Migration of the squirrels and the 1829 West Virginia trek
The piece recalls Ohio pioneer L. B. Haskins and an 1829 incident when Indiana’s squirrels allegedly swarmed toward West Virginia, devastating fields and alarming residents of Uhrichsville. It also mentions a 1832 pumpkin flood and historical notes on the Indian Kim tree near Fort Meigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Haskins, Sr
Uhrichsvilleo
Adella Dingman
Market Street
Ohio
Indiana
Undrichsville
Haskins
Logansport
West Virginia
Unrichsville
Sinal
Uhrichsville
Chronicle
Maumee River
Ft. Meigs
United States
Mr. Maskins
Burch
Red Men Honor Meeting on Adoption Degree Work
All members of the Wea Tribe of Red Men are asked to attend this evening's meeting to decide if Ildoge will travel to Goodland to install the lodge there. The Lafayette tribe invites the local group to confer the Adoption degree on several candidates at the district meeting, an honor requiring a well drilled team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea Tribe of Red Men
Ildoge
Goodland
Lafayette
No Bids On County Gravel Road Bends Bond Issue
County commissioners held a meeting to receive bids on gravel road bends in Bethlehem Washington and Jefferson townships but no bids were presented. If bonds remain unsold no roads will be constructed this summer.
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Bethlehem
Washington
Jefferson Townships
Local church Sunday school wins contest over Kokomo team
In a community contest the local Christian church Sunday school defeated the Kokomo school Sunday. Attendance reached 461 at the local school with collections totaling 13 dollars and 13 cents while Kokomo drew 429 attendees and collected 848 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Kokomo
March Sees Sixteen Fires and Substantial Damage
Sixteen fires occurred in March, ending at midnight, far above last year’s total. Damage from the blazes was substantial.
May Conventions Possible in Elks Hall or Dowling Theatre
The Eleventh district Democratic congressional convention will be held in this city May 7 and may meet in the Elks hall or Dowling theatre. Guthrie expects approval from McMahan to hold two conventions the same day with 11 a m and 2 p m sessions and a 1 pm caucus for Cass and Fulton counties. George Rauch is tipped as the congressional nominee. Rentschler and Gardner seek legislative seats. Cass county central committee plans April 25 to set the county convention time and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Cass County
Quincy A. Myers
Supreme Court
Fifth District
John H. Gillett
Hammond
George Barnes
C. B. Longwell
William H. Richeson
George Case
Bert Patterson
George Funk
Ed Pittman
F. J. Berndt
Joseph Crain
Arthur Lovell
William Carson
B. A. Conrad A. Johnson
Frank Justice
William Scott
Ezra Kahl
George Herd
C. N. Hyatt
Abe Miller
C. E. McCoy
Z. W. Dritt
E. &. Phillips
F. L. Justice
Tce J. Wail
Michigan City
Congressman Overstreet
Hemenway
Leveridge
Hanly
Chicago
Beveridge
Goodrich
Resolutions Committee
Elks’ Hall
Dowling Theatre
Frank V. Guthrie
Democratic Committee
Guthrie
Otto McMahan
Fulton County
McMahan
Cass
Fulton
George Rentschler
Harry M. Gardner
Logansport
George Rauch
M Rion
Democratic Central Committee
Girl in the Raush-Goon Tale Engaged to Congressman
A rumor claims Miss Blanche S. Good of Huntington is engaged to George Rauch, the current 11th Indiana district congressman. The tale links a match between her and Rauch or his opponent at the upcoming May 7 Democrat convention, though both deny it.
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George
George Rauch
Marion
Congress
Indiana
Blanche
Good
Huntington
Randh
City considers new interurban franchise over railroad lines
The Board of Public Works discussed a franchise petition from the South Bend Indianapolis Traction Company to run over the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley lines via Burlington avenue toward South Bend. If approved, the line would parallel the Vandalia rail line and bypass the Michigan road. The meeting also noted city actions including selling an old bay mare for 25 dollars and issuing permits for church, lumber yard, and residence-related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
South Bend
Vandalia
Martin Waltnick
English Lutheran Church
First
Market Streets
Stevens-Bigh Lumber Company
First and
Canal Streets
Will Berry
Biddle’s Island
Gates Street
Nitrogen Shortage Warns of Global Starvation
Tacoma March 31. Professor Parker of the Tacoma high school chemistry department warns that unless nitrogen gas can be artificially produced for plant life within a century, the human race faces starvation. He cites authorities predicting exhaustion of natural nitrogen in less than fifty years as laboratories worldwide work on the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Parker
Chemistry
Tacoma High School
Delegates to Choose Cass County Modern Woodmen Delegate
Delegates of the Logansport Walton Royal Center and Twelve Mile camps of Modern Woodmen will meet in Ben Hur hall in this city tomorrow at 11 o'clock to select a delegate for Cass county to attend the state meeting in Terre Haute on the Wednesday in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Walton
Royal Center
Twelve Mile
Ben Hur Hal
Cass County
Terre Haute
Cough Medicine Snatched in Chester Robbery
Bernard Termey of Eddystone, once an Ireland constabulary member, was held up by two black highwaymen near Baldwin locomotive works on the Chester pike. One robber demanded surrender, the other rifled his clothes and took only a bottle of cough medicine as the men, both wearing slouched hats, fled.
