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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
9
A mad steer ran into Hackleman & Co. coal dealers in Richmond Indiana, scattering occupants C. S. Heet and George Kanke as they fled through nearby windows. The animal was being driven to the abattoir plant and caused marked disturbance before removal.
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes it is rare for a woman to assert her rights after being found in a stray car, reflecting on social expectations and personal resolve in a single terse report.
Grant Singhurst, a farmer near Blackhawk in Terre Haute, Indiana, was kicked by a horse while feeding them in the barn. A hind hoof struck his right side, crushing the area, and he died less than thirty minutes later. He had entered the barn to tend the horses when the accident occurred.
In a brief exchange, Tom recalls an angry reaction to a four day old beard touching a partner. Cieck confirms she found the beard feel rough and upsetting.
Mrs. Arthur Brooks hosted a tea on N Delaware for her daughter in law Mrs. Stanley Curtis Brooks. Miss Lila Kurtz gave a Woodruff Place tea for Mrs. Lewis Watson and Mrs. Oren Ragsdale. Lillus Townsend and Clyde M. Townsend wed at First Baptist with Rev. Frederick W. Taylor. honeymoon en route east then to Irvington. Mary Margaret Lesley married James Melvin Abbott. will live with Lesley family on Lowell avenue after trip. Alice Dawson hosted Ladies Literary Union all day at Broad Ripple. Culture Literary club guest meeting at Mrs. John Kerr’s on Ohio Street with Dr Martha E. Keller reading. Gertrude Pettijohn hosted cousin Juliet Pettijohn from Dodge City. Mrs. Arthur Heiskell hosted a bridge club on N Meridian. Albert Zoller and Charles Mayer Jr. returned from Europe. Mrs. Jessie Whitehead visiting Piqua Ohio. George Bain of New York back in Indianapolis after a few days.
Huntington Ind May. Melvin Hockensmith writes friends in Clear Creek township that he is now at Mare Island California employed by the United States government as a soldier. He ran away from home about a year ago and drifted westward with a companion.
Workmen with a suction gravel pump on Ansil Winslow farm north of Fairmount uncover a submerged large prehistoric skeleton. A dislodged rib suggests a very large ancient animal, with elk horns recovered and preservation excellent. Previous finds include a mastodon tooth and a giant beaver skeleton sale nearby. The hunt for rights to display or own these relics stirs local memory of past high value finds.
Greenfield Indiana May 28. C L Beechler of Chillicothe Ohio, a printer with Mitchell Printing, was nominated at the convention without campaigning. The county favored Republicans but many bolted the ticket to back the Democrats, electing Beechler by a solid majority. He will serve at least four years in the office.
In Hartford City Indiana on May 28 a five year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Nichols of North Barber street, ate powdered lye found on a cable in a china cup. A physician arrived after a mother alerted and an emetic was given. The child lay seriously ill but soon recovered though the mouth remains badly blistered.
Greenfield Ind May 28 At the closing session of the Hancock county Sunday school convention officers for the ensuing year were elected W C Goble president Dr B S Winford vice president Mrs R H Arcney secretary and treasurer Mrs Martha Elliott superintendent home department Elmer Andrews teachers training Mrs Eli Hagan elementary grades Rev Omer Hufford temperance Miss Emma Parnell missionary George J Richmond adult Bible class
Mrs. William E. Annis widow of Capt. P. C. Hains slayer contemplates a return to the stage to earn a livelihood, according to reports.
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