Decoration Day plea and memorial vision from a veteran
A reader urges support for Decoration Day May 30 calling on business and community members to bring their children to the cemetery events. The letter blends patriotic remembrance with a plea for unity across national lines and a call for women to participate in honoring veterans while highlighting memories of Civil War sacrifices and a forthcoming obituary note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Bybee
Union
Yvou
North
Bugle
Heaven
Sweet Land of Liberty
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
McKinley
Garfield
Sherman
Logan
Worth League to hold entertainment at UB on March sixth
The Worth League will present an entertainment at the Union Building on March sixth with a refreshment interval. An interesting program is planned and admission is fifteen cents.
List of stockholders of Perpetual Building and Loan Assn
A scanned roster lists stockholders including R B Akers F Q Allen Ott Altmann Wim Barkdull J Allen Barr Sarah Beetham Mrs Marybee Melvin Collier J A Deardorff C R Deardorff J H Dolezal Joseph Donehin Ben Dusek Mrs F Dux Bertha Dux Emma Dux Elizabeth Eatinger F Eberhart E Eberhart Fisher Dr A Fruits E A Gould F E Hatfield T Heilman Fr Held John Howard Sarah Howard Harry Hopp John H Hopp Gust Collegs H E Hammond Eberhart Jesse Sari Pierre Ind Buehta Albert Knox Ind Solt Dr W J San Pierre Ind Buehta C J Knox Ind Shoup Miss P Warsaw Ind Collins Isaac Knox Ina Zacker Gus Wilder Ind Catshall He C Knox Ind Neuport Otto Chicago Hl Creen R R Knox Ind Peterson A R Chicago Il Schultz F Knox Ind Phillips bk A Chicago HL Stuck J ML Knox Ind Heidel Wm West Springs O11 Driaper FL Po Knox Tad Nelson Geo A Orosia Cal iNistier M I Bass The Beetham J S Ashtabula O Murphy FLL Crown Point Ind Murphy Lillian Phila Pa
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E. A. Gould
F. E. Hatfield
T. Heilman
Fr Held
John Howard
Sarah Howard
Harry Hopp
John H. Hopp
Gust
Collegs
H. E
Hammond
Ind
Eberhart
Jesse
Sari Pierre
Buehta
Albert
Knox
Solt
W. J
San Pierre
C. J
Shoup
Miss P
Warsaw
Collins
Isaac
Ina
Zacker
Gus
Wilder
Catshall
He. C
Neuport
Otto
Chicago
Creen
R. R
Peterson
A. R
Schultz
Phillips
Traveling Library loans and requests for 1914 15
The Traveling Library Department urges club women to submit requests in coming weeks as book orders for 1914 and 1915 will be placed in early summer. Free to groups of five or more. only round trip transport costs. General reading loans three months with possible renewal. Tsabell Henry funeral details included.
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Traveling Library Department
The
Public Library Commission
State House
Indianapolis
Indiana
Taft Addresses Geographic Society on Mexico Intervention
Former president Taft warned against U S intervention in Mexico saying it would cause massive loss of life and costly treasure. He described the difficulty of pacifying 14 000 000 people and the need to garrison towns and pursue guerillas if action occurred. Nearby notes report local visits and a show cancellation due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
BisHonal Geographic Society
Solemi
Geologist to Survey Starke County Soil Study Set
Edward Barrett, state geologist, will spend the summer directing a soil survey of Starke County with assistants. The project will examine topography drainage soils climate farming methods and map soil types for publication in the department’s annual report and national distribution. The letter to County Assessor O B Rockwell outlines tax equalization notes and the need for true cash value reporting by township assessors.
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Edward Barrett
Starke County
O. B. Rockwell
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indianapolis
Government to End Free Seed Distribution Policy
The House plans to drop the free seed program in the agriculture bill citing high cost and low usage. Each congressman previously received 23,000 seed packages for district distribution, with most going to people who did not request them. The change reportedly won’t affect this year’s distribution.
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House
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Monticello Faces Phone Muddle Cuts Farm Lines
A Phoneless Town reports a large farm phone cutoff after residents resisted quarterly prepaid charges. Farmers led the protest, prompting a public petition and a Feb. 28 contract cancellation threat if service is not restored. Doctors and others rely on mail or messengers as phone use plummets.
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Monticello
Winamac Democrat
Three friends tour Crown Point Gary and Hammond trip
Cecil Brown Willard Atherton and Paul Arnold enjoyed a pleasure and sight seeing excursion Sunday afternoon to Crown Point Gary and Hammond returning by the early C O train Monday morning Tom Wessely joined them to Crown Point and rode back on the Erie dummy Sunday evening
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Cecil Brown
Willard Atherton
Paul Arnold
Crown Point
Gary
Hammond
Tom Wessely
Erie
State Convention Plans In Indianapolis For March 19
The Democratic state convention will be held in Indianapolis next Thursday March 19. Starke County will send a large delegation to appeal for L. E. Bennethy candidate for State Treasurer. Delegates include W O Bradbury J J Wessely Ote Underwood C A McCormick Geo E Pettis Chas H Peele Oliver Swanson W P Castleman and alternates Peter Mosher John Exaver Benj Larber Jesse Eberhart H OF Schricker Fred Luken Taylor 8 E Gelselman.
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Indianapolis
Starke County
L. E. Bennethy
Bennethy
Bradbury
J J Wessely
Ote Underwood
A McCormick Geo E
Pettis Chas H Peele
Oliver Swanson
W P Castleman
Peter Mosher
John Exaver
Benj. Larber
Jesse Eberhart
H OF
Schricker
Fred Luken Taylor
E Gelselman
Spring opening at the Miss Koehler Millinery Parlors
Miss Frances Bollman of Gas City was an over Sunday guest of Miss Lois Foust during the spring opening events on March 18 and 19. Sheriff Geo Pettis and wife escorted Mrs Katie Bardoc to Logansport and admitted her to Longcliffe asylum. Assessor Frank Burijanek began assessing personal property and is urged to run as a Democratic trustee candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Koehler
Frances Bollman
Gas City
Lois Foust
Geo. Pettis
Katie Bardoc
Logansport
Longcliffe Asylum
Frank Burijanek
Jdemocratic
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Wm. McKinley
Pulaski County
Kenton
Ohio
Republican
James and
Mary McKinley
William McKinley
New Lisbon
Columbiana County
James Winters
Crawford Co
R. A
Atwood
Kansas
J. R
D. C
Columbus
W. B
Mt. Victory
Presbyterian Church
Ward
George
M. BF. Quick
St. Louis
Xoehler
Clara Neuport
North Judson Public Schools
A. L. Dilts
Rochester
Montana
Dilts
Bert
Frank G. Trinaskey
Hazel A. Herath
Wheatfield
Rensselaer
Hanley
St. Paul
Toronto
Canada
the Perpetual Building
W. G. Roney
Ladies Aid
C. W. Mosher
W. V. Wobith
Otto McCormick
C. A. Wolf
Ray McCormick
P. H. *Wright
Ray
Tsabell
Frank Henry
North Judson
Taft Indorses Wilson
Jay Lindsey
Big Rapids
Mich
Palmer Lindsey
English Lake
Burch’s Hall
Ira Graeber
United States
Department
Sons of Indiana
Board of Review
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