Public Auction at David Dotson Farm October 9 1915
Public sale at the Da vid Dotson farm one half mile west of Cates on Saturday October 9 1915 at 10 am. Items include 7 head horses and mules 3 head cattle 12 head hogs and shoats grain and feed 200 bushels corn 50 bushels oats and 3 tons oat straw farm implements and household goods. Cash on small sums. credit nine months on larger amounts with note and security. 5 percent cash discount on note amounts.
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David Dotson
Cates
Rush Creek Social Notes Include Reunions and Visits
Sunday gatherings mark the Rush Creek scene with the Mendenhall reunion at Sylvania and visits among the Commons, Weavers, Browne and Osborn families. Crutches aided Albert Andrew at Sunday school while Rev. Orley Smith plans a sermon next Sunday night.
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Orley Smith
Luther Osborn
Mendenhall
Perry Mendenhall
Sylvania
Albert Andrew
Remarkable Escape in Air Combat Near Ypres
Eyewitness account describes an army aviator losing control while reloading his gun. The single seat plane flipped upside down at 8 000 feet, belt loosened nearly ejecting him. He hung by the rear strut, freed his legs, regained control, and righted the aircraft completing a loop.
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Ypres
Belgium
Fireless Cooker Outsmarts Boss in Kitchen Standoff
Mrs Willipus threatens to fire Vandalia for the thirty seventh time as she insists on firing the stubborn helper. The town’s firemen are summoned to remove Vandalia but she reveals she cannot be fired because she is a fireless cooker, leaving Vandalia in possession and the crowd amused.
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Vandalia
Miss’ Willipus
Suffragette Presses Husband on Two Hour Public Speech
A suffragette confronts her husband after he told their boss about her planned two hour public address. The husband replies that the boss wished his wife would give two hour speeches to the public rather than privately to him.
Finance quip hints wealth by speed of dollars
In a sharp exchange a proverb smasher says wealth comes from making dollars come faster. The dense person counters wealth comes by stretching dollars, and the other party retorts with a sly claim that the true secret is speed in money flow.
Advice to the point about the repair man
Mr Chuggins questions the repair man’s style while noting his work is reliable. He asks how to prevent his car from breaking down and the man suggests hiring a regular chauffeur, a remark that triggers the speaker’s mild objection to the style of conversation.
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Mr. Chuggins
Staunton Visitors Attend Services in Kingman and Rushcreek
Mrs. A Vaness Miss Myrle Moore and Master Donald Loud erback of Staunton Ind visited H J Moore and family from Saturday to Monday. They attended the Kingman Friends church Sunday morning and Rushcreek in the evening. Mrs Lee Graves and daughter Charlotte and Miss Lola Hybarger were in Covington Tuesday.
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A. Vaness
Myrle Moore
Donald Louderback
Staunton, Ind
H. J. Moore
Orley Smith
Kingman Friends Church
Rushcreek
Mrs. Lee Graves
Charlotte
Misa Lola Hybarger
Covington
Divorce Court Guffaws Highlight Society Story
A witty exchange from the Divorce Court notes Mrs Diversay’s society dream and a separator’s remark, as quoted in the Boston Evening Telegram. The brief item reflects social circle humor rather than a legal outcome.
Sleepwalking Student Stages Course Refusal
A student declares they walk in their sleep making it unsafe to enroll next year while a professor questions the plan. The exchange hints at safety concerns and course eligibility with no further details.
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Citizens Bank
Philpott
the Greening Nursery CO
Monroe
Michigan
A. D. McHargue
Kingman
Indiana
J. BH. Harvey
A. G Madden
G. B. Pavey
The
Millcreek Ladies Aid Society
Rush Creek
David Commons
T. G. Weaver
Dan Mulvihill
Thain Russell
Mabel
G. Weaver
M. ©. Thompson
Frank Newkirk
Rockville
Mel Browne
Daniel Wright
W. O. Mendenhall
George Weaver
Woodard
Ea Green
Paul and
Olive Weaver
Scott Marks
Family
Almeda Lewis
Veda Atkinson
Gladys Thompson
Ferris Heath
Seth Wood
Liese Russell
High Finance
G. G. Bales
W.L. Douglas
H. P. McCrary
Our
Peoria
Kingman Hardware Com’y
CAE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Good Housekeeping Magazine
West 41St St
New York City
Byron Grismore
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