Betit Jury Adjourns Without Trying Case In Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana December 12 1918 the petit jury was dismissed in the circuit court after being unable to reach a trial this term The case of J W Stone versus the Traction and Terminal Co was moved to January after amendment The court also handled guardianship and estate matters including the Haughey guardianship and the Pryor estate administration plus inheritance tax filings In Adams township widows and heirs faced actions and petitions across several matters in the same session
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Circuit Court
Cloe
J. W. Stone
the Traction and Terminal Company
Indianapolis
Marion County
M. E. Foley
State Council of Defense
Robert Haughey
Abel Haughey
Adams Township
Reversal on Closing Ban in Influenza Fight
State health authorities reversed the closing ban as an influenza countermeasure causing school confusion. Dr Hurry and others say quarantine and closing orders are now of little use and emphasize personal prevention. Dr Hurty notes vaccination decisions rest with physicians and masks reduce case numbers as San Francisco shows.
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Hurry
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Sheridan
Chicago
Woods Hutchinson
New York
San Francisco
Hutchinson
Marine Bilbrough Heads to France With President Wilson
One of seventy two marines selected from New York navy yards to guard President Wilson on his France trip is Fred E Bilbrough. He is married to Ester Stephen son whose mother lives on East Fifth Street. He missed departure due to influenza.
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New York Navy Yards
President Wilson
France
Fred E. Bilbrough
Minnie B. Stephenson
East Fifth Street
Bilbrough
Ester Stephenson
Sheridan High School
Michigan
Ex County Superintendent Hutchens Stricken By Illness
Former Noblesville county superintendent KE A Hutchens has been seriously ill for several days with heart trouble and related complications.
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KE. A. Hutchens
Noblesville
Moore estate sells forty six acres to W B Owen
Forty six acres of the late Sylvanus Moore estate near Hortontville were sold last week to W B Owen of the eastern part of the county for seven thousand dollars. The land was good but poorly improved.
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Sylvanus Moore
Hortonville
W.B Owen
Boxley High Superintendent Resigns After School Shooting
Grant Wagner, Boxley High School superintendent, resigns after firing a thirty two revolver into a crowd of boys. Jay Wiles, a freshman, is wounded in the leg. The incident provokes strong public anger and calls for Wagner’s removal. Wagner had taught in Jackson township schools for years.
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Grant Wagner
Boxley High School
Wagner
Jay Wiles
Jackson Township
Knights of P Lodge Elects Officers Ceremony Cancelled
The K of P lodge elected officers including C of C Wm Cox and Pres Arthur Baker with J G Antrim to install. The annual founding celebration is not observed this year due to prevailing flu, prioritizing members and community health.
Boxley School Closed Over Attendance and Vacancy
The Boxley school has been closed for a week due to low attendance and the inability to hire a new superintendent after Mr. Warner's resignation. On Monday only thirty percent of pupils attended, and trustees ordered continued closure until conditions improve.
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Boxley
Warner
Ekin Schools Closed by Epidemic Raging Nearby
The Ekin schools are closed due to an epidemic in the neighborhood. A large number of cases are reported in the north eastern part of the township.
McKinney Appointed Administrator of Miller Estate
Ted McKinney has been appointed administrator of the estate of Grover Miller who died recently. The appointment was announced by county authorities amid the probate process.
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Wainwright Trust Company
Riley Pryor
Cicero
Ted McKinney
Grover Miller
Pnewmound
Tipton
Epee
Tare
War Hotel Patient Robert Drake Returns Home Improvement Noted
Robert Drake, long treated at a Philadelphia hospital, is at home improving. Cecil Pickard, son of Tom Pickard of Sheridan Route 23, has been reported missing since October 6 by a telegraphic message from Adjutant General Harris in Washington. Pickard served in Company I at Tipton, later detached and sent overseas in June. He has a brother Porter J. serving in France. Cecil served in the infantry while Porter J. is in artillery.
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Robert Drake
Philadelphia
Cecil Pickard
Tom Pickard
Route 23
Sheridan
Harris
Washington
Tipton
Porter J
France
Soldier on Texas Border Reports Brush with Bandits
In a Fort Sam Houston letter Ralph Deakyne tells his parents he spent days on the Mexican border. He notes talk of a large troop movement there and says he came under fire from Mexican bandits but escaped injury. He mentions a 36 dish Thanksgiving menu and that he left local high school in his senior year to join the service.
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Fort Sam
Soldier writes home on Piave victory and expected peace
On November 9 Serg. Glen A. Reddington of the A E F in Italy reports to his parents the big Piave fight where Austria was decisively defeated and predicts an early peace with a return home soon. Local discharges include Lieut. A C Colby Fred Colby and Noel Antrim.
