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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
4
D M Strader and others visit across towns in Veedersburg Wallace Attica Pine Village Crawfordsville Danville and Covington. The Martha Washington social in Kingman raises 3400 while a public sale lists horses cattle hogs farm implements and terms for buyers with cash or 9 month credit. Lunch by A Dickens.
Thomas Day aged 80 living with his son Fred W Day four miles east of Bridgeton in Jackson township was killed by a Jersey bull yesterday morning. Feeble and determined he went to the cow pasture to move cows.Day’s wife urged him to stay indoors but he departed. Mrs Day found the bull goring the body in the lot and drove it away, but Day was dead before help arrived.
Mrs N B Clark visited in Yeddo Tuesday. Mrs John Neal was visiting in Veedersburg Friday. Cc H Ratcliff was in Covington on business Friday. Mrs H P McCrary and Mrs W E McCrary were in Veedersburg Friday. Miss Zula Howell went to Terre Haute Tuesday to visit relatives for a week. Ladies Aid of the Christain church will meet at Mrs Gilbert Spencer's Wednesday March 1st. Mrs Marvy J Cowgill came from Williamsport Friday to spend a few days with her son SP Cowgill and family. Misses Chloe Printy and Myrtle Harvey went to Indianapolis Tuesday for the annual spring millinery opening. Miss Cora Harvey left here Tuesday for Danville Indiana to enter Central Normal College and take a term in music. New chimes whistle at the Kingman elevator and a new boiler installed. Sunday school every Sunday at 9:30 at the U B church. Next Sunday special song by the men's class and talk on how to make Sunday School more interesting for the young people by a school member. Music by the orchestra every Sunday.
State auditors found the county records were not missing when they sought archives back to 1868. Dusty vaults concealed older files but all entries survived. Examiners will verify the school fund back to 1868 and untangle a chaotic congressional fund after prior theft and arson accusations at a courthouse meeting. Local notes include Ora Bulger in Decatur, Chas Massey from Mec, J M Cory in Coyington, and Dr. C C Wert purchasing a home on South Second Street with plans to move by April 1.
We thank our friends and neighbors for kind assistance during the sickness and death of our dear companion and mother Bert Newman and children appreciate the many expressions of sympathy and help received.
C L Steinbaugh and son Robert visited Crawfordsville for a few days. Mrs Clara DeVerter arrived from Crawfordsville to spend time with relatives and friends. W B Woody of Urbana NL came to stay with his parents Levi and Mrs Woody. Mrs Marcus Hammel and daughter Golda traveled to Fort Wayne for a two week visit. Mr and Mrs Wash Sowers visited Covington over Sunday with their daughter. Barry Towell returned home from Crawfordsville hospital after appendicitis surgery with a rapid recovery.
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