Trustee Notices and drainage bids for Luce and surrounding townships
The Luce township trustee Louis B. Wilkinson resides two miles east of Fureka and schedules weekly home visits in Hatfield and Richland City to transact township business. Carter township trustee A J Rhodes offices in Lincoln City hold Wednesday sessions with additional travel. Jackson township trustee Anthony Bender hosts Monday visits at home and Friday in Gentryville with other days on the road. Harrison township trustee John Halles resides in Fulda on Tuesdays with other days on the road. The John Barnett drain project details and bid requirements are on file. bids may be rejected and bonds double the contract amount are required for faithful execution. The notice is dated June 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luceownship
Fureka
Hatfield
Richland City
Carter Township
Lincoln City
Jackson Township
Gentryville
Harrison Township
Fulda
John Halles
Evansville
Said
Luce Township
Towit
John Barnett
Notice to Road Contractors Spencer County Indiana 1917
The Spencer County board of commissioners invites sealed bids for highway improvement in Carter township known as the Wm. Schaaf road. Bids due July 2, 1917 at 2 PM. Payment for labor and materials, double bid bond, noncollusion affidavit required, and contract awarded to lowest responsible bidder. Time for completion set after letting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Township
Sygencer County
Indiana
Sicners
Spencer County
Board of Commissioners
Said County
J. Frank Stocking
Eet
Board of Ecammis
Liquor License Application Filed for St Meinrad Saloon
An application for a Spencer county Indiana liquor license is filed for a Rockport term ending April 2 1918 to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a room on the first floor of a lot 145 in St Meinrad with glass front on 3rd street. The request includes permission to sell cigars tobacco and serve lunch in connection with the saloon business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Spencer County
Indiana
Rockport
St. Meinrad
Said
3Rd Street
Notice to Contractors for Luce Township Bids
The trustee of Luce township Spencer county Indiana will receive bids and award contracts to the lowest and best responsible bidder on Saturday June 30 1917 at 2 o clock p m at Kensington Station on the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luce Township
Spencer County
Indiana
Kensington Station
Notice of Liquor License in New Boston Indiana 1917
Native applies for a license to sell spiritous and malt liquors in a small front room on the ground floor of a two story frame building at 22 New Boston, Spencer County Indiana. Application covers on premise drinking and June 1917 term with July meeting. Also seeks permission to run a lunch counter and sell tobacco and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Spencer County
Indiana
Notice of Administration for Lizzie Swallow Estate
The Spencer circuit court clerk appoints C. M. Swallow as administrator of Lizzie Swallow deceased late of Spencer County Indiana. The estate is deemed solvent. Smith and McCullough represent the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Circuit
Lizzie Swallow
Spencer County
Ind
Spencer County invites bids for bridge construction
Sealed bids will be received by Spencer County commissioners at the auditors office in the county up to 2 o'clock p m on Wednesday July 11 1917 for the construction of concrete or steel bridges in Spencer County Indiana and state of Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Indiana
Plan Details for Local Bridge Bidding Released
Plans and specifications on file in the auditor's office describe the Fairview, Sarver, Tilley, Schoolhouse, Hesson, Bender, Savage, Myers, Herman, Beeler, Mattingley, Waninger, Hawk, Fleischman, Snyder, Liebenhauser, Swander, John May, Ash Grove, Wagner, Larkin, Casey, Pattie, and clear Creek bridges. Bids must include a bond, and the board of commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor’s
Fairview
A. Sarver
W. Tilley
B. Schoolhouse
G. B. Hesson
C. Bender
Savage
F. Myers
Herman
J. Beeler
J. B. Mattingley
L. Waninger
Hawk
Fleischman
Snyder
Liebenhauser
J. Swander
John May
Ash Grove
W. Wagner
T. Larkin
J. Casey
J. Pattie
Clear Creek
Board of Commissioner
Spencer County to Hold Special Meeting on Bridge Contracts
The Spencer County Board of Commissioners will convene in special session on July 11, 1917 at 2 p m in Rockport Indiana to consider contracting for bridge construction. Plans and specifications are in the auditor’s office and bids may be filed by interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Spencer County
Indiana
Auditor's Office
Rockport
Auditors’s
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound touted for cough relief
Bentonville Arkansas resident W G Glazier praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a long cough once thought to be consumption. The ad claims it eases coughing wheeze and throat irritation and ends with a testimonial from T C Basye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Glazier
Bentonville
Ark
Foley
T. C. Basye
Forethoushit Advice on Forethought and Remedy Use
E W Archer of Caldwell Ohio praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for the family home and travel. He notes their household has relied on it for years and to always take it on extended visits. The remedy is advertised as obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
Mozart's Musics and Public Appeal
A biographer asserts Mozart shaped his art for public impact without self-sacrifice. His works aimed to communicate his ideas while pleasing the audience, who reacted mainly to passages crafted for applause rather than spontaneous acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Mozar
Esteen
Ife
Apphause
Stain Removal Advice With Gasoline Or Ether
The guide explains removing grease spots using gasoline or ether with careful handling. It suggests mixing a paste from a tablespoon of starch and the solvent, applying to the underside of the spot, and letting it dry before brushing off the starch. Ether evaporates faster and can leave a color as a drawback.
