Last Will Contest and Land Condemnation Suits
Margaret Schatz and others file a suit to contest the will of John F. Martin of Carter township died March 1910 claiming the testator was unduly influenced and of unsound mind. The Evansville and Eastern Electric Railway sues landowners to condemn rights of way from Rockport to Grand View, offering sums for parcels sliced from farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Schatz
John F. Martin
Carter Township
Abraham L. Martin
Louis F. Weiss
Evansville and Eastern Electric Railway
Rock
Carter Township Day Again and County Farm News
The Carter township board discussed liquor licenses with three denials after hearings while approving licenses for John H. Waninger of New Boston and John H. Hubers of St. Meinrad. It also ordered bids for county farm supplies, noted reappointments and road petitions, and reported bridge work in several townships. C. G. Woodbury provides orchard care guidance as spraying and pest control are advised for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Carter Township
Agai W
Lincoln City
John H. Waninger
New Boston
John H. Hubers
St. Meinrad
Boards of Commissioners
Warrick
Spencer
Bower Bridge
Paul Ender
Nord Hill
Loney Marsh
Marsh Bridge
Ohio Township
F. M. Thomas
Jackson Township
Everett Byers
G. F. Mead
Sam Haaff
John Jacobs
J.B. Young
Rocky Bottom Bridge
Lake Drain
Grandview Road
GANDERBONE FORECAST FOR JUNE IN PROSE POEM
The fragmentary verse satirizes political figures during 1910 with mock declarations of loyalties. It mocks Kaiser Wilhelm II Roosevelt and Tet era rhetoric, depicting a skewed alliance of self and events. The piece reads as humorous verse from a historical column.
Summer care of orchards in Indiana crops damaged by frosts
Frosts across central and northern Indiana severely damaged fruit crops while southern Indiana fared better though lighter than expected. Many orchard owners tried pruning and spraying this spring for the first time, a practice often neglected by those growing fruit as a side line. Regular, attentive care yields more reliable yields for commercial growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D.’s
Morgan P.’s
Halley
Guggenheim
Mars
Rockefeller
Morgans
Theodorus
Ananias
Afric
Mr. Taft
Indiana
Charities and Corrections Report Generated for Spencer County
The Spencer county board of charities and corrections visited the jail where two inmates were described as insane and recommended a metal floor in the women's prison and a safer stove. They inspected the Orphans Home housing 22 children and urged electric lights and a furnace. The county farm housed 18 people with six cattle four horses four swine and seventy acres of wheat thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Haines
Anna Wright
B. F. Bridges
David Tullis
Jas. G. Taylor
Spencer County
Tullis
Jas, G. Taylor
Republicans Defeat Seen As 1912 Vote Trend
A Philadelphia Record excerpt reports leading hosiery and underwear manufacturers predicting a Democratic victory in 1912 due to the Payne Aldrich tariff. They argue the tariff harmed general prosperity, favored a few, and will trigger a political uprising among working people at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Hosiery
Democratic Party
Congress
Philadelphia Record
James G Hill and Amelia Fella Wed at Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
James G Hill deputy recorder and Amelia Fella were married at the Trinity Lutheran parsonage on Wednesday evening June 8 by Rev J Diehl. The couple, well known and favored, will reside with Mrs Virginia Hayford at in South Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Hill
Amelia Fella
Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
J. 4. Diehl
Virginia Hayford
South Sixth Street
False Pretense Charge Lands George W. Pickett in Jail
George W. Pickett is jailed on a charge of selling tobacco without having lawful stock. The docket details accuse him of obtaining money under false pretenses, prompting local authorities to pursue formal charges and possible prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Pickett
Pickett
T. R. Hardy & Co
Arrest Warrant and Bold Chase Lead to $500 Bond
George W. Pickett was arrested by Special Constable J. F. Bauman at his home near Bradley Station on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. After a chase and bluff with two shots over his head, Pickett was jailed in Rockport and bound over to court with a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Pickett
J. F. Bauman
Bradley Station
Bauman
Pickett
Picket
Bowman
Rockport
Squire Jones
Board of Review reviews property assessments in county
Last Monday the Board of Review met in the sheriff's office to equalize assessments. Members include John W. Wilkinson Z E Roberts and county officials. The board examined mortgage exemptions and denied Oscar Freschley relief to remove $200 improvements from his Hammond township land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
John W. Wilkinson
Z. E. Roberts
Circuit Court
Ludwig
Oscar Freschley
Hammond Township
Salvation Army tent revival draws record interest
Fifty four converts proclaimed at the Salvation Army meetings as a stereoptical lecture and moving pictures moved the crowd in Nockport. Mrs Marselle and Miss Munselle provided music and the Rev J H Diehl praised the event as fine with elevating music and superb pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Marselle
Nockport
Altho
J. H. Diehl
Trinity Lutheran Church
Local marriages recorded in Rockport and surrounding areas
Marriage licenses show James G. Hill and Amelia Fella wed June 8 1910 in Rockport officiated by Rev J H Diehl. Theodore Martin and Carry Tilley tied the knot June 7 in Spencer county with Rev J C Reynolds. Other couples include Oscar Basedow and Lila Wallner in Tell City and Ruben Barker with Sadie Coon in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Hill
Rockport
Amelia Louisa Fella
J. H. Diehl
Oscar Basedow
Tell City
Lila Wallner
Grandview
Ruben Barker
Kentucky
Sadie B. Coon
Theodore Martin
Spencer County
Carry Tilley
J. C. Reynolds
Real Estate Transfers in Lincoln and Surrounding Areas
Minneapolis Trust Co trustee transfers to John Collier in Lincoln City while Ford Garrett sells to John and Cynthia Hawk in Richland City. George W Bays to Dale Cemetery Association. Chas H Lawburg to Robert S Lawburg. Adocia Gilman to John Gilman. Myrtle Sheets to Samuel H Jennings in Rockport. Gene Scammahorn to W A Parker in Hatfield. William B Larce to George W Hagin. Five releases, fifteen mortgages, two assignments, and one lien recorded last week. A single crow has been known to destroy 700000 insects a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Trust Co
John Collier
Lincoln City
Ford Garrett
John
Cynthia Hawk
Richland City
R. C
Geo. W
Dale Cemetery Association
Pisw
Lawburg Chas
Robert S. Lawburg
Int
Gilman Adocia
Gilman
Myrtle Et al
Samuel H. Jennings
Rockport
W. A. Parker
Hatfield
Larce Wm. B
George W. Hagin
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Margaret E. Bird
Sarah Lloyd
Walter Lloyd
Smith and
McCullough
Martha J. Haines
Smith and McCullough
Joseph Haines
Bease
Mr. Halley
Yuma
T.S Hays
Owensboro
Baumgaertner
FM. Thomas
County Farm
Thomas
Otis Day
Henry Bahn
Frank Stocking
Fred Schriefer
William Schriefer
August Frey
Herman Brinkman
Huff Township
George W. Racine
Bordeaux
Paris
Department of Horticulture
C. G. Woodbury
Ganderbone
C. H. Rieth
der Kaiser
Dis Faterland
Roosevelt
Report OF Charities and Corrections
Capt
Manselle
Munselle
Earlham
Samuel
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Iowa
Elijah
Board OF Review
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