Noblesville Bridge Bids Awarded and Desertion Warrants
In Noblesville Indiana on June 18 a warrant was issued for Moses Hull for deserting wife and child, with a sheriff's summons to appear. The Noblesville court also issued a warrant for Bachmann Lewis for deserting their daughter Ruth. County commissioners awarded contracts for two bridges and a culvert including a $1,657.77 project on Essington Hill. Bids for Mud Creek Bridge ranged from $1,749.50 to $3,394 with National Bridge and Concrete Company submitting a nonplan bid. A bridge over Indian Branch near T J Lindley farm went to Fred Metsker for 515. County funds earned about $317.62 in May interest, with $80,000 due to school boards and corporations and $36,000 to the state forthcoming next week.
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Circuit Court
Moses Hull
Hull
Indianapolis
Essington Hill
Chceré Pike
Noblesville
Evan Bray
Mud Creek
Fall Creek Township
H. L. Findley
National Bridge and Concrete Co
Henry Lucan
Hackerdorn Construction Company
Hayman & Howard
Fred Metsker
National Bridge and Concrete Company
Indian Branch
Lafayette Road
T. J. Lindley
Mr. Metsker
Session
Pettijohn
New Alarm Bell Arrives For City Fire Alerts
A new fire alarm bell was delivered Tuesday and taken to the electric light plant where a derrick will be built to install it atop the building. The system will use a general ring first and then ward indicators by one to three strokes, with up to ten strokes for street alerts.
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First Ward
Fourth Street
Straw Hats Burned Up In Sudden Grocery Fire
About 8 30 Sunday morning C M Parr saw bright light in W L Hare's grocery window. He found a fire in a bunch of straw hats on the north side and extinguished it with water. Woodwork damaged. origin unknown, possibly a match head. Loss covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Parr
W. L. Hare
Hare
Convention in session National Republican gathering in progress
The National Republican Convention continues in session with delegates assembled to debate platforms and nominate candidates. Officials indicate ongoing discussions and procedural votes shaping the party’s national agenda.
White Theatre Vacation Contest Closes
The six week Vacation Contest at the White Theatre closed Saturday night with Miss Pearl Martin winning first prize by sixty votes over Miss Lee. Voting was heavy and the result in doubt until the final tally. Delegates and nominations discussion followed with Taft supporters optimistic about landing the presidential nod and Roosevelt delegates pushing for re nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Theatre
Taft
G.H. Palmer
E. J. Mendenhall
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Indiana
Cummins
Iowa
Board Meeting Yields Little Action
At the Monday night session the board approved only the gas bill and otherwise found nothing else urgent to address. The mid month meeting typically stays quiet, with upcoming special sessions expected to limit new business.
Sheridan Businesses Seek July Fourth Closings
A petition circulated among Sheridan merchants urges closing all day and evening on July 4 1908 to observe the holiday. Signers include The Golden Rule Willworth Bly F D Stanley Cox Richard Smith Collins D F Hutchens Co C A Briggs Co J L Hastings and A B Johnson J G Antrim Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Willworth & Bly, Props
F. D. Stanley
Cox & Richard
Smith & Collins
D. F. Hutchens & Co
C. A. Briggs & Co
J. L. Hastings
A. B. Johnson
J. G. Antrim & Co
Bradfield and Mitchell wed at M E church
Walter O Bradfield and Miss Margaret Mitchell were married Wednesday night at 8 o clock in the M E church by Rev J W Cain. The ceremony was witnessed by close relatives. They plan to reside on West Second Street where a home is under construction. The couple left for Indianapolis Thursday to visit relatives and return Monday evening.
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Walter 8. Bradfield
Margaret Mitchell
M. E
J. W. Cain
Second Street
Indianapolis
Atlanta man admitted to bar to practice in county
Roscoe R. Foland of Atlanta was admitted to the bar Tuesday and will practice law in this county. Although his home is at Atlanta he has only recently returned from Galesburg Ill where he was a member of the high school faculty for two years. He is a graduate of the Boxley high school and Indiana University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe R. Foland
Atlanta
Galesburg
Ill
Boxley High School
Indiana University
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Cox
Rickard
Cox & Rickard’s
Clayton E. Cox’s
Reliable
First National Bank
John Ridge
Cement Bsk
Heysman
Sylvain Owen
Noblesville, Ind
Bertha Lewis
Bachmann Lewis
Ruth
Lewis
Convention City
Chicago
D Donnell
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The
National Republican Conven
Miss
Pearl Martin
Committee On
H. H. Newby
J. H. Cox
Theodore E. Burton
House of Representatives
William H. Taft
Bradfield
Mitchell
Ford’s Drug Store
Ing
Sherwin-Williams
John Gifford
Pharmacist
Poor South
P. O. Sheridan
Vickery
Binder
the Country Store
C. B. Jones
Bakers Corner
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