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Postville (IA) Graphic, July 8, 1897, p. 1.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
Belmont, Ind., July 2-The wife and three children of John Stephens died
within a short time of each other and poisoning is suspected.
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Iola (KS) Register, July 9, 1897, p. 7.
The vicinity of Belmont, Ind., is greatly excited over the extermination of
the family of John Stephens. The mother and five children were taken
suddenly ill with what was thought to be flux. The mother and three
children have died and two little girls were all that were left of the
family, and they were dangerously ill. It was believed that all were
poisoned.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 20, 1921, p. 1.
DRAGGING QUARRY FOR MISSING GIRL
Miss Ethel Lincicum, 20 years old, daughter of Albert Lincicum, residing two
miles west of Harrodsburg in the south part of Monroe County, has been
missing from home since last Friday. An appeal was made last Monday to
Sheriff Peterson of Monroe County to assist in searching for the girl as
death by violence is feared. Monday afternoon quarry ponds were dragged,
but no trace of the body was found . Miss Lincicum taught the Scales School
in Lawrence County last year but for the past six months had been nursing in
a hospital at Logansport. Her parents are unable to explain her mysterious
disappearance.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 20, 1921, p. 1.
A. T. Sipe (consider Sipes a spelling variant), many years ago a citizen of
Nashville and who now lives at Columbia City, Iowa, was a visitor here this
week. Mr. Sipe is a civil war veteran having enlisted in the 22nd Ind.
While a resident of Nashville. He is a brother to the late Mrs. Frank P.
Taggart of Nashville.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 20, 1921, p. 1.
The banquet hall in the K. of P. building has been shelved and brightened up
and will be occupied by the Brown County Library. The building that is
being vacated by the library was recently purchased of T. D. Calvin by J.
Wilbur Sims whose family will occupy the upper floor and the first floor
will be used as a business room. The property being vacated by Mr. Sims was
recently purchased of him by Mrs. Olive Allison, and she and her children
will move from the Kritzer property on Main Street to their North Jefferson
Street home in a few days.
Brown County (IN) Democrat, October 20, 1921, p. 1.
Monday was "moving day" in Nashville. James Allison and wife moved their
household from the Nashville House to the John Followell property on South
Van Buren Street; Mrs. Barbara Percifield, who now has charge of the
Nashville House, moved to her new location; John Bond and family moved from
the property corner Van Buren and Washington streets to Mrs. Percifield's
property on North Jefferson Street. Samuel McDonald, owner of the property
vacated by Mr. Bond is improving and remodeling the residence and will move
into it in a few days.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 6, 1897, p. 4.
James Anthony and Frank Hill left this morning for Cleveland, Ohio, where
they have secured employment.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 6, 1897, p. 4.
Frank Johnson left last evening for Cleveland, Ohio, where he has secured
employment in the factory where Charley Bruce has a position.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 6, 1897, p. 4.
RELIC MUSEUM
J. S. Crump is Arranging to Open One in the Opera Block
John S. Crump is arranging to open a free relic museum in a room in his
opera block on Third Street for the entertainment and benefit of the people,
especially soldiers.
Mr. Crump already has several war relics collected and has had promises from
serval men to furnish him more relics.
Among those Mr. Crump now has is an old army musket "1854" pattern. It is
the flint lock pattern. The cartridge was inserted quite differently from
the manner in which the cartridge is inserted in the breech loaders of
today. A large bomb shell is another war relic in his collection and shows
the construction of those deadly articles of warfare. Mr. Crump also has a
minie ball in the collection.
One of the most curious relics of his collection is a piece of metal
weighing about a pound. It is about an inch thick and is the shape of a
pony's hoof. On one side it is perfectly flat while on the other side it
has the resemblance of an impression from the bottom of a pony's foot. The
relic was found along Flat Rock River where a bank had caved down. Mr.
Crump has had the relic analyzed, and it was found to contain three metals
in it. It is believed to be the impression of a pony's foot taken by the
Indians for the purpose of making a shoe for the pony. It is perceptible
that the article was made by two runnings of the metal, and the lines of the
two runnings are distinctly marked.
Mr. Crump is very desirous of making the museum one of the attractions at
the encampment here next years.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 6, 1897, p. 3.
HARTSVILLE
Harve (consider Harvey a spelling variant) Fulwider, Jr., has located on his
father's farm with a view to stock farming and trading.
Columbus (IN) Daily Herald, October 6, 1897, p. 3.
HARTSVILLE
Jap Phillipy has retired from the restaurant and grocery business. His
father succeeds him.
Indianapolis (IN) Journal, May 9, 1903.
