Beech Grove and Union Chapel News Notables
FARMERSBURG items note Cy Patton visiting Lem Patton and family on the 13th and Uncle Will Lester visiting his daughter Lillie Ransford. Sunday School at Union Chapel at 2 pm with class meeting afterward led by Rev Commodore Ransford. Fox hunting, marriages and local visits fill the week with weather hindering gravel road work. For sale horses via Robert Crow and Lew Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy. Patton
Lem
Union Chapel
Pinnick
Lem Patton
Bob Crow
Robert Crow
Lew Patton
Margaret Crow
Merom
James Kelley
Maria Harris
Will
Sarah Ann Lester
Lillie Ransford
Martin & Alkire
Minnie McKee
Anna Patton
Sullivan
Dr. Freeman
Joel Harris
Mt. Tabor
Frank
Beech Grove
Squire Fouts
James Pearce
Amanda Sinclair
John Kelley
Albion Bicknell
Albion
Wm. R. Lester
Commodore Ransford
Wheeler Rockwell
Miss Dix
Wheeler
Homer Lester
Terre Haute Visitors and Regional Notables in Town
Local notices list multiple residents and visitors in Terre Haute and surrounding areas. Names include Mark McConnell Mrs. Wm Johns Sr J R Allen J F Burton Claude Johns Ada Buckley Miss Grizzle and others attending events and transacting business. The piece notes a death Fielden Jeffries and community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Johns
Terre Haute
W. S. Baldridge
J. R. Allen
J. F. Burton
Marshall Jennings
Clarence Brown
Ada Buckley
Switz City
Wm. Lash
Claude Johns
Lcois Grizzle
J. S. Price
Casey, Iils
Hendricks
Fairbanks News Briefs Mention Local People and Events
Dozens of residents are named in short notices from Fairbanks. Mentions include George Truitt working for Jim Scots, Lara Hopewell staying with Ira Draxe, and Nettie Gardner visiting at home this week. A horse and sleigh accident is described with injuries to Mr McCarrell, while others attend church, funerals, and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara Hopewell
Ira Draxe
Nettie Gardner
Hallie Kester
Snyder
Bennie Trueblood
Terre Haute
A. C. Payne
H. H. Mowery
Our Town
Perry Bostick
Mother
Sherburn
F. M. Kern
Merom Community Notices and Weekend Events
Merom reports a quiet primary with Ray Hendrickson as Merom caller. Prof. Woodworth delivered a fine sermon at M. BE. church. The W C T U meets Thursday at 3 p.m. at Mrs Pogue's home. Visitors from Palestine Illinois and Effingham Illinois called on Merom friends. An oyster supper by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs delighted attendees. A concert impressed the audience. President Aldrich learned of his father's death in New York. Endowment fund efforts continue with Prof Ward's return. Two local college friends died recently, Dr Isaac Burroughs of Ohio and Logsen Emerson, Evansville hospital. Valentine box exchanges at the graded schools strengthened bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hendrickson
Woodworth
M. BE
W.C. T.U
Pogue
Tuck Pleasant
Robinson
Ill
George
Illinois
Freda Hendrickson
Palestine
Merom
Joseph Brisboise
Effingham
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Bible House
Aldrich
New York
Ward
Isaac Burroughs
Ohio
Logsen Emerson
Evansville Hospital
Shelburny Community Notes and Local Travel
Sullivan resident Billy Mills and Grant visitor F. T. DeLashmut spent Sunday in the area. J. T. Stark tours Green County while John Bullock and wife nurse a sick child in Currysville. Local revival services continue as Rev. Allen and Rev. Hays attend engagements. Hymera and Shelburn plan a women’s basketball game at Hymera, with tribal degrees conferred in Eutaw. A house move near the mill corner signals new business use. P. S. Taylor and family attend a 50th birthday dinner in Farmersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mills
Sullivan
F. T. DeLashmut
Grant
J. T. Stark
Green County
John Bullock
Currysville
Joe Quackenbush
Albert Irwin
Harry Bohannon
Fairbanks
Fred Asbury
Hymera
Ochletree Carruthers
Roy Lowery
Allen
Rockville
Shelburn
Will Bolinger
Lester Hollingsworth
Eutaw Tribe I. C. R. M
Hays
Baptist Church
Floyd Lowery
Jackson Hill
Busseron
James Lloyd
Abstracter Hill Guides Attention to Abstracting
A note emphasizes attention to abstracting practices and the need for careful consideration in creating accurate records. It references Hill as a point of reference for quality abstraction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Hymera Notes and Local Church Activities
Kate Nead suffers erysipelas as Hymera church reports a Baptist meeting closing with nine accessions. Mrs Etta Kelly of Gilmore visits Hymera relatives, Rev John Ragle starts meetings in Centerville, and Miss Eva Baldridge returns from Rosedale. Junior League hosts a missions program at the M B E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Nead
Baptist Meeting
Etta Kelly
Gilmore
Hymera
John Ragle
Centerville
Eva Baldridge
Rosedale
Fake estate scheme lands ex-sheriff Higgins in custody
Wickliffe Higgins once Richland county sheriff and a local hero is arrested in Olney on an embezzlement charge linked to a long running fake estate scam. He allegedly conspired with an English claimant to fleece men of about fifty thousand dollars over eight years while posing as heir to a one million estate. Higgins, once a popular athlete, now faces poverty and a wrecked life after remittances stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Record Herald
Wickliffe Higgins
Olney
New York
Higgins
Richland County
Othey
Liverpool Docks
My First and Last Chew of Tobacco
A personal reminiscence from Bloomfield Indiana urging boys to quit chewing tobacco. The narrator recalls starting at age twelve, suffering severe immediate illness, and holding a mental trial of the senses that leads to a vow to abstain. The piece ends with a call to readers to quit the habit.
