Local notes from West York and surrounding areas
Community items report residents moving and visiting, cattle shipments to Chicago, a protracted church meeting concluding with new members, barn fire with insurance, wind damage to fodder and corn, a funeral and interment, orchard prices, crop yields from Ried Yellow Dent Corn, bank building construction in progress, and a fair romance ending in marriage between Corinne Smith and William Brock from Springfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupp
Ross
University of Illinois Agricultural Station
Main Street
First National Bank
Corinne Smith
Harry Smith
William Brock
Springfield
Livingston Will Wyrick to Move to Hunt Property
Mrs Hal Kesler and son Harry spent Thursday with Mrs Andrew Kesler. School is progressing nicely with Miss Rosa Batson as teacher. Mrs Jos Snedeker of Terre Haute visiting sister Mrs Andrew. Edith Burkholder and Clifton Douney with Miss Lorene English Sunday. Marian Crumlin returned Friday from Terre Haute visit. Mrs Riley Cox and son, visiting mother Mrs A R Stricker, returned to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston Will Wyrick
Hunt
Hal Kesler
Harry
Andrew Kesler
Rosa Batson
Jos. Snedeker
Terre Hauteig
Edith Burkholder
Clifton Douney
Lorene English
Marian Crumlin
Emerson Criss
Terre Haute
Riley Cox
A. R. Stricker
Kansas
Local residents and visitors noted in Marshall area listings
A long list of local guests and family visits across Marshall and surrounding towns is recorded. Names include Zoe Pearce Ri Ley Davis Joe Burkett Alhainan Davis Frank Morgan John Drummond Frank Croll and many others. The report also notes farm work sowing rye and wheat harvesting corn and an epidemic of colds following rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Anderson
Zoe Pearce
Riley Davis
Joe Burkett
Alhainan Davis
Frank Morgan
John Drummond
Marshall
George’ "Geheb
Frank Croll
Floyd
LeRoy Bullard
Allen
Clarence Croll
Peter Pearce
Joe Marbaugh
Darwin
Frank Stewart
Shorty Vaughan
Philip Vaughan
Homer Walls
Frank Stone
Mamie Steel
Terre Haute
Reno Schlosser
Oliver fair and local gatherings noted in Sunday items
Sunday visits marked by families traveling to friends and fairs. Residents like Rudy Kuhn and others attended the Oliver fair. school closed for the event. Gertrude Sharkey hosted the Freshman class. Chester Platt in Hampton Roads reports 24 pound gain aboard the Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sylvester
Terre Haute
John Alvey
Gertrude Sharkey
Myrtle
Willie Becker
Lessie
Harry Hodgson
Margaret Griffith
Marshall
Leroy Sears
Nora Black
Bernard
Fishback
A. P. Fawley
M. M. Landers
Plaidview Farm
al Hemphill
Harry Hodson
Stringtown
Chester Platt
Naval Service
Hampton Roads
U.S. S
Oklahoma
Uncle Sam
Local Notes From Martinsville And Surrounding Areas
Daily snippets record visits, illnesses, and local events. Auburn resident Al Fraker and Melrose visitor Frank Hastings are noted along with people like Rev Chester Hix and Mrs H Demays. Weather hints at dryness and limited wheat seeding while a band concert is reported discontinued.
Casey Notes and Regional Updates in Banner Times
The Leader Pipe Line Co plans to surrender its charter and quit business. Chas Bean and family left for Boyd Kentucky, while Dick Morrow and Clyde Hammer headed to Tulsa Oklahoma for work. Mrs G M Crammer visited in Casey from Fort Collins Colorado. Fourth street paving contract awarded and will begin next week. Wm Gasaway and family visited from Fargo North Dakota. Mrs James Brooks departed for Tulsa to visit her sons Kib and Dick. George Robertson of First National Bank left for Kansas City to attend banker convention. Paul F Higbee of Casey and Minnie Metcalf of Martinsville wed Sept 21 in Terre Haute and will live in Indianapolis. A two story farm dwelling near the stone quarry burned Wednesday. Jud Wallis occupied the premises and Mrs Wallis saved herself and the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Bean
Boyd, Ky
Dick Morrow
Clyde Hammer
Tulsa
Oklo
G. M. Crammer
Fort Collins
Colo
M. Deem
Wm. Gasaway
Fargo
N. D
James Brooks
Kib
George Robertson
First National Bank
Kansas City
Bankers
Terre Haute
Paul F. Higbee
Casey
Minnie Metcalf
Martinsville
Indianapolis
Higbee
B. F. Miller
Jud Wallis
Westfield Social Notes from the Review
Westfield residents and visitors are listed in a community notes column. Mrs. W. C. Briscoé travels to Ohio for a family visit while M. L. Huey and daughter head to Oklahoma. Several locals welcome guests from Missouri Missouri and Paris join in various Sunday visits and family gatherings as names like Hawkins Ownbey Lewis and Askin appear among the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Hawkins
St. Louis
Westfield
James Lee Ownbey
Gladys Lewis
Herschel Lewis
Vinita
Oklo
Special Church Meetings Revival at United Brethren
The United Brethren Church hosts growing special meetings led by Pastor N. E. Royer. Services include children's session at 2 30 pm Saturday and morning worship at 10 20 am Sunday with a 2 30 pm sermon on The Foundation Stone of Man's Salvation Cemented in Blood. Sunday school at 10 30 am Centenary SS at 9 30 am Endeavor 7 30 pm prayer Thursday 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Musselman
Elijah
Centenary
S. S
Endeavor
N. E. Royer
Baldheaded Alaskan Bears on Kodiak Island
