Terre Haute Families Visit Relatives This Weekend
Mrs Max Ernst Meyers and children of Terre Haute spend time with Will Imle and family. Mr and Mrs Robert Geisert and Mr and Mrs Fred Holzworth visited relatives in Hutton Indiana. George Burkett of Chicago and Leitue Stineman of Terre Haute visited W C Schaefer and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max .Meyers
Terre Haute
Will Imle
Robert Geisert
Fred Holzworth
Hutton
Ind
George Burkett
Chicago
Leitue Stineman
W.''C. Schaefer
Rainy Night Sparks South Dolson Relief
Much needed rain fell Thursday night in South Dolson. Community notes mention Flossie Morgan's health, local travelers, and small social updates including an August ice cream social at Clarksville Baptist Church with music by the Marshall band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie “Morgan
Lucan& Frey
Dan Gilbert
West Union
Awas
Marshall Band
Clarksville Baptist Church
Zenas Murphy
Diana ‘Murphy
Mabel Claypool
Oregon
Bible School
David Lutz
Oda Marrs
John Babcock
R. E. Babcock
Cecil
Retta Stor
Choctaw John Higginbotham Builds New Farm House
John Higginbotham of Choctaw moves to improve his homestead with a new house project. The report lists neighbors and visiting relatives including Clarence Frederick Ledermann born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ledermann on Wednesday. Mentions of gatherings with the Blizzards, Whitakers, Carpenters, and Ledermanns appear throughout the period.
Threshing Nears Finish. Local Notices And Visits
Local notes recount Sperry Claypool and son visiting Urbana and Marshall on business while others visit relatives in Martinsville Grandview Annapolis Oilfield and Oregon Illinois. The report blends community greetings Sabbath preacher Rev Conner of Ohio and a humorous aside about Dempsey and a verbal bout.
Lightning Sets Martinsville Barn Aflame North of Town
A large barn one mile west of Martinsville owned by Charles McNary burned to the ground during a Monday evening storm, filled with feed and farm machinery, partially insured, a substantial loss of about $75,000 expected. Oil tanks exploded and burned nearby. many workers assisted in fighting the blaze. Also noted were social visits, relocations, and local street sewer tile installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McNary
McNary
L. B. Anderson
Marshall
David Groves
Martinsville
J. W. Hinkley Westfield
Fred Tarman
Champaign
Will Herrod
C. Lambdin
Mattoon
Martinaville
Church of God
Harry Fasig
Here
Amelia Hall
Madison
Ohio
Louise Béchtold
Charles Rhodes
Darwin
Philip Huffman
Jewett
York and Main
Washington
Main
Union
Main Streets
West York Church Witnesses All Day Home Gathering
An all day meeting at the Church of Christ in West York drew a large attendance. Elid. O Neal of Shelbrirn preached with Eld. McCash of Hazel Dell assisting. Guests from distance included Mr. and Mrs Kelley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Burnett, and others. Social meal followed with extensive dishes. Local updates report fever, improvements, and several visits among families including Hand, Green, and Bell households. A kitchen fire incident from a faulty flue caused minimal damage due to timely discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Elid. O’neal
Shelbrirn
Eld. McCash
Hazel Dell
Kelley
Burnett
George Green
Frances Hand
Terre Haute
Ella Hand
Adam Gardner
Ann
Daniel Gilbert
Firneral
Robinson
Cecil. Bell
Barbara Bell
Paris
Ike Seymour
William Holaday
R. L. Bell
Bloomington girl visits region amid many social notes
Qasey McNutt of Bloomington Ind spends vacation here with sister Mabel Briscoe. Various locals, relatives, and visitors attend carnival, picnics, and games in Marshall Charleston and surrounding towns.
