Outing on Tippecanoe Camp Near Monrice
Prof Robert Lambert and five boys from his Sunday school class spent two days camping Monday and Tuesday along the Tippecanoe river at the cut-off north of Monroe. Participants listed include Morris Biesecker Marvin Lear Marvin Farney Eugene and Rex Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lambert
Morris Biesecker
Marvin Lear
Marvin Farney
Eugene
Rex Morrow
Tippevanoe
Monrice Ho
Col Healey to Resume State Board Duties in June
Col George H Healey clerk of the state printing board returns to official duties on June 35 after six months on leave. He has been in Washington attending conferences with US Army officers during the war he commanded the thirty eighth division in Carroll County Citizen Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Healey
State Printing Board
State Board
Wealey
Washington
United States Army
Thirty-Eighth
Carroll Coounty
Citizen-Times
Mary WK Vanatta Visits Bloomington for Indiana Univ events
Mary WK Vanatta left Tuesday for a visit with her daughter Mrs. Ralph H Schaupp in Bloomington Indiana to attend Indiana University Commencement and Gala Week. Mrs Schaupp graduates from the Indiana University School of Music as the first graduate of the school. Ralph H Schaupp, an Arts College alumnus, will receive his diploma from the university this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary WK
Vanatta
Ralph H. Schaupp
Bloomington
Ind
Indiae University
Power Co Changes Hands and Links Monticello Dam
The Geist interests sold several utilities to the Insull group. Insull backs the Tippecanoe dam project and now controls the Lafayette traction lines. Power from Monticello will be transmitted to Delphi via the traction system, giving Delphi a direct line to the Monticello dam in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geist
Insull
Tippecanoe
Lafayette Traction Lines
Monticello
Delphi
Traction Company
Monticello Dam
Carroll County
Sells Celebrate 17th Wedding Anniversary Surprise
On a Sunday a group of relatives and friends from Monticello and Walcott surprised Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sell for their 17th wedding anniversary. Five carloads delivered baskets and greetings at their home while Mr. Sell knew of the plan in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sell
Monticello
Walcott
Hcorstion
Sell
Charles Wright
Galen Clark
Huber Brewer
Erama Selb
David
R. Po Miller
Carthagie
Lear
Car Damage After Rails Hit By Ford Touring
Stoner Hendrickson, traveling east on Washington Street Thursday evening in a Ford touring car, struck protruding rails from a Babcock Construction Company site. The rails lay on the street with heavy equipment nearby, and Hendrickson could not see them in time, causing damage to his vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoner Hendrickson
Washington Street
Considerbie
Babcock
Babcock Construction Company
Hendrickson
Notable Collision Damages Car Radiator In Jasper County
A glancing blow damaged the radiator and ripped the side considerably. The report notes Mr. Hendrickson as a son in law of Mr and Mrs I W Jenkins of North Illinois street in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Mr. Hendrickson
I. W. Jenkins
North
Illinois Street
Drilling to Start on Besser Farm Milroy Township
Two carloads of drilling machinery and supplies arrive in Rensselaer this week for oil operations at the Dr Besser farm near the center of Milroy township. N C Spencer and Conrad Fatland of Chicago own 520 acres and plan to oversee work begun after geological and structural studies. H H Adkins of Sullivan Indiana to perform the drilling. All Jasper county awaits results on the project as Remington Press notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Dr. Besser
Milroy Township
N.C. Spencer
Conrad Fatland
Chicago
Fatland
H. H. Adkins
Sullivan, Ind
Jasper County
Besser Farm
Remington Press
Remains of Orville McKinley Brought Home for Burial
Orville Fred McKinley 26 died in Denver hospital May 28 and was buried with military honors in Goodland cemetery after services at his home. His wife Margena Coffman died in Denver a day earlier and was buried beside her mother in Templeton. McKinley, a World War I veteran born in Monticello Indiana, lived in Goodland before moving to Denver for health reasons. He married Margena on February 3, 1920. they had two children who survived. He served as a corporal in the 60th Infantry and fell victim to tuberculosis contracted after influenza in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Fred McKinley
U. S. Army Hospital
Denver
Col
Goodland
L. Bo Coffman
Templeton
Margena Coffman
McKinley
U. S.A. Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Brook
Suggestion for Painters and The First Share
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts painting life’s firsts with the hidden act of shaving away a face. The text recalls a shy man, once a simple citizen, who once shaved his forehead in a bygone rite.
