West York News Notes and Local Visits
West York and surrounding areas report visits from Murriel Atwood of Cairo and Myrtal of Terre Haute. Terre Haute residents Earl Woods and John Thomas travel, while Mrs. Smith and family host guests in St. Francisville and Olney. House cleaning, business trips, a new barn project, and a Vandalia loading switch petition are noted amid oil leasing activity in Lower Dolson and drilling plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Murriel Atwood
Cairo
Mich
Dr. Smith
Will Myrtal
Terre Haute
West York
Earl Woods
J T. Smith
John Thomas
Guy Smith
St. Francisville
W. A. Smith
Olney
Joann Hesh
Jen Beachout
Dolson
Local family visits and Sunday gatherings in Terre Haute area
Frank Ohm and family and Arthur Welsh of Terre Haute spent Sunday with John Welsh and family. Wm Kuykendall and wife visited Hurley Welsh and family. Miss Mamie Fairgrief visited relatives near McKeen last week. Delbert Shirley and family of West Terre Haute spent Sunday with FE I Shirley and wife Weflin Murphy. John Elliott, Robert Keller and Misses Edith and Ethel Weaver dined with Miss Mary Weaver. Several from here attended the Dennison convention Sunday. William Elliott and E J Shirley dined with Delbert Shirley and family. Mrs Ben Medley and son Eugene visited home folks. Clyde Elliott visited home folks. Mr and Mrs Ed Fairgrief and daughter Katherine spent Sunday with Herman Hogue and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ohm
Arthur Welsh
Terre Haute
John Welsh
Wm. Kuykendall
Hurley Welsh
Mamie Fairgrief
McKeen
Delbert Shirely
West Terre Haute
Fei
Shirely
Weflin Murphy
John Elliott
Robert Keller
Edith
Ethel Weaver
Mary Weaver
Dennison
Wiliam Elliott
E. J. Shirely
Ben Medley
Eugene
Clyde Elliott
Ed Fairgrief
Katherine
Herman Hogue
Fletcher's Castoria Mentioned Amid Local Notices
Chas Geckler renovates his house with paint. Dr BE Behner of Marshall visited Saturday. A Champaign picture agent toured the area Friday. Emery Davis to teach winter term at Casey at 70 dollars monthly. Several acres of corn planted last week. Hutchings is city mail carrier at Marshall this week. Charley Wieland and Bert Clapp Went to Terre Haute Monday for business. Oats fields not thriving. Harry Husted has a new motorcycle. Cherry crop expected light this year. Ralph Beachout planted first corn field. C E Benitet of Westfield was a business caller Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Geckler
BE. B. Behner
Marshall
Champaign
Ee Emery Davis
Casey
Rt Hutchings
Charley Wieland
Bert Clapp
Terre Haute
Dusiness
Harry Husted
Ralph Beachout
C. E. Benitet
Westfield
Moonshine Meeting Closes in Washington Sunday Night
Farmers report corn planting at local fields. John Staley and family visited Martinsville on Wednesday. Reho Bennett and Geo Geffs were in Martinsville on Saturday. William Doran and family with John Geffs and his wife joined Dan Custis on Sunday. Oscler and Lela Bennett visited Chas Coopers home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Staley
Martinsville
Reho Bennett
Geo. Geffs
Willam Doran
John Geffs
Dan Custis
Oscler
Lela Bennett
Chas Cooper
Local visits spread through Possum Ridge area
Miss Ruby Mallory of Possum Ridge visited Orphan and Edith Tape cot over Sunday. Mrs Elizabeth Wright and daughter Mary of Freedom visited Lew Lowry and family. Win Wyrick and family spent Sunday at Charley Gilbert's. Dora Lowry visits sister Mrs Mitchell in Chrisman. Miss Nora Claypool of Michigan visits relatives nearby. Mrs Alex Scott and mother visited Mrs Myrtle Cunningham on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Mallory
Possum, Ridge
Edith Tapecott
Elizabeth Wright
Mary
Freedom
Lew Lowry
Win Wyrick
Charley Gilbert
Dora Lowry
Mitchell
Chrisman
Nora Claypool
Michigan
Alex Scott
Myrtle Cunningham
Sunday attendance and local visits noted in Olive Branch
Attendance at Sunday school reached fifty nine and many residents spent Sunday with relatives. Iona Drake and Amy Swope visited Fairy Amstott. Ben Badger and wife visited David Rockwell. Manon Sims saw Leona Swope. 6th grade held an examination. some corn planted nearby. Alvina Swope remains sick. Silas Weber and wife visited John Weber. Walker Elliott and wife with his father John W Elliot. Susie Weber works for Reel Allington. Henry Rockwell and wife with her father John Spraker. Ernest Varnsdalen visited Lester Swope. Stella Rockwell Verne Kennan Qia White and Orval Rockwell visited Charles Boyles and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona Drake
Amy Swope
Fairy Amstott
Ben Badger
David Rockwell
Manon Sims
Leona Swope
Alvina Swope
Silas Weber
John Weber
Walker Elliott
John W Elliot
Susie Weber
Reel Allington's
Henry Rockwell
John Spraker
Ernest Varnsdalen
Lester Swope
Stella Rockwell
Verne Kennan
Qia White
Orval Rockwell
Charles Boyles
Martinsville Notes on Local Visiters and Upcoming Events
Martinsville items report visitors from Dolson Melrose Richwoods and Orange as well as church elders in Harrisburg Pa. Oil test street cleaning proceeds while fire at the block prompts repairs millinery and butcher shop openings. Memorial day plans and township Sunday school convention at Shilo h church are discussed with Casey fire department praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Sanders
