Birth and Death of Lavina Mayhew Simmons
Lavina Mayhew Simmons born March 13, 1841 in Fountain county Indiana to John and Lavina Mayhew. Married to John Simmons August 26, 1860, mother of eight with four deaths. husband died February 1, 1894. Died June 29, 1913 at age 72 in Cates Indiana. funeral at Centennial and burial nearby.
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Lavina Mayhew Simmons
John
Lavina Mayhew
Fountain County
Ind
U. B. Church
Centenniel
John Simmons
John Norman
Cates
George
Leroy
Maggie
Manson
Mellott
William Mayhew
Brook
Return Mayhew
Missouri
Debby Sims
Texas
Grandma Simmons
Centennial
J. M. Mc. Hargue
Kingman
Higenbothem
Jackson township Sunday school convention program
Program for the Jackson township Sunday school convention at Freedom Christian church or nearby grove on Sunday July 13 1913 starting 10 am with reports election of officers dismissal song Freedom School sermon 11 am Rev Hunt song Luthern School 12 to 1 30 basket dinner convention committees at 1 45 short talk by pastor 2 00 The needs of the rural Sunday schools by Prof Lamb Linden discussion song Wallace School Union Sunday school conducted reports SS secretaries audience A E Starns president Ada Myers vice president Felicia Wagoner secretary and treasurer
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Jackson Township
Freedom Christian Church
Grove
Freedom Sunday School
Freedom School
Hunt
Luthern School
Lamb of
Linden
Wallace School Union Sunday School
Reward Offered for Flower Theft at Harveysburg Cemetery
A $25 reward is offered by T. J. Ratcliff for evidence sufficient to arrest and convict the parties stealing flowers from the Harveysburg cemetery lot.
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Harveysburg
T.J. Ratcliff
Sowers Kin Visit Relph and Sowers Family Abroad
Misses Dorothea and Consula Sowers with their uncle Relph Sowers visited Terre Haute on Wednesday to see Ora Sowers and wife C A Sowers family, then returned to Danville on Monday after visiting Mrs. Sowers' mother Mrs. George Orahood. Ben Ridge of Lafayette visited his niece Mrs. Wash Sowers from Monday to Thursday. G L Ward was in Veedersburg on Tuesday.
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Dorothea
Consula Sowers
Relph Sowers
Terre Haute
Ora Sowers
C. A. Sowers
Danville, Jr
Ben Ridge
Lafayette
Wash Sowers
Quiet Cayuga Wedding Unites Whitlaw Alexander and Lila E Jackson
On June 26 at 8 o'clock, in Cayuga on Logan Street, Whitlaw Alexander and Lila E Jackson were married in a small ceremony led by Esquire H. D. Sprague. Alexander works for Acme Brick Co. and is seen as industrious. Jackson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jackson of the Cayuga hotel. The couple begin married life with strong local support and best wishes from friends.
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Cayuga
Whitlaw Alexander
Lila E. Jackson
Logan Street
Esquire
H. D. Sprague
Veedersburg Farmer Paralyzed After Barn Door Beam Crush
Albert Marlatt, 55, wealthy Veedersburg farmer, is nearly paralyzed from the neck down after a beam pinned him under a barn door while loading hay. He is in St Elizabeth's hospital Danville Ill in a dangerous condition with no pain except when moving his head and neck.
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Albert Marlatt
Veedersburg
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Danville
Marlatt
Marshall to Install Street Lights by Autumn
Marshall will end darkness within sixty days after a unanimous town council vote to purchase Wizard lights. About nine to twelve lamps will be placed to evenly illuminate the town, based on a demonstration lamp at the Main street crossing. Contract awarded to Stockdale and Beeson, local contractors, to maintain the new lighting system.
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Hela
Marshall News
Marshall
Stockdale and
Beeson
Law of the Road Rules Cited by Cayuga Herald
The Cayuga Herald reprints the road law guidance for busy travel days. It explains that when two vehicles meet each must yield by turning right and sharing the beaten track. If a faster vehicle overtakes a slower one a distress signal is required and both drivers must give half the road before the faster vehicle passes to the left.
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The
Cayuga Herald
Mrs James Horn Found Dead in Hillsboro Home
Mrs James Horn was found dead in bed at her Hillsboro home between 2 and 3 am Monday by her husband. A physician arrived too late. Death due to heart disease after several years of poor health. She had felt better that day and was not confined to bed. Alba Thomas and Mrs Martha Miller arrived Monday to visit S D Alexander and family.
