Death of Miss Maude Hall principal at North Side School
Miss Maude C. Hall, longtime principal of the North Side School, died suddenly at her home after an afternoon with Hon. H. W. Drake. Born Sept. 2, 1875, in Darwin, she lived with relatives after her parents’ deaths and was deeply involved in church and education. Funeral held at Congregational church. interment at Brick cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude C. Hall
North Side
H. W. Drake
C. O. Taubeneck
Darwin
Clark
Lucinda Hall
Emma Huffington
Normal
Ill
Eva Taubeneck
Earth
Hfe
Strick Dumb
Maude
Christian Church
Congregational Church
Marshall
Lfe
Diad Maude C. Hall
U SS
City Council Approves New Well at Water Plant
At Monday’s meeting Superintendent Tau beneck was authorized to dig a 30 foot deep six foot diameter well with boiler iron lining to supply a storage reservoir. Estimated cost is $600. Treasurer Musselman reported $12,863.34 in funds. Collector Tibbs gave September electric light receipts of $628.09 and water receipts of $271.28. The city marshal reported eight September arrests with six fines totaling $18. An amended ordinance changes Pine Street sewer payments to four annual installments and 12th Street sewer to 15 payments. The water committee may pay a $500 past due note for the new pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taubeneck
Musselman
Tibbs
Arthur Tarman
J A. Sweet
Pine Street
12Th Street
Water Committee
Married on Borrowed Time in Casey
John Thompson aged 71 and Flora Hines aged 69, both of Casey, were married yesterday morning by Rev. W. H. Ziegler at his residence. This marks the third marriage for each spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
Flora Hines
Casey
W. H. Ziegler
How Texas Does it Judge Snavely Reports Gregg County Bond Vote
Judge Snavely returned from a Texas trip noting Gregg County his sparsely populated farm area voted four to one to issue 400000 dollars in bonds for building good roads. He described Gregg as the smallest Texas county about half Clark county in size with land worth roughly one third as much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snavely
Texas
Gregg County
Clark County
Here
Sheriff Arrests Anonymous Bootlegger at Westfield Show
Sheriff Wallace raided a bootlegger at a Westfield horse show and, after initial anonymity as John Doe, the suspect appeared in county court as Frank Hart. He pled guilty and received a $100 fine and six months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Westfield
John Doe
Frank Hart
Cheaper Way Critique Voiced on County Road Plans
The piece argues against bonds to fund a full county road system and suggests a 60 cent tax levy for five years as a rival plan. It notes such a levy would perpetuate the patchwork system seen over 40 years and violates existing laws, though otherwise the proposal is praised.
McDonall Garwood Wedding in Terre Haute
Miss Edna Garwood of Marshall Illinois wed John Henry McDonall in Terre Haute at the home of Mr and Mrs EB Kenny. Rev Clarke R Parker officiated in a simple ceremony. The couple plans brief travels to Chisago Detroit and Canada before settling at St Bernice Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Garwood
Marshall
Terre Haute
J. McDonall
EB. L. Kenny
South Eghteenth Street
Edward Garwood
Marshall, Iic
John Henry McDonall
Elizabeth McDonall
Bad Axe
Mich
Clarke R. Parker
First Baptist Church
Misses Schmachtenberger
South Highteenth Street
MacDowall
St. Bernice
Ind
Marshall High School
Brown
Business
Cqlege
Gas Explosion Kills Two in Marshall Auto Sales Room
A natural gas explosion at the Marshall Motor Car Co sales room on east Main street killed Aaron Jones 32 and Edward Huston 29 and severely burned others. The blast destroyed the John Montgomery building, damaged nearby stores, and prompted a coroner’s inquest and charges of negligent gas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marshall Motor Car Co
John Montgomery
East Main Street
Aaron Jones
Robert Slusser
Edward Huston
Jones
Huston
F. M. Rhoads
Automobile Company
Ford
Ruffner
Albert Sockler
The
Rogers
Haslitt
Wabash Gas Co
Sockler
Marshall Township
Masonic
Odd Fellow
Knights of Pythias
Michigan Avenue
Masonic Lodge
Vern
Milwaukee
Otto Eggebrecht
South Eighth Street
E. Ros
Robinson
Garland Butler
Trolley Line Financing Report Highlighted
Westfield residents see Palmer Engineering’s findings on an electric line project from Charleston Illinois to Terre Haute Indiana. The report parallels 1908 Cook figures with higher revenue estimates, notes a 70 pound rail, seven miles of side tracks, and two sub stations at Westfield and Marshall with through and local services.
