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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
5
Shelbyville and Orville Pope, alleged navy deserters, escaped from jail with Otis Stilwell who was selling government firearms. Stilwell remains at large. The trio fled when the sheriff’s wife opened the jail to hand them a washboard.
A five year old Greensburg Daley boy was dragged by a cow while leading the animal to pasture. The chain around his waist caused the incident. neighbors helped, no bones broken, but internal injuries feared. Tetanus antitoxin given. boy semi conscious.
The notice calls Mason members to donate $1 each to pay the remaining debt on the state home. The home houses 183 people with an average age of 72 years, plus 17 children. The property totals 220 acres and cost $800000. Raising $7000 would erase the obligation on the home.
The Howard County registration board conducts daily sessions at the county assessor’s office in the courthouse Kokomo. Women toured the county to promote registration, with 14 women registered by Mrs. Howard Cottey acting as notary.
At Oakland on July 3 a Red Cross meeting at the Oakland church drew the largest crowd ever seen there. Middlefork girls aided the Oakland ladies with songs readings recitations and drills. Despite the outside crowd order remained perfect and after the program twenty gallons of ice cream and cakes were served to replenish the Red Cross treasury.
Mrs. Ed Sunier and her daughter from Bluffton visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fife this week, with the daughter staying for a prolonged visit.
Kokomo horse buyer George Chapman visited town today for a busy Fourth of July scene. Bob Fife is suffering a forearm injury and has gone to Mudlavia for treatment.
A. C. Shilling and his wife, of this place, with son Ralph from Chicago, are at Maxinkuckee for the week enjoying the lakeside retreat.
Mrs. Edith Horton and her children from Chicago stay a few weeks with her father J. L. Woody and brothers Frank and Karl. Dr. Dunham of Kempton, with his two sons, was in Russiaville last Sunday en route to Deer Creek to learn swimming.
In the north part of town this morning a car driven by J L Gifford lost control and overturned. Mrs Virgil Ratcliff suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruises while Mr and Mrs Gifford had minor injuries. Dr Hart treated Mrs Ratcliff.
The document presents financial figures for a Howard County Indiana bank dated July 6 1917. It lists assets including bonds reserves stock in Federal Reserve Bank and banking house value and liabilities including capital stock surplus undivided profits and various deposit types. The cashier J De Lon swears the statement true before notary A G Shilling with attestations from Hollingsworth Brubaker and Kincaid.
A dialogue notes the eggs were boiled by the chef for himself and not eaten. The exchange confirms they were freshly boiled and ready for serving.
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