Local Notices and Transfers Reported in City News
Wabtoon October 18 reports W H Reed farm sale of 80 acres to O E Bucknell for 8200 dollars via the W E Ogle Agency. Gammons family to Los Angeles for winter. Edward Miller of Cragmont buried at Brazil Indiana. Corporal Thompson accepted Boyce Morrow for Remount Depot training in Indianapolis. Woolford Cope families to spend winter in Hatiesburg Mississippi with husbands in Camp Shelby unit. Final settlement of Joseph Geyman estate filed. hearing set for late week ends November 10.
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W. E. Ogle
W. H. Reed
E. Bucknell
William Gammons
Lawrence
Francis
Edna
Los Angeles
California
Edward Miller
Cragmont
Haigh
Brazil
Ind
Thompson
Boyce Morrow
Remount Depot
Morrow
Indianapolis
H. O. Woolford
H. H. Cope
Hattiesburg
Miss
Capt. Woolford
Lieut. Cope
Co. I
Co. E
137Th Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Joseph Cgeyman
Emerson Lemen
Madison Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Nicholas Mender Former Madison Resident Dies in Peoria
Nicholas Mender born about 1875 died at 1300 c c Peoria Illinois this morning at age 51. He lived in Madison until moving to Magnolia Illinois to work on a railway project under supervisor Charles Schuler. Survived by mother Winniefield Mender and sisters Mrs Fred Schwab Mrs W T Crozier and Mrs Clara Tutt. Funeral and burial planned with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Mender
Peoria
Mender
Mr. Mender
Madison
Magnolia
Charles Schuler
Schneider
Springdale Cemetery
Winniefield Mender
Fred Schwab
W. T. Crozier
Dayton
Clara Tutt
Louisville
Kentucky
Death of K O Bland Native farmer near Dupont
K O Bland died at his Dupont area home after a brief typhoid illness. He was about 50 and a well known county farmer who earlier served as deputy sheriff under Eben Gray. Survived by his wife and four children.
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Dupont
K. O. Bland
Ripley County Farmer Dies After Train Automobile Crash
George Heimsath, about 50, a noted Ripley County farmer, died at home from injuries after his automobile collided with a B and O train at Holton. He suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries. survived by a wife and several children. Brother J Christ h, a North Madison miller, is named as a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heimsath
Ripley County
Holton
J. Christh
North Mad
Madison Bride Weds Nashville Man in New York
Telegram announces the wedding of Miss Fannie Mullen formerly of Madison to Mr. Michael J. Lyman of Nashville Tennessee. The ceremony occurred in New York City yesterday. The bride, sister of Margaret and Kathryn Mullen, previously worked in Nashville and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mudiern
New York
Michael J. Lyman
Nashville
Fannie Mullen
Timothy Dry Goods Co
John B. McCreery Company
Lyman
Atlantic City
Washington
The
Herald
Change of venue in Vanscey suit to Jefferson Court
Elizabeth Vanscey vs The Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis By Co and Kenneth E Vanscey versus The St Louis By Co move from Jennings County Circuit to Jefferson Circuit Court. Cases docketed and likely to be heard in current court sitting. Attorneys Dixon and Meloy of North Vernon represent plaintiffs, Littleton and Little for defendants.
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Elizabeth Vanscey
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Dixon & Meloy
North Vernon
Littleton & Little
Stable accident injures Jesse Galusha face
While working at his Pleasant Ridge home yesterday, Jesse Galusha was kicked by a horse. One hoof struck his face and lacerated it severely, and Dr. G E Denny stitched the wound to aid healing.
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Pleasant Ridge
Jesse Galusha
G. E. Denny
Grain Dealer Defies Wheat Sale for Chicken Feed
In Newcastle Indiana Maurice Goodwin learned a government rule forbidding selling wheat for any use other than flour or seed. The local dealer warned that both seller and buyer could be prosecuted if wheat is sold for feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
Maurice Goodwin
Goodwin
When Dynamite Blew Under Springfield Street Car
E S Ely of Indianapolis and J S Meester of Madison were among twenty nine or thirty railway workers injured when dynamite exploded beneath a Springfield Consolidated Railway Company street car. Strikers are said to have placed the explosive as workers were being returned home after taking cars to the barns early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfild
Ill
E. S. Ely
Indianapolis
J. S. Meester
Madison
Ind
Springfield Consolidated Railway Company
Barna
Madison Births and Local News Notes
Birth notices report a son to Mr and Mrs Loren Lari more of east Third street and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charlies Quinn of east Second street. Local trips note Mrs Gus Yunker and son Leo heading to Springfield Ill and Mrs Frank Larimore visiting Fairmont. Multiple military and travel updates follow with licenses, exemptions, and alumni events as community life continues amid wartime adjustments.
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Loren Larimore
East Third Street
Charlies Quinn
East Second Street
H. S. Harrison
Floyd
H. C. Reed
Saluda Tp
Columbus
Alice Norman
Carrollton
Elmore Shockley
Louisville
Father Kaelin
St. Joseph's
Shelbyville
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Chartrand
Greensburg Times
Death of Mr James Wilson at his Middlefork Farm
James Franklin Wilson died at his home near Wirt at 9 o clock aged 51 after illness. He formerly lived at Crooked Creek and Middlefork before moving to the farm where he died. He leaves a wife five sisters and two brothers, with funeral Sunday at 1 pm and burial in Bayless cemetery.
