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From: Terry Engel <>
Subject: North Vernon Sun January 17, 1900
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 07:47:10 -0500

The North Vernon Sun
January 17, 1900


Fire completely destroyed the spoke factory of Robert Leavitt at
Vernon
Friday night, causing a loss of at least $10,000. Mr. Leavitt
has had
numerous fire losses, the first being in 1864 when he lost
$75,000 by
the burning of his factory; in 1877, $35,000 by the loss of the
rebuilt
institution, and now for the third time. Seven years ago he lost
his
dwelling house and later a barn with a couple of valuable horses.
No
insurance on the recently destroyed property. Surely Mr. Leavitt
could
do no better than to locate in North Vernon after meeting such
disastrous reverses in Vernon, and our people ought to take steps
toward
securing the plant's location here.

O-o-o-o-o-oH M-m-m-mY! McGuire for chairman of the Republican
county
committee.
G! Yes, he's the same "feller" who charged the people for
"renovating",
"hunting music" and also charged for services as county
superintendent
when he was engaged in teaching a normal in North Vernon. He's a
prolific cuss ~ ~ when it comes to charging.

Col. W. J. Bryan was in the city Tuesday morning for about an
hour,
being enroute to Kentucky. It is needless to add he