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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
4
In Kingman discussions focus on Indiana laws affecting school building and repairs. A joint school may require a town and township vote to fund a new building, making a district possible without an election. Some residents advocate disbanding the school corporation.
The town faces a mammoth school decision as trustees consider reverting to township lines, possibly seven months for grades and eight for high school. Objections to site exist, the brick building may not fetch a fair price, and a new addition would anchor the location. The board’s strong work is praised, and teachers were paid in full with funds on hand at term end.
Mrs. Mary Ratcliff returns home on Sunday while Will Ephlin fished midweek. The Sick List includes A H Rardin. Decatur visitors include Boyd Fenton and Lynden Marshall and wife. Numerous calls at homes of Ratcliffs, Ephilins, Rush, and others. Frank Shell from Newmen Illinois visiting relatives. many guests at Shell and Ratcliff homes. Coffee special at Alexander's. Miss Bernice Farr visits Yeddo grandparents. Mrs Claude McGraw arrives from Terre Haute. Bra sil guests and Mt Sterling connections noted. Redmon family and Dr J T Redmon infirmary linked to veterinary care.
Arabs beat Wingate 5 to 2 on Wingate's field during the park dedication crowd. Babe Evans pitched superbly for the Arabs while Blacker held Wingate hitless until the 6th. Jones tripled, Wilkey and Elwell drove in runs as Sanders and Evans added RBIs. Umpire Sheets.
Miss Anna Jones visited Miss Esta Isley Sunday. William Wiskey and son Ray papered for Perry Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sowers visited relatives near Kyron. Mrs. Lewis Tinder and Ruby visited Veedersburg relatives Friday. Bert Oyler of Mellott delivered cream separators. Gertie Keller of Wingate visited her parents Ben and Gertie Keeler Sunday. Will Parish and Alva went to Indianapolis. Alva bought a new auto. Arch Williams and Ruth Tinder had a buggy accident. no injuries. Ruby Wright visited cousin Veda Anglemyer. Mabel and Gleela McAlister went to Veedersburg. Tom Dark and family, John and Annie Fisher, Sam Newman and Lawrence Woodrow were guests of the Chas. Fisher home.
Fort Wayne workers prepare for the Indiana Sunday School Association convention set for June 8 to 11. Committees led by Dr. M. Mason G A Barry FW Kelsey Rev Frank Ruf and Rev P J Alberthus organize entertainment church buildings and housing for about a thousand delegates from across the state with a strong program. For further information contact the Indiana Sunday School Association at 417 Law Bldg Indianapolis.
A license granted to Hugh Sheridan of Attica permits sale of intoxicating liquors in quantities over one gallon in Fountain County. The Proctor law is praised as strengthening the area’s liquor infrastructure, noting Attica’s eight saloons and now a wholesale establishment enabling sales from small quantities to barrels.
The board of commissioners last week let contracts for county bridge and road improvements. Attica Bridge Co. won contracts for bridges at Cates $1200 Beulah Shawnee $2784 and Strade coal creek Aylesworth $598 with creosoted floor blocks. Fred Cunningham received bids for a concrete bridge east of Nave school $215, Parke road south and east of Founton $645, and raising Rob Roy covered bridge four feet plus grade adjustment $244.
Moving pictures at the opera house reported. C M Hudson was in Veedersburg on business Monday. Mrs H J Moore and sister Ellen Coffen visited relatives in Terre Haute Friday. Mrs Anna Philpott went to New London Saturday for a commencement. For Latr-one Shorthorn milk cow four years old two weeks old heifer inquire at old Hadley farm four miles south of Kingman. Kingman Hardware Co installs new gasoline tank fronting store meeting new laws. Fountain county jail has been empty two weeks doors open and no prisoners. Albert Farr Frank R Jones F E Barker Elmer Barker Odd Fellows joined Hillsboro for initiatory work with 18 candidates.
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