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Williamsport Review Republican (Newspaper) - September 27, 1917, Williamsport, Indiana A review Republican new series vol. Iii. Williamsport Warren county Indiana thursday september 27, 1917. Number fatal Accident at Riverside one Williamsport girl ruled and another badly injured in Railroad Accident. Espo a terrible Accident happened sunday night about 9 30 at the Railroad crossing at Riverside when a Ford car containing Mary Adams and Goldie Mills from Williamsport and Albert Lawson and Walter Rhine Hart of Attica was struck by a fast freight instantly killing miss Adams and badly injuring the other three. The party left this place about 8 30 in Lawson s car and were on their Way from Attica to Riverside on the River Road. They made the turn and had started across the track when the engine struck the car almost in the Center throwing or dragging the machine a distance of possibly 45 feet completely wrecking it. Rhinehart was thrown a distance of thirty feet and sustain Elk serious injuries in the Back and badly bruised and Cut. Miss Mills received internal injuries and a bad wound on the head. Lawson escaped with Only a few bruises and cuts. The dead girl was removed to the Colvert undertaking rooms at Attica and later brought to Williamsport to the Home of her parents or. And mrs. Thomas Adams on Center Street. Miss Mill and Rhine Hart were taken in an ambulance to the st. Elizabeth Hospital at Lafayette where they have been hovering Between life and death. Later reports indicate that they have a Good Chance of recovery. The Young lady s father Thomas Mill who has been at Lafayette the most of the time since the distressing Accident turned tuesday evening and reported that she was Able to eat a Little soup during the Day but was unconscious most of the time. She is slowly improving but is not yet out of danger. Rhinehart is not making much improvement and it is feared that the internal injuries he received May prove fatal. The funeral of Mary Adams was held tuesday afternoon at three o clock at the family residence T. Martin officiating. Burial was made in Highland cemetery. Fetterling estates. These estates were settled up without an administrator and no report has Ever been made. Mary a. Gretzinger is. Dale Rush administration of the estate of Enoch r. Farris deceased. Plaintiff makes a claim of $357 against the estate which the defendant refused t o i allow. This is a new Case filed last j Friday and has been assigned for trial october 1st.news from our Soldier boys from quot Bill quot Shuey. August 31. Dear Mother Well at last we have arrived in England or rather. Sure have liked the trip although i was sea sick for seven Davs. Or what we can see of it is a queer looking place All Cut up in Small Fields on the Side of Small Moun will leave for France. Arthur grudge the youngest son gains. Of mrs. Mattie grudge of this place j j suspect Well be in by sat has enlisted in the engineering corps i urday night. These letters Are to of the army and will be sent to a a mailed at. France at once without training. Well Jim Anna and Jake to write. He is leaving today for Detroit j How Are they All pass my address mich., where he has been working j along to All my friends and Tell the past year and after examination them to write As it will be a Long at Columbus Ohio will b e sent j time before i can write to them All. Across the big water. Clyde Rob Yeii must close so Don t worry if the signal from the fort so they took a shot across her Bow but that did not Stop her a a they immediately received word from the Wasp to let her go on. Well my Arm is getting stiff so will have to quit. Write when you have time. Yours Willis. Mail from but Ison his room mate who was formerly a resident of this county has enlisted in the same department and will accompany him. Covington Man is dying from blast you Don t get a letter oftener than one or two in ten months. Your son Bill. Address private we. A. Shuey Bat. A 6th pro. Reg., c. A. Brigade sex. Forces care postmaster Nev York City. Premature discharge of Cannon terribly maims Henry Snyder. Both hands blown of for better or worse Clarence Tucker age 26, and miss Margaret Mollis both of Jud Yville were United by James Anderson j p., at his office in this place on monday sept. 17. The Bride s parents reside at Royal Center ind. On the same Day Rev. John e. My Gloud tied the Bonds that United Clarence Hershberger and Ada Kel Ley both of Fountain county. This is the third matrimonial venture for the Groom and the second for the Bride who is the daughter of Rufus Nebeker of Fountain county. At the Home of elder a. W. Jack Man in Attica on the 17th occurred the marriage of Oscar Terrell aged 17, and Dola Rodman aged 19, both of that City. Henry Synder of Covington is dying at the Lakeview Hospital of terrible injuries inflicted by the Prev mature discharge of an old Cannon while he was in the act of ramming the charge of powder Home preparatory to firing the last shot of a Salute to the departing members of Fountain