martin
Farmer Sells 251 Hogs At Nearly 400 Dollars
Crawfordsville Ind April 27 Perry Rice of Madison township traveled from Indianapolis where he sold hogs. He sold three loads totaling 21 hogs bringing 5724.20 dollars. Top lots averaged 7.20 per hundred, second 7.06 and third 6.90. Rice is a leading county farmer near Linden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Perry Rice
Madison Township
Indianapolis
Rice
Linden
Insane Attorney's Wife Seeks Divorce Decree
Mrs. Orpha Downey wife of E. C. Downey of Churubusco filed a divorce complaint in Columbia City Indiana. The filing was removed and a receipt left at the clerk’s office so grounds are not known. Insanity is not a valid ground for divorce in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Orpha Downey
E. C. Downey
Churubusco
Asylum For the Insane
Bad Boy Confesses Circumstance At Circus Threshold
A terse exchange features a father lamenting a son who has entered temptation and the boy defending his actions by claiming he crawled under the tent rather than crossing a threshold. The dialogue carries moral weight and a sense of regret.
Prison Official Returns Walters to Penitentiary
Thomas Lawrence of the Michigan City prison brought Oscar Walters from Auburn to the penitentiary. Walters, arrested in Garrett on a drunkenness warrant by his wife, had previously been sent to the Ft. Wayne facility and released on parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Michigan City
Auburn
Oscar Walters
Garrett
Ft. Wayne
Old-Time Lovers Are Married in a Hoosier Town
Newport Indiana April 2 Frank S Jester 44 blacksmith of Severy Kansas and Miss Sarah Webster 4 of Perrysville Indiana were wed at the bride's sister Mrs J S Stephens Newport Rev W M Nicely officiating. The groom once loved the bride, married another woman in Kansas after leaving Perrysville, later she died, and Jester then wrote to Webster. They plan visits to Perrysville then Kansas and Texas where he has interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Ind
Franks
Jester
Severy
Kas
Sarah Webster
Perrysville
J. S. Stephens
W. M. Nicely
Kansas
Former sheriff relocates to Canada from Indiana
Ex Sheriff C. L Maris leaves Paoli Indiana with horses and household goods for Canada. Mrs Maris and the children will follow after visiting James Faucett at Highwood Illinois. Maris plans to farm Doll Braxton's land and his 220 acres nearby while also cultivating his own property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
Ind
C. L Maris
Canada
Mother's Death Follows That of Two Children
Decatur Ind April 2 The funeral of Mary Myrtie Frank of Blue Creek township was held from Saint Hope church. Two children preceded her in death, the three deaths occurring within the past few months. The husband and six children, the oldest but nine years of age, survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Mary Myrtie Frank
Blue Creek Township
Sount Hope Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horks
Winisters WE
Bratton
Race Edyvean
Butler
William Edyvean
Nodapa
Dr. Miles
Pate Pulte
Osawa, N.Y
Finsc
People’s Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky Avenue
Eloper
UNL Gell
Alea
FOX Foll
Castoria
Beare
Ing
Rocker
Vaalt
Moore
Rochester, Incl
David
Tenced
Walters
Hoosier
Indiana
Beecham’s
Ebey
Beechaar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!