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31-JAN-1917
F.G. Hasten has been
sick.
Roy Medsker was in
Casey Monday.
F.M. Thompson has
bought a new ford.
J.R. Trump was in
Martinsville Friday.
Guy Hasten was in
West Union on Saturday.
Mr. And Mrs. J.B.
Pendleton has been quite sick.
Mrs. Drusy Thompson
is visiting her son in Darwin.
English Brothers have
moved their saw mill into this neighborhood.
FRANK STANFIELD
visited Charles Hix and family near Allright last week.
Fred Crumrin and
family visited Elmer Snavely and wife Wednesday.
MRS. ELIZABETH
CORNWELL has been suffering with a carbuncle on her shoulder.
She is now better.
Dan Brown and family
moved last week to their home in Olney. Hugh White who bought the
farm has moved on to it.
7-FEB-1917
Mrs. Maria Hasten has
been sick.
Mrs. Henry McDaniel
has been low with pneumonia.
Bruce Evans is
selling his large herd of hogs.
James Thompson and
wife are parents of a daughter born Sunday.
W.J. Morgan was here
last week looking after his farm.
There is talk that
the coal leases taken last spring will be renewed.
Rev. Bert Eckels of
Clarksville arrived Thursday to assist in the revival being held
here.
Mrs. Jesse Stuck who
lived near the county line was buried Wednesday. Death was due to
pneumonia.
It is rumored that
PERCY STANFIELD AND HIS BRIDE WILL LIVE ON THE FARM SOON TO BE
VACATED BY CHARLES BECKWITH. We wish them a happy married
life.
14-FEB-1917
OTTO CORNWELL
has been sick with the grip.
RAY CORNWELL
was in West Union Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Newlin
shopped in Martinsville Wednesday.
Leon Dodd hauled
freight from west Union Saturday.
Mr. And Mrs. F.G.
Hasten who have been sick are better.
AXIOM SPIVEY
of West York has been visiting friends and relatives here.
P.F. Dodd went to
Ridgefarm Sunday to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law William
Fisk. Mr. Fisk lived here a number of years ago.
D.A. Freeman’s
blacksmith shop burned Wednesday night. The fire was seen by
people in the country, but no one in town knew of it until the
morning. The loss was partially covered by insurance.
L.L. Trump of
Gardener, Florida, came Friday to visit his parents, Mr. And Mrs.
J.R. Trump. He is on his way to locate in North Dakota from where
he moved to Florida.
Miss. Flossie
Bartlett who taught the winter term at Liberty school was injured by
a coal gas explosion in the school heater last week. She was
burned about he face and arms. She was taken to her home near West
Union and her sister Miss Frances is finishing the term.
J.E. Padget died
Sunday morning of pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Island
Grove Monday. Interment in the cemetery there.
21-FEB-1917
EZRA CORNWELL
was in Martinsville Thursday.
FRANK STANFIELD
hauled coal from West Union Wednesday.
Mrs. William Shaffner
is some better at this time.
A little daughter of
Tedge Kinderdine is sick.
Ernest English is
hauling frame material for a new home.
Milo Baker is
suffering some broken ribs due to his being kicked by a horse.
Rev. Chester Hix
preached at Choctaw Saturday and Sunday nights.
James Howerton who
was injured by falling from the mow of his barn is able to be about.
A surprise birthday
party was given for Harry Thompson Wednesday evening.
21-MARCH-1917
J.D. Wells was in
Marshall this past week.
F.G. Hasten was in
West Union Thursday.
JOE CORNWELL
was in West Union Wednesday.
FRANK STANFIELD
is moving to his place south of here.
Nick Thompson will
move into a house owned by J.D. Wells.
GEORGE WAIT of
Allright will move to the place vacated by Nick Thompson.
Fred Crumrin has
opened a sugar camp on his father’s farm where he lives. He has
installed a modern evaporating plant with a number of trees fitted
with spikes and buckets.
28-MARCH-1917
Fred English is
building a garage.
Ova Stanfield lost a
valuable horse Monday.
Frank Hedges of
Allright was here last week.
Elmer Snavely has
ordered a new automobile.
Tennis Shaffner has
moved to a farm near Alright.
OTTO, EZRA AND RAY
CORNWELL, J.R. Trump and ROY MEDSKER were in Martinsville
Thursday.
Escol Beckwith and
Flora Newlin were married Saturday evening by Rev. Chester Hix.
D.A. Freeman has
placed his blacksmith shop in Ball’s barn. His shop building
having burned made it necessary to buy new tools.
4-APRIL-1917
Mrs. Chester Hix has
been sick.
Roy Wells is
remodeling his barn.
