Barn Fire Near Town Sparks Cowardly Suspicions
Report reached town around 11:00 a.m. that F. R. Akers' barn one mile southeast of town burned before firefighters could reach it. The house remained intact. The Volunteer Fire Company fought the blaze as the road proved rough and the ladder wagon unfinished. The loss was insured. Mr. Akers suspects local hands set the barn ablaze in a spiteful act and notes a prior near miss at his house.
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F. R. Akers
Mr. Akers
Teachers and Students Reunion at Rush Creek Church
Sunday July 3 annual meeting of teachers and students at Rush Creek church features a devotional by Newlin welcome from Mollie Rev and Jas D Spencer response by J C Sanders and Levi Woody declamation by Lena Williams recitation by Ww B Woody and Mae Lindley experiences by Ettie Deer reminiscences by Martha E Maris letter readers by Mattie Jackson Wilson Towell and music committee Abram Harvey and Geo Hadley.
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Rush Creek Church
Newlin
Mollie Rev
Jas
Spencer
J C. Sanders
Levi Woody
Lena Williams
B. Woody
Mae Lindley
Ettie Deer
Martha E. Maris
Mattie Jackson
Wilson Towell
Committee On Music
Abram Harvey
Geo. Hadley
Record Pea Canning Push Reaches 54107 Cans
The canning factory operated day and night this week to process peas as fast as growers deliver them. Tuesday set a record with 54107 cans. Dry weather quickened ripening, necessitating a night shift, as 20 to 25 loads queued at the diner while farmers hauled in harvests averaging over 200 bushels per acre. Farmers report strong profits this year per Cayuga Herald.
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Cayuga Herald
Wilkey and Son Visit Covington From Wednesday
E. S. Wilkey and his son Roscoe traveled from Covington and were in town on Wednesday.
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E. S. Wilkey and Son
Roscoe
Covington
Double wedding in Westville under Indiana law
Four foreign couples from Westville faced interpreters as Deputy Clerk Roy Sanders and Judge Schoonover worked to issue marriage licenses. They traveled to Danville later, after the First M. E. church ceremony conducted by Rev. Daugherty.
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Court House
Indiana
Alex Novak
Anna Grienwald
Westville
Joseph Delsont
Zella Wesh
Roy Sanders
Madden
Daugherty
M. E
Danville
Dorotha Wheeler Marries Hardy Towell in Gaines Michigan
Dorotha Irene Wheeler and Hardy M Towell wed at 8 pm Wednesday in Gaines Michigan at the bride’s parents home. The bride taught music and art locally last year and is noted for vocal talent. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Towell, works in Danville Indiana at Central Normal College and is praised for artistry and music.
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Gaines
Mich
Dorotha Irene. Wheeler
Hardy M. Towell
Sue
Groem
Joseph Towell
Invepts Cement Mixer Innovator E Sowers
E Sowers of this city invents a power driven cement mixer that handles watering and mixing. The machine feeds gravel and cement from a hopper and is set to mix abutments for the Wabash river bridge at Covington. He claims fifty loads of gravel can be processed daily.
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E. Sowers
Wabash River
Covington
Sowers
Wanted Agent for Kingman Area by Singer Sewing Co
The Christian church Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs. S. M. Myer’s home on Wednesday July 6. Chas. P. Miller of Cayuga visited en route from Marshall where his father is in critical condition.
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Kingman and vicinity—Singer Sewing Machine Co
Danville, Ill
The
Christian Church Ladies Aid
S. M. Myer
Chas. P. Miller
Cayuga
Marshall
Dorothy Fields and Howard C Todd Wedding in Covington
Miss Dorothy Fields and Howard C Todd quietly wed at 2 PM on Wednesday at the bride’s brother Edwin Fields home in Covington Rev Frank Daugherty of the M E church officiated A luncheon followed the ceremony The bride is noted as popular and the groom a Michigan City electrical and mechanical engineer and motive power superintendent They left the same day for a wedding trip returning to Michigan City where a home is prepared Col and Mrs Frank Wilcox were the only other guests present.