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Glen A. Reddington
Italy
Piave
Lieut T E Campbell Seeks Further Service
Lieut. T. E. Campbell, stationed at Camp Taylor since early in the war, has applied for further military service.
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T. E. Campbell
Camp Taylor
Leo Elliott lands in New York and joins Camp Mills
Leo Elliott of the aviation corps returns from abroad and is stationed at Camp Mills after arriving safely in New York. The report notes his overseas service and current assignment with the air unit.
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Leo Elliott
The
Aviation Corp
New York
Camp Mills
Indiana Central Opens Basketball at Sheridan High
The Indiana Central University Academics of Indianapolis visit Sheridan High Friday evening December 13 for the opening basketball game. Tip off at 8 P.M.
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Indiana Central University
Indianapolis
Sheridan High School
Two Women Die in Influenza Case Near Carmel
Mrs. Alvin Power aged 43 and Mrs. Elmer Cast aged 33, both residents near Carmel, died Monday from influenza complications.
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Alvin Power
Elmer Cast
Near Carmel
County Has Lost in the War
Twenty one Hamilton County boys died in the war with Germany and over 900 served. Names include Ora Catlin at Camp Taylor, Kert S. Ritchie and Chester Clark in France, Charles Passwater in an airplane accident, and Lieut. Kenneth Elliott among others who died in action or of disease. Several were missing in action or buried at sea.
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Hamilton County
Germany
Ora Catlin
Camp Taylor
Kert S. Ritchie
France
Chester Clark
Charles Passwater
Harvey Harrison
United States
Westover
James Evans
Okla Eller
England
Harry Leeman
Claude F. Phifer
Clifford Calhoun
Boston
Wesley E. Coverdale
Lieut
Kenneth Elliott
Grover Hiatt
Camp Logan
Tex
John Keesling
Orville Breese
Navy
R. E. Worthman
Fort Bliss
Walter Steckel
Lonoke
Ark
Clifford Dunn
George Hochstedler
Sestus Sanders
Nathan Earl Buckner
Frank Huntsinger
Residence Sold At Auction West Second Street Property
The residence of Romeo Henry on West Second Street with three acres sold at public auction Saturday afternoon. William O. McKinzie of Sheridan purchased the property for $1800. Auctioneer R. C. Foland supervised the sale and Mr Henry plans to move to a farm.
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Romeo Henry
West Second Street
William O. McKinzie
Sheridan
R. C. Foland
Henry
Unusually Warm Weather Returns After Cold Streak
The article notes a shift from a month long cold period with subzero temperatures to a warm fall. Coal supplies, winter clothing, and cold weather stocks are moving slowly as a result of the unusual warmth.
Mite Society Sees Eighty Dollars From Pie Supper
About eighty dollars were realized by the Mite Society. ladies held a chicken pie supper Saturday evening to raise funds.
Nog Raisers Struggle With Hog Market Turmoil
Farmers face unopened markets and crowded hog yards as the government ban lifts and relief remains uncertain. Indiana yards report packed pens and hogs moved to nearby towns or killed in transit. Prices and timing for lifting the price support remain debated, with widespread concern over future feed costs and market recovery.
Better Demand For Horses Buoys American Breeders
The country sees rising demand for horses of all kinds with light harness horses drawing higher prices. Eastern sales show overpaid by more than a third from last year and buyers seek brood mares and stallions. Europe’s depleted horse supply boosts American breeding prospects for years to come.
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Europe
America
Three Farms Change Hands
Cox & Cooper handled three farm sales over the past week. Lee Lambert sold forty acres near Sheridan for $225 per acre. Fletcher Harris bought eighty acres near Gadson Boone county for $16,000, paying $200 per acre, and with it acquired a neighboring thirty acre tract valued at $160 per acre. N V Boulden sold eighty acres known as the Jim Kercheval farm west of Boxley to Charles E Wright for $200 per acre and took the Spicewood tract as part payment. The Spicewood tract is thirty acres and has no improvements.
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Cox & Cooper
Lee Lambert
Sheridan Uo TI
Fletcher Harris
W. A. Kincaid
Gadson Boone County
N. V. Boulden
Jim Kercheval
Boxley
Chas. E. Wright
Spicewood
Farm Change Hands as Zeno Davids Buys 20 Acres
Zeno Davids has purchased a twenty acre farm four miles north of Sheridan Arville. The property, part of the David McMurtry estate, was improved by BiaiBouse. Price noted as $4500.
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Zeno Davids
Sheridan
Arville
David ‘McMurtry
BiaiBouse
Sheridan News and Woman's World One Year Offer
The notice advertises a one year subscription to The Sheridan News and Woman's World for a price of $1.50 in Canadian currency, highlighting an affordable periodical deal.
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The
Sheridan News and Woman’s ‘World
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