Bloomington, Indiana, May 8-The Hotel Gentry, the largest building block in
Bloomington, was sold today by H. B. Gentry to W. S. Bowles of Paoli who
takes possession at once. The consideration was $35,000.
Ft. Wayne (IN) Sentinel, April 27, 1878, p. 1.
Indianapolis, April 27-A special to the Sentinel this morning from Salem,
Ind., says James Bain (consider Baine, Bayne and Baynes as spelling
variants), cashier of the Salem National Bank, is missing. The following
note to his father-in-law was found in the bank: "Mr. Lyons-I am
financially disgraced and ruined. Wall Street did it. I know not and no
one cares whither I go. God love my wife and child. James Baine (sic)
He had a fortune of his own and is supposed to have been speculating in Wall
Street. It remains to be ascertained if the bank's money has been used. On
opening the safe yesterday morning, some $200,000 in money and bonds were
found.
Ft. Wayne (IN) Daily Gazette, May 26, 1877, p. 1. Note: The item below was
abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis.
OPENING OF PLEASANT LAKE
Pleasant Lake, May 25The grounds were in fine condition. The proprietor,
Mr. Simmons, did his duty. About 1,000 persons in attendance. Basket
picnic was the order of the day. At two oclock competition for the prize
as biggest fat man began. The first man in the scale was E. Saylor,
Waterloo, weight 204 pounds; J. Slick, Salem, Ind., 208 ½ pounds The prize
was a silver cup with no spoon or bib accompanying
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Daily Record, August 3, 1874, p. 1.
FIRE AT SALEM, INDIANA
Cincinnati, August 1-A special dispatch to the TIMES says that about two
o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the dry goods store of Paul Peck at
Salem, Washington County, Indiana, destroying a 3-story block of buildings
owned by Dawson Lyons (sic). In this block were Peck's dry good store,
Henderson's drug store, Mitchell's clothing store, Dawson's dry goods store,
the hall of a benevolent society, lawyers' offices, etc. There is no fire
department in Salem, but the authorities of New Albany, Ind., sent up an
engine, and the fire was stopped about five o'clock. The loss is estimated
at $40,000; insurance light.
It is rumored that a robbery of some $14,000 in bonds took place on the
night before and that the fire was started to cover the deed.
A later dispatch says information from Salem, Ind., places the aggregate
loss at $100,000. It was discovered that Dawson Lyon's (sic) store was
robbed of $16,000 in government bonds and $2,500 in cash.
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, July 24, 1879, p. 1.
Salem, Ind., July 23-The fire at Fredericksburg yesterday morning destroyed
a wagon and blacksmith shop, tools, two new wagons and a lot of lumber.
Estimated loss $1,000; no insurance.
Indiana Historical Collections: World War Records-Gold Star Honor Roll
1914-1918, Vol. 6, Indiana Historical Commission, 1921, p. 689.
Walter Althea Bradshaw-Private. Son of Dr. Althea Edmund and Hester Ann
Bradshaw; born January 4, 1897, Howard Twp., Washington County, Ind.
Farmer. Entered service August 26, 1918, Salem, Ind. Sent to Camp Sherman,
Ohio; assigned to 19th Company, 5th Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade.
Died of influenza-pneumonia October 9, 1918, Camp Sherman, Ohio. Buried in
Big Spring Cemetery near Salem.
Scottsburg (IN) Journal, November 4, 1914, p. 5.
Mrs. Nettie Winkelman, the popular postmistress of Austin, was the guest of
friends here Monday night.
Scottsburg (IN) Journal, November 4, 1914, p. 5.
Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Dr. E. B. Mitchell of Miami, Florida, visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mitchell, last week.
Scottsburg (IN) Journal, November 4, 1914, p. 1.
JOHN DICKERSON REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER
John Dickerson was born in Maryland in 1755 and fought as a soldier under
General George Washington. In the year 1803, he drove across the mountains
to the Ohio River where he built a flatboat and floated down the river to
New London, then a flourishing town ten miles below Madison. He died in
1828, and he and his wife are buried at the Reed Graveyard in Saluda
Township. On last Thursday, October 29, the Daughters of the American
Revolution placed a stone at his grave with appropriate ceremonies. Rev. W.
A. Millis, president of Hanover College, and Rev. L. Baugh, also of Hanover,
made addresses appropriate to the occasion.
John Dickerson was the father of Wilmer Dickerson who was the father of ten
children, six of whom are living: Stephen L., W. H. and George F.
Dickerson, sons; Alice Sipe, Hester, Burns and Julia Sipe, daughters. John
and Silas Dickerson, sons, and Charlotte Smith and Grace Wells, daughters,
are dead, the last named being the mother of the Journal owners, S. B. and
E. M. Wells.