Colored Folks In Court Face Tit for Tat After Liquor Case
In police court Floyd Hines a Canal street saloonist was acquitted of selling liquor on Sunday after a witness contradicted the claim and the defense showed no sale occurred. Thomas Knox was fined for trespass and assault and battery, while Mary Knox filed a charge of provoke and assault in a tit for tat exchange. Earl Ankefer Varn Shinn and Andrew Grace were fined for assault on William Gillespie after a South Side fight in which Gillespie drew a knife in self defense.
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Floyd Hines
Canal Street
S. G. Gifford
Hines
Joseph Walker
Walker
Thomas Knox
G. Gifford
Knox
Jay Means
North Street
Means
Mary Knox
V. C. Hanawalt
Essie Means
Earl Ankefer
Varn Shinn
Andrew Grace
South Side
William Gillespie
Gillespie
Shinn
Working Housewives Swindle Reported By City
A man posing as a pure food inspector swindled West Side housewives by collecting samples of butter eggs and lard from their grocers and claiming the grocer would be blamed if any samples proved bad Mrs D D McDermott reported the incident and inspector Fred W Tucker warned he is an impostor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
D. D. McDer
Mines Tour Class Invites James Chase Home Visit
James Chase of this city, a student at the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Mo., is home on a brief vacation and will return tomorrow to join his class on a westward tour. The group will travel to Colorado for a month to work in gold and silver mines, performing tasks from rough mining to assaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chase
Missouri School of Mines
Rolla
Colorado
Morning Fire Sparks at Empty House on Market Street
A small fire occurred at about 10 o'clock this morning in an empty house beside the Taylor wholesale building on Market Street between Fifth and Sixth. A spark set the roof but damage was minimal.
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Taylor Wholesale
Market Street
Fifth
Divorce case against Hendee dismissed in circuit court
Nellie M. Hendee filed for divorce from George L. Hendee in circuit court but the action was dismissed. The couple decided to pursue the matter again at a later date.
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Nellie M. Hendee
George L. Hendee
Reverend Craig Addresses Monticelo Endeavor Meeting
Rev Joseph Craig spoke at the Christian Endeavor gathering in Monticelo yesterday. Miss Grace Schwalm of this city also appeared on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hi. Craig
Christian Endeavor
Monticello
Grace Schwalm
Will declared void in Cass Court heirs lined up
Judge John S. Larry voided the will of John H. Smith, former deputy sheriff, after probate objections. A compromise gave Mary Gagle a life estate in a 160 acre farm, Fannie Hinkle received 1000 and relinquished all claims, and the estate valued at 30 to 40 thousand dollars will be divided among eight heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Smith
Cass
Mary A. Gagle
Fannie Hinkle
Cass County
Mary Gagle
Smith
Circuit Court
John S. Larry
Fannier Hinkle
Holy Angel Graduates Honored at Frances Murphy Home
SSS Frances Murphy of 1630 High Street hosted Holy Angels academy graduates last evening. The gold and lavender decor matched the class colors as Grace Healey Josephine Costello Helen Gainor Naomi Campbell Jennie Shick Geneva Minneman Emma Corcoran Helen McCann Leola Loomis Mary Lynch Florence Holland Helen Mehrle Mary Hooley Ruth Burke Frances Murphy attended.
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SSS
Frances Murphy
1630
High Street
The
Holy Angels’ Academy
Grace Healey
Josephine Costello
Heren Gainor
Naomi Campbell
Jennie Shick
Geneva Minneman
Emma Corcoran
Helen McCann
Leola Loomis
Mary Lynch
Florence Holland
Helen Mehrle
Mary Hooley
Ruth Burke
Vandalia Railroad Lays Sidetrack Across Sycamore Street
A large labor crew laid another sidetrack across Sycamore Street last Sunday during slack traffic hours. The work was completed quickly and employed many workers.
