Piety brothers preach as drought lingers in Montgomery
The Montgomery community reports five weeks with little rain affecting early corn. wheat threshing yields fair but quality poor. Shipping is led by Fanning & Healy and E. W. Matthews from this point as local open air band concerts continue weekly. A busy social calendar includes church picnics, baptist conference notices, and visits from residents traveling to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piety Brothers
Bethany
Fanning & Healy
E. W. Matthews
St. Michaels
Meeting After Twenty-Eight Years Sparks Irish Roots Reunion
Mr and Mrs Charles O Neill hosted a home Saturday visit with Mrs Hapepy a sister who had not seen Mrs O Neill for twenty eight years. They had emigrated from Ireland and were separated until recently a joyful reunion. Dr S L McPherson and son James of Washington were present. John D Montgomery and son Clatus traveled to Washington on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Neill
Bogard township teachers to attend county institute
EPSOM area notes show Bogard township teachers scheduled for next week’s county institute in Washington. Frank Cox attended Plainville Tuesday. W W Carter will leave Saturday for Bloomfield to serve as high school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogard Township
County Institute
Washington
Frank Cox
Plainville
W. W. Carter
Bloomfield
Charles
Ed Wilson
Florence
Corda
Agnes
Buffalo
Toronto
Niagara Fells
St. Michaels
Roy
Ben Groves
Terre Haute
Bessie Wade
Charles Wilson
Terre
John "Rogers
Jasonville
T. C. Myers
Myers Brothers
Ray Palmer
George Wilson
Lula Palmer
Epsom
George Farth
O News
Jane Wade Hag
Princeton
Nellie
Lillian Funcannon
Vincennes
T. B. Cox
R. D. Carter
Corning Social And Local Movements Noted In Week
Mrs James Kane welcomed a second son. James Pettigrew visited Montgomery. Miss Lela Nolen returned from Washington. A crowd from Corning attended a St Michaels picnic. Several residents traveled to Washington and attested to visits with relatives. A platform dance at John Jones home drew many young people. Relatives visited Loogootee and Trinity Springs with multiple family members seen at events and a funeral procession for John O Neall in Locgootee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afal Society
Mt. Olive
Mobley
U. B
Dale
Montgomery Band
B. €. Harris
Montgomery Tile and Brick Company
Arias Hipshut
Willig
Dant
Helen
John
Vincennes
Sadie “Murphy
Joe Ryan
Michaels
Edward Flynn
Amy
Mary
Marguerite
Fred
Madison
Flyon
Andrew Speder
Abe Billings
Hengon McCracken
Anna and Mary Bradley
Leo Bradley
High Rock
Roy Billings
Ernest L. Raney
Loogootee
John Fanning
Lewis Dant
Cleophas Ca- Hal
Trinity Springs
Julia
Bicknell
William Allen
Mort McPherson
Trinity
John Rutherford
Harrison Townshle
Ae Martin
Linton
Martha B. Spaulding
Washington
Bridget Gates
Afra ‘Jager
Mary Spaulding
James' E. 'o’Sell
Princeton
Art Lewis
Belle Dowling
Cannelburz
Lford Clark
Trinity, Springs
Thomas
Thompson
Odon
A.’ “Wade
Rose ' ‘Smith
Josie Higham
Evansville
Margaret ‘Hapeny
Streator
Wil
James Kane
James Pettigrew
Montgomery
Lela Nolen
St. Michaels
Rose Roarty
Henry Smith
Anna Ryan
Tipton
Mary Arvin
Terre Haute
Ella Donanue
Thomas Kellett
Rollie Carrico
John O'Conner
Barr Township
John Jones
Anna Donahue
Lizzie
Blanche
Beard O’brien
John Griffin
Thomas Reilly
Francis
Joseph
Margaret Fanning
Thomas Galligher
John O'Neall
Locgootee
Officer G E Schroeder Bit by Unknown Stranger at Union Station
Vincennes policeman G E Schroeder was savagely attacked by an unknown man at the union station Tuesday afternoon. The officer, who was seriously injured including a biting wound to the lip, subdued the assailant and held him for detention. the attacker, believed to be from Bridgeport Illinois, fled prior to arrest. Schroeder will be off duty for some time due to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Schroeder
Union
Vincennes
Schroeder
Tim
Bridgeport
Wedding of a chimpanzee and a monkey in Logansport
James Reid the marrying squire presided at a chimpanzee and a monkey marriage in Logansport. Tony Lambrigger adopted son of Gus Lambrigger and Julia Kruger were united in a formal ceremony. Rice was tossed, the couple fed on cake, and Tony returned a thrown shoe to the official. The first wife died several months ago and is buried in Orrville, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reid
Logansport
Tony Lambrigger
Julia Grager
Gus Lambrigger
Orrville
Julia Kruger
Dom Paul
Palapua
Africa
Edward Hankee
Justice Reid
Reid
Julia
Tony
Squire
Orrville, O
New Designs Explored For Paper Money Reforms
Secretary MacVeagh and officials review a plan to standardize portraits and emblems across denominations. A Grover Cleveland portrait may appear on ten dollar bills, with distinctive designs to prevent confusion and a possible abolition of the two dollar note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacVeagh
Norton
Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Grover Cleveland
Treasury
Assistrnt
Nott Maistake Ints
African tall grass in Rhodesia harms travel and spurs annual fires
The Springfeld Republican notes Rhodesia is heavily wooded with valuable forests in some areas and many plains dominated by grass. In the Sabi and Zambezi valleys grass can reach twelve feet, making navigation difficult and prompting yearly burning of the grass in August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
South Africa
Rhodesia
Africa
Sabi
Zambes
Fires Light Up Hills As Grass Burns During Season
In the fire season wild flames encircle distant hills creating a striking night view. Rainy season follows with green grass and new leaves turning fall colors as waterfalls dot the mountains. L W Barker chairs the county farmers Institute contest entries, rules available from Mr Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tober
L. W. Barker
County Farmers’ Institute
Judging Contest Prizes At State Fair
At the state fair this year prizes totaling 509 dollars will be awarded to boys in a judging contest.
Young man convalesces after scaffold fall in Savals
Charles Brown fell about twenty feet from a scaffold at the Hincher residence last Saturday. He suffered a crushed skull and possible brain exposure but began to recover after surgeons reset the bone. He is unmarried and twenty five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Savals
L. D. Hincher
Brown
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J. Carnahan Co
Wil Snow
Pearl Street
I. E. Forsythe Washington Realty Co
Jackson
Wm. Keifer
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