Petersburg Labor Day Draws Large Pike County Crowd
Petersburg invites a massive county crowd for Labor Day festivities with coal miners farmers and colored residents joining in. Highlights include a 4000 pound coal chunk auction for the Mess Fund, a wrestling match between Dare Devil Smith and Teddy Coe, a race between Morgan & McKinney’s trotting mare and Chandler’s pacing horse, and a band led parade with contests from centipede to greased pig. Admission is 25 cents for men 15 cents for women and 1 cent for children.
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Petersburg
Sand Road
Ayrshire
South End
North End
Pike County
Mess Fund Committee
Atlas
Mess Fund
McKinney & Morgan
Mark Chandler
Boss
Soussed
Morgan & McKinney
Clark Chandler
Smith
Teddy” Coe
Bath
Princeton
C. Hyter
Messrs
Kern
Seranahan
Chaney
Three Pike County Boys Leave for Valparaiso Training
Three Pike county boys left for Valparaiso to begin Army training. Gear named Clay Lemmon Hartley Alvin Mosesson and Harry Heathman enrolled recently and volunteered to depart before their call. Friends joined at the depot and wished them safe return.
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Pike County
Valparaiso
U.S. Army
Clay Lemmon Hartley
Alvin Mosesson
Harry Heathman
Oil News Update on West Field Drilling
Stranahan drilling for Murphy in the west field struck a crooked hole that had to be plugged. The McNeely lease well came in with heavy gay orsement down 180 feet on the Janes Thomas lease near Alford.
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Stranahan
Murphy
McNeely
Janes Thomas
Alford
Governor Goodrich In Fatal Streetcar Collision
An Indianapolis street car struck the automobile driven by Governor Goodrich on Wednesday evening. It is feared his injuries may be fatal.
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Goodrich
Indianapolis
Pike county men register for war service in Winslow
Thirty four young men born between June 5 and last Saturday registered with the conscript aboard at Winslow under presidential order. The list includes Franklin Chesser, Henry Conrad, Fred Phillips and others. Most are expected to be called soon, with unmarried men prioritized by war department policy.
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Pike County
Winslow
Franklin Albert Chesser
Henry Beecher Conrad
Fred Phillips
Ross Evans
Willard Traylor
James Hobson
Anson Vinson Willis
Herbert &. Willemeyer
Earl Guy Sanders
Leo L. Ashby
Ernest Brewster
Clarence Ward
Henry H. Colvin
Charles L. Nicely
Gettis Fettinger
Foster Fair
Ross Kellams
William E. Tichenor
Joseph Harlan Curtis
Shirley E. Clark
Ottis L. Scraper
Basil R. Wiliams
Herschel Q O. Weeks
Herschel G. Pipes
Hobart Brittain
Virgil Colvin
George R. Cross
Alonzo Hurst
Roy Allen Brown
Charles H. McCandless
Earl Chambers
Roy Stradtner
Roy Bonenberger
Charles McCord
War Department
Deffendall Resigns as Water Superintendent For Muren Store Move
George Deffendall former Gold Mine grocery owner and city waterworks supervisor resigns effective September 1 to lead the Muren Supply Company store at Muren succeeding Ray Woods. He is praised for efficient service and strong business ability.
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George Deffendall
City Waterworks
Board of
Town Trustees
Deffendall
Muren Supply Company
Muren
Ray Woods
Mirren Supply
Bravery Citations Highlight Lt Col Frank Adams of Petersburg
Gen Pershing cites Lt Col Frank H. Adams for bravery. Adams, born 46 years ago in Petersburg, rose from private to lieutenant colonel during his service in the Spanish American War and the Philippines. His brother Harry Adams is Knox County sheriff candidate. Also noted is the lawsuit Joseph Taylor vs The Security Fire Insurance for $1,090 over a Marion township barn fire.
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Gen. Pershing
Frank H. Adams
Adams
Petersburg
Hiram Adams
Col. Adams
Vincennes
Phillippines
Harry Adams
Knox County
Joseph Taylor
Security Fire Insurance Company
Seales
Marion Township
Pike County
Indiana
Ely
Corn
Mess fund social cake sets county price record
At Orwell Tuesday night the popularity cake sold for 122.35 dollars in a mess fund social. Miss Marsentus Shelton won 6080 votes, Miss Alta Whaley 5775, and Margery Of fil 3.85. Attendees included Harve Carter D W Gladish Claud Elmore Sam Bement Shirley Mc Kinney William Berridge and Ferd Veeck.
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Mess Fund
Orwell
Marsentus Shelton
Alta Whaley
Margery Offil
Petersburg
Harve Carter
D. W. Gladish
Claud Elmore
Sam Bement
Shirley McKinney
William Berridge
Ferd Veeck
Ayrshire Trembles as Slacker Train Dazes Town
Eight hundred men described as bums and I W W s arrived by a nineteen car special under Federal guard to Ayrshire nine miles south of here. They looted homes, tied a mule to a train car and caused property damage including a lessened but feared toll on a citizen’s automobile. No deaths were reported though four were said injured on the train. Local residents endured a brief, chaotic uproar before the train sped away.
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Ayrshire
Scum of
Creation
Ted Coe
Game
Mr. Coe
SOUTHERN CROPS BURNED UP Drought Hits Southwest and Tennessee
Rufus Colvin and family report crops south of the B and O S W rail line are burned up by heat and drought. At Cape Girardeau Missouri lack of rain for ninety days left corn brown and weeds killed. Returnees J S Newkirk R E Gladish and Will Jones confirm similar conditions in Tennessee and Arkansas. Pike county residents are thankful.
