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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
3
William Mason aged fifty was found guilty in Johnson Circuit Court Edinburg on a charge of selling liquor. He was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to 90 days on the penal farm.
Charles S. Baer has been named exalted ruler of the Wabash lodge of Elks. Other officers include T. C. Durnbaugh as leading knight Wilbur Van Moorn as loyal knight Walter Petty as lecturing knight William Wakefield as secretary and Dr. W. A. Domer as treasurer.
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce acted to promote paving of the Columbus to Franklin state highway. The Edinburg Chamber will be asked to appoint a committee to work with the local group in a conference with the state highway commission.
Salem high school selects The Charm School as class play with performances on April 15 and 19. Principal roles go to Lillian Boggs Ona Brannaman Nora Languell Lloyd Porter Lee Henry Streaker and Roger Simpson.
A high wind near Franklin caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The arcade from the administration building to the Scottish Rite Memorial building at the Indiana Masonic Home was left unroofed with heavy damage.
W Floyd Keepers assistant editor of the Prairie Mariner of Chicago visits Columbia City to study the Columbia City Co- Operative Marketing association. Levi Kiester is manager Earl Gipe secretary IR M Roop county agent supervises and advises.
Public Service Commission chairman John W. McCardle announced in Indianapolis that Indiana intrastate freight rates for agricultural limestone used by farmers will drop about 25 percent as soon as railroads publish the new tariffs. He noted an immense annual volume of soil medicine moved within the state.
The Crawford county livestock marketing committee named by the Crawford county farm bureau includes Alva T. Roberson English Sam Lone English Henry Balding Grantsburg and Jesse Brown Riddle. The group will receive and ship all hogs and cattle from farmer members to the Louisville market in Kentucky.
An all day Orange County Historical Society gathering at Paol’s Presbyterian church focused on the settlement of Northeast township from Frederick Phillips 1811 land entry to Civil War era. J M Trinkle, president, led discussions on the county's medical profession history.
Noble township leads with 33 applications and Hanover township follows with 24. Each township must have ten entrants to form a club, but individuals can still enter the county contest that ends at the fall festival. The Better Business Club of Shelbyville finances the club.
Federal agents with Sheriff Jesse J. Smith and Officer Charles Goebel conducted raids in south Shelby County. Frank Drake and Robert Martin, both of Washington township, were arrested for liquor violations. Drake faces still and liquor manufacturing charges. Martin pleaded guilty to unlawful possession and was fined 100 and costs with 90 days at Indiana state farm. A Kokomo-area home fire destroyed Mrs. Shockley’s farm house, valued at 5000 with partial insurance. The Izaak Walton League in Muncie expects 400 fishermen as members at a Roberts hotel dinner in April. Club officers include Dr. Karl T. Brown president and Dr. Frank B. Garner vice president.
The Knights of Pythias lodge of Petersburg bought a 60 by 105 foot Walnut street lot to build a lodge home. At Hartford City Elks elected Clarence Euphrat exalted ruler for the coming year. The Western Indiana Dental Association met in Terre Haute March 14 and 15 with speakers Dr. A. E. Mayfield of Chicago and Dr. R. T. Owens of St. Louis, Mo.
Governor Mc Cray will not sign the Indiana soldiers bonus bill despite heavy demands. The decision was announced from the governor's Indianapolis office.
At Portland the county board of education voted seven to five to approve Purdue University recommendation appointing H. S. Heckard of Cass County as county agent.
Fire damages the Floyd County Auto company garage and salesroom at New Albany. Automobiles were moved from the building and tires plus other accessories were saved. Estimated loss stands at $5,000.
Arthur Hart thirty two colored was taken in custody at Logansport on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. The indictment was returned by the Cass county grand jury and relates to the shooting of patrolman Gola Thompson who tried to force his way into Hart’s room.
Official notice announces the spring convocation of the Scottish Rite Masons, Valley of Evansville. The event runs April 2 3 and 4 and is expected to draw several hundred members from southern Indiana southern Illinois and western and northern Kentucky to Evansville.
Governor McCray af Indianapolis vetoed the farmers cooperative marketing bill with a pocket veto after messy efforts to secure signature. He also refused to receive the soldiers bonus bill, clearing his desk. Adams county awarded three macadam road contracts in Decatur County to Meschberger Brothers for two roads and Arthur Zehr for a third.
Birt Tawney, 54, indicted by Clark county grand jury on obtaining money under false pretenses. He was arrested at Port Fulton home after allegedly forming a partnership with Louisville men to sell paints and took 250 dollars by falsely claiming a Cleveland wholesale firm required a 500 dollar deposit to guarantee payment for shipments.
Orville Wells Republican was declared legally elected trustee of Fairmount township by a 12 vote margin over Democrat David G. Lewis. Judge J Frank Charles of the Grant Circuit Court at Marion presided after a series of appeals from the November 7 election results.
Evansville plans to raise for a college likely postponed until January 1 1924 to avoid clashing with the Young Women's Christian association fund drive to build a new home. Trustees withdraw from Evansville Vanderburgh county college effort in favor of the YWCA campaign.
J M McClung, longtime Anderson Y M C A physical director and state association president, was named general secretary of the Crawfords ville Y M C A. He succeeds Arthur Broaks who led during the debt clearance drive that raised over 40000 dollars. McClung will move to Crawfords ville within a week or two after being released from Anderson duties.
The Swartz Construction Company of Bedford received an $85,000 contract to build an automobile salesroom at College Avenue and Third Street in Bloomington. In a separate raid, ex-police captain B. B. Northcutt of Anderson and Ludie Cohen were arrested after police and federal agents seized four gallons of liquor from Northcutt's barroom. bonds of $500 each were posted.
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