Strong Instructors Engaged for county Teachers Institute
Ben Burris county superintendent announced the Davies county teachers institute will meet the week of August 22 in the Walnut street school building Washington fin assembly room. Distinguished instructors from University of Virginia English department and Mansfield State Normal will lead sessions along with Prof J M Black music supervisor. The program expected to be the county’s best in years with completion soon of full schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Burris
Daviess County
Teachers’ Institute
Washington
Walnut Street
State University of Virginia
Mansfield State Normal of Pennsylvania
Buarrix
J. M. Black
Local Girls Finish Course at Indianapolis Conservatory
The Indianapolis News reports the commencement recital of the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music featuring Ellen Lovell, Sarah I. McConnell, and Miss Margaret Ladley. Performances included Bach Liszt preludes, Paganini Liszt etudes, Chopin nocturnes, Schubert Liszt, and Gounod Liszt pieces with violinists Jaffe and Kirkpatrick and singer Joest. Diplomas were presented by Rev. Lewis Brown.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Ellen Lovell
Sarah I. McConnell
Margaret Ladley
Propylaeum
Miss Ladley
Schumann
Mec- Contell
Miss Lovell
Liszt
St. Frs. de Paule
Emiliano Renaud
Harold Jaffe
New Grand Officers Named for Indiana OES Session
The twenty second annual Indiana grand chapter of the OES met in Brazil with 100 delegates. Elected officers include Grand worthy matron Sarah J Hale Crawfordsville and grand worthy patron W H Russell Wabash. associate matron Gertrude Hill Indianapolis and associate patron G W Strong Muncie. grand treasurer Elizabeth Bagley Evansville and grand secretary Irene Bagley Indianapolis. grand conductress Emma Pettiford Marion. associate conductress Bertha May Brazil. trustee Charles Winslow Marion.
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O. E
Muncie
Elizabeth Bagley
Evansville
Irene Bagley
Indianapolis
Emmma Pettiford
Marion
Bertha May
Brazil
Charles Winslow
Postal Telegraph Buys Seats for Reno Prize Fight Reports
The Postal Telegraph company exploits the Western Union dispute by purchasing seats at the Reno prize fight. Messengers will relay reports to Reno, and bulletins will be flashed as the fight unfolds.
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Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union
Reno
Young Woman Goes to Jail in Grace War Case
Grace War, a 30 year old woman, appears in court without fear, showing only anger toward the principal witness as she faces jail in a local legal matter. The proceeding centers on a dispute involving prominent witnesses and community figures.
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Jane
Grace War
Pretty thief and a stern sentence in court
A twenty year old woman named rren received ten days in jail and a ten dollar fine for stealing a woman's suit from her former employer. Miss Warren refused the fine and will spend a month in jail. Mrs. Ada Robinson, daughter of G. W. Fyffe, was found critically ill in Vincennes and moved to her parents’ home in a B and O train ambulance. Her condition remains serious.
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Rren
Miss Warren
Will
Ada Robinson
G. W. Fyffe
Petersburg Road
Vincennes
Southwestern
Robinson
Dead in the West Ira Allen Dies in Idaho
Ira Allen formerly of Reeve township died in Burley Idaho from peritonitis at about dawn Thursday. He was 23, with a sister Nora Allen employed as a stenographer with M J C nahan company. Parents are dead. he leaves several brothers and sisters. Burial plans unclear. first telegram said he underwent an operation and was not expected to live.
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Ira Allen
Reeve Township
Burley
Idaho
Nora Allen
M. J. Carnahan Company
Allen
Bruner
County Board of Review Reopens After Vacation
After a three day recess the county board of review reconvened. Today is the final day to raise assessments. after this date complaints may be filed and reductions granted but no increases. An automobile tour to list omitted property and improvements was planned this afternoon. Morning actions included changes in assessments for several corporations.
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County Board of Review
Stabbed in Wheat Fight Near Vincennes
Charles Ballard was stabbed in the back chest and arms after a dispute over a neighbor's wheat field. Vincennes Sun reports Bradley Eagle allegedly cut the field and fought Ballard two and a half miles west of the city early Wednesday. Ballard was treated by Dr. C. S. Bryan and is expected to recover. Eagle resides two and a half miles down river. he is single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Sun
Bradley Eagle
Charles Ballard
Good ‘Smnatarian Hospital
Eagle
Ballard
C. S. Bryan
Near-fire in Bedford jailhouse traps insane inmate
Harriet Barns, an insane detainee awaiting admission to the Central Asylum for the Insane, nearly burned to death in a Bedford county jail cell when she lit a pipe with a hidden match at 4 am. A fellow inmate raised the alarm and she was rescued.
