Wheat Field Fire Destroys Bennett Wheat on Farm West of Boonville
A wheat field at J A Bennett's farm, 14 miles west of Boonville, burned Monday morning after sparks from a passing train ignited the extreme dryness. Farm hands and section men fought the flames for three days to save outbuildings, but about 800 bushels of Bennett's best wheat were destroyed.
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Boonville Standard
Freak Calf Born in City Draws Vets Attention
Veterinarian H F Beardsley was summoned to the home near Ferdinand to attend a sick cow. A calf born grotesque with two heads and multiple extra limbs died shortly after birth, shocking onlookers and prompting discussion of its remarkable deformities.
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Animal Kingdom
Berry Crop Prospects Promise Higher Prices for Farmers
The Marenye Observer notes berry growers optimistic about large harvests and rising prices. Farmers expect strong demand, with patches expanding next year and new entrants joining the market to supply top quality fruit to larger markets.
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Letheretford
Marenye Observer
Posey County Wheat Crop Described As Fine Yet Pressed
Farmers in Posey county report a strong wheat stand with heads plump and golden sunlit, while river crop prospects fade and hay and wheat harvests face delays. The season began with good outlook but rain and river conditions cooled the yield and quality in parts.
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Riley Spoem
Wheat Harvest Activity In Spencer County
Farmers report wheat harvesting underway in Spencer County with thin straw yet promising heads. Officials met at Mozart Hall to finalize fair posters and grounds improvements, including concrete tiling by M. A. Abbott Concrete Company.
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Mozart Halk
M. A. Abbott
Chrisney Sin
Editor Attends Commencement Reunion at State University
Editor Hazen and wife returned home from a visit with relatives in Salem and Bedford. They spent Monday and Tuesday at Bloomington attending the State University commencement and the reunion of Hazen's graduating class of 187?. Only nine of the thirty three graduates were present. It was a great and happy meeting, recalling college days. James R. Wilson and his daughter Abbybelle are east on a trip and stopped in Washington, D. C. They may be distant relatives of the President and plan to call on him.
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Salem
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Washington, D. C
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Boonville-Inquirer
Made Trip On Motorcycle From Cincinnati To Tell City
Three men Alvin Bettinger Percy Ritter and bettinger son Took Indian Motorcycle trip from Cincinnati to Tell City with mishaps and thrills over two and a half days. They report delays mainly in the final fifty miles and deny recording time. Bettinger is a Tell City boy and Ritter from Lincoln City.
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Cincinnati
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Lincolin City
City News
Rabid dog in Princeton prompts muzzling order
A dog in Grison county shown by brain examination to have rabies is muzzled after market and community fear. The Washington Herald laments dangerous free roaming dogs and the waste of public safety. A separate note condemns shooting native birds as senseless.
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Grison
Washington H. Herald
Wheat harvest in Pike county shows light acreage
The Winslow Dispatch notes Pike county wheat harvest began Monday in spike county and will end by Saturday. Observers report quality as fairly good but acreage is very light compared with thirty years ago when hill lands wore out from wheat and farmers shifted to corn.
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Pike County
Winslow Dispatch
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