Third of the Gar cases now on trial
Noblesville Indiana June 22 1916 jury chosen to hear the third case arising from Hamilton county bank failures. John Luther Hinshaw on trial for overdrawing his account at Peoples State Bank Arcadia while he led the bank. Change of venue denied and jury selection to continue. Concurrent suit for damages against Elmer Phillips over a kicking horse in Adams township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Newby
Hamilton County
Floyd Christian
John Luther Hinshaw
Peoples State Bank of Arcadia
Hamilton Trust Company
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
Cicero
Christian
Judelines
Hinshaw
Silas E. Cast
Boxleytown
Elmer &. Phillips
Cast
Philips
Phillips
Adams Township
Circuit Court
John Luther Hinshaw Bank
Sal
Fred Hines
Judge Cloe
Cloe
Fatal Train Collision Kills Frank Whetsell Near Noblesville
Frank Whetsell of Fall Creek township died after his Studebaker was struck by a westbound Midland train as he drove toward Noblesville for a jury venue in the Hinshaw bank failure case. Eye witnesses say he did not see the train due to a high grade. He died from internal injuries after being taken to Noblesville. He was 46, survived by a wife and one son. Several locals were part of a three-man jury-venue group chosen by commissioners, with assistance from law officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Turmen
Hinshaw Bank
Frank Whetsell
Fall Creek Township
Midland
Whetsell
Studebaker
Jes
Myr
J. 5
Carter
Wm. Moore
Zeno Davids
Dan Mills
Tiiday
N. W. Cowgill
Grant Caen
Woddell
Newby
Two Farms Sold At Good Prices
The Union Loan and Trust Company reports two land deals near Sheridan. Mrs L B Pickett sells forty acres northeast of Sheridan to Wm Shull for 137.50 per acre with possession January 1. The Greenberry Wills 45 acre farm southeast of Sheridan sells to Mr and Mrs Pickett for 161 per acre with possession March 1. Wills died about a year ago and the sale closes the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Loan & Trust Company
L. B. Pickett
Sheridan
Wm. Shull
Wills
Snake blocks Hoosier Limited at Dyer Lake by switch fault
A fifteen foot snake from the Kan kakee marshes halted the Hoosier Limited on the Monon at Dyer Lake county for ten minutes Monday night. The reptile crawled into the switch box, preventing the towerman from operating the switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Hoosier Limited
Dyer Lake County
A New Clubbing Offer in Women's Magazines
A notice describes promotions across McCall's Today's Woman's World and Sheridan editions. It highlights new clubbing offers and introductory deals featured in the current issue lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall’s Magazine
Today’s Magazine
Woman’s World
Sheridan
Noblesville Man Is Elected County Superintendent
Walter Harger of Noblesville was chosen county superintendent at a special Board of Education meeting. On the second ballot he won five votes to defeat J W Kirk and Charles, who trailed with two and three votes respectively. Harger, a former Noblesville grade teacher, fills the unexpired term of J F Haines who leaves office next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Harger
Noblesville
Board of Education
Horton
Harger
J. W. Kirk
Sheridan
Charles
Jackson Township
J. F. Haines
Accidental Shooting Near Dillard In Clinton County
Lowell Birden a fourteen year old son of John Birden was shot Thursday afternoon while cleaning a gun handed to a neighbor boy who did not know it was loaded. The bullet passed through his leg and lodged against the skin on the other side. The wound is healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillard
Clinton County
Lowell Birden
John Birden
Young Birden
Chautauqua May Bring Five Day Entertainment
A Redpath Chautauqua representative visited town to finalize arrangements for a five day program starting Thursday August 31. The company plans six days with no Sunday program and a union church meeting could use the tent if organized. This year’s program is described as ahead of previous seasons. The Frankfort Tipton auto bus line ends after six weeks due to lack of profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redpath Chautauqua Conpany
Frankfort
Tipton
Wool price surge boosts Sheridan firm sale of 40000 pounds
The 40,000 pounds of wool bought by Miller & Leavitt in Sheridan, sourced from as far as Indianapolis to the north and beyond, were sold last week to Oneal Brothers of Rushville. The exact price wasn’t published, but it reportedly averaged about 40 cents per pound, yielding a tidy profit for the local firm amid wartime import restrictions and high export demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Miller & Leavitt
Indianapolis
Oneal Brothers
Rushville
County Agent Budget in Boone County Faces Court Mandamus
The Boone County Council must appropriate funds for the County Agent by July 1 after a mandamus ruling by Judge Parr. The Lebanon Herald notes the State of Indiana case against county officials, detailing an allotment made in 1916 and ongoing funding via Purdue, with potential office dissolution if no new appropriation is made. The dispute has sparked county-wide debate among agricultural supporters and promises a lively legal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Boone County
State of Indiana
Tevis W. Saltmarsh
Milford Evans
Charles Howard
Cleve Goodwin
Beene County
Herbert Pointer
Charles McClaine Carre Davis
Benjamin Cross
Joseph W. OM. Ford
Thomas Harbaugh
Luke Nolan
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Purdue
R. W. Imel
Purdue University
State of
Indiana
Goodwin
EE. C. Gullion
Wanted Band For The Army In Sherdan
A war era notice from Sheridan details James I Eller of Fishers seeking musicians for an army band. Eller, already enlisted as band master, aims to recruit a full band with himself as leader. Local players were unwilling to join, directed to the Rosston band's unmarried members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
James I. Eller
Fishers
Eller
Rosston
Adams Township School Costs and Sheridan High Figures
The Adams township grade schools cost $19.43 per capita with Boxley high at $42.45. Sheridan grades total $21 per person while the high school costs $4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Township
Boxley High School
Sheridan
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Hird
GAR
J. .L. Hinshaw
E. F. Castetter
G. F. Wiles
R. L. Darrah
W. D. Patterson
R. A. Craig
A. B. Good
Omer Hiatt
J. O. Breedlove
Anthony Kelly
T. E. Reby
Charles Sumner
Rae
Fall Creek
Bobinounly
County Council
Adams
Telmo
Chase and Sanborn
Miller and Hart
Swift
Tageart
O. Os
W. EL Cox
W. i. Con
W. E.cox
the Grocer
Homestown
McCray
Couch & Stahl
First National Bank
A. S. Rowe
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