Spiketown Community Notes and Visits
Local residents and visitors share a week of social calls. Rev Bogard delivered a sermon at the usual place on Sunday. Several families spent Sunday with kin in nearby towns. The infant child of Mr and Mrs Washburn died and was buried with funeral services led by Bro Bert Eckles at Mt Pleasant cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mras Yamea
Nirg
Charles Reaser
Bridgeport
Andy Cunningham
Gladys Sweet
Rath
Ruby Sweet
Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Claypool
Dora Lowry
Leonard Washburn
Bert Eckles
Local social notes from Terre Haute area gather week activities
Saturday night charity ice cream supper netted 4010 dollars with Nellie Welsh Anna Welsh Carrie Ohm Hazel Elliott and Myrtle Flowers among contributors. Weekendi visitors included W H Elliott and family and Mrs Kall plus relatives in Clarke County. Florence Liggett Goldia Lowe Lavena Finkbinder and Ruey Irwin attend Marshall institute while Pearl Liggett visits cousin Idella Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Anna Welsh
Carrie Ohm
Hazel Elliott
Myrtle
Jim Elliott
W H. Elliott
Lenote
Kall
Asgar County
Pearl Liggett
Idella Weaver
Haze Taylor
Missouri
WF Shirley
Florence Ligett
Cgoldia ‘Lowe
Lavena Finkbinder
Ruey Irwit
Marshall
Ferdinand Gabriel
Terre Haute
Smith David Setzer
Lavenia Finkbiner
Chicago
Wes Weaver
Farr
Ben Houff
David Setzer
Local visitors and travels noted around Paris and Potomac
Mrs Litch of Paris visited Sunday plus Pen Williams and wife of Dudley came Saturday. Osby McGinnis’ youngest son suffers severe diphtheria. Don and Emil Romine with Company A Illinois National Guard camped at Springfield for fair exhibits and tents. George Stratton and Charles Snyder went to Terre Haute on Tuesday with loads of apples. Mrs Joseph James left for Paris Texas to visit her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Emil
Romine
Company A
Iilinoig
Springfield
Falr
Maot Ing
Apuilding
Possum Ridge Meeting Closes in Freedom
Elder T. D. Davis of Enfield concluded a two week meeting at Freedom on Sunday night. Airs Fairy Cunningham returned from Chrisman Saturday after visiting her sister Stella Thompson spent Sunday with Trixie Cunningham. Alta and Nelle Tapscott of Oak Grove visited Paritives. Several youths spent Sunday with Layle and Ruth Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Davis
Enfield
Local visitors and ongoing farmers' notices in Goodwell area
Baird McDaniel and Grover Staley with families visited relatives in Goodwell on Saturday. Nellie Deverick of Cumberland County visited the area last week. Cooper Bros are laying a new foundation for scales for R. E. Deverick. Landis Deh and family spent Sunday at Casey. Several teachers from here attend the Marshall teachers' institute this week. When in town, drive to Read's garage for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird McDaniel
Grover Staley
Goodwell
Oklo
Nellie Deverick
Cumberland County
Cooper Bros
R. E. Deverick
Landis Deh
Casey
Teachers’ Institute
Marshall
Local Community Notes From Marshall Area
Mary Beltz returns to work at the Marshall factory. Tingley brothers bale hay northwest of Marshall with Walter Edens assisting. Elsie Baggs and Nellie Myles visit aunt Lydia McBroom. Dan Sweitzer and wife visit John and Lydia Fawver of Hatton Eva Bell and Treaser Bell spend time with Lucy Beard. Minnie Raisner and children visit Jennie Beltz. Jennie Beltz visits her Indiana mother Friday. Ed Cummins and family visit Robert Sweitzer’s family. Will Raisner calls on A. J. Heltz Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beltz
Marshall
Tingley Brothers
Walter Edens
Elsie Baggs
Nellie Myles
Lydia McBroom
Dan Sweitzer
John
Lydia Fawver
Hatton
Eva Bell
Trease' Bell
Lucy Beard
Minnie Raisner
Jennie Beltz
Indiana
Ed Cummins
Robert Sweitzer
Will Raisner
A. J. Heltz
Family Visits Across Terre Haute and Nearby
Nelson Campbell and family visited Terre Haute for a few days last week. Grace Campbell spent Sunday with Bess Hogue. Juanita Snedeker entertained Mary Green of Marshall this week. Ellen Hyler and daughter visited Mrs Jerome Hedges. Elmer Stover and son and Kenneth Black visited their mother late week. Juanita Snedeker plans to spend the latter part of this week in Terre Haute and Center Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Campbell
Terre Haute
Grace Campbell
Bess Hogue
Juanita Snedeker
Mary Green
Marshall
Ellen Hyler
Jerome Hedges
Elmer Stover
Kenneth Black
Center Point
Melrose Residents, Events Gather Local News
Roy Wells and Joseph Hedges were in Marshall Saturday. Miss Blanche Hedges visited Miss Edna Medsker Tuesday. Funeral attendance for Mrs. Rachel Meeker at Wesley Chapel Tuesday. Olga Evans Leon Dodd and Ova Stanfield at the Teachers Institute in Marshall this week. Blanche Hedges visited Golda Wells Friday. Ice cream supper at Plymouth Church Saturday netted about 320. Myrtle Hedges visited sister Mrs. Perry Green near West York over Sunday. Leona Hix visiting sister near Oilfield. Donald Medsker spent Sunday in West York as guest of Roy Barkalow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wells
Joseph Hedges
Marshall
Blanche Hedges
Edna Medsker
Rachel Meeker
Wesley Chapel
Olga Evans
Leon Dodd
Ova Stanfield
Teachers’ Institute
Golda Wells
Plymouth Church
Myrtle Hedges
Perry Green
West York
Leona Hix
Oilfield
Donald Medsker
