Local Notes From Elnora and Nearby Towns
Names and movements fill the page as residents and visitors travel between Elnora Bedford Plainville and Monroe County. Notables include Fred Toelle and Sheriff Morgan visiting this week, Evansville’s Tisserand, Payson Winklepleck home from Indianapolis, and Joe Church awaiting goods after purchasing the Sam Malone farm. A U B church mission convention is set for Plainville April 12 13 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe] Church
Sam Malone
Women's Missionary Association of the
U. B. Church
Plainville
Gwartney's Offers Tioware and Porcelain at Reduction
Mrs. Walter Crooke and her son Dal las of Elwood visit Gwartney's as Tioware and porcelain items go on sale at reduced prices while local residents plus relatives spend the week in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crooke
Dallas of
Elwood
Exhibition program and town notices from the week
Sunday visits include Charlie with Iris Jacobs and Ed and Fred. Wm Sprague farm drill reached 36 inches of coal east of town Tuesday. Mrs Hewitt is ill. A B Fulkerson and Walter Hackler left for St Paul to work on the Great Northern Railway. Smiley married Miss Oliver of Loogootee Sunday. Telephone exchange now fully operational with Oliver Stout as Hello man. Grant Seneff hauled piping for Mine No 2 to be flooded. Keller shoots a pack of dogs killing fifteen sheep. four miscreants killed by Keller and crew. Shakespeare Success Club met. debate on whether observation yields more knowledge than reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sprague
Wm. Hewitt
A.B. Fulkerson
Walter Hackler
St. Paul
Minnesota
Great Northern Railway
Grant Seneff
Winkle Bleck
Overton
Morton Keller
Mr. Keller
Four Madison Township Schools Close for Term 1902
Four of ten Madison township schools close today for term 1902 Luther Murnaw at Taylor Syeene Prentiss at Ketchem M H Kuteh at Good Hope and Adeo Hubbard at Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Luther Murnaw
Taylor
Syeene Prentiss
Ketchem
M. H. Kuteh
Good Hope
Adeo Hubbard
Richardson
May Ketchem
Wallick
Et Richardson
Kent
J.K. McCarter
Herron
New Southern Indiana depot project announced
J W Thompson superintendent of the Southern Indiana Ky said work on the new depot would begin soon. He indicated the first work on the building here will start, ending years of waiting and paving the way to a new depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Thompson
Southern
Indiana
Smiley Trial Set After Elvora Shooting
The preliminary trial of Herchel Smiley for shooting Grover Matthewson at Elvora will be called next Monday before Squire Hastings at his home east of Elvora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herchel Smiley
Grover Matthewson
Elvora
Squire Hastings
Homeseekers Begin Trip Toward Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas
A crowd of homeseekers left Tuesday for Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas. Reason Bennett and George Hyatt assisted in choosing the route via the B and O S W and Frisco systems. Participants included John Alford Asa Alyers and family Aaron Stites and family John Stites W R Hash and Jilliaca Edwards with destinations Beebe Arkansas and Oklahoma be private onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Reason Bennett
George Hyatt
Washington
Frisco
John Alford
Epson
Asa Alyers
Epsom
Aaron Stites
John Stites
W. R. Hash
Buckley Brother Slashes Father in Knife Attack
William Buckley, a Plainville resident, attacked his father with a knife on Saturday. The assailant, drunk and enraged, attempted to cut his throat and caused three injuries described as ugly gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buckley
Plainville
Buckley
Cooper York Wedding at York Home in East Odon
Charles E. Cooper and Ophia York united in marriage Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the York home East Odon. The Rev J W Gilley officiated before fifty guests. A wedding supper followed. Cooper is the second son of Leamon Cooper of Dieterich Illinois, a carpenter. The bride is the second daughter of John York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Long
Frank Boardman
Mia
Leamon Cooper
Son Marshall
Cooper-York
York
East Odon
Charles E. Cooper
Ophia York
J. W. Gilley
Mr. Cooper
Dieterich
Ilinois
John York
Smiley and Oliver Wed at Loogootee Parsonage
Reason P. Smiley of Van Buren township and Miss Mollie C. Oliver of Loogootee married Sunday at high noon at the M. E. parsonage in Loogootee. Rev. McCullough performed the ceremony. Smiley is a son of Abner Smiley and a noted farmer. the bride formerly lived at Shoals. Friends extend best wishes for their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reason P. Smiley
van Buren Township
Mollie C. Oliver
Loogootee
M. E. Parsonage
McCullough
Smiley
Abner Smiley
Shoals
Birthday Dinner Honors Two Local Men
Last Saturday Benj F Sears turned forty six and last Monday Thornton Flinn reached thirty three. Sunday a birthday dinner was held at Mr Filinns with a smaller guest list due to Flinns illness, yet everyone enjoyed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. F. Sears
Thornton Flinn
Mr.Filinn
Mr.Flinn
Work Begun On the New Telephone System Here
Frank E Bell organizes a new telephone system and reports several carloads of material received with work starting Thursday morning. Custom house officers recount captures of contraband including a jewelry robbery suspect stopped at a timber wharf after fleeing a boat. An officer found a sack filled with watches and spoons rather than cigars. A reflective note on integrity ends with a Boston Christian Register quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Bell
Custom House
Genport
Jap Miller to Lecture at Danner’s Opera House
Indiana’s renowned aurorist Jap Miller will lecture Wednesday the 23rd at Danner’s Opera House starting at 8 o clock. Admission 10 cents for children and 50 cents for adults with reserved seats 20 cents. Tickets on sale at Danners. FARLEN. se "eeting at Mt. Olive next Sunday. James Callahan from Odon visited here Tuesday. Grant Stoy moved to his farm near Odon. Mr and Mrs A G Laughlin visited W L Storms of Martin County Sunday. Schools will close this week and teachers plan to attend summer classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap Miller
Indiana
Danner
Miller
Togin
Danners
A.G. Laughlin
W.L. Storms
Martin County
Promote Local Advertisers In This Journal
Readers are urged to mention advertisements when patrons buy from merchants who run notices in this paper. The note asks support as a small favor that helps the publication.
