Martinsville News Notes and Local Elections
Martinsville area items include upcoming city election with no rival tickets, residents John Johnson and Joseph Swope visiting, and Comrade Joshua Smith listed as sick. The piece mentions several locals, a Shiloh anniversary note, and a fatal fire on a Parker farm amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Smith
Rock Roads
Martinsville
Mel Melton
Parker
John Johnson
East St. Louis
Joseph Swope
Elwood Willis
Orange
Ed Jones
Cary
Winterrowd
Terre Haute
Tartar Donovan
Henry Briscoe
Westfield
Charles Chapman
Walter Kendal
Will Downey
W. H. Wilson
Houston
Ind
Frank Ewing
Minnesota
Clint Catcher
Champaign
I. and C
H. Catcher
Shiloh
Battery B
Thos. Atkins
Com
Frank Booth
Jerry Ishler
Ed Tyhurst
Harry Martin
Louise Ulrey
Robert Ulrey
C. T. Ishler
Ain Rupp
Perry’ ‘Black
David Grubb
West York Visitors and Flood Impacts Reported
West York notes visitors from Terre Haute Casey Annapolis and Robinson. Flood disrupted mail and phone service last week and forced move of families near Prevo Landing to temporary housing with 3. Ts Smith. Hitler H De Leach of Charleston preached at Christ Church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lingley
Terre Haute
Newton Berner
Casey
Our City
Robert Athey and
Annapolis
Mart Newlin
Cora ‘Guyer
Robinson
Wes Combs
John Gabey
Prevo Landing
Ts Smith
Hitler H. de ‘Leach
Charleaton
Christ
Girtirch
Abs
Redzoe Richards
Eee
Dols. Seymoure’and Son
Marshall
Community Guests Visit Neighbors
Mrs Charles Stoelting is sick. Harry Wyrick and family spent Sunday with Conrad Bartrum and family. Alvan Fraker and daughter Helen were guests of W F Shirley and family. Herman Saiter Harry Farris and Ruth Setzer visited Miss Nellie and Anna Welsh. Nellie Welsh Roy Livivix spent Sunday with James Ligget. Mrs Ben Medley and son Eugene of Terre Haute visited home folks last week. Anna Shirley of Marshall visited over Sunday. Grover Burkholder and Mack Ligget spent Sunday in Terre Haute. Ruth Weaver spent Sunday with Maud Rollings. Jane Chaffee returned Sunday from a visit with her sister Mrs Alvan Fraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kile
Terre Haute
Bogard
Mike Moore
George Blockinger
William Clouse
Clyde Stewart
Danville
Frank Stewart
Jake Clouse
Ross Shonk
Caroline Arbuckle
Will Clouse
Margaret Amacher
Chris Amacher
Sullivan
Ind
George Kile
Chris. Amacher
Alvan Fraker
Helen
W. F. Shirley
Herman Saiter
Harry Farris
Ruth Setzer
Nellie
Anna Welsh
Roy Livivix
James Ligget
Ben Medley
Eugene
Anna Shirley
Marshall
Grover Burkholder
Mack Ligget
Ruth Weaver
Maud Rollings
Jane Chaffee
School start notes and local visits in Cottonwood and Butternut
Moonshine Geo Geffs will teach the spring term at Cottonwood school starting the 21st. Aaron Kannam cher is to teach the Butternut school. John Geffs and his wife and daughter visited Walter Stricklett on Sunday. Jacob Stricklett, S Crandall, Geo Downey and wives returned from Florida last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Geffs
Cottonwood
Aaron Kannam Cher
John Geffs
Walter Stricklett
Jacob Stricklett
S. Crandall
Geo. Downey
Florida
Local Notes From Terre Haute and Area
Miss Nellie Sughers visits Terre Haute but cannot return home due to rising river. Miss Sophia Meloy starts Green Moss school term. Perry Soughers tiles his farm. George Claypool attended Chicago stock sale. Highways commissioners elect Hammond president and Lon Allred treasurer, appoint overseer Hughes. Hurley Johnson begins spring term at West Liberty and plans next winter term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Sughers
Terre Haute
Sophia Meloy
Green Moss
Perry Soughers
George Claypool
Chicago
Commissioners of ’ Highways
Willver Hammond
Lon Allred
Tarlton Hughes J
Zollie ‘Marra
Charles Hutchings
Drowned Bridge Carpenter Linked to Local Family in Hume
Montazuma incident reports Jack Barret a bridge carpenter and son in law of Ed Gilkie of Hume drowned last Thursday his body recovered and taken to Hume Saturday Mrs Gilkie formerly Miss Mary Hall has relatives here Owing to a light oat crop many left for oats fetch 30 to 35 cents per bushel Township election saw seventy three votes Democrats the only party nominating Hammond elected Commissioner of highways Will Combs I P Daughetee JPs Cleve Snyder Charles Hutchings constables Road funding measures defeated Town meeting levied a 350 town tax and 50 cent per hundred dollars road tax and approved re roofing the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lascenss
Jack Barret
Ed Gilkie
Hume
Montazuma
Gilkie
Mary Hall
Willbur Hammond
Will Combs
I. P. Daughetee
Cleve Snyder
Charles Hutchings
Local News From Auburn and Surroundings
Mar shall and Nellie Morgan visit Hurley Murphhy and family. Rev A D Haase preaches three sermons at Five Points. Dude Murphy and Jim Phillips named town wood cutters. Roy McNary opens his school at Freedom. Farmers sow large oat crops. Mrs Barlow remains critically ill. Paris visitor seeks farm labor. Easter storm prompts repeat entertainment. J A Phillips gives a schoolhouse reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Hurst
Marshall
Nellie. Morgan
Trio
Hurley
A. D. Haase
Dude Murphy
Garrett Burkett
Roy McNary
Freedom
Roy
Jim Phillips
J. A Phillips
Local Social Visits Reported Across Rural Community
