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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1920

Page

3

Madison Daily Bids for June 17 1920 Local News

Weekly Madison edition reports births marriages and local movements.新 residents Enos Baglan and Leora Scroggins wed couple Clark Prewatt issues marriage license. Various residents travel by train to see relatives in Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis.

Enos Baglan East Third Street John Rousch St. Louis Joseph Sage Lucy Merrick Cincinnati Edwin Thill San Diego Cal Thill Otto East Main Street George Selig Dormer Madison Carpenter City Indianapoli J. WH. Shafer BE. N. Brindley Hanover Alert Ind Oliver Roe Catherine Chicago Clerk Prewatt Jo Ral Clements Leora Scroggins Moorefield Harvey Hampton Famiy Madison Mo J Walton Milton News Della Mae Bobwared MM Prenott Otugiter Mary Berta Stern Bess Chein Mall Tye -Neener Air Iol. Stern

Missing Madison Woman On Train to Louisville

Miss Lida Gray, 5 feet 6 inches, 165 pounds, brown eyes and hair, disappeared after a train ride from Madison to North Vernon. The Snyders investigated Central and Union stations, a man and a woman seen with her were noted, and her brother at a Madison soap company is checking if she rode the North Vernon to Louisville train.

Cita Steti Rds Aveta Shyer Vorsherns Markee Union Station Madison North Vernon Louisville Gray

Automobile Crash Near County House Leaves Driver Injured

Russell Copple of Hanover was in a Saturday evening accident on Hog Trough road while en route to Madison. His Ford sedan flipped twice after skidding over a hill and he suffered a gash in his right leg. The car was badly damaged and Copple could not explain the crash.

Madison Russell Copple Hanover Copple Hog Trough

Captain John Durand Passes After Five Week Illness

Captain John Durand a well known steamboat mate died at his home on Pisher Ridge in Prentice county Wy after a five week kidney illness. He was about years old and known on both river shores. He worked on the Posest Chieen and the Foun da. He was a long time resident and leaves two brothers and mourners.

Trimtle County John Durand Prentice County Capi Lueneron Atv

Local Madison Notes of Travel and Weddings

Madison notes list many residents traveling to Indianapolis Philadelphia and Denver for visits and business. Mis Ruth Donat and others depart by train. licenses issued for marriages including William Chandler and Etta Whitehead. weddings planned in Madison and Nashville. Also mentions Rev Charles Hilger’s recovery and Thomas Dunbar's appointment in Pittsburgh shipyard.

Cieth Prewatt William Chandler Cincinnati Charlesetta Whitehead Vernon Miefantel Eula Martin

Severe storm brings wind hail and flood fears to Madison

A violent storm struck Madison between 6 and 7 pm causing crop and tree damage. Lightning struck power lines and phones. rivers rose, damaging roads and forcing coal barges to be pumped free of water. A Ford carrying six from Versailles was wrecked by a fallen tree but occupants escaped unharmed. Wheat near maturity suffered most from the heavy rain and hail.

Madison Crooked Creek Versailles Michigan Hill Cornett

Silk Mask Bait Kept Hidden in Sleuths Evidence

Fragmentary text references a masked bait setup and a suspect named Kaled and a weapon described as spears. The note mentions a lead or trial and a potential hit, with scattered words suggesting a covert operation or investigation context.

Unclear OCR fragment hints at a notable exchange

The readable text hints at a discussion of strategic methods and cleverness, mentioning a feast, pursuit of credit, and a dreamer applying wit to discover new approaches. It references old techniques faltering and a great occasion provoking unrated genius.

Olive Oil Mills Run in Spain in Three 8-Hour Shifts

Spanish olive oil facilities operate around the clock with three shifts to maintain 24 hour production. The system ensures continuous processing of olives into oil across major mills.

Spain

Boy Shot at River Bathing Near Ferry Street

Louis Burkhardt a 16 year old and several other boys were bathing when a man on a houseboat fired a shotgun toward them. Burkhardt was hit in the head neck and arm but not seriously injured and walked to the belt factory before returning home. Police are investigating and the shooter has ties to a houseboat near the water works.

