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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
1
Mrs. Jas. J. Lewis died at her home three miles west of here yesterday at 4 AM aged 68. She suffered a stroke some time ago and never fully recovered. Funeral services will be held from the old Bethel church today at 11 AM with interment in the nearby cemetery.
Mrs A H Mohr and family now near Hutchison Kansas report excellent corn and garden crops with wheat promising a bumper yield They bought a 160 acre farm with a large house barns wells windmills and fruit trees Their baby Mary fell from a chair on April 1 breaking her right arm but is recovering after surgery and hospital care Mr Mohr formerly lived northwest of town as a prosperous farmer aims for success in the West
About fifty interurban enthusiasts gathered at the Danville Commercial Club to organize the Danville Crawfordsville Interurban Co. Mr. Shaffer of Indianapolis reported sufficient capital to build the road and that a contract could be drawn. the group appointed a 12 member executive board and officers including Van Valkenburg president and R. M. Myers vice president.
Brick sand cement gravel and other materials arrive daily for the new street paving. Excavating and grading will begin soon and by summer King? man will have a paved street she will be justly proud of.
During a fierce electric wind and rain storm last Saturday around 4 PM Mort Ford’s barn north of town was struck by lightning. A fireball tore a hole in the roof and hay mow while farm hand Myron Pithead and Ford remained unharmed though shaken. The horses fled in fright but were uninjured and no fire started.
Mrs. Burnie Lyons of Terre Haute and Mrs. Chas Manwearing of near West Union visited at the Woody Hotel Monday.
Ben Voliva known as the sheriff of Andersonville prison during the Civil War died at his daughter’s home in Newtown last Thursday morning at age 74. He spent four years in the army and ten months in Andersonville where he helped dig a tunnel and endured a 90 pound ankle chain before a dramatic escape. He later lived at the Danville Soldiers' Home and was an uncle of Wilber Glen Voliva of Zion City.
Mrs. Fred Madden and her children visited Veedersburg yesterday and returned to Yeddo last evening for several days. John Ewbank and sons were in town from Veedersburg earlier in the week before they headed home.
A Kingman Star notice reprints a 1911 postal regulation update from the Third Assistant Postmaster General. Publishers must report next issue circulation and comply with renewal mailing rules to avoid losing subscribers and facing higher postage costs.
Fountain county prepares for the annual common schools commencement in Attica June 1 with 140 graduates. Prof P P Claxton will deliver the principal address, Charles A Greathouse will preside and speak, with the National Military Band and Attica High Glee Club providing music. Special C and E I trains will bring attendees, free admission, expected crowd near 5000 in Ravine Park.
The Star warns subscribers in arrears for over a year that stamps will not be affixed and urges payment before government checks. It explains that the notice comes from the hierarchy behind the scenes and that accounts will be mailed soon.
W B Spencer’s Chicago written piece in the Masonic Sentinel is reprinted. It blends biblical judgment with a warning about modern excess and commercial greed. The essay references Belshazzar, the Titanic, and moral decline as fate’s reckonings.
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