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OWEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT All the following entries are from the "Owen County Democrat" of July 28, 1898
Posted by Debbie Jennings
Freeman
Wm. Parish and wife visited at Jap Beans Sunday.
Orris and Jessie Gross visited their uncle, Wash Stogsdill, Sunday.
Dr. J.J. Livingston and family attended meeting at Adel Sunday.
Dr. J.J. Livingston lost a valuable cow last week by being choked on an apple.
Carl and Carry Noel visited their sister, Mrs. Alta Livingston Saturday and Sunday.
Wm. R. Stogsdill passed through Freeman last Saturday on his way to Greene county on business.
Wm. and Dave Hawkins have bought a saw mill and will bring it here in a few days.
John Gross is visiting relatives at Tulip, Bloomfield, Worthington, Newberry and Plainville this week. He is thinking of renting a farm and moving to the same this fall.
OWEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT All the following entries are from the "Owen County Democrat" of July 28, 1898
Posted by Debbie Jennings
Romona
Mrs. Lambert, who has been sick, is better.
Little Willie Freeman is very sick with flux.
Merta, little daughter of Joe Randell, is very sick.
Quite a number of Spencer people were at the funeral of Mrs. Goen, at this place, Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Harden, of Spencer, was visiting her son, Sam, at this place, last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lue Beem, who has been visiting friends at Farmers the past week, returned home Saturday.
OWEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT All the following entries are from the "Owen County Democrat" of July 28, 1898
Posted by Debbie Jennings
Spencer
Uncle Felty Cline spent Sunday at Isaac Chambers.
Mrs. Pleasant Wampler spent Monday of last week at Wm. Hight's.
Miss Lettie Wampler spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Culver.
Mason Ground, of Spencer, spent Saturday night with Criss Grounds.
Aunt Electa Chambers spent last week with Isaac Chambers and family.
James Chambers traded horses with James Chambers, near Ellettsville, last week.
Earl, the eldest son of Maston Chambers, cut his head badly on the cutting box one day last week.
Miss Nina Cahill, of Spencer, returned home last Thursday after spending a few days with Riley Wampler's family.
Sam Chambers, of Linton, was the guest of Robert Chambers and family last Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday night.
Ab. Baugh, of Spencer, while hauling logs from Felty Cline's farm met with an accident at the McCormick creek by the breaking down of the bridge. As luck would have it no bones were broken but he was badly bruised.
The pike road is progressing nicely.
Miss Olive Kerr spent Sunday at home.
Miss Minnie Stwalley is staying at Geo. Warks.
Epworth League next Sunday night, beginning at 8 p.m.
Howard Beaman and wife spent Sunday with John Stwalley and wife.
The Epworth League rendered a nice program to very appreciative audience last Sunday night.
Several of our young people attended the ice cream supper at Patricksburg last Saturday night.
Mrs. Nees and daughter Rose, of Jordan Village , visited her daughter, Mrs. John Stwalley, Sunday.
OWEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
All the following entries are from the "Owen County Democrat" of July 28, 1898
Posted by Debbie Jennings
Gosport
James Smith was at Spencer over Sunday.
Chas. Wood, of Spencer, was on our streets Monday.
Albert Guy and family, of Spencer, visited Harry Criss and family.
Miss Ella Criss, of Indianapolis, is visiting Harry Criss and family.
Mrs. Samuel Dowdell, of Spencer, visited Mr. Arganbright last week.
Will Alexander, of Chicago, is visiting friends and relatives here this week.
Fred Owen and wife, of Ellettsville, attended Mrs. Wooden's funeral Sunday.
Misses Daisy and Lizzie Mayfield, of Spencer, gave Gosport a visit Saturday afternoon.
Wm. Parish, editor of the Tri-County Reporter, spent Saturday and Sunday in Chicago.
Chas. Crippen and wife, of Spencer, attended the funeral of Mrs. Dr. J. Wooden Sunday.
Mrs. Dr. Ritter, of Indianapolis, is spending a few days with Dr. H. G. Osgood and family.
Frank Grimsley after completing his summer term at I.U. is spending his vacation at home.
Mrs. Julia Drescher, of Spencer, spent one day last week with her daughter, Mrs. T.T. Bixler.
Quite a number went to Jeffersonville last Thursday on the excursion, and report a pleasant trip and good time.
Fred Burton, Dr. Pritchard and Major Grimsley attended the District Congressional convention at Indian Springs Tuesday as delegate.
Little Earl Whittaker died very suddenly last Saturday afternoon, only being sick a few days. The funeral services were held at the home of Joe Mullen Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dr. J. Wooden died at her home on north [sic] Main street [sic] Saturday at 12:30 p.m., after a long illness and great suffering, and was buried Sunday afternoon. she leaves many friends to mourn her death as she was loved by every one.
