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Odd Bloomington Tales Sparked by Sunday Diversions
The Bloomington Star reports a string of local oddities from last Sunday including Rev Eli Perkins leading a grove diving service with little attention from his flock, Zeb Stubbins off to Indianapolis for a short gun squad post, and Aunt Heckey Jones burned stirring soap. Other items note a first season picnic at Hacker grove, playful mischief with hats and hats flames, a salty cowlet joke, Mormon elders visiting, Uncle Johnny Spruceby sidelined by rheumatism, a mule incident, and humorous church antics with bean flippers.
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Eli Perkins
Hardshell
T Grove
Zeb Stubbins
Indianapolis
Ee . Fish
Hacker Grove
McFadden
Heckey Jones
Zeke Hawkins
Squire Hansford
Daugher
Sally
Utah
Si Plum
Johnny Spruceby
Doc McFadden
Sprucehy
Sir Plum
Ambrose ‘Fish
Fréelove McAllister
Jeb Stubbins
Woman's
Bloomington
Hawkins
Brown County
Bill Blithers