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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
1
The Epworth League of the Sheridan district held its thirteenth annual convention in the local church over Monday and Tuesday with record attendance. Rev. John Thompson of Chicago spoke on internationalism, urging world thinking and Christian unity, while Rev. Edwards and local pastors led sessions.
Stephenson W. Cottingham of Sheridan died Monday at 85 years, after months of illness. Funeral at his home conducted by Rev. McPheeters and burial at Crow View cemetery. He leaves a widow and seven children John Harry Carl Gail Ed Carmack and Bert Helfer. He was a veteran of the 89th Indiana Infantry later reorganized as the 8th Cavalry. The passage notes other members of the same regiment have died recently.
W S Pressler, a 96th Aero Squadron veteran with eighteen months overseas, may earn a fourth World War bravery citation after a letter from the Indiana Historical Society recounts his actions near Dun Sur Meuse on Sept 27 1915. He shielded a damaged comrade from seven enemy planes until allied patrols arrived.
C. E. Wimborough went to Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester Minnesota on Wednesday for treatment of an inward goiter. He has long been in poor health and is accompanied by Mrs Wimborough and daughter Lou Edith.
At a Sheridan stockholders meeting an organized company was formed with H. B. Johnson as president J. B. Kercheval as treasurer and I H McMurtry as secretary Work on ten harvest machines is being rushed to be ready for this year's crop The first load of materials arrived Wednesday One or more machines will be completed within a week besides Johnson other associates include Dr L I Kercheval C R Kercheval Dr A C Newby and Ode Wallace Johnson will address bean growers in Seymour Saturday night where members cultivate 1500 acres of beans
Official notice from the U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination in Sheridan on July 14 for rural carrier positions. John Pritsch resigns from route 4 and Large Chance temporarily oversees the route. Salaries vary by route with standard wagon routes at 1800 dollars annually plus eighty dollars per extra mile. motor routes pay from 2450 to 2690 dollars per year.
A generation of waste paper containers to improve town cleanliness will be installed within days. Gary Sign service will place ten to fifteen metal boxes on principal street corners and display merchant advertisements in the standard metal design used elsewhere.
Five gallons of white mule liquor were found Sunday in a wheat field near Ekin by local residents who wished to remove illegal alcohol from the community. The jug was turned over to Sheriff Innis of Tipton County. Names of the youths who tend the tiger are reportedly known and arrests are anticipated.
Earl Freeman travels to Danville Indiana to attend a summer term.
An Adams Township meeting at Sheridan Public Library promoted the county Centennial set for August 23 and 24. Col. W A Miller urged citizen support and noted the event as a duty to honor pioneers. Speakers included J F Neal and Attorney Thomas Kane. A historic parade was proposed and relics from county history will be shown. The second day may divide nine townships per hour for local programs. The committee aims to educate about Hamilton County's industrial, social, and educational progress.
A truck loaded with two decks of hogs driven by Gail Taylor of Scircleville wrecked on the Jerkwater pike in the northern town area Sunday night. The upper deck collapsed killing one hog. the driver and helpers butchered it on site. The scene remained uncleared until about five in the morning as hogs were reloaded and residents slept poorly.
E. J. Walker has moved to East Haven near Richmond to be considered for a horticulturist role on a thousand acre state farm supplying a hospital.
The will of Mrs. E ug Walker, dated February 1925 leaving Pontiac Illinois property to a daughter Winnifred and future rights from her father’s estate to son Ernest was probated in Noblesville circuit court on Friday. Mrs. Walker, daughter of Judge N J Pillsbury of Pontiac, died recently at the family home south of Sheridan. Ernest Walker, in government service, is in Alaska. A copy of the will will be sent to Illinois for further proceedings. The report notes her earlier career as a court reporter and mentions a forthcoming Illinois probate.
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