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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
8
A Monroe County Indiana county agent report shows a hogging down experiment on a Bedford farm with 19 acres. total returns per acre reach 60.00 including 15.25 crop costs. Fifty hogs average 650 pounds and 34 pigs average 68 pounds were fed lightly from September 17 before being turned into feed.
Local young men who turned twenty one since registration day last year went to Noblesville to register. The number of registrants in this township was not large enough to require separate rooms as occurred last year.
The remains of Mrs. John Moulton were interred at Crown View Cemetery. A Sheridan native who moved to Indianapolis years ago, she died of heart trouble in her 79th year. Her husband predeceased her by fifteen years. Surviving are two sons, Anderson and Ora, both of Indianapolis.
Thirty four head of Shorthorn and Polled Durham cattle to be sold in the second annual sale at the old Abe Hart homestead three miles east of Kirklin on Thursday June 27. The herd includes bulls, heifers and cows of the ready kind. One thousand catalogs are being prepared at the office.
Mrs Sylvester Fitsimonds, 37, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Fox of Ekin, dies. Attendees included Mrs O Robbins Mrs M Loober Mrs S H McMurtry Mrs W S McMurtry and G R McMurtry at Russiaville Friday. Surviving husband and three children.
Proceedings show Ruth Edith Sanford and Byron Fortner contest a will in Wayne county arguing unsoundness of mind and undue influence in its execution. Fortner lived longtime in the county and in the Evans homestead on E Conner Street. The will left a 165 acre Wayne township farm to Frank and James Floyd with other smaller bequests to heirs. Mrs Eva M Stewart seeks divorce from William M Stewart citing non support and shared household expenses, clothes and utilities unpaid and humiliation over shut off services with a claim for 5000 alimony.
J Leste Blessing owner of the Why restaurant in the Union Block files a voluntary assignment for creditors with about 500 dollars in liabilities and 350 dollars in assets. M S Parr named court trustee.
A shower at Mrs Mary Cox home Tuesday afternoon celebrated Mrs Harry Maria’s recent marriage. Guests included Tom Fesmire family and many neighbors and friends. Another birthday event followed at Mrs J G Johnson’s with Richard McKinzie turning four and a gathering of relatives and friends sharing cake and ice cream.
Adams Township holds a meeting at Boxley Christian Church next Tuesday evening. The program includes vocal solos, readings, and talks on corn cultivation and poultry feeding. Residents and guests share news of local visits and War Savings Stamps drive projects keep attention.
The pastor will begin a three sermon series next Sunday on fundamental Christian beliefs. First the Doctrine of Sin, then the Atonement on June 16, and Regeneration on June 23. Public invited. Missionary Society meets this afternoon with Mrs. W E Underwood. Regular services follow Bible school at 9:30 a m morning worship at 10 45 a m and Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Evening service at 7 p m. All welcome.
Miss Della Pogue, a Colorado Springs public school teacher, is home for the summer vacation. The ad promotes safe reliable insurance including fire tornado plate glass automobile and life policies with Herbert Tapp as agent.
Mrs. R. E. Mendenhall and Miss Beryl Rector spent Tuesday in Indianapolis. Mrs. Mendenhall took dinner with Mrs. H. A. Beaman.
Services for the Methodist church include Sunday morning at 7:45 and evening continuation of the series Men Who Missed the Mark. Sunday school at 9:30 with orchestra at 9:15. special music features morning and evening anthems, solo by Mr. L. Be. Heaps.
Church note announces Sunday June 9 with Sunday school at 9 45 a m followed by class meeting. Evening services are planned and all are invited to attend.
Mrs. R. T. Horton a former Sheridan resident now living in Greenwood is seriously ill with a stomach trouble. She is about seventy one years old.
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