Barnhart seeks farmers advice on two major measures
U S congressman H A Barnhart asks farmers and organizations for views on two questions. The first concerns government aid to roads including options for federal built highways or mixed state and federal roads or mail route roads. The second asks which rural credit plan is preferable from three proposals offering low interest loans or regional bank securities.
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Man Barnhart
Bey
Organizationa
H. A. Barnhart
Let There Be Light on Boulevard Cluster in Lain Street
Lights on the Boulevard cluster were turned on at 6 o clock Tuesday drawing admiring crowds. The display appeared as the first view of a new municipal project and stirred excitement as residents watched the spectacle along the main street.
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Gary
Send
Dark horse Geiselman named County Superintendent of Roads
Serenus E. Geiselman, assessor of North Bend township and noted farmer, was named the new County Superintendent of Roads by the Knox county commissioners. The selection over about forty seven other candidates drew mixed opinions from local candidates Billy Lain and Tom Boyle. Commissioners aim to act in taxpayers' best interests. Frank Hildenbrand was reappointed to manage the county poor farm for another year.
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Serenus E. Geiselman
North Bend
Knox
Billy Lain
Tom Boyle
Geiselman
Frank Hildenbrand
Town Board strict on street ball and hitching posts
The Town Board warns that playing ball on streets will be strictly enforced and that hitching horses to new iron electric light posts is prohibited to prevent lamp breakage. Citizens, especially school children, are urged to take notice. Marshal Kellerman signs the notice.
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Thia
Ay Kellerman
Sunshine and Spring Sculpture at Panama Pacific Exposition
A large group titled Spring by Furio Piccirrilli stands in the Court of the Four Seasons at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. At the left Sunshine by A Jaegers accompanies a companion statue Rain, highlighting the exhibition’s seasonal theme.
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San Francisco
Furio Piccirrilli
Lawsuit over hog injuries hinges on timing of report
Judge Vinton of Lafayette ruled in John Eddy vs Honey Creek township that a required report on hog losses must be filed ten days after injuries. Since hogs died more than ten days after being bitten, Eddy lost damages. Similar refusals followed for other cases. Percy Nixon heads to Champaign to stock honey for sale. Charlie Hind returns from La Porte for New Year visit and prepares to lead a Rumley Co. repair gang in Chicago.
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Monticello
Vinton
Lafayette
John Eddy
Honey Creek Township
Eddy
Reynolds
Algie Kauffman
Thomas Walters
Gillam Township
John Selmer
Charlie Hlnd
la Porte
Charlie
Chicago
Rumley Co
LaPorte
January Weather and Debts Shape Month in Town
The column notes January will be cold with storms if calm weather does not prevail. It warns of damp chilly days and forecasts smaller fuel piles as living costs rise. It also mentions financial cycles of debts and personal transfers, plus Clarence Phillips attending his father's funeral in Shaimo kin, Pa.
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Jones
Brown
Smith
White
Clarence Phillips
Kouts
Shaimokin
Growth of Farmers Institutes Movement in the United States
The farmers institute movement expanded rapidly from 1902 to 1914 with 9 570 sessions in 41 states and 2 897 391 attendance in 1912 18. Improvements include higher per session attendance and rising appropriations, reaching 510 784. The system now serves about 3 000 000 rural people and shows over 200 percent audience growth in the decade despite limited state funding.
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Farmers’ Institute
United States
Agricultural Colleges
Louisiana
Nevada
Alaska
Porto Rico
Tliifs
Nnational
Indiana
House Committee On Post Office
Unclaimed Mail List for Week Ending January 3 1914
The office lists unclaimed items including Hazel Burks Otto Lynch Mileci Rosario Miller Rudolph Sulteen F H Terry and Madge. mail not claimed within two weeks will go to the Dead Letter Office, signed Charles H Kuester P M.
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Burks
Miss Hazel
Lynch
Otto
Mileci
Mr. Rosario
Miller
Rudolph
Sulteen
F. H
Terry
Madge
Charles H. Kuester
P.M
County Agent Urges Cowpea Growth for Sandy Soils
Starke County soil notes single best crop to improve sandy land. Cowpeas fix nitrogen via root bacteria, add humus, and raise soil fertility. Full value comes when the crop is plowed under or fed to stock with manure returned to land. Also mentions rats cost and local social events.
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Starke County
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U. S. Congress
State Board of Health
Board of Health Office
A. Fisher
Adenwanel
Serenus
Yright
W. W. Swadiley
Percy Nixon
Champaign
Ill
S. Bybee and Wife
Rochester
H. R. Smalley, CO
Rip van Winkle
Miami Theatre
Dusek’s
Della Richardson
Winamac
Mabel Lain
Mae Spring
W. M. Sherwood
Galesburg
Agnes Tomlinson
Sherwood
Mae
Nell
Fannie Falvey
Nell Daly
Marie Maloney
Roy Daly
San Pierre
Pat Maloney
Notre Dame
Tefft
Wim. H. Kellerman
Cit
Mr. Kellerman
John KF Herelele
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