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James Horn
Hillsboro
Saw Daughter First Time at Brand Wedding Feast
Joe Kirby of this city met his eighteen year old daughter Ethel for the first time this week after she arrived from Champaign Illinois with her fiancé Clifford M. Nugent. They obtained a marriage license and wed at noon Wednesday at the Kirby home. The two had not seen each other since Ethel’s birth after Joe’s separation from her mother years earlier, making a joyful reunion and wedding feast at Covington.
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Joe Kirby
Ethel
Champaign
Ill
Clifford M. Nugent
Kirby
Covington Friend
Yount-Cartwright Wedding Reported in Kentland
Mr Ordell Yount of Veedersburg and Iona Cartwright daughter of C L Cartwright of the Travelers Home were wed at Kentland on Thursday afternoon. They will reside at the Travelers Home. The bride recently moved to the area and is described as kind and pleasant. The groom comes from an old Fountain County family and works as a carpenter.
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Ordell Yount
Veedersburg
Iona Cartwright
C. L. Cartwright
Travelers Home
Kentland
Morocco Courier
Fountain County
Unusual Fire Cause From Indiana Deputy
A barn at Ingalls owned by Davy Thomas burned down after a deputy attempted to fry a frog with matches. The fire marshal notes the incident as unusual and the barn and its contents were destroyed. It is presumed the frog was cooked, though details are unclear.
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Indianapolis
Ingalls
Ind
Davy Thomas
Local Visitors Stop by Area Families in the Week
Mrs Emma Gipson and children from near Winthrop visited Mathew Cellers and family near Cates. Hardy M Towell, his wife and daughter Doris and son Harry from Danville Indiana spent Sunday with relatives here. Rex Romine of Kokomo Indiana came to spend a few days with relatives. Ice for refrigerators advertised by Robinson and Reath.
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Emma Gipson
Winthrop
Mathew Cellers
Cates
Hardy M. Towell
Dorris
Harry Towell
Danville
Ind
Rex Romine
Kokomo
E.L. Jenkins
Danville, IN
G. W. Spencer
Edna Cole
Nebraska
M. P. Rowlett
Ivaloo Rowlett
Penfield
Miss Cole
Miss Rowlett
Mrs. Rowlett
Clovers May Save Indiana Farms From Drought Damage
Farmers face clover failures after drought across central and southern Indiana. Purdue Soils and Crops reports midsummer seeding of clover is most successful when done in July or early August after harvest and before mid August. The piece notes seed bed prep, weed control, and the need to watch rains to avoid crusting and to boost soil fertility.
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Indiana
Soils and Crops Department
Purdue Experiment Station
A. T. Wiancko
Purdue University
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S. S
A. E Starns
Ada Myers
Felicia Wagoner
Sec
Treas
G.L. Ward
Alba Thomas
Martha Miller
S. D Alexander
Yount-Cartwright
Robinson & Reath’s
Elmer Barker
Ray
Elmer
A. H. Lindley
Len
Wessie Ratcliff
Kingman Hotel
Kingman Hights
C. L. Steinbaugh
Steinbaugh
Mae Moxley
Retha Myer
Genevieve Booe
Fanniel Dall
Guy Wilkey
Guy Bales
Garland Steinbaugh
Ross Gambril
Methodist
Levi Woody
Claude Barker
A. H. Barker
W. B. Woody
Gladys and
Avis
Urbana, Nl
Chas. Fisher
Crawfordsville
Dr. E. A. Keller
Ephlin
Harry Isley
Thomas Zackmire
Dan Strader
Stone Bluff
Bert
Sherman
Chenneyville
Strader Brothers
Bert Strader
Melvin Sturm
Agnes
Lodi
Colorado
Miss Sturm
Kingman High School
R. B. van Duyn
Dill and
Roger
Covington
J.T. Redman
Rushcreek
Kingman Friends Church
Edward M. Woodard
Montezuma
T. J. Ratcliff
Della
Madison
Leman Wilkins
Wm. Nolen
Attica
Arista Shoaf
John Fisher
Pearl Keerns
Stanton
J. W. Bonebrake
Veda
Martha Bales
Guy
C. B. Philpott
Lloyd Gaskill
Ransom Zackmire
Bill Drake
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