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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
4
A farm specialist praises mules for similar work to horses at two thirds the feed. Draft use favors mules, about 1200 pounds ideal for general farm tasks. Mules mature earlier as mares, calmer and longer lived, though they may disturb cattle or sheep. Subscribing to The Star.
May reports show seven child deaths from poliomyelitis across counties including Jackson and White. Total statewide deaths reach 2,686 with an 11.2 rate. April births total 4,268, state rate 19.2. Rates by city list Indianapolis 14.5, Evansville 15, Fort Wayne 14.7, Terre Haute 14.3, South Bend 14.8. Switzerland county records 29.5 while Ohio county logs 8.4.
Sunday School Convention program held at Howard on July 9 1911 at 2 30 PM includes devotions led by Mrs Belle W Ephlin discussions by Henry Durham and Emma Whitford and reports from Kathran York and Dessie Marshall Frank Elwell visited from Yeddo and local family news notes a new baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Owen Hixon and other community updates.
The state statistician reports 4632 divorces granted in 1910 in Indiana, with 3475 for wives and 1157 for husbands. Wives won more decrees for abandonment, cruelty, and failure to provide, while county tallies show Marion leading with 598 wife decrees and 170 for husbands, followed by Vigo and Vanderburgh.
A tale from Covington Indiana recounts David W Sanders former Wallace area resident famed author of Township and County Government. A postal inspector misidentified him as a robber while tracing a stamp exchange and learned Sanders lived in Covington and voted Democrat. The inspector left in embarrassment after the postmaster Fletcher Boyd explained Sanders’ stamp gift book revenue.
A roundup of brief society items lists T. M. Jackson in Cayuga Roy Lindley in Brazil G L Cory and son Gerald in Covington Lena Ostheimer and Miss Mannie Redman visiting relatives in Boswell Waynetown visits Mrs Walter Robinson Boswell and 4th of July relatives Bert Dark welcomes a baby girl A H Mohr and son visit Fowler Wash Sowers visits Covington J M Wright visits Indianapolis Miss Betha Myer returns to Indianapolis school Miss Bertha Winters returns to Veedersburg visits Ira Duncan family A J Richardson family leave for Missouri C F Smith family tour Brazil and Bowling Green Frank Woody visits Judyville William T Ward dies near Covington at 70 years old
Mrs. Lou M. Churchill of Penacook New Hampshire praises Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches endured after minor exertion. She says the pills provide instant relief without stomach upset and even helped her sister who now always keeps them on hand. The ad urges readers to buy a package from their druggist and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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