Louis Burkhardt Brophy Ferry Street Young Burkhardt East Fliat Street Charles Burkhardt Water Works Kentucky

Judd Walker Dies After Illness at King's Daughter’s Hospital

Judd Walker aged 40 died at 9 this morning in King's Daughter’s Hospital after a weeks long stay following an influenza attack last December that caused a lung abscess. He was a farm hand from New Washington and is survived by his father D C Walker and a brother and sister. Funeral is set for 1 o’clock tomorrow morning with interment in New Washington Cemetery.

Judd Walker King’s Daughter’s Hospital New Washington D. C. Walker Young New Washington Cemetery

Local notes from Madison and Scottsburg on visits and events

Miss Helen Protsman of Ve vay Reveille and Miss Jennie Duncan travel for visits. Local dignitaries and families meet in Madison and Scottsburg as students prepare for commencements and marriages. Fires destroy a residence near Belleview and a church roof is torn off in Canaan during a storm.

Helen Protsman Vevay Reveille Jennie Duncan Indianapolis Karl Moorhead U.S. Navy Louisville Thomas Chambers Alva Lester Frank Wolf Flandrew South Dakota Victor Scott Peter Lehnert Detroit Mich Lehnert Catherine Lehnert Wirt Frank McKay Martinsville McKay LeClair McKay John W. Tevis B. Arends John Weters Michigan Road Belleview Canaan

Democratic Ticket Candidates Listed by Indiana Counties

The slate includes United States Senator Thomas Tagua from Indianapolis and Governor Carleton Bo McCulloch from Indianapolis. Also named are Congressional candidate Harry C. Canfield of Batesville, Judge Simeon E. Leland of Madison, Prosecuting Attorney James K. Danglade of Vevay, Joint Representative Emma D. Porter of Scottsburg, Clerk John W. Driggs of Madison, Deputy Treasurer Andrew W. Jake, Recorder Herman E. Bowman of Dupont, Sheriff Henry C. Payne of Hanover, Upper District Commissioner Edward A. Coleman of Brooksburg, and Lower District Commissioner Jacob L. Kleopfer of Kent.

Harry C. Canfield Batesville Simeon E. Leland Madison James K. Danglade Vevay Emma D. Porter Scottsburg John W. Driggs Madison To Andrew W. Jake Herman E. Bowman Dupont Henry C. Payne Hanover Edward A. Coleman Brooksburg Jacob L. Kleopfer Kent

Girl Sets Corn Field Working Record in Greensburg

Ten year old Beulah Boring of Greensburg Indiana rises early to work the fields. She holds a record by rolling twenty one acres of corn in a single day. The note mentions farm help shortages solved by her efforts on the Boring farm.

Greensburg Ind Beulah Boring

Getting Rid of a Rival Ends in Double Wedding Proposal

Edmund schemes to win Clarise from her mother by using his uncle Dick as a distraction. After a week of plotted meetings and travel stories, Clarise agrees to see Edmund more, and Dick hints at a double wedding as a solution to their love triangle.

Lal Odoether Tegerson Chrise Edmund Clarise Scott Eddie Lstens Dirk Edmond Direk Scotte Eady Dek Hinself

Splendid California Dates and the Neglet Noor Variety

California dates are praised as equal or superior to dates from Algeria and Persia. The Neglet Noor variety thrives in Arizona and California and a single Algerian tree is noted to be over 600 years old, yielding about 400 pounds yearly. The piece highlights the long lineage and potential of date plantations once established.

California Algeria Persia Arizona

Government report hints at Netherlands cheese naming quirks

An official wartime document from the Netherlands contains a humorous aside noting Holland's cheese industry as both noted and notorious. It mentions Limburg province naming a cheese species widely and strongly known, a line that appears to slip past editors.

Netherlands Holland Limburg

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