Local Briefs Highlight Travel, Births, and Auctions
Thursday entries note Ralph Ritchie leaving for Cincinnati for vocational training and several locals returning home from visits. Examiners from the State Board of Accounts audit county and city books in Clerk Nicholl's office. Ten year old Carl Holwager recovers well after surgery at King's Daughters Hospital. Kasper family birthdays mark the week with wishes for many returns. Auctioneer G Albert Bayless sells Charles Gabel and Willian Porter property in Clifty. prices strong. Regional prices list hay at 25.50 per ton, corn at a bushel, and hens at 3 1/2 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scherer
E. HL. Pritchard
State Board of Accounts
Nicholl
Court House
Carl Holwager
David Holwager
King's Daughters Hospital
George E. Denny
C. N Kasper
Eer
G. Albert Bayless
Charles Gabel
Clifty
Bayless
Willian Porter
Mr and Mrs Batchlett Married in Wynot Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Karl Batchlett arrived home Sunday night from Wynot Nebraska where they were married last Tuesday. The bride Miss Maud Driggs of Michigan road. they will reside on Ryker's Ridge farm. They are a popular young couple with many friends hoping for a long happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Batchlett
Wynot
Nebraska
Mr. Batchlett
Ryker’s Ridge
Maud Driggs
Michigan Road
Earl Demaree
Batchlett
Mrs. Batchlett
Death of Evan Garrett in Trimble County Kentucky
Evan Garrett died at 5 pm yesterday at his daughter's home on West Main Street after weeks with kidney trouble. He was 62, born in Trimble County near Beech Grove Church, lived there all his life, and was a Christian. He leaves his daughter Mrs. Edward Bronner, two brothers Goodloe Garrett and John Garrett, and a sister Mollie Garriott. The funeral is tomorrow at 2 pm at the residence with Rev. D C Bear, burial in Springdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Garrett
Edward Bronner
West Main Street
Trimble County
Beech Grove Church
Christian Church
Bronner
Joint inquest held over mysterious Plymouth death
Plymouth Indiana March 15 coroner and jurors investigate Leroy Lovett 20 Elkhart whose body found near the Pennsylvania crossing at Atwood. Fred Decker Warsaw claimed it as Virgil Decker but tattoo marks identify it as Samuel Lovett Elkhart. Coroner believes insurance plot sought $25 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Ind
Leroy Lovett
Elkhart
Pennsylvania
Atwood
Fred Decker
Warsaw
Virgil Decker
Samuel Lovett
Greek Army Plans Big Offensive on Smyrna Front
London reports the Greek army on the Smyrna front in Turkey is preparing a major offensive against Turkish Nationalists, based on official advices received by the foreign office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Smyrna
Turkey
Foreign Office
Talaat Pasha Assassinated in Berlin
Former Turkish minister Talaat Pasha, long a power in Turkish national affairs, was assassinated today in Berlin.
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Berlin
Talaat Pasha
Event of the Season Drake Bodam Club Plans April Soiree
Invitations issued for a Drake Bodam 1921 Terpsichorean Club party at Knights of Pythias Hall on Monday night April 4. Prof Perry six piece jazz orchestra and Lindsay string band provide music. Buffet lunch, grand march at 10 pm, Egyptian dance at 10 30, dance of the nymph at 11. Chaperoned by floor matrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake- Bodam
Terpsichorean
Knights of Pythias Hall
Prof
Perry
Lindsay
Netye Bodam
Harry Drake
Mary Francis Pratt
K. of P
Funeral services for Gro ver McKay in Newcastle Indiana
Funeral services for Grover McKay who died in Newcastle Indiana were held this Sunday at Morris Chapel at 2 pm. Interment followed in the Brooksburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover McKay
Newcastle
Ind
Morris Chapel
Brooksburg
Ardmore Trial for Clara Smith Hamon Amid Riotous Courtroom
Ardmore Oklahoma March 15 a near riot interrupted the Clara Smith Hamon murder trial as supporters attacked the defendant’s mother’s reputation. The judge cleared the court after the uproar. Hamon described her illicit romance with oil magnate Jake L Hamon as witnesses testified about the events before his death at Randol Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Hamon
Randol
Posts for Collection of German Customs
Major General Allen says customs posts for collecting German customs by the allies have not yet been set up in the American zone of occupation. He informed the State Department today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen
Pullman Car Fire Kills Five Near Walsenburg
A westbound Denver and Rio Grande passenger train attached Pullman car burst into flames five miles west of Walsenburg Colorado killing four men and a woman. Fire origin remains a mystery.
