Farmer Pays Twenty Five Dollars For Bride
Vicennes Indiana August 16 a Freelandville farmer Charles Tilley aged 36 married Miss Mary Steffin 36 paying 25 dollars for a wife. Two local farmers William Brocksmith and Herman Schroeder arranged the match with a split of the payment and the couple plan to live near Freelandville. Ex Governor Taylor of Kentucky says a little immunity in the land is worth two in the bush.
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Charles Tilley
Freelandville
Mary Steffin
Louis Hohman
German Evangelical Church
Tilley
William Brocksmith
Herman Schroeder
Cupid
Miss Steffin
Brocksmith
Schroeder
Taylor
Kentucky
Women Fight in Shelburn Ends With Fines
In Shelburn on August 20 Mrs Bud Shields and Miss Louise Scott fought in the street over jealousy and alleged husband interest. Both were arrested by Marshal Fox and fined after appearing before Squire Dickey.
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Shelburn
Bud Shields
Louise Scott
Dr. Wrork
Valparaiso University Welcomes Students for 24th Year
The notice urges local youth to attend Valparaiso University in Indiana, praising its wide respect among educators and transfer credits. It notes the university’s 24th year opening in September and mentions editorial concerns about newspaper distribution and court house weeds.
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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Indiana
Minnie Wells Returns From Kansas City Visit
Minnie Wells arrives home from Kansas City where she visited since January. Churches and Sunday schools close until after the Chautauqua. Rev. Hogan preaches on Home Influence. Five to six hundred feet of the school yard well completed. Jess Daugherty injures a rib in a fall at Merom Station. Aunt Nancy Burton visits Providence.
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Kansas City
Nancy Burton
Providence
Oscar Pinkston
Frank Robertson
Illinois
Hogan
Homer Creager
Little Daughter
Indianapolis
Jess Daugherty
Merom Station
Mr. Besieger
Clem Buzan Builds New House on Same Grounds
(From Another Correspondent) Clem Buzan is erecting a new dwelling on the site of his existing residence, which has been demolished or relocated. The project signals continued development by the local builder.
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Clem Buzan
Long Lost Hampton Siblings Reunited After Forty Five Years
George W. Hampton of Cass township located his Civil War era siblings Isaac Shoffner neighbor in this city and his sister Carthula Hampton after 45 years. A letter from Howard family relatives in Fountain City, Tennessee, revealed brother William Hampton in Graveston and sister in Dalton, Georgia. Hampton plans a long awaited reunion pending replies.
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Cass Township
Infantry
Isaac Shoffner
Hampton
William Hampton
Carthula Hampton
Ysaac Shoffner
Howard
Fountan City
Tennessee
Graveston
Dalton
Georgia
College Building Progress and Local News From West Terre Haute
Brick masons work on the college building while carpenters add a new roof. Sunday picnics were held by Methodist and college Sunday schools at Mann's grove with big wagons and a fine time reported. The report notes visits by J. B. Newland and H. H. Shideler, and states Rev W E Hogan may be reappointed to the charge next year. Wheat threshing proceeds slowly due to rain, but favorable weather could finish the season. social guests from Princeton visited Days in recent days.
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West Terre Haute
College
Mann's Grove
H. H. Shideler
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