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Hugh GQ. Palmer Engineering Company
Yorkville
Charleston Ilinois
Terre Haute
Indiana
U. S. Cook
Palmer
Charleston
Westfield
Marshall
Palmers in East Conference with Associates
Mr Palmers engages in talks in the East with his associates as part of ongoing work in hand. The discussions focus on strategy and arrangements for the next phase of tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmers
East
O marriage licenses listed for several couples
Geo H Schweitzer Darwin to Pearl M Downs Marshall to M L Taylor and Beulah F Maurer both of Wabash to Floyd Wait Martinsville and Gertie Scott Hume Wm H Caress Elnora Ind and Golden Huber Casey John Thompson and Flora Hines both of Casey Arthur M Phillips and Rosetta Coleman both of Johnson township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Schweitzer
Darwin
Pearl M Downs
Marshall
M L. Taylor
Beulah F Maurer
Wabash
Floyd Wait
Martinsville
Gertie Scott
Hume Wm H. Caress
Elnora
Ind
Golden Huber
Casey John Thompson
Flora Hines
Casey
Arthur M. Phillips
Rosetta Coleman
Johnson Tp
The Only Practical Plan for State Road Building
The Westfield Review endorses a county or state road-building system as the best voters have ever faced in this state. It contrasts it with patchwork township projects that fail to connect places and argues for a unified statewide approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Guthneck Arrested Again Over Obscene Publication
Guthneck of Danville, publisher of an alleged newspaper, was arrested by Federal officers after another obscene matter through the mails. A brewery agent posted bond to keep him out of jail. The latest offense published in his paper attacked attorneys Dennis and Taylor and Rev Me. Bickle of Danville. His mis sale is set for Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Guthneck
Danville
Guthneck
Dennis and Taylor
Rev Me. Bickle
County votes for 350000 road bond issue and concrete National Road
At a special county supervisors meeting a proposition to issue 350000 in ten year bonds for road improvements was approved 11 to 3 with three directors opposing. Bonds will carry 3 percent interest, be paid over ten years, and fund concrete work on the National Road from Marshall west to Martinsville east limits along with gravel resurfacing on several state aid routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Lyman Thompson
W. F. Holwick
I. N. Terrell
Marshall
Martinsville
State Highway Commission
Charleston Road
Town 11
Westfield
Westfield-Casey Road
Range 14
City of
Casey
Clark-Jasper County
Clark-Cumberland County
Illinois-Indiana State Line
Martinsville and
York Road
Orange Township
Darwin
West Union Road
Clark-Crawford County
Ernst
Union & Ilelrose
Martineville & Orange
Town 19
Ihanes
Clergyman Sued For 100000 In Breach Of Promise
Rev. John Wesley Hill, longtime Metropolitan Tabernacle pastor and Taft ally, faces a $100,000 breach of promise suit from Miss Lucille Covington of Chicago. She alleges Hill urged marriage while promising a dead wife, with Hill denying any valid claim and calling the suit a bid for money. The case, tied to Hill’s lecture bureau employment, centers on a claimed romantic relationship starting in 1910 and a proposed marriage in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Tabernacle
New York City
Taft
International Peace Forum
New York Supreme Court
Lucille Covington
Chicago
Dr Covington
Marshall
Hill
New York
Chicago Tribune
John Warren Hill
Miss Covington
Colby
Mss Covington
Schmidt
Dr. Hill
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Western Vaudeville Association
Sawyer Schmidt
West One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
Oliver Fair Draws Marshall Residents to Louder Parade
Oliver fair drew many Marshall people to Walls Oliver on Friday and Saturday with a praised parade featuring hundreds of marchers and fine floats. Paris band provided music and speakers gave addresses while Saturday’s horse show displayed stock. The event noted no cash premiums as expenses were funded by voluntary subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Oliver
Illinois
Paris
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Miss Maude Hall
Jim Dawson
James Dawson
Westfield Review
Big Creek
Clark-Edgar County
Miss Lucile Covington
Oliver Fair
Rackerby
Arthur Rackerby
International Correanonlence Schools
Crawford
Edgar, Clark, Effinaghim
Jasper
Grandview Road
Safer Turm
Edgar County Iie
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