West York notices and social events feature local visits and entertainments
Mrs John Mount has her residence repainted. Rev Mr Wise preached at the M E church. Mr and Mrs Will Farrell visited Grandma Farrell. Adam Spivey moved to James Nicol property. Newlins held a miss eale. Mrs J T Smith and Harry Smith visiting in Colorado. Marie Mounts kin visit Walnut Prairie. John Wood family and Mrs Francis Spraker visit Martinsville. Warren and J T Smith attended church at Hutsonville. Rock Hall entertainment next Saturday with good music. T J Wheeler marked 72nd birthday with about thirty guests. West York Dramatic Club entertainment at Rock Hall raised 32 dollars. Bartrum family spent Sunday with David Setzer. Mahlon Musgrave and daughters visited Hutsonville. Many friends gathered at Elmer Stoelting’s Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mount
Wise
M. E
Will Farrell
Grandma Farrell
Adam Spivey
James Nicol
Newlin
J. T. Smith
Harry Smith
Pldorado
Wood Whitaker
Terre Haute
Pricilla Mout
Clara
Marie Mount
Walnut Prairie
John Wood
Francis Spraker
Martinsville
Sarah Bell
Warren
J. T Smith
Hutsonville
Rock Hall
T. J. Wheeler
West York Dramatic Club
West York Orchestra
Williamson
West Union
Wm. Blankenbaker
John Hull
Jno. Blakeman
Joseph Campbell
Orange
James Medllrath
A. B. Church
Sheriff Wallace
Marshall
Joseph Swope
Arthur and
Jefferson
Kokomo
Ind
Elija Claypool
Dolson
Roy Miller
John Biggie
Will Briscoe
Westfield
Richard Keller
Henry Reasor
Lower Do
Frost
Eli Lefflers
Mrs
Banner Cook
Hudson
Iowa
Local Farmers Hear About Insurance and Farm Work
A rural update notes insurance ads by Cole & Cole of Marshall and several farm activities. Fodder cutting, baled hay hauled to market, a public sale by Caleb Parks, and a concrete garage floor for Jona Ross are mentioned. Teachers association meeting at Clarksville and various visits by residents are recorded along with upcoming molas factory work and a concrete arch project supervised by Obe Fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Parks
Jona Ross
C F Baker
Dolson Chapel
Alpha Claypool
Teachers’ Association
Clarksville
Schwartz Cider
James Harwood
Janesville
Fred Wood
Glen Ross
Terre Haute
John L. Hurst
Westfield
Cecil Marrs
Ora Fox
Ed Nay
Blue Grass Creek
Obe Fix
Marshall
Metcalf Visitors Attend Family Gathering With Church Box Supper
Roy Dolson and family of Metcalf visit her parents here. A box supper is planned at the church Saturday night October 30. School is progressing with Idiss Corinna Manhart as teacher. Misses Golda Thompson Elizabeth Collier and Jewell Manhart visited Miss Marie Manhart Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dolson
Metcalf
Idiss Corinna Manhart
Golda Thompson
Elizabeth Collier
Jewell Manhart
Marie Manhart
Local families gather and visit over weekend and week
Laura Liggett and Plessie Irwin visit families, John Thompson and kin host. L Miller spends part of last week with Rin and Mrs Miller. Garry V Wyrick and family visit L I Muller. Shirely and Elliott travel to Chicago. Community attends funeral of William Callinst Dunlap. Charles Stoelting and family visit Stolen Retin and family. church services continue through Oct 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mic
Mirs
Chas. Broekting
Charles Switzer
Amy
Bestia
Martinsville notes and local visits and a vandalized window
Martinsville brief with visits by Henry Weldon and families to Westfield Oakland Columbus Ind. reporting, plus a window shot at A Linn hardware in Odd Fellows building. Local deaths, fishing feat, and community happenings mark a period of civic life and fall activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weldon
Joseph Tibbs
Westfield
Oakland
Elza Fasig
Columbus
Ind
Odd Fellows
A. Linn
Albert Cooper
Orange
Pontiac
O. O. Tracey
Church of God Bethel
Box Supper Boosts School Fund for Dictionary and Globe
The village box supper at the school house drew a full room with Mae Ashworth named as candy box winner for popularity and Raymond Rollings winning cherry pie while Alva Forgythe earned the driving whip. Proceeds totaled $17.54 to buy a dictionary and a globe as the school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ata
A. P. Fawley
Ray
McClure
Mae Ashworth
Raymond Rollings
Alva
Local items and social notes from the town
