Martinsville Neighbors Feed Local News and Events
Martinsville community notes include visits from Melvin Swope and J. W. Boyer of Orange, Miss Lottie Lafferty returning from Decatur, and Miss Ida Sanders joining Paris Hospital training. Local market prices for cattle and hogs drop slightly while butter and eggs hold steady. Chautauqua in Martinsville runs June 22 to 27 with a large turnout for Lincoln Church Children’s Day exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ed McNary
W H. Doak
Dorinda Ryan
Gertie
Lawrence
Muncie
Ind
Ed MecNarland
F W Wood
Lincoln U B
Calvin Fasig
Stanton Fasig
Ronesburg
Ohio
Roosevelt
Insurance for farm and city property offered by Cole and Cole
Cole and Cole of Marshall advertise strong companies at low rates for farm and city property insurance with terms available. Mr Fenny Bean bought a new Overland automobile. Grass and weeds are starting in some cornfields. Jesse Hurst and wife welcomed a new son born last Thursday. Oats look better after late rains and should yield well. Dave Montgomery and family visited Bruce Brainard's kin at Rabbit Ridge Sunday. Road Commissioner Joe Nicholson has the Barr engine pulling the road grader again this season. Cyrus Breedlove bought twenty head of stock near Arcola, bringing them home last week. Heavy rains Monday night and Tuesday halted farming for the rest of the week. Some farmers had not finished planting corn and broke sod remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenny Bean
Jesse Hurst
Dave Montgomery
Rabbit Ridge
Bruce Brainard
Joe Nicholson
Barr
Cyrus Breedlove
Arcola
Ohio chapel notices and weekend visits fill the community page
A long list of local residents and relatives share Sundays visits in Martinsville Paris West Union and West York. Mentions include Cline Medsker Arbuckle Gard Mauk Alexander Shotwell and Draper families with various guests. The piece notes abundant rainfall changing cornfields and a nearby cow sale with Jersey cows. Marion Collier’s death is reported with funeral held at the Brick church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cline
J. D Shotwell
Martinsville
Allen Kile
Herschel Cline
S. Clark Medsker
E E Arbuckle
Marshall
Elijah Sims
Alex Gard
Harry Mauk
Sarah Bartlett
Reba Spangler
Sam Sheets
Silas Chambers
James Thompson
J W Alexander
Paris
West Union
Jones
Hershel Medsker
Ira Cannaday
Clint Cannaday
Mary Pease
Térre Haute
W F White
O C Shotwell
Emmett Craig
Will Marvin
Carroll Craig
Orin
Omer Alexander
Robert White
E. E. Arbuckle
Emery Vanfieet
Clark Medsker
Jersey
Kannamacher
Casey Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Casey society column lists Miss Cecil Allenthorpe returning from Cheyenne for summer with her mother Mrs. C. B. Williams. Mrs. Mollie Thornton dies of tuberculosis at about 28. J. W. Hancock and wife travel to Bloomington for son Emerson’s Wesleyan University law graduation. Mrs. W. R. Boynton of Tulsa visits daughter Dr. Boyd. Mrs. C. O. Monroney of Pueblo visits Casey friends and Yale. Mrs. C. Jordan and children plan a summer in Bolivar New York with her relatives. William E. Culp visits from New Martinsville. J. R. Brooks and family visiting Casey. Mrs. Joe Goodman and Murray from Osceola extend visit. Warner Stoltz returns from California with sister Mabel from Jacksonville Illinois for Rose Poly graduation in Terre Haute where Roscoe Stoltz graduates. Smith Larue visits Sheridan county relatives.
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Casey
The
Banner Times
Cecil] Allenthorpe
Cheyenne
Wryon
C. B. Williams
Mollie Thornton
Jesse Thornton
J. W. Hancock
Bloomington
Wesleyan University
Emerson
W. R. Boynton
Tulsa
Okla
Dr. Boyd
C. O. Monroney
Pueblo
Colorado
Yale
C. Jordan
Bolivar, N. Y
Wm. E. Culp
New Martinsville
W. Va
J. R. Brooks
Babe
James Brooks
Phil Peters
Joe Goodman
Murray
Osceola
Iowa
Warner Stoltz
California
Mabel
Jacksonville
Ill
Terre Haute
Rose Poly
Roscoe Stoltz
Smith Larue
Sheridan County
Kansas
Westfield Sewer Plan Defeated By Village Council
Westfield council defeats ordinance for a village sewer system. Prof. Wiles of the high school science department leaves for Topeka to join Santa Fe railroad. Mrs Hetkard and son of Drumright and Mrs Boarts of Tulsa visit local parents. Wanda Wells wed Earl Tomberlin in Charleston. Westfield College trustees meet June 13 to decide disposition of the school and endowment, potentially turning endowment to Leander Clark College in Toledo Iowa.
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Wiles
Topeka
Kas
Santa Fe Railroad
O. E. Hetkard and Son
Drumright
Okla
C M. Boarts
Tulsa
M. L. Huey
Wanda M. Wells
Rose E. Wells
Earl Tomberlin
Charleston
First Baptist Church
Westfield College
Leander Clark College
Toledo
Iowa
Local residents host visitors and repairs noted in village
Mrs Alvina Layton spent a week at Mike King near Hutsonville. Mrs Marshall Nidey visited Callie Nidey in West Union. Miss Cecil Bell returned from Auburn after school. R C Bell and wife of Paris visited relatives over Sunday. J T Smith and J D Thomas had new roofs. Several residents, including Emma Burson, Emma Smith, and Clara Mount, travelled or hosted relatives from Detroit, Eldorado, Indianapolis, Annapolis, and Chicago for visits or events. Bees and church services also mentioned.
