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Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1926

Page

3

Izaak Walton League Plans Big Fish Fry at Coleman Camp

The Izaak Walton League local branch gears up for a big fish fry at Camp Coleman on the White River next Saturday at 9 p.m. Seventy five members have signed up and more are expected. The event features fish and all the trimmings with expert cooks and invited guests, promising continuous activity throughout the evening.

The Izaak Walton League Colesman White River Coleman Worthington Walton League Camp Coleman Izaak Walton

Burning trash blamed for city fires by firemen

Firemen say windy dry conditions have sparked several incipient fires from burning rubbish. The latest incident occurred at noon today at Mrs. Birdie Moss’s home 590 North Main Street where burning trash near an alley ignited a small outbuilding. Loss was slight.

Birdie Moss North Main Street

Witonohi Campfire Girls Meet At Library

The Witonohi Campfire Girls will meet at the Library on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock June 10. Dues will be paid at the meeting and other business of interest to the organization will be transacted.

Witonohi

Epworth League Notice for Clay City Meeting

Epworth Leaguers desiring to attend the Clay City meeting should be at the church at 6:30 sharp to march with the crowd. Mrs. Marry Wilson is assistant president.

Epworth Clay City Marry Wilson

Card of Thanks for Father and Husband

The Wills family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their father and husband Mrs. James Wills and children.

James Wills

Spoonerism uttered in city prompts lost bill tale

The Springfield Union recalls a Spoonerism where a breathless suspect racing to a station exclaimed a misheard phrase. The line, translated as By George Ive lost my five dollar bill, highlights a city incident tied to a petty theft joke and verbal slip.

George Springfield

Lincoln funeral rites and national mourning records

No 2 Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14 1865. The funerals and obsequies were held at the White House on the 19th and the body lay in state in the Capitol rotunda until the 21st. Springfield Illinois pays tribute as the martyr and emancipator is tombed. Welch funeral service advertises expert attentive service without higher price.

Lincoln Abraham Lincoln White House Springfield Ill Lis Welch

Indiana Illinois merger of 41 coal mines reported

Pinckneyville NL June 9 reports negotiations under way for a merger of 41 coal mines, 17 in Indiana and 24 in Illinois, after Southern Gem Coal Corp mine in Illinois went into receivership two years ago. W A Brewton of Chicago named as a principal buyer. Indiana bond issue expected to balance.

Pinckneyville Lerger Indiana Southern Gem Coal Corporation W. A. Brewton Chicago Southern Gem United States District Court George W. English Illinois

Frank Bartosz faces ten days in jail in liquor probe

United Press dispatch from Hammond Indiana reports Frank Bartosz and three others were found guilty of drunken driving in a prohibition era liquor case. A ten day jail sentence was imposed today as investigators collected evidence about bootleg operations.

Hammond Ind Frank Bartosz

American Soldier Held On Minor Charge in Beirut

Bennett Doty of Gilbert, Clare, an American soldier in the foreign legion of France, is now held on a charge of absence without leave. He is not charged as a deserter. The report comes from United Press dispatches in Beirut, Syria, dated June 9.

Beirut Syria Bennet Doty Gilbert , Clare Foreign Legion of France

Readable Oddities Mark Indiana Dispatches From June Night

In Indiana dispatches James Flick finds his horse in a hay mow, climbing a ladder to reach the loft. In LaPorte James Repel, 24, dreams of being pursued by police and is arrested in South Bend for a grocery holdup and a watch theft. In Terre Haute, colored residents hold a yard contest with cash prizes.

Washington James Flick Flick Terre: Haute

Officer who buys liquor to trap seller ruled guilty

Indianapolis June 9 An officer who buys liquor from a man to trap him is as guilty of violating liquor laws as the seller, Judge John J Robbins in Criminal Court ruled.

Indianapolis John J. Robbins Criminal Court Here

Evansville Fire Captain Seriously Injured in Ladder Fall

Captain Witzwilliams of the No 6 fire company was badly hurt when a ladder toppled onto debris at a local blaze. He remained at his post to help extinguish the fire before being taken for treatment.

Evansville Witzwilliams No. 6 Fire Company

Linton Social Notes Include Bloomfield Visitor and Local Attentions

Mrs Phillips a former Linton teacher sees sister Mrs O W Bogard in town. Miss Elsie McMahan of Houston arrives for extended visit with Mrs Bogard. John A Riddle Vin­cennes attorney was in town to visit his aged mother and his brother Professor Oscar Riddle expected to arrive from New York yesterday.

Bloomfield Way Linton Phillips Elsie _McMahan Houston Texas O. W. Bogard John ‘A. Riddle Vincennes Attorney Bloomfield Oscar Riddle New York

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