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Eindiaeatente
Hout Farms
Henderson & Ward
the News
Journal
Fred Toelle
Elnora
Sheriff Morgan
JS. Tisserand
Evansville
Payson Winklepleck
Indianapolis
Dannet's New Opera House
James Sears
Brother
Mac Blackwell
Monroe County
E. E. Forsythe
W. Alexander
Oklahoma City
Oklaho
Edwin Ward
Mr. Ward
Martha Myers
D. B. Durham
John Burrell
George and
Dan Sargent
Levi
Willie Bunch
Terre Haute
Elmer Bunch
Heonett
Rebecca Keller
Bur Oak, Michigan
Harve Schley
Chas. Schaeffer
Bedford
Cooper—York
Squire Clinton
Jake Shields
Gov
Bowusa
BE. W. Bennett
Wilson Myers
W.H. Hueaton
Midge Hueston
Florence Skemp
Connor
Elnora Turaday
Josephine Chambers
Missouri
Monrose County
Gwartney’s
Charles Williams
Burns City
John Sears
Lawrence County
Luther Smith
Eaglesville
New Mexico Territory
Fred. Robinson
Richard Wade
Edwardsport
Robert Feller
North Dakota
Gwartney
Ida Roberts
Williams
M. H. Wright
Gertie Dittemore
Wm. Smith
M.S. Taylor
Morgan County
Rell
Ing
Fen Love
James
Medicine Lodge
Kansas
T. M. Sears
Blanche
Nellie Winders
Nora
Price Fog County
Ruce
Rhest
Iubbird
Lias Belle Abraham
Linton
Mosoa McCarter
Pond Creek
Mr. McCarter
Z. B. James
Clinton County
Wm. Clinton
Clinton& Shields
R. Smith
Charlie
Iris Jacobs
Fred
No.1
R. P.smiley
Miss Oliver
Oliver Stout
Shakespeare Success Club
Paris Laughlin
Willowlick
R.D. McCarter
Ebuokum
Lola Sears
Garten
Jilliaca Edwards
Beebe
Oliver
Jaxon
Oeisan
Hayes & Pickett
Begn
Bell
Oden
The
Journal For Job Work
Boston Christian Register
Basa E. Ben
Farlen
Mt. Olive
James Callahan
Tusday
Odon
Grant Stoy
Jose
CIA
Lida
Apak
Rees
Krne
Ugk
Far Nursery, Agt
Odon Ind
Raglesville
Homer Overton
Davis Hayes
A. B. Fulkerson
Lasca
A.K. Myers
John Wadsworth
Lettie Wadsworth
Josse Ragle
M.O. Pate
Jesse Trueblood
Thos. Wadsworth
Gilrey of
W. A. Jacobs
Eva Hewitt
Todisnapolis
Jacob and
C. C. Flinn
Lodusky Allen
Lealdeen Wadsworth
Misa Mollie Clark
Messrs
F. P. Swayze
John Anderson
Starlin Woodruffs
Lamb
Albert Wadsworth
Re Nu Athenu- Bagh
Toledo Cooking Company
AlLion St
Toledo
Ohio
A. He
Cook
Plete Line
A. Jolliff & CO
E. R
Washington, Indiana
Aily Fiyer
Donah x
McCay
Ciselnnati
Fred Toelle & CO
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Red River
Beaver Creek
Reason Bennett & CO
Odon, Indiana
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