county s contribution to the new National army says sunday s commercial news. Friday in anticipation of the departure of the boys and the incidental Celebration and Farewell to the Young soldiers the old Cannon was removed from its Pedestal and dragged to a Point on West Washington Street where the Salute would not damage windows of the store buildings. Here several salutes were fired in Honor of the Young men. Shortly afterwards a Wabash passenger pulled in from Attica bringing hundreds to the Celebration and it was decided to fire one More shot. It was then that Snyder was injured. Friends hurriedly picked up or. Snyder hurried him to the residence of George Coleman a relative while arrangements were made for his immediate removal to Lakeview Hospital. The amputation of the arms was performed by or. Fred a. Perrigo and assistants immediately after his arrival Here. Snyder who is sixty years of age and a Bachelor has Long been regarded As one of the town s characters because of his eccentricities. From Willis Whitley. Fort Totten n. Y., sept. 20,1917. Dear or. Dennis it s been some time since i wrote you so will do so to night before my Arm gets too sore. The whole company went to the Hospital this afternoon and received the first of three inoculations which we Are to get then we will be ready for foreign service As far As that goes b it we Lack a whole lot of training As we Are said to be a Field artillery company and i guess we Are As they just received two cases of automatic revolvers for us this week. I Don t know whether we will get these shots every week now or ten Days but at an rate we will be Here up into october then i look for us to leave and would not be surprised if they sent us right across and trained us Over there. They Are putting us in permanent squads Here now so i see where i will have to move into another squad room to Morrow. A this Kitchen police is great or would have been if i had not mashed my thumb about the second Day. Our assistant Cook gets his discharge tomorrow and he asked me if i wanted the Job and i said yes so it May be that i will stay in the Kitchen for a. While. If i get it i won t stand any formation except Muster and the work is easy. I was recommended for Corporal by three corporals last week but when they made three More i did not get it but May if i keep on As i have a clean record so far and that goes a Long Way with the company commander we now have. He is easy with the Fellows in from Cecil Haupt. Somewhere in France August 30,1917.i dear folks it is now evening and All my work for the Day is Over unless there should happen to be an emergency Call for some of us. I am getting along Fine. For the last few Days we have had lots of wet weather and it is pretty bad getting through the Clay muck. I am Gong to get a pair of rubber boots As soon As possible. That is the Only Way to keep the feet dry Here. Perhaps you would be interested in knowing what equipment i have to carry when moving from one place to another. First there is a leather Belt with a canteen first Aid packet Bola knife and scabbard on it. Then i have a Gas Respirator and an emergency Gas mask a steel helmet As Protection against shrapnel a Hospital Pouch a Knapsack in which is carried All necessary articles for the March and last of All comes a Blanket Roll of three blankets. So you see that there is considerable of a Load. This morning about 3 o clock i was awakened by some one at the door of the Hospital. It proved to be a fellow who had got a Bug in his ear during the night. We worked about an hour and a half and could t get it. This morning he came Back and we pulled out a Beetle about an Inch Long. We expect almost any kind of a Call these nights but As yet nothing serious has come up. This morning i took a Man Over to one of the British casualty Clearing stations. There were not very Many patients in it but there were a number of interesting things to be seen. During heavy fighting these stations receive 400 or More men each night. Some of these Days i want to go All through one of the stations. Your letters usually reach me about two weeks after they Are sent. Be sure and Send some of the Indianapolis papers. Cecil. P. So am sending a wild poppy picked from near a Shell Hole on one of the big Battle Fields. This arrived in Good condition and is greatly treasured by the family a editor i Havn t received any any of you since we left i suppose it s on the Way some place. I did t get to ship those articles As i said i would so Don t worry about their not getting there. Well there s no use trying to write More As i can t think of anything but what would be censored so i close wishing you All peace and happiness until the trouble is ended. I will write cards from now on. 5th regiment marines Headquarters co., base detachment via new York. C. I. takes Home the Baco from Claude Hunter Camp Taylor Louisville by. Sept. 21st,-17 or. Cowgill county clerk Williamsport ind. Dear sir arrived at Camp Taylor o. K. Did not have any trouble with my company. This is a Beautiful place we have a Nice Bunch of training officers. Tell All the boys they need not worry this is a Fine place All Are Well treated. Please drop a line in the Williamsport paper to that effect. Yours truly private Claude Hunter 7th by 28th co., 159 dept bldg Camp the Long end of a 11 to 12 score sunday in sensational game at Rocky Ford c. L. Stephens who recently received his commission As Corporal in the commissary department left Friday on no. 6 for it. Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis where he is now in Camp. Word received from him since his arrival states that he has been promoted to the rank of sergeant but that he does not know just when or to what training Camp he will be sent. The men in his department will be distributed to the various Cantonment but at present they have nothing to do but quot kill proceedings. Watson Horn is. Benoit Bertrand debt. Appeal dismissed on tuesday. Earl Goodwine is. Luther Tillot son quiet title. Finding for defendant costs paid by plaintiff. John f. Judy is. Mary j. Lewis debt. Motion for change of venue overruled and assigned for trial for the last Friday of the term which will be october 5th. Cora Hess is. Grace Hess damages change of venue granted Obenton county. John f. Judy is. Clarence Dene Ehue action on note. Finding for defendant. State Bank is. Logan Anderson debt. Defendant defaulted and the court gave plaintiff judgment for a $208.23 As principal and interest and $20.82 attorney s fees a total of $229.05. A judgement was also Given the Williamsport state Bank against Logan and Walter Anderson for $507.09. James Metsker was appointed by the court As inheritance tax collect he was honest and knew everyone and the sympathy of the entire com j Way yet they Don t dare try to put Unity was poured upon him. J anything Over on him or they get the Accident recalls a similar of j the worst of it. Fair in Covington almost half a Cen-1 one of our company a Young Fel Tury ago when Horton c. Patterson who has served six months in ithe guard House for stealing is in i again for stealing canteen Cheeks and not being satisfied with that he arms by the explosion of a Cann Onby from the guard and Dur while firing a Salute in Honor of to ight stole a suit from a Fel National Victory. The Barracks Here and then to a a broke into the canteen and got notice to advertisers about $45 in Money and $60 in rings. Owing to the advanced prices j watches etc., and then walked out which be Are forced to pay for All the Gate in the morning dressed As a Young lawyer of that place afterwards for Many years an honoured citizen of Danville lost one of his a letter received from Cecil t. Odle who went with the Bunch last thursday says that they were put to drilling the morning following their arrival at Camp and that a number of them including himself were put into the commissary department. He likes it Fine and states that there Are 19,000 men in the Camp. He says that it was reported that in the last 24 hours three of the drafted men had tried to commit suicide two by shooting and one by cutting his Throat. The men generally Are Well satisfied with conditions and that they Are Well treated. In one of the most spectacular and exciting exhibitions of the great National game Ever seen at Rocky Ford Park Rainsville succeeded in securing the necessary number of scores sunday afternoon to win the game and carry Home a Side purse of $200 and sixty percent of the Gate receipts which amounted to nearly $120, and to Send several Pence fans Home with Light purses and heavy hearts. Contrary to what the Large score would indicate the game was fast and furious marked All through with hard hitting Clever base running and fast Field and Box work the two teams running neck and neck from the Start ending in a sensational finish when Rainsville made the winning run in the last half of the ninth inning. The Field was jammed with vehicles of every description from a fussy Ford to a purring Packard with a fair sprinkling of horses and buggies. The crowd was enthusiastic and was not backward in showing its favouritism Between the two teams. In fact became so far from being backward that at several periods in the game it looked like it would take about two companies of the quot Home guards quot to Settle the dispute which by the Way arose Over some decisions made by the Umpire Billy Cantrell. We might add in connection that the writer who had no Money on the game and was strictly Neutral saw but one instance of this kind and Well admit that Billy is no Piker when he does make a mistake. It was enough however to Cut Pence out of one earned run with a Strong quot batting list to follow up on. Just what the outcome would have been had this decision been reversed is problematical. Material entering into the product i a lieutenant but they later got him tion of newspaper we have decided i in n. And now have him locked to Advance our advertising rates i up in the Hospital to examine him which will hereafter be 10 cents per i As to his sanity. Column Inch. We have not yet the next Day two More from this raised our