Strange family ties arise from four marriages in town
Four years ago Jacob Chestnut age 60 wed Ainty Dinkins 18. Last Sunday Alfred Chestnut 21, son of Jacob, married Mary Dinkins 18 sister of Mrs Chestnut. The south town unions create a tangle as Mary becomes her sister's step-daughter and Ainty her sister's step mother. The son and father are brothers in law, and the son is a brother in law to his step mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Chestnut
Ainty Dinkins
Alfred Chestnut
Mary Dinkins
Mary
Ainty
Marriage in Junction City Kansas to Philp A Marchion
Lena Ragle, who went west a year ago, married Philp A Marchion on the 14th in Junction City Kansas. Ceremony at Mrs W B Bennett’s home witnessed by many relatives. They now reside at 222 Seventh Street Junction City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Ragle
Junction City
Kansas
W. B. Bennett
Alfred Ragle
Housekeeping
Junctise City
Owensburg Oil Fever Prompts Local Drill Venture
In Owensburg and Duck GON township SE county, residents form a company to drill several wells on about 2000 acres in Jackson township. Professors Carr and Brown plan one test well at their own expense as Brown backs the venture, citing favorable surface indicators and inspector endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Carr
Anderson
Jackson Township
H. B. Brown
Val- Paraiso
Pneumonia Deaths in Indiana Reach 758 in January
State Board of Health figures show pneumonia caused 758 Indiana deaths in January, with 140 infants under one year and 225 to eighty years old among the deceased. Of the total, 287 were females and 257 males. Violence caused 17 deaths, including four murders and 22 transport-related fatalities. Freezing caused two deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S
Hankow
Indiana
St. Louis
State Board of Health
Byrne and Scalds
Punsbota
Farmers Institute At E'nora Draws Crowds
The Farmers Institute at E'nora last Friday and Saturday drew many farmers. On Saturday the opera house was crowded with interested farmers. Elnora township residents want such an event annually and Madison township is urged to hold a similar meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers' Institute
E’nora
Opera House
Elnora Township
Madison Township
Obituary: Mrs Johanna Piper Dies at 86
Mrs Johanna Piper mother of Mrs E D Vickers died at her daughter's home aged 86 years 6 months 3 days Born in Virginia she lived in the state long time Burial planned for Trinity Springs The M E Church Women Foreign Missionary Society hosts a quarterly tea at Miss Myrtle Watson home March 2 with a brief program including songs devotions declamation and papers Also advertised is a sale at D O Wihaws with various items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Piper
E. D. Vickers
Virginia
Trinity Springs
Women'’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. Eb, Church
Myrtle Watson
Woodmen Convention Set for April 6 Here
The Modern Woodmen county convention will gather here on Wednesday April 6 with delegates from Washington Plainville Alfords ville and the local lodge. Organizers expect a big turnout for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Plainville
Alfordsville
J M Boyd Almost Blind in Elmore Township
Joseph M Boyd former county commissioner and long time Elmore township trustee is nearly blind from a cataract, though his mind remains sharp. He has sought treatment in Cincinnati and other cities but remains unable to see. Once able to walk with a cane to town, he now needs assistance for daily tasks and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Boyd
Elmore Township
Elmora
Cincinnati
Boyd
Elnora
Tootte
Mr. Boyd
Mr. Purkheimer
Congressman Miers Secures Vincennes Building Not Bedford Bloomington
The text notes Congressman Miers, retiring next Saturday, boasted about securing public buildings for Vincennes, Bedford, and Bloomington. It clarifies Bedford and Bloomington lacked appropriation, with only a introduced bill. Vincennes funding came from Senator Fairbanks via the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miers
Vincennes
Bedford
Bloomington
Fairbanks
Senate
Frostbitten Lover in Elnora News
A young man from Elnora is treated for frost bite after an engagement Sunday night with a resident of Qdon described as cold hearted. The report appears in the Elnora News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora
Qdon
Elnora News
Mrs Crooke Awarded 21000 in Traction Suit
Mrs Opha Crooke of Indianapolis won a 21000 damages verdict against the Traction Co after a wreck on the traction line en route to Elwood. The case, tried last week, followed an initial company compromise offer she rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opha Crooke
the Traction Co
Indianapolis
Ankle crunched as blocks topple on worker
While helping raise a structure on a hot Saturday, Elmer Pershing was struck by heavy blocks falling on his right ankle. Doctors diagnosed a severe crush rather than a broken bone, forcing him to use crutches and delaying weight bearing for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Odoon
Odon
A. B. Lowder
Danner
Elmer Pershing
Armless Real Estate Agent Sells Homes in Salem
Gilbert Parkheiser of Salem, claiming to be the only Indiana businessman with no heads, lost both hands years ago in a corn shredder accident. He turned to real estate and has thrived, writing with two iron hooks on his arms and typing with surprising speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Parkheiser
Salem
Indiana
Parkheiser
Mule Kills Fellow Mule in Bold Stable Battle
A Buckeye mule allegedly committed murder in the first degree last Tuesday during a rodeo style event. Spectators watched as the animal seized another by the throat and held on, causing death before handlers could intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Soother
Linton
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Eudora E. Love Dead
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East Race Street
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Sand
Leighton L. Love
Heavenly Home
Edgar
Idea
Eddie O'Dell
Farmersburg
M. E. Church
M. E
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Walnut Hill
J. M. Clinton
San Francisco
Rockies
Young Men's Christian Association
McCoy
China
California
Differnt Mission Fields
America
Golden Gate
Diamond Head
Hoovlulu ‘Iarbor
Mr. Brown
Association
Honolulu
Ocean
Hawaii
Yoko Bawa
Nikado
Yokohama
Tokyo
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Kobe
Mr. Gleason
Osaka
Grover
Kyoto
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Wes
Yangtse
Coina
Woosung River
Shanghai
Clinton
Lyon
Lewis
Chinese Young Men's Christian Association
Mr. Lyon
Yang-tse
Mr. Robertson
Nanking
Ning
Tsi Zing Shan
Three College Association of
Jesus Christ
Men's Christian Association
Hankow, China
Owensburg
Duck Gon Township
This County
Bonanza Oil Field
Prof. Brown
Terprise
Stute Oil and Gas
Linton Call
Farmers’ Institute
F. 4
Belle Breden
Roose Delmor
Gladys Watson
A. W. Caupney
D. O. Wihaws
J. M. Boyd
Crook
Wood
Tion
Mule
Hayes & Pickett
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