This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
1
The Red Men lodge will spend about 250 dollars on electric lighting. Officials claim the hall will have the county’s best system when finished. Electricians are L. D. Cox and C. E. Rickard.
The county backed the dry movement with a 4336 to 1890 win, the third largest statewide majority against licensed saloons. Strong anti brewery organizing and favorable turnout drove the result, with only Lebanon city precincts voting wet. Early returns boosted wets’ hopes before final tallies.
A Saturday auction sold thirty milk cows from the south part of the state for just over twelve hundred dollars. The Jerseys and Shorthorns were bid up as buyers gathered, finishing at a fair average with the top price for a single cow at 69 dollars.
On Decoration Day the town celebrated with a ball game between east side led by Capt Beauchamp and west side led by Capt Boyd. East side won 15 to 9 after a gruelling contest. Official score keeper G W Scott recorded each round. umpire Clark Richardson made disputed calls.
Mrs Derexy Raines died at her Hortonville home Saturday night from chronic catarrh of the bowels She was 76 years old Funeral services were held at Hortonville Monday afternoon Interment followed at Westfield cemetery
Memorial services for I O C F and K P lodges were held in Castle Hall with Reve Bright mire delivering the principal address. Z T Sweeney warned Indiana hunters about quail declines and urged farmers to plant shelter and feeding grounds to restore Bob White populations. The memorial program honored Civil War heroes with services across churches and cemeteries, followed by cemetery burials and a Sheridan band performance at Spencer.
James 8. Richards, Eaton school superintendent of the past year, attends Commencement exercises at DePauw this week.
The Post Office department announces its twenty sixth readjustment of postmaster salaries countywide. Effective July 1, 1910, changes include increases and decreases. local office records show sales surpassing previous year by over $1100. Postmaster Newby has earned a $200 salary boost.
Mrs. Howard Davis of Hortonville died Monday evening from consumption at age 57. She leaves four grown children. Interment was at Chester cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.
The John R. McKinzie farm northwest of town sold last week in three parcels. Dr. Fouch of Tipton received about thirty acres on the south side for 130 dollars per acre. W. J. Richardson took about twenty acres on the north side at 125 dollars per acre. The McKinzie heirs acquired the remaining balance at 120 dollars per acre. The 110 acre property was appraised at 115 dollars per acre.
The wool season nears end with most of the 1909 crop sold. Low prices over the prior two years pushed some raisers to reduce flocks or quit the business, but higher prices this year yielded a solid profit for remaining growers.
Local Knights of Pythias lodge is alerted to the death of the wife of John Dickson, a former Sheridan resident now living in Monrovia.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.