subscription Price but j company got put in on White slavery fear we will be compelled to do so charge. It seems like the big Par from Joe Lewis. Camp Taylor sept. 23,1917. Friend Merle arrived at Camp saturday afternoon at 8 30. It sure is a Fine place. This is the place where quot the word sanitary has a i had a Shower Bath this morning at 7 a. M. A rather Chilly bathing too. Supper was awaiting us when we arrived quot plenty to Haven t seen anybody from Williamsport yet. Am going to look them up this afternoon. Haven t much news yet by this being the first Day. My address is co. A 334th infantry. If the Kaiser could have seen some of the signs painted on our train he would have an idea How the american people feel toward him. Answer soon. Joe. Bob seals who joined the Navy several months ago returned on furlough Friday and is spending the time Here and at Kramer with Home folks. He has been on the training ship quot Illinois quot which has been on duty at Yorktown Long Island and other Points. At present the ship is stationed at Long Island. Life on Board ship is not very exciting and he had not been on Shore for nine weeks. The Crew consists of about 700 men with Over a Hundred men on Board for training. Bob is playing baritone in the ship s band which has 22 pieces. He says a he likes it better this time than he did in his first term of service and expects to be in action before Many months. Later. Aged couple married. The news has recently been received Here of the marriage of mrs. Wesley Clifton a former Well known i stay awhile yet. Of this company Are in the guard House or have been. They Tell me the National guards leave Here oct. 1 for target practice so that looks to me like we would resident of Warren county to a or. Slifer. The wedding occurred september 9th at Greenfield ind., at the Home of the Groom. Mrs. Clifton has been residing at Plainfield and the marriage came As a Surprise to the Many friends Here who sex or in the Amanda b. Strain and the tend Hearty congratulations. Our company should go on guard tomorrow but owing to getting the shot we Don t go on until saturday so a oppose i will be in that unless i get the Cook s Job. I was in the signal Tower the other morning when one of our cruisers went through and did not answer receive second papers judge Berry monday granted naturalization papers to plenty Bosch Man of Kramer who is now a full fledged american. Oschman is a native of Russia having been born in that country in 1882. He came to this country in 1904 where he attended College and 1914 applied for his first papers for citizenship. The examination showed him to be a Well educated Young Man the kind that Uncle Sam welcomes to this country. For the past eighteen months he has been employed at mud Lavia in. Laboratory work and last june he tried to enter the u. S. Navy but was turned Down on account of not having received his second papers. This term of court was As soon As he could receive them under the Law and he now proposes to enter the Navy and fight for his adopted c. L Moore. Somewhere in France August 28, 1917. Dear Mother we arrived All o. K. And i am feeling great. This open air life is certainly invigorating and healthful. It is so awfully hard to write a letter now As All our mail is censored and the very facts that one desires to relate and the principal thoughts now occupying our minds Are forbidden us to write so you must be satisfied with a very Short epistle for perhaps sometime. Held Good meeting Albert w. Bitters of Rochester. Elmer Hastings a Deputy in the at he will leave Friday for to Ney general s office at Indiana Long Island where he must report pm Jig attorney w. N. White of Cov by six M. Saturday. Jungton and our fellow townsman e. F. Mccabe who have been sent out by the state Council of defense the u. S. Department of Agricula were Here yesterday and held the Ture and the National food admin meeting at the court House Accord is ration have sent out telegrams of schedule. The work for the through the state Council of de i Oty it Rounal was outlined and i sense urging Indiana Farmers to in j Teresing talks heard which deserved crease acreage of wheat 25 per cent. Better crowd than was present. As and Rye 35 per cent. The necessary there Are no funds available to carry acreage in raise More wheat and Rye. Warren county is Esti the work of the local mated wheat 30,000 and Rye 2,000. These crops Are deemed necessary to meet the food demand and As Only a few Days remain for seeding they Are making a Strong Appeal to the Farmer at this particular time. Was suggested that the county Council appropriate enough funds to carry it through. New store coming we have it from a reliable source _ a quot i that Williamsport will soon have a notice to patrons new dry goods store. The Messner my store will close at six o clock room recently vacated by Frank l. Each evening except saturday be Messner has been rented for a per ginning next monday. Iod of five years by parties from Joe n. Biggs. Lebanon Boone county

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