Local social notes from Lancing and nearby towns
Miss Lois Newlin of Lancing visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs E H Towell. Chas Nolen and family from Mecca visit his parents T B Nolen and wife. Riley Redenbaugh and wife of Urbana Illinois visit relatives here. John Tunin of Oklahoma visits. Hair switches at G W Spencers. Mrs W E McCrary and children go to Rockville for chautauqua. Mrs Earl Marshall of Winthrop travels to Tangier to visit relatives. Jacob Purdy of Logansport visits Wm Boyer and family. C H Ratcliff and wife go to Indianapolis. Robinson Reath advertises fresh lard.
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Lois Newlin
Lancing, Mich
Mrs
E. H. Towell
Jacob Purdy
Logansport
Wm. Boyer and
Mr Riggs Bossed at Home as Infant Won’t Come In
News cartoonish tale shows Henry Riggs famed Harvard rower and shot put record holder trying to coax his infant Rodney inside from a damp evening. A upstairs voice scolds for the child to come in while the father tries to enforce discipline.
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Mr. Riggs
Harvard
Rodney
Henry
Riggs
Field
Track Wonder
Vast Montana phosphate beds near Garnet range
Government geologists report large phosphate rock deposits near Garnet range in Montana. When processed with sulfuric acid from the nearby Anaconda smelter, the column of rock could yield about 14 000 tons per acre. Advances in recovering sulfuric acid from smelter gases promise future gains.
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Montana
Garnet Range
Anaconda
Saturday Evening Post
Pie Theft Turned Deadly by Sudden Pledge
A busy housewife irons by the window when a tramp arrives. She accuses him of stealing two pies yesterday and he denies it saying a dead friend took them and is very sorry. She hurls a flatiron, but the thief escapes.
Gossip on street fashion sparks curiosity and talk
A dialogue notes that Miss Knobby drew attention in a gown as it went down the street. The speaker asks who her dressmaker is, and Miss Knobby declines to name the designer.
Must Have Certificates Under New Indiana Law
The State School Superintendent explains that under the new compulsory education act, the age limit rises from fourteen to sixteen. Children fourteen to sixteen seeking work must hold a certificate, employers are barred from hiring without it, and no certificate is issued before fifth grade advancement.
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Greathouse
Indiana
Real Estate Transfers in Covington and Vicinities
Transactions filed for record show Wilbur Young and wife selling to Wm R Massey Lot 123 West add Covington for 1000 dollars. John Belles and wife to Trustees I. O. C. F. Lodge Wallace Part Lot 13 for one dollar. Warren C Bowers and wife to Clement N Neal Lot 88 Williams Bros addition Hillsboro for 200 dollars. Harry Fuhere and wife to Leland J Wallace wife North 14 West Quarter Block 216 Veedersburg for 1000 dollars. The annual U. B. Sunday school picnic drew about sixty people to Old Settlers ground south of Yeddo with abundant food and fellowship. Joe Marshall and family from La Crosse visited relatives in the area. Guy Bales Wayne Cory and Garland Steinbaugh attended local events.
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U. B
Old Settlers’ Ground
Yeddo
William Johnson dies at 71 after long illness in Indiana
William Johnson 71 died July 21 1913 after a long illness from liver and bowel cancer at Lakeview Hospital Danville Ill He was born October 10 1841 in Butler County Ohio and moved to Edgar County Illinois at 12 He married Sabina Isley in 1867 later living in Indiana He leaves a widow six children Ella Rosa Payne Mary Reath Omar Johnson two daughters predeceased him Perry Massey and Dave Rusing He also leaves a brother Rube Johnson fourteen grandchildren one great grandchild and many relatives He served in the 154th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Company H.
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William Johnson
Butler Co
Ohio
Edgar Co
Ill
Sabina Isley
Indiana
Ella
Rosa Payne
Bell Plains
Iowa
Mary Reath
Omar Johnson
Veedersburg
Ind
Perry Massey
Dave Rusing
Mellett
Lakeview Hospital
Danville
Rube Johnson
Long View
154Th Ind. Vol. Int. Co
The Town Fool Grand Lesson Across the Coast
A note on The Town Fool describes its wide reach as a grand lesson for youths and warns of pitfalls for innocent girls. The piece mentions a local timing in Kingman August 21 and reports visits by Mrs. Abbie Huddleson of Indianapolis. Myra Ford traveled to Pine Village to visit relatives and friends on Saturday.
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Kingman
Myra Ford
Pine Village
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Michael Mayer
Pres
Forrest A. Ward
Sec
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Homer Sewell
Covintcr, Indiana
Homer E. Mayer
Trens
Courtney W. Dice
Chas. Nolen
Mecca
T. B. Nolen
Riley Redenbaugh
Urbana, Il
John Tunin
Oklahoma
G. W. Spencers
W. E. McCrary
Rockville
C. H. Ratcliff
Indianapolis
Robinson & Reath
Opera House
Harry
Harry Green
Rector
Ratcliffs
Mean
Mrs. Weeds
Mr. Kidder
H. P. McCrary
Ratcliff's Meat Market
Fountain Io
O. S. Douglas
Covington
Wilbur Young & Ws
Wm R. Massey
Tohn Belles & Wf
C. F. Lodge Wallace Pt
Warren C. Bowers
Clement N. Neal
Wms. Bros
Hillsboro
Harry Fiuhere
Leland J. Wallace
O. P. Veedersburg
Joe Marshall
of la Cross
Guy Bales
Wayne Cory
Garland Steinbaugh
Abbie Huddleson
the Kingman
Grismore
Drake
S. B. Coal Company
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