West York Social Notes and Local Happenings
West York residents share updates from visits to Terre Haute Shelburn and Flat Rock. Local events include a new schoolhouse opening and a three weeks meeting closing with three new members. Teachers group session in Clarksville featured talks on education and arithmetic with Verge Hurst and Arlie Wilhoit leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass
Bert Rodgers
Joe Daviss County
Clarksville
Arle Wilhoit
Claude For Had
Verge Hurst
Arlie Wilhoit
Insurance on Farm and City Property Ad
Cole & Cole of Marshall offer insurance on farm and city property in strong companies at low rates. Write or call for terms.
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Cole & Cole, Marshall, I
Community Notes From County Fair to Local Moves
D C Cleaver visited Kansas Station on Thursday. John Brossman bought a new car. James Patchetts repainting his house. Frank Snyder lost a prize Jersey cow last week. John Philips bought a Arkansas farm and will move soon. Jesse Walker bought the R Wright farm near Auburn. County fair reported a balanced ledger. Vandalia hosted a dozen carloads of imported silks last Friday. Bonnie Shaffner hospitalized for X ray in Indianapolis. Homer Johnson and wife vacationed at French Lick Springs for ten days. Mrs Olive Rachel in Paris Wednesday. Mrs Harlan Lee with Mrs G Keefer Monday. Clara Campbell visiting Elva Forsythe Sunday. B Shively visiting Cyrus Shively in Peoria. T G Forsythe on business trip to Marshall Wednesday. Oliver Walls Fair Friday and Saturday Oct 1 2. Mrs Clem Wilson and family with Chas Tucker and wife Sunday. Mrs Genedeker of Paris visiting sister Mrs T G Forsythe. Mrs Carl Becker and daughter Della with sister Mrs Jesse Myers Friday.
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J. T. Smith
James Nicol
Wanda Holiday
Flat Rock
Dode Cochran
Birds Station
Kate Holliday
Terre Haute
Lowden Reed
James Blaker
Portland
Orego
John N. Lindley
Will
John Thomas
Springfield
George Turner
Shelburn
Bert Hager
Chicago
Guy Houe
Flora Athey
Mary Athey
Will Lichister
Mart Newlin
Far West
West
York
Noland Buckner
Kansas
D. C
Indianapolis
Homer Johnson
French Lick Springs
Indiana
Olive Rachel
Paris
Harlan Lee
G. Keefer
Clara Campbell
Elva Forsythe
B. Shively
Cyrus Shively
Peoria
T. G Forsythe
Marshall
Clem Wilson
Chas. Tucker
Genedeker
Carl Becker
Della
Jesse Myers
Dolson Notes on Barn Building and Community Happenings
Len Kirby builds a new barn while fodder awaits shock. Aunt Abasha Ennils visits Martinsville to see Mrs. Sophia Montgomery. Zacheriah Heath from Kansas was here last week visiting his brother Som Fred Wood and family attended the homecoming at Wills Chapel. James Darmess in poor health, Dolson pioneer. Apris Claypool and Elton Miller begin sorghum making on Elisha Claypool farm this week. Minor accidents delay work and the Eldership of the Shareh Of God held a meeting this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wood
Wills Chapel
James Darmess
Dolson
Apris. Claypool
Elton Miller
Intendico
Elisha Claypool
Donivan Shreshar Canine
John Bimz
PHI
Koakler
James Fowlers Pines
Shareh of God
Local notes add new barber shop and community happenings
Silo fillings proceed as town announces a new barber shop, weekly visits, and road improvements. Residents Will Davis, Otto Kidwell, Samson Hammond, Parker residents, and many others are listed with recent visits, calls, or travels to nearby towns and events, including the state fair and church activities.
Funeral Held After Farm Accident Involving Apples
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the M E church with interment in Rupp cemetery. Byron McNary, returning from his farm in a buggy with crates of apples, was thrown when a car approached from behind. He escaped injury. the horse ran off and he rode into town.
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Ther
M E
Rupp
Mr. Stout
Byron McNary
Hershel McNary
Byron
Sunday Socials Highlight West York Families
Miss Carrie Cline of West York spent Sunday with kin. Isaac Thompson and family visited Tru man and F. M. Thompson's. J W Brown and family joined daughter Em ory Van Fleet's household. Mamie Shotwell from Topeka came to visit Curtis Shotwell. Reba Spangler celebrated her fourteenth birthday with friends including Allie Poffinbarger and Prof. John Shotwell as guests.