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Rufus Colvin
Ape Girardeau
J.S. Newkirk
R. E. Gladish
Will Jones
Tennessee
Arkansas
Pike County
Oklahoma Going Republican Says Former Resident Carl English
Carl English, a former Pike county youth now living in Oklahoma, visits relatives and predicts Oklahoma will vote Republican this fall for the first time in its history. He notes past Democratic strength and current efforts by Democrats to salvage their county ticket, comparing Oklahoma to Indiana. English is in good health and enjoying his visit.
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Carl English
Pike County
Oklahoma
Mr. English
Indiana
English
Time to renew The Press before October first
Cal Roosevelt urges subscribers to renew or start a subscription to The Press at one dollar per year until October 1, when the price rises to one dollar fifty. He emphasizes sending the paper to boys in France and supporting them with the home paper.
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Cal. Roosevelt
France
Pike circuit court calendar for September term opens
The Pike circuit court convenes next week with Judge Bretz presiding for the September term. Trials are listed by date, including cases such as Wofson vs Wolfson estate, State v Frank Curtis, Booth vs Booth, Williams vs Northern Coal Company, and Watts v Evansville Mt C and C Railway Company among others.
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Pike
Bretz
Wofson
Wolfson
Prost
State
Frank Curtis
Bee Thomas
France
Pearl
Elmer Delaney
George Willis
Sturday
Booth
Williams
Northern Coal Company
Phillips
Bement
Watts
Evansville Mt. C. and C. Railway Company
Republicans Urge Immediate Voter Registration
A Petersburg political notice calls on Republicans in Pike County to register at once. It urges every Republican to act as a one person committee, confirm others are registered, organize precincts, and use a notary to file registration with the county board if needed.
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Pike County
Petersburg
County Registration Board
Appoints Deputies in Pike County War Labor Drive
J H Bartelt, Director U S P S Reserve Petersburg Indiana, appoints Wm Cooper Winslow F M Nance Velpen John Jorden Spurgeon John Wyatt lezen Everett Catt Union H E Krieg Otwell H G Hartke Stendal Wm F West Littles G G Miller Peters burg EB OF Corn Winslow as agents to recruit labor for war work. First call quota is 74 unskilled laborers. non essential sectors exclude farming mining and railroading.
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Pike ‘County
U. S. Public Service Reserve
Wm. Cooper
Winslow
F. M. Nance
Velpen
John Jorden
Spurgeon
John Wyatt
Lezen
Everett Catt
Union
H. E. Kreig
Otwell
H. G. Hartke
Stendal
Wm. F. West
Littles
G. G. Miller
Petersburg
EB. of
Pike County
J. H. Bartelt
U.S. P S. Reserve
Ind
Marshal Whitney Resigns as City Marshal
City Marshal Whitney quits his post on September 1 to return to coal mining. The town board will appoint a successor at the September meeting after his commendable record of active duty. George Miller resigns as janitor of the public school, planning to coal mine again, while Louis Spillman returns from Battle Creek to resume school work this fall.
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Whitney
Marshal Whitney
George Miller
Miler
Louis Spillman
Battle Creek
Michigan
Death of Prof N C Johnson Aged Educator Near Oakland City
Obituary honors Newton Carr Johnson born July 10 1855 in Pike County Indiana died August 23 1918 near Oakland City at 63 with long career as educator. He taught at Oakland City College served as dean of the Normal department and influenced modern farming and rural life through research and guidance to area farmers. He married three times and left children, including Robert Hugh and Howard Wilfred Johnson.
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N. C. Johnson
Oakland City
Albert H
Sol D. Johnson
Enos Loveless
Oakland City Journal
N.C. Johnson
Oakland City College
Newton Carr Johnson
Andrew J
Mary Johnson
Pike County
Indiana
Kate Chappell
Warner
U. S
France
Nora Clifton
Hagerstown
Hugh
Mary M Vornaut
Cambridge City
Helen Frances Arburn
Robert Hugh Johnson
Howard Wilfred Johnson
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Normal University of Lebanon Ohio
Indiana University
Franklin
Oakland Cty College
Purdue University
County Conscription Registrars Named for Pike County
In the new selective draft all men ages 18 to 45 will register at their usual voting precincts. The county lists appointed registrars for each precinct with assistants as needed and notices forthcoming detailing registration times.
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Pike County
Otwell
D. W. Bell
Thomas
George Thomas
Algiers
M. BD
Offensive drives yield 130000 Huns captured and 1300 cannons seized
Marshal Foch advances report heavy gains as the drive continues with 130,000 Huns captured and 1,300 cannons taken since the offensive began last month. Huns claim 250 Americans captured Tuesday. A clash occurs on the American Mexican border, worsening relations. W E Davisson travels to Indianapolis to visit family but returns due to Mrs Bristow’s illness.
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Marshal Foch
Mexico
Remembering a cherished neighbor and husband
The obituary notes the death of prominent Clay township resident John Trensaw Catt at 67 after kidney and heart illness. He leaves a wife and six children with strong local ties to Union and Monatzomery areas. Funeral services were held at the MFE church in Union and interment followed, with Odd Fellows assisting.
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General Baptist Church
Presa
W. P. Dearing
Monatzomery
John Trensaw Catt
Catt
Clay Township
MFE
Union
J. W. Crane
Lynnville
Union Cemetery
Odd Fellows
Susannah McAtee
Jacob
Iste Arch McAfee, and By Six Children, Mrs. Edoa Ballard
Tavia Forman
Eck Gladish
Bertha Parker
Charles and
Jacob Catt
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Republicans Register Now
Prof
W. E. Davisson
Wolf Store
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