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Chester
Bernard Termey
Eddystone
Constabulary
Ireland
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Chester Pike
Tormey
Marion man causes disturbance at interurban station
An intoxicated man from Marion created a disturbance at the interurban station this morning. He was sobered and placed on a car back to Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Threats of race war as farmer Burley warns Italians at Trimmer
William M. Burley, a farmer, says Italians at Trimmer threaten to burn his barn and home in a race war. He reports fellow farmers are angered, with one Italian ring leader vowing arson. Burley has a loaded gun and vows to shoot first if attackers come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
Rushville
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
William L. Taylor
Indianapolis
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
Watson
Taylor
Hugh Miller
Columbus Miller
Thomas R. Marshall
Ralston
Charles Miller
William M. Burley
Trimmer
Burley
E. B. Graves
Banks Make Good Showing in New York Deposits
The New York state banking department notes a rapid return of confidence with four week gains in deposits. State banks up 12.4 million and trust companies up 25.9 million, totaling 75.4 million with Knickerbocker Trust included. The last clearing house certificates were retired as National Bank of North America paid 250 thousand owed, though it remains under receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Banking Department
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Clearing House
National Bank of North America
Women Policemen Advocated by New York Club
The Women's Democratic club of New York urged appointing women policemen at its Hoffman House meeting. Miss Hattie Miller presented a paper supporting the idea. The club aims for women guardians to oversee children and protect women in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Women’s Democratic Club of
Hoffman House
Hattie Miller
Women Guardians of the Peace
Dunkle Named President of Nest of Owls Officers
An error omitted Edward Dunkle from the president listed for the nest of Owls organized Sunday. The complete officer slate includes Jr. past president Sellel Smith, president Ed Dunkle, vice J. E. Myers, invocator O. C. Hess, secretary F. B. Rush, treasurer Harry Case, warden J. Fox, sentinel Thomas Gali, picker Emil Foersch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dunkle
Nest of Owls
Sellel Smith
Ed Dunkile
J. E. Myers
O. C. Hess
F. B. Rush
Harry Case
J. Fox
Sentinel
Thomas Gali
Emil Foersch
Emma Leith Returns From Kokomo Visit
Miss Emma Leith of Kokomo formerly of Logansport has returned after a visit here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Leith
Kokomo
Logansport
West Side Sewer Lease Drawn Up Under New Act
Dennis Uhl signed a ten year lease with the board of public works and the mayor for the West Side sewer. The lease follows senate bill 298 guiding city use and rental terms, with semi annual payments totaling 3 722 25 over twenty years and a purchase option at 57 449 47 plus interest. None of the city’s liability to lawsuits from construction defects is waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Uhl
West Side
Board of Public Works
Senate
Indiana General Assembly
United States
Uhl
Mr. Uhl
Damage suit may follow over student’s death by live wire
The Greencastle coroner returned a verdict in the case of Edgar Milel a former resident and Depauw University student killed in his rooming house baton room by touching a live wire The city electric light company is held responsible for the death His relatives may file a damage suit against the company He was a brother of L B Miller of the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Edgar Milel
Depauw University
City Electric Light Company
Miller
L. B. Miller
Eddie Gates Jailed for Eleven Days in Peru Jail
Eddie Gates quit barbering for at least eleven days and will serve that period in the Peru jail. He visited a friend in Peru Friday, found him jailed, and was arrested by Sheriff Wolpert for intoxication. He was arraigned yesterday and given eleven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Gates
Peru
Eddie
Wolpert
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Local School
Elas Hall
Rauch
Blanche S. Good
DR. Good
NEW Company
New Interurban
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Co
W. M. Burley
Feminine Democratic Club of
Dunkle
Westside Sewer
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