Funds Divided in County June Settlement Report
County Auditor Vinson and deputy completed this year's June settlement with the state and local bodies. State receipts totaled $62,614.35 with nearly $16,000 to benevolent institutions and $44,000 to education. Township and town distributions show major shares to schools and roads, with figures for Prairie Big Creek Union Monon Liberty Jackson Princeton West Point and others. The report outlines upcoming interest and principal payments on road bonds and notes, totaling over $1.7 million for Cass Township through Pretre Tosasiya, marking annual redirection of county funds.
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Vinson
Prairie Big Creek
Union
Eee
Monon
Coca
Liberty
Jackson
Lee Ee
Princeton
West Point
ES Soiml Sg
Sumler
Henes Creek
Monticello
Morticello
Burrettsville
Welcott
Lee
Cheolmer
Ceeee
Reynolds
Ha- Aise
Cass Township
Tosasiy
Boy, 18, Held for Larceny Amid Fears of Insanity
John Virgil Melvin, son of Margaret Melvin of near Idaville, was arrested for petit larceny after allegedly stealing chickens from his mother. Police sent him to Cass County jail with bond of 1000 dollars pending a September court hearing. Relatives say he shows signs of mental imbalance. his father Thomas Melvin is hospitalized in Indianapolis.
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John Virgil Melvin
Margaret Melvin
Idaville
Sheri? Price
Melvin
Thomas Melvin
Central Insane Hospital
Indianapolis
Justice of the Peace
E. G. Smith
White Circuit Court
Logansport
Cass County
Mrs Bowman Injured In Fall At Daughters Home
Word reaches Mr and Mrs James T Graves that Mrs Mary D Bowman widow of Capt George Bowman died at her daughter Mrs Phoebi Morrison’s home near Chippewa Canada after she fell while reaching for a comb. She is nearly ninety and her thigh was broken. doctors view the injury as serious. Capt Bowman was a noted Monticello educator. The item appears amid local ads for The Fair featuring summer goods and bargains.
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James T. Graves
Mary D. Bowman
George Bowman
Phoebi Morrison
Chippewa
Canada
Bowman
Capt
Monticello
Morrison
Graves
Veteran of Civil War Turns Eighteen Each Birthday
Walter Carr of West Point Township visited the Monticello Herald office. At seventy seven he jokes he is eighteen, having only eighteen birthdays, with a birthday on February 26. He served three years in the Civil War and is the only living veteran in West Point Township. His mother Mary A. Carr lived to ninety four and was the last Civil War veteran’s mother in White County. He has read the Herald since 1868, fifty three years.
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Walter Carr
West Point
West Point Township
Monticello
City
Mr. Carr
Mary A. Carr
White County
the Herald
Quiet Home Wedding Ties Ellen Daugherty Niece and Ralph Smith
A quiet ceremony took place at the Daugher ty home on Main and Jefferson when Miss Grace Daugherty wed Ralph Chester Smith of Delphi. Rev. Elvin Daniels officiated beside a small circle of relatives. The couple will live at 11 East Vision Street after May 1.
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Ellen Daugherty
Main
Jefferson Streets
Grace Daugherty
Ralph Chester Smith
Delphi
Elvin Daniels
The
Christian Church
E. B. Steely
Erecim
Dra Smith
Telphi Bign
Kansas
ALT. C
Delpta
Evan
Owea Perntee
Winifred Dredebeitis
Surprise gathering at Bush Corner for Spencer Bayles
Sunday after church services about 130 friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Bayles for a surprise party. Guests brought baskets and enjoyed a day of fellowship after services.
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Spencer Bayles
Brookston Sunday School and Quarterly Conference Notice
The Pine Grove Sunday School will meet next Sunday at ten o'clock with church services to follow. A basket dinner is planned at noon and the afternoon will feature the quarterly conference with Rev. Frank Daugherty district superintendent delivering the sermon. The public is invited.
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Pine Grove
Frank Daugherty
Deaf Mutes Entertained At Archibald Farm Farm
About 150 deaf mutes attended a Sunday gathering at Archibald farm R R 16 hosted by Prof. Orson Archibald. Guests from Elkhart Goshen Laporte Michigan City Moron Logansport Monticello and Indianapolis enjoyed a noon lunch and an entertaining program on the lawn. The visitors left satisfied with the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Farm
Orson Archibald
Elkhart Goshen
Laporte
Michigan City
Moron
Logansport
Monticello
Indianapolis
Accident Injures E. Ireland While Loading Hogs
E. Ireland recovers after a hog loading accident last week when a line caught under a horse tongue spooked the team. He was thrown from the wagon, struck his head and ear. the wheel passed over his foot. Doctors Reiff and Hethington provided medical aid. he is now improving.
