Trustees Announce Office Moves and Hours Across Townships
The Luce township trustee relocates to his residence two miles east of Hureka and will be in Hatfield on Tuesdays and Richland City on Fridays with township business on other days at home. Carter township trustee to Lincoln City Wednesdays and other times when not on the road. Jackson township trustee spends Mondays at home and Fridays in Gentryville with other days flexible. Harrison township trustee at Fulda residence Tuesdays and other times when not on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luce Township
Hureka
Hatfield
Richland City
Carter Township
Lincoln City
Jackson Township
Gentryville
Harrison Township
Fulda
John Haller
Renewal of Rockport Liquor License Sought by Henry P. Biedenkopf
Henry P. Biedenkopf announces he will apply to Spencer county Indiana commissioners at the December 1916 term for a renewal license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a space described as No 305 Occidental Hotel Rockport with a on premises drinking privilege and to sell cigars and serve lunch in connection with the saloon including details of the premises location and measurements.
Application for liquor license renewal in Spencer County
Notice is given that the undersigned will apply at the December term 1916 of the Spencer County Indiana board of commissioners to renew a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a room on the first floor of a frame building in St Meinrad. The license covers spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a quantity less than a quart for one year with on premises drinking privilege. The premises are described as a twenty by twenty foot room on the north end of the one and a half story building at the northeast corner of lot 129 in St Meinrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Spencer County
Indiana
Auditor’s Office
Rockport
Occidental Hotel
Main Street
William R. Hynes
Said
Inlet
Board’ of Commissioners
St. Meinrad
Spencer
Spencer Circuit Court
Stanley A. Singleton
Fay Singleton
Frank Singleton
Mary Moore
Melissa Martin
John V. Singleton
Eugene Singleton
Gladys Johnson
Rockports
Property description and saloon license request in St. Meinrad
In St. Meinrad, Indiana, the lot description outlines a building with a north wall along Brewery Street and visible interior from the public street. The saloon room measures nine and a half feet high and has specific glass provisions. The applicant seeks permission to sell cigars and tobacco and to serve lunch with the saloon business. November 10, 1916 John Kost.
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Indiana
Brewery Street
St. Meinrad
Notice to Non-Residents in Indiana Real Estate Case
In Spencer County Indiana a petition to sell real estate is filed by Meinrad Birchler executor against multiple Birchler defendants. Defendants Rosa Kaelin Elizabeth Weaver Catherine Keller John A Birchler and Mary M Pund are nonresidents of Indiana. they are required to appear January 1 1917 to answer or demur. Rockport Court House. Lewis Woolfolk clerk Jacob Fahr attorney.
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Meinrad Birchler
Mary A. Birchler
John W., Birchler
Mary L. Birchler
Cecelia Birchler
Rosa Kaelin
John A. Birchler
Frances Wirthwein
Elizabeth B. Weaver
Martin Birchler
Cecelia Bauer
Mary M. Punc
Benedict C. Birchler
Catherine Keller
Leo F. Birchler
Circuit Court
Spencer County
Indiana
Eizabeth B. Weaver
Mary M
Rockport
Sale of Real Estate in Spencer County Indiana
Notice of a court ordered sale by the Spencer Circuit Court in Rockport Indiana. The auction will cover the east half of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter section three in township seven south range seven west containing about 20 acres. Terms require one third cash, one third in nine months, and one third in eighteen months with 6 percent interest and mortgage security. Sale begins at 2 PM. deed after court confirmation. Elbert M. Swan, commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Indiana
Elbert M. Swan
Milton Divorce Case Placed Before Spencer County Court
Belle Milton files divorce suit against Julius C. Milton in Spencer County Indiana on September 8 1916. The complaint shows the defendant is nonresident and must answer by January 23 1917 at Rockport court, or the case will proceed in his absence per clerk Lewis Woolfolk.
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State of Indiana
Spener County
Circuit Court
Spencer County
Indiana
Court House
Rockport
Lewis Woolfolk
Fire Chief Endorses Tanlac for Wife’s Rheumatism
Huntington in d fire chief Frank Willetts of Andrews reports his wife improved after using Tanlac the Master Medicine. He says she slept better and gained weight after two bottles, noting Tanlac helps stomach liver and kidney issues and acts as a body builder and strengthener. Sold in Rockport at T C Basye’s.
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Huntington
Ind
Frank Willetts
Andrews
Tanlac
Willetts
Rockport
T. CG. Basye’s
Thanksgiving Customs From Early American Colonies
ISTORY describes Puritan distrust of Christmas and the rise of Thanksgiving feasts in August harvests. Massachusetts declared it an annual holiday in 1684 as sermons mixed piety with politics. Women bore the feast duty while ministers preached, and meals ranged from turkey and pumpkin pie to pigeons and chicken pie with cider. Strangers were welcomed, though hospitality rested on superstition rather than charity.
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By Istory
Washington Star
Massachusetts
New England
Connecticut
Jefferson
Bank statement reports condition of First National Bank Rockport Indiana
Report shows assets totaling 199 809 61 with loans 108 200 41 and U S bonds 35 000.00 plus securities 21 804 72. Liabilities list capital stock 4 257 18 surplus 0 undivided profits 0 and deposits 111 802 65 plus time deposits 2 035 06. Henry Maas cashier swears this is true before notary Bertha Higgins on November 25 1916.
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First National Bank
Rockport
Indiana
U. S
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank Redemption Fund
County of Spencer
SS. i
Henry Maas
Bertha Higgins
Allen J. Payton
Chas. C. Kincaid
Jno
H. Walker
Woman Who Made Thanksgiving Remembered by Hale
A note: Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editress of Godey's Lady's Book, played a pivotal role shaping the Thanksgiving tradition through advocacy and writings. Her efforts helped popularize a national day of thanks in the 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah J. Hale
Godey
National Thanksgiving Advocate and Lincoln Proclamation
The passage honors a writer who championed a national Thanksgiving observance. Her sustained efforts led governors nationwide to issue annual proclamations by 1859 and prompted President Lincoln to issue a national Thanksgiving proclamation for August 6, 1863, shortly after Gettysburg.
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States of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
The Gobbler's Sorrow Laments Vulnerable Heel
Achilles laments his vulnerable heel as a turkey responds gloomily that a tough drumstick helps nothing. The note, styled as a New York Sun quote, blends myth and whimsy about poultry misfortune.
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Achilles
New York Sun
Reminiscence on Comforts of Past Living
The excerpt contrasts modern comforts with hardship in earlier times. It notes better daily meals, clothing quality, and warmth now than in the past, citing examples of lean years, old silk, and cold bedrooms as a measure of progress. It quotes Temple Bailey from the Philadelphia Press.
Bank official calls Foley Kidney Pills for kidney relief
T. J. Norrell, vice president of the Bank of Cottonwood Texas, writes that he has received relief and recommends Foley Kidney Pills to anyone with kidney trouble. He notes kidney disease manifests in various forms including worry, aches, and distress.
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John Kost
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