Wilson to Speak in Indianapolis on Centennial Highway Day
President Wilson will address Indianapolis on October 12 as part of the centennial highway celebration. The event, non partisan in character, aims to showcase improved public highways with major turnout expected from across Indiana. Governor Glynn and Senator Kern praised the plan amid broader political maneuvering around widow's pension legislation.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
Ralston
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Union
Indiana
Democratic Organization
National Tribune
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas Taggart
Wilson Foreign Policy, Declaring That the Methods Employed By Mr. Wilson
Obituary for Kate Winchell a longtime Indiana resident
Kate Winchell daughter of Edmond and Susan Winchell was born April 9 1658 in Perry County Indiana. She married James Raser near Rockport Spencer County Indiana and had nine children seven survive. She valued family, suffered quietly for almost a year and died September 21 at 1 00 am. Funeral services were held at the residence with Rev C G Pirtle officiating and burial at Sunset Hill.
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Kate Winchell
Edmond
Susan Winchell
Perry County
Ind
James Raser
Rockport
Spencer Co
Roy Martin
George Feigel
Frank
Nina
John Wilmot
Chickasha
Okla
Ivan
U.S. Signal Corps
Raser
Rasor
Elysion
CG. C. Pirtle
Sunset Hill
Spencer County High School Teachers’ Association
County
Morganthaler
Lenon
Annie Kriege
Barton
Spencer County
Dale High School
Miss Clark
J. O. Chewning
Hall
JL. Diehl
Miss Harmon
Kirk
Evansville
Auto Collision Delays Ball Game Trip Near Gentryville
On Sunday afternoon in Gentryville, Dr. W. E. Hartley and Tom Cadick of Grandview collided as Cadick tried to pass. Hartley’s car hit a barbed wire fence and was disabled. Both occupants suffered a severe scare and minor bruises. Roy Martin later fetched tools and repaired the car so the trip could resume.
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Gentryville
W. E. Hartley
Tom Cadick
Grandview
Cadick
Rockport Tile Wins Panama Canal Bid
The Rockport Drain Tile Co. secured the low bid on 23 car loads of 4 to 10 inch tile for the Panama Canal commission. The $8,000 job will ship to Colon after inspection by a local agent. Bid submitted by C. C. Airscraft of this city.
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Rockport Drain Tile Co
Washington D. C
Panama Canal Commission
Colon
C. C. Airscraft
Letter from Far Away Alaska to Rockport Friends
Walter H Johnston writes from Dillingham Alaska in April 1916 describing three years in school service with natives on the Nusha ngak and Togiah rivers. He notes mail from 100 miles away, deer herding, a garden, a beachside home, and seasonal wildlife influx including geese and ducks.
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Rockport
Poylood
Dillingham
Nushangak River
Togiah River
Nellie
Walter H, Johnston
Tell City Grays to Play St. Meinrad Seminary Nine
Tell City Grays travel to St. Meinrad on Sunday October 1 to meet the Seminary team. Big Six will pitch for Tell City while August Riehl handles the Seminary mound. The game is expected to be lively with both clubs confident of victory, first pitch at 1 o clock sharp.
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Tell City Grays
St. Meinrad
Big Six
Grays
August Riehl
Tobacco warehouse rented by Buckner at Old Rockport bank
J. M. Buckner of Louisville rents the Hardy tobacco warehouse on Main Street in the Old Rockport bank complex and will buy and receive tobacco this season. Buckner handlers are noted for processing a large county crop and are expected to secure a substantial share.
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J. M. Buckner
Louisville
Rockport Bank
Hardy
Main Street
Buckner
KILLED BY MEXICANS BRakeman STEVENSON
A Rockport letter reports Grover Stevenson, a Southern Pacific brakeman, shot at 9 15 p m Monday last week while quieting boisterous Mexican passengers at an El Paso bound train stop. He died shortly after. burial was in El Paso Thursday at 2 p m. He was about 80 and left a family.
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Rockport
Grover. Stevenson
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Tex
Stevenson
Efficient Spencer County Commissioners Led Tax Cuts and Bridges
The county’s strong finances are credited to a slate of Democratic commissioners including Albert Byrne Thomas H Axton A A Hiceman William E Squier and William H Raaf Their public service funded new bridges reduced the county debt and cut the tax levy by more than half in eight years.
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Spencer County
Albert Byrne
Thomas H Axton
Wmn. E Squier
William H. Raaf
Zack Sibrel Killed in Boonville Railway Accident
Zack Sibrel a Southern railway brakeman was killed in Boonville on a Wednesday when he lost his balance and fell under the wheels. He left a wife and two children. the family formerly lived in Rockport.
