Local Notes and Transfers Echo January Town News
MADCON January 21 items report theft brief in New York City. real estate transfer from John McGregor to Harry W Briggs for 80 acres. tobacco sales 149000 pounds at $9.29 high. Obituaries, family visits, and social updates from Carrollton Milton Shelbyville Ghent China include Mrs ONeal’s death, Miss Theresa Birch and Elmer Giesler engagement, and steamboat inspectors investigating a Trimble collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Commiskey
Monroe Town
tInursday
John McGregor
Harry W. Briggs
Shelby Jp
Annie Harris
Edna, Kas
Thomas H. Gray
Chelsea
Joseph Kosster
Pittsburg
J. J. Kasper
John G. Keller
Donald
Cincinnati
Jordan Tharp
Carrollton
Frank Ryker
Herman Vaughn
Vernon
Edward Eckert
Paducah
Greenwood
Miss
Monroe
Prize of 100 Dollars For Jefferson County Boy Corn Raisers
The Madison Safe Deposit and Trust Co offers a $100 prize for champion boy corn raisers in Jefferson county. Funds will be managed by the Patrons of Husbandry to set rules age limits and prize quantities. The gesture is described as generous and spontaneous by the trust company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co
Jefferson Co
Champion Boy Corn Growers
Jefferson County
Court News Highlights Jury Waiver and Set Hearings
The court heard damages actions from Martha Bens on against Henry Lee of Hanover with a jury waiver and a hearing set before Judge Griffith for next TuesdayJanuary 25. Final settlement reports were filed for Rebeccah Cochran and Aurilla Millican estates with hearings slated for February 11. Several divorces and injunctive motions were disposed of or continued as noted, and attorney activity included Sulzer Bear and P E Bear representing multiple parties. Court adjourned until Monday after noon, with officials attending a farmers institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Benson
Henry Lee
Hanover
Griffith
P. E. Bear
Sulzer & Bear
Emerson Lemen
Edward Cochran
Rebeccah J. Cochran
James H. Perry
Carrie Perry
Johnson Contract Company
Johnson Company
Helmichs
Pennsvania Lines
Frank Little
Nearer Vernon
Helmick
Farmers Fire Insurance Co
Jennings County
Madison Sale Deposit Trust Co
Jeannette Dow
Walter Kahn
Cincinnati & Louisvile Packet Co
P. E
Prewatt
Monroe
Farmers Institute
Mrs Knowles Remains Arrive for Madison Funeral
The remains of Mrs. Marguerite Knowles widow of Alonzo Knowles died in Indianapolis after a long cancer illness arrive by noon and are taken to her brother John Gaskill's home 763 West Third street Madison for a funeral at 10 tomorrow. Burial will be in Springdale cemetery. She leaves a son two daughters four grandchildren a sister Mrs Elia Perry and three brothers. Her daughter Mrs M D Renfroe died in Indianapolis two weeks ago and was brought to Madison for burial in Springdale. Mrs Knowles had lived in Madison for years before moving to Indianapolis after her husband died eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. O'Neal
Ghent
Hugh F. Wiley
Southeastern Hospital
Greensburg
Vail
L. M. Wood
Milton
Wood
William Hollis
Indianapolis
Norval Holcraft
St. Vincent's Hospital
Holcraft
Myrtle Hollis
Michael Birch
Ryker’s Ridge
Theresa
Elmer M. Giesler
St. Anthony's Church
China
Herald
John F. Abraham
Isaac W. Betts
United States
Trimble
Madison
Marguerite Knowles
Alonzo Knowles
John Gaskill
West Third Street
Springdale Cemetery
Elia Perry
Commiskey
Cale Gaskill
Ed. Gaskill
Dupont
M. D. Renfroe
Knowles
Debate at high school on Indiana constitutional convention
An Exten sion Society event at the high school featured a four person oratorical contest with two from Indiana University and two from Depauw University. Simeon E. Leland Jr led the Depauw side against IU in a close vote on whether Indiana should call a constitutional convention. final public vote favored keeping the present constitution 52 to 49 with many abstentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Society of
Indiana University
Depauw University
Simeon E. Leland, Jr
Indiana
Messrs. Carson and Sears
Simeon E. Leland
Hogate
Depauw
We Times
Aso
Funeral for Mrs. Nora Payne at Paynesville Christian
Funeral services for Nora Payne aged 40 wife of Henry Payne of Saluda township were held this morning at Paynesville Christian Mt Zion with burial in the church cemetery. Many friends attended. She had been ill for over a year. Survived by her husband and two children from a former marriage aged 11 and 9. The man of winning ways uncovers many ways of winning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Payne
Henry Payne
Saluda Township
Paynesville Christian Mt. Zion
Church Cemetery
Music Recital by Miss Zoe McBride’s Junior Class
Miss Zoe McBride presented a recital at her home last night for her third class pupils. Elizabeth Jochum won the class prize, a gold initial pin, followed by a theatre party for the students. the list includes Ruth Gertz and others from Pleasant Ridge Muncie Indiana. A separate brief reports a lamp explosion near a bed in Daleville burning a year old daughter of Leslie Shoemaker. parents were away, three other children escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe McBride