F.G. and P.C. Hasten
were in Casey Monday.
MRS. OVA STANFIELD
shopped at Martinsville Thursday.
MRS. OTTO CORNWELL
and Sarah Newlin shopped at Martinsville Thursday.
M.M. Snyder and Roy
Wells made a business trip to Indianapolis Thursday.
Mrs. Drusy Thompson
has been visiting here and returned to her home in Darwin Sunday.
J.K. Termain carrier
on Union route thought Melrose is making his trips in a new ford.
F.G. and Guy Hasten
were in Terre Haute Tuesday to attend the funeral of the formers
niece, Mrs. Ray Mason.
Friends of Lester
Swope and his bride gave them a rousing charivari, followed by a
social one evening last week.
Mrs. Guila Smith who
formerly resided in Weir was married Friday to A. R. Colvin of West
Union. Mr. Colvin lived for years in this township.
11-APRIL-1917
ROY MEDSKER
was in West Union Wednesday.
Dennis Pendleton is
working for RAY CORNWELL
J.B. Pendleton is to
build a barn for George Baker.
OVA STANFIELD
intends to build an addition to his house.
D.A. Freeman has
moved to the Frank Hedges property.
Mrs. Chester Hix was
taken very sick Sunday but is better now.
Miss Blanche Hedges
is home from Indianapolis to visit her parents.
J.R. Trump was
elected a justice of the peace in Orange Township Tuesday.
Mort Nave has moved
from Martinsville to the Sam Umstott place near East McDaniel.
Commodore Morris, son
of the late WILLIAM MORRIS died at Terre Haute Wednesday.
He lived here before his father’s death.
Friends of Eschol
Beckwith and wife gathered at her mother’s home Wednesday evening
and gave them a typical cow-bell serenade.
Fred English was
injured while using a wood saw Tuesday morning. Harry Dudley came
Saturday for a weeks visit. He has been working in Detroit,
Michigan and stopped here enroute to Scottsburg, Indiana, where his
parents live.
The barn which was
reported burned last week is on the Life farm in the township near
West York instead of the Seigel farm. This barn was built by
MARTIN WILLARD in 1894 and owing to having been kept painted and
repaired was in good condition.
17-APRIL-1917
J.R. Trump was in
Martinsville on Tuesday.
F.G. Hasten was in
Martinsville Thursday.
Bird Thompson of
Darwin was here Wednesday.
Bruce Evans is
building several improvements on his farm.
English Brothers have
moved their saw mill to the J.S. Leseure farm.
Mrs. J. R. Trump has
been quite sick but is better at this time.
Charles Cooper of
West York has been hauling hay from here for the past week.
GARNET, THE TWO
YEAR OLD SON OF RAY CORNWELL, WAS SEVERELY SCALDED MONDAY BY FALLING
INTO A TUB OF HOT WATER. HIS MOTHER SAW HIM FALL BUT BEFORE SHE
COULD REMOVE HIS CLOTHING HE WAS DEEPLY BURNED IN SEVERAL PLACES.
DR. WEIR OF WEST UNION WAS CALLED AND A NURSE CAME TUESDAY TO CARE
FOR THE LITTLE FELLOW. RECOVERY WAS THOUGHT DOUBTFUL FOR SOME TIME
BUT NOW THERE ARE HOPES OF HIS RECOVERY.
Friends of Sylvia
Shaffner gave her a surprise Wednesday evening. A pleasant social
evening was reported.
Mr. And Mrs. James
Spraker spent Sunday with William Medsker and family.
24-APRIL-1917
Mrs. Sarah Newlin
shopped in Martinsville Tuesday.
Tedge Kinderdine and
wife shopped in Martinsville Monday.
Charles Howerton of
Marshall is visiting his father James Howerton.
Herman Lambdin of
Allright visited his Uncle D.A. Freeman and family Wednesday.
A school election was
held Saturday when RAY CORNWELL was re-elected as director.
Dad Ball has been
sick for some time. Several men turned out Saturday to break and
plant his garden.
THE LITTLE SON OF
RAY CORNWELL, WHO WAS BADLY SCALDED BY FALLING INTO A HOT TUB OF
WATER LAST WEEK, IS WELL ON HIS WAY TO RECOVERY.
Wiley Busby of
Annapolis, who died last Sunday of blood poisoning, had bought
livestock for Henry Green for several years and was well known in
this community.
The house on Milo
Bakers farm near Cottonwood burned Sunday night with the contents.
James Howerton lived in the house and was away fro m home losing all
his goods and clothing. He has moved to the Edwards farm south of
here.
2-MAY-1917
Ralph Hix was in
Marshall Monday.
