Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Baseball Classic
Hymera residents welcomed visitors including Chas Earnhardt and Mrs Flora Frement while Burgers and Douglases made trips to Sullivan and Indianapolis. A Hymera 2 1 Shelburn 1 baseball clash impressed with Hinkle and Pierce on the mound and strong fielding. Smallpox quarantines ease as cases stabilize with no local spread reported. Local church events and social visits fill the week with a S. S. convention and school-teacher travels noted.
Graysville Briefs and Obituary of Omar Pennington
Graysville notes Rev Wistler preached at the hall and family visits from Terre Haute and Washington. An obituary recalls Omar Pennington born 1885 died 1902 after a bridge accident near Jefferson City Missouri. Funeral services were held May 5 at the M E church Graysville with burial in Burnett cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Pennington
Lon and
Lucretia Pennington
Staysville
Indiana
Jefferson City
Missouri
Shorty
C. H. Pinnick
M. E
Graysville
Burnett Cemetery
New Lebanon
Paxton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Ed Pirtle and wife were at home Sunday. Klingman visited Star City Sunday. Mabel Klingman was ill with mumps last week. Bailance and Pope visited friends Sunday evening. Sam Bland and wife from Oaktown visited home folks over Sunday. Paul Mason and Cora Badwell from New Lebanon were in town Sunday. Daisy Walker and Ada Shepard of Oaktown visited friends here Sunday. Jace and Marie Ferree with Martin and Burnett were in town Wednesday. Fannie Peyton returned home after a Park County visit with her father.
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A. P. Asbury
M. EE
Myrtle Robertson
Dugger
Opha Ragle
Funkhouser
Newport
John Funkhouser
Sylvester Abrams
John James
Lillie Pierce
Hymera Friends
A. B. Wright
Livonia
Ed. Pirtle
W. A. Klingman
Star City
Mabel Klingman
Chas. Bailance
Pope
Fair Friends
Sam Bland
Oaktown
Paul Mason
Cora Badwell
New Lebanon
Daisy Walker
Ada Shepard
Jace
Marie Ferree
Martin
Burnett
Fannie Peyton
Park County
Palmer's Prairie community notices update
The item notes a new mine progress near Palmer's Prairie. Shelburnites visited Glendora. W F Botts bought a buggy. Roxy Baileyew visited Oblong Illinois. Miss Lou Gray ill. Dr Lesch passed through. E B Cowen and Alvah Rich to Merom on business. John Wall Jr and family visited Jas Case. Sunday gatherings at the old river bed. Mr and Mrs Thomas Scott from near Midland visited. Rev Shaw to conduct service next Sunday. Ward Hawkins and Lewis Henry seen in the area on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wall Jr
Polly Case
Jas. Case
Thos. Scott
Near Midland
Rev. Shaw
Beech Grove Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Travel
John Patton finished planting corn as neighbors share updates. Guy Burnett stopped by recently. Calvin Foutz praises Terre Haute. Mary Foutz stayed with Ora Patton last week. Frank Patton visited Jake Foutz. Ora Patton visited a neighbor. Jacob Foutz and Golden Drake traveled to Graysville. Lizzie and Minnie Patton shopped in Staffordshire. Minnie and Lorenie Patton visited grandparents Lester recently.
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Guy Burnett
Calvin Foutz
Terre Haute
Mary Foutz
Ora Patton
Frank Patton
Jake Foutz
Jacob Foutz
Golden Drake
Graysville
Lizzie
Minnie Patton
Staffordshire
Indian Chief Dead
Fort Wayne May 10 George Lewis Godfrey chief of the Miami tribe died at Howe hospital after a long illness of Brights disease aged 59 born on the reserve southwest of the city son of Francis Godfrey who succeeded Little Turtle in 1812 He was a 52d degree Scottish Rite Mason Knight Templar and member of the Knights of Pythias
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Fort Wayne
George Lewis Godfrey
Miami Tribe of Indians
Howe Hospital
Bright
Francis Godfrey
Little Turtle
George Godfrey
Knights of Pythias
Deranged man attempts suicide in Rushville area
Robert Mitchell of Andersonville tried to take his own life at his brother Daniel Mitchell’s residence in New Salem by cutting his throat. He is seriously injured and may die. The 50 year old, recently back from California after a ten year stay, has been troubled and is unmarried.
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Rushville
Ind
Robert Mitchell
Andersonville
Daniel Mitchell
New Salem
California
Indiana G A R Encampment Opens in Indianapolis
The 23rd annual Indiana G A R encampment begins in Tomlinson hall with a 2 PM business session. Activities span Wednesday through Thursday with parades, monument dedication, and closing camp-fires across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Son Prefers Charges Against Father in Illinois Case
Marion Ind May 12 Nathan McCoy 59 a farmer near Fairmount is jailed on a sensational affidavit filed by his son Frank McCoy. Bond set at 1000 dollars as charges stem from alleged unnatural relations with four daughters aged 11 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Nathan MceCoy
Fairmount
Frank McCoy
Tieup Complete In Anthracite Coal Strike Across Pennsylvania
Mine workers totaling 149000 halted operations across 357 collieries as a permanent strike threat looms. Local unions elected delegates to a Hazelton convention amid a nationwide wage and hour dispute with operators. In Tennessee a mob hanged Jim Underwood in Meigs County for threats and pistol possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Scranton
A Mountain Tragedy Reported in Virginia Ambush
Bristol Tenn May 13 report John Templeton a presumed Wright gang leader was shot and killed by three Lee county mountaineers in an ambush in Scott county Virginia yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tenn
John Templeton
Wright
Scott County
Lee County
Two Aeronauts Killed In Airship Explosion
Paris May 12. The airship belonging to Senor Augusto Severo the Brazilian aeronaut ascended this morning. It exploded and two aeronauts on board were killed.
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Paris
Senor Augusto Severo
Fire Hall Wall Collapse Kills Three at Iowa Iron Works
In Dubuque Iowa last night a wall collapse during a fire at the Iowa Iron Works killed three firemen and badly injured another man. The tragedy followed reports of a fierce blaze and collapsing structure as responders battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa Iron Works
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Shelburn
Chas. Earnhardt
Hymera
Robert Anderson
Colorado
Billy Mills
Sullivan
Flora Frement
Marie Buckley
Farmersburg
James Carrithers
B. Y. P. Union
Floyed
Cleve Lowery
Jackson Hill
Spears and Wheeler
Ann Setering
Indianpolis
Don Eldridge
Currysville
Charley
Hinkle
Pierce
James Irwin
Thomas Nelson
Carl
Nellie Pyne
Gertie Cooper
Lola Ragle
Ed. Arthur
M. E. Church
Gertie Asbury
May Asbury
Perre Haute
Goodwin
Mr. Campbell
Bert Beasley
Gray Sville
Wistler
Alex
Elmer Ransford
Mary Feaster
Washington, Ind
Will Yager
Blanche Pinnick
Orange County
Ethel
Bruceville
Rev
Thompson
Chicago Theological School
Thos. H. Moore
Paxton
Palmer’s Prairie
Messi
Ward Hawkins
Lewis Henry
Beech Grove
John Patton
Minnie
Lorenie Patton
Lester
Alia
Eureka
Standard Oi Company
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Jim Underwood
Decatur
Meigs County
Underwood
T. B. Springer, Jr
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