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Dorothy Fields
Howard C. Todd
Edwin J. Fields
Covington
Frank Daugherty
M. E. Church
Coyingtod
Mr. Todd
Michigan City
Northern
Indiana
Col
Frank Wilcox
City Restaurant Change Hands in Town Deal
Chas Hudson becomes sole owner of the City Restaurant from Frank Young after a Wednesday agreement. Young built a strong business in both the restaurant and grocery department and is thanked for his patronage. Hudson, a new arrival from the farm, is described as a hustler with many well wishers.
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Chas, Hudson
Frank Young
Young
Feld
Woody Makes Good on Lafayette Nine Career High
R C D Woody, longtime catcher for the Kingman teams, returns home from Lafayette and announces he has made good with the Lafayette nine and will push to top speed in the Northern Indiana League. Local leaders regret the vacancy his departure leaves as reports praise his catching and hitting and head-work in tight games.
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R. C.D
Woody
Kingman
Lafayette
Indiana
Roscoe
Hillsboro Couple Wed by County Mayor in City Office
Clyde Holmes and Emma Crane of Hillsboro were married in the county seat Tuesday after securing papers. Mayor Tom McGeorge officiated in a ceremony performed by the city official known for popular weddings.
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Clyde Holmes
Emma Crane
Hillsboro
Coyington
Tom McGeorge
Local notices and schedule changes reported
Myer and Dillon offer fresh meats while Battle Ship coffee is promoted at G W Spencer's Robb Tunnin and family join Frank Rabb and family at J M Lewis home for a Sunday visit The Kingman Leaders cancel a Newport trip and all scheduled games are canceled.
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Myer & Dillon
Robb. Tunnin
Frank Rabb
J. M. Lewis
Interurban Service Revival Hopefully Near Wallace
Interurban fans welcomed Superintendent Peoples as the power plant reopened and car service resumed. Evening trips along four miles of track drew passengers who praised the return of night service. Peoples plans August 1 return to push the line to Wallace, hoping revenue will guarantee daily operation.
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Peoples
Supt. Peoples
Wallace
Johnnie
Suit Compromised in McBroom Case Over Extorted Funds
O B Ratcliff attorney for Elddrige McBroom agreed to pay Wm Laube four dollars with interest from last January and all costs. Chas McCabe and W N White for Laube consented to settlement and further action will be dismissed. The case involved recovery of four hundred dollars and costs alleged extortion, for which McBroom was convicted and imprisoned. The mortgage on the old German couple’s home will be paid off, sparing their house.
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O. B. Ratcliff
Covington
Elddrige McBroom
Wm. Laube
McBroom
Laube
Chas. McCabe
W. N. White
Kingman Defeated Again by Mecca Visitors
Kingman fell 10 to 5 last Sunday as a Mecca club defeated them at home. The game was slowed by a drain delay in the third, but improved afterward. The crowd was small yet spirited, with Leaders delivering some solid hits while errors costly. C Sanders pitched with sharp speed, striking out Thomas of Attica with twisters.
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Kingman
Mecca
C. Sanders
Thomas
Attica
Indiana Pensions Report Overview for Fiscal Year
The Pension Bureau reports about 12 million dollars paid in pensions this year. Indiana lists 57,728 pensioners including 35,889 civil war veterans and 1,956 from the Spanish American war. Ninety four Mexican war veterans are still pensioned. There are 19,087 widows and orphans receiving pensions in the state.
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Federal
Pension Bureau
Indiana
Miss Inez Towell Visits Relatives in Danville
Miss Inez Towell traveled to Danville Illinois yesterday for a short visit with relatives. She will stay a few days during which she will visit friends and family in the area.
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Inez Towell
Danville
Ill
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