Liberty township notes and school changes this week
Seven Tan gier teachers begin with about 180 pupils in town graded school and 40 to 50 in high school. One room schools dwindle as Hunts closes and pupils move to town schooling. Community concerns include bridge over Mill creek and road improvements. Farmers expect bumper corn yields this fall despite European war. The Cox sisters finish pastor duties and move on. Waterman school to begin with Hadley and Miss Robinson. Local residents report abundant peach canning.
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Tan‘ Gier
Old Hunts School
Liberty Township
Board of Commissioners
Mill Creek
Bowsher
Lodi
Tangier School opens with full staff after Rockville institute
Tangier schools started last week with a full corps of teachers after an Institute at Rockville. Teachers include Mrs. John Pickard superintendent John Pickard Fertn Leeman Elwood Jackson the Misses Woods Beeson and McClaren. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs Straud Swaim and son Howard returned from Crawfordsville and Mrs Swaim visited Rev and Mrs Jenkins. The W R C and friends gave Mrs George Hendrix a pleasant surprise before her move to Indianapolis with cake peaches and cream and melons served.
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Rockville
Fred Harvey
Stella Hendrix
Sylvania
Parke Brown
Miss Sciota Brown
Howard
Tangier
John Pickard
Fertn
Leeman
Elwood Jackson
Mrs. Straud Swaim
Crawfordsville
W. R.C
George Hendrix
Indianapolis
Womens Welfare League Meeting At Mrs Pickard Home
Friday gathering at the home of Mrs Isaac Pickard drew a large turnout with special note for the Cox sisters as it marked their final attendance. Kristina Hendrix departed Saturday for Indianapolis to teach English at Short Ridge High School. Hazel Machlett and her young son from Montezuma visited relatives and friends Wednesday. Dr and John Price spent Sunday at Catlin with Arthur Price and family. Local dairy seller W E Wilds reports better returns from Robinson & Reath cream than shipping elsewhere.
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Womens Welfare League
Isaac Pickard
Cox Sisters
Hazel Machlett
Little Son
Montezuma
Monument planned for Ratcliff family graveyard
Rockville Tribune notes T F Gaebler awarded the contract to erect an exedra style monument at the Ratcliff family graves in the Kingman cemetery. The eleven by four foot design features a Faith statue with lilies and carries a $2000 price, to be completed by November 1, a notable regional monument.
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T. F. Gaebler
Thomas Ratcliff
Kingman
Indiana
Gaebler
Rockville
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America
H. J. McAlister
Ora Philpott
Nally
Copyriants &c
the Palace Meat Market
Robinson & Reath
Earl Zackmire
Claude Ratcliff
W. A. Moore
Veedersburg
Liberty
Europe
Cox
The
Friends Church
Samuel Vanscoycc
Waterman School
Clifford Hadley
Miss Robinson
Truster Lindley
Raymond Mendenhall
Lafayette
Estella Hendrix
H. P. McCrary
Kingman, Indiana
Kristina Hendrix
Mi Shortridge High School
Dr. and
John Price
Catlin
Arthur Price
W. E. Wilds
Boon, McDougal Or Sellers
C. M. Spencer
R. M. Gray
Auto and Horse
C.F. van Duyn
Kingman, Ind
Hudler
Reid
B. O Hudler
Ray Keys
Blanche Kellogg
N.A. Chamberlain
Texas
Boswell
Joe Debaun
Fredrick
Okla
Thad Fellows
Family
Bloomingdale
Ollie Copeland
G. L. Cory
Family Sunday
Hazel
Pearl Mulvihill
Vida Marshall
Dot Jackson
Strndie Jackson
Mrs
Reid Alexander
Cayuga
Covington
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