Dad Ball is no better
at this time.
J.R. Trump is
building a porch on his residence.
School began Monday,
Myrtle Pendleton teaching.
Nick Thompson and
wife are the parents of a baby girl which was born Saturday.
16-MAY-1917
J.R. Trump was in
Martinsville Tuesday.
W.J. Morgan of Auburn
was here Wednesday.
Maud Ramsey of Casey
is visiting relatives here.
Sarah Newlin shopped
in Martinsville Saturday.
Rev. Chest Hix filled
his appointment here Sunday.
Fred Phillippi and
wife spent Sunday with J.B. Pendleton and family.
A.M. Trump and family
of Robinson spent Sunday with his father J.R. Trump and family.
OVA STANFIELD
is building a kitchen and making other improvements on his farm
residence.
P.C. Hasten went to
Terre Haute Thursday for surgical treatment of his eyes which have
been troubling him for some time.
Howard Norman of
Martinsville visited P.C. Hasten and family Sunday.
Harry Slusser of
Orange and Lillian Green of Johnson were married Saturday night at
the home of the bride’s parents.
30-MAY-1917
Daisy Thompson is
visiting here.
Nancy McDaniel is
sick with the measles.
Granville Freeman of
Walnut Prairie visited D.A. Freeman and family Sunday.
Alex Ball spent a few
days in Indiana last week. His son Dave returned with him for a
short visit.
Rev. Chester Hix
filled the pulpit here Sunday.
11-JULY-1917
Sam Umstott is
building a new barn.
H.E. Pendleton is
driving a new buggy.
W.J. Morgan of Auburn
was here Sunday.
Mr. And Mrs. Tidge
Kinderdine drove to Clarksville Sunday.
C.W. CORNWELL
and Milo Baker left Monday for Kansas harvest fields.
The house owned by
John Wells close to the school was burned Thursday afternoon.
It was occupied by
Henry McDaniel as a residence. The fire was caused by a defective
flu.
The building was
originally built by Hurd Murphy and was used as an exchange. For
several years he ground corn and kept a stock of feed and flour
there.
20-JUNE-1917
P. F. Dodd has been
sick for some time.
J.H. Leseure is
hauling material for a new barn.
Charles L. Trump and
family of Cleveland, Ohio, came Tuesday for a few days stay with
parents and other relatives.
Garnet Thompson left
Monday for the Gray Horse, Oklahoma, military training camp, having
enlisted in the National Guard some time ago.
Mr. And Mrs. Ernest
English took their little daughter, Ruth, to a doctor at
Martinsville Friday. She fell and broke her collar bone a few days
ago.
18-JULY-1917
James Abel and wife
shopped in Martinsville Saturday.
J.B. Pendleton is
doing some building for Charles Meeker.
Mr. And Mrs. OTTO
STANFIELD was in Martinsville Wednesday.
Misses Myrtie and
Lucy Pendleton shopped in Martinsville Saturday.
Mabel Dodd is
visiting here.
Tuesday morning a
team of mules belonging to W.J. Morgan ran away tearing up his
binder. The same day a mule team ran away with ROY MEDSKER.
8-AUGUST-1917
P.C. Hasten was in
Martinsville Saturday.
J.B. Pendleton was in
Martinsville Saturday.
J.R. Trump was in
west York on Wednesday.
OVA STANFIELD
and family visited in Martinsville over Sunday.
Mrs. C.L. Trump and
children of Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting J.R. Trump and wife.
Herman Pendleton and
Miss Sylvia Shaffner were married Saturday evening by Rev. C. Hix.
Harry Baker, Herman
Bartlett and Lo Wernz enlisted in the Navy at Terre Haute Tuesday.
15-AUGUST-1917
James Howerton was in
Marshall Monday.
P.F. Dodd has put in
a gasoline filling station.
P.C. Hasten and
Dennis Pendleton are baling straw on the sand prairie.
A.M. Trump and family
of Robinson visited J.R. Trump and wife on Sunday.
William Medsker and
wife spent Sunday with Mr. And Mrs. Jesse Spraker at the county
line.
Rondell Bartlett and
Miss Lucy Pendleton were married in Marshall last Wednesday.
29-AUGUST-1917
William Medsker
drives a new ford.
E.E. Evans and family
of Casey visited here Sunday.
William Maxwell has
taken his threshing machine to Edgar County.
Herman Bartlett and
Ed Buckner were home over Sunday from their training camps.
Lightening struck and
burned a barn belonging to Sarah Bartlett last Monday.
We understand that Ed
Grant will move to West Union soon.
5-SEPT-1917
P.F. Dodd has been
reproofing his store.
W.J. Morgan of Auburn
was here Friday.