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Walsenburg
Colo
Denver and
Rio Grande
Here
Land Transfer: 22 Acres in Lancaster Sprouse Sold for 500
Omar E. Arbuckle transfers 22 acres in Lancaster Spr. to George W. Smith for five hundred dollars. The sale record lists the parties and the acreage involved in the conveyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar E. Arbuckle
George W. Smith
Lancaster Sp
Armour confident on meat supply despite wage disputes
J Ogden Armour declared packers can maintain an uninterrupted supply of fresh meats. He warned Chicago retailers not to stock up in anticipation of a strike amid wage controver sies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Black man to stand trial for church organist death
A Black suspect who confessed to the brutal killing of Mrs. Edith Marshall Wilson, the church organist, in Perth Amboy is scheduled to face first degree serious case trial on Monday. The case centers on the assault details and the fatal injuries sustained by the organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
Washington Knight
Edith Marshall Wilson
Farmhouse Burned in Cork Retaliation Bombings
London reports Cork county reprisals where a farmhouse was burned and other buildings bombed by soldiers in retaliation for the shooting of a sergeant. The incident underscores ongoing militant clashes and military responses in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Cork
London
Cork County
Finnegan Petit Wedding Sealed In Madison Parlor Ceremony
SENATE Washington March 15 The United States Senate adjourned sine die at 11 36 this morning. Finnegan Petit a marriage of interest to Madison friends unites Miss Helen Petit of Madison and Mr Michael Finnegan of Jeffersonville in a simple Albany Indiana ceremony. Rev Turner conducted the vows with only close relatives present. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs John Petit of South East street Madison, and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Finnegan of Jeffersonville. The couple plan a home in Jeffersonville after a furnished start. Walter Mundt left for Greensburg to attend a district R O P lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Senate
Finnegan — Petit
Madison
Helen Petit
Michael Finnegan
Jeffersonville
Turner
New Albany
Ind
Carl Werner
Werner
Finnegan
Miss Petit
John Petit
South East Street
Mr. Finnegan
Daniel Finnegan
Sterling
Penn. R. R
Walter Mundt
Greensburg
The
R. of P. Lodge
Death of Horace Robertson in Seattle
Relatives in Madison were informed of the death of Horace Robertson at his Seattle home after a two year illness. He was 38, born in Madison, and left a wife Bertha Wilson and daughter Elizabeth. Survived by his parents and two sisters in Seattle, he worked for the Northern Pacific railroad and belonged to the Presbyterian Church, Madison Lodge of Elks, and the Railway Brotherhood. Funeral details unclear. burial plans not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Horace Robertson
Seattle
Washington
Robertson
Bertha Wilson
Elizabeth
Alice Robertson
Joseph Stottlebower
Presbyterian Church
Madison Lodge of Elks
Railway Brotherhood
Northern Pacific Railroad
Juries Drawn for March Term of Jefferson Circuit Court
The Jefferson Circuit Court juries for the March term were drawn in court. Grand and petit jurors from multiple towns are listed, with reserves. Judge Griffith ordered no venire until Frank Stephanus manslaughter trial concludes, set for March 22, with the same January term jury to continue serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Circuit Court
George D. Schwab
Elias J. Scott
Mat Risk
Edward C. Banta
Shelby
Thomas Wolfe,Sr
Charles Schnabel
Aley Vernon
Milton
Frank A. Joyce
Petit Jury
Elsworth Peters
Hanover
McKim Copeland
Madison
Roy McClelland
Graham
John Copeland, Sr
James Peddie
Henry C. King
Saluda
Samuel Thompson
John Bailey
Lancaster
Edward A. Coleman
Alex Cooney
John B. Hartwell
Wilmer D. Wells
Grant Brittenback
William Dow
Harvey Prentis
Wallace McNeal
Martin Brown
Louis A. Hummel
Irwin Crim
Fred May
John H. Sachleben
Edward Lanham
Jesse W. Keller
Monroe
Richard Harkins
Missed names only note
Mr. John Richards left this morning for Shelbyville to visit relatives for several days. Mr. Herman Potter returned to Columbus this morning after spending the weekend at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis McIntyre
Indianapolis
John Richards
Shelbyville
Herman Potter
Columbus
Cragmont Hospital at Madison Records and Project Plans
Extracts from the Medical Superintendent Milligan annual report detail Cragmont’s opening in 1910, its 1,157 acre campus, 1,217 patients, 344 staff, and a 15 000 dollar plan to drill a side water well with a four stage electric pump to supply the stand pipe, plus aging pumping methods described.
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James W. Milligan
Cragmont
Southeastern Hospital For the Insane
Madison
Ohio River
Indiana
Kentucky
Indi- Indiana
Madi
Joseph H. Barnard
Accurate Balances Reveal Sensitive Mint Weighing Scales
The British mint houses precise balances in glass cases. A pair of scales measure minute weight differences, even detecting signatures on identical paper. A balance that weighs silver stamps and a highly sensitive balance for Xuld demonstrate exceptional accuracy.
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Ralph Ritchie
Cincinnati
Thomas Smith
Paul Jeffries
Ben
Ben Jonson
Sir William Davenant
Jonson
Poet's Corner
United States
Mukder
Tatoo Marks
Believee Boy
Terpsichorean Club
Clara Smith
Woman of Sorrows
With Jake L. Hamon
Crete
Colorado
Real Estate Transfere
Warne
Senate
Madiesosian
Waeh
James Atwell
Clyde Weber
Ora Brinson
Secreiary
Nellie Price
Katherine Bowman
Freda Demaree
Charles Lawrence
Dias
Jeho Ruskin
Hol. Meyer
C. A. Stanton's
Shoeists
Irvin Norwood
Jo Bk. C. F. Harper & Co
Reidel Bros
Hertz’s
Hertz's
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