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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
Shelburn Ind August 20 Social clubs are booming and streets show heavy drunkenness. Fourteen hundred empty beer bottles lay along the streets the day after the clubs opened. Temperance groups call for action and Prosecutor Wood may convene a court of inquiry.
Bluffton Indiana August 20 Charles C Deam state forester will start a publicity campaign to urge preservation of timber and growth of new forests He will distribute bulletins on protecting young timber and forest planting and will meet the forestry board the first week in September at the big farm north of Jeffersonville
Sullivan Ind August 40 The Sullivan County Board of Children's Guardians returns custody of five children to George Moore a miner after they had been housed in Knox county orphans' home for over a year on the mother's petition while the father hunted in Kentucky He promised to quit drinking and to care for the children properly.
Marion Ind Aug 20 Aaron C Bryan selected by progressive Marion Democrats to head the city election ticket ahead of the Democratic delegate convention. The move signals strong support for Bryan in the mayoral race.
Rushville dispatch reports D Z Williams of near Orange was kicked by a horse while plowing a field. He suffered a deep chin cut and a split lip, though doctors do not fear fatal injuries.
Mount Vernon Indiana reports Mrs. George E B Maxwell of Woodland California arrived to visit her father Frank Lintz after a 37 year search. Lintz learned his daughter after correspondence and a California attorney tip. Maxwell, married with children, was raised by another family in California.
Jasonville Indiana August 20 John M Atkins superintendent of public schools will revive the old spelling bee in city schools at the request of the state superintendent The plan sets aside one day weekly for spelling practice and invites parents to attend and spell against pupils The move wins broad approval from patrons seeking better spelling among students
The annual Salvation Army Indiana camp meeting begins in Anderson on Aug. 2 and runs through Aug. 30 with thousands expected to attend. Officers from across Indiana participate, featuring daily kneel drills, holiness talks, sermons, and events led by Captains Munselle Bouters Escott and Maj. Scott among others.
Linton Indiana August records Aaron Neely a department manager in El Paso Texas visiting Lin ton colony friends. He reports the Linton group in El Paso is well and prospering with locals noting steady business and good conditions during his stay.
Crawfordsville Ind Aug 20 Co EB Littell teacher of manual training resigns to accept a similar job in Findlay Ohio at nearly double the salary. He and Mrs Littell will move in about two weeks to their new home.
In Bluffton Indiana on August 20 Thomas Swartz fired into the ground to break up a neighborhood quarrel. Women fled after the blasts and police were called with no arrests made.
Madison Ind August 2. Joseph Pender has a watch that has been running for nine years and in all that time it was not changed until last week. Then he changed it while en route from California and it was within four seconds of exact standard time.
The advertisement claims Fels-Naptha loosens dirt without hard scrubbing and preserves fabric, making clothes last longer. It contrasts with other soaps that require hard labor at the washboard and suggests following directions on the red and green wrap for best results in cold or lukewarm water.
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