Stephen Alrey
Sperry Claypool
Dolson
Joe Ellington
Melrose
Chas Scott
Marshall
David Iennett
Richwoods
Ishler
Church of God
Haarrisburg
Joseph Swope
Orange
Chas. Netix
Will Stateler
Athey
Rice Williams
Our City
Beardstown
E . Cailde
Clark County Fair
Hon H Gasaway
E. Dill
Becatold
York Street
John Smith
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Isaac Alrey
Lille Bair
Ecorner
Deaks
Martinsville
Shiloh Church
Casey Fire Department
Dort
Sunny Kansas CO Batson Writes From Wathena Kansas
Batson of Wathena Kansas describes a location six miles west of St Joseph Missouri in a famed fruit belt with four acres of small fruits including berries cherriesZiapes and plums forecasting a heavy crop He notes two banks two railroads four daily trains good shipping facilities and rich mellow soil He mentions family in Brown County Robinson and Marshall and recounts his 1893 move to Kansas and 16 years in Wathena
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CO. Batson
Wathena
Kansas
Mne
St. Joseph
Father’s
Clark County
Alonzo
Brown County
Robinson
Marshall
Dradiey & Doll's
Ed Read
Ssimon Hoenig
Emperor and minister joke over careful investigation phrase
An emperor asks Marquis Matsugata about his children and the minister replies with the stock line we shall have careful investigation made. The reverent scene highlights the emperor's awe and the ministers’ cautious speech in a private audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Matsugata
Hotel Modernity in China Opens in Shanghai
The Mong Yuen Lee Tzar, described as the most up to date Chinese hotel in China, celebrated with a banquet in Shanghai. The four story brick building with open courtyards has 82 rooms and suites, open plumbing, steam radiators, electric lights, and private bathrooms, occupying about one and a half mow of land costing 30,000 taels with total furnishings at $80,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
New York Sun
China
Bees Invade Cardiff Mineral Water Factory Again
For the tenth autumn a Cardiff mineral water plant was swarmed by bees in growing numbers all week. Beekeepers suspect distant origins, with nearby firms spared. Bees arrive at dawn and depart at dusk, rarely stinging unless workers handle seized utensils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Possum Ridd Grandma Smitty Better Writing
Mrs Morgan Sweet is reported sick this week as Grandma Possum Ridd and Smitty improve. The fragment notes health status and a household update with limited names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smitty
Republicans Seek Reunification With Progressives In Chicago Talks
At a two day Chicago conference Republican leaders outlined plans to reorganize the party and reintegrate Progressives. Herbert S. Hadley with Senators Cummins Borah and Sherman led the discussion urging a new basis of representation direct primaries and a revised method for credentials. They urged early action to hold a Republican National Convention to enact radical party reforms. Col Doll says cold weather benefited his orchard thinning fruit to prevent tree damage if buds matured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herbert S. Hadley
Goveror
Missouri
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Willam E Borah
Idaho
I. Y. Sherman
Illinois
Progressive Party
Manfest
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Button Clue Solves St. Petersburg Double Murder
A trousers button linked to a uniformed One Hundred and Forty-sixth Infantry regiment helped identify and convict a man who confessed to stabbing a well to do couple near Ninekaja station. The wife’s valuable jewelry was missing, guiding the police to the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Andrejeiff
Ninekaja
One Hundred and Forty-sixth Infantry
Insurance Banquet Sparks Quip About Life In Your Favor
A Sagview banquet tale features a septuagenarian claiming he has insured his life in his wife’s favor for 100000 dollars. She reacts with a playful kiss on his bald head and jokes there is nothing else she wants in this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Sagview
Tegen
Elvery Isugh
Nework Tribune
Called the Bluff in a Boston Transcript notice
A fragment describes a bluff where a person advertised for a lost purse and claimed the finder would be recognized. The next day a follow up note appeared stating the recognized gentleman who picked up the purse on Boylston Street asks the loser to call at his house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
Boaton Transcript
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Neighbu
Igod
Fletcher
Castoria
Homer
Sunny
Gareful Inquiry
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Buster Brown
Straw Hat
Booth& Handy
Pennsylvania
Kutter
Shipe Hardware Co
Quality Store
Johnny - On
Johnny-On-The
Johnny-On
John L. “Whiteside
Main St
Ill
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