Seward Alaska reports that volcanic ash blanketed Kodiak Island in 1912 with eleven inch depths killing vegetation. D Winn of the United States Bureau of Fisheries notes bears lost coats and required long recovery years as ash settled on their fur and skins were damaged by rain turning ash into a tanning agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Kadiak Island
D. Winn
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Kodiak Island
Mr. Winn
WHITTLES VIOLIN FINGERS Hopes Surgery Increase Proficiency
Mark Bandfort a Wichita orchestra member had flesh removed from all six fingers and sewn with horsehair by Dr H B Hickok to improve violin skill. The operation, claimed first of its kind, followed the season’s end and may allow bandages to be removed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Mark Bandfort
H. 8. Hickok
Sandfort
Boy Electrocuted At Church Tower Amid Services
Eleven year old Kenneth McEwen was electrocuted while touching a lighting tower wire during a church service held on the lawn in Little Rock. A blue flame enveloped him as he touched the steel frame, he fell and died shortly after at a hospital. Pastor Rev E P Aldredge aided in the emergency and resumed his sermon using the accident as a warning to boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lad
Little Rock
Ark
Kenneth McEwen
E. P. Aldredge
Girl's Profit in Hogs Holtville Hog Producer Josie Fuller
Miss Josie I Fuller aged seventeen in Holtville Imperial Valley raises fifty hogs for pleasure and profit. She aims to be the region's top hog expert and markets her pork at 30 cents a pound. She asserts women can handle swine as well as men once shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holtville
Cal
Josie I Fuller
Imperial Valley
Fuller
Two Deaths In One Home In Camden
Mrs Rebecca Thomas seventy three a sister of Jesse Pratt former Camden mayor collapsed dead in the dining room after calling her son to dinner in Camden New Jersey Her daughter in law Mrs Madelein Thames in an adjoining room ran to aid and also collapsed and died The incident occurred at noon with heart failure cited as the cause
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bees
Philadelphia
Rebecca Thomas
Jesse Pratt
Camden
Madéline Thames
Skunk Sacks Under House Mystery Stirs Eagle Wis
Wisconsin tale reports State Senator A. O. Clark of Chicago with Eagle Springs Lake summer home offers a total reward of 300 in a crime mystery. Clark seeks the culprit who placed skunk sacks under his floor prompting Mrs Clark to leave the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Eagle
Wis
Clark
Chicago
Eagle Springs Lake
Eagle Quill
Real Estate Loans and Insurance Ad Listings
Real estate listings advertise 82 percent four acre and 120 acre farms near Marshall priced at 40 dollars per acre with locations six miles northeast and northwest of Marshall. Additional properties include a seven acre farm west of Walnut Prairie at 3300 dollars with easy payments and rich level alluvial land in southeast Missouri priced 80 to 35 dollars per acre. Contact names and phones shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Walnut Prairie
Missouri
Obituary for Nancy C Taylor of Marshall Ohio
Nancy Carrie Ball born February 1 1836 in Muskingum County Ohio died September 4 1916 at her daughter’s home in Melrose After moving to Clark County in 1851 she married William H Taylor in 1853 and had eight children She joined the Cumberland Presbyterian and later the M E Church in Marshall She was married to Israel Orndorft in 1882 He died in 1885 She endured arthritis and long illness leaving 34 descendants Funeral services were held at Marshall M E Church conducted by Rev W H Ziegler and burial at Taylor Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rogers
Frank Hastings
Melrose
Frank Sharp
Orange
Joseph Tibbs
Oakland
Robert Frances
Ida Sanders
Jacob Reasor
Chester Hix
Jas
Cunningham
Frank Knight
Ridge Farm
H. C. Byers
Terre Haute
William Auld
Champaign
Marshall
Thomas. Cus
Nancy Carrie Ball
Muskingdom
Ohio
George Davidon
Methodist
Daniel
Mary
Ann Ball
Clark County
Wm. H- Taylor
John Www. Taylor
Louisiana
Mary Sears
Wabaship
Carrie J. Knox
Bryn Mawr
Wash
Rosetta i Davison
Henry Taylor
Marshfield
Ind
G Milton* Taylor
Glendale
Calif
RK Estella
Dempster
Auburn
Charles E
Taylor
Wm. H
Cumberland Presbyterian ‘Church
Nancy
C. Taylor
Israel
Orndorft
Tome
Abash
Marshal
Ahe- Bet
M. E
Stangchildren
Mara
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York
Hix
West
Aves
Life
Toledo
Sisit
Bichards
Linton
Lawrence Newlin
Christ ‘Church
Jake, Batts
Mart Newlin
Charles Rogers
Fairfield
Mattie Prevo
C.W. Moore
Sam Brosman
California
Charles Hawkins
Dolson
Newt Bean
George Hurst
John Hurst Jr
Mary Bellknap
Fort Wayne
Sarah Davis
Fred Wood
Dave Montgomery
Theodore Jones
Lves
Otto “Coons
Ed Coons
Rudy Kuhn
Fred Kallansa
Dan Coryell
Allerton
Harry Tingley
Will English
S. Chas. Becker
Mr. Hodson
al Fraker
The
Banner Times
Leader Pipe Line Co
Review
Av McClure
Walter Fawley
Rae Fawley
Dan Sullivan
Harry Reynolds
Curt Burns
Mary Ann Burns
Lon Askin
Lera Askin
Victor’ Reynolds
Lucile
Clarence Craig
Claude Askin
Lera’ Askin
P. A. Rhoads and Son
Us Street
D. D. Dol
Groceries and Queensware
Bruin
Whittles Violin Fingers
Boy Falls
Marine
Wallace Baird
Black & Hutchinson
Zephyr
John
Weeix
Wwe
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