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Bedford
Harriet Barns
County Jall
Central Asylum For the Insane
Runaways Held After Louisville Incident
Two runaway youths were taken into custody by Louisville police chief Patrick Mc Crusaken at the shop yards on Wednesday afternoon. The boys Dan Doyle aged sixteen from 2919 Portland Avenue, son of Edward Doyle, and Irvin Woolfolk aged seventeen from 736 East Green Street, son of Richard Woolfolk, were held at the county jail pending word from their parents who have been notified.
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Louisville
Patrick McCrusaken
Dan Doyle
Portland Avenue
Edward Doyle
Irvin Woolfolk
East Green Street
Richard Woolfolk
County
Paternity case settled by marriage in Terre Haute
Prosecuting Attorney E B Hastings returned from Terre Haute where he represented Miss Mittle Johnson in paternity proceedings against Robert Downing formerly of Wahington. The matter was compromised by marriage. Mrs Downing is daughter of Mrs Will Auberry living in the southern country.
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Terre Haute
E. B. Hastings
Mittle Johnson
Robert Downing
Wahington
Downing
Will Auberry
Trustees Filing Reports From County Trustees
The quarterly reports of ten township trustees are being filed in the county auditor's office for action by the county commissioners at their July term. The reports use the new system recently adopted by the state board of accounts.
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Thomas Nugent
State Board of Accounts
Outdoor Meeting by Women Missionary Society
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Second M. E. church will hold an outdoor meeting on the parsonage lawn at the corner of West Eleventh and Van Trees streets Friday evening. The program starts promptly at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens’ Foreign Missionary Society
M. HE
West Eleventh
van Trees Streets
Jug Rock at Shoals Featured on July Fourth Outing
Martin County natural scenery draws sightseers to Shoals for an M. E. Brotherhood outing. Jug Rock towers about sixty feet above a northern hill, its cork top covered with dirt and flowers, with names painted along the sides under an overhang. The rock evidences water erosion and has long been a local landmark.
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M. E. Brotherhood
Shoals
Surprising Welcome for Hogan Couple on Return from Vacation
Nev W E Hogan and wife returned from a two week trip to Newberry. Local church members staged a surprise homecoming with a basket dinner and gifts. Entry was gained via a window by a strong boy, and coal, a quilt, and over $25 were left in the parsonage by the Ladies Aid Society.
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W. E. Hogan
All Stray Dogs Must Die
A Kokomo report from June 30 notes a state board of health rabies finding. The common council met Tuesday and passed a drastic ordinance requiring muzzles and leash accompaniment, with stray dogs to be impounded and shot within 24 hours. A mad dog on North Main Street was choleroformed by police on Wednesday afternoon.
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Kokomo
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Common Council
North Main Street
Fire destroys Evansville grain elevator on west side
Evansville residents report a blaze shortly before midnight that destroyed Small's grain elevator on the west side. The loss is estimated above 50,000 dollars as grain inside burned. The entire city fire department responded and by 12 30 a.m. had the fire contained with nearby structures out of danger.
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Evansville
Small’s
Seymour Couple Plans Move to Washington for Health
C. V. Duke and family of near Cortland prepare to relocate to Washington due to Mrs. Duke’s ill health. He has sold property in the county and will hold a public sale of household goods and farming implements within weeks, aiming to depart soon.
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Seymour
C. V. Duke
Cortland
Washington
Widow of Mitchell Helton Passes Away
Catherine Helton widow of Mitchell Helton dies at 5 20 PM after a protracted illness at her home 415 South Meridian Street She is survived by two children a sister and two husbands buried at Oak Grove cemetery Funeral services set at First M E B church Wednesday at 2 o'clock. A tuberculosis death follows for Laura E Fair wife of Edward Fair with two children and broader family details. Lizzie Mesick aged Loogootee resident dies as does infant Wilhelmina Dosch two and a half months old southwest of the city.
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Catherine Helton
Mitchell Helton
South Meridian Street
Helton
Sarah Honeycutt
John Stiles
Coalmont
David Wuertz
Washington Township
Honeycutt
Maysville Cemetery
Tribe of
Lau-ra E. Fair
Edward Fair
McCormick Avenue
Washington Day Celebrations With Fireworks and Races Begin
Young America and the ensues focus on a busy holiday with fireworks, picnics, and parades at Odin Alfordsville Petersburg and Wheatland. Petersburg hosts auto races with Regal cars driven by Charles Wanston and Robert Graham. Kiefers juvenile band plays Wheatland music while Red Men oversee the event. Public offices close for the holiday and post office rules shift to holiday mode.
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America
Odin
Alfordsville
Petersburg
Wheatland
Washington
Charles Wanston
Robert Graham
Kiefer
Brotherhood of the First Methodist Church
Jug Rock
Betrothal Announced For Fern Faith And Ben Freeland
Betrothal of Miss Fern Faith and Ben Ho Freeland of Rockville announced. Faith a graduate of the Washington hist school and Rockville’s Freeland to wed soon. Freeland, superintendent of the Heht and water plant at Rockville, is a son of John Freeland. The couple will reside in Rockville after marriage as friends toast a long, happy life.
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Fern Faith
Ben Ho Freeland
Rockville
Miss Faith
Grant Faith
S* Louis
Washington Hist School
Wile
State University
Mr. Freeland
E. C. Faith
Freeland
Daviess County
John Freeland
Bloomfield
R. E. Erleigh
The
Herald
Church Row Settled by Supreme Court on Property Dispute
The U S Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling awarding Cumberland Presbyterian church property to the majority of the congregation now united with the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination The decision held the civil courts do not decide ecclesiastical questions and upheld the church judiciary authority The case involved trustees Jacob W Ranser and others against Joseph Po Mikka and others with the deed containing a trust clause and limited purposes for the church property
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Cimberland Presbaterian
Oterrabad
Supreme Court
United States of America
Cumberland Church
Jacob W. Raneser
Cumberland
General Presbyterian Church
Jidge Montgomery
General Assembly of the Cumberland Church
No Celebration Here Promises July Fourth Noise
No city has planned a public Fourth of July celebration and residents will choose their own activities. The Fourth is already shaping up as a noisy day with nightly cannon crackers disturbing pedestrians and drivers. Police vow strict action to curb dangerous noisemaking devices but the spirit of celebration persists.
Indiana music teachers convention appoints committees
At the Indiana music teachers convention a president address panel includes George R. Eckhart and J M Black with Nellie Crane. Nominations list Dr R M Smiley Minnie Murdo Kimball Louise Bartley Emma Holtzman Edward Taylor. Officers to be chosen Friday as Elkhart Laporte and Shelbyville seek next convention venue amid insurgent rumors. Vincennes Washington recital features Margie Leverett Bess Porter Ethel Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Music Teachers’ Convention
George R. Eckhart
Indianapolis
J. M. Black
Washington
Nellie Crane
Seymour
R. M. Smiley
Minnie Murdo Kimball
Marion
Louise Blanche Bartley
Oaktown
Emma Holtzman
Brookston
Edward Taylor
Elkhart
Laporte
Shelbyville
Vincennes-Washington
Margie Leverett
Bess Porter
Ethel Evans
Jeffersonville Barbers Raise Shave Price to Fifteen Cents
Master barbers in Jeffersonville vote to raise shave prices from ten to fifteen cents citing higher living costs and shop expenses. The change marks an edge of inflation affecting a long standing price in the local trade.
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Jeffersonville
Committee Finishes Work On Rising Sun Plow Works
A business committee sent to Rising Sun to inventory the Klohr plow works returned home after differences in the invoice. They do not feel empowered to act yet, plan to meet stockholders before sealing a contract. Pending filings and moving work, rare materials and a new factory setup in the Commercial addition are noted. Members M. N. Palmer Frank Denver L. L. Whetsell and Py. A. Hastings express satisfaction with the upcoming facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Klohr Plow
Kiehr
Progr
Nolthing
M. N. Palmer
Frank Denver
L. L. Whetsell
Py. A. Hastings
First M. E. Brotherhood Picnic Planned at Shoals
Plans near completion for the First M. E. Brotherhood outing at Shoals on July 4. A special train will leave Washington and return in the evening, adults pay a round trip fare of five cents, children fifty cents. Baskets checked at the depot. A crowd is expected with a stand selling cold drinks and refreshments. Tickets on sale at several local stores and the Herald office.
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Betts’ Drug
Whetsell’s
J. H. Lamb
Boston
Herald _ of Ice
M. M. Mitchell's
Ren +t
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County Institute
Martin County
Mitchel Helton
Lizzie Mesick
Loogootee
Wilhelmina
Lewis Dosch
Mr. Dosch
Church
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