Plans for Old Settlers Meeting Aug 13 11 15
Plans grow as Aug 13 11 and 15 old settlers meeting schedules take shape. A Sunday School rally opens day one while day two centers on Old Settlers. The third day brings the Grand Army of the Republic District Reunion with posts from Sullivan Greene Knox Davis Martin Lawrence Owen and Monroe counties. Farmers get a special premium list to be published next week with participating business firms and cash prizes anticipated.
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Old Settlers Meeting
Sullivan
Greene
Knox
Daviess
Martin
Lawrence Owen
Abraham Weaver Dies After Uraemic Poisoning At 68
Abraham Weaver longtime Elmore township farmer died Monday night at his home following a weeklong uraemic illness. Born January 21, 1840 in Kentucky he moved to Indiana in 1842 and settled near Mud Pike church. He leaves two sons, one grandson, a widow and extended family. he was a devout church member and community figure.
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Abraham Weaver
Elmore Township
Lee
Kentucky
Madison Township
Elmore
Mud Pike
Mud Pike Church
Daviess County
Indiana
Fannie Barkey
U. B
Town Rejects Bids for Concrete Crossings and Builds Itself
The town board rejected all bids for concrete street and alley crossings and decided to complete the project with town labor. Two bids were: Whitlock brothers 1437 cents per square and Farlow know drop. The board also ordered eight foot wide concrete sidewalks from Main to Walnut on Spring street. A fever of concrete walk construction spreads as residents Callahan Smiley Freeman Stoy Free man and others reveal promising cases and exposures rise among locals.
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J. W
Wm. B. Whitlock
H. W. Farlow
Joseph Callahan
Wallace Smiley
Spring Street
C. W. Freeman
W. L Stoy
Main Street
Hiram Sims
Elnora Street
Alexander O'Dell
Aaron Jolliff
George Henderson
Jacob Sommers
Lowry Cooper
Accident Injures Local Boy Chopping Wood Near Bramble
Carl Pate, oldest son of Mr and Mrs J L Pate near Bramble, injured Friday when an ax struck a limb overhead and cut the fleshy part of his left leg below the knee. Dr Hays of Burns City treated the four stitch wound and reported he is doing nicely.
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Carl
J. L. Pate
Bramble
Dr. Hays
Burns City
Lieber’s Lie Nails Prohibition Claim in Lebanon
In Lebanon Indiana Albert Lieber the big brewer argues that prohibition recedes and merchants and bankers express themselves. Demetrius Tillotson counters noting bank remonstrances and many merchants oppose the claim highlighting business gains after saloons closed and lower drunk arrests in spring and summer.
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Indiana
Lebanon
Albert Lieber
Thos. R. Marshal
Boone County
Demetrius Tillotson
Lieber
Farlen Items and Local Visits Reported
Farmers are through haying time with activity noted. Osborn and Morrison visited Tuesday. John Stotts attended Burns City earlier in the week. Henry Walls from Odon visited Monday. A B Stotts and family from Memphis Tennessee called on R D Stotts. D B Ogden and family of Scotland attended Sunday with Mrs Rome Dobson of Bedford.
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Elmer Maryfield
Odon
F.P. Jackson
Burns City
T. N. Jackson
Bramble
A.B. Stotts
Memphis ,Tennessee
R. D. Stotts
Rome Dobson
Bedford
Stotes
Sunday Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday school at 9 30. Preaching at 11 0 0 older text shows 74 special music Jr League at 1 30 Preaching at 7 30 p m Young people invited to Sunday night services topics of special interest Prayer meeting Thursday night League Friday night C C Lowther Pastor.
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Unday School
Jr. League
Christianity Church Services Aden Invitation
Sunday service at 9 30 includes praise and communion at 10 30 Preaching at 7 30 on the subject Christianity and Women A cordial invitation to the women of Aden All welcomed Junior Co E meets at 2 pm P S C B Thursday evening Teacher's training class Monday night H A Turney pastor
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Christian Church
Christianity and Women
Aden
H. A Turney
U B Church Services Schedule
Sunday School 9 30 Junior 2 00 Christian Endeavor Union 6 20 Preaching 730 Prayer meeting Wednesday Choir practice Thursday Quarterly meeting at Pleasant Hill Saturday 2 00 followed by preaching Saturday eve and Sunday morning and evening by the presiding elder
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Christian Endeavor Union
Pleasant Hill
Sunday school reception at McCalhan home features games
Last Tuesday evening Milo Aishe and Miss CBessie Garten hosted a reception at R J McCalhan's home. Grace Harding won the flower contest as attendees enjoyed ice cream and cake.
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Milo Aishe
Cbessie Garten
R. J. McCalhan
Grace Harding
Emery Montgomery Elected Head of History Department
Emery Montgomery has been elected head of the history department in Sheridan Indiana. The town of Hamilton County with over 3000 inhabitants has eight high school teachers. Montgomery, a Foster prize winner in Indiana University history, is regarded as a strong Daviess County college alumnus likely to succeed in this new role.
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Emery ‘Montgomery
Sheridan
Hamilton County
Montgomery
Foster
Indiana University
Daviess County
Watson Cancels Chautauqua Dates for Indiana Campaign
The Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Watson has canceled nearly all his Chautauqua engagements to devote time to campaign work. He will speak daily across Indiana and limit appearances outside the state, drawing criticism from opponents who claim he refuses popular lectures.
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Watson
Indiana
Republican State Committee
State Committee
Chautauqua
Jim Watson
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