Forest Fire Experiences From Wallace Idaho Letter
Gentry of Wallace Idaho writes Mrs. Gentry detailing the recent forest fire that swept the region near Wallace. He describes flames racing over mountains, smoke so thick it blinded sight, and a dawn red sky as firebrands fell. He and neighbors fought the blaze saving homes while many lost timber and lives, with Wallace residents organizing aid for the homeless.
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Edf. Gentry
Wallace
Idaho
R. M. Gentry
Mr. Gentry
F. G
Board awards seven bridge contracts after flood loss
The board of commissioners awarded seven new bridge contracts at sites where bridges were washed away. Warrick Construction Company landed the Trinkel bridge in Grass township for 338 dollars, and Vinchines Bridge Co. won the Honey Creek bridge on Grandview road for 3749 dollars. both bridges are steel with concrete floors or abutments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Bridge Company
Kramer
Fella
Grass Township
Raser
Cohnen
Rock Hill
Ohio Township
A. W. & E. Construction Company
Honey Creek
Wayne Gentry
Solomon Lakey
Wm. Link, Jr
Rasor
John R. Rasor
Joseph Cohnen
Rock Roads
Three Mile
Luce Township
P. H. Axton
Dan Ehret
David Walters
W. T. Boyd
W.W. W. Kellams
P. F. Kanzler
F. J. Reinhard
Louis Schoenfeld
Joseph Bretz
W. E. Squier
Claude Snyder
Thomas Larkin
Hammond Township
John Burgdorf
James Kennedy
A. B. Langley
Huff Township
John Mulzer
Simon Phillips
Harrison Township
Joseph Vaal
Joseph Peters
Henry Simon
Carter Township
Joseph Haug
Paul Ender
John A. Hile
Jackson Township
Eli Grigsby
Wm. Hesson
Wm. Link
F. H. Beasley
Sam Schumaker
Clay Township
Adam Koenig
William Tubleman
Board of Commissioners
Tet
Trinkel
Warrick Construction Company
Vinchines Bridge Co
Grandview Road
Marriage Licenses List From Owensboro Area
A compilation of marriage licenses shows Eddie Froelichs and Emma Sue Miller both 21 of Owensboro Ky.. Joseph A. Gough 20 of Philpot Ky. and Hallie May Foster 19 Knottsville Ky.. John Nicholas Dilger 29 Fulda and Mary Brigitta Klueh 29 Fulda. George Phipps 31 Ken tucky and Lucille Swaanay 18 Kentucky. Thodds B. King 24 Owensboro and Bessie Robertson 25 Owensboro. Clifford Shrewsberry 35 Chrisney and Jamie Diehl 18 Chrisney. Mike W. Gebnerd 18 Rockport and Agies Miller 21 Rockport. Sed Lorrison 21 Island and Grace Brown 19 Island Ky.. Courtner Mason Purdy 22 Rockport and Martha Ruth Pyeatt 11 Rockport. Robert Stewart 54 Rockport and Emiline Thomas 45 Rockport. Jerry Brown 26 Ocenter Town Ky and Elsa Addington 19 Equality Ky, all with September dates or by noted officials.
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Joseph A. Gough
Farmer
Philpot
Hallie May Foster
Knottsville
John Nicholas Dilger
Fulda
Mary Brigitta Klueh
George Phipps
Miner
Kentucky
Lucille Swaanay
S L. Brows Thodds B. King
Carpenter
Owensboro
Bessie Robertson
Owens
Wm. Jones
Courtner Mason Purdy
Rockport
Martha Ruth Pyeatt
Robert Stewart
Emiline Thomas
Reunion of the 65th Indiana Volunteers at Rockport Fairgrounds
The 65th Regiment Indiana Volunteers hold their annual reunion at Rockport fair ground on Thursday September 22. All members are invited to attend and will be entertained by local regiment members. A basket dinner will be served and friends are asked to bring baskets filled with good things to eat.
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65Th Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Rockport Fair Ground
65Th
Maine Victory A Record Breaker
Democrats elect governor and hold majorities in both houses of the Maine legislature in a landslide election win.
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Maine Victory
Maine Republicans lose grip in major statewide shift
Rock r ibbed Maine shift to Democratic control with Werderick Pluisted’s win for governor by 8 732 votes and a Democratic majority of 36 on joint ballot. Senate 21 Democrats 10 Republicans. House 88 Democrats 63 Republicans. Legislature gains governorship and many county offices as voters react to tariff and living costs. Local sheriff and county expenses listed amid sweeping political change.
