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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
1
The Republicans of the township welcome Governor Hanly for a major campaign event tonight. He arrives from Kokomo and will be met at Cicero with an automobile. A parade and torch light procession begin at 7 30 on Main street before the 8 o clock skating rink speech.
A balloon piloted by Indiana pol is carried across Sheridan on Friday evening. It carried Carl Fisher, an automobile dealer, and G L Brumbaugh, a balloon builder planning a factory in Indianapolis. The ascent occurred at 30 clock, landed in Miami at 5 45 after 65 miles, with followers in autos.
Seven autos carried enthusiastic Republicans to Noblesville Monday to hear Senator Hemenway in one of the campaign's largest gatherings. Landis spoke at Terhune last Thursday, Sam Small of Georgia will address the Skating Rink, and W E Evans spoke at Boxley on Republican issues. Mendenhall, candidate for Representative, talks at Walnut Grove Monday. headquarters gear up for election returns in Ridgeway Block.
At a church board meeting officials approved a special evangelistic campaign starting the first Sunday in January. Committees will be formed soon to perfect plans for a large revival. The Rev. G. F. Assiter will preach both morning and evening next Sunday.
Sheridan high school football again struggles to fill opponents for a full schedule. Tomorrow the team plays the Alumni in a practice game as it plans upcoming matches including Muncie Brownsburg Mooresville Kirklin and negotiations for a Thanksgiving game. Separately the community observed the annual Old Folks Service at the Methodist church with 21 attendees aged 70 and over and a Love feast led by Rev. Hutchens followed by a youth outreach sermon.
Four liquor licenses are granted to Ed Harrison Ed Sughess of this city Lou Shank and Thomas Barnes of Arcadia after delays tied to a pending county local option law The board sought to avoid legal disputes by delaying until the law took effect.
Harvest is underway with first loads to elevators this week and the remainder moving quickly. The crop is drier and more mature than last year, with some green corn early on. Overall it is 1–2 months ahead, delayed by wet weather, and priced at 75 cents per hundred pounds.
Avery Spencer and Fred Stahl returned from South Dakota where they entered the land drawing. They registered along with hundreds and await the decision. Their chances for success are reported at about one in twenty.
W G Stineman and Guy Benefiel opened an auto garage in Kirklin with six teen cars nearby. Benefiel will manage the shop.
Albert Holmes C Z Thistlethwaite W A Miller John Holmes Ellis Hiatt G A Fear and Clarence Rickard traveled from the area to Indianapolis Tuesday morning to attend a two day session of the Great Council as representatives of their local Red Men's lodge.
J Hr Campbell serves as sergeant at arms at the sixteenth annual National Spiritualists Association convention in Indianapolis. The meeting is held in Pythian Hall and wraps up tomorrow.
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