Darling Town Expert to Speak on Better Towns July Fourth
Nels Darling the Town and Community Expert will lecture in the Lyceum series on July 4. He promotes Better Towns Better Stores and harmony of community interests urging farmers and merchants to cooperate and keep populations in smaller towns. Darling has addressed many clubs and will bring practical insight to improve town life. He is based in Oklahoma City and has long ties to Lyceum and Redpath Bureau circuits. A welcoming committee should meet him at the train and organize a strong reception.
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Lyceum
Nels ‘Darling
Nels Darling
Darling
Texas
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Midland Lyceum Bureau
Lincoln
Bilison
Methodist Circuit Preaches at Oak Grove and Patton This Weekend
The circuit schedules preaching at Oak Grove 8 p m Saturday Armstrong 11 a m and 8 p m Sunday Patton 8 p m Sunday school at Livingston 2 p m There is no night service due to Children’s Day at Fishback Miss Gertrude Woightlander speaks at Armstrong Friday night about her missionary work in India Admission is free Pastor F C Read invites all congregants to attend.
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Oak Grove
Armstrong
Patton
Livingston
Fishback
Gertrude Woightlander
India
Evangelical Association Schedules Summer Union Services
The Evangelical Association announces Children Day exercises next Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Marshall church with preaching at Immanuel Grand Turn at 10 30 a.m. A quarterly meeting is set at Immanuel on July 4 with holy communion. The Ministerial Association met to plan union services on the North Campus during July and August. Ret W H Archer preaches the first sermon on Sunday July 2. All are welcome. Joseph L Buyer Pastor.
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Evangelical Association
Marshall Church
Immanuel
Grand Turn
Ministerial Association of Marshall
Schoul
New Cases In Circuit Court Daniels Divorce Action
Mary E. Daniels sues Nathan Daniels in circuit court seeking a divorce. The case lists no further relief details in the readable text.
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Mary E. Daniels
Nathan Daniels
Small Tax Sale Draws Modest Sum
County Treasurer Fredenberger held a delinquent tax sale on Monday totaling 1387 dollars, far below the normal proceeds for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredenberger
Rose Resigns from Wabash Gas. Olivey Named Successor
E. C. Rose quits after eleven years as general superintendent of the Wabash Gas Co. B. C. Rose has served ten years as his assistant and will be replaced by Alex Olivey, who takes the vacant post at Robinson Constitution.
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B. C. Rose
Wabash Gas Co
Alex Olivey
Mr. Rose
Robinson Constitution
Paving Work on West Main Street Underway
Paving on West Main Street began Monday morning with steady progress between rains. A driveway around the site keeps traffic moving and roads unobstructed for vehicles.
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West Main Street
Death of Mrs. Sarah C. Shreve in Newman
Mrs. Sarah C. Shreve of Newman died last Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 60 and survived only by her son E. H. Shreve of North Fourth Street. The body was sent to Newman for funeral services held Friday.
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Sarah C. Shreve
Newman
E. H. Shreve
North Fourth Street
Old Soldier Passes Away in Denning at 78
Marion Zornes, Civil War veteran, died at his home in Denning aged 78. Survived by daughters Mrs. Rose Liggett Mrs. Clare Maloney and Mrs. Maggie Medley and sons Charles and William. Funeral services will be held at Dunlap Chapel tomorrow.
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Marion Zornes
Dennigan
Rose Liggett
Clare Maloney
Maggie Medley
Charles
William
Dunlap Chapel
Want Chemical Fire Engine
J. M. Hooper John R. Dow and George Taubeneck went to Charleston last week to examine the chemical fire engine used there They returned better pleased than ever with that type of machine and the city council will probably purchase one at its next meeting It is generally believed such an apparatus will take care of a great majority of our fires and prevent the great loss caused by the flood of water used under the present system.
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J. M. Hooper
John R. Dow
George Taubeneck
Charleston
Death of an Old Soldier
Dolson correspondent reports pioneer James Bartmess buried in Shilo cemetery Saturday afternoon. Aged over eighty, he lived alone on his Dolson farm until moving to Oklahoma to join brothers Frank and Will due to frailty. His death marks another Civil War veteran's passing.