Poland
Mack Kuhns was at Greencastle last Sunday.
Rumor has it that we will hear wedding bells soon.
Rumor has it that we will have another saw mill here soon.
Mack Nees, of Brazil, was on our streets one day last week.
Wm. Kuhns made a business trip to Greencastle last Saturday.
C.B. Huffman and O.B. Kattman visited at Brazil last Sunday.
John Ross, the boss well driller, is drilling a well for W. S. Arnold.
Walter D. Reiter, of Sweet Owen, was on our streets last Saturday.
D.M. Mullinnix, of Manhatton, was on our streets one day last week.
O.C. Campbell, visited near Jordan Village last Saturday and Sunday.
Charley Likens visited his family at Spencer last Saturday and Sunday.
Andy Comer, of Hendricks county, visited relatives here last Saturday.
Miss Nellie Reese, who has been at Terre Haute, returned home Friday.
Miss Mattie Chamberlain, of Cloverdale, visited relatives here last week.
Stwalley & Mullinnix shipped two car loads of hogs to Indianapolis last week.
Ira Licken and family visited relatives at Brazil last Saturday and Sunday.
B.P. Shoppenherst, of Jordan Village, was on our streets one day last week.
The picnic for the children at Anderson's grove last Wednesday was a success.
George Cain, of Sweet Owen, passed through town last Saturday on his way to Clay City.
T.H. King and Bert Miller, who are attending college at Terre Haute, were on our streets last Saturday.
Rosco Chamberlain, who has been visiting relatives near Cloverdale, for some time, returned home last week.
COUNTY WOMAN'S BROTHER, THOUGHT DEAD IS ALIVE
Posted by Marsha Pearson
Mrs. Opal Smith, of R. R. 1, Spencer, received word Tuesday that her brother, Earl Harrah, of Bakersfield, California, from whom she has had no word since 1937, and had given up for dead, was a patient in the Veterans Hospital in San Francisco.Mrs. Smith called the hospital there, and after some checking, they told her that he was not in that hospital or any hospital in San Francisco, but they called the Red Cross to do further checking on the matter.The Red Cross located Mr. Harrah in a Veteran's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., and reported that he had suffered a stroke and is in fair condition.Mr. Harrah has not been home to Indiana since 1919 at the close of World War I.Mrs. Smith plans to visit her brother as soon as arrangements can be made for the trip.Spencer Evening World, June 21, 1966
DUNLAP DEAN CALLED TO SPENCER
Unknown Paper dated March 17, 1892
Posted by Mike Dean
Dunlap Dean, of Indianapolis, was called to Spencer the first of the week by
a telegram announcing the death of his brother, John Dean. "
COAL CITY SOCIETY NEWS
All the following entries are from the "Coal City News" of January 18, 1929
Posted by Layne Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Klass and Mrs. Rilla Klass attended the funeral of a relative in Worthington Saturday.
Charles Megenhardt and Mrs. Olive George went to Clay City Saturday.
Clyde Dalton went to Worthington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stickles and son John Robert were the guests of his parents Mr. And Mrs. J. S. Stickles Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Stickles and Mrs. J. S. Stickles were the guests of Misses Catherin and Elizabeth Stickles in Patricksburg.
Miss Jane Bentz spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Stickles.
Oliver Hubbell and daughter Mildred and Miss Della and Herbert Hubbell, of Worthington were the guests of Mrs. Ella Price and family Tuesday.
Misses Alice Stickles and Cera Hubbell took dinner with Miss Elizabeth Cester Friday
Miss Irene Megenhardt called on Mrs. Dennis Royer in Patricksburg Friday Evening
Mrs. Carl Kreble and daughter Alice of Linton, spent Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stants called on Uncle David Stantz and family Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Grim and son Bobbie and Mrs. Mollie Grim and Mrs. George Dalton attended the funeral of Mrs. Dickey at Clay City Friday.
Mrs. Fanny Wolf and son Ray, of Jasonville, were the guests of Mrs. Mollie Grim Friday afternoon
Wm. Mizor went to Clay City Friday.
Wm. Rentschler of near Patricksburg took dinner with Harold Grim and family Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvern Stants of Terre Haute were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stants Saturday.
End of Coal City News
WCTU will serve dinner to visiting veterans of the Civil War
Posted by Mike Dean
Gosport Reporter Newspaper Aug. 31, 1928
Miss Ura Sanders, secretary of the reunion organization for the 59th Volunteer Regiment, Indiana Infantry, one of the noted regiments of the Civil War, has sent out announcements this week to all surviving members of the date of the annual reunion this year.
