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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
3
Boonville Ind March 31 After drilling 1480 feet on the Geyer farm near Boonville the prospectors abandoned the field marking the third unsuccessful oil search in the county They passed through coal veins and found only an oily sand in 1460 feet with no encouraging signs to attract further work The team remains convinced oil lies somewhere in the county despite the setback.
The R. J. Irving Mfg. Co. baseball team organized for the season and seeks games with semi professional teams in the city or state. Manager Al Mascher can arrange contests at Tenth Street and Canal. In a separate game Empire Theater ball club beat Boys' Club 16 to 1 with heavy hitting as the notable feature.
The Reds defeated the Whites in a tightly contested basketball game. Final score 2 to 17.
Webster Indiana March 31 Professor A L Baldwin after forty years in education retires to farm life following twenty seven years teaching in Webster and six consecutive years at the same school He is noted as an excellent instructor and a graduate of Earlham College Indiana University plus studies at Valparaiso Spiceland academies He will devote his time to scientific farming and is respected throughout Wayne county
William B. McDonald a renowned Grand Circuit driver dies at his East Aurora home near the Jewettons track after paralyzing illness that began Sunday and struck him yesterday.
Advertisement promotes a non topical treatment for catarrh from Dr J W Blosser of Atlanta Georgia. It claims to cleanse head nose throat and lungs restoring breathing and sleep without internal medicines and offers free trial medicine and an illustrated booklet by mail to test the remedy for catarrh and related conditions.
Aliss Leila Parr, once part of Indiana State Normal music staff, plans a year or more of study in Germany with Mme Gods in Berlin after a fruitful winter in New York. She will return to Indiana on April 15 for two months with her sister in Greencastle and friends in Terre Haute.
HAGERSTOWN Ind March 31 Mrs Augusta Backenstoce wife of Charles Backenstoce died at her home after a long illness. She was a leading figure in the Presbyterian church and active in charitable and missionary work. She helped organize and run the Woman's Cemetery association for eighteen years serving as president and managing its details.
In Rockville Indiana on March 31 a seven year old boy, son of Charles Thomas, was kicked by a horse. He died from a crushed skull before a surgeon could arrive. He had stayed to feed a lamb while his father returned to the house after tending stock.
Mrs Martha Teel Helm of DePauw University addressed the Women's Foreign Missionary society at Centenary Methodist Church in Terre Haute praising Christianity in Japan. She noted 500000 Japanese soldiers touched by Christianity during the Japanese Russian War and quoted a Buddhist editor crediting Jesus Christ with Japan's moral advance.
Bloomington Indiana March 31 five Indiana University baseball teams will meet the Central league tear at Terre Haute. Two games will be played one on Friday afternoon and one on the following Saturday.
The Washington Spring Bowling league begins with 12 five member teams and six returning squads from last year. Returning captains include Bumpers led by C C Beimford Titles led by George Zimmerman Colts led by Al Peil Climbers led by John Wycott Silent Five led by H L Harris and Railroaders led by Robert Pusey.
Rochester Ind March 1 A Rochester man replies to the problem Wits Men Fail to Attend Church saying men focus on practical life due to rising family costs and that ministers should connect with men by talking and acting like men to draw them to worship.
George Hart, a farmer near Boston Indiana, has bought 160 acres near Brownsville Texas. He recently returned from the region and is optimistic about the prospects. He will stay on his Boston area farm and rent out his Brownsville property.
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