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James Bartmess
Dolson
Shilo Cemetery
Oklahoma
Frank
Will
Veterans of the
Sunday School Convention at Centenary U B Church
The Sunday School convention will be at Centenary United Brethren Church on June 25 with a 10 a.m praise service and a 1 p.m dinner adjournment. Sessions include Cradle Roll, Home Dept, Organizing for Efficiency, and various program topics led by local pastors and lay leaders.
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Centenary U. B
Cradie Roll Conference
Ruff
Mary Washburn
I. W. English
F. C. Read
W. H. Ziegler
S. S
B. G.’ Sandmeyer
W.W. W. Jones
N. I. Royer
Well Water in Tuscola Fuels Typhoid Epidemic
A Tuscola health investigation traced typhoid fever to a livery barn well, blamed on mineral flavor from horse proximity. Seventy five residents are ill and several deaths have occurred, with a state health representative identifying the well as the infection source.
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Tuscola
State Board of Health
Livery Barn
War with Mexico Seen as Certain, Americans Advancing
Washington letters from H C Bell describe a swift escalation toward war with Mexico. National Guard mobilizes, Fort Myer and Washington in a state of upheaval as militia from eastern states converge toward the capital for a planned Rio Grande intervention.
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Mexico
War Department
Garret
District National Guard
Fort Myer
Washington
New England
Rio Grande
Pension Bureau
War and Navy Departments
Executive Department
Wilson
H C. Bell
Washington, D. C
Death of Mrs Morton 87 in Paris Funeral in Edgar cemetery
Mrs Minerva Morton aged 87 and mother of County Clerk E D Morton died at Paris hospital at 3 30 am Thursday June 15 after a hip fracture sustained last August. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Friday at the Christian church Paris with interment in Edgar cemetery. She was born 1828 in Symmes township and lived much of her life there later moving with her family to Clark county. She married John Morton in 1846. he died twelve years ago. Ten children were born to the union, six survive, with sister Mrs Mary Link of Paris.
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Minerva Morton
E. D. Morton
Paris Hospital
Christian Church
Paris
Edgar Cemetery
Minerva Sims
Hall Sims
Edgar County
Symmes Township
Sheriff Injured in Jail Break Attempt
Sheriff McAlister suffered a broken wrist several fractured ribs and other injuries when prisoner Steve Mitchell attempting to break out of Paris jail Sunday evening subdued him Mitchell is jailed awaiting trial for the murder of his sister reported by local authorities
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Steve Mitchell
Paris
McAlister
Terre Haute Man Sues Auto Co for 10000 Damages
Leo Logue of Terre Haute son of J N Logue sues Terre Haute Auto Co for 10000 damages after being run down and crippled by one of its machines.
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Leo Logue
J. N Logue
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Auto Co
Bonded Release For D. A. Coverston In Film Heists
D A Coverston jailed last week on charges of stealing motion picture films was released on 600 bond yesterday. The bond was provided by his father, a well to do Jasper county farmer.
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D. A. Coverston
Jasper County
Notice to Taxpayers Board of Review Sessions
The Board of Review is in session and will hear complaints on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each week from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. until August 1 1916.
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Board of Review
Tornado Left Three Dead In Allendale Near Mt Carmel
A tornado last night near Allendale, close to Mount Carmel, Illinois, reportedly killed three people and caused extensive property damage. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as residents gathered amid debris. Further details were not immediately available.
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Allendale
Mtgy Carmel
Paris Boy Receives West Point Cadet Appointment
William King of Paris has received an appointment as a cadet at West Point after graduating from Paris High School last year.
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William King
Paris
West Point
County School Notes Eighth grade graduates listed with addresses due
County School Notes lists eighth grade graduates from rural county schools. The note requests immediate submission of pupil addresses to qualify for scholarships. It lists names in multiple groups and describes July 4 graduation exercises at Marshall in the Lincoln Chautauqua tent with Boothe Lowry as speaker.