Market Prices Reported for Grain and Meat Items
Closing cash market figures show wheat at 753 g¢, corn at 45 h, pork at 15.62 dollars, lard at 9.30 dollars, ribs at 38.87, with lodge outs noted. The report lists commodity prices for multiple items in a daily market update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RTS Baberee
Oalpesei Toy
Vty
Eeseteentis Eescaaee
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Market Report
Wheat steady No 2 red at 60c. Oats steady No 2 mixed at 46.34. Cattle active at 1.75 to 5.35. Hogs active at 4.10 to 6.35. Sheep active at 2.75 to 5.50. Lambs strong at 2.50 to 6.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Cincinnati
Aosar
Cattle Market Report Update with Steady Hogs and Lambs
Cattle activity shows feeders and stockers at 4.75 to 7.00 dollars and 2.25 to 4.60 for stockers. Hogs hold steady from 4.00 to 6.30. Sheep steady at 3.25 to 5.25 and lambs steady from 3.00 to 6.60.
Buffalo Livestock Market Report Shows Steady Cattle and Active Hogs
Cattle steady at 3.00 dollars and pigs quiet near 5 dollars. Sheep and lamb prices mixed with steady to higher signals. Wheat firm cash 874 to 8839, corn and oats activity noted with cash quotes and futures terms. Local market activity tracked for Buffalo and East Buffalo markets.
A Boy and a Gun
A coroner's jury in St. Louis holds 10 year old Fretwell Shock responsible for the death of 16 year old William Ledger, shot Friday night amid rival gang activity. Shock says he fired in self defense and hit Ledger by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fretwell Shock
William Ledger
Young Shock
Ledger
Earthquake Devastates Shamaka District Population in Baku report
Berlin dispatch dated February 17 reports from Baku that thousands died in the Shamaka district quake. Towns and villages within about 20 versts suffered severe damage and destruction across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baku
Transcaucasia
Shamaka
Thanks to Sullivan Democrats and J Ripper in county tilt
The editor of Union prints a card of thanks from Steve Leaca praising Sullivan county Democrats and J Ripper for aid in the primary. He notes Will Hunt removal and J Ripper’s knife in the table as a crowd anecdote and laments losing the treasurer bid to Crawley and Minich while expressing continued support for democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editor Union
Sullivan County
J. Ripper
Dugger
Bob Taylor
Charley Hunt
Will Hunt
Weiman Lackey
P.S
P.S. No
Mr.Union
Crawley
Munich
Minich
Steve Leaca
Celery Nerve Compound Praised for Nervousness Relief
A remedy claimed to soothe nerves, build tissue, and enrich blood is highlighted as indispensable. Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound is said to have helped thousands, with testimonials cited. Sold by E. E. Muebler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Muebler
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Farmersburg
Paxton
Mark McConnell
E. K. Asbury
Wate HM
K. Sherman
D. E. Everhart
Bertha Lash
Clara Baldridge
Daisy Burton Woods
Chicago
Frate Liston
Liston & Hazelrigg
T. J. Walls
Dudley Forbus
Frank Fox
Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Fielden Jeffries
Friendship Cemetery
Fielden
Christian Church
Union
George Truitt
Jim Scots
Rev. Daugherty
Jas. Scott
Owen Kissner
Alf. Russell
Marion Truitt
Joy Harrison
Ida Reed
Caddie Harmon
Beauchamp
Levi Johnson
M. E. Church
Vestice
Levi Drake
Mr. Beard
Oliver Trueblood
P.S. Taylor
Imas
John Taylor
D. C. Taylor
Junior League
Bedford Mail
Charles McCarrell
Bedford Clothing
O. M. Wallace
Shoals
Bierhaus Bros
Vincennes
Oolitic
Napoleon
Waterloo
Light
Bloomfield, Ind
Castoria Kor
Uoara
Jennings Bros. &. Lloyd
Walker
Jennings
Indiana
Daily Market Report
Indianapolis
Chicago Grain and Provisions
New York Livestock
East Buffalo Livestock
Toledo
Columbus
House
St. Paul
State Senate
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
A. Burlesque
O. S W
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Pullman
Allegheny Mountains
Harper’s Ferry
W.P. Townsend
Ind
P. McCarty
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