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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
1
Money to loan on good mortgage security at 5 percent
Union Loan and Trust Company of Sheridan Indiana advertises loans on solid mortgage security at a five percent rate inviting potential borrowers to contact the local office for terms and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Loan and Trust Company
Sheridan
Ind
Farmer James Leap Dies by Own Action Near Sheridan
James Leap a 65 year old farmer living 1 1/4 miles south of Sheridan killed himself by hanging Monday morning. He was found by his youngest son in a crib after preparing a noose from a harness strap and a pulley hook. Leap had been in ill health, recovering from a nervous ailment, and a letter from the insane asylum arrived that morning but proved unremarkable. He owned two farms valued around 15000 dollars and is survived by his wife and seven children. The funeral was at Friends church with interment at Crown View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leap
Sheridan
Tucker
Noblesville
Leap
D. A. Smith
Lebanon
Friends Church
Crown View
Miss Harriet Ward Named English History Head at High School
Miss Harriet Ward, a new teacher for next year, met with the School Board on Monday. She will head the English and History departments and has previous experience in Atlanta schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Ward
Atlanta
Young Man Dies of Consumption Near Sheridan
John Carroll about twenty died at the home of Joshua Erp northwest of Sheridan on Sunday of consumption. He was buried at Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
Joshua Erp
Sheridan
Spencer
Indianapolis and South Bend Traction Plan Survey Start
Ind ianapolis and South Bend Traction Company secretary O H Mann announced the permanent survey will begin next Monday, starting at Logansport. High water delayed work but right-of-way has begun and three bonding firms have shown interest. Construction should start after two months of surveying with a central power plant at Logansport and partial line completion hoped by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Mann
Indianapolis and South Bend Traction Company
Sheridan
Logansport
Death Comes Sudden to Mrs Fancher
Cordelia Fancher wife of Presley Fancher a farmer on the Van Arsdall farm southwest of town died Tuesday evening aged fifty five. Her only brother in the west may attend the funeral set for Friday if he can come otherwise arrangements were made for the funeral yesterday at Spencer Cemetery. Congestion of the stomach was given as the cause after physicians arrived too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia
Presley Fancher
van Arsdall
Spencer Cemetery
Sheridan
Student graduate suffers broken arm in horse accident
Claire Stotler was thrown from a horse on the Chas. Eudaley farm Monday morning and broke her arm. She had recently graduated from common school and finished with the township's second highest grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Stotler
Chas. Eudaley Farm
Sheridan school age enumeration shows growth and funding
The 500 children in Sheridan for the coming year total 245 white males, 252 white females, 2 colored males, and 1 colored female. The state will contribute 1720 dollars to the town school fund, about 3.44 dollars per head, with per capita funds increased to meet the new salary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Editors 10 Take An Outing For Ohio River Trip
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association plans a May 16 and 17 river outing starting in Indianapolis at 10 A M in a special car to Louisville. Guests include Supt W H Whittaker at Jeffersonville for two hours at noon. A moonlight steamer ride on City of Cincinnati ends in Cincinnati at 6 A M with return to Louisville by 6 P. M. About one hundred attendees, including the editor and his wife, will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Louisville
Jeffersonville
W. H. Whittaker
State Reformatory
City of
Cincinnati
The
News
May Stop Road Building and a Disturbing Divorce Case
Special to the News reports Amelia Sawyer of Noblesville granted a divorce from Stephen Sawyer after he deserted her with her $700 inheritance from her father. Custody of their child awarded to Mrs. Sawyer. Also covered are probate of the Haines will valued at $5,000, showing distribution to several heirs. a jail sentence for Iva Seligman on a junk theft case. and a challenge to the gravel road law to test its constitutionality and the three mile limit on road funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Amelia Sawyer
Stephen Sawyer
Deser
Sawyer
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Death of John Lewis After Prolonged Grippe Attack
John Lewis aged fifty six died at Possum Trot on Monday about noon from a prolonged grippe attack. He had recently made his home with his brother William and had lived in Sheridan for some time. He was buried at Spencer cemetery after a short funeral at the house. A carpenter by trade he had not worked for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis
Possum Trot
William
Sheridan
Spencer Cemetery
Mr. Lewis
Noblesville Revenue Collector A. A. Phillips Resigns
A. A. Phillips of Noblesville resigns after a nine year tenure as revenue collector, ending his service to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Phillips
Noblesville
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Richard
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Clayton E. Cox’s
Reliable Repair
First National Bank
N. Fausset
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Undisputed
Llaniza
Chicago
Inter Ocean
B. Traction Company
Mrs. Fancher
Ohio
M Probatea
Haines
Abson Haines
Lay
L. J. Patty
Eli G. Binford
Cyntha A. Stanley
John A. Haines
Levil Haines
Martha E. Wickerham
Albert F. Haines
Mary M. Hodgin
Hannah Evans
Mahlon L. Haines
Rosa Haines
Cora A. Newlin
Wm. Haines
Jessie Venable
Iva Seligman
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Seligman
Arcadia Gas Company
Grippe
Ford’s Drug Store
Sherwin-Williams
John Gifford
Pharmacist
P. O. Sheridan
Vickery
the Country Store
C. B. Jones
Bakers Corner
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