Westfield Residents Connected by Local Visits and News
Westfield notes report Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Nelson and Eston Bigelow motored to Champaign on Wednesday. Miss Josephine Pendell returned from a two week visit with grandparents in Iowa. Mark Finney resumes work in Reolia after a vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Finney. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Holliday visited Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Porterfield. Florence Anderson underwent a slight operation at Oakwood hospital in Charleston and is recovering. C H Pollard of Urbana and H G Pollard with daughter Marie visited C. B. Bigelow's family. L A Weeden and family spent Sunday with relatives in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Moore hosted a dinner for grandson Melville Moore of Condon Oregon. Fred H Weber visited Charleston on Tuesday. Charles Bedley hosted friends at dinner Sunday. L A Weeden received word that their son Ralphs body, killed in France October 8 1918, should arrive in Hoboken soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sperry Claypool
Ophir
Urbana
Charles Veach
J. S. Mundy
Sylvan Richey
Waldo Fox
Grandview
Marshall
C. Chapman
John Wood
Edna
Wm. Melton
Martinsville
Clarence Nicholson
Annapolis
Will Hendrix
Owen
Sam Eddinger
Oilfield
Wm.Melton
Anna
Ruth
Hendricks
Mildred
Ethel’ ‘Heimer
Thelma Newman
Mildred Bell
Conner
Ohio
Salem
Claypool
Findlay
Zenas Murphy
Rutr McNutt
Bloomington
Ind
Mabel’ Briscoe
Harvey Wesnitzer
Theodore Scheffler
Hugh Brage
Underwood
Greenup
Bary
Li" Pe
Sarah: Berkley
Casey
Leonice Hadley
Springfield
Eleanor” Franklin
Battle ‘Creek
Mich
James O. Fuqua
Jonas A. Click
Madge
Ellbridge Click
Sallyards
Kansas
Amy McDowell
Roy M. McFarland
Hammond
Mary Berry
Chicago
Mary Yoke
Indianapolis
Kate Gerrard
Alice Smitley
Champaign
Clarence A. Kennedy
O. H. Williams
Cecil Allenthorp
G. M. Myers
Walton
B.miller
Bowling Green
Kya
Port Arthur
Texas
O. B. Williams
Richard Brooks
McMillan
Salisbury
Fern McMillan
Charleston
Harry Redman
Pauline Baker
M._M. Nelson
Eston
Bigelow
Josephine Pendell
Iowa
Mark Finney
Reolia
Peranté
Ben Finney
B. H. Holliday
Porterfield
Florence Anderson
Oakwood Hospital
C.” "H. Pollard
H. G. Pollard
Marie
L. A. ‘Weeden
Ralph
France
Burial services for Hettie Blair held at York cemetery
The burial services for Hettie Blair, a young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blair, were conducted at York Cemetery on July 26. John Barker returned to work near East St. Louis on Tuesday. Local residents and families visited relatives and traveled to nearby towns including Palestine and Hutsonville. Farmers from the area hauled coal from Fairbaughs, Ind. Hobart Jackson and Lévi Bonesteel made local trips, and Mrs Sadie Nicols visited Marshall on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Blair
Frank Blair
York Cemetery
John Barker
East St. Louis
Leonard Roberts
Charles Roberts
Melaney Barker
Ernie Barker
Fern Eisner
Helen
Florence Baber
Palestine
Edward Scott
Hazel Scott
Chrisman
Fairbaughs
Ind
Hobart Jackson
Hutsonville
Lévi Bonesteel
Sadie Nicols
Marshall x
Illinois highway cement and sand inspection report
The Illinois state highway testing laboratory reports midyear inspections of 500,000 barrels of cement and 3,280,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel from plants and pits in Illinois and surrounding states. About 226,000 barrels were inspected in Illinois plants for the Towatate highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Hwadly
Linois
Towatate
Ilinois
Language notes from Luray Herald on soldiers speech
The Luray Herald reports on how French terms carried by soldiers will enrich American speech. It cites expressions like bean tote bone jar billy dog lingery auntra no fox pawn Jenny's pa and three beaps as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray Herald
Jenny
Boston
Transcript
Poor Smith Far Behind In Rent Forces Marriage
Jones laments Smith's plight as he fell 50 behind on his room rent and was compelled to marry his landlady amid hardships reported in Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Brown
Nashville
Tenneaseolan
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Ernst
Golden Crust
C. R. Johnson
South Dolson
Presi
Browns Business College
6Th St. Terre Haute
Indiana
W. V. McCnamee
Hos
Best Can
VanCamps
D.d.doll & Son
North Side Squa
Illinois
P&g
Grocesses
John Higginbotham
Clarence Ledermann
Clarence Frederick
Willam Norton
John Blizzard
Wesley Blizzard
Herbert
Mildred Whitaker
Nina Sims
Hershel Cline
Jennie Craig
Cora Walker
Mable Carpenter
Miss Walls
Edne
Gertig
Berger
George Strohm
Avon
John Lederman
George Ledermann
Missouri
Edna Miller
Charles Hollenbeck
Hattie Ledermann
Margaret
Gladys Hollenbeck
Miller Sisters
Oscar
Rosa Carpenter
Cottonwood
Delphia
Ralph Jackson
Dolson
Dempsey
Carpenter
West York
Dollie Buckner
Newlin
Graysville
George. Green
Mary H. Lindley
Rachel’ 'Davis
Misa
Harriet ‘Munson
Rushville
Rachel Davis
Helen Lindley
Qasey
Logan
Stone Haute
Arith
Reason
Ites
Miss Grice
Weaver
Wand
Mira
Lester
Gardner
Narrows
Mae
Bart
Nicholson
Vand Ghildrén
Shelburn
A. R. Emrich
Nelle ‘Price
Insite
Louis
Omar
Corte
Asso
Tunsof
Foun
Mendénhell
Hare
J. G. Ditzenberger
Harry Sturdevant
Frank’ Berry
York
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