Appeal Likely Over Prairie Creek Dredging Remonstrance
A county board sustained the dredging petition for Prairie Creek after ruling the remonstrance lacked the two thirds of affected property owners. Attorneys for remonstrators may appeal to the circuit court. Hearings spanned most of two weeks with exhaustive testimony and argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Board of County Commiissioners
Cffenit
T. D. Simp
Gardiner
Harry Crooke
Odon
John F. Ward
Harrison Township
Arthur Shufflebarter
Elmore Township
Forgery Suspect Joseph Hudson Sought in Indiana
Chief of Police McCord reports Crawfordsville police say they arrested a man there believed to be Joseph Hudson alias Denver Summers of Washington wanted for forgery in Seymour and North Vernon. Hudson and his nineteen year old wife allegedly used bogus checks to steal about sixty dollars, with the couple linked to a pattern of fake payments across Indiana. Reports indicate authorities alerted multiple cities as the search widened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Republican
McCord
Crawfordsville
Joseph Hudson
Denver
Summers
Washington
North Vernon
Indiana
Hudsons
Wan
Roberts Acquitted of Election Fraud Conspiracy
Penn M. Roberts mayor of Terre Haute was acquitted of conspiracy to commit registration and election frauds. The verdict came Thursday night after the jury deliberated less than half an hour to a crowded courtroom. The decision triggered a large demonstration of approval.
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Penn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
John C. F. Dennis Dead In Louisville
John C. F. Dennis of Louisville NL died at 2 20 oclock Sunday afternoon at his brother Samuel J D Dennis home in Jordans station after three months illness. Cause was ulcer of the stomach. Born January 5 1865 in Daviess county he moved to Illinois fifteen years ago to farm. Survived by widow eight children and two stepdaughters. three brothers Samuel Henry of Daviess county and Fred of Missouri.
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John C. F. Dennis
Louisville
Samuel JD. Dennis
Jordans Staton
Tle
Dennis
Daviess County
Illinois
Eighr
Samuel
Henry
Fred
Missouri
Fire Destroys Barn on Baldwin Farm
A barn on John J. Baldwin’s Harrison township farm burned Saturday morning. Baldwin, in night clothes, saved stock and cattle but suffered facial, head, and hand burns not considered serious. Origin of the fire is unknown. Some farming tools and hay were consumed. Baldwin carried insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Baldwin
Harrison Township
Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Journalist Jesse Richardson Returns to Start Elnora Newspaper
Former Bedford newspaper man Jesse Richardson, now in Oklahoma, will launch a new newspaper in Elnora starting June 1. His prior work in the Bedford field is noted as a seasoned newsroom background for the upcoming venture.
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Jesse Richardson
Bedford
Oklahoma
Elnora
Twenty Five Barrell Oil Well Near Loogootee Opens
A new oil well on the John Lar farm at the east edge of Loogootee was drilled Saturday afternoon. It shows oil from seventeen feet of sand and was shot with sixty quarts of nitroglycerin Sunday afternoon. The casing was replaced Monday and pumping to start. operators estimate twenty five barrels per day. The nearby older well on the same lease continues to pump about five barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teh
Loogoottee
Son
Attorneys Admitted to Bar in Daviess Circuit Court
August Bredewek and Charles Arger were admitted to practice in the Daviess circuit court Tuesday on motion of Charles D. Hunt of Saul.
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August Bredewek
Charles ‘Ar‘ger
Daviess
Charles D. Hunt
Saul
Death Takes Mrs Duran in Washington
Mrs Duran a well known Washington woman dies at age sixty seven after a prolonged illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by her bereaved family.
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Death
Mrs, Duran
Washington
Widow Mary Houran Dies at 67 in Washington
Mrs. Mary A Houran born in Canada January 27 1847 died Tuesday at 6 59 am at her home 1519 West Walnut Washington after heart disease. She came to Vincennes from Ohio in the 1870s and moved to Washington in 1889 with her son William Houran her only immediate survivor. Her husband William Houran died three years ago.
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Mary A. Houran
Washington
West
Walnut Street
William Houran
Delinquent Washington girl sent to Indianapolis school
Mabel Thompson claiming Washington roots was taken by Seymour officers on a delinquency charge. She alleged coercion by William Havering a printer and that they fled Washington on a freight train. After investigation she pleaded guilty and was sent to the girls industrial school at Indianapolis.
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Mabel Thompson
Washington
Seymour
Seymour Republican
Washington i
William Havering
Thompson
Petersburg
Havering
Brownstown
Swails
Girls’ Industrial School
Indianapolis
Indiana Knights of Columbus convention draws record delegates
The annual Indiana council of the Knights of Columbus met in Terre Haute with the largest delegate turnout in years, 104 official delegates plus many past state officers and other members, totaling over 200 visitors. Mass opened at St Benedicts Church with Rev Father Ludwig officiating, followed by an address of welcome by George Mahare and state deputy Charles M Neizer.
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Indiana Council of the Knights of Columbus
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
St. Benedicts Church
Ludwig
Knights of Columbus Club House
George Mahare
Wonderful Record by Lena Dunn of Wheathird
Lena Dunn, nine years old, visited The Herald offhe Saturday. She earned a perfect 100 in spelling and a 98 average, with three compositions scoring 190 and 98. Her promotion from fourth to fifth grade was noted, and she has been rarely tardy for three years.