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James Franklin Wilson
Wirt
Crooked Creek
Middlefork
John Wilson
Indianapolis
George Wilson
Edward Simms
Canaan Road
Fred Francis
Stella Dastian
Cora Harrison
Fanny Dailey
Shelbyville
Bayless ‘Cemetery
Bed-sack drive aids homefront sewing efforts in city
The bed-sack material arrived this afternoon and was promptly unloaded at the city hall. The growing procession of volunteers carrying bundles shows the industry is firmly established and would be missed if it ceased. Ladies living far away adapt to continue sewing, aiding the boys at the front and themselves in the process.
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Eggleston
Red Cross Seeks More Help For Knitted Garments
Local Red Cross chapter sent yesterday to Indianapolis 25 pairs of socks 24 mufflers and 31 sweaters with a further request for 150 of each item. If more women volunteer the work will speed up as winter nears and needy boys require these garments. The organization will provide the yarn at no outlay.
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the Red Cross
Indianapolis
Red Cross
Hebron Fall Festival Opens Amid Rainy Morning
Unfavorable weather marked the opening of Hebron's fall festival as rain forced morning program changes while a large crowd gathered for exhibits, music, and addresses. Prof. E R Zechiel and Prof. W Guy Pender traveled from the city. Zechiel promoted seed corn week and distributed literature. Exhibits covered livestock poultry fruits pastry and needlework.
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Hebron
E. R. Zechiel
W. Guy Pender
Clerical Appointments at Madison Institutions
The Madison Safe Deposit Trust announces the resignation of Franklin Weber as bookkeeper effective today. Charles C. Davidson succeeds him, coming from National Branch Bank. Davidson’s former job is filled by John C. Reed, longtime Madison Light and Fuel Co. bookkeeper, now replaced by Irwin Flora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Weber
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Herald
Charles C. Davidson
National Branch
Davidson
Bank
John C. Reed
Madison Light & Fuel Co
Irwin Flora
Circuit Court Hears Final Estate Settlement For Patrick J Quinn
Final settlement in the estate of the late Patrick J Quinn was filed in the circuit court today. Anna E Davis was filed this morning and a hearing is set for November 7. Helen Glover sues Earl Glover for divorce citing cruel treatment and non support. Sullivan Fire destroyed the Stites home after a defective flue and endangered nearby property. household effects were not saved and 400 quarts of fruit plus a wages purse were lost. An Italian university professor says he has found radium in ordinary dew.
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Patrick J. Quinn
Ciruit
Anna E. Davis
Helen Glover
Earl Glover
Four Minute Men Promote Liberty Loan Drives at Local Theatres
Rev M L Guthneck and Rev J W Turner led a series of talks at the Grand Opera House and Holwager's Little Grand Theatre urging Liberty Loan bonds to fund the war effort. They urged every family to buy at least a $5000 bond, praising government security and patriotism. The campaign, led by Prof Homer Long, will continue with speakers at both venues each week.
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M. L. Guthneck
J. W. Turner
Grand Opera House
Holwager's Little Grand Theatre
United States
E. E. Scott
W. Guy Pender
Holwager's
Homer Long
Quotations on truth, wealth, and caution from old sayings
A compilation of proverbs and regional remarks notes that truthfulness can waver with stutters, experience refines the wise, wealth is a burden to the rich, large fortunes provoke worry, Wilmington faces excess explosive material, salt can absorb fish odors, and thinking twice often beats a single strike.
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Wilmington
Del
War Department plan to stop waste in army camps
The War Department and United States Food Administration unveil a comprehensive waste reduction plan for national army camps and embarkation centers. Cooks will be trained, sanitary transfers implemented, and wastes sorted for sale as bottles, tin, paper, bones, grease, and fertilizer. Initial estimated annual savings exceed one and a half million dollars, turning waste into profit.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Mesa Cooks
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Secretary of War
National Army
Chillicothe
Germans Deceive Chinese About War Claims
Dr. J Preston Maxwell of Yungchun Hospital Amoy says German propagandists misled Chinese for over a year. They were told Paris fell and England faced a mighty army. Berlin then published peace terms printed in Chinese, portraying Germany as winner.
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New York
J. Preston Maxwell
Yungchun
Amoy
Paris
England
London
Germany
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Panniz Mullen
Court News
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Springfield
the Street Car Co
Gus Yunker
Leo
Frank Larimore
Helen
Brooksburg
Fairmont
Arthur W. Blake
Switzerland County
Jane Meadows
Herman Potter
Potter
Ft. Harrison
L. C. Pennington
Janesville
Wis
Jane Scanlon
Bertella Hinds
Glen D. Vernon
Milton
Circuit Court
Grand and Holwager's Theatre
Democratic
Albert H. M’glasson
Horace O. Woolford
Tyree A. Harris
George J. Niesse
Robert Yunker
John M. Cisco
Oscar Oliver
Oliver Holwager
Sale Deposit & Trust Co
Waverenv Sarees
Img Trust Company
Ek Ee
John W. Tevis
Yrnet W. J. Miller
Sobaha Clemements
Frees
Harry W. Haren
J. W. Cornett
John T. Schofield
John B. Ross
Chas. S Powell
W. H. Miller
J. Colgate
Cashier
Henry Schmidt
Robin L. Graham
Carl Bock
Nell P. Clements
M. Stradere General Agent
First National Bank
Madison Insurance Company
K. Wryer
Bee'y
Kore
Russian Companiee
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