Local births and town notes fill quiet days
Born to Mr and Mrs Elden Frantz a daughter. Kiés Burkhart the piano man was in town yesterday. Mrs R W Johnson spends the week at French Lick. Joe Shields visits Crawfordsville relatives. Mrs Silas Wisley and son visit Peerless relatives. Miss Mary Thrasher returns home from six weeks in Colorado Springs. Rev Trusty cancels church next week due to teachers’ institute. Local reports mention many visits and travels among Shields, Grimes, Burkhart, and others. Postoffice inspector visit. Dad Johnson praised for orderly conduct.
Local Shopkeeper Chaos Stuns Community
Unclear text indicates Leo Horton faced sudden possession issues with a shop, triggering immediate family involvement and a tense confrontation. Details are fragmentary and names or places are not reliably confirmed.
Mrs Wesley Jewell Visits Home Friends in Piemento
Mrs Wesley Jewell and her daughters Marie and Josephine from Piemento arrived Wednesday to visit relatives. She is remembered here as Leota Butcher and says she enjoys receiving the news each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Jewell
Marie
Josephine
Piemento
Wallace Hagenback on tour with new features
Wallace Hagenback announces two performances on Tuesday next show day. Attendees must watch both shows to compare quality. The act is billed as the largest on the road and promised many new features.
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Wallace-Hagenback
Car penters Start Work In Oregon Town At $2 25 Daily
J G Fogle and Marshall Chambers return from the west to begin a carpenters business in a small town near Portland paying workers 2.25 dollars per day. The pair name as captains of industry and financiers as they aim to buy Smithville and set a dramatic start in their venture.
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J. G. Fogle
Marshall Chambers
Ln Fortune
Iup Smithville
Christ
Portland
Through trains north from Smithville to major cities
Promotional note describes solid vestibule trains dining cars through day services and Pullman sleepers on all night trains from Smithville northbound to Chicago LaFayette Indianapolis Louisville and beyond to points north and northwest.
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Chicago
LaFayette
Indianapolis
Louisville
Smithville
Drummer Complains of Collar Rule as Piano Dealers Sell Goods
Mr. McGlothin of the Armour mansion humorously advocates a law against wearing collars in hotels. Grant Hazel and Noble Burkhart, noted piano dealers, report sales this week of Kimball pianos and organs to Mose Burris Clarence Zikes Dan Barrett and Mort Payne in the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hazel
Noble Burkhart
Mose Burris
Clarence Zikes
Kimball Pianos
Dan Barrett
Mort Payne
Kimball Organs
Miss Lizzie Deckard Returns From Bedford Visit
Miss Lizzie Deckard has returned from a brief visit with relatives at Bedford. She was away only a short time and is now back at home.
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Lizzie Deckard
Bedford
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Elden Frantz
Kiés Burkhart
Mrs. R. W. Johnson
French Lick
Joe Shields
Crawfordsville
Silas Wisley
Little Son
Edgar’ Lucas
Adams Quarry
Mry
Leonard Shields
Mary Shields
Mrs. Cleveland Heltonburg
Leeta and
Ella Luther
Mt. Ebal
Mary Thrasher
Colorado Springs
Trusty
Christain Church
Bloomington
Carrie Shields
Isaac Shields
Henry Sciscoe
Kia Kinser
Cora Peters
Ora Wooden
Jim Girtman
Geo. M. Stipp
Ensley, Ala
Silas Grimes
A. Chambers
Bess Ingram
Harrodsburg
John P. Harrell
John Trisler
Missouri
Hensley
Mrs. Cazee
Chas. Conner
The
Manon
Evansville
John Jerrells
Thresa Allen
Ellettsville
Anna Grimes
Mattie and
Maude Gaither
Lorene Carson
Dr. Jackson
Mabel Burkhart
Mary Trisler
Daniel Rhorer
Mrs
Om Horrer Trepiey
Bi Nie Buss
Sylvia Mitchell
Oolitic
Ethel Harrell
Alger Burkhart
Grimsley
R. E. Roudebush
Hunington
John Roudebush
Homer Utterback
Brownstown
Postoffice
Ela
Johnson
Gampell
Bloomington. Ind
Leo Horton
Sanders
Carpenters
Napoleons
Mest Gas
Boh Aes
T. Thrasher
Agt
Indiana
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