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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
6
Rockport Indiana announces practice in all courts with an office on the ground floor north side of Main Street near the post office. Chase Poole offers painting and paper hanging estimates on application in Rockport.
Trustee John H. Waninger states he will attend the Huff Township office at the residence of Jacob Waninger in New Boston Indiana each Wednesday and other days when not traveling to conduct all township business and on the last Saturday of the month will meet by appointment at other locations within the township. Phone contact provided.
Trustee Joseph F. Vaal states he will conduct township business at his home every Thursday and at Fulda on the last Saturday each month. He will be at home on all other days unless engaged, and provides phone number 7-J for contact.
The Spencer County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by 2 pm on Tuesday July 8 1919 to sell a one and a half story wooden building on the county infirmary site in Ohio township and various court seats and other items. Cash terms. Anderson Parker Auditor.
Cause No 9354 in Spencer circuit court September term 1919 informs John Logan Harter Maud Rehinholt Clara Harter James Bertrim Harter Oatley Harter Avil Male Barr and Genevive Minser of their separate notification as named in the estate of America A Hart er deceased. The administrator Sidney W Barr serves as administrator.
Estate of America Harter deceased files in Spencer circuit court a petition seeking sale of estate real estate to cover debts. Non residents named, hearing set for September 1 1919 at Rockport court house. clerk Lewis Woolfolk signs. Roberts and Savage listed as attorneys for administrator.
In Spencer County Indiana No 9355 a divorce complaint was filed June 2 1919 by Anna Parker against Anderson Parker. The defendant is not a resident of Indiana and must appear by Sept 1 1919 to answer or demur. Rockport Court House. Lewis Woolfolk Clerk. E L Boyd Attorney.
The administrator of Aubrey Haynes deceased announces a public sale of his estate in Spencer County Indiana on July 8 1919 at 2 pm and continuing daily until sold. It includes 16 acres off the south of the NE quarter and 8 acres off the north of the SE quarter of Section 15 Township 6 South Range 7 West with terms requiring one third cash and balance in two notes over nine and twelve months at 6 percent interest. Sale location is the farm about three miles north of Richland City. Nick Hale Admr. Smith McCullough Attys.
An old ad copy advises relief for a lame back using Cham berlain s Liniment twice daily with thorough back massage at the pain site. It claims obtainability everywhere.
Complaint No. 9356 in Spencer County titles Matt Fisher vs Dona Fisher. Plaintiff’s attorney files the complaint with affidavits claiming defendant not a resident of Indiana. Notice to appear by first day of September term 1919 in Rockport. Judge Woolfolk seals, Pierson as attorney. Catarrh ad copy promotes Hall's remedies with testimonials and prices.
Officials itemize court costs moving court house prisoner transport juror fees and burial allowances for soldiers in a lengthy 1919 Warrick County records entry. Entries include Richards & Martin Co. Inf. Allen Gentry Rockport Journal and multiple named individuals with amounts for salaries instate services and taxes.
Albany man recalls being on a torpedoed ship en route from England and says Foley’s Honey and Tar cured his lingering cough. Advertiser T. C. Basye urges readers to try the product to stop their chronic cold.
Indiana farmers face losses from rye contamination as W A Ostrander of Purdue University advises cutting rye now before seeding. under the new Federal Grain grading act any grain containing more than ten percent other grains may not be classified as wheat, pushing growers to keep rye under six percent to fetch full value.
In Springville Tennessee on October 17 1917 T F Rice Co reports high sales of Mendenhall’s Chill & Fever Tonic. A customer walked five miles to buy three bottles Red Label Tonic. The ad notes the product contains no arsenic in the black label version and 20 minims Fowler's arsenic solution per ounce in the Red Label. It claims indications include malaria loss of appetite indigestion inactive liver and jaundice due to malaria. Sold by T C Basye.
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