Madison Ind. Society Dispatches And Local News
Frances Aubrey from Indianapolis stays with grandmother Mrs J M Townsend on Mulberry street. Peter Willick and wife travel to Danville Illinois to visit sister in law and husband for a week. George Montz returns to Kokomo after visiting Mrs Montz’s mother Mrs Stout. William R West of Trimble County Kentucky and Mary Ida Gilbreath of Jefferson County obtain a marriage license. ceremony by Squire Chapman. Indianapolis reports the death of Mrs Nettie Faulkner at 815 North California Street. funeral planned in Indianapolis. Mrs Faulkner formerly Miss Mettie Marx of this city leaves for funeral with husband John Hoefling’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Aubrey
Indianapolis
J. M. Townsend
Mulberry Street
Peter Willick
Danville, Il
George Montz
Kokomo
Faulkner
Mettie Marx
John Hoefling
Hoefling
Local Family Plans Move to California from Madison
Friends learn with regret of the departure of Mr and Mrs Otto Heuse and their daughter Miss Clara from Madison to California. Heuse, a longtime East Main Street businessman, will move about June 1 to join his son in San Diego where Mrs Edwin Thill resides. He sold his business to E S Coyle and his East Main Street home to John B Niesse.
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Otto Heuse
Clara
Madison
California
Heuse
East Main Street
San Diegoi
Edwin Thill
Golden State
House
E. 5
Coyle Andesterday
East Mainstreet
John B. Niesse
Receipts show week with outside points dominance
Receipts the past week were mostly from outside points and still coming in. Some better tobacco has been received and prices for all grades are higher than before, indicating a general advance. Total 6,076,065 pounds with sales of 491,850 pounds at an average of $13.26.
Park Committee Reports Land Purchases for State Park at Clifty
The Park Committee reviewing land for a State Park at Clifty lists purchases totaling 244 acres. Buyers include Samuel Wallace 4.9 acres John W. Thomas and wife 205 acres Martha Cosby 10.8 acres My Charles W Gosnell 22.4 acres and Charles W Cook 75 acres at an average price of 97.50 per acre. The committee notes land values from 10 to per acre and states negotiations continue with Dr C C Copeland and the Bigbie heirs for additional acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifty
Samual Wallace
John W. Thomas
Martha Cosby
Charles W. Gosnell
Charles W. Cook
C. C. Copeland
Siro. Fe
Bigbie
Hanover Farmers Federation Holds Large Public Meeting
More than fifty farmers attended the Hanover federation meeting at the consolidated school tonight and about twenty women joined the ladies division to discuss farm home issues. Robert Craig led talks on national legislation, Boys and Girls Club progress, and Cow Testing Association plans. A 26 dairyman rule was noted to start testing with a hired man, costing 83 per month per participant, with committees named to enroll farmers and plan the year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Hanover Consolidated School House
Federation
Frank Craig
Robert Craig
Boys and Girls Club
Craig
Frank Ferguson
Louis Gassert
O. E. Bucknell
Hanover Township
Robert Cray
Charles Manaugh
EF. Bucknell
Jacob Gassert
Luck
Bucknell
State Federation
Indianapolis
Real Estate Transfers in Madison and Lancaster Townships
Edward Schafer and others transfer 48 acres in Madison township to Paul Hilbert for 1500 dollars. Hilbert returns 48 acres to Edward N Schafer and wife for 1500 dollars. James W Stout and wife sell 20 acres in Lancaster township to William H Walp for 600 dollars. Richard W Kautsky and wife sell 40 acres in Republican township to Dr C Bear for 673 dollars. Charles B Cooke and wife sell 0.75 acre in Madison township to State of Indiana for 100 dollars. Martha Ellen Cosby sells 10.80 acres in Madison township to State of Indiana for 600 dollars. Samuel Wallace and wife sell 4.9 acres in Madison township to State of Indiana for 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Schafer
Paul Hilbert
Madison Township
Edward N., Schafer
James W. Stout
Willian H. Walp
Lancaster Township
Richard W. Kautsky
Dr. C. Bear
Republican Township
Charles 8. Cooke
State of Indiana
Martha Ellen Cosby
Samuel Wallace
Death of Francis Marion Emerson at 60 on Brooksburg road
Francis Marion Emerson died at 4:30 yesterday evening at his Brooksburg road home after a four week illness. A butcher and farmer by trade and former resident of Brooksbury, he leaves a widow and daughter Mrs. Bert Croxton who resides above Brooksburg. The community mourns the loss of a man with a soft heart and hard head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Marion Emerson
Brooksburg Road
Goat Hollow
Brooksbury
Bert Croxton
Brooksburg
Press Comment on Philippines Press Comment on Philippines
A garbled 19th or early 20th century editorial fragment discusses Philippine independence and options for the United States and England. It references public opinion, independence debates, and general political maneuvering without clear dates or figures.
