Property assessments completed in Hamilton County
Deputy Auditor C C White reports total taxable property for Hamilton County at 50 728 850 for the current year down from 52 021 865 in 1920. Loss mostly in personal property due to lower farm product prices. Exemptions include 94 655 for soldiers and 1 268 175 for mortgages. City of Noblesville and White River Township rank among largest tax units. Two jail inmates charged with petit larceny arraigned. grand larceny charges added via affidavit. A notable farm story centers on a chicken used as a local symbol and its egg that failed to bring farmers the expected bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. White
Hamilton County
Cottingham
Noblesville Township
Washington Township
Clay Township
Delaware Township
Fall Creek
Wayne Township
White River
Yeekson Township
Adams Township
City of Noblesville
Westfield
Carmel
Clay
Delaware
Fishers
Cicero
Arcadia
Atlanta
Sheridan
Jackson Township
White River Township
Naplesville
Noblesville
Charles Rogers
Charles Whetsell
Elwood
White
River Township
Noel Carpenter
Faucett
Sheriff
Divorce Petition Settles and Road Contracts Outline
Mrs Martha Wilson filed for divorce from Harry Wilson in circuit court claiming separation since April after a 1918 marriage. The article also notes bonds signed for Wheeler cement road and bids for Irion Beard and Westfield pike projects, plus updates on John Owen ditch plans and county road material supplies.
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Martha Wilson
Christian & Waltz
Circuit Court
Harry Wilson
Noblesville
Indianapolis
E N. Gant
Rooker Road
A. B Huffman
Irion Road
Beard
Irion
Reason
Huffman
Westfield . Pike
Westfield
Chautauqua Holds Strong Week Amid Deficit Shortfall
The Chautauqua offered a strong nine night program with music, four lectures and a reader. Despite selling about 300 season tickets at $2.00 to cover $400, the guarantors faced a net deficit of 4.70 for each of forty two backers. The closing night featured the Dixie Girls and lecturer Leslie W Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Girls
Leslie W. Morgan
Young Boy Doyle Moore Missing After Home Runaway
Doyle Moore aged 14, son of Garrie and Lola Moore, ran away from home on Wednesday July 18 and has not been seen since. He wears a dark gray striped shirt blue overalls and white canvas slippers with a light gray cap. He stands about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 116 pounds. His mother is distraught. He carried a bundle of clothes including a blue serge suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Moore
Garrie
Lola Moore
New Postmaster Named for Arcadia
Frank Lyon of Arcadia is reported named to succeed J E Driver who resigned after two terms under the Wilson administration. Rumor says a Civil Service examination will be held to select the Sheridan postmaster.
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Frank Lyon
Arcadia
J. E. Driver
Washington
Wilson
Sheridan
Tipton Names Miss Oline Tressider Attendance Officer
Tipton County selects Miss Oline Tressider as attendance officer for the coming year. She begins August 1 and will be paid $3.00 per day, a $1.00 per day increase from last year. The County Board of Education made the selection.
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Tipton County
Oline Tressider
County Board of Education
Sheridan News and Ohio Farmer One Year Bundle Deal
Sheridan News and Ohio Farmer offer a one year subscription for two dollars total. Limited time package combines two regional papers for local news, markets, and farming insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan News
Ohio Farmer
Wheat Yields Peak On Local Farms Near Sheridan
The best wheat reported shows a 405 bushels from a 20 acre W. E. Woods field southeast of Sheridan, No. 2 grade at 59 test, Hickman-Fultz variety, valued around $1.17 per bushel. Nearby Ervin Harvey harvested 19 bushels per acre, testing 6 1 2, selling at $1.25 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Woods
Sheridan
Ervin Harvey
Tipton Man Dead Lived Here Former Cabinet Maker
Leander A. Moore longtime Tipton resident buried in Tipton cemetery after death from stomach and liver trouble. Born near Sheridan July 12, 1862 he moved to Tipton twenty five years ago worked as cabinet maker and carpenter. Survived by wife two daughters one son sister Mrs T L Neil and brother Morton Moore.