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Alvina Layton
Mike King's
Hutsonville
Marshall Nidey
Callie Nidey
West Union
Emma Burson
Mr. Batts
Liberty
Christ Church
Ivan Pyle
Detroit
Mich
Will Piety
Matt Newlin
Graysville
Ind
Mart Newlin
Ingersol
Annapolis
Clarence Piety
Clara Mount
Chicago
Sunday gatherings and community notes in Clarksville area
Sunday with Felton Miller. Mrs. Wm. Johnson and son Hugh spent Friday with relatives near Paris. Harry Harbor and family of near Chrisman visited relatives here over Sunday. Wm. Wieland and family of near Warrenton spent Friday and Saturday with Chas. Wieland. R. E. Babcock and William Findley are building a large cattle barn for Sam Bennett near Grandview. Childrens services will be held in Clarksville Baptist church Sunday evening, June 18, to which all are invited. The I. O. O. F. lodge No. 713 of Clarksville will decorate the graves of their deceased members on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Harbor
Chrisman
Wm. Wieland
Warrenton
Chas. Wieland
R. E. Babcock
William Findley
Sam Bennett
Grandview
Clarksville Baptist Church
Terre Haute Visitors and Local Gossip Note Weather
Ross Landers and families from Terre Haute visit Buel Watson and relatives. Visitors include A P Fawley and wife at Oliver, Mrs J C Alvey in Terre Haute, and many others from Terre Haute and nearby towns. The week’s rains are noted as welcome. Local social movements center on farm visits and mule deliveries to Darwin and Farmersburg, with extended family gatherings at Plainview Farm and James Wright’s.
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Ross Landers
Terre Haute
Buel Watson
A. P. Fawley
Oliver
J. C. Alvey
H. C. Grisham
James Wright
Ferry Kannamacher
Allright
Frank Sylvester
Plainview Farm
Harry Tingley
Darwin
Will English
Noah Landers
M. M. Landers
Rob English
Farmersbureg
Ind
Ray Worrall
Indianapolis
Otis
Carl Myers
Burglar Rocks Baby in Aurora Home Invasion
Early morning alarm at a bedroom window leads Mrs Lustic to spot a Black intruder entering the room. She screams and both parents flee in nightgowns. The one year old baby is left alone until police find the intruder rocking the cradle and the child.
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Aurora
William Lustic
Lustic
Hen Lays Six Eggs At Birthday In Willington
In Willington Connecticut a White Leghorn hen marked her birthday by laying six eggs in one crackle. After a recent pause a agricultural college student performed a successful operation on her. Nearby a rooster named Speaker guarded a dangerous bridge and acted as traffic cop all afternoon warning cars to slow down before crossing the rickety span.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Willington
Agricultural College
Boltch Notch
Minnie Howard
Trains Long to Whip Rival in Nine Year Grudge
In Hiawatha Kansas Robert Noe of Powhatan took nine years to defeat Garrett Bartley in a foot race once won by Bartley. The two then fought and Noe, who later trained for the rematch, paid a fine after the bout. Bartley moved away and later returned to the same area. The narrative includes a note on preparedness and a growing bank balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walts
Hiawatha
Kan
Robert Noe
Powhatan
Garrett Bartley
Noe
Bartley
For Sale Detroiter Roadster with starter
1915 model electrically equipped with starter. Weight 2400 pounds. Originally cost $1000, now priced at $400. A real bargain for a young man. Address Detroiter care of The Herald.
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Detroiter
the Herald
War horse remark sparks grim humor from coachman
A professor buys a shabby horse and asks his coachman Pat for his verdict. Pat savors a blunt quip, saying the horse would make a fine war horse because he would rather die than run.
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Pat
Bedad
Pitttsburgh Telegraph
It Is Impossible Feliciana Refuses Marriage
The Kansas City Journal excerpt shows a woman asserting she cannot marry Felix. He questions her reason and she explains her hesitation stems from a kind act of providing him practice for marriage, revealing humorous social dialogue.
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Felix
Kansas City Journal
Is Brushpen a Good Artist
A Pittsburgh Post remark notes Brushpen excels at drawing both pictures and checks, praising his skill and financial success. The wry line asserts his talent and reliability in producing quality work.
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Brushpen
Pittsburgh Post
They Had Them. Yeast Have You Any Women’s Clubs
In Yonkers a quick exchange hints at local community groups and social clubs. A lighthearted remark about clubs and a visible bump provoke curiosity about nearby gatherings in town.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Bay
Yonkers Statesman
Criticism and Praise Shape a Minn’s Response
The snippet contrasts criticism that discourages a minn with praise that swells his head, suggesting how feedback affects his outlook and motivation in fickle emotions.
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Adam Lichtenberger
Fritz Binder
Bert Waits
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Roy Dolson
Hume
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Westfield
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George Claypool
John Babcock
Groce
Groceries and Queensware
Felton Miller
Wm. Johnson
Hugh
I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 713
Clarksville
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EA Inco
Smith’s
Real Artists
City Gas
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