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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
5
Supplement to The Kingman Star reports M Ratcliff sent two Buff Wyandottes and two Rose Comb Brown Leghorns to the Jamestown exposition. The Norfolk Landmark lists Ratcliff as prize winner with second place for Wyandottes and second pullet for Brown Leghorns. Ratcliff takes pride in his birds ranking among the world's best exhibitors.
The Alice Dale Co presents a high class program at the Opera House on November 23. The four talented women include Alice Dale, Miss Lanning, Miss Waldridge, and Miss Sims each praised for skill and versatility. Tickets 35 cents. patrons urged to secure seats early. Nearby, Mrs Oliver Drake celebrated her 25th birthday with a card party and a late lunch in a social gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Claude Philpott and Mr and Mrs B O Hudler.
A weekly summary of Fountain County real estate transfers filed for record. Names include Sarah A. Fosset to J. J. Williams with a fractional Hillsboro remainder, Mattett and Dotson to Harvey Larren for Lot 142 Veedersburg area, Wim. Messerschmidt and wife to Thomas C. Blackburn in Davis Township, Daniel C. McKinzie and wife to Dora E. Barrick in Van Buren, Phebe Wert to A. E. Wert in an int in 127 acres of Jackson, Albert Brien and wife to Wm. Bender in Davis Township, Wm. Henderson and wife to R. J. Bratton covering multiple Yeddo lots, and R. J. Bratton and wife to Richard Mills for the same Yeddo parcels.
Attendance remains large at Centennial as W M Carter and family visit Jackson township relatives. Sam Bonebrake and Oliver Bonebrake families are seen visiting. Ray Watkins of West Leban and L R Hetfield visited Paul Redenbaugh in Hillsboro on Sunday.
List of land transfers between residents and local firms in Veedersburg Attica and Fulton townships with amounts from 100 to 3000 dollars. Followed by social notes: Norman Johnson, Morris McCormick, Philpott visitations, and several residents in Veedersburg Yeddo and surrounding towns.
Hillsboro visitor Mrs. Alice Blve, called by her sister Geo Stoup’s illness near Bear Gulch, stayed this week. Ernest Blve visited Crawfordsville relatives Monday. Roy Lindley from Bear Creek was in town Sunday. Otho Parker helped Vern Thomas husk corn this week. Jas Phipps baled hay for Albert Mohr north of here this week.
Mott Booe and wife of Cayuga were guests of William Jones on Sunday. Johnnie Patterson to occupy Simmons property recently vacated by John Philphett. James Coats clerks for George Glover at the Hub on busy occasions. Chas P Coats was in Indianapolis last week. Mrs Willi Coats convalescing from appendicitis and to be home in about two weeks. Aunt Alice Moffett of Veedersburg visited Scots Prairie over Sunday. Home talent play planned by local youth has been dropped indefinitely. Webster Drollinger’s house candling fire Saturday night around ten. Christmas entertainment at Scott’s Prairie church on Christmas Eve if plans succeed. Tom Moffett struck foot with an ax while chewing a corner fence-post. he will use crutches for a few days as bone laceration heals slowly.
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