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Ireland
Mr. Ireland
Reiff
Hethington
Palmer brothers injured in life saving test accident
Carl Palmer and Ward Palmer, members of Lafayette YMCA 4 H boys, trained at Camp Rotary on the Tippecanoe river near Hog Point. Carl Palmer suffered a deep gash in his foot during a half mile swim in a life saving test and required medical attention. He is recovering nicely.
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Carl
Ward Palmer
Lafayette Y. M
Rotary
Tippecanoe River
Hog Point
Carl Palmer
Ward Brown
Two Spears Families Attend Kentucky Reunion Gathering
Special from Chalmers reports Hugh Leo Dewey and Floyd Spears of Losant, Indiana visiting parents H. B. Spears and sisters. The Wells and Spear families joined about five hundred attendees in Frankfort for a Kentucky Reunion with a welcome by Dr. G. M. Wells. Leo Spear sang and the twins Delcie Elsie sang My Old Kentucky Home. It marked the first full Spears reunion in sixteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh, Leo, Dewey
Floyd Spears
Losant
Inl
H. B. Spears
Osee Wells
G. M. Wells
Wells
Spear
Otis Spear
Robert Weise
Henry Strader
Reynolds
Frankfort
Kentucky
Delcie
Elsie
Opal
Leo Spear
Indicted Lafayette Livestock Firm Finnegan and Ward
Joseph Finnegan and Charles Q. Ward of Lafayette are indicted in Tippecanoe County on charges of embezzlement tied to losses suffered by stock raisers in White, Tippecanoe and Benton counties. The grand jury returned two indictments against Finnegan & Ward, one jointly and one against each member.
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White
Tippecanoe
Benton Counties
Joseph Finnegan
Charles Q. Ward
Lafayette
Finnegan & Ward
Ward
Monon
Charles Foster
Livestock Commission
Blaine Miller
Miller
Finnegan
Lanna Peterson
Tippe Canoe Country Club Day Of Fun And Frolic
Members and guests enjoyed a day of games such as golf horseshoes croquet and boating at the Tippe Canoe Country Club grounds north of the city. A club stand sold coal drinks ice cream and the grounds were praised for natural resources and forthcoming clubhouse with a refreshing river for bathing amid summer heat.
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Tippecanoe Country Club
Ealf
Legion team faces Remington after Brook loss
The American Legion ball club, defeated 10 to 2 by Brook last Sunday, vows the slump ends and predicts similar wins in upcoming games. They plan to meet Remington at City Park next Sunday, with high expectations for an engaging matchup.
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American Legion
Remington
Brook
Middy Suits Sale At THE FAIR
Advertises limited stock of Middies and Middy Suits at THE FAIR with prices around $1.98 and a note of new silk Jersey shades arriving. Contains marketing phrasing and fragmented spellings from an old ad.
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Ae Shades
White County Farmers Association Plans September Picnic
Directors of the White County Farmers Association meet to organize a County Farmers Picnic for Saturday September 3 at Monticello City Park. A committee will arrange entertainment and speakers on agricultural topics and urges every farmer in White County to mark the date and attend.
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White County Farmers’ Association
Monticello
White County
Laymen's Day at Battle Ground Camp Meeting features Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace and other national speakers head a July 29 to August 8 program at Battle Ground Camp Meeting. Laymen's Day on August 4 will attract farmers with talks by Governor Warren McCray and others. Lafayette District Day on July 29 and Epworth League events July 21 headline a busy schedule.
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Henry C. Wallace
Washington, D. C
Battle Ground
J. W. Gardner
Reynolds
Northwest Indiana
M. E. Church
Wallace
Warren
McCray
G. J. Christie
Purdue
John G. Brown
Monon
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
A. c. Leazenby
D. D
Lafayette
Epworth League
Body of Soldier LeRoy Burks to Be Buried in Monon
The body of LeRoy Burks son of Mr and Mrs James Burks of Monon will be returned for burial. A military funeral will be held on arrival with arrangements to be advised by the war department. Burks died of Spanish influenza on February 5 1918 while with the American army overseas. He served in the 147th Supply Company and enlisted in South Dakota. He was born in Tippecanoe County on September 3 1893.