According to the announcement, the reunion, the 44th annual, will be held in Gosport on Tuesday, September 25th.
Until recently, the reunions were held at different locations. Since that time the reunions have been held in Gosport regularly. A vote of the organization made this the permanent place for the reunion meetings.
This was a very logical action as the 59th was organized in Gosport and for several months lay in camp Hughes, one-half mile south of town, before being called to the front. A visit to the old camp site is always one of the features of the reunion since it has been held in Gosport.
During the past ten years attendance at the reunions has very materially decreased each year, owing to the depletion of numbers occasioned by death. Within a very few years the event will become only a memory.
At the coming reunion a new president of the organization will be elected, since the former president, James Crouch, of this place answered the final taps several months ago.
Captain James Henry Speaks
Posted by Mike Dean
Gosport Reporter Newspaper Aug. 31, 1928
From Capt. James R. Henry, at Washington, D. C. comes the following personal analysis of Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee for President:
"It is a conceded fact, that in no other city in the United States has immorality, crime and wickedness prospered to a greater degree than in New York City, one of the great cities, the home of Smith, a Legislator, Governor, and now Democratic Nominee for President of the United States, and no man has had a greater influence and power in the control of the morals of that great city than Governor Smith, and what has he accomplished?
People say he is popular, and has made a fine governor. The population of New York City is composed chiefly of foreigners who are mostly ignorant Catholics, whether educated or uneducated. He is popular simply and only through the efforts and determination of those of his own faith to bring him into the limelight to the extent of making him President of the United States if possible. Many Protestant Democrats believe because of the publicity given him through the Catholic faction of the Press, that he has been and is an extraordinary man.
What has he accomplished to improve our country, even to the slightest degree? Some say he is for the working man, and is good to the poor. (sorry last line missing)
Prohibition
Posted by Mike Dean
Gosport Reporter July 27, 1928
Prohibition may be an awful hardship, but, boys, we are a darn sight better off than we were ten years ago, when not only did they take our poison away from us, but they would not even let us have enough sugar or light to be of any benefit. And we had to eat all kinds of dog's messes instead of foods we had been used to and longed for, and most of us got stomach trouble and have had it ever since. Yes, those may be hard days but---.
Gosport Ten Years Ago
Posted by Mike Dean
Gosport Reporter Aug. 17, 1928
Allowance for sugar for canning purposes per family decreased from twenty-five pounds to ten pounds per month
Old Women
Posted by Mike Dean
Gosport Reporter July 27, 1928
"It was on the road to Hollybrook, an old like woman driving a horse and buggy, on her way to Gosport to do her trading. Nothing odd about that much, except the horse and vehicle. But that isn't all. Firmly gripped between her lips was an old fashioned clay pipe with regulation reed stem, and the smoke from a choice twist was coming from her mouth in short, sharp puffs that only our great grandmothers affected. Something peculiar about that. Men invariably smoke a pipe with long drawn, lazy puffs, but if you are old enough to remember the pipe-smoking days of women folk, you will recall that you never saw a woman puff in that fashion. It was always the short, quick sharp puff, vaguely reminding one of the staccato bark of a fox.
Had I met one of the modern set consuming a cigarette at the end of a holder in that languid manner our feminine cigarettists seem to consider so charming, my equanimity would not have been jarred in the least---but an old fashioned clay pipe! It was like coming around a corner suddenly and meeting an ancient whom we were sure we saw buried with our own eyes years ago.
National Guard to Leave Sunday
Posted by Kathy Bargerhuff
Owen County Democrat, 7 August 1924
The Owen county unit of the National Guard will
entrain for Camp Knox Kentucky, next Sunday. The boys about sixty in number,
under the command of Captain Ed Hubbard will leave on the eight forty-five
train for Gosport. There they will get on the special for Louisville. They
will remain in camp fifteen days, returning to Spencer Monday, August 25th.
VISITORS
Posted by Kathy Bargerhuff
Owen County Democrat, 7 August 1924
George Griffin Clark, who has been visiting his grandmother, Mrs. George R.
Griffin, left Monday in his car for Chicago.
QUINCY PICNIC
Posted by Kathy Bargerhuff
Owen County Democrat, 7 August 1924
The 53rd annual Quincy picnic will be held his year on
Thursday, August 14th. In point of attendance this picnic has always been a
success. Each succeeding year it has grown until now it has become and
established institution.
The management this year believe that they have secured some very good
speakers and entertainments.
Among those who will be present and give addresses are Hon. Ed Jackson,
secretary of state, Willis E. Gill, State represenative for Owen and Putnam,
and J. E. Sedwick of Martinsville. With these interesting speakers and the
usual entertainments, the picnic this year promises to be the best ever
held.
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