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Leander A. Moore
Tipton
Mr. Moore
Sheridan
Squire Moore
T. L. Neil
Morton Moore
Indiana State Delegates to National Haymakers Meet
L. C. Mitchell and R. R. Williamson represent Indiana at the National Haymakers Association gathering in Boston on August 18. They depart Sheridan August 8, stop in New York City as guests of Ernest Wilson, then finish the journey by boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Mitchell
R. R. Williamson
Indiana
National Haymakers Association
Boston
Mass
Sheridan
New York City
Ernest Wilson
Visit Scenes of Fifty Years Ago by Fristoe
R. Fristoe returned last week from a trip to his old home near Maysville Kentucky, his visit recalling when he joined the Union Army as Kentucky hovered between states. He found only five boyhood acquaintances still alive and noted a replaced home and many changes since his youth.
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Fristoe
Maysville
Kentucky
Sudden Death of Mrs Stotler After Apoplexy
Mrs R A Stotler died early Wednesday after being stricken with apoplexy Tuesday afternoon. She assisted at Dr Newby home and was found unconscious in an outside toilet later that evening. Survived by children Harley and Claire Indianapolis Jack Oklahoma Mary Richards New Mexico Pansy Mitchell California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Stotler
Dr. Newby
Jack
Indianapolis
Newby
Sheridan
Two Residence Properties Traded in City Exchange
Cox and Cooper arranged the exchange of properties owned by Bert Thistlethwaite at the California and Third streets corner for Charles Waitt’s residence at 221 East Second. Thistlethwaite’s property valued at 4000 dollars and Waitt’s at 4500 dollars. Closing planned on or before August fifth. Waitt, long ill, seeks nearer home to his business. he is senior partner at Waitt Hardware Company.
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Cox & Cooper
Bert Thistlethwaite
California and
Third Streets
Charles Waitt
East Second
Thistlethwaite
Waitt’s
Waitt
Waitt Hardware Company
Sheridan schools to place principal as head of district
County Superintendent Walter Harger of Noblesville visited Monday to discuss Sheridan schools with Trustee Pettijohn. With schools returning to township control the office of superintendent will be abolished and the principal will lead, with the County Superintendent acting as the real head.
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Walter Harger
Noblesville
Pettijohn
Sheridan
Harger
Lanham Loses Bel Gian Stallion to Colic Attack
G B Lanham reported the death of a valuable Bel gian stallion Tuesday night after an attack of colic. The horse was a prized asset for the farm and the loss impacts the breeding program.
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G. B. Lanham
Pendulum of Prosperity Points Toward Farm Recovery
The article argues the economy moves like a pendulum with cycles of expansion and contraction. It notes war-time boosts, signs of a turning recession, and suggests farming will benefit first as wheat and flour supplies tighten and unemployment declines.
Rollie H. Cox Injured In Wagon Accident Near Sheridan
Rollie H Cox was hurt when a wagon loaded with corn toppled during a trip home from the O A Thebus farm on the county line west of Sheridan. A bone was broken in the right leg and the left leg was badly bruised as the heavy load passed over both limbs. He resides southwest of Sheridan in Boone county.
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Rollie H. Cox
Sheridan
Cox
O. A. Thebus
Boone County
Horse Kicked Twice Injures Man Near Sheridan Farm
Guy Nichtenhelser was kicked by a horse while helping thresh at the C. P. Coleman farm two miles east of Sheridan on Tuesday afternoon. The impact struck his thigh and abdomen. he was transported to his home north of Bakers Corner in the Antrim and Oberleas ambulance for treatment.
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C. P. Coleman
Sheridan
Guy Nichtenhelser
Bakers Corner
Antrim & Oberleas
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J. S. Shanon
John Owen
Hautauqua
Shannon
Cwmers
Larkin Lee
Riley Thompson
State Highway Commission
Range Line
Lee
Tee
Floyd Christian
Ralph Waltz
John M. Samuels
Samuels
Kokomo
Young Samuels
Chautauqua
L. A. Moore
Was. B.A. Stotler
Prige
United States
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