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Vandalia Railroad Company
Sycamore Street
Wife Seeks Divorce. Husband Ordered to Appear Tomorrow
Sarah L. Burton filed for divorce from John H. Burton in Cass circuit court. The husband did not appear, the wife gave a sensational account on the stand, and Judge Larry ordered the husband summoned to court tomorrow morning for his side of the story. The couple lives on the West Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah L. Burton
Cass
John H. Burton
Larry
West Side
ASA Held On Serious Charge
Three were arrested and fined today as a Marion woman testified that Rosa shot at her with intent to kill in a serious charge case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Marion
Rosa
Prostitution Racket Raided On Toledo Street
Police raided Rosa Blake’s Toledo Street home last night and arrested three people. Mrs. Blake faced charges of keeping a house of ill fame and was fined 15 dollars plus costs. Harry Blake and Stella Hayden were fined five dollars and costs. Mrs. Blake also faced assault and attempted murder charges from Zoa Geiger of Marion after a suspected shooting. A court set the case for Friday at 2 pm. Frank St Clair, detained for intoxication, was jailed eleven days after failing to open D C Mathews shop on Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Blake
Toledo Street
Frank St. Clair
St. Clair
D. C. Mathews
Sixth Street
Mathews
Father of 46 Takes Wife No. 4
In Charlotte Court House Virginia on June 1 Abraham Brown a 76 year old Black man and father of 46 children sought a license to wed his fourth wife who is 35. The license fee was paid by local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Court House
Abraham Brown
Residents Seek Immediate Broadway Paving
J. B. Winters and other Broadway property owners circulate a petition urging the city to pass a declaratory resolution to pave Broadway at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Winters
Boadway
Broadway
Pay Rolls Approved at City Public Works Meeting
The board of public works approved the semi monthly pay rolls and claims in all departments. City employees received their pay this afternoon.
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Board of Public Works
Machine Climbed Bridge In Bid dle Island Crash
Dr and Mrs Little injured when their auto overturned on the south bridge over the Wabash river at Bid dle's island. Dr J A Little escaped with slight bruises while Charles Grant aided others to lift the car free. They were taken home to 712 Broadway by ambulance. car hauled to garage. Steering knuckle failure caused the accident.
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J. A. Little
Wabash
Biddle’s Island
Little
Indianapolis
Charles Grant
Broadway
Hard Times Party Aids Class 19 Funds
The hard times social at Market Street M. E. Church by boys of class No 19 drew a good crowd and raised $10. Dr William DeHart shared Civil War stories and the program included other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street M. E
William DeHart
Alleged Wife Deserter Freed in Local Hearing
Edith M Penny who had her husband Riley W Penny arrested for wife desertion appeared in court with limited testimony. Squire Reid and Prosecutor George A Custer failed to obtain usable evidence. Penny said they merely fussed. Penny left town April 6 1916. Ray Jarrett replevined a horse from Charles Brandenstein and John Ingelmeir after Brandenstein’s $100 note went unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Penny
Riley W. Penny
Squire Reid
George A. Custer
Custer
Penny
Ray Jarrett
Comverse
E. B. Graves
Charlies Brandenstein
John Ingelmeir
Brandenstein
Jarrett
Rauch Again Honored at Eleventh District Democratic Convention
Cass county sent 27 delegates to the Hartford City convention but only two or three attended. George W. Rauch of Marion was the sole candidate and was nominated by acclamation. Cass county cast 27 votes for Rauch as the party backed his third term, while the convention denounced the Payne-Aldrich tariff law and endorsed Governor Marshall and the state platform.
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Cass County
Hartford City
George W. Rauch
Marion
Congress
Rauch
Thomas R. Marshall
Bullfrog distribution boosts Pennsylvania fisheries
Pleasant Mount Pennsylvania June 1 Nathan R Buller superintendent of the Pleasant Mount hatchery reports a fortunate discovery aiding the state fisheries department Buller plans to distribute about 30000 bullfrogs next month these frogs mature quickly to a pound or more within a year
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Pleasant Mount
Nathan R. Buller
Pleasant Mount Hatchery
Pennsylvania Fisheries Department
Public School Music Program Charms Parents in Stettiner Hall
The first and second grade children presented a musical entertainment in Stetti ner hall last evening under the direction of Mrs. E. B. McConnell. Parents and many friends attended to see what is being done in the schools as part of the music program.
