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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
6
Washington hosts Shriners with an estimated crowd of three hundred thousand as national events unfold. Officials report varied policy moves from coal storage urges to veterans bureau personnel cuts, amid broader political shifts and economic concerns in Washington.
Organization of loggers lumbermen and timber owners of Washington Oregon and California to combat the I W W has been perfected at Tacoma. A parade of related actions and affiliations shows labor unrest and anti radical mobilization across the Pacific Northwest.
The state board of education in Indianapolis voted 10 to 3 to bar teaching the German language in high school textbooks, marking a restrictively language education policy shift.
E H Gunther of Aurora Tr was chosen as director for the coming year at a recent Laporte Choral Society meeting attended by the directors.
Henry C Durbin, 77, a prominent Civil War veteran and brother of former Indiana governor Col. W T Durbin, died of apoplexy in Anderson.
Dr. George W. Kemp aged 68 of Russiaville collapsed and died of heart disease while bending over his son Roy Kemp's grave near Kokomo. The death occurred at the cemetery, with family present.
The Carnegie Public library advisory board of Shelbyville elected Mrs Leo A Guttin as president and Miss Esther Kinstey as secretary.
Moore and Richter Lumber Company asks for a receiver in the Laporte Circuit Court to collect rents and profits from the Stanley hotel building to satisfy a $1,000 judgment. The filing seeks court action to appoint the receiver and enforce payment.
Special Judge George A. Williams awarded the Bolivar township trusteeship to Lawrence Burns, a Democratic candidate for chairman, ending one of the bitterly contested elections in Benton County at Lafayette.
Steve Enders, rural carrier for the Shelbyville post office, completed 23 years in the service as a mail carrier. On his route, many boxes contained gifts addressed to him in appreciation of his work.
Rebecca Ivens seventy eight died at her Romn home. Survived by three children and three brothers. Hundreds attended the home coming at Hope near Columbus under the American Legion auspices.
The Vermilion county courthouse at Newport was destroyed by fire caused by a lightning strike. Loss was about 150000 dollars with 30000 dollars insured.
New York State College of Forestry experts advise homeowners to plant trees shrubs and vines that lure native birds to support food and shelter networks. They highlight red cedar dogwood Chinese crabapple and Virginia creeper as effective for nesting feeding and bird attraction.
Sylvester F. Kiser, a brick contractor and former city council member aged seventy, died at his home in Munice. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Red Men.
The city council awarded paving of East Main Street to L. P. Beard Construction of Indianapolis. Concrete will be used, the road width is 26 feet, and the project cost is 37000 dollars.
Donabelle Long six and her brother Robert three died when they were crushed under wagon wheels north of Churubusco while being taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Garrett.
Mrs. Sarah Nutt eighty one died of paralysis at her sister Miss Harriett Peck home in Greencastle. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Wilbur Heim Evanston and Mrs. Paul Miller St. Louis and a son William Los Angeles Cal.
Norman Noble thirteen sued the city of Anderson for 25000 damages after a severe burn from a fallen electric wire. The case closed on the second trial day with Noble's counsel accepting judgment for 4500 dollars plus court costs.
Eight new directors were elected to fill eight expiring terms on the Terre Haute chamber of commerce board. The newcomers are B. W. Eexgleston, Walter Eo Rachel, James A. Cooper Jr., Ross D. Warriott, James J. Paean, Thomas L. Kemp, Isaac L. Goodman, and W. LL. Condin.
Governor McCriay was informed by officials of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana that the price of gasoline will not be increased to pass on costs of the state highway program.
Plans for a restalishment of a preven tory for treatment of under nourished schoolchildren of Laporte county on the site now occupied by Camp Roosevelt and to be vacated after this summer were made public by Dr. F T Wilcox president of Laporte County Tuberculosis Association at Laporte.
The group opposed the Clay township project as the state tax hearing in Petersburg concluded in favor of a route linking the city to Trainceton. The approved plan shortens the Petersburgh Evansville drive by about nine miles.
The Columbus annual meeting elected Herbert Linsmith as vice president Miss Lela Dipper as treasurer Miss Lillian Paliv as secretary and Miss Lorene Golden as recording secretary. Hobart Welland is the permanent president of the association.
Ross W. Pockgot formerly assistant principal at Central High in Evansville is selected as principal of the Benjamin Bosse High School now under construction. He is pursuing a master’s degree at Columbian University and is an Iowa State University graduate.
Neal Johnsen of Cuss tayenship is held in the Monticelli jail. Authorities charged him with liquor offenses after deputies found a still, minsho, and several gallons of whisky. Johnsen had previously served time at Thelioma state farm for a similar offense.