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Lena Dunn
Wheathird
Herald
Indiana fraternal officers elected at state session
The morning and afternoon sessions saw officers preside and respond to the welcoming address. Nelzer of Fort Wayne was reelected state deputy, with Charles D. Cannon of Peru as state secretary, Joseph M. Hirsch of Cannelton as state treasurer, E. B. Welsmantle of Elwood as state advocate, Thomas M. Marra of Jeffersonville as state warden, and the Rev. Matthew A. Schumacher of South Bend as state chaplain.
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Nelzer
Fort Warne
Charles D. Cannon
Peru
Joseph M. Hirsch
Cannelton
E. B. Welsmantle
Elwood
Thomas M. Marra
Jeffersonville
Matthew A. Schumacher
South Bend
Court Rules Against Utter in Railroad Damage Suit
In Daviess county circuit court the Hindis Central railroad won a verdict for the defendant after peremptory instructions. Samuel Utter’s damage suit was dismissed with the jury finding contributory negligence on the plaintiff. Weterback sought 25,000 dollars for injuries from a crossing incident in Linton.
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Samuel Utter
Hindis Central Railroad
Daviess County
Ogden
Weterback
Linton
Alvarado Alford Dies in Mitchell at Forty
Alvarado Alford aged about forty, a former Alfords ville resident, died Friday at his Mitchell home from tuberculosis Jaryneltis. He leaves a wife and three daughters, and his funeral was led by the Alfords ville lodge of Odd Fellows. Relatives in Loogootee report the death of Mrs. Helen Flores formerly Miss Helen Allen of Loogootee and Alfords ville, April 21 at her husband’s Montana ranch from tuberculosis. The body was temporarily buried in Montana and will be moved to Loogootee for permanent burial.
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Alvarado Alford
Alfordsville
Mitchell
Virgil Crag
Mary
Ora Alford
Alford
Forger Arrest Report Tangles in Crawfordsville
No further particulars have been heard by the police about the forger in Crawfordsville believed to be Joseph Hudson of Washington. Seymour officers think he is wanted for obtaining 5 dollars on a worthless check and he is reportedly wanted at North Vernon where his wife, nineteen, is held on forgery charges. Hudson fled from officers at the B and O Southwestern depot while waiting for a train to Mitchell. Seymour police inform North Vernon officers that local residents will identify him if seen.
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Mitchell
Hudson
Washington
Crawfordsville
North Vernon
Joseph Hudson
Seymour
B. & O. Southwestern
Mrs Laura Jones Dies in Indianapolis Hospital
Mrs Laura Jones of Shoals died in Methodist hospital Indianapolis after a surgical operation. She was sixty years old.
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Laura Jones of
Shoals
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Porter Named Republican Candidate for Indiana Senate
James K. Porter was nominated without opposition by Republicans of Daviess and Pike counties for the Indiana Senate. The meeting praised Porter’s Civil War service, county work, and pledged to push tax reductions and abolish costly commissions. Orion Peed and former Senator Mattingly spoke of party unity and victory.
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James KE. Porter
Dixie
Daviess County
Daviess and
Pike
Indiana General Assembly
Ireland
Pike County
Thomas D. Silmp
Washington
Silmp
Indiana
Slimp
W. C. Crow
Petersburg
John T. Harris
Mattingly
Washineton
Porter
Washington Soldier
Senate
Jim Porter
Peed
Orion Peed
Insurgents Claim Lead At National Woodmen Camp Vote
Delegates tallies from state camps show insurgents with 245 pledges versus administration 220 bolted 150 noting missing returns from Illinois Iowa Nebraska Minnesota. WP camp totals 436 with a fierce fight expected at Toledo head camp amid disputed delegates.
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Toledo
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Utah
Kansas
Todelo
W.W. O. German
Springfield
Sangamon
Tulinois
Washington
Town
Weeks Accepts Memorial Day Address
The Rev. George Weeks of Sandborn formerly of Washington has accepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial Day address for US Grantpost G A R. Members of the organization rejoice they had been eager for him to speak.
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Sandborn
Washington
US 8
Grantpost
G. A. KR
Senator Praises Farm Laborers as Tariff Destruction Protests Rise
A Petersburg gathering lauded a popular senator who denounced tariff laws harming farmers and workers, contrasting current government costs with those years under Republicans. Daviess county delegates arrived late due to engine trouble on the railroad, listing Dan Hays and other local figures among the group.
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Pike County
Trial of Arson Suspects Set for May 15 in Circuit Court
In a circuit court proceeding Judge J. W. Oxdon sustained a motion for a special venire. Seventy names were drawn for the arson cases of D. W. Wolfe A. M. Perkins Perry Drake and Van Buren. The venire includes Oscar Wallick Madison Isaac Allison Veale and many others. Special judge Joseph F. Henley of Bloomington will preside. Trials begin Monday morning May 15 with 35 jurors summoned then 30 more Tuesday morning. venue at the court house with jurors from multiple counties listed.
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Bloomington
Thirteen Year Old Boy Fatally Injured by Switch Engine
John Wyman thirteen of Tuka Illinois rode the 8 and O Southwestern switch engine near Mitchell. The engine backed up and he jumped off the step crushed his left foot and ankle requiring amputation. He was ordered off repeatedly but returned to ride. Amputation performed by Dr J D Burns. He is recovering at his sister Mrs Gilbert Turning home.
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John Wyman
Tuka
Ill
8. & O. Southwestern
Mitchell
J. D. Burns
Gilbert Turning
Chautauqua Date Set for Loogootee Week
The Loogootee Chautauqua is scheduled for the week of September 3 to 8. The Lincoln association will provide the talent for the event.
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Lincoln Association
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