Legislature Returns Show Democrats Lead In Joint Ballot
A state wide tally completed Saturday updates delegates in both houses with Democrats poised to hold a 60 to 40 edge in the House if Cass and Fulton district favors Democrats. Senate results show Republicans with 27 to Democrats 23, and the list of new lawmakers includes many named counties and districts across Indiana.
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Cass
Fulton
Senate
Cass and
Cass County
Stephen A. Powers
Dekalb
Steuben
Willis Rhoads
RE. E. Moore
Connersville
Leonidas Mull
Spencer County Democrats Praised by Evansville Mayor
Mayor Boehne writes Spencer county Democrats deserve credit for boosting John W. Boehne in the First District race, reducing the Republican margin from 250 to 38 amid alleged slush fund clean campaigns. The letter praises the county’s leaders and asserts clean methods produce strong results.
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Roberts
Spencer County
Democratic Committee
Boehne
Evansville
Foster
Spencer
John W. Boehne
Damages and Seduction Case Entered Judgment
In Hila Stateville versus Charles McNutt for seduction an agreed judgment orders $100 cash and $300 in installments over one and two years. In the bastardy suit a $600 judgment is payable as $25 every six months. Charles Thrasher versus Spencer County Fair Association for personal injury is continued by agreement with the defendant filing a motion.
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Hila Stateville
Charles McNutt
McNutt
Charles Thrasher
Spencer County Fair Association
Local Names List of Indiana City and County Pairs
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous Indiana place pairs such as Union Wayne, Madison Hamilton, Gibson Posey, Jefferson Ripley, and Huntington Whitley. It reads like a roster of partners or jurisdictions missing context and verbs, with many hyphenated and comma separated surname place combos. The text provides no clear event or action.
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Abraham Halleck Lagrange
Noble
Charles W. Kimmel Laporte
St. Joseph
Daniel L. Crumpacker Vanderburg
Walter A.legeman
Greene
Monroe
Owen
Oscar E.bland Lake
Porter — Arthur
Bowser
Marion
Linton A. Cox
Henry and
Kirkman Howard
Miamii
Edward*Poe Kling Daviess
Pike
Ezra Mattingly
Jefferson Riplay
Switzerland
Donald McCallum
Huntington
Whitley
John W. Orndorf
Lawrence
Martin
Orange
Henry
P. Pearson Spencer
Vanderburg
Warrick
Clamor Peizer
Bartholomew
Decatur
William E.springer
Grant
John T. Strange
Renton
Tippecanoe
Will R.ood
Returning Prosperity In The Pocket In Indiana Towns
A sanitized snapshot lists Indiana towns reporting wage hikes and new jobs after the 1908 Taft victory. Buckskin notes advance of workers wages. Jones sawmill resumes with a wagon purchase. rabbities rise in Yankeetown. Spraggin twins born near Winslow. Hinsmatter raises wages for maids. Taft win boosts wheat and hogs in Wadesville. Barnhill builds a corn crib. a Dale drayman credits returning prosperity. Celestine physician Zumatein notes signs reflecting Taft’s win.
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Buckskin
Ind
John Whitehead
Bryan
Paradise
Jones
Taft
Sherman
Yankeetown
Winslow
Oldman Spraggins
Martha
Isabel Hinsmatter
Spurgeon
Taft and
Billy Barnhill
Folsomville
Dale
Charles Henry
Fox
Ferdinand
Frederick Zumatein
Celestine
Electric cars out of service after Hatfield engine breakage
The electric cars have been out of commission since Friday due to an engine break at the Hatfield power house. The locomotive has served Rockport to Newburg trips but could run only every two hours. service resumed on Tuesday.
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Hatfield
Rockport
Newburg
Contract Awarded for Willow Pond Ditch Reconstruction
Elkhart Indiana contractor John Brumbaugh won the bid at 0.997 per cubic yard to dredge and rework Willow Pond ditch. Work includes 95 000 to 100 600 cubic yards of dirt with a dredge boat and living houseboats for crews starting Thursday. The new ditch runs along the current line to Eureka about six miles away, widening to 34 feet in places, at an estimated total cost around 111 000.
