Heavy Rain Wrecks Track and Delays Freight
Rain across Kingman Fountain and Parke counties caused basements to flood and a cloudburst near Covington. Four hundred feet of the Big Four railroad track washed out, delaying passenger and freight traffic. A C and E freight wreck near Mecca injured its engineer as a culvert failed. Widespread sprouting oats and uncut hay raise crop damage fears.
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Kingman
Fountain
Parke
Covington
Mecca
Coal Bluff
Good Speakers For Old Settlers
The Old Settlers meeting at Yeddo on August 19 draws a strong speaker lineup. Ex Vice President C W Fairbanks of Indianapolis Hon Arthur Robinson and Mr Hyde of Chicago head the list joined by the Yeado band for music and a record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Yeddo
C. W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Arthur Robinson
Hyde
Chicago
Yeado
Su Dan grass tall seven feet in height noted
Mrs Leeman Wilkins brought seven foot three inch Su Dan grass grown by her nephew Kenneth Marshall at Harveysburg. Eli Hammon brought seed from that locality last year and patches are growing nearby. The Misses Mabel and Gleela McAlister hosted the Junior Sunday School class of the M E church. August meeting of the Kingman Auxiliary of the Christian Women's Board of Missions set with Mrs Booe on Thursday August 12. Mona Dudley visiting cousins the Misses Hazel and Pearl Mulvihill. Donald Hall Malcolm Adamson of Covington visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Walter Hatch and baby Sunday guests of John Snyder and family.
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Leeman Wilkins
Kenneth Marshall
Harveysburg
Eli Hammon
Kingman
The
Christian Women’s Board of Missions
E. §. Booe
New Rural Route Order Requires Year Round Auto Use
The Post Office Department issues rules for rural route carriers to use automobiles at all times with an optional machine break during January February and March if roads allow. Carriers must obtain a permit and note months they cannot use machines. Farmers may influence prompt delivery by keeping roads clear during heavy snow to allow machine travel.
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Post Office Department
Campbell Family Reunion at Hillsboro Grove
The Campbell fifth anniversary reunion will be held at John Glascock's grove, three miles west of Hillsboro, on Sunday August 8. The program begins at two o'clock with music, prayers, recitations, piano solos, songs, a vocal duet, and a reading by Verna Glascock. All relatives and friends are invited.
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Campbell
John Glascock
Grove
Hillsboro
Mrs Zeb E Booe Undergoes Successful Operation
Mrs Zeb E Booe recently taken to a hospital in Indianapolis underwent an operation last Wednesday to find the cause of her illness. The procedure was successful and she is recovering well. The Booes live near Daytona Florida and formerly resided in Veedersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeb E. Booe
Indianapolis
Singers entertain at Friends church for Bible Institute
Merrill Coffin and three Messrs Reece Furbay and Freese gave a strong show at Friends church Monday night to aid the Cleveland Bible Institute. Coffin a former Bloomingdate boy. Mrs A E Clark and her mother Mrs Linda Meade visited Fountain home before returning Tuesday. Martha Rabb and son Charles of Bradley Ill visiting sister Mrs C L Steinbaugh. Miss Nell Nolan and son Jeff were in Veedersburg yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Coffin
Reece, Furbay
Freese
Friends Church
Cleveland Bible Institute
Mr. Coffin
Bloomingdate
A. E. Clark
Linda Meade
Fountain
Claude Harding
Martha Rabb
Charles
Bradley, Ill
C. L. Steinbaugh
Will of Aaron Marks Filed for Probate in Tippecanoe County
The Attica Democrat reports the probate of Aaron Marks of Lafayette with an estate valued near 100000 dollars. Executor William T. Marks posted 6000 dollars bond. wife Harriet Ellen Marks will enjoy life use, with John L. Marks and James G. Marks managing during her lifetime. After her death, six heirs including Frank H. Marks, John L. Marks, Jacob D. Marks, Lee Marks, William T. Marks and Caroline Criger receive equal shares, with restrictions on encumbrances except for John L. Marks who may sell four sections to buy land. Property spans Tippecanoe and Fountain counties. Contenders who contest lose their shares. A monument fund of 500 to 1000 dollars is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Aaron Marks
Lafayette
William T. Marks
Harriet Ellen Marks
John L Marks
James G. Marks
Tippecanoe
Fountain
McGaughey Resigns as Veedersburg Editor
O W McGaughey resigns as editor of the Veedersburg News effective September 1 after three years since C M Berry’s death. He plans to devote time to the ministry, with E E Baker taking full control and his wife Viola Glascock Baker assisting editorial work.
