Democratic State Ticket and County Ballot Listings
A list of candidates for state offices including Senator Shively and Cook for Secretary of State, Bitler for Treasurer, Crittendenberger for Auditor, Milburn for Attorney General, and Ibach Caldwell Hottel Felt Powers for Appellate Court. Local races cover Congress Lieb, Gaines Hazen, Davis, McCullough, Stocking, Haug, Chapman, Hackleman, Parker, Boehm, Squier, Eichman, Kratz, Brown, Freschley, Fleischman, Halbrug, Mattingley, Link, Heichelbech, Hollander, Thorp, Spinner, Alley, Phillips, Tableman, Oskins, Patmore. Advisory Board names Ben Tableman and Arthur Oskins.
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United States
Benjamin F. Shively
Homer L. Cook
George A. Bittler
Dale J. Crittenberger
Richard Milburn
Township Tickets for Jackson and Surrounding Townships
A list of township election candidates is presented, naming Anthony Bender Jr and Charles Day for Road Supervisor First District, Frank McCoy for Road Supervisor Second District, Wayne Oskins, Simon Lechrlein, August Vaal, and others across Harrison, Huff, Grass, and Clinton townships, with multiple for Supervisor and Trustee positions. The slate includes Archie Bryne, Everett Banks, Clea Cotton, Thomas Beasley, John Doyle, Bert Newman, Clinton Powell, Delbert Stevens, George Braun, John Hessig, Adam Ficker, John Leistner, John Mulzer, George Boehm, John Sampson, Charles Kinney, Henry Becker, Javuor Trinkale, and Lloyd in various districts.
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Zachariah Donham
Supr
Archie Bryne
Everett G. Banks
Clea Cotton
Thomas Beasley
John M. Doyle
Bert Newman
Clinton Powell
I Am a Darned Old Mossback Poem
A light verse in dialect voice rails against modern progress and new inventions. The speaker proclaims old fashioned tastes in food clothing and habits, claiming skepticism toward railroads telegraphy and reading about progress, ending with a boast of remaining a mossback until death.
Duck eggs hatch chicks in Oak Hill tale
James Robertson, a cheerful Scot from Oak Hill, visited his uncle Bill Jordan in an Illinois town. Bill gave him duck eggs said to hatch and be tamed for decoys. James set them under a hen, and the hatched ducklings puzzled him if it was a joke or the hen transformed the eggs.
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James Robertson
Oak Hill Addition
Bill Jordan
I Ilinois
Bill
Jimmie
Bicknell Monitor
Indiana Automobile License Boom Defies Panic Talk
Indiana reports show nearly 50 000 automobiles licensed this year with expectations to top 60 000 and 400 000 dollars in state revenue. Officials say new license business supports state funds despite GOP claims of a broad business downturn.
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Indiana
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Ellingham
State Treasury
Earliest Coal Mining in Indiana Traces to 1804 Origins
A historical overview traces Indiana coal mining from early 1804 surface surveys to 1811 digs at Fulton Perry County and the first commercial shafting by the American Cannel Coal Co. at Kanneton in 1887, noting production peaks in 1910 and 1918 and the impact of railroads on growth. It also briefly mentions children’s shaped cookie cutters.
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Indiana
Geological Survey of
Fulton
Perry County
Robert Fulton
Orleans
Ohio River
W. E. Parker
United States Geological Survey
American Cannel Coal Co
Cannelton
Ohio
Wabash
Brazil
Terre Haute
For Sale Items and Community Notices in Rockport Area
For sale corn at crib in Gentryville quality noted. Inquiries to Will Bender Chrisney. Black locust, peach and apple trees from Home Nursery Smith Hazen & Son Props. Mixed hay clover timothy baled inquire Jacob Weber Rockport. Indiana and United States world maps three in one 25 cents at office eight cents by mail. Rockport Democrat ice cream social at Cross Road church Saturday evening June 27 benefit of church all invited.
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Gentryville
Will Bender
Chrisney
Timothy
Jacob Weber
Rockport
Indiana
United States
Cross Road Church
Rockport Doctors Set Evening Office Hours Change
On and after July 1 1914 the undersigned physicians of Rockport will not have offices open after 6 p m except on Mondays and Saturdays H G Wiess Shirley C Lang C D Ehrman and O C Baumgaertner
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Rockport
H. G. Wiess
Shirley C. Lang
C. D. Ehrman
O. C. Baumgaertner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supreme Court
J. Fred France
Edward Barrett
Charles A. Greathouse
Moses B. Lairy
Appellate Court
Joseph G. Ibach
Frederick S. Caldwell
Milton B. Hottel
Edward W., Felt
Frank M. Powers
Congress
Charles Lieb
Spencer, Vanderburg
Warrick Counties
Gaines H. Hazen
Ora E. Davis
William A. McCullough
Frank Stocking
Joseph Haug
Floyd Chapman
Francis M. Hackleman
Salem Parker
Martin Boehm
Wm. ED
Squier
August C. Eiceman
Henry Kratz
Fred H. Brown
George M. Freschley
Victor Fleischman
Charles W. Halbruge
James T. Mattingley
William Link Sr
Carter Township
Jeff Rhodes
Albert Heichelbech
George Hollander
George Thorp
John Spinner
Clay Township
Samuel H. Alley
John H. Bahn
J.C. Hanser
Henry F. Meyer
Ell Dunn
Oscar Phillips
Ben H. Tableman
Arthur Oskins
A. S. Patmore
Jackson Township
Anthony Bender JR
Harrison Township
Simon Lechrlein
August Vaal
Hammond Township
John F. Titus
Huff Township
Delbert Stevens
George Braun
John Hessig
Adam Ficker
John Leistner
John Mulzer
George R. Boehmam
Beren
Grass Township
Truscee
John M. Sampson
Charles R. Kinney
Henry Becker
Javuor Trinkle
Jackson G
Lloyd
Wilson
Ilinois
Democratic Party
Democrat Classified Department
Home Nursery
Smith Hazen & Son
Democrat
Underhill Brick & Tile Co
Main Street
P. F. Kanzler
Collier’s
Collier's
THE
the Democrat
Ind
Frockport
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