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Willow Pond Ditch
Court House
Hilbert Bennett
John Brumbaugh
Elkhart
Ind
Kincaid Station
Eureka
Medics Meet Spencler County Medical Society
The Spencers County Medical Society met Tuesday at Dr Eva Buxton's office. Attendance was large with several ministers present for Rev Cross of Chrisney who spoke on Religion and Medicine. Dr Knapp of Huntingburg delivered a paper on Tonsils and treatment. Next meeting is the third Tuesday of December at Dr H G Weiss's office.
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Spencers County Medical Society
Eva Buxton
Cross of
Chrisney
Knapp
Huntingburg
H. G. Weiss
Supreme Court Reverses On Highway Appeal Right
The court holds that a three year old highway law allows petitioners appealing a circuit court order dismissing their petition to challenge viewers reports finding the road not public utility. The prior rule made such reports final, but the court says the law changed.
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Supreme Court
Circuit Court
White County
Governor elect Marshall to take seat January 9
Thomas R. Marshall is elected governor and will assume office January 9 alongside Frank J. Hall as lieutenant governor Other state officers elect will also take office in sequence with dates for secretary of state auditor attorney general clerk of supreme court reporter of supreme court statistician judge supreme court and judge of the appellate court January 1 state treasurer February 10 and superintendent of public instruction March 1.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Frank J. Hall
Supreme Court
Supre
Appellate Court
Public Instruction
Marriage Licenses Listed for Horace Mead and Others
Fragmentary notice lists Horace Mead a 22 year old farmer from Buetoer and Tessie Shirell, with mentions of Evans 25 and others, Killicky, Spencer county, and marriages around November 12 performed by Rev and Sgr Abel Mosby. includes Thurman 28 and Mary Mead.
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Horace
Mead
Farmer
Buetoer
Tessie Shirell
Evans
Carpenters Remodel Mrs. Graham Residence on 8th Street
James G. Taylor leads a crew remodeling the Julia Graham home on 8th Street. Three new rooms are being added as part of the work.
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James G. Taylor
Julia Graham
Indiana Tobacco Destruction Law Enacted in Special Session
The Indiana legislature enacted a statute making it a crime to cut down destroy or interfere with tobacco plants or seed not owned by the offender with penalties up to six months in jail or five years in the penitentiary The act also imposes fines up to five hundred dollars for attempts to prevent sale of tobacco and declares the emergency provision in force upon passage
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Indiana
General Assembly
Duaress
Spencer County Teachers Association County Meeting at Chrisney
The Spencer County Teachers Association promotes social and mental culture with a strong program. Prof Jones of Bloomington will lecture, and the group plans two sessions on November 22 and 28. Attendance earns the following Friday off. members are urged to attend the county gathering over the Evansville State events. U S Lindsey
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Spencer County Association
Chrisney
Uccessful
Jones
Bloomington
Evansville
Ind
Wells Bijou previews Evansville line up at Wells theater
Evansville program at Wells Bijou lists H Sothern in Lord Dundreary comedy and Nat Goodwin in Camel and Kirby, with matinee and night Revelation. Friday features Al Field's Greater Minstrels. The new Orpheum opens Monday with vaudeville by Chas Sweeton Megr.
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Wells
Bijou
Evansville
Sothern
Lord Dundreary
Nat Goodwin
Camel ‘Kirby
Field
Greater Minstrels
New Orpheum Theatre
Chas
Sweeton
Megr
Amateur burglar attempts break into Chas Mayhall’s safe
An amateur thief tried to break into Chas Mayhall’s safe last Friday evening but fled after removing screws from the door hinges. Tools were found near the safe but appeared unused as the intruder was deterred and did not attempt the break.
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Chas. Mayhall
Barn Fire Destroys Montgomery Farm Goods
A barn on the Owensboro Ferry farm of W. H. Montgomery burned on Thursday last week, taking with it tobacco, corn, and farming implements. The loss is about $800 with insurance unknown. The fire's origin is not determined.
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Owensboro ‘Ferry
W. H. Montgomery
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