Easter church collection and local notices in Madison
The Easter collection at St Michael's Church totaled 167.16. Local residents report Easter services well attended with high quality music. Various residents and relatives travel or return from trips. pension awards and construction planning progress noted. Marriage licenses issued for James Smock and Martha Thomas, Harry Myers and Abbie Lewis. The armory contract process advances with preliminary steps underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Nichols
James William Smock
Ripley County
Martha Anna Thomas
Vevay
Harry Leroy Myers
Abbie Belle Lewis
Aa Cragmont
Krue
Islands declare independence amid rising tensions
A fragment notes a region asserting independence before mounting rebellion as authorities intensify clashes and diplomacy falters. The brief mentions local leaders and foreign observers watching the evolving crisis.
Shall We Let Philippines Go
An editorial argues the United States cannot hold the Philippines without harming its own professions and must keep faith with the world. It warns against turning the islands into an Irish question for American voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Cedar Rapids
United States
Philippine Islands
Filipinos Campaign for Independence Gains Momentum
The Filipinos conduct a persistent and intelligent campaign for independence. They urge their chieftains with vigor, claim proven capability for self government, and believe independence will earn them world respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Republican-Newa
Shoes stolen in two break ins at Bros electric shop
Thieves ransacked Bros shoes on west Main Street in two robberies, second event Saturday night yielding about twenty pairs of unrepairable shoes. Squire Leonard Spann, agedLancaster township resident, injured in a fall at home, was taken to King's Daughters Hospital by Haigh's ambulance for treatment of a broken hip. He turns 80 in May and was accompanied by daughters Mrs. Robert Kyle and Mrs. J. G. Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Leonard Spann
Lancaster Township
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Haigh
Spann
Robert Kyle
J. G. Craig
Court News Guardians sought for elderly man estate
Mrs Olive Fancher filed for guardianship for Daniel Lock claiming senility and infirmity. The couple live on Walnut street with Emerson Lemen and Joseph M Cooper as plaintiffs lawyers. In Manlabert Rowlison estate the court assigned property to widow Edith Rowlison. Edith Ryker formerly. Emerson Lemen and Joseph M Cooper also acted for the widow. In Circuit Court Iva Johnson and Effie Gray pled guilty to indictments from the last grand jury and were fined $50 and costs each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Fancher
Daniel Lock
Walnut Street
Emerson Lemen
Joseph M. Cooper
Manlabert C. Rowlison
Edith Rowlison
Edith Ryker
Iva Johnson
Effie Gray
Tri Kappa Chapter Installed Here in Madison Today
A Tri Kappa sorority chapter was installed in Madison with Grand President Mary L. Gallahan of Peru arriving along with Miss Addie Hanna and Miss Elizabeth Buchemin of Aurora. A luncheon at Hotel Jefferson preceded the installation. Initiates include Marie Yunker Helen Lauer Agnes Donlan Louise Eckert Myra Lemen Bertha Eaglin Louise Johnson Helen Demaree Marianna Schoffield Vivian Magers Linda Clements Helen Crozier Norma Miller Virginia Tevigs Mildred Mickel. Mrs E O Muncie attended the luncheon. visitors Janet Miller of St Louis and Lucile Lewis of South Dakota were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri Kappa Sorority
Madison
Mary L. Gallahan
Peru
Addie Hanna
Elizabeth Bu Chemin
Aurora
Hotel Jefferson
Marie Yunker
Helen Lauer
Agnes Donlan
Louise Eckert
Myra Lemen
Bertha Eaglin
Louise Johnson
Helen Demaree
Marianna Schofield
Vivian Magers
Linda Clements
Helen Crozier
Norma Miller
Virginia Tevigs
Mildred Mickel
E. O. Muncie
Tri Kappa
Janet Miller
St. Louis
Lucile Lewis
South Dakota
Candidates File Declarations for Madison May 3 Primary
Municipal primary nominations due May 3 require declarations on file with City Clerk Harper before next Saturday. As of now no candidates have filed for Madison city primary election.
