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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
3
Muncie Indiana October 17 William Bottsfield a section hand sacrificed his life to save a fast southwestern limited on the Big Four railroad from wrecking He warned by sounding whistle then dragged a handcar off the rails but was struck by the oncoming train and killed 250 passengers aboard narrowly avoided disaster
Miss Carrie H. Hyde was admitted to the Vigo county bar in Terre Haute Ind on Saturday becoming the first woman lawyer in Vigo. She will practice alongside her public stenography business. Her appearance in court showed no nervousness and the motion to admit her was seconded by all attending attorneys led by former Judge Henry.
F J Davenport, once president of the First Ward Republican Club in Indianapolis and a Marton club member, faces a defrauding charge in Evansville for allegedly taking $150 through false representations about manufacturing concerns he was involved with.
In Huntington Indiana Reuben Creager displays seven pumpkins four too heavy for his scales with no more than 100 pounds capacity. The weighed pumpkins measure 36 62 and 77 pounds while the four largest resemble wash tubs. A thief is suspected in potato and tool theft near a creek bank after tracks lead from the patch half a mile away.
In Waxne Indiana on October 17 officials announce Allen County plowing association will hold its annual contest on November 4. Events include sod plows general purpose plows boys under 19 riding plows and traction engine plows. Organizers seek a 15 to 20 acre field to plow.
Mrs Pietz Weirsman left Holland three weeks earlier to join her husband and children in Gary Indiana. She contracted pneumonia at sea and died in Hoboken New Jersey hospital. Her body reached Gary on the Sunday of what would have been the reunion day.
J Q Potter closes a sixty one year career as agent in Portland Indiana. The Sun reports Potter ends long tenure with L E and W Agent service.
Earl Burns rode into a wire stretched across a Rochester sidewalk and was hurled to the ground. The local scribe blames the accident on a prank by a pair known as the stretchers who supposedly replaced bones in Burns’s neck with rubber to endure such hazards.
Gov. Marshall says the people should not make heroes of popular figures and warns against voting for him as governor to be told where to head. Rev. Harriman conducts Sunday services in the theater to reach non-churchgoers, advertised by large posters.
Tolleson Christian church born in five hours was funded in thirty minutes at a special service. A seven member congregation saw $1000 collected, five new members joined, and a $800 lot plus $700 building cost with $300 in volunteer labor were accounted. The church aims to add 100 members by next Sunday.
Gary Indiana reports a strong duck and goose showing in the Kankakee marshes this season. Hunters say waterfowl numbers are high with several flocks of sandhill cranes spotted, a bird once thought extinct in the area.
William Crawford of Hammond was arrested on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses after his wife’s death in his presence. He refused to pay for his wife’s coffin.
Mrs. C. M. Smith, mother of Thirza Hinshaw, opposes the parole plea for W. E. Hinshaw who was sentenced to life for Thirza’s murder. She recalls his boastful cuts from a burglary case, deplores the lack of sympathy for the victim’s family, and notes a misnamed grave marker. She says Hinshaw has improved in prison and questions his release.
A. P. Walker and M. B. Newhouse of Bushville Indiana unveiled a corn husking machine tested in James Keating’s field that husked sixty bushels per hour. The two horse drawn device is operable by one man and aims for 120 bushels per hour.
Mrs. Culla Wayhinger of Upland was elected president of the Indiana W. C. T. U. for the eighth time at a Fort Wayne gathering. Re elected vice president was Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, with Mrs. Mary Woodard of Fountain City as secretary. trustees named were Mrs. Martha Ridenour of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ida M. Cox of Kokomo, and Mrs. Lida Outland of Upland.
Liberty Indiana reports a high concentration of elderly residents with numerous citizens aged 80 and above. The list documents dozens of local residents ages 80 to 95, including Andy Sutton 95 and Joseph Corington 94, highlighting the town’s aging profile.
Special to The Gan in New Castle Ind reports habeas corpus actions to defend Mrs. Etta Young Johnson accused of murdering her husband George Edward Johnson. The case notes high crime charge with no bail, details Johnson’s Aug 16 death from carbolic acid, insurance over 12 000 dollars, and her refusal to testify citing ties to Clarence Porter.
In Mooresville Indiana farmers work sorghum molasses amid recent rains that beat down cane. J P Calvert grows the Royal stripe aster with long white petals and a purple midrib as part of his experiments.
In Gary Indiana on October 17 a Greek wrestler named George Roumous was accosted by a hungry, unshaven hobo. The confronted man demanded a nickel for food and was refused. Roumous struck the assailant with his fist and then with a rock after a scuffle, as he tried to flee the scene.
A. S. Clements known as Andy in western Indiana sold 175000 dollars of real estate in September and 94600 dollars in the first ten days of October, setting a Montgomery county record for residence-site sales at 250 to 1500 dollars each. Charles J. Love, 29, was struck in the eye at the wire factory and will lose the eye.
In Washington Indiana on October 17 a cow described as drunk was arrested by Patrolman Reeves after causing a disturbance on the commons. The animal was tethered and placed in a city stable after bond was posted for the owners.
Franklin Indiana jury awards John Taylor $2500 in damages after he was struck by an Indianapolis traction and terminal car in Indianapolis and sustained serious injuries.
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