Hays of Indiana Elected National Republican Chairman
Indiana leader Wilbur Hays chosen to head the Republican National Committee after Wilcox resignation. Hays, longtime chairman of Indiana’s Republican State Central Committee and Indiana’s State Council of Defense, credited with rebuilding the party and aiding war support. He previously directed 1914 and 1916 campaigns, reorganizing factions and boosting party fortunes in Indiana.
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Wilt WH. Slavs
Indiana
Republican State Central Committee
Republican National Committee
Wilcox
St. Louis
Hays
Iitde
State Council of Defense
Washington
United States
Death of Buster Butler in City
The death of James Ward Butter known as Baster occurred at the family home Tuesday night after a long illness. He was twelve years old and the son of Mrs. HL W. Griest. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 from the house conducted by Rev. M M Rodgers of the Presbyterian church. Interment at Riverview cemetery.
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James Ward Butter
Baster
Local Household Ads Offer Homes and Goods
A seven room house with barn and fruit trees is for sale with Earl Burns handling inquiries. HAMILL & CO promote spring suit savings. Primrose Cream Separators claim to recover fat effectively. ED GARDNER advertises butter fat non waste. William Guthrie offers farmer employment for a year. ED GARDNER also pitches wagon savings of $25.00.
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Earl Burns
White County elects P. R. Bausman county agent
P. R. Bausman, after weeks as Emergency Demonstration Agent, was chosen by the White County Board of Education with Purdue University backing to become county agent. Salary set at 181 per year with half funded by Indiana and half by the United States. He is a Purdue graduate class of 1915 and will reside in Monticello.
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P. R. Bausman
White County
County Board of Education
Purdue University
T. A. Coleman
Purdue
Bausmiain
State of
Indiana
United States
Bausman
Pundue University
Mano
Monticello
Seed corn tester demonstrations planned at local stores
The Leho School agricultural department directed by Rosence Fraser will hold a seed corn tester demonstration next Saturday afternoon in Vnsety. Two agricultural class members will lead each demo with three testers on display the gag doll tester the sand box tester and the saw dust tester at Barnes grocery Hamill & Company and the Davis Grocery. Farmers are invited to attend and ask questions as seed germination testing is emphasized due to a serious seed corn situation this year.
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Agricultural Department
Leho School
Rosence Fraser
Vnsety
Barnes Grocery
Hamill & Company
Davis Grocery
New Assessor for Big Creek Township Named
County Auditor Vinson appoints Paul Carr as assessor of Big Creek Township to fill the vacancy created by Willa Wakeman's resignation. Carr, an active young Republican, is well known in the area from his ties to Mo Rawh & Son store.
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Paul Carr
Vinson
Big Creek Township
Willa Wakeman
Car
Mo Rawh & Son
Will
Ead
Lincoln League Smok er at Logansport
The Lincoln League of Cass County held no smoker in Ben Hur hall Logansport Tuesday night. The event was well attended and enthusiastic with an informal program and several speeches by league members. Apples and cigars were served during the evening.
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Lincoln League
Cass County
Logansport
Eyes Sell For Five Cents Each In Furniture Case
A local shopper boasted about buying a Davenport at Gustaves Furniture Store with eyes selling for five cents each. She claimed 6840 eyes would cover the cost, praising her bargain and her judgment as A-one. Gustaves cautioned she may be counting her eggs too soon, but the deal cannot cost her anything.
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Gustaves Furniture
Piano sale ad for February 16 by Bryan Music Co
A $650 new player piano with latest arithmatic track device in a fine oak case will be sold February 16. Saturday only advertising price is $378. Bryan Music Co promotes fashion and savings with advertised lines about being well dressed and extra pocket money.
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Bryan Music Co
Primary election registration urged for May seventh
Citizens are urged to register at the May 7 primary to ensure their names appear on the November registration books. The county board of registration, led by Victor J. Hare as president and Charles S. Preston as clerk, will begin sessions on April 8 to process registrations and support party efforts to widen enrollment.
