Registration, court actions, and a local divorce case in Noblesville
More than 250 have not registered in Hamilton county as of September 12 1918 with 4344 voters qualified for the November election. Adoption petition for Ralph Katsinger filed by Alta W Pierce. John P Berg appointed administrator of John M Rinehart estate. Henry Roberts seeks divorce from Rachel Roberts. Hiram Wiseman detained for safekeeping after mental illness and prior military service. Also Herman Barnes seeks divorce from Ethel Barnes. Continued on last page.
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Hamilton County
Alta W. Pierce
Hortonville
Roberts & Roberts
Ralph Castsinger
Pierce
Henry Roberts
Rachel Roberts
Rachel Wann
Roberts
Brown School
Cicero Pike
Noblesville
Hiram Wiseman
Roy Henderson
John Owen
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Herman Barnes
Adams Township
Ethel J. Barnes
Indiana Crop Report Notes Corn Shortfall and Strong Oats
The September condition report from Geo. C. Bryant shows corn below ten year average with a shrinkage of 12,654,000 bushels costing Indiana farmers about 19.23 million dollars. Oats rise by 5,346,000 bushels valued at 3.42 million dollars, while other crops vary. Hogs on farms up 15 percent for fattening and wool clip up 10 percent year over year.
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Indiana
Geo. C. Bryant
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Sheridan Schools Open After Summer Break
Sheridan schools reopened Tuesday with good attendance across grades. High school enrollment reached 145, and several staff changes occurred with Ingle Harris resigning to join Purdue. Walter Northam became eighth grade teacher, with Karl Huffine as principal and duties split among staff for football and basketball coaching.
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Sheridan
Ingle Harris
Purdue
Walter Northam
Former Sheridan Resident Dead
The death of Mrs. Stephen Newby occurred at Indianapolis on Sunday at her daughter Mrs. George Tysinger’s home. Funeral services were held at the Friends church in Hinkle Creek with Rev. Amos Carson officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Tysenger and Mrs. John Cottrell and three sons Charles Guy and John. the latter serves in the war. she was sister of Anson and George Scott.
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Stephen Newby
George Tysinger
Indianapolis
Newby
Friends Church
Hinkle Creek
Amos Carson
Cane Shows Sugar Shortage and Grinding Charges
Cane produced by George Symons is light and very sappy as frosts approach. He notes sugar tests drop from eight to ten to about five, with grinding starting early. Molasses demand remains strong at $1.50 per gallon and grinding costs rise to 3 85 cents, up ten cents from last year while Tipton county factories charge 50 cents.
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George Symons
Tipton County
Adams township schools begin with new staff lineup
Adams township schools started classes Monday with K through 12 teachers in charge. Superintendent F Wagner and Edna Moore as Principal lead, with Miss Hoffman as Assistant. Grade assignments include Geo W Pickett for 7th and 8th, Nelle Coleman for 5th and 6th, Bernice Wiles for 3rd and 4th, Elberta Trueblood for 1st and 2nd, and R C Kercheval along with Edith Robbins. Bakers Corner staff include Jesse Hodson and Beatrice Thomas. Walter Poe substitutes, with Ina Miller, Ruth Deakyne, Lula Laughlin, and Charles M Carter as Music Supervisor. High school enrollment is 66, up 2 from last year.
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Adams Township
K., F. Wagner
Edna Moore
Miss Hoffman
Sth
Geo. W. Pickett
Nelle Coleman
Bernice Wiles
Elberta Trueblood
Bekin
R. C. Kercheval
Edith Robbins
Bakers Corner
Jesse Hodson
Beatrice Thomas
Walter Poe
Ina Miller
Ruth Deakyne
Lula Laughlin
Charles M. Carter
Carpenters Go To Camp Knox
Lin Smith Ellis Hiatt John Burton and Ed Mann left the first of the week for Camp Knox Kentucky where they will be employed in government building.
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Lin Smith
Ellis Hiatt
John Burton
Ed Mann
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Newby Family Relocates to Washington for Government Work
W. G. Newby moved his family to Washington D C this week where he serves as assistant to the master mechanic at a government machine works.
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W. G. Newby
Washington, D. C
War Notes From Home Reach France and Italy
Sheridan’s youngest serviceman War Notes Were Reddington arrives in France with an older brother Glen in Italy. Dr J H Hare of Logansport sails for Ft Oglethorpe Ga with a 1st Lt commission and plans to live with Dr Warner in Evansville. Lieut Maurice Mendenhall goes to Camp Taylor for officers training. Chas Rawlings’s Rollie arrives overseas as Ray had done earlier. Ward Hand from Rosenberg Texas, son of Nathaniel Hand, arrives overseas.
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Were Reddington
Sheridan
France
Glen
Italy
J. H. Hare
Logansport
Edith Hare
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga
Hare
Chas. Rawlings
Rollie
Ray
Ward Hand
Rosenberg
Texas
Nathaniel Hand
Adams Township Holds Annual Men 18 to 45 Registration
Registration day for men aged 18 to 45 passed smoothly in Adams township with two registrars per location handling the steady flow of registrants. Officials report only a few minutes per man and estimate the total in the hundreds.
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Adams Township
Adams Township youths head to Purdue College
A list of Adams Township young people left the first of the week for Purdue University to attend school this winter. Names include Miss Helen Ramsey, Miss Mabel Poe, Miss Neva Stephenson, Claude Harvey, Cliffie Glant, Odie Cline, Ingle Harris, Wayvren Jones Foster Poe, and Earl Darnell.
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Adams Township
Purdue University
Helen Ramsey
Mabel Poe
Neva Stephenson
Claude Harvey
Cliffie Glant
Odie Cline
Ingle Harris
Wayvren Jones Foster Poe
Earl Darnell
Adams Township class meeting at Red Men's Hall
Notice lists men of the 2nd 4th and 8th class from Adams township to convene at Red Men's Hall at 7 30 P M on Wednesday September 18 with special program and refreshments. Also notes two long troop trains passed south Tuesday morning.
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Adams Township
Red Men’s Hall
Kansas crops and war talk from a traveling reporter
The writer roams Indiana to Oklahoma noting mixed corn yields, wet and dry pockets, hot winds drying stock, and alfalfa thriving in Kansas. He visits Camp Funston and Fort Riley, praises Kansas vigor, cites wartime church pastor shortages, and ends with signature E. Teter.
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U.S
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
E. Teter
What a Hoosier Saw in New York
A Hoosier recalls New York City as a hub of wealth and towering skyscrapers with vivid scenes from Coney Island to Fifth Avenue. He praises labor, ships, guards at the statue, the New York Public Library, and the Red Cross while honoring Pershing’s heroes and war work. The piece blends travel impressions with patriotic notes on organized labor and wartime duty.
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New York City
Metropolitan Museum
Coney Island
Tim
Hudson
Newburg
Bear Mountain
Old West Point
Lady Liberty
New York
New York Public Library
5Th Ave
Pershing
Chateau Thurney
Red Cross
Universal Mother of Mercy
Also Mentioned on This Page
John P. Berg
John M. Rinehart
Reinhart
Cicero
John Berg
John Rinehart
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Phil Fariss
Cc. T. Amick
F. W. Kercheval
Karl Huffine
Margaret Paul
James Hale
Mary Louise Rumpler
George Myers
Madge Lindley
Halyceon Mendenhall
Fern Branson
Vera Palmer
Edith Cox
Ada Plew
Evelyn Tallevy
Huffine
Hale
Boxley H. S
Lieut
Maurice Mendenhall
Camp Taylor
Sheridan News
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