Names Ending in Velt and Dutch Field Surnames
A compact note explains the meaning and origins of Dutch and German surnames ending in velt and veldt. It highlights that veld means field or prairie and that names like Westervelt Blauvelt or related forms derive from geographic features or places.
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Westervelt
West
Field
Roosevelt
Rose Eld
Blauvelt
Blug Field
Puzzled by His Choice In Detroit Free Press Brief
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes confusion over a marriage proposal from a rich man to a daughter. The remark questions how someone introduced to the daughter the same day could propose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
What Hurts. Doctor You Mustn't Stay Out Late
A married man asks if night air harms him. The doctor replies the danger is the excitement after returning home, noting the illness stems from late-night exertion rather than the air. The line captures a witty London Telegraph exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Man Who Married for a Laugh Finds Romance in Echoes
In a quiet trout stream memory, a narrator pursues a peal of birdlike laughter from a girl seen near inn porches. He upgrades to a Khaki suited chase, meets Annette Thurston, and wins her affection after a playful courtship sparked by a musician’s note. The tale ends with a humorous twist on romance and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy
Univ
Inia
Annette V Thurston
Tye
Annette Thurston
Miss Thurston
Our Losses by Fire Across the United States
A Cleveland Plain Dealer column imagines across a highway the number of destroyed buildings and victims if all U S fire losses in a year were lined up. It notes thousands of fires, injuries, and deaths with costs for fire departments waterworks and insurance premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Chicago
Department of the Interior
Care of Silk Stockings
Proper care keeps silk stockings from early wear. Wash after each wear with mild white soap, swish, rinse, and iron while damp. For mercerized silk, use warm soapy water to keep a silky sheen, then press damp. Mend by silk on cotton and cotton on silk for best long term results.
Doctor Johnson Proposes for Love and Philosophy
A humorous exchange follows Johnson offering to marry his second wife while noting his poverty and a relative’s hanging. The woman replies with a wry remark about relatives who ought to be hanged, and the doctor responds with a chaste kiss and a grin at fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Jonson
Johnson
Ram
First Iron Bridge spans Salop river on Shrewsbury line
The first iron bridge ever erected, spanning a Salop river on the Shrewsbury Worcester railway, was built in 1717. It measures ninety six feet in length and used 378 tons of iron. Engineer Stephenson remarked on iron casting as a fledgling craft yet daring to undertake the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salop
Shrewsbury
Worcester
England
Stephenson
Train Schedule Fragments From St Louis Office
Daily departures listed with exceptions and times for Nos 201 45 42 200 44 and others. Officials F N Westerman and A G P A noted with St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Westerman
St Louis
Evansville Railways timetable lists numerous city routes
The Evansville Railways timetable shows cars to Richland Hatfield Yankee Town Newburgh Evansville Henderson Mt Vernon and Grandview with varied departure times morning and evening. Connections from Cannelton Indiana and Owensboro Kentucky link routes to Rockport Grandview and Owensboro. The fragment ends with a remark about many people who follow a band lacking nerve to face the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville Railways Company
Richland, Hatfield
Yankeetown
Newburgh
Evansville
Henderson
Mt. Vernon
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Louis B. Wilkinson
A. J. Rhodes
Anthony Bender
Court House
Gacod Hollander
Qmi Bed Bey Lichor Userse
Neu Id
C. M. Swallow
Admr
Smith & McCullough, Attorneys
FF Dalley Co. of
New York Inc
Buffalo,ny
Eas
Ter
Progress Dry Cloners
AL. R. Oy
Proprietor
Main St
Democrat
San Francisco
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
The
Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance CO
Gul Hamilton & Co
Rockport, Ind
Southern Railway
Cannelton
Owensboro
Grandview
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