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County Board of Registration
Victor J. Hare
Bl A. Voeel
Charles S. Preston
Victor B. Hare
Pred L. Griffin
Lief
Robert J. Fisher
Registration Board
County Board of
County Board of Election Commissioners
Aliens Register in County Under Presidential Proclamation
Registration of aliens completed in the county with totals not yet tabulated. Postmaster Simons reports fourteen in Monticello and vicinity.
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Simons
Monticello
Local ads urge quick buys amid price notes
A jumbled set of advertisements urges fast purchase of a driving mare sold cheap, seeds, incubators, and farm tools. Mentions include W. AL Bryan, ED Gardner, UNCLE SAM, Eclipse and Economy incubators, and Hamill & Co promising new store openings and fertilizer products.
Dr Love Enters Clerk Race in White County
Dr G V Love of Chalmers announces candidacy for Clerk of the White Circuit Court. A 32 year old Republican and veterinary surgeon, he was born in Kansas on November 15 1885 and trained at Medkillip Veterinary College in Chicago. He claims strong local support and a solid reputation in White County.
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Herald
GV. Love
Chalmers
Love
Kansas
Medkillip Veterinary College
Chicago
Julien
Delphi
White County
Tie
Bie Creek Township
Dr Love
Marcus E Teeter Named County Agent for Beck County
Marcus E Teeter, son of Dennis Teeter of White County, was elected Beck County agent. He will move to Luverne next month to begin duties. Teeter is praised for qualifications, integrity, energy, and public spirit, seen as a great asset to the community.
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Marcus E. Teeter
Dennis Teeter
White County
Martin Caeseta
Issaartin County
Teeter
EB. Teeter
Beck County
Luverne
Rock County
Iis
Physical examination resumes for registrants next week
The physical examination of registrants will resume next Wednesday February 200 and continue Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Every registrant in class one must submit to the exam if not already examined by the medical board. Cards are being sent by the conscription board to notify registrants though address changes may delay delivery. Hale is expected to appear for examination regardless of card receipt.
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Medical Board
Loreal Conscription Board
Hle
Manned man to work on County Farm advertisement
Manned man seeks steady county farm work with state particulars in first letter. Age, family size, and waves desired requested by M J Rinker Reynolds Indiana, adv Feb 14 18. Later farm tools scarce as dealers cut orders. early buyers to vet tools and save. Ed Gardner ads on spring hats and harrows with $10 savings. Also sale of one slightly used player piano at half price by Bryan Music Co.
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ED Gardner
M. J. Rinker
Reynolds
Ind
Adv
Bryan Music Co
Battery C White County Soldiers Top Insurance Goal
Camp Shelby Miss reports Battery C members subscribed 1870000 in government life insurance the largest by any battery in the regiment. Every man in the Third Indiana Infantry reportedly took the maximum policy, with a 60 hour furlough granted. Soldiers visit New Orleans Mobile Gulf Port and Hattiesburg while officers and NCOs manage hospital cases and personnel.
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Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Miss
White County
Third Indiana Infantry
Maximu
di- Vinson
Oman
Kemne
Insurance
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf Port
Oisure
Lewis EB. Hershey
Cray
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
School of
Tharyr
Ames
Albert F. Davis
Simons
Pickens
Creese
Wainscott
O’brien
Cole
Farr
Battery C
Primrose Cream Separator Promotes Rural Dairy Aid
An advertisement urges readers to support butter fat production by using a Primrose Cream Separator. It frames the device as beneficial for both country and individual dairies, with endorsement by Ed Gardner.
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ED Gardner
Farm For Rent Near Burnettsville Details
80 acre farm for rent near Burnettsville Indiana listed by C A Clarke adv feb 1413 Francesville Ind. Also noted hamill and co adv for spring weekware with newest designs.
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Burnettsville
C. A. Clarke
Francesville
Ind
Hamill & CO
Blizzard Damage Leads to Road Clearing Payouts
The February term of the Board of County Commissioners allowed claims totaling over 41,500 for road clearing after the January blizzard wind struck the region. Additional claims will be heard in March, raising the total to about 2,000. Similar counties report higher expenditures for this work. Toward County’s claims reached 1,526.
