County of Logan Aambitious 1850s Indiana county plan
An Elmore Star extract recalls a failed 1850s effort to form Logan County from Knox Greene and Sullivan counties with Owl Town Elnora as county seat. The push stalled after Senator Turner advanced a law setting 400 square miles as minimum county size. The piece notes canal commerce, farming, and early residents, urging future generations to preserve this local history.
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Elnera Star
Knox, Greene
Sullivan Counties
Martin Nugent
Ecyclopedia
Elmore Township
Logan
Logan County
Knox
Greene
Indiana
Owl Town
Elnora
Dogan
Daviess
At Nugent
Cass
Stafford
Washinton
Greene County
Jefferson Township
Allivan
Vigo
Widencree
Knox County
Businois
William Turner
Dyiss
Martin
Turner
Wabash & Erie
Evanaville
Memphis Vicksburg
New Orleans
Old State Bank
Bourne
Oxfords On Sale For Hot Days And Fall Goods
Reducing tides offer air now with Peter's Diamond Brand Oxfords. Durable footwear promises comfort during sultry days and continuing fall and winter items. Ingham school line features school tablets lilies and related goods.
Acquittal in Paoli Murder Trial Shocks Community
The Paoli jury acquitted Alva Callahan in the murder of John Walters following a quarrel on a farm. Walters, a tenant on the Callahan property, faced the fatal shooting when a confrontation escalated and a revolver was fired. The case was venued to Orange.
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Alva Callahan
Paoli
John RR. “Walters
Dark Hollow
Walters
Callahan
Orange
Song That Old Was Sung by Park Benjamin in Demerara
A fragmented 1809 era ballad by Park Benjamin, later American editor and lecturer, recalls a graveyard scene in Demerara British Guiana. The sexton describes gathering the living and dead into rest as the funeral train passes. The verses reflect memory, solitude, and mortality.
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Park - Benjamin
Demerara
British Guiana
New York
Park Jbenjamin
Benjamin
Sacred duty of home letters to save wayward men
The piece urges mothers sisters and sweethearts to send affectionate letters and prayers to sons brothers and lovers away from home. It argues pure female love can restrain vice and recalls a sacred duty to maintain contact through caring messages to guide toward purity.
Wilson Gilliatt Marriage at Gilliatt Home
John 8 Wilson and Miss Rhoda M Gilliatt wed at the bride’s parents home in Steele township on Sunday. Wilson works at Ollie Gilliatt’s Plainville store. Mrs Wilson is sister to Mr Gilliatt and has visited in Qdon several times.
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John 8. Wilson
Rhoda M. Gilliatt
John H. Gilliatt
Steele Township
Wilson
Ollie Gilliatt
Plainville
Callahan and Chandler Wed at Home of Minister
Lawrence Everett Callahan and Miss Sadie Rae Chandler were married Saturday at Avec'clock at Rev. C. H. Buchanan's home. Callahan is the youngest son of Jas H Callahan of this place and Chandler is the daughter of farmer John Reeder Chandler of Van Buren township. They will reside in Terre Haute.
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Lawrence Everett Callahan
Sadie Rae Chandler
C. H. Buchanan
Callahan
Jas. H. Callahan
John Reeder Chandler
van Buren Township
Van Buren Teachers Appointed by Trustee Sims
Van Buren announces new teaching staff appointed by Trustee Sims for the upcoming term starting Monday September 23. Listed are Martha Sommers Mayme Doyle Julia Hackler Herbert Trueblood Arthur Trueblood Firman Sims Ernest Keller Cora Nugent Genevieve Flisn with assignments across Elementary and Intermediate levels and the Eaglesville area.
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Sims
van Buren Township
Mayme Doyle
Julia Hackler
Herbert Trueblood
Eaglesville
Ernest Keller
Cora Nugent
Genevieve Flisn
Creamery Company Fails Seeks Receiver in Circuit Court
Thomas J. Morrison a stockholder and officer petitions the circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the Montgomery creamery company. He states assets about 2600 and mortgage debt over 4200 with two years losses of 600 annually. The Odon Creamery organized by the same company has fared better.
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Thomas J. Morrison
Montgomery
Morrison
Odon
Autumn Fairs Brighten County and State Events
September brings crimson leaves bracing weather as county fairs and state fairs unfold. The season showcases goldensheaves and rusting heather, reflecting rural life and community gatherings across districts.
Enforcement of the Law and Civic Duty in Progress
An exhortation on upholding law and its enforcement. Emphasizes that law must evolve with social progress while retaining core principles, lauds President Roosevelt’s stance, and warns that unenforced statutes corrode public conscience and national life.
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Lord Mccauley
Roosevelt
Grant
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