Elizabeth Jochum
Miss McBride
Ruth Gertz
Dorothy Eckert
Rosie Wolfe
Pleasant Ridge
Royce Simpson
Darrell Griffey
Evelyn Smith
Corine Kimmel
Thelma Beckett
Hannah McIntyre
Mary Kampe
Lucile Fout
Virginia Gertz
Annie Jochum
Bertha Geile
Muncie, Ind
Leslie Shoemaker
Daleville
Bailey Retained in Labor Council Case Trial Date Unset
Joseph W. Bailey appeared for Congressman Frank Buchanan before Judge Clayton as defense counsel in the Sherman law indictment connected to Labor's National Peace Council. Buchanan sought more time to plead or file motions, but the request was withdrawn. No trial date is set pending action on other defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph W. Bailey
United States
Texas
Frank Buchanan
Illinois
Clayton
Labor
National Peace Council
Buchanan
Bailey
Local Notes and Visits In Milton and Surrounding Areas
Sunday gatherings at the McAllisters home included John Neal Jr with family and Clyde McAlister with Sylvia Cox from Warsaw Kentucky. Weather turned severe with 2 below coldest of the season on January 17. John Neihouse joined Richmond revenue service after civil service exam. Blood poisoning feared for Dan Holstein. Jacob Neal ill with pneumonia but modestly better. Birth announced for Alvy Perkinson and wife on January 14 a fine son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Neal, Jr
Clyde McAlister
Florence Ind
Sylvia Cox
Warsaw
Geo. McAllister
Harry Welch
John Neihouse
Civil Service
Revenue Service
Richmond
Mercury
Fred Manaugh
Illinois
C. P. Wood
Dan Holstein
Jacob Neal
Jesse Wood
Wm. Schooley
Henry
Diamond Ring in Hen Dig Reveals Loss and Rescue Tales
In Princeton Indiana Bertha Tichenor found a diamond ring wrapped in a gold chain inside a hen she killed for eggs. The ring likely was lost by a passerby whose chain broke, leaving the ring in the road near the Tichenor home. Also reported were a man missing after breaking through ice near the Wabash bottoms, an Indiana history exhibit by students in Franklin, a divorce suit in Newcastle, and a 17 year old boy injured in a mine accident at Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Bertha Tichenor
George Tichenor
Here
Tichenor House
Oaktown
Wabash Bottoms
Franklin—Students of the South Building
Indiana
Newcastle
Linnie Turner
Linton
Charles Pukett
Antioch
Arthur King Dies in Glue Press Accident at Spencer Factory
Arthur King aged 21 was crushed beneath a glue press at the Spencer table factory and died this morning. His father serves as factory superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Arthur King
Spencer Table
Dr. Harry S. Hatch Honored on 49th Birthday
The Herald congratulates Dr. Harry S. Hatch M D on his 49th birthday. A Madison physician born in Butler county Ohio in 1867 he has built a prominent practice and earned esteem in Ohio and Indiana medical societies. He is active in Masonic circles Knights of Pythias Red Men and Modern Woodmen and is noted for conscientious treatment and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Hatch
Butler County
Ohio
Metcalf B
Martha Hatch
Leroy
N. Y
Dr. Hatch
Patton
Daniel Buell
Chippewa
Metcalf B. Hatch
Hobart H. Hatch
77Th Sinois Infantry
Middletown
Worcester University
Pulte Medical College
Cincinnati
Madison
Indiana
Jefferson County
Hatch
Pythias
The
Herald
75th Anniversary of W. W. W. Crozier Celebrated in City
The Herald notes the 75th birthday of W. W. W. Crozier, Civil War veteran and city printer pioneer. He remains active at his shop, claiming a fourth set of teeth and saying he feels like a four year old. Friends wish him longevity and continued vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. W. Crozier
Herald
Bill
Five Negroes Linked to Sheriff Slaying Lynched in Albany
Albany Georgia January 21 Five black men connected with the slaying of Sheriff Moreland were dragged from cells and lynched. The mob action occurred as authorities reported the incident and started investigations though details remain limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, Ga
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Charles J. Melish Re
Sy Over
New York City
Charles Fout
Gwendolyn
Shelbyville
John Keller
East Second Street
Carrallton
Court News
I. U
Labor Council
Milton, RY
R. R. No
W. W. Crozier
Sale Deposit &Trust Co
Leading Trust Company
Powell
Pres
John W. Tevis
See’y. and Treas
Te National Branch
U.8
First National Bank
Kampe
David Johnson
Bohotk
Oashie If
Niease
Osahtc
Madison Insurance Company
J. W. Coryett
J. K. Weyer
Bee’y
M. Strader General Agent
South Mulberry Street
Humphreys
Humphreys’ Homeo, Medicine CO
Lydia EB
Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Willie
Grandma
Thomas
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