Sheridan Horse Show Draws Five Thousand Spectators
The first Sheridan horse show drew about 5,000 spectators despite a damp morning and muddy streets. W. A. Wainscott’s Percheron won first in Class 1 with premiums awarded across classes for stallions mares and other categories. The day ended with rain after a promising start amid bustling vendor activity and minor street gambling enforcement.
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Sheridan
2Nd Street
Main Street
W. A. Wainscott
B. B. McRoberts
Elizaville
Jackson & Munbrey
Joliet
William Coppieck
Ekin
Cash
W.A. Wainscott
Lawn Mower
Richey & Richardson
Hambletonian
Dr. Jack
Wainscott
Disgraceful Row in Sheridan Hits Local Saloon
A Tuesday evening melee at Jim's saloon left many with broken heads and bloody faces. Reports say the day ended with multiple fights behind the saloon and several cases will go to court.
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Sheridan
Jim
John Gifford and Brother Al Visit Nebraska for Ten Days
John Gifford and his brother Al traveled to Nebraska this week for a ten day stay. They left Wednesday morning, headed through Chicago, and were on the road about twenty four hours.
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John Gifford
Nebraska
Chicago
New National Bank Formed in Russiaville
John H. Cox and T. L. Harris attended a stockholders meeting for Russiaville’s new First National Bank. With $25,000 in capital, local and Sheridan supporters subscribed quickly. Directors named A. J. DeLon, W. F. Gordon, L. Newby, Edmund Newby, R. C. Kincaid, John H. Cox, and Thomas L. Harris. Officers chosen were Robert C. Kincaid as president and Lowell W. Cox as cashier.
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John H. Cox
T. L. Harris
Russiaville
First National Bank
Congress
Sheridan
A. J.delon
W. F. Gordon
L. Newby
Edmund Newby
R. C. Kincaid
Thomas L. Harris
Robert C. Kincaid
Lowell W. Cox
Legal challenge tests election timing for county trustees
James Larned sues George B. Elliott to block listing Republican candidates Michael Jefferson for township assessor and Pierson Mendenhall for trustees on the county ballot. The case targets multiple 1893 1897 and 1899 laws fixing election times and incumbency. Deputy Attorney General Merrill Moores won a demurrer. case appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court for a swift ruling.
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Indianapolis Journal
James Larned
George B. Elliott
Michael Jefferson
Pierson Mendenhall
Charles Coffin
Oran Muir
Supreme Court
Magnetic healer Cal Straley Works Wonders in Sheridan
Cal Straley formerly of Jefferson township now in Sheridan uses no medicines or doctors yet reports seventy one cures and about a hundred on hand. He traveled to Kansas learned a magnetic system and returned to Tipton County where hundreds seek his treatments daily. Rheumatism patients walk without crutches after sessions and letters from abroad ask about his method.
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Sheridan
St. Paul
North Dakota
Yellow Stone River
Bozeman
Mountana
Bridgeport
Wash
Boro Teter
Cal Straley
Jefferson Township
Kansas
Tipton Co
Cal
Tipton
Professor Stuart Chosen as Indianapolis Training High Instructor
Prof. M. H. Stuart returns home after a year at the University of Chicago. He has been selected as an instructor for the Indianapolis Training High School for the coming year and will spend the summer at Sheridan.
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Cory
John W. Wheeler
Wheeler
Sheridan High School
The
State University
Grace Phillips
M. H. Stuart
University of Chicago
Stuart
Indianapolis
Sheridan
Nort Hare and Lou Hare Visit Sheridan Friends
Nort Hare of Fincastle Ohio and Lou Hare of Cincinnati spend the week in Sheridan as guests of brothers W L Hare Pan Hare Frank Hare and sister Mrs C R Boatman. They are remembered by former pupils now grown and by Sheridan business people who welcome their return.
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Mess
Nort Hare
Fincastle
Ohio
Lou Hare
Cincinnati
Sheridan
W. L. Hare
Pan Hare
Frank Hare
Temperance Rally at M BE Church Sunday Night
The Anti Saloon League holds a meeting at M BE church Sunday night with several citizen speakers. All who oppose saloon conduct and support the town home are invited to attend.
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Anti-Saloon League
M. BE. Church
Quarterly meeting at Wesleyan church
Wesleyan church holds a two day quarterly meeting on Saturday and Sunday with services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev. Aaron Worth preaches at each service and Rev. C. S. Smith preaches Friday at 8 p.m. Everyone is invited. J. F. Pressnell, Pastor.
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Wesleyan Church
Aaron Worth
C. S. Smith
J. EF. Pressnell
Hartigan Theatre Company Plays in Sheridan Again
The Hartigan Theatre Company performs in Sheridan this week with strong effort despite lower attendance due to extreme heat. Critics praise the show and urge generous patronage.
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Hartigan Theatre Company
Sheridan
Lightning Strikes Hearse Team Near Fisher's Station
Shortly after noon on Sunday Homer Wall of J. EB. Lake & Co. was returning from a funeral when a lightning bolt struck the duns team two miles south of the city. One horse died instantly, the other was stunned but recovered to finish the trip. The hearse top paint was damaged and Wall received a severe shock, likely spared by riding on a rubber cushion. The slain horse was valued at 150 dollars.
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Homer Wall
J. EB. Lake & Co
Fisher’s Station
Duns
Wall
Rathbone Sisters Serve Dinner at Horse Show
The Rathbone Sisters offered meals Tuesday at the horse show in the old Union Block saloon room. Their venture earned a $25 profit and built a reputation for good cooking.
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Rathbone
Union Block
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