Rockport Ship Yard Fund Planned by Local Citizens
Spencer County items report Rockport citizens meeting to fund a ship yard with stock shares of 50 each totaling 5000. A committee organizes receipts and control. James Veatch presides, H G Barkwell secretary, DeBruler leads talks. Editor Hicks sends Indianapolis notes on a German democratic church gathering and local tax and property transactions.
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Rockport
Hicks
Indianapolis
Court House
James C. Veatch
H. G. Barkwell
John Hurst
Collins
Louisville
Dr. DeBruler
J. P. DeBruler
Samuel Parks
James D. Allen
L. Q. DeBruler
Thomas J. Langdon
T. #. DeBruler
House of Representatives
U. S
J. D. Bright
Dra. DeBruler, & Panik
Publis A
North Dakota Letter From Indiana Reader
W W Kellams of Rockport Indiana encloses 52 for a Democrat subscription and notes a severe winter with 29 below zero and little snow. He comments unfavorably on Canada, saying the country resembles Old England and prefers living on this side of the border despite similar climate and soil.
Petition Drives to Retain Rockport Superintendent Morgenthaler
Petitions circulating among Rockport school patrons urge the school board to renew F S Morgenthaler as superintendent. Signatures are widespread, with only a few withholding for unrelated business reasons, signaling public sentiment on the issue.
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Rockport
F.S. Morgenthaler
Morgenthaler
Bennett breaks collar bone in fall at Main and Second
D Bennett slipped on an apple peeling and fell on the concrete near Main and Second Streets last Saturday night. He sustained a broken collar bone, was treated by a physician, and remains in pain. Healing is anticipated in about three weeks.
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Bennett
Main
Second Streets
Franchise Granted For Local Telephone Lines In Indiana
Following a Public Service Commission hearing at St Meinrad the Fockerty Branchville and Cannelton telephone company was granted a franchise to operate in St Meinrad. The article notes the decision and a PSC hearing outcome. An Eastern Star auxiliary event is announced with hostesses listed for Mrs Helen Baumgaertner's home Friday afternoon.
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Public Service Commission of Indiana
St. Meinrad
Fockerty Branchville and
Cannelton Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
The
Eastern Star
Helen . Baumgaertner
J. J.brown
John Bays
W.F. Adama
Mig. Adla Frank
Children advised to read history
A Washington DC reader shares a youth friendly tour of Arlington National Cemetery describing its grounds, graves, and monuments. The letter notes over 23 000 buried heroes, including 4 691 unknowns, and mentions the Maine memorials and the Lee Mansion’s famed views from Arlington.
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Democrat
Rockport
Indiana
The
Washington
Arlington
Gen. R. E. Lee
Arlington National Cemetery
Gen Lee
Capital Building
Lee Mansion
Lafayette
General Lee
Confederacy
Bull Run
Rappahannock
Maine
Fey
Democratic mass convention chosen for county nominations
The Democratic central committee met at city hall and fixed March 10 as the nominating date with Chrisney as the convention site. Lindon City and Chrisney were proposed for the venue, Chrisney winning by 20 to 19 votes. mass delegation was chosen as the method amid strong turnout and optimism for the party’s county chances.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Chrisney
Salm
Lindon City
Lincoln City
Commissioners Approve Saloon Purchase and Bridge Work
In session last Monday the commission approved Sebastian Bockting’s buy and relocation of John H. Hubers saloon at St Meinrad. The Vincennes Bridge Co. was paid 2399.10 for county bridges. Montgomery Parker Co. chosen to lower the McCullough Wright bridge three feet for 300 dollars. Vincennes Bridge Co. also bid on the job at 1000 dollars.
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John DeArman
Spencer County
R. L. Crossley
Fifth Street
Main
Elm Streets
W. V
John Braynr
A. C. Hiceman
Albert Bryne
Wm. E. Squier
Sebastian Bockting
John H. Hubers
St. Meinrad
Vincennes Bridge Co
Montgomery Parker Co
McCullough—Wright
Luce Township
Garden seed distribution from Washington directory
Congressman Charles Lieb announces government vegetable seed for farmers and city gardeners with rural route residents automatically receiving seed. Non rural route residents should send names to request seed. A. T. Kirk of Grandview visits for business and memory monuments are noted along with a classroom prompt about Alexandria and local geography.
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Charles Lieb
Washington, D.C
Alexandria
hord-Fairfax
Ge Braddock
Genie Waleato
Séy Shautench
Spencer Circuit Court Notes Review of Proceedings
The Spencer circuit court entries include wills, guardianship reports, and multiple civil actions. Judge orders bond increases for Katherine Michel’s guardian, dismissal of a contempt charge at cost, and judgments in favor of Groves Company and against Bunner. Foreclosures, deed corrections, and administratrix sales are recorded, with a jury verdict for the defendant in a damage suit and a receiver’s report on a local telephone company. A retrial is set for George Roberts vs Williams, and William Malure was convicted of assault with a $20 fine.
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Spencer Circuit
William Denning
John H. Michel
Katherine Michel
Guardian
Emory Phillips
Groves Company
James Bunner
Dubois
James G. Hill
E. L. Boyd
Cary E. Beeler
Henry Sohn
Eliza Sohn
Mary E. Ragsdale
F. M
American Agricutural Chemical Company
Travis St. Clair
George W. Roberts
Quincy L. Williams
State of Indiana
William Malure
County Council Meets and Adjourns After Appropriations
County council session with full attendance except Wm Link Sr approves allocations for bridges Insurance and sheriff fees plus office costs and witness fees. Henry Brand announces a public sale of personal property at his Rockport farm on Thursday February 19 offering farming implements teams and household goods.
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Wm. Link
Bridges
Rimstidt& Feigel
Lockyear
Henry Brand
Rockport
Woman's Club Banquet Delights at Auditorium Amid Rain
A January 80 banquet by the Woman's Club drew about 120 members and guests to City Hall and the Auditorium. Mrs C W Halbruge led a march to long decorated tables, Basye's Victrola provided music, and a five course dinner followed. Mrs Laura Wilkinson traced the club's history as Rev J H Wiehl linked club life to church work. Speakers covered home life and community, with poems and talks about Our Town Upon The Hill and small city advantages.
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C. W. Halbruge
Basye
Bess Ehrman
Laura Wilkinson
J. H. Wiehl
4. K. Gentry
Alice Roberts
Betty Baum
Rockport
Mason
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Spencer County History OF 1856
North Dakota
Bowbells, N. Dakota
Supt. Morgenthaler
Will Jones
Washington, D. C
A. T. Kirk
Grandview
City
Circuit Court
Woman's Club
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