State examiners found a discrepancy in cash accounts of the treasurer during the Fares Mo Adsees period at Vincennes. Lawrence Pfer, chief examiner, filed the report with the state handmaid of acocounts in Indianapolis. The document cites former treasurers and foreimmers including C. Schreeder and C. Bo Bales.
Fragmentary item notes money paid by taxpayers under a scheme and a merge of funds into the state general fund to cover running expenses. Mentions state auditor Robert Feeoka and Indianapolis context amid unclear text.
Ft Wayne schools ranking slips to fourth place as superintendent C Ward is moved to the state board of education by South Bend official W Borden. South Bend rises past Ft Wayne, a position held since 1867 by the Ft Wayne city.
The funeral for Jefferson Abell, 79, who died of heart disease at his Sullivan home, was conducted at Center Ridge. He is survived by his widow and a son, Frank Abell.
Miss Emilie Christ of Woodburn is supervising nurse at the new Adsims County Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Miss Rowena Shoat of Decatur is surgical nurse supervisor, with Miss Niomi Butler of Decatur and Miss Erlene Franz of Berne named assistant nurses.
Shelby county sheriff Jesse J. Smith stored eighteen half-bar rels of beer and a keg in the county jail basement at Shelbyville. A wrecked automobile truck priced in a garage awaits owner contact. The truck and beer were found roadside near Morristown.
Mrs Anna Lenmburg, aged ninety two, stands before Porter Superior Court at Vadparagiss as Judge Crum pecker weighs a four child bid to appoint a cemserwater to oversee her estate valued at SYTosHNh ATL. Evidence suggests she may be capable of handling finances with proper oversight.
Tippecanoe County organized a DePauw University alumni meeting at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church with DePauw President Cor Gace Bldirese as guest of honor. The gathering aims to raise the county's share of the proposed DePauw endowment and Dor George Feiper was named chairman of the Tippecanoe County Committee.
A large Terre Haute event marked the corner stone laying for the new Sct Patrick's parochial school. Fifteen hundred paraded, 4000 attended the ceremony led by Rt Rev McGregor Dowd with Rev Thomas Travers delivering the address. The service closed with songs including the Star Spangled Banner and On the Banks of the Wabash.
Railway officials discuss tentative plans for a new terminal and roundhouse north of Terre Haute to handle expected increased business for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, according to word from headquarters.
Figures compiled for the 1923 city directory by Charles S. Murphy of nt. L. Polk & Co. give Indianapolis a population of 246 610. The directory will be published next month.
Lee Aker, a principal northern Indiana grower, says the frost caused heavy damage to onions near Columbia City. He predicts a one third reduction in the harvest, due later in the summer.
Gardens lacking sparkle gain appeal from well placed ornaments or garden furniture. Terra cotta jars sundials bird baths and chairs range from simple benches to painted wood or French iron sets. Usefulness should balance beauty and fit with the garden’s character.
For foundation planting use bar berry thunders coralberry dogwoods Morrow s honeysuckle hydrangeas Japanese quince rhodotyphos Rezel s privet samowberry rugula ruses spirees and wiegeins Borders use flowering almonds Caraganna dogwoods forsythia upright honeysuckles Philadelphus towering currants viburnums Screens use Tartarian honey suckles buckthorns elders Hlacs Rus sian olive and evergreens Sterile soil use forsythias elders native trees coralberry and matrimony vine Shady places use barberry thunbery dogwoods viburnums and all yellow foliaged shrubs Make your home look as though some one lived there Recommended by the Des Moines Garden club
Georgia Parent-Teacher Association members rally around Dad’s Nights to stress father's strength in schools. In Columbus a local group held a highly successful Dad’s Night with decorations refreshments a spelling bee prizes and speeches by fathers.
Indianapolis residents say the downtown district ranks as the country’s best due to foresighted original planning. The city supposedly avoids street widening projects by having anticipated traffic needs in its early design.
Detroit implements a safety measure on municipal street cars by installing stop lights similar to auto signals to improve pedestrian and rider protection.
A Bloomington memory reports a coed and a bachelor once tied two maple saplings during a campus stroll. The saplings grew into a single trunk etched with the twist marks. Years later, the son, now a professor, found the tree and carried home a photo of it.
In London’s Passing Show, nobles like the Marquis of Granby and Lord Barnby discuss bacon ventures on Arran and at Blythe Hall. Lord Bledistroe runs a bacon factory near Lydney Park as British rashers plan to sizzle in every pan tomorrow or thereabouts.
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