A sequence of brief notices reports illnesses visits travel work and events. A child is sick Redman family. Husted paints his house and barn. Sperry Claypool returns with calves. Greenwood visitor Dorea Foster. Land lease rumors east side coal. Johnson home burned with contents insured. John Hill family visited from Robinson. Workers with rock crusher west of town. Eastern Star plans masquerade ball November 30 with refreshments and mask option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Redman
Tom Husted
Snowden
John Beachout
Sperry Claypool
Bellair
Dorea Foster
Greenwood
Ind
Charley Johnson
Local Notes and Marriages Highlight Casey Update
Casey reports move of C C Daubenspeck family from Westfield and local visits by Mrs Rachel Dunn and Mrs McDaniels. War horses shipped to Chicago and St Louis. Miss Freda Ruckle wed Dr Joseph Davies. Alva Neely married Earl Bliss at Neely home. Eight mail clerks gain $100 annual raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Daubenspeck
Westfield
Rachel Dunn
James Dunn
Ohio
N B. Lee
Chicago
St. Louis
McDaniels
Myrtle McDaniels
Marshall
E. E. Evans
C. Leggett
Alva Neely
J. Neely
Earl Bliss
Neely
H. N. Brookhart
Hugh Bragg
Guy Crampton
W. G. Gard
Henry Howe
Dan Hutchison
O. L. Lang
A. C. Robey
Fresh EGG Health Observe Indicates Disease
A careful look at an egg from a fresh source reveals it comes cleanly from its shell, while a troubled egg clings and the yolk bulges when pressed, indicating a disease akin to peritonitis. The egg shows clear signs of illness and infection.
Woman Seeks Refuge During Heavy Rath At Lon don Shop
A woman hid in a London shop while a heavy Rath raged outside. She notes quiet trade inside as the shop owner grows annoyed by his dull business explanation while commenting on the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Veracity and Batting Averages Queried
A reader questions the accuracy of batting averages and asks for calculation confirmation. The note references Memphis and a commentary on veracity in sports reporting.
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Notable Habeas Corpus Law Marked English Liberty Epoch
The enactment of habeas corpus under Charles II shaped civil liberty in England, though he feared opposing it to gain public favor. The passage featured a comic voting mishap with a fat lord whose extra votes almost swung the result, while the overall majority was under ten. The Houston section notes James Adam, indicted for grand larceny in 1837, punished by branding and lashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Charles II
Charles
Carrie
Yexas
Adam
Houston
James Adam
Harris County
Sam Houston
Benjamin Franklin
Homemade or schoolmade items in a moral register
The piece questions whether everyday preparations and appearances especially clothing and grooming, labeled homemade, meet market standards. It contrasts crafted garments with store styles and asks who shapes Billy and Jenny, debating the influence of mothering versus institutional instruction on character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Jenny
Dominion Name Origin Sparks Great Federation Idea
A Turonian note recounts how Sir John Macdonald’s federation of nine provinces sparked a naming debate. An old Parliament member cited a Bible verse to propose "the Dominion" as Canada's title, appealing to the idea of God’s land from sea to sea. The term captured imagination and became a lasting label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Macdonald
Canada
Dominion
Highway Bid Notice for Clark County Bridge Work in Illinois
State Highway Department advertises sealed bids for the Parker and Westfield Townships bridge project in Clark County Illinois. Plans, specifications, and site details are available. bids due by 2 pm November 11, 1915 at the Marshall courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibs
Ramine
Westfield
Tate
Springfield
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Jesse Cox
Ralph Sebastian
Miss Groves
Oklahoma
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Tes
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Black & Hutchinson
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Terre Haute Daily Star
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
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