Patent Poles to Be Turned Out in Number
Petersburg Indiana February 24 stockholders of the Indiana Telephone and Fence Post company reelected officers for the recently organized firm to manufacture patent telephone and fence posts. C H Webb is president War ner Feachy vice president John B Van Nada treasurer Frank King secretary Miss Addie B Oliphant assistant secretary. The plant will be erected here at the first permitting weather to manufacture posts on a large scale.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana Telephone and Fence Post Company
Col. W. A. Oliphant
C. H. Webb
Independent ‘Telephone Company
Warner Feachy
Evansville
E. & T. H. Railroad
John B. van Nada
Frank King
E. & J. Railroad
Addie B. Oliphant
Lunch Wagon Romance Ends in Shelbyville Marriage
In Shelbyville Indiana Floyd Smithers and Miss Ida Greenwell married after meeting while Greenwell worked at Smithers lunch wagon on the public Square last summer. Their friendship grew into love and they were secretly wed recently.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Floyd Smithers
Ida Greenwell
Smithers
Miss Greenwell
Arrest Marshall for Slaughtering the Town Canines
Sullivan Indiana February 24 Alleged cruelty by Carlisle Town Marshal Ferguson in enforcing a dog tax ordinance led to his arrest. Prosecutor Wood filed an affidavit accusing cruelty to animals after Ferguson allegedly killed 549 untagged dogs in two weeks. Constable Johnson took him into custody as stories of cruelty spread and more affidavits were expected.
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Sullivan
Ind
Ferguson
Carlisle
Wood
Johnson
Kiss Must Go Declared Intoxicant By Pastor
Rev Henry W Ireland of the Disciple church declares kissing an intoxicant from the pulpit at Mt Gilead Ohio. He compares the act to a saloon and says the practice endangers morality with youths and young women bearing the brunt of its consequences.
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Pastor
MT. Gilead
Henry W. Ireland
Disciple Church
Ruby Nps
Boston Nationals Manager Dovey Settles Row Over Contract
President Dovey of the Boston Nationals agreed to a $3,500 settlement to close a two year contract dispute with Joe Kelly who led the Bean Eaters last season. The deal ends the much discussed negotiation.
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Dovey
Boston
Mass
Boston Nationals
Joe Kelly
Beaneaters
Alphabet On The Head Of A Common Pin
Harold Leighton, a goldsmith in Rockville, engraves all the letters of the alphabet on the head of a pin. The delicate work is clearly cut and readable with a magnifying glass, marking his first attempt at such an engraving.
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Rockville
Ind
Harold Leighton
Goldsmith
Mr. Leighton
Kendallville Plans Crematory Near City
Kendallville Indiana February 24 A $5 000 crematory is in sight for Kendallville Arrangements completed by RE E Young of Geneva Indiana for a 40 acre tract located a mile and a half west of the city on the Brimfeld road owned by C G R Waterhouse.
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Kendallville
Ind
RE. E. Young
Geneva
Brimfeld Road
C. G. R .Watehousa
Jeffersonville Drops Into the Fifth Class
New Albany Ind Feb 24 The tax base of Jeffersonville falls below 5 million dollars causing a reclassification into the fifth class. Business leaders call the change a stigma and seek annexation of adjacent suburbs to restore the 5 million assessment.
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New Albany
Ind
Jeffersonville
Sullivan County residents demand action against coal firms
Residents in the southern half of Sullivan County charge coal companies in the north drain minerals into Busseron Creek killing the fish. The push seeks immediate state fish and game commission intervention.
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Sullivan, Ind
State Fish and Game Commission
Sullivan County
Ae Busseron
Men Dig For Skunks And Find Blacksnakes In Indiana
Owensville Indiana reports farmer Weil Scott and Joe Tipton digging a skunk out of its den on Scott’s farm north of town. They killed two large blacks snakes that fought as they were pulled from the den. One snake measured five feet in length.
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Owensville
Ind
Weil Scott
Joe Tipton
Mr. Scott
Marion County Courts Close for Lewis G. Akin Funeral
Marion County courts closed from 2 to 8 pm Tuesday to permit judges and clerks to attend the funeral of Lewis G. Akin, former deputy county clerk, who died suddenly yesterday at work. Several courthouse employees also attended.
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Marion
Persmit
Lewis G. Akin
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