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Laura Effner
Fairy Morgan
Grace Madkins
Harryee Stella Reed
Ruth Murphy
Hazel Bennett
Ethel Lowry
Denzel Claypool
Alice Buschmeyer
Pearl Fitch
Rosa Bohn
Joe Wilhoit
Horace Fasig
Ray Whitson
Dean Rush
Francis Crews
Ralph Ewing
Roy Beasley
Everett
Gertrude Horsley
Celia Elliott
Josephine Schofield
Ruby Volkers
Veda Rollings
Russell Stockwell
Vivian Dean
Grace Crumlin
Rose Finkbiner
Verna Finkbiner
Ruby McGee
Florence Hamilton
Mary Hutchinson
Clarence Tapscott
Lara Pinnell
Glen Mallory
Violet Johnson
Raymond Martin
Edwin Thompson
Chloe Cunnigham
Catherine Francis
Claude Cunningham
Grace Carper
Cecil Batts
Mabel Cline
Helen Romines
Milo Green
Harry Evans
John Lindley
Clifford Pendleton
Lillian Kelly
Fern Green
James Griffith
Daniel Forrester
Harold Jones
Leland Orrell
Harry Partlow
Lester Matheny
Madge Click
Gladys Chapman
Della Johnson
Susie Slusser
Samuel Click
Waldo Hight
John Slusser
Edna Wesnitzer
Cashie Strohm
Dan Strohm
Helen Blair
Doris Cum
Boothe Lowry
South
Sam Jones
Homer T. Wilson
Lyceums
Chautauquas
Mary Vanpelt
George Ragan
Viola Southard
Virgil Fox
Edna Fox
Minnie Morgan
Benjamin Barnes
Mary Carpenter
Ralph Taubeneck
Harry Cropp
Lena Forsythe
Frank Fawley
Clara Shafer
Ramona Meehling
Bennie Strohm
Alhainan Davis
Maud
Notice to Contractors Sealed Bids for Coal for City Schools
Sealed bids will be received up to July 3 for coal for the city schools. Coal to the Shelburn deep coal vein, delivered and stored. Co. M. Bubeck, Chairman.
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Shelburn Deep
Congregational Church Sets Summer Services On Lawn
The Congregational Church announces regular Sunday services at 1046 and 739 starting July 2. Union Sunday evening services will be held on the lawn at North Side School led by Pastor W H L Ziegier.
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Congregational Church
Union
North Side School
Chautauqua Grounds Secured at Seventh and Locust
The chautauqua committee has secured the lot at Seventh and Locust streets, the former Big Four station site, for the chautauqua tent.
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Chautauqua Committee
Seventh and Locust Streets
Guardsmen Called Away In Duty Muster
Local guardsmen learned militia service is not a picnic as company officers ordered them to report for duty yesterday.
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National Guard
New High School Teachers Appointed by Board
The High School board employed Miss Mary Howard of Terre Haute as mathematics teacher and Miss Mabel Lewis of Stone Fort Illinois for German, conditioned on obtaining an Illinois teaching license.
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Mary Howard
Mabel Lewis
Stone Fort, I
Wisconsin
Illinois
United Brethren Centenary Ice Cream Social Planned
The United Brethren Church marks a centenary with an ice cream social on the church lawn next Saturday night. Sunday school is at 9 30 a m, with additional services and gatherings listed. A child, John M Shell Davis, aged eight, died after a long illness. funeral conducted at Evangelical church with interment in city cemetery.
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Centenary
Grace
Marshall
Wm. Kibby
Endeavor
May Christine
N. E H. Roger
John M
Shell Davis
Evangelical Church
Joseph Buyer
John Craig
John
Boys Steal Horses Attacked Then Captured
Two youths fled with a horse and buggy into Casey where they abandoned the rig and stole another horse and buggy from John Kite. Deputy Sheriff Elliott pursued them to Greenville where officers refused surrender. The suspects hailed from Veedersburg Indiana and were journeying toward St Louis at public expense.