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O. W. McGaughey
Veedersburg News
C.M. Berry
McGaughey
E. E. Baker
Viola Glascock
Kingman School
Fall Hats Arrive. New Caps Displayed at Store
Mrs Ira Bone Brake announces new fall hats and caps now on display. The items are described as very beautiful and customers are invited to come and see them at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Bonebrake
Birth of a Seven and a Half Pound Girl in Terre Haute
Cards announce the arrival of a seven and one half pound girl at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bickers in Terre Haute The newborns mother is sister to Mrs R B nyers of this place Other items note Carl Black of Mason City Iowa and his mother Mrs Sarah Black of Veedersburg passing through en route to Mecca to visit relatives Miss Alela Ewbank returns to New Market after a visit with grandmother Mrs L C Ewbank Uncle Tom Glascock visits Scotts Prairie with daughter Mrs J B Rowlett and family Rev Orley Smith to preach at Rushcreek next Sunday and in Tangier that evening Russell Graves spent Sunday with Ward Caster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bickers
Terre Haute
Carl Black
Mason City
Iowa
Sarah Black
Veedersburg
Mecca
Alela Ewbank
New Market
Orley Smith
Rushcreek
Tangier
Appraisement Not to Be Raised for Fountain County
Fountain county property appraisement will not be raised. County Auditor H W Newlin, County Assessor Clint Smith and County Attorney A T Livengood appeared before the state tax commissioners in Indianapolis to explain the assessment and assure they would not change it as it is satisfactory. The notice previously published had misled several county papers into reporting a proposed raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain County
H. W. Newlin
Clint Smith
A. T. Liven
Indianapolis
Board of State Tax Commissioners
Newlin
State Board of Commissioners
Kingman mill engineer pays fine after kid scrap incident
Oren Barker of Kingman Grain and Milling Co paid a $7.15 fine yesterday morning for taking part in a scuffle near the mill. Max Renick and Frank Marshall argued over a bicycle wheel. Barker paddled Frank, provoking the dispute. Authorities showed leniency due to Barker's family situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Barker
Kingman Grain and Milling Co
Max Renick
Frank Marshall
Barker
Marshal
Frank
W. G. Marshall
L. C. Marshall
New Movie Tonight Delivers Extra Reel At Danville Plant
Manager H A Clingan arranges an extra reel for tomorrow night showing a trip through the Commercial News printing plant in Danville. The special addition enhances the regular show and admission remains at the usual price.
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H. A. Clingan
Danville
Farm and Merchants Picnic Promoted by Cayuga Boosters
Cayuga boosters advertised their first annual Farmer and Merchants Picnic for Thursday August 12 at the local park. Ada Holman returned to work in Danville Illinois after visiting her parents. Lawrence Goudy and wife of Madison Indiana visited Logan Dillon and family and Mrs Lea tha Printy and family Wednesday. Mrs J M Lewis and daughter Ivya Mrs M L Cory and Glynn shopped in Crawfordsville Monday. Stella Bean of Bellview Kentucky visits her aunt Mrs C W Holman in Kingman area. Everett Ratcliff was in Oxford yesterday.
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Cayuga
Farmer and Merchants
Ada Holman
Danville, Ill
Mrs
J. W. Holman
Lawrence Goudy
Madison, Ind
Logan Dillon
Leatha Printy
Stella Bean
Bellview, Ky
C. W. Holman
Kingman
Complimentary remarks on Covington road care praised
A Covington writer lauds Fountain County for free gravel roads built in ten years and notes deputy superintendent efforts under County Highway Commissioner Copeland. Lon Head of Rob Roy and Geo Norris of Yeddo are praised for maintaining more mileage at lower cost, while Covington and Veedersburg roads are criticized for neglect despite abundant repair material.
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Covington
Danville
Fountain County
Copeland
Lon Head
Rob Roy
Geo. Norris
Yeddo
Veedersburg
Mr. Head
Norris
Telephone Exchange to Move to New Kingman Office
The Kingman Telephone Co has leased the upstairs room over Ned Inlow's hardware store and will move the exchange office there next week. The new quarters provide more space and will be specially arranged for the convenience of the office girls and the public.
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The
Kingman Telephone Co
Ned Inlow
Notice of proposed expenditures and tax levies meeting
This week announces the notice of proposed expenditures and tax levies for year 1016 prepared by Trustee J. M. Lewis. A meeting will be held at the Trustee's office on September 7, 1915, inviting tax payers and school patrons to attend. Lewis seeks public input before Board allowances are set. Local notices urge reading this week. Nearby residents and visitors are named in brief society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lewis
Lewis
Indiana: An All American State of Industry and Agriculture
Indiana ranks 36th in area and leads in agricultural output with a strong manufacturing base. The text extols Hoosier identity, limestone wealth, and contributions of poets and humorists, praising diverse production and global feeding of the world. It presents a booster tone for Indiana’s economy and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Union
Hoosier
United States
Long auto trip ends with Chicago visit and wreck recovery
Starr Dunn and Vern Barker left New Richmond on a 567 mile auto trip visiting Frankfort Fort Wayne South Bend Goshen LaPorte Michigan City Hammond Chicago Crown Point and home. They returned Tuesday evening after seeing the Eastland wreck and its recovery work in Chicago.
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Starr Dunn
Vern Barker
New Richmond
Frankfort
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Goshen
LaPorte
Michigan City
Hammond
Chicago
Crown Point
Home
Barker
Eastland
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Mabel
Gleela McAlister
M. E. Church
Mona Dudley
Hazel and
Pearl Mulvihill
Donald Hall
Malcolm Adamson
Walter Hatch
Baby
John Snyder
Orchestra
Carl Epperson
Eugene Dearing
Ruth McKnight
Esther Murdock
Harry Epperson
Alfred Pattengale
Charles Dearing
Hazel Pattengale
Nellie Fletcher
Bernice McKnight
Gladys Taylor
Florence Dearing
Reading
Verna Glascock
Quartette Music
Nell Nolan
Jeff
Veederaburg
Tom Glascock
Scotts Prairie
J. B. Rowlett
Harry
Russell
Graves
Ward
J M. Lewis
Ivya
M L. Cory
Glynn
Crawfordsville
Everett Ratcliff
Oxford
William Jackson
Momence
Ill
Henry Jackson
Charles Kent
Ira Duncan
Estel
Mary
Reid
Jean Booe
Danville, Il
John Swindler
South
Florida
Francis Hawkins
Anderson, Ind
H. H. Glascock and
Henderson
Dillon
Hamerick
R. B. Myers
Frank Jones
C. HK. Philpott of
Vera Newman
Grace Harvey
Fay Keys
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