Goodrich to Speak at Grant County Homecoming
Governor James P. Goodrich will attend Marion July 4 as the principal speaker at the Grant County welcome home celebration honoring local service members. Archibald Hall of Indianapolis will also address the Soldiers Home crowd, with both events coordinated by the county Fourth of July committee.
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James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Marion
Grant County
Goodrich
John L. King
Ind
J. P. Goodrich
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Soldiers Home
Archibald Hall
Indianapolis
Hall
Dean Paxton
Governor Goodrich
Team of Horses Drowns at Indiana Gravel Pit
In Fairmount Indiana Clyde Edwards poolside horses drowned at the Charles Thomas gravel pit near Park Cemetery. The team tied to a slip scoop worked clearing dirt when one horse slipped or soil gave way causing both to fall into water and perish despite rescuers efforts.
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Fairmount
Ind
Clyde Edwards
West Eighth Street
Charles Thomas
Park Cemetery
Woman Paints Own House in Summitville
Mrs. Cornelia Wood could not hire a painter as men were busy so she took up the brush herself. She finished the job and her home wore a fresh, well done coat of paint, proving she knows a brush.
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Summitville
Fairmount News
Cornelia Wood
Married couple weds in Huntington
Ralph J. Belzer aged 23 and Miss Nore Hunnicutt aged 17 were married June 14 in Huntington. The groom is employed there and will establish residence in Huntington with his wife.
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Huntington
Ralph J. Belzer
Nore Hunnicutt
Mrs Nye Elected President of Epworth League
In a Sunday meeting of the Epworth League at the Methodist Church, Mrs Nettie Nye was unanimously elected president replacing Miss Gladys Kern who will teach in Decatur next year. An all new League orchestra debuted with Abbie Doyle on piano and several others listed as violin clarinet trombone cornet drums.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Nettie Nye
Gladys Kern
Decatur
Nye
New League
Abbie Doyle
Margaret DePoy
Sam Toney
Gail Kern
Ross Waggaman
Frank Bloomfield
Don Richardson
Franklin Shroat
Memorial rites of Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows observed at M. E. Church
Joint memorial services for Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows held at the Methodist Church. Rev S S Harter gave a noted address urging members to live by lodge principles and draw others to membership. After the service, mourners visited the cemetery for ritual rites and flowers. The obituary list includes I J Miller died 1899 to Nate Wyatt died January 1913, with burials at various cemeteries and cities.
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M. E. Church
Harter
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows Lodges
Methodist Church
S. S. Harter
J. O. O. F. Lodge
Army Worm Appears in Grant County Farmers Urged to Inspect Rye
County Agent Gray warns farmers to cooperate in eradicating army worms after finding damage on Fred Briggs farm three miles east of Fairmount. Worms also spotted on W S Secrist land with minor damage. Gray urges daily rye wheat and timothy inspections and rapid reporting to halt spread.
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Fred Briggs
Gray
Grant County
Fairmount
W. S. Secrist
Fairmount Township
Court House
Briggs
County
Bond buyers urged to secure Victory Issue through Van Buren Bank
Notice to all purchasers of Coupon Bonds from the Victory Issue that they may now secure them by visiting Van Buren State Bank. No registered bonds have yet been received.
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van Buren State Bank
Van Buren Sunday Schools Plan Bold Auto Parade
Van Buren township Sunday Schools accept the challenge to place many cars in the State Sunday School convention parade at Marion tonight. The group met on Sunday and pledged to go forth with colors flying, vowing not to be counted out.
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van Buren Township
S. S
Marion
Old van Buren Township
Town Board Approves Alley Improvement from South First to East First
The town board passes a resolution to improve the alley from South First Street to East First Street along the library's north side. Cost assessed against abutting property. A July 13 meeting will hear remonstrances. Brick paving planned.
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South First Street
East First Street
Twin colts lure crowd at Union Township farm
Evansville Indiana June 23 twin colts one a horse the other a mule drew crowds to John Outlaws farm in Union township in an early local curiosity case. The piece notes Van Buren men puzzled by fashion and jokes about paper shortages and a July Fourth salute of Grant county with soldiers visiting.
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Evansville
Indiana
John Outlaw
Union Township
Grant County
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Wm. Whittaker
D. T. Black
Fred Vredenburg
Hartford City
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A. J. Doyle
R. D. Farnshell
John Hodgson
John Heaston
Lancaster
Wm. A. Lytle
Pleasantville
Nate Wyatt
Warren
T. B. Doyle
Henry Crawford
James Paxton
Silas Corey
Elbridge Cloud
L. V Conwell
Ralph Farr
Farrville
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Dr. Black
Wm. Lytle
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Geo. W. Doyle
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