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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
3
Peter Radford argues farmers prosper when they plan while they plow and value self development over neighbors' gain. He cites rural education and church school surveys, noting higher incomes for better educated farmers and urging nationwide rural educational surveys and clergy involvement.
Transactions in Fountain County real estate for the past week list transfers recorded by Douglass and Nelson. Items include John Beard to George McDonald for Pt Old Canal valued at 120 dollars, and others such as Wm F Hole to Sarah A McFialland for 40 acres at 4500 dollars, Caroline Hersch widow to Ann M Warrick frac Attica at 3000 dollars, and Martha C Clough to Albert J Gossett Pt lot 90 O P Veedersburg at 600 dollars.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Indiana farm laborers average 9 hours 34 minutes daily with 131000 workers. Average monthly pay is 22.30 dollars with board and 30.20 without board. National averages are 14.85 with board and 19.97 without. Various local visits and moves are noted including Claude Harding in Hillsboro and Garland Steinbaugh starting at South Bend.
Misses Hazel and Pearl Mulvihill and Glee Renick returned Friday from Central Normal College in Danville Indiana where they had been in school for the past weeks. Wm Harvey was here from Brook on Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives and friends. Mrs Grant Lindley was visiting in Covington Saturday.
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