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Board of County Commissioners
Carroll County
Board of Commissioners
Former resident injured in Portsmouth factory accident
Walter Shultz formerly from the O Connoer farm east of the city moved to Portsmouth Ohio last November and suffered a severe scalp wound and deep cuts to his chin and cheek when an elevator struck him at a Gilbert Grocery wholesale house. He has been in Hempstead hospital in Lynn's ambulance and is recovering. His employer carries insurance and is paying all bills and caring for his family.
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Walter Shultz
O'Connoer
Portsmouth
Ohio
Shultz
Portsmouth Daily Times
Gilbert Grocery Company
Hempstead Hospital
Lynn
Schultz
Ninth Street
Brecher's Store to Enlarge Premises
Morris Brecher secured the adjoining north room under a recent contract. Repairs will double floor space and add a new display window. The partition will be removed with redecorating and new lights, aiming to make the store among the best in the region.
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Morris Brecher
Liberty Guards Form in White County With County Effort
County Chairman S. M. Barns of Chalmers leads Liberty Guards work across White County with organizers in place. Princeton Township under Rook and Ford of Walcott nears full enrollment, while Burnettsville under A. J. Sparks nears completion. Each company aims to be mustered into state service soon, totaling three organized units in the county.
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Liberty Guards
S. M. Barns
Chalmers
Princeton Tawnship
Rook, Ford of Walcott
Burnettsville Company
A. J. Sparks
White County
Notice on Farm Land Loan and Business Ads
An advertisement offers a $200,000 loan on farm land in White and adjacent counties at 514 percent and 6 percent terms. It urges immediate contact, mentions TW O Connor as a new fan, and lists Monticello Indiana. Other notices promote Pershing hats, money in chickens and eggs, incubators, and prices for ECONOMY, ECLIPSE and QUEEN products from E R Gardner.
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White
O'Connor
New
Fan
Monticello
Tnd
Eclipse
E. R. Gardner
Burnettsville News Highlights Local Enlistments and Fires
Happenings of the week notes Burnettsville youths Perry Beshear and Roy Mertz enlisting in the aviation corps with exams passed and orders to Texas. The Seafeld school house burned Tuesday, forcing a temporary shutdown for repairs. The Van Voerst residence burned Monday evening, destroying the home and most belongings. suspected fire caused by a defective stove. Longtime leaseholder PL Po. Dobbins noted as owner.
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Burnettsville
Gurnettsville
Roy Mertz
Perry Beshear
Aviation Corps
Perry
Texas
Seafeld
Charles van Voerst
Thetis
Leans Letters From Fort Sam Houston Illness Update
Jotting letters describe Carl Lesnold's serious pneumonia at Fort Houston in San Antonio. Messages indicate his condition remains critical though slightly improved. The Fort Houston garrison totals 47 000 soldiers with about 141 pneumonia patients in hospital.
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Jotm Dane der Thesday
Fort Sam
Texas
Lelivette
Tippecanoe
Reynolds Letter Promotes Wheat and Government Compliance
A Reynolds Indiana advertisement includes a letter urging farmers to obey government requests on wheat and flour. It notes job leads for veterans, mentions Robinson and Meek in Grookston, and describes others moving to Meek farms. It warns of inspectors and costly penalties for noncompliance.
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Buster
William Guthrie
Board of Education
Agricultural Department of High School
Big Creek
Lincoln
Money
Register
Aliens Register
W. AL Bryan
Sam
Illize
Advv
DR. Love
White Circuit Court
Minnesota
Martin County
Old Third Indiana Regiment
Brecher’s Store
Seafield
Lesnolds
Iin
MD Robinson
Mav Robinson Las c
Ob. van Voorst
DL EL Meek
Grookston
Mr. Meek
Meek
Breokstar
Rexonolds Wil
New Olds
Noo
Sherman Cochran
Ving Cochran
Brookston
TL. R. Snyder. Reynolds
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