Fire Department Organized For Town Safety
A volunteer fire department was organized Friday night to operate the town’s new apparatus. About thirty men joined with more applications pending. Officers elected include Chief George W. Henderson and Asst. Chief John McCormick, with a secretary treasurer and three companies assigned to Engine 1, Engine 2, and the hook and ladder truck. Districts five, alarm signals by whistle codes, and a gong at the electric plant were planned. Regular meetings on the second Friday each month. Membership requires two thirds majority. New members listed by unit.
The American Republic and Liberty in World Affairs
A column argues the government should avoid unnecessary business, favors government control of nationwide industries that affect welfare, and contrasts European and American approaches. It asserts open, above board enterprise, government regulation of essential utilities, and upholds liberty as the nation’s guiding principle in Cuba and beyond.
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Cuba
San Jose Scale Threat to Indiana Fruit Growers
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station reports the San Jose Scale as the state's top menace to fruit growing. It details detection signs on apples and pears, life cycle, rapid spread, and recommended lime sulfur treatments for eradication, including fall and spring applications for severely infested orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
San Jose
Cupid’s voice sparks a village wedding tale
A June romance begins with a telegraph mishap between Linton and Washington. Reporter Harry Dunn, now of Jasonville, falls for Emma Shanks after speaking with her on the Washington exchange. The couple wed at the Presbyterian parsonage and plan to live in Jasonville.
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Cupid
Linton
Democrat
Harry Duno
Call Bet
Jasonville
Bell Telephone
Liptoo
Dunn
Washington Exchange
J. M. Douglass
Decrease in U S Pension Roll Shatters Records
The annual report of Commissioner Warner shows a net decrease of 124 470 in the U S pension roll for the year ending June 30 marking the largest decline in the bureau history. The year added 33 589 new pensioners and 1405 restorations totaling 91 074. total roll 1 033 415, drop 47 444 leaving 985 971 on June 30 1906. The peak roll was 1 004 196 on January 31 1905.
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United States
Commissioner of Pensions Warner
Cider Schedule Announced by W B Repriemer
On and after August 1, 1906, I will make and boil cider on Wednesdays ench Thursdays of each week. W B Repriemer, Odon, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.B. Repriemer
Odon, Ind
Flow of Gas Found Near Cornettsville
A natural gas pocket was struck on Seth Hen Cereon’s farm one and a half miles west of Cornettsville during drilling. Neighbors gathered as the well was lit and time shot rose several feet above a two inch pipe, with plans to drill deeper and possibly organize a prospecting company if the flow strengthens.
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Cornettsvillle
Seth Hen- Cereon
Cornettsville
Moonlit wreck at Shoals depot halts No 3 express
A freight train at Shoals depot on April 22 1880 collided with express No 3 after misreading time. The crash killed 17 cattle and injured 42, with an express messenger trapped but not fatally harmed. Investigation shows misread clocks led to the fatal misalignment.
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Shoals Depot
No. 3
High Street
Special Rates for Bedford Horse Show Excursion Tickets
Southern Indiana Ry offers Bedford excursion tickets at one and one third fare for travel to Bedford and return. Selling dates are October 10 and 11, with a return limit of October 12, 1906.
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Southern Indiana Ry
Bedford
High School Notes and Domestic Advice From Rural Paper
School updates note the basketball team forming and football being dropped for lack of interest. Senior officers elected. botany tour and special music described. Moral guidance urges home focus, marital happiness, and social balance to prevent isolation and promote well being.
Companionship Is Vital for Health and Sanity
A thoughtful essay warns that solitude harms both body and mind. It compares mental hunger to lack of fresh air, noting farmers and rural women on lonely farms suffer illness from isolation and loneliness.
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Gulaz
A Good Husband and a Good Wife
A passage extols marriage as ideal, claiming some men prefer singleness but happy wives and husbands share joy. It compares troubled singles to a dog tied up and praises mutual support, saying a well matched couple lighten each other’s burdens and grow closer with harmony.
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Tompkin
Escho
Missionary Tea Program at Mrs Pensinger Home
A missionary tea is planned at the home of Mrs. W. H. Pensinger on Tuesday October 9 at 2 00 pm. The program includes scripture reading and prayer by Mrs. W E Snyder a duet by Miss Edith Bunch and Mrs. Chas Breden a recitation by Mrs. Nora Blough a talk by Arthur Ward a instrumental solo by Mrs. Ola Matthews and a reading by Mrs. D W Hayes Refreshments and coal furnished on short notice at Mine No 1 by Wadsworth and Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pensinger
W.E. Snyder
Edith Bunch
Nora Blough
Arthur Ward
Ola Matthews
D. W. Hayes
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Fire Department
George W. Henderson
John McCormick
Sec
Treas
Dean M. Inman
H. W. Merrill
Asst
D. EB. Wiliams
Elmer Busch
Spring Street
Walnut
Spring
W. L. Stoy
Inter-State Telephone Co
Co. No.1
Engine No. 1
Wat Freeman
Orville Morrison
Willliam Webster
Walter Callahan
Isom Helm
Bert Jolliff
Robert Watson
Mel Cooper
van Freeman
Ralph Gantz
William Bair
H.J. Ward
Herman Sears
Walter Breden
Hook
Otis Marshall
Otis Williams
Henry Grooke
Harry Freeman
Senator Beveridge
Quent Auditorium
Ness
Busi
Waach Voncern
Peo
Ple
Tle
American Law and Order
American Republic
Purdue University Agricultural Experi
Ment
Cas
Mr. and
Mrs
Frank Shanks
van Trees Street
Washington
Democcrat
Henderson
Stead
Office
Bedford Horse Show
Widsom
Mem
Bers
Mattis Sommers
Nellie Shaffer
Bessie Shaffer
Firmin Sims
Prof. McCarter
Will
Pase
First National Bank of
Odon
First National Bank
Odon, Indiana
White
Hoosier School
Douglass
Chas. Breden
Wadsworth & Banks
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