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Maine
D. J. McGillicuddy
Lewiston
John P. Swasey
Nelson Dingley
Dingley
Samuel W. Gould
Skowhegan
Eldwin C. Burleigh
Senate
House
United States
Eugene Hale
Kennebec
Aroostook
Franklin
Washington
Werderick M Pluisted
Bert M. Fernald
Pluisted
Moe
County Council Appropriations for 1910 and 1911
Regular session allocates funds to finish 1910 business and set 1911 budgets. Listed are bridge and culvert projects Honey Creek Cohnen Raser Rock Hill Fella Trinkle Kramer Henning plus road work St Meinrad Adge Road repair court house and jail closets and Spencer Co Fair Association amounts totaling several thousand dollars.
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Honey Creek
Cohnen
Raser
Rock Hill
Fella Bridge
Trinkle
Kramer
Henning
St. Meinrad & Adge
Spencer Co Fair Association
Court House
Rockport Couple Wed in M. E. Church Ceremony
Cortner M. Hardy and Miss Ruth Pyeatt were married Wednesday at the Methodist Church in Rockport. The couple will reside in Rockport and begin their life together.
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Cortner M. Hardy
Ruth Pyeatt
M. E. Church
Wedding at M E church ends with plans for home
At the Fifth Street M E church on September 14 Cormner Mason Hardy and Martha Ruth Pyeatt married. The couple, after a two week stay in Chicago and Terre Haute, will reside with Hardy's parents and be at home after September 28.
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M.E
5Th Street
Cormner Mason Hardy
Thomas R. Hardy
Martha Ruth Pyeatt
Nora Pyeatt
Cintura
Evansville
George Smith
Wayne Kellams
Bernard Wohler
Morgan Halbruge
Pickwick Club
Charlotte
Katherine Pyeatt
Lillian Fay
Dick Hopkins
Helen Duncan
Merle R. Reed
Terre Haute
Ruth Morgenthaler
Willard Logan
Gladys Johns
Chicago
Robert Pyeatt
J. Mason Houghland
B. A. May
BE. H. Boldrey
May
Boldrey
T. R. Hardy
Second Street
Farmland petitions and court actions feature in Hilbert drainage case
The Hilbert Bennett drainage matter sees the commissioner ordered to pay petitioners' attorneys 866 dollars. Reports show payments since the last report for the David Walters drain. Kathryn B Maas appointed stenographer for the grand jury. Trials set for the Philip Oercher vs Clay township case on September 28. Changes of judge in the Charles Thrasher vs Spencer County Fair Association suit. Paul Ringeman resigns as administrator of Frank Becher estate. guardianship reports for Frances Becher heirs, Henry Schweinfurth, and Bernard Otto heirs approved. Gentryville sues Sol Boyer et al to enforce sidewalk lien. Grand jury adjourns.
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Daniel Koppet
Hilbert Bennett
Tower
David Walters
Kathryn B. Maas
Philip “Oercher
Clay Township
Charles Thrasher
Spencer County Fair Association
Paul Ringeman
Frank Becher
Frances Becher
Bernard Otto
Gentryville
James Huston
Sol Boyer
Franchise Granted For Owensboro And Rockport Bridge Line
The common council granted Owensboro and Rockport Bridge and Terminal Co. a franchise to build a railway through Rockport streets 9th and Madison with rights for turnouts and side tracks. Work must start within a year and finish in three. the city to be held harmless and sewers may cross the right of way. The council also condemned the Hitner building and set the 1911 tax levy at one dollar per hundred, noting city finances show a surplus and questioning a 10 cent increase despite debt reduction.
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Common Council
Owensboro and
Rockport
Tariff Schedule Revision Plan Debate Sparks Coordination
Discussion on which tariff schedule to revise first prompts agreement to proceed, with calls for orderly input. Officials emphasize coordinated timing to avoid confusion as edits begin, aiming for a clear sequence and public clarity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edf
Gentry
West
Eddie Froelichs
Emma Sue Miller
G. N. Wall
County Board of Review
Ixpense
Ohio
Hammond
Huff
Harrison
Carter
Jackson
Grass
Clay
Luce
Board of County Charities
Farmer’s Institute
James A. Haines
Adam Haats
Hammond To
Lyman
Reinke
Ketvel
Plourman
Weaver
Worthwine
Druskel
Cramm
Koktomore
Gropfried
Boyd
Brand Levee
Ned Grimes
Laura Grimes
State of Indiana
Louis B. Powell
John B. Axton Et al
Henry UC
R. T. Grigsby
Chrisney
Jesse C. Tapp
The
Bement & Seitz Co
Elizabeth Raucher
Cohoon Heirs
James H. Taylor
Bart Ince
Fred H. Crowder
John F. Stowers
E. G. Gentry
J. A. Woods
Circuit Court
James G. Taylor
Henry Scweinfurth
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