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Harper
Madison
Playgrounds of Paris Stand as American Gift to Europe
Thousands of Parisian children enjoy a five acre Junior Red Cross playground on historic fortifications north of Port de Bagnolet. American instructors train local staff and send graduates to Rennes Amiens Rethel and Guise to expand open air playfields across France.
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Grounde
Paris
Firet
France
America
Red Cross
Europe
Jantor Red Cross
Port de Bagnolet
Poris
Rhelms
Amiens
Rethel
Guise
Children of
Canada Seeks Yankee Money Boosting Canadian American investment growth
A Toronto World summary notes that Americans hold about two thirds of the latest Canadian bond borrowings totaling 318.3 million dollars for railways and public works. British capital declines as U S investors finance Canadian growth and American branch factories expand under protective tariffs.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
Toronto Dispatch
New York World
Great Britain
New York
London
Menes
Benes Mature Exchange
Chanda
Scottieh
Montreal
Grant Morden
Daughters of the Empire
Cannada
Tari Commission
Montreail
Toronto
Hamilton
Windsor
Ontario
Ireland
Banker's Trust Company of
Canna
First Car of Corn Lands for European Relief
The first carload of corn donated by American farmers for starving Europe and Asia arrived at Eureka. This initial shipment, the vanguard of a nationwide cereal drive, was consigned to the Hoover European relief committee in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Eureka
Hoover
New York City
Kilauea Volcano Erupts With New Lava Flows
The inactive Kilauea near Hilo Hawaii erupts again overflowing the rim of Halemaumau the House of Fire. Lava pours over the crater rim toward the southeast while a second stream erupts from the crater floor. Fire fountains unleash along lava lakes as new cinder cones form along the old rift.
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Kilauea
Hilo
Hawaii
Hina
Halemaunmau
Great Crater
Acquittal in Kansas City Murder Case
In Kansas City Missouri circuit court jurors acquitted W Ve Spencer of murder in the Pennitt killing during a roaming house fight. Foreman J B Foulkes, a minister, described a vision during prayer showing Spencer with a halo of light and Pennitt in darkness, concluding darkness did not reveal truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
W Ve
Spencer
Elmer Pennitt
J. B. Foulkes
Penrith
Foulkes
The Lord Is Risen Poem by Aurora Koehler March 1921
The poem proclaims Jesus Christ rising from the dead after a trial and crucifixion. It contrasts condemnation with not guilty, describes the tomb as sealed, and urges the world to awaken and accept the Savior. The piece closes with March 1921.
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Christ
Earth
Heaven
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Hanover and Madison Townships
William H. Tull and wife transfer 50 acres in Hanover township to William A. Spry for 4000 dollars. Charles F. Winters and others sell property on North Walnut Street to Peter I. Moagland for a nominal sum. Harvey W. Phillips and wife convey 4814 acres in Madison township to Gilbert J. Jewett for one dollar. Mable Eddy transfers property on East Second Street to Milton Brown and wife for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Tull
William A. Spry
Hanover Township
Charles F. Winters
Peter I. Moagland
North Walnut Street
Harvey W. Phillips
Gilbert J. Jewett
Madison Township
Mable Eddy
Milton Brown
East Second Street
Easter Toll Burns In Louisville Fire Run
The Louisville Easter toll rose after fourteen fires caused a loss of 163700 dollars with several people injured. A London Morning Post exchange notes breezy talk on sex roles, ending with a joking remark about drownings if men and women were separated by an ocean.
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London Morning Post
Louisville
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I Ie Te
Lasd
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Manila
Spain
Orient
Jones
W. A. Jones of
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Orginal
Shenarbeart Ia
Pest
Argus
Keely Island
Wwe
Vijtedt
England
St. Michael’s Church
Ifyward Sheets
Kent
Minoak
Dee Levine
Cincinnati
Theodore Brydon
Indianpoli
Adam Wallschlay
Jscott
Losantville
AM. Stewart
Adelaide Almond
Gilbert Kalin
Alva Deputy
Kent Road
Voris
Sioux City
Iowa
Flliam Jackson
Shelby Township
O. S. Winterrowd
Charles Kloss
John Kloss
Walter McElroy
L. W. Wiley
West Main Street
Greensburg
James Hopper
Aviation Service
John Hopper
Fairfield
Ohio
John M. Sample
Jefferson Street
Court News
Tri Kappa Chapter
Junior Red Cross
Hawai
Bureta
the Lord
Aurora Koehler
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