Boone County Notes and Rumors From Local Press
A roundup of marriages Ira Huffman and Bertha Vicito, plans to oppose Prairie Creek dredging, a rumored lynx sighting near Sugar Creek, and locals arming due to courthouse tensions. Big Four to build a new Lebanon depot, electric transit lines sought for Zionsville, and a new county electric franchise granted. Courtroom clashes prompt bailiffs. Linden cellulose plant prep underway and Crawfordville hotel competition announced.
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Ira T. Huffman
Bertha D. Vicito
Prairie Creek
Lebanon
Sugar Creek
Thorntown
Frankfort
Court House
Big Four
Zionsville
Indianapolis
Commercial Club of
Noblesville Road
Whitestown
Greenfield Road
Pike Township
Dulin
McLean
Higgins
McMansters
Hadley
Hendricks County
Montgomery County Items Marriages Michael Lowry and Annie McClure
Local Montgomery County briefs note two marriages between Michael Lowry and Annie McClure. The item records the union as reported in county notices with standard celebratory mention.
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Michael Lowry
Annie McClure
Marriages in Hendricks County Danville papers
Moses A. Carney wed Louisa J. Joseph and Elvin F. Busby married Myrtle K. Barnes in notices drawn from Danville area sources.
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Danville
Moses A. Carney
Louisa J. Joseph
Elvin F. Busby
Myrtle KE. Barnes
Jamestown Forms Home Building and Loan Association
The Jamestown press announces the organization of a home building and loan association with over three hundred shares of one hundred dollars subscribed. The project marks the town's first such society and the Brownsburg Record notes local enthusiasm.
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Jamestown
Lebanon
Brownsburg
Suit Filed Over Injuries From Midland Railroad
Oscar Imel of New Ross sues the Midland Railroad for 4000 damages claiming a missing leg from an October 1897 accident attributed to defective protection in the yard. He cites dangerous cattle guards and a risky work environment. The Crawfordsville Journal notes the post office may retain mail service with the Mud Land railroad.
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Oscar Imel
New Ross
Midland Railroad Company
Imel
Crawfordsville
Tricks of the Drama Brander Matthews on Stage Whisper
Brander Matthews argues stage whispers as essential to drama yet critiques overheard asides and soliloquies. He notes actors must project while remaining visible and discusses conventions from Shakespeare to Ibsen and Gillette.
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Brander Matthews
Dumas Ana Ibsen
Wfr
William Gillette
Secret Service
Moisiere
Tartulle
Shakespeare
Iago
Hamiet
Romeo
Juliet
Moliere
L’ecole Des Fermes
Notary
Amelphe
Branidor Matthews
Scribner's
Age and eye changes and a curious animal tale
The article discusses corneal changes and cataract development with age, noting that spectacles can aid vision and that cataracts are not inevitable. It explains lens yellowing after thirty and eventual opacity requiring removal, then shifts to a humorous Irish village incident where a drover’s bullock stalls a parade until a chemist’s drug frees it, prompting a quip about a penny’s worth.
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New York
Ledeer
Penygeaty’ S Weekly
The Usufruct Quip on Borrowed Ideas
In a Washington Star exchange the author admits borrowing elements from a work saying it is legitimate to borrow. A cynical acquaintance counters that the loan scheme benefits the wrong party with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pin Willing
Washington Star
Indiana Fish Law Prohibits Most Nets Spears and Traps
A fragmentary colonial era statute bans taking catching or killing fish in Indiana waters except Lake Michigan the Ohio River and private ponds. It restricts gear including spears nets traps poisons and certain hooks with penalties for violations and vague references to enforcement.
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Lake Michigan
Ohio River
India
Cba
Inch
Pera
Eise
Ray Gee
Iba Levies
Shas
Supmeitis
Gia
Ae Wares
Aed
Ipsam
Geenpeed
Ossores
Sania Saben
Dabbar
Ohbek
Stepad
Pervings
Asia
Nate Dees
Dieterres
Ind
Dao
Aig
Seo Prasengs
Size of New Court House Plan Sparks Signature Drive
The article notes a legal requirement for a new courthouse and the anticipated need for five hundred signatures. It questions whether the necessary support will be secured and hints taxpayers will find the effort noteworthy when revealed in the future. Local voices express interest in preserving the discussion for reference.
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Zionsville
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