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LeRoy ” Jefferson Burks
James Burks
Monon
War Department
Burk
147Th Supply Company
South Dakota
Tippecanoe County
Watches Not Accepted For Repairs While Absent
Notice from W. Thompson Jeweler stating no watches or clocks will be received for repairs from June 9 to July 1 during his absence. The store remains open and upon his return on July 1 he will personally handle all repairs.
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W. Thompson
Aged Reynolds Resident Michael Britton Dies at 79
Michael Britton of Reynolds died at home last Friday after a brief illness from heart failure. A native of Feathord Ireland he came to the United States in 1861 and lived in Reynolds for sixty years. Survived by two daughters and four sons the funeral was from St Josephs church Reynolds and burial followed in St Josephs cemetery.
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Michael Britton
Reynolds
Mr. Britton
Feathord
Ireland
United States
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Local Girl Weds Converse Man In Four Oclock Ceremony
Miss Lola M. Sparks of this city and Von Wester Friermood of Converse wed last Thursday at the bride’s parents home. Rev Elvin officiated with ring ceremony. The couple planned to reside in Converse after a brief visit to Chiexzo.
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Lola M. Sparks
Converse
von Wester Friermood
Oliver Sparks
Elvin Daniels
The
Christian Church
Frierwood
Monticello High School
Indiana University
Fowler
Custody battle in Tidrick divorce case set for July
A modification motion in Tidrick v Tidrick will be heard July 8 in Delphi before Judge Larry of Logansport. Mrs. John H. Randall seeks custody of her daughter Doris thirteen, awarded to the father Charles Tidrick in the divorce. The father fights to keep custody while Doris reportedly wishes to stay with his sister in Logansport where she is content.
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Tidrick
Delphi
Larry
Logansport
John H. Randall
Charles Tidrick
Doris
Dr Julien Named State Veterinarian Successor
Dr R C Julien of Delphi is named state veterinarian to replace Dr L E Northrup of Indianapolis. The appointment by the state livestock sanitary board also names Dr W B Craig as assistant and reflects broad public approval of his veterinary surgery practice in Delphi.
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R. C. Julien
Delphi
L. E. Northrup
Indianapolis
Julien
State Livestock Sanitary Board
W. B. Craig
Triangle Bread Promotes Distinct Quality Claim
A reader advertisement or notice asserts that bread quality varies as wheat differs, urging customers to seek Triangle Bread and be persuaded by its claimed superiority. The fragment suggests a marketing angle emphasizing product distinction.
Monticello approves dimmer headlight ordinance with emergency clause
City Council passes a dimmer headlight law making it illegal to operate or park a vehicle with improperly diffused headlights. Spotlights banned. traffic at intersections to be regulated by the City Marshal and deputies. Fines up to twenty five dollars plus costs. Emergency clause makes it effective June 21. Also approves alley vacation notice in Hughes addition and files Park Board report.
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City of
Monticello
Hughes Addition
Elijah McCauley
W. F. Brucker
Park Board
White County Attends State Sunday School Convention
White County provided strong turnout at the state Sunday school convention in Lafayette with over 100 registered attendees. The county earned gold star pennants for 21 counties and also received eight silver stars, ranking third in efficiency, as Evansville was chosen for the 1922 convention in a split vote.
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White County
Lafayette
Evansville
Winona Lake
Grocery Opens Under New Ownership in Monticello
Lee Brothers Grocery in Monticello has been acquired by J. P. Hackenburg of the city from former owner Robert Lee and Guy Lee who had run the store for a year after coming from Illinois. Hackenburg reopened the shop yesterday with the Lees likely to stay in town for a period.
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Lee Brothers Grocery
Robert
Guy Lee
Illinois
J. P. Hackenburg
Voiles Price Up 30 Cents a Yard at The Far It
A brief market note states voile fabrics rise by 30 cents per yard at The Far It shop, affecting textile buyers and wardrobers seeking bargains. A concise price shift reflects broader supplier costs.
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John V. Melvin
Tiger
Chicago
T. W. O’connor
Dr. J. Gochenour
Montice
Sre
Deering
BE. R. Gardner
T. W. O'Connor
Ily
Young
Daugherty
Ralph C. Smith
Herald
Bush Corner
Brookston, R. R
Brookaton, R. R
Séavile
Chalmers
Legion
Elmore’s Bread Factory
Secretary OF Agriculture
Catholic Church
DR. Julien
New City
State Sunday School Association
Lafay
Ette
Mr. Hackenburg
Lee Brothers
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