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Robert Moore, of Willow, is spend ing a few days at Lem Jones’. Quincy Wilkinson and John Kellum were in Knightstown Tuesday; several from here attended Harvey B. Chew’s sale Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riggs are on the sick list. Elizabeth Addison attended the W. F. M. S. at Mrs. Jeff Hale’s near Cadiz Wednesday. W. C. Brookshire, of Kennard, was a caller in this vicinity Friday. Don Ham and wife called on Lem Jones’ Monday evening. Lula and Georgia Kellum, Winnie George, Elizabeth Addison and Alma Cole and sons, Eugene and Paul, were among those who ate ice cream with Dona Addison Thursday afternoon. James Addison was a New Castle vs itor Wednesday. Curt Riggs, from near Knightstown, was visiting relatives in this vicinity Friday night and Saturday. Robert Wilkinson was a Kennard vis itor Saturday. Quincy Wilkinson and wife and Allie Wilkinson motored to Indianapolis Saturday. John Riggs was at Shirley on busi ness Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kendall spent Saturday night and Sunday with James Addison and wife. Aunt Jane Wikinson, age 84 years, and a pioneer of this vicinity passed away Sunday evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. Kellum. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Callahan, Mr. and Mrs. James Addison and John Addison spent Sun day at the Mounds. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Moore spent Sun day wth Mr. and Mrs. Lem Jones. Delayed. Mont Lovett, from Middletown, and a gentleman from Anderson passed through this vicinity Monday, looking after the interest of the Indiana Silo Co. Link Clark was a New Castle visitor Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, of Brook, Ind., Mrs. Belle McAllister and daughter, Vivian, and Mrs. Pearl Ham visited Mr. and Mrs. Lem Jones Wednesday. Russell Riggs and wife and A. E. Wil kinson and wife were visitors at the State Fair Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Addison were at Muncie Tuesday to see Mrs. J. C. Cox, who underwent an operation at the Home hospital there, several weeks ago. John Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. George Allie Wilkinson and Frank Sew ard spent Thursday at the State Fair. Clarence Riggs was a New Castle vis itor Saturday evening. Lem Jones and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives at Greenfield. Charles and Hazel Callahan and Mrs. Floyd Callahan motored to Kennard Friday morning. John Riggs and Quincy Wilkinson were at Middletown Saturday on busi ness. Mrs. John Addison, Dana Addison and Mrs. Winnie George called on Mrs. Elizabeth Addison Friday. Howard Kendal and wife and R. A. Scarff and family were the guests of James Addison and wife Sunday even ing. John Hodson and wife, of Moons ville, spent Saturday night and Sun day here with their children, Floyd Callahan and wife. W. H. Jarrell and Enoch Courtney spent the day Sunday in Cadiz visiti ng relatives. Law on Railroad Crossings. In a letter to The Indianapolis News, Luther J F. Symmons, of Lewisville, repre sentative of Trenary county in the Leis lature, last winter, calls attention to a bill he introduced and which was enact ed into law. The aim of the Symons bill is to guard against such accidents as the one north of this city, a few days ago, when three members of the W. S. Grimes hanty were killed by an inter urban car striking their automobile on a road crossing. According to subse quent testimony, their view of the track was partly obstructed. The simens law gives the public service commission power to require railroad and interurban companies to remove obstructions that obstruct the view of the track at a crossing, or to crossing with a watchman or rianal iv ‘the new law is found on poe 105 of the Acts of 1915, and it reads go filhngs; equip: t ‘sortion | Be it enacted by the gen ial assembly of the State of Indiana, Ua thre tutei service commission of Tedisna is hereby authorized and em powered to require that all persons, ims or corporations owning or operat ing any ceilroad or interurban railroad, Wiisin on. state shall, at all public crossings, where the view of approach ing trams is obstructed, if said persons, firms or corporations are unable to re move said obstructions as herein pro vided. equip seed public crossing with a fayuean or an automatic gang bell so as to warn the traveling public of an approaching car or train. May Act by Petition— Section 2. Any five or more citizens of this State may petition said commis sion for such action in the case of any crossing or crossings. Upon the receipt of such petition, or upon information obtained by the inspectors or agents of said commission, it shall be the duty of said commission to determine at what crossing or crossings a flagman or an automatic gang or bell shall be estab lished and maintained. Provided, that the said commission shall give oppor tunity for a hearing and shall give no tice to such person, firm or corporation so operating said road, and to the peti tioners or to the general public of the locality, of the time end place where such hearing will be held. Penalities Are Fixed— Section 3. If the said commission de cides that such obstruction should be re moved, or that such flagman or auto matic gong or bell should be required, it shall order such person, firm or cor poration operating said road to remove said obstruction or establish and main tain such flagman or automatic gang or bell on or before a specified date. Any person, firm or corporatingol uating the provisions of such order by failing or refusing to obey the same, shall forfeit and pay to the State of In diana the sum of $50 for each and every offense; and each and every day that the violation of such order shall con tinue shall be deemed to constitute a separate and distinct offense. Railroads Given Full Power— Section 4. All railroad companies and its street and interurban railroad com panies are hereby given the power of eminent domain for the purpose of en abling them to condemn and remove such obstructions. Section 5. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1915.” In his letter to The News, Mr. Symons said: “It was with the thought that many accidents might be prevented and many lives saved that I became the author of this law. I am glad The News keeps up its never-ceasing warning to the public. If you see fit to call the attention of the reading public to the provisions of this law I believe it would be the means of many communities tak ing advantage . ‘ts provisions,” Indianapolis News.
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Shirley, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 24, 1915
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