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Casey
John. Kite
Greenville
Elliott
Veedersburg
Ind
St Louis
Real Estate Transfers Ledger Summary
A series of property transfers listed with buyer seller and parcel details. Norman to Pauline Norman for 67 acres in section sw 9 10 13 at 3000 dollars. McNulty to Geo P McNulty ne ne 1810 12 at 1 dollar. Fawver to Jacob Fawver four acres se ne 3010 11 at 300 dollars. Hollenbech to William Cunningham nw ne 16 10 11 at 1200 dollars. Snavely administrator to Jemima Taylor land in 22 11 11 at 2700 dollars. Paugherty to Cyrus W Monroe interest in York lot at 10 dollars. Fishback to Seymour Hurst lot 3 block 32 Archer's First Marshall at 500 dollars. Mizpatrick to Edna Forrester lot 3 block 1 Perry's First Casey at 1000 dollars.
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A H Norman
Pauline Norman
Geo P McNulty Et al
Geo P McNultsy
John Fawver
Jacob Fawver
T Hollenbech
Wm Cunningham
R Snavely
Admr
Jemima Taylor
Paugherty
Cyrus W Monroe
York
Joseph S Fishback
Seymour Hurst
Archer
Marshall
Lola Mizpatrick
Edna Forrester
Perry
Casey
Roosevelt to endorse Hughes after Progressive meeting
Oyster Bay dispatch reports Col Roosevelt will publicly back Charles Evans Hughes, Republican nominee, after the Progressive National Committee gathers in Chicago on June 26. Roosevelt notes he will be in private life after July 1 and cannot answer all letters seeking reaction to the nomination.
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Oyster Bay
Col
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Progressive Committee
Hay for sale by Mrs C M Bryna
Small field of hay offered by Mrs C M Bryna for sale. Contact by phone at 176 for details and pricing.
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C. M. Bryna
War talk and mobilization as U S clashes rise in Mexico
A flood of anti American sentiment grips Mexico after Yucatan declares war on the United States and orders Americans to leave. Car ranza forces threaten shots at border crossers while Pershing pursues bandits. Illinois National Guard mobilizes at Springfield as American warships move toward Mexican coasts and refugees flood border states.
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Yucatan
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Matamoros
Brownsville
Texas
Trevino
Gen. Pershing
Namaquipa
Mazallan
Ilinois National Guard
Springfield
State Fair Grounds
Kilties Day Matinee and Evening Show Tomorrow
Tomorrow features the Kilties in a full matinee at 3:30 with no reserved seats. The program includes the Campbells Are Comin Scots Wha Hae and Auld Lang Syne, plus Dundee bagpipers performing reels and dances. Evening performance at 8:15 with all seats 80 cents. children 15 and under half price.
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Jamie
Clark
Methodist Church to hear message from New York conference
Judge H R Snavely will preach next Sunday at the Methodist Church delivering a message from the General Conference in Atoza New York. A union outdoor service with other Marshall churches is planned for Sunday evening at the park. Epworth League officers elected include Pres Ora Hunter and Sec Leland Shoemaker with Miss Mollie Smith as 2nd vice president and Mrs Jessie Ruttman as assistant.
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H R Snavely
Atoza
N. Y
Epworth League
Ora Hunter
Nellie Griffin
Lucile Ralston
Golda Kohl
Mollie Smith
C W Smith
Jessie Ruttman
O H. Robson
Mary Plasters
Leland Shoemaker
Walker Spotts
Celia Michaels
Mary Bradney
Our Church
Marshall
Union
T! School Board
Sandmoyer
L'Aster
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Local Notices
Roscoe Bailey and Trisn ise0T of Johnson tp wed Walter Reed and Blanche Nets ton of Orange to Homer Rousch and Eunice Fe of Marshall tp wed. De farles Fawin Barnes and co o Francis Peeples of Terre Hlisu.
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Roscoe Bailey
Trisn
Johnson
Walter Reed
Blanche Nets’ Ton
Orange
Homer Rousch
Eunice Fe
Marshall
de Farles
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. C. Rose
Wabash Gas
Rer
Harold Bright
Louise Nicholson
Flossie Elliott
Margaret Crowe
Omer Stanton
Emma Burman
M. Bubeck
Chmr
W. HL. Ziegier
United Brethren Church
T. R
Hughes
Methodist Church
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