Vierma Police Camera Reveals Precise Crime Scene Scale
Sir Basil Thomson describes a Vienna police photographer's device that captures a scale showing exact distances between objects at a crime scene. The camera eliminates the need for a separate scale plan and has been used there for some time, though unknown to other forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Basil Thomson
Saturday Evening Post
Milton’s Comeback in an Old Letter Reveals Wit
A recently found letter shows John Milton responding to a taunt from Charles I. The king reportedly said God punished Milton by blinding him, and Milton retorted that before his eyes were lost, the king’s father had his head removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Charles I
Milton
Boston Evening Transcript
Real Estate Transfers in Monticello and Nearby Areas
A compilation of property transfers in Monticello and surrounding townships. Listings include parcels in Lake Drive Subdivision and Anheier's River Side addition, with buyers and amounts such as 1100, 4000, 1300, 1800, and 170, covering tracts near Riverview cemetery, Keen's Creek, and Main Street areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna E. Stotler
Martin J. Ebert
Monticello
Embree Reynolds
Monticello Lodge
E Se, Inc
Riverview Cemetery
John P. Anheier
Wm. H. Herr
Anheier
Riverside
Henry M. Hartman
Thos. Dail
Brookston
Jefferson Street
Second Street
Lora F. Carson
Mary C. Dimit
O. P
Wood Street
Thomas W. O’connor
William and
Nellie S. Cleefman
Lake Drive
Lake Street
Richard M. Hinshaw
Main Street
Thomas W. O'Connor
Victor J. Martin
Lakee Drive
Center Street
Crane lore and Florida sightings in early American writings
A New England writer notes 1532 references to cranes eating corn and paying for their presumption. He traces the bird’s decline on the Atlantic coast, now breeding mainly in Florida where sandhill cranes inhabit Kissimmee prairies. The text mentions crane courtship dances and a Herald office notice on legal blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Kissimmee Prairies
Indy
Theories As To Diamonds From the Kimberly Mines
A Washington Star summary reviews explanations for fractured diamonds found in Kimberly mines. Competing ideas include violent rock eruptions, spontaneous cracking in certain diamonds, atmospheric dryness effects, pressure drops causing explosions, and ancient beliefs about goats and parsley. Most experts now favor damage from internal mineral inclusions such as garnet or zircon causing thermal stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
England
Albertus Magnus
Washington Star
Early interest in a Central American canal predates Panama plan
The record traces ideas for a waterway through Nicaragua from 1522 to the 1870s, with proposals by Gil Gonzales Divala, Antonio Galvao, Don Manuel Galisteo, and John Bailey. It notes a 1872 American government interest, a failed French effort, and U S acquisition after a costly fight against disease in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Gil Gonzales Divala
Nicaragua
Antonio Galvao
Lake
San Juan River
Don Manuel Galisteo
John Bailey
Grant
United States
Panama
Daily Thought on health and observation
An early note remarks that personal observation on what is beneficial and what is part of life forms the best guide to health. It adds a brief positive nod to a car, praising Chevrolet as a good vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Thought
Lacon
Tanlac Restores Vincennes Man After Severe Ailments
L. H. Phillips of Vincennes Indiana says Tanlac cured his stomach and kidney troubles and stopped gas around the heart after spending a fortune on remedies. He reports improved strength and appetite and invites inquiries. Tanlac sold by all druggists. Over 37 million bottles sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
L. H. Phillips
N. 2Nd St
Vincennes
Taniac
War on Predatory Animals Aids Livestock Stocks Value
The biological survey reports 24 000 workers across federal state and cooperating agencies conducted drives against predators. About 30986 animals were killed with 80 000 estimated total killings. bears and wolves included. Estimated livestock and game savings exceed 4 million dollars. Skins sold brought 34 202.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Spiders and Wedding Superstition and Invitations
Spiders symbolize good fortune and killing them invites disaster. The bride finding a spider foresees prosperity in marriage. Three wedding invitations are typical in China sent before, on the day, and about an hour before the meal.
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I. U
Vierma
Monticello, Ind
Herald Office
America
Chevrolet
Minnow
Ss. J. Evans & Son
Phillips
Weil
Meeker Lumber Co
White County Lumber Co
Indiana
Hoosier
White County
Economics
The
Agri
Pur
Loughry Bros. Milling & Grain Co
Kokomo
Mummert Bros. Telephone
West Broadway
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