Mrs Kibby remains similar to prior reports. Alfred Junker and wife from Black Hawk visited Frank Geisert on Sunday. Ola Kuhn stayed with Treaser Bell of Baggs Saturday night. Felishia Dean spent Monday night with Ruth Geisert. William Taylor and wife from Oak Grove visited George Washtlern and family Sunday. William Smith of Marshall visited Harry Whitson Sunday afternoon. Frank Geisert was in Terre Haute Sunday. Herman Salter attended Sunday school in Armstrong. Edith Salter and Mrs Harry Maurer and Mrs Rudolph Kuhn with Henry Salter joined Mrs Kibby Sunday afternoon. Clarence, Raymond Hawker and Harold Maurer visited Bennie Saiter Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kibby
Alfred Junker
Black Hawk
Frank Geisert
Ola Kuhn
Treaser Bell
Baggs
Felishia Dean
Ruth Geisert
William Taylor
Oak Grove
George Washtlern
William Smith
Marshall
Harry Whitson
Terre Haute
Herman Salter
Armstrong
Edith Salter
Harry Maurer
Rudolph Kuhn
Henry Salter
Clarence
Raymond Hawker
Harold Maurer
Bennie Saiter
POSSUM RIDGE FARM NEWS AND VISITS
The text records farmers at Possum Ridge busy caWlan oats and visits among Margaret Gilbert of Marshall Charlie Gilbert family W. R. Tapscott of Freedom and Will Mallory Ruth and Ruby Sweet visiting Gladys Sweet Julius James and wife visiting John Atkison and others. The spring term teaching is noted with Mary Lowry to teach at Blue Grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gilbert
Marshall
Charlie Gilbert
W. R. Tapscott
Freedom
Will Mallory
Mary Lowry
Blue Grass
Charley Cunningham
Barlow
Auburn
Ruth
Ruby Sweet
Gladys
Sweet
Julius James
John Atkison
Olive Branch News Briefs From Martinsville Area
Miss Bertha Vaughn and Miss Gladys Vaughn visited their sister Mrs Inez Eliot Friday. Chas Vaughn is set for a gale Thursday April 10 and plans to move to Virginia. Scott Orcutt and wife visited J T Layton Sunday. Clinton Weber stayed with Lester Swope Saturday night. Sunday school attendance totaled sixty five. Dan Fitch and family visited Elda Rothrock Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Weber
Lester Swope
Dan Fitch
Elda Rothrock
Sunday Socials and a Planned Baptism Notice
The article lists numerous Sunday visits among local residents including Edgar Guyer and family at Brother W P Chamness and Miss Mina Hamilton visiting Susie Weber. It notes a baptism planned for Sunday April 13 after Sunday school and mentions several other visits involving Amy Swope Leona Swope and Ora Rockwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Guyer
Bro. W. P. Chamness
Mina Hamilton
Susie Weber
Amy Swope
Stella Rockwell
Goldie Ferrer
Blanche ‘Nettleton
Bees Lester, Swope
Oren Swope
Flossa Chariness
Leona Swope
Weber Girls
Grace Menn
Local Notes And Short Updates From Town
Mrs Hart Shaffner is listed as sick. John Husted loses a horse from blood poisoning. John Stevens builds a front porch for his country home. Several young people visited Terre Haute Sunday. Oats crop is widely sown this week with fair weather. A Downey son plans to study telegraphy at the tower. A road opening petition circulates from Harvey Hurst north to Adenmore. Train No 21 Saturday carries a caboose full of through mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Shaffner
John Husted
John Stevens
Terre Haute
Fred Downey
Harvey Hurst
Adenmore
Connecticut Ratifies Direct Election of Senators
The Connecticut legislature ratified the constitutional amendment yesterday authorizing direct election of United States senators by popular vote, fulfilling a requirement adopted by Congress a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Connecticut
Congress
China Forms Provisional Republic Amid Political Strife
The United States recognizes the Chinese republic as its new government forms a national constitution and elects its first president. The advisory council of about 300, chosen indirectly, will decide the presidency amid a clash between conservatives backing Yuan Shi Kai and radicals opposing him. Sun Yat Sen may be groomed as a rival to Yuan, though he is away in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Yuan Shi Kali
China
Yuan Shi Kai
New Republican Movement
Sun Yat Sen
Yuan
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promises Quick Relief
An ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure headaches and indigestion by purifying the blood and restoring vigor. It promises quick improvement and guarantees every pill, with a price of 25e, from Cits Drug Store Taubeneck and Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cits Drug , Store, Taubeneck
Administratrix's Notice of Artelia J Turner Estate
Davison & Bartlett attorneys announce Luretts Turner as Administratrix of the Artelia J Turner estate in Clark County. June court session at Marshall Court House invites creditors to present claims and debtors to settle immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artelia
Cou -House
Marshall
Davison
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Nigms Onil
Clen Bell
Alvina Layton
West York
Charles Stoelting
Harry Wyrick
Conrad
Bartrum
Yoolson
Hurley’ Johnson
West Liberty
Possum Ridge
Homer
Cole Bros. Insurance
Martin
Edward. J. Hughes Dry Goods
Clark County
Stearns & Foster ” Mattress
Stearns & Foster
HM. Dawey: & Co
Rae
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