Roy Barkalow
Martinsville and Orange Residents Visit City
Wm Hall of Orange attended events in Martinsville. Alex Mills of West Union visits the city for several days. Comrade Amos Carlin of Golden Gate Illinois comes home for a stay. Mrs Mary Newman returns to Paragold Arkansas. John Geffsen and Steve Custis of Orange were in the city for business. City fair preparations continue as management gears up to offer the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hall
Orange
Alex Mills
West Union
Amos Carlin
Golden Gate
Mary
E. Newman
Paragold
Ark
John_Geffsanj
Steve “Custis
Local notices and ads from Martinsville era and harvest updates
A collage of farm notes, travel plans, and advertisements from Martinsville area items in 1874. Mentions Cook locating northeast of Ohio, melons sold on wagons, near Springfield camp meeting, Elwood Millis’s Oklahoma trip, a 100 bushel per acre corn potential, and vacations to St Louis and Denver. Also lists residents visiting Devil's Lake for harvest work and a slate of old advertisements for drugs groceries attorneys and cooking stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur. Cook
Ohio
Cook
Howard Laggart
Springfield
Elwood Millis
Oklahoma
Custis
Lafayette
Greencastle
Otho Fasig
Earl Newman
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Colorado Springs
West
Devil’s Lake
North Dakota
Wm. Fix
Walter Mills
Ed Miller
Dan Wolf
Philip Wier
Walter Cline
Wm. Businger
Martinsville Express
Harrison Black
West End
H. C. Howell
Jerry Ishler
Linn and Welsh
P. A. McKain
John Gamble
John R. Bailey
Old Bachelor Reflects On Lost Youth And Oil Prospects
An old bachelor ponders youth mistakes and happiness while Mrs Henry Carpenter returns from Ridge Farm. In Ohio a well at John W Brown farm near the school house shows promising signs of a potential oil strike with wide implications for opening new territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Carpenter
Ridge Farm
John W Brown
Ohio School House
Slit and Diaphanous Styles Met with Quiet Social Resistance
The piece argues that women, while not loud, oppose revealing fashions like shadow gowns and slit skirts. It contends propriety stems from a universal moral sense, with feminine public opinion steadily crushing attire deemed indecent, unlike anarchists who celebrate nudity in art and nature.
Notice State of Illinois Clark County Estate of J N Weaver
Administrators notice announces that on Monday September 1 1913 the Executrix Mary Ayn Weaver will present to the Clark County Court at Marshall Illinois her final report and ask to be discharged from all duties and responsibilities of the estate and administration. Samuel M Scholfield is the attorney. Heirs and distributees are notified to appear and resist if they choose.
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Ilinois
Clark
J. N. Weaver
Mary Ayn Weaver
Samuel
M. . Scholfield
Houdan Fowl Believed Useful Yet Underrated In Poultry
The Houdan breed yields good meat and white eggs and serves as a reliable sitter. Crest drawbacks faded as modern shelters reduce wet crest issues, improving winter laying. Proper breeding, feeding, and housing can restore Houdan's standing as a strong utility bird with solid winter production.
Rotational tillage to destroy noxious weeds
A system of rotation including cultivated crops best combats weeds, though success relies on persistent soil cultivation. Use disk and harrow while weeds are small and frequent cultivation of crops during growth. Tillage prepares soil to receive rainfall, conserve moisture, and liberate plant food while also fighting weeds.
Feeding trough solution to help runty pigs
A letter suggests using a V shaped trough with partitions to give all pigs an equal chance at food. The idea aims to curb crowding by bigger pigs and ensure weaker pigs receive adequate sustenance, promising quick payback in pig growth.
Early celery blanching and weed-eradicating sheep
Instructions describe blanching celery stalks by gathering and packing earth around the base while keeping leaves intact. The text extols sheep as an invaluable weed eradicator, noting they eat many weeds and grasses and digest most seeds in manure, preventing sprouting.
Bread stock selection weighs nourishing quality
An important factor in choosing breeding stock is their ability to nourish properly. The text emphasizes that proper nourishment is a key consideration when evaluating breeding choices.
Sécura Good Sized Lambs for Twin-Bearing Ewes
Report notes ewes in good condition during mating time increase chances of twin lambs. Expert says status supports higher twin yield potential across flocks.
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Ethel McDaniel
Grandview
Dan Eckle
Lu Smitley
Clarksville
George Throckmorton
Frank Moore
Paris
Joe Steele
Dick RicCarty
Grover Wright
Belva Honderich
Perry Loughers
S. E. Eckle
Frank Hoenig
Lew Smitley
Frank Gardner
Daisy
Cecil Irwin
Hume
Marie Hill
Lucy Gardner
Catherine Stonk
Sadie
Tince Smitley
Emma Vaughn
Fletcher
Homer
Read
Asbury
Melrose
Martinsville
Field Dodder
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
New Fall
H. S. & M. Suits
Booth & Handy
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Moore
Millhouse
Ae ‘ School
City Drug
Taubeneck
Be “Davison
Merom
Johnson- Bros
Chautauqua
Bluff
Wabash
J. J, Parker, ‘Sécy
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