Casey, Huntington Visit. Local Politics and Deaths Mentioned
Corres pondence notes Casey area visitors Sue'ra Batra and Ernest of Huntington visit. Johnson township discusses rock road defeat and election tickets. Various notices mention deaths, marriages, moves, and political shifts including mayor and treasurer contests. Local figures reflect changes in offices, families travel, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Ceram
Banner-Timesa
Johnson Township
Sue'ra Batra
Ernest
Huntington
Don Young
WH. Johnson
W. O Slusser
E. Turner
John Burr
Earl Reed
H H “Austen
B. E. Chrysler
C T Ais
No 45 School Opens and Local Notes
Monday opened No 45 as classes begin while trains run and local gossip mentions Miss Jennie Shepperd visiting friends Friday. Early sown oats on flat land may fail and fertilizer will be used in corn planting. Prof L McCabe and his two Martinsville sons visited, and Mr Sloan of Bellair moved to the Maus property. A rumor cites campaign cigars causing a team to dash away, and West Martinsville ships fifty tank cars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Shepperd
L. McCabe
Martinsville
Sloan
Bellair
Maus
Romine
West Martinsville
Local Residents Visit Kin and Neighbors
Harry Maurer led a team of horses last week while several locals report mumps. Louie Hawker spent Saturday with Adam Remlinger at Stringtown. Ola Kuhn visited sister Daisy Hell in Clarksville. Frank Geisert and family visited Ed Geisert and family at Fishback Sunday. Miss Lillian Kuhn of Terre Haute spent weekend with home folks. Wm Satter and wife hosted a call from John on Uncle Tom Whitson Saturday evening. Jim Ferguson who has been at work on the prairie spent days with his parents. Fenton Taylor of Oak Grove dined with his grandparents George Washler and wife Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Hawker
Adam Remlinger
Stringtown
Ola Kuhn
Daisy Hell
Clarksville
Frank Geisert
Ed Geisert
Fishback
Lillian Kuhn
Terre Haute
Wm Satter
John
Tom Whitson
Jim Ferguson
Roads Improve Amid Local Travels and Visits
The community records better roads and multiple weekend visits. Peter Wesser spent the weekend with relatives, Rosa Liffick visited Terre Haute, and Grace Baggs returned from her aunt Elmeda Bastier in Hall. A funeral for Grandmother Eckels occurred Sunday. The Baggs brothers moved a saw mill to Wil Davidson's and start work this week. Family gatherings included Wesley Beard family and the Tingley and Maker households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wesser
Rosa Liffick
Terre Haute
Roy
Carl
Scott Jackson
James Beil
Samuel Tingley
Ben
Maker
Mire Chas. Wesser
Local Notices Include Visits and Family Gatherings
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Saturday gathering with Mabel Garver from Sai visiting. mentions of Adams family and James Adams with spouses. The text references church chaps and neighbors and lists several names in a casual social context.
Local notes on community life and elections across town
Roads remain muddy after weekly rains hindering farming as oat sowing stalls. Multiple residents visit relatives, attend services, and travel. A nearby Easter service at Dolson chapel is announced free for all. School trustees election sees low turnout with Charles Hawkins reelected and taxes approved at town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolson Chapel
Maude Peck
Marshall
Emanuel Clapp
Maggie Miller
Blanch Montgomery
Charles Hawkins
Elisha Claypool
Harmony Katcher
Sperry Claypool
Abe Johnson
Highqty Ebtanissionter
Colemary Richley
Yargu
Meelite
New Way to Break a Will Reported
A Michigan lawyer reportedly found a method to defeat a will by audio recording a testator speaking the will. The lawyer allegedly trapped and destroyed the recording to prevent its use in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Romy
Lawyst Cenit’ Breatk
Fragmented 19th Century Note on Stroubled Youth and Hope
Fragmentary OCR text references "Dix of Storke" and youths, with scattered phrases about hope, being troubled, and arms in 1915. Contains garbled numbers and phrases, offering little coherent narrative beyond isolated snippets and quoted lines.
Early House convenes with seat drawing and party alignments
The newly convened House organized with a seating plan and blinddraw method to assign desks. Leaders on both sides formed blocs, with Cannon Paine Mann aligned west and Underwood Fitzgerald Henry to the east, while M. D. Foster secured a back row seat. Adjournment set for tomorrow signals anticipated early clashes and vigorous debate ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Congress
Joe Cannon
Mr. Mann
Mr. Paine
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Fitzgerald
Henry
Mr. Cannon
Underwood
Fitzgerald
M. D. Foster
Illinois
Nilinois
M. D Foster
Rainey and
Graham
Rainey
Mann
Texas
Selah
Tornado and Fire Report From Seathir Area
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a tornado and a fire incident near Seathir with unclear details. No further information on date, exact location, or casualties is readable.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Ethiai Digereen Erosion
The readable lines hint at a damaged report about Ethiai and digereen effects. It mentions erasure of Ethiai 2 and a question about Fer aycagived and Phat uecueanaee, with unclear context and names. No clear events or outcomes emerge from the fragment.
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