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Carrie Cline
West York
Isaac Thompson
Truman
F. M. Thompson
J W Brown
Emory van Fleet
Wm Shotwell
Mamie
Topeka
Kan
Curtis Shotwell
R. A Ogle
Edgar Fasig
Ray Bartlett
Allie Poffinbarger
Marshall
John Shotwell
West Union
Social visits noted across town households
Fred Kallansa and wife spent Sunday with Mr. Wright. John Grisham is visiting his son Howard for the week. Mr and Mrs Alvey were at John Green's in Livingston. Mrs Will English stayed with her ill brother Will Spotts. Og and Will Fraker and families from Oak Grove visited H C Grisham. Mrs Noah Landers and children from Terre Haute are spending the week with M M Landers.
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Fred Kallansa
Westfield Social Notes Mention Visitors and Travels
Mrs Frederick of Mt Vernon Ohio visited her brother John Ewart and wife. W H Drewel in Missouri reports his father died Monday after a long illness. Mrs Charles Lee of Parker remains dangerously ill. Bess Backus of Ohio and Myrtle Lenninger of Casey joined aunt Mrs W M Noakes Wednesday. Donald Campbell visited grandmother Mrs Graham and Bertha Graham. he taught in the Philippine government school two years and now heads to Lake Geneva Wisconsin to teach English at the Academy.
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Frederick
Mt. Vernon, O
John Ewart
W H. Drewel
Missouri
Charles Lee
Parker
Bess Backus
Ohio
Myrtle Lenninger
Casey
W. M. Noakes
Donald Campbell
Graham
Bertha Graham
Philippine Islands
Lake Geneva
Wis
Local Notes From The Banner Times
Local brief items include Myron Huston visiting his sister in Bartlesville Oklahoma and Miss Mildred Price resuming studies at Ward Belmont College in Nashville. A lightning strike burned a barn on the Frank Strockbine property and several obituaries and family notices are listed.
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The
Banner Times
Myron Huston
Bartlesville
Okla
D. P. Morrison
Lex Wright
M. E. Church
Mildred Price
Nashville
Tenn
Ward-Belmont College
Frank Strockbine
Jud Huntington
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
H. Wagahoft
Dorothy
C. Trent
Hershey
Neb
Trent
Mrs. Wagahoft
Trents
Wagahoft
Death Notice of Local Resident in 1914
Death on February 6 1914 after long illness. Husband was a faithful United Brethren member. Survived by a father mother four brothers three sisters and many relatives. Funeral led by Rev F M Buckner at Ohio Chapel with J O O F assistance. Interment in nearby cemetery.
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United Brethren Church
F. M. Buckner
Ohio Chapel
The River Through Paris on the Seine
The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes small two deck steamers on the Seine in Paris. Boats run every fifteen minutes, costing 2 sous for a trip across the city and again outside it. The river is narrow and dull green, lined with boats serving baths hospitals lodgings and eateries along the banks.
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Paris
Seine
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Retreats of great commanders recalled by Moltke and Wellington
A London Illustrated News piece recalls Moltke saying he never led a retreat, while praising Wellington’s mastery of strategic withdrawals from Burgos and behind Torres Vedras lines as key to future victory. The story frames retreats as the most honorable and difficult wartime operation, and contrasts famous generals with Moltke’s caution.
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Berlin
Moltke
Plutarch
Alexander
Caesar
Hannibal
Turenpe
Marlborough
Frederick
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Burgos
Torres Vedras
London Illustrated News
Two Tokyo Miser Tales Of Frugality With Fans
A humorous fiction vignette shows two elderly Tokyo savers debating fan use. One keeps a fan intact for twenty years by opening it section by section. The other condemns waste and keeps the fan closed beneath the nose, using it sparingly for generations.
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Tokyo
Simple Air Pressure Test Demonstration
A historical note describes an experiment to show air pressure. A rubber sheet on an iron ray is sealed with two 1X1 items and spirits of wine lit inside, then a glass cover is placed atop. The items cling together as pressure changes, illustrating how the atmosphere acts.
Wise and Sensible Tate Sows Doubts on Second Term
The remarks portray Mr. Tate as prudent and thoughtful and fuel speculation about whether he should seek another presidency. Observers note strong support for his judgment but question if a second term is appropriate given the current political climate.
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Tate
Majorty
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Judd Harlan of
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Benjamin
Ross
Bair
Vine Street
John H Garver
Watson
Garver
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Buda Brauro
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Chas Cooper
Charleston
Moulden and
Lindsay
D H. Rupp
Harold Pine
Maud Keller
Wabash
Cooper Chapel
J P Byram
B R Blankenbeker
Washington, DC
Wm. Cross
Melrose
Church of God
Bethel
O. E. Fasig
Colorado
Mabel
U. S
Joan Grinich
Abo Hillier
Pari
Theefty
Westfield
Henry Chambers
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Elize Chambars
Melrose Township
Marr
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Queensware
Doll, Groceries
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Barcelona
Ed V. Price
Herald Tailoring Co
M. Grabenheimer
the City Drug Store
Taubeneck & Davison
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