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Stettiner Hall
E. B. McConnell
Roy Patterson Amputation At St Josephs Hospital
Eighteen year old Roy Patterson son of engineer Frank Patterson had two toes amputated this morning at St Josephs hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Patterson
Frank Patterson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Celt Lived in Three Centuries Dennis Ricard Dies at 112
Dennis Ricard of Emmetsburg Ia born March 1798 in Ireland died at his home aged 112. A Democrat who supported Lincoln era causes he sailed the seas and visited major ports worldwide. A staunch temperance advocate he even shaved himself days before his death.
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Mason City
Dennis Ricard
Emmettsburg
Ireland
Yars
Lincoln
Husband accused of beating wife. sister not charging
Arthur Stewart told police his sister Mrs Rees Hughey was being beaten by her husband. Officers found Mrs Hughey on Helm street but she was uninjured and declined to press charges.
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Arthur Stewart
Rees Hughey
Hughey
Helm Street
Funk Family to Tour Europe This July
Mr. and Mrs. George Funk and their daughter Miss Gertrude Funk will depart Saturday July 2 for a trip to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Funk
Gertrude Funk
Europe
Stolen prize chickens recovered as campers released
Four prize chickens from Orville Schilling and a chicken from O'Morrow were found at a camp near Kenneth. Camp leader Dunley Schwerdman, initially charged, proved innocence and was released. Remaining campers returned birds to their owners and were not prosecuted.
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Orville Schilling
O’ Morrow
Kenneth
Dunley Schwerdman
O’morrow
Schilling
O'Morrow
Delinquent Taxes Sent to Prosecutor for Collection
County treasurer Matthew Moroney received a state order directing immediate collection of delinquent taxes. If needed, he will certify accounts to George A. Custer, prosecuting attorney, who may garnish wages and collect a ten dollar fee from the delinquent.
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Matthew Moroney
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Moroney
George A. Custer
Peeping Girl Causes Eye Injury in Williamsburg Yard
Seven year old Annie Hertzenberg of Williamsburg may lose sight in her left eye after an unidentified girl jabbed a sharp wooden stake through a fence while Annie peeped into the neighboring yard.
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New York
Annie Hertzenberg
Williamsburg
Annie
Badgers as Pets Sweep Othello Women
A Spokane dispatch notes a fad in Othello Washington where young women domesticate badgers as pets. Several badgers are kept in captivity and seen on streets afternoons with their owners, who fondle and admire them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Othello
Washington
Land Valued at 10000 by Appraisers for D. D. Dykeman Estate
Rufus Magee and Walter A. Osmer completed appraisals on the Panhandle shops land, valuing the property at 10000. The nearly two acres of residence land, guardian A. G. Jenkines states the estate will sell to the Panhandle for not less than this amount.
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Rufus Magee
Walter A. Osmer
D. D. Dykeman
Panhandle
A. G. Jenkines
Reddinger Case On Damages For City Death
The suit by J. W. Ball administrator for Ernest Reddinger’s estate seeks 20000 dollars from Logansport and the Home Telephone company for Reddinger’s electrocution on July 8, 1909. Marion, Asa Carter city electrician, has been called as an expert witness.
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J. W. Ball
Ernest Reddinger
Logansport
Home Telephone Company
Reddinger
At. Marion
Asa Carter
Enthusiast Jones Builds Auto Shed at Home
Will Jones, a post office money order clerk, is described by coworkers as an auto enthusiast who, after buying a machine, is preparing to shelter it in a shed he is building at his home while off duty.
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Will Jones
Jones
Cupid Scores in May Marriages and Divorces
In May, Cupid geared one month ago as twenty eight marriage licenses were issued and eleven divorces filed.
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Cupid
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Holy Angel
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Charles Brandenstein
George Rauch
Hartford
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