Kankakee River Outing Captures 1900s Spirit and Feasibility
A June Tuesday trip down the Kankakee organized by UO A Garner and others used five launches plus a supply boat. The procession from the Oil Station included Indianapolis and Knox residents and a government engineer assessing river drainage potential. The voyage featured dinners at Baum's Bridge and a dinner at the Newton House in Shelby, with comments on transforming overflowed lands into productive farms and echoing Longfellow’s river imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UO. A. Garner
W. H.H. Cuttin
John R. Byrnes
Jeft
Erie
Kankakee
C. W. Sleeker
J. H. Keer
George Miller
Indianapolis
J. Mel Morrow
John R
Oleo
Theresa
Garner
Byrees
Jesuit Lasalle
Mississippi
Whankaskee
Marquette
Momence
Illinois
John Law
Nankakee
EF J Slight
Erie Bridge
Burrows Camp
Shelby
Hebron
Brown Dyke
Javhim
State Line
Keller
Byrnes
Harry Miller
J. R. Byrnes
Jachim
Sinsign Cook
Downey
Mr. Garner
Weather forecast for midmonth storm period and harvest impact
Parson Hicks predicts thunderstorms for the afternoons and evenings from the 14th to the 17th with hay harvests under constraint. Grass and grain crops may survive if reaped promptly. A storm period from the 20th to the 24th brings very high temperatures, low barometer and threatening storms.
Money demands and town notes dominate busy North Judson scene
Local notices urge payment and debts while detailing visits, deliveries, and community events. The piece covers Annna Friedman in Chicago, McCormick Co drugstore ads, river expedition exploits near the Kanakee, millinery promotions, social visits, farm loans, church socials, and schoolhouse club meetings with numerous named residents and places.
Fire at Eatinger's ends with smothered blaze in home
Fire alarm from Erie depot reported Eatinger's house on fire near noon. Harley Horton arrived first, smothering a gasoline fire with a wet blanket after tossing out a gasoline can. Cause traced to lace curtain, gasoline can, and stove. Street and local residents noted various events and visits in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Eatinger
W. A. Noland
Harley Horton
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Longfellow
Parson Hicks
Miss Annna Friedman
Chicago
McCormick & Co’s. Drug Store
W. R. Brown
Hammond
George Neupert
N. Engstrom
Weninger
Monterey
Henry Fox
Joans
Harry C. Miller
North Judson
Mr. Slidinger
Miss Mabel Katinger
Knox
Bert Graeber
Glynn Miller
George M
Oscar B. Smith
Knox, Indiana
Lewis Graeber
Joe Inman
Benton County
Charles Price
Morris Larkin
Wanatah
Yenkel
Grandma Carnes
Farmers’ Co-Operative Club
District No. 4
Johnson
Ernest Bunge
Elmer Collier
John Cerveny
English Lake
C. W. Haskins
Jess Nichols
Oscar 8
Smith
Earl Hecox
U. B
Round Lake
Hattie Peterson
Ida Leslie
Ora Whitt
Harry Watts
A. R. Peterson
Charles Netherton
Wheatfield
W. H. Whitmore
Frank Reed
South Bend
Otto Neupert
Ida Dux
Sherman Carnes
Leo Crist
Frank Irmiter
George Tomlinson
Bert Beebe
Minnie Miller
Bass Lake
Arthur Loring
Steinke
Collins’ Livery Barn
Ke, Schultz
C. C. Arnold
S. P. Sissons& Sons
Fred Surma
Minnie Brose
Indianapolis News
M. H. Ingram
Democrat-Journal
Winamac
Daughters of the Confederacy
M. H. Mash
F. C. Williams
Logansport
George M Neupert
Rose
Clara
Esther Neupert
Messrs
George Jr
Denham
North Judson Tigers
Star City
Tittle Stars
Keller Park
G. H. Troutman
Peru
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