Landmark Carlisle livery barn destroyed by fire
A fire at about two o'clock Monday morning destroyed the Eaton street livery barn opposite the Carlisle Auto Company. All horses were removed, a spring wagon, harness, and farming tools perished, hay burned. Owner Wm. B. Shepherd and Wim. J. Hudson had the barn, with Richard South operating for Hudson. Building valued at 1,500. 500 on it. contents uninsured. Fire prevented spread to adjacent sheds. The front of the structure dated to about 75 years ago built by Benson Riggs, who previously ran a tavern at the Peoples State Bank corner and staged horses for Emerson and Greene until 1856. Since then used as a livery barn under various owners.
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Eaton Street
Carlisle Auto Company
Wm. B. Shepherd
Wim. J. Hudson
Hudson
Richard South
Carlisle
Benson Riggs
Peoples State Bank
Emerson and Greene
Terre -Haute
Evansville
Riggs
Crawfordsville
Carlisle News
West Washington Street House Sees Second Story Addition
BE A Billman undertakes extensive improvements on his West Washington Street residence adding a second story to the building.
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BE. A. Billman
West Washington Street
Senator New backs universal military training in war era
Washington March 27 U S Senator Harry S New Indiana was named to the Senate Committee on Military Affairs and voiced support for universal military training saying preparedness is the best insurance. He opposed war but urged all citizens to share duties and that a universal training plan would create a representative American manhood and deter slackers.
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Harry S. New
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Lincoln
Georgia-Letter Honors Miss Elizabeth Burnette at Old Providence
C E Weir of Glennville Georgia writes a heartfelt tribute to Miss Elizabeth Burnette former teacher at Old Providence school noting her mild leadership, the impact of her teaching, and the lasting influence on former pupils. He recalls her smile calm rules and the dedication she showed amid challenging times. He urges readers to honor her memory and comfort her family with sympathy.
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Glennville
the Sullivan Union
Elizabeth Burnette
Old Providence
Elizabeth Burnett
Sullivan Circuit Court February Term Calendar Items
Calendar entries list multiple cases on specific March 28 and March 30 dates with parties including Mann, Guyer, Aland, Meyer, Hunter, Beasley, Frisz and Co, Whitehead, Maryland Cas. Co, Sullivan County Water Co, Island Levee Assn, Myles, Gregg, Piety, Gummere as administrator, Jackson, Poor, Sanitary Canning Co, Mahan, C. T. H. and H. R. R. Co, across 1712 to 1687 docket numbers.
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Mann
Carlisle Men Fined in Gambling Plea
William Shepherd H N Hicks Joe Wallace and Frank Warner of Carlisle pleaded guilty to gambling before Justice Watson on Wednesday and were fined five dollars plus costs which they paid.
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Carlisle
William Shepherd
H. N. Hicks
Joe Wallace
Frank Warner
Allen's Foot-Ease for sore tired feet
A vintage advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease tight shoes and swollen feet. Shake into shoes or use in a foot bath for hot tender feet. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease. Don’t accept substitutes.
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Alien
Allen
Former resident Jacob Shields dies after stroke in Terre Haute
Jacob Shields, 56, died Friday afternoon in Terre Haute after living on the Uncle Billy Higdon farm years ago and later in Prairieton. Survived by daughters Nora Shields, Josephine Trueblood, Mrs Gus Anderson, and son Carl Shields. funeral held at Little Flock Church with burial in Little Flock Cemetery.
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Jacob Shields
Terre Haute
Billy Higdon
Prairieton
Nora Shields
Josephine Trueblood
Sedalia
Gus Anderson
Carl Shields
Little Flock
Shelburn Enterprise
Winters End For Akin Family In California
The Peoples State Bank president Joe T. Akin returns from a California winter with wife Mrs Akin and grandson Billy Joe Akin remaining for an extended visit with W G Yanke family. They note California’s unusually cold winter. Paul Ridgeway and family depart Superior Ohio for Riverside California to make their future home. Walter G. Scott, long associated with the local hardware business, heads to Great Falls Montana via Des Moines Iowa. his wife and family plan to follow later. The M E church official board held a farewell dinner at the Sherman cafe for the Scots in recognition of their active church work.
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Joe T. Akin
The
Peoples State Bank
San Francisco
Cal
Akin
Billy Joe Akin
W. G. Yanke
Yanke
Riverside
Superior
Ohio
Walter G. Scott
Great Falls
Montana
Scott
Des Moines
Iowa
Sherman Cafe
Special Sale on Implements Wagons and Hardware
A local ad announces a limited sale on stock items including implements wagons buggies stoves and general hardware at 10 percent off regular set prices. Excludes fencing seeds cream separators and parts for implements. Terms are cash or bankable note. Customers urged to buy plows cultivators harrows and other hardware now.
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Incutra
Do Your Very Best Be Efficient War and Farming
A wartime exhortation notes scarcity and high prices for farm products, calling for intensive and extensive farming to feed nations. It warns that able workers are diverted to munition production while many must till the soil, stressing that food is the era’s scarcest resource and prices may stay elevated for years.
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Europe
High Seas
Merica
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