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Zack Sibrel
Southern Railway
Boonville
Sibrel
Tne
Rockport
Chicken thieves strike at Chinn henhouse
Thieves broke into the hen house of W. T. Chinn last Saturday night and stole nine spring chickens. They also took Mr. Chinn's potatoes.
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W. T. Chinn
Mr. Chinn
Robbers Sentenced In Indiana Court For Williamson Theft
Simon Muredock and Robert Williams pleaded guilty to stealing fifty eight dollars from Robert Williamson. They received an intermediate sentence to the reformatory of one to fourteen years and fines of eight five dollars each, with conditions to pay Williamson thirty dollars and to abstain from saloons gambling and drinking. Other court actions include guardianship petitions, estate settlements, and a divorce. Anna M Craig Baker dies at 49 in Grandview after an operation. services held and burial at New Hope cemetery.
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State of Indiana
Simon Muredock
Robert Williams
Robert. M. Williamson
Reformatory
Rovert. M. Williamson
Joseph Schaffer
Hammond Township
Herbert Weiss
Frank Meyer
Mariah
L. FP. Gage
Margaret S. Finch
Wm. C
James E.anderson
Mary H. Anderson
Orville J. Anderson
Abslum
H. Waener
Charles Lieb
Wagner
Eula L. Therber
Guardian
Sarah Young
Mary McLaughlin
John McLanchlin
Fred Ayers
Fred Lammert
Plantiffs
Aaron Ayer
Fred Ayer
Lammert
Red Ayer
James L. Houston
John Pierce
David Harmon
Aetna Life Insurance Core
John W. Cook
Anna M. Craig Baker
C. T. Baker
Grandview
Monthly Meeting of O E S Auxiliary
The Auxiliary of O EB S holds its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday afternoon with Miss Anna Maas as host at North Lincoln avenue.
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O. EB. S
Anna Maas
North
Lincoln Avenue
Dubois County Centennial Celebration Draws Large Crowd
The Dubois county centennial celebration in Huntingburg featured a two mile parade with six bands and a county history pageant. Miss Genevieve Williams organized the event on the Huntingburg Signal staff, earning praise for the show's success.
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Dubois County
Huntingburg
Indiana
Jasper C. K
A’s and Boy
Genevieve Williams
Spencer County to Represent at Indianapolis Centennial Parade
Dr. Wm. E. Hartley will represent Abraham Lincoln on Spencer county’s rail splitter float and split rails on the Indianapolis parade route October 6. Miss Esther Brown and Miss Elizabeth Landon join the cavalcade of county riders, with Mrs. Stuart Dean as Centennial Spirit. Taft will ride as the day’s speaker.
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Wm. E. Hartley
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Spencer County
Esther. Brown
John J. Brown
Spencer’ County
ME PASTORS ASSIGNED IN FRANKLIN CONFERENCE
The M E conference at Franklin this past week named pastors for multiple districts. Albert Hurlstone supervises Evansville district Boonville. E A Robertson Chandler. J C Side bottom Cyn thiana. O Killen Fort Branch. G A Smith Francisco. Ola Drake Gentryville. S J Hughes Grand view. Charles Rouss Lynnville. R E Williams Newburg. C A Shake Petersburg. R W Fish Poseyville. A R Reae1 Rockport M L Robbins Rockport circuit. C W Dob son Selvin. Charles Hatfield Winslow. G B Wright Yanketon. G F McNaughton.
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Franklin
Albert Hurlstone
Evansville
Dishtiet
Boonville
E. A. Robertson
Chandler
Chrisney
J. C. Burns
Cynthiana
O. Killen
Fort Branch
G. A. Smith
Francisco
Ola Drake
Gentryville
S. J. Hughes
Grandview
Charles Rouss
Lynnville
R. R. Bryan
Newburg
R. E. McWilliams
Oakland City
C. A. Shake
Petersburg
R. W. Fish
Poseyville
A. R. Reae1
Rockport
M. L. Robbins
C. W. Dobson
Selvin
Charles . Hatfield
Winslow
Yankeetown
G. F. McNaughton
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T!diana
Wall Street
Glynn
United States
Ca Jen
Rockport Tile
Panama
Alaska
Walter H. Johnston
J. H. Taylor
Rockport, Ind
Tell City
Simon Moredock
Robt
M. Williamson
Circuit Court
Anna M. C. Baker
C. E
Dulgis
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