Elmer Snavely and
wife took in the Chautauqua at Merom Tuesday.
Ralph Hix began a
winter term at Possum Ridge in Anderson Township Monday.
F.G. Hasten was in
Terre Haute Saturday to see his brother Byron who has been sick for
some time.
12-SEPT-1917
Mrs. J.R. Trump was
taken sick Saturday morning.
J.D. Wells has been
clerking for P.F. Dodd during the latter’s absence.
Several farmers
delivered stock to H.E. Green on Quaker Lane Friday.
P.C. Hasten and J.H.
Leseure are doing some building for Sam Crow near West Union.
J.D. Wells has been
appointed road commissioner to succeed C.M. Bartlow.
Alex ball has traded
his stock of goods and property for a farm in Missouri.
Word was received
from Eugene Baker who is training in St. Louis for the hospital
service. He reports being in good health and as being satisfied in
every way.
19-SEPT-1917
William Medsker is
building a garage.
Otto Nichols of West
Union was here Sunday.
Frank Hedges of
Allright was here last week.
W.J. Morgan of Auburn
was here Wednesday.
OVA STANFIELD
has traded his team for a ford.
Ernest English has
been laid up with a sore foot.
Alex Ball and wife
went Sunday with J.B. Pendleton and wife.
Alex Ball and family
will leave this week for Southeast Missouri.
Dan Estes and family
have been visiting Tedge Kinderdine and family
26-SEPT-1917
Emery Dodd of
Martinsville was here Wednesday.
OTTO CORNWELL
is suffering with an attack of rheumatism.
Arthur Snavely and
wife have been visiting relatives here.
The funeral of Mrs.
Norman Hunter was held at Wesley Chapel on Saturday.
George Baker who has
been suffering from blood poisoning is better at this time.
Chester Hix left
Thursday for Lanark, Illinois, to attend the eldership of the
churches of God.
P.F. Dodd returned
Saturday from a three week visit with his son Arlie and wife.
Grandma Huckaba is
quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.N. Phillippi in
Orange Township.
Rondel Bartlett,
Arlie Draper and David Grubb were the young men furnished to the
draft army by our township.
3-OCTOBER-1917
B.C. Hasten of Terre
Haute came Monday to visit his mother.
Albert Lambdin and
family of Allright spent Sunday with Tedge Kinderdine.
MRS. OTTO CORNWELL
visited Sunday with her brother Alva Thompson and family of Darwin.
F.G. Hasten left
Sunday for a visit in Kansas and Nebraska and a trip through
Colorado and Montana.
The funeral of David
Drummond, an old and respected citizen of Orange Township, was held
in Medsker Cemetery Monday.
Will Leseure of this township and Flozzie
Chamness of Orange Township were married
at Robinson Wednesday.
10-
OCTOBER-1917
P.F. Dodd is picking
the apples from his large orchard.
Mrs. William Myers of
York is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. J.R. Trump went
to Robinson Saturday to visit with her son, Arthur and family.
P.C. Hasten and J.H.
Leasure are building a house and barn for Henry Hill north of
Annapolis.
It is reported the
Miss. Florence Edna Baker, who is a Red Cross Nurse, is returning
home from France because of illness.
There was a pie
supper at No. 6 Friday night. OVA STANFIELD is to be
commended for his interest in this school.
17-OCT-1917
John Abbott has been
visiting in Charleston.
Fred English pulled
an ensilage cutter for EZRA CORNWELL Saturday.
Several teams hauled
coal for P.F. Dodd Friday and Saturday, unloading a car at West
Union.
Robert Craig was
taken to a hospital at Terre Haute for treatment this week.
We are sorry to hear
that ZACH MEDSKER was hurt Friday. He fell from a silo
while working for Harry Craig near West Union.
His sons ROY AND
CHARLIE who live relatives here went to see him Friday night and
again Sunday.
31-OCTOBER-1917
J.R. Trump was in
Martinsville Saturday.
Mrs. J. P. Pendleton
shopped in Martinsville Saturday.
Roe Welsh hauled a
load of apples to Terre Haute Friday.
F.G. Hasten returned
Sunday from a visit to Nebraska and Kansas.
CHARLES AND BERT
GRAHAM have purchased a sorghum outfit and are making molasses
where they live south of Melrose.
26-DECEMBER-1917
EZRA CORNWELL
was in West Union Saturday.
Percy and Guy Hasten
were in Martinsville Thursday.
A.M. Trump and family
of Robinson came Saturday to spend Christmas with his parents.
J.H. Pendleton
returned to his home in Arkansas Thursday after a weeks visit with
his brother J.B. Pendleton.
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