Will Drill Deep Down For Oil Leases In Daviess County
Vincennes oilman H F Rasch and Evansville partner C A Smith visit to secure long term leases in Daviess County for dual drilling. They aim to lease thousands of acres south and north of town, drill one well in each area, and proceed deeper if needed. They promise liberal terms and funding, with production possible if the first well succeeds.
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H. F. Rasch
Vincennes
C. A. Smith
Evansville
Daviess County
Gibson County
Mr. Rasch
Ciy
Jssnt
Thinois
Woman Seeks Divorce in Bigamy Circuit Suit
Mrs Evonne Cunningham files for absolute divorce from Perry Cunningham claiming separation since September 15 1909 after his disappearance to an unknown location beyond Indiana. She alleges debts of 500 and a 400 mortgage, says she paid the floating debts and mortgage interest, and seeks that B and O Southwestern railroad pay him 20.45 plus return his tools. Gardiner Tharp Gardiner represent plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evonne Cunningham
West End
Perry Cunningham
Cunningham
Indiana
B. & O. Southwestern Railroad Company
Gardiner, Tharp & Gardiner
Indiana bankers organize group eight at Evansville session
Groups one and two of the Indiana bankers organized themselves into group eight during their Evansville session on June 15. Mayor Charles F. Heilman welcomed the bankers, with responses by Henry Reis of Evansville and Jonce Monyrhan of Orleans. Andrew Smith of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana Bankers association, delivered the principal address criticizing rising foot bills in Congress and state legislature affecting financial and commercial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Indiana Bankers
Charles F. Heilman
Henry Reis
Jonce Monyrhan
Orleans
Andrew Smith
Indianapolis
Indiana ‘Bankers’ Association
Congress
Alraming
Bankers Frustrated by Calls for Restrictions and West-East Money Flow
Five years after warnings about unneeded bank restrictions, critics argue such measures would push funds from the west to the east and harm interior banks. A new association elected Marcus S. Sonntag as president and J. L. Bayard as secretary treasurer with an executive committee including M. F. Burke, Charles A. Bainman, William E. Holson, U. S. West, and Charles A. Lieb. Bankers and visitors enjoyed a boat ride on the Ohio River aboard the steamer Joseph Fowler last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus S. Sonntag
J. L. Bayard
Vincennes
Cmminete
M. F. Burke
Washington
Charles A. Bainman
Bicknell
William E. Holson
Mt. Vernon
U. S. West
Oakland City
Charles A. Lieb
Rockport
Ohio River
Joseph Fowler
Prenuptial Shower Honors Miss Helen Fish in Lillies Home
Miss Helen Fish received a pretty prenuptial compliment Tuesday evening from hosts Miss Mary Lillie and Miss Stella O’Donald at the Lillies home on Oak Street. Guests enjoyed a merry evening with a novel gift presentation by a wheelbarrow decorated in national colors. Miss Fish, to wed David LaBuke of Jeffersonville, will marry soon and reside in Vincennes after his fall term start at Bloomington.
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Helen Fish
Mary Lillie
Stella O'Donald
Lillies
Oak Street
Leander Fish
Martin County
Washington
First Methodist Church
LaBuke
The
State University
Bloomington
Vincennes
Local Attorney Named in $10,000 Slander Suit
Mrs. Lizzie Makaska files against Harry R. Lewis in Vincennes circuit court alleging malicious slander to damage her reputation. The suit stems from an incident June 1 when Lewis allegedly attacked Harry Foreman, tied to a prior disturbance at the Makaska residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Harry R. Lewis
Circuit
Lizzie Makaska
Terre Haute Road
Maskaska
Lewis
Harry Foreman
Forgman
City Fire Equipment Survey Underway
A representative of a fire insurance company collects data on city fire fighting equipment and water pressure. The information will be compiled into a reference book for insurers.
Quilting Day at First Christian Church
The First Christian Church hosts an all day quilting session by the ladies and society. Members dine in the basement and several husbands were invited to join.
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Ladies and Society of the First Christian Church
Last Gall for Aged Engineer John Wagner Dies in Evansville
John Wagner a foreman at the B and O Southwestern paint shop died Monday at his Evansville home after over two years of illness liver and kidney trouble He was brother to Henry Wagner of this city survived by a wife and large family Formerly an E and T H railroad engineer he resigned two years ago due to poor health Henry Wagner travelled from here after his brother’s passing Mrs Will Raymann and Herb Wagner joined in Evansville arrival noted Isaac Lemasters died Friday at age seventy five from a cerebral hemorrhage at his Platville home He leaves six children and two sisters body moved to Shoals then to Boo and O Southwestern train and Waggoners chapel
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John Wagner
Henry Wagner
B. & O. Southwestern
Evansville
Mr. Wagner
Herb
Will Raymann
East Walnut Street
Isaac Lemasters
Platinville
John Lemasters
Downey Street
Towa Sisters
Boo& O
Portal
Shoals
Lemasters
Shoacls
Carnival Contests At Hatch Carnival Debuts Voting Totals
The Hatch carnival plans contests at the old fair site next week with rapid voting. Leading entries include Dewey Smoot and Gerald Hudson in boys, Lillian Imama in babies, and Lillian Duon among girls winning first prize diamonds. second count ends June 17 at 10 am. Extra votes boost leaders, with public presentation at West's jewelry store after the count.
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Hatch Carnival Company
Old Fair Creatvdy
Claire Serrit
Mivme Norris
Margaret (Abel
Mayme Raymond
Catherine Guth
Jesse Swartz
Gerdalings Drury
Josephine FitzGibben
Josephine Herr
Mildred Akers
Pearl Waiters
Rowapa Walker
Hattie Davis
Marvel Padgett
Dewey Smoot
Gerald Hudson
John M. Williams
J. B. Cleaver
Lillian Duon
Ralph Stewart
Homer S Hinkle
Robert Hale
Lillian Imima
West
Dancing Night Draws Overflow Crowd in Baltimore
The Balti more and Ohio Southwestern machin ists held a well attended dance at the peoples hall with Sheriff Colbert prompting the dances. Seattle Orchestra provided music and the crowd remained on the floor until midnight. Out of town visitors joined locals and the event raised a neat sum for the fund.
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Peoples Hall
Baltimore
Ohio
Colbert
Seatle
Prize Essayists Named From Across Indiana
The state board of forestry awarded four ten dollar prizes for essays on Forestry in Indiana. Winners include Olive O Shiedler Attica Garfield V Cox Fairmount David Erwin Fort Wayne and Myrtle E Simmons Union City. Essays will be published in the board’s annual report.
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Attica
State Board of Forestry
Three Smiths Arrested on Desertion Charge in Sullivan
June 16 report from Sullivan says three Smiths not related to each other were arrested by Sheriff Wible on wife desertion charges. James Smith, 45, of New Lebanon, and George Smith, 27, of Ym ers, are in jail in default of bond. Leonard Smith of Merom posted 250 dollars bond.
Mystery Surrounds Work of Surveyors
The Mitchell Tribune reports ten days of B and O Southwestern surveyors at work along the rail line for two miles of south-side measurement. Rumors claim division changes to cut Seymour and Washington, adding Mitch ell, to economize and adjust runs. Local officials and workers oppose changes. in Indianapolis, Frederick Freitas, 64, disappeared after arriving for sanitarium care. Nearby items note gas and electric plant mergers, a fatal cartridge accident in Drake county, and a Bristol editor confrontation leading to an assault charge.
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Mitchell Tribune
B. & O. Southwestern
Seymour
B & O Southwestern
Washington
Mitchell
Ine
Cincinnati
Kokomo Athletes Win 440 Yard Dash Trophy In Chicagea
Em erson Applegate of Kokomo wins first place in the 440 yard dash earning a silver cup as a trophy. The Daughters of the American Revolution present a large flag for display in the city park. Rabies cases in Clay township exhaust the stock indemnity fund.
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Chicagea
Emerson Applegate
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clay Township
Franklin
White River Township
Merom
Union Christian College
Howard County
Newcastle
Alvis Bird
William N. Wilson
Bird
Columbus
Ary Peggs
Charles A. Pierson
Indianapolis
Petersburg
James Kinman
Postal Department
Washington Street Ball Prohibition Sparks Chief’s Crackdown
Citizens complain as boys play base ball in streets. Police chief MecCrisaken vows enforcement of a new ordinance and warns arrests will follow for violations. Property damage and broken lights cited. citizens fear injuries from thrown balls.
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Lenser
Washington
MecCrisaken
West End
Saloons in Cambridge City surrender to temperance force
Richmond June 16 saloon keepers in Cambridge City capitulated to temperance campaigners as remonstrance against liquor traffic was upheld by Wayne County commissioners. Four saloons existed. one closes immediately, others run until February license expiry. Wayne County now dry except Richmond and Wayne townships with fifty seven saloons.
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Richmond
Cambridge City
Jackson Township
Board of Commissioners
Wayne County
Wayne
Farm Hands Scarce as Harvest Feeds Demand
Advertisements fill daily papers for farm hands as harvest season boosts need. Extra men are in demand while some idle townsfolk remain stubborn, a common fixture noted in this period.
Bee Industry in Daviess
Clarence Woolbright has made a success with the Busy Little Fellows in Daviess, showcasing local beekeeping efforts and entrepreneurship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Woolbright
Indiana Bee Ranch Shows Hundred Colony Farm North of Plainville
Clarence Woolbright operates one of Indiana s largest bee farms just north of Plainville. He manages about one hundred colonies with careful breeding, queen imports from Georgia, and strict hive care. Drones are culled in fall while workers store honey. visitors see orderly rows of white-painted hives amid clover and grass as he demonstrates bee behavior and industry methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Indiana
Clarence Woolbright
Moses Woolbright
Georgia
Tim
Woolbright
Plainville
DAR chapters hold Flag Day celebration in Petersburg
The Petersburg and White River chapter Daughters of the American Revolution host a joint Flag Day event in Petersburg today. About fifteen members from the White River chapter traveled by automobile to attend, followed by a reception honoring the visitors.
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Petersburg
Daughters of the American Revolution
White River
Rabid Dog Bite Victim Dies After Long Illness
Newcastle reports the death of Hiram Tyre of Middletown at age seventy four from blood poisoning after a dog bite eight years earlier. He survived the bite then, but the poison gradually weakened him. his widow survives him.
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Newcastle
Hiram Tyre
Middletown
Tyre
Rooster Ended Its Life After Stray Pride Crisis
In Rushville on June 16 a young rooster owned by Earl Burley died by self strangulation. The bird reportedly woke to a sunrise and, distressed by a loss of status in the barnyard, ended its life by getting its head caught between two restraints.
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Rushville
Earl Burley
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Frederick Freitas
Waldron
Board of Education
Frank W. Cooley
Union City
Hugh Bickel
Drake County
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Charles H. Geist
Philadelphia
Geist
Mishawaka
Thevolves
Syudiceate
Evaneville
Antorsom
Steamboat Mate
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Portsmouth
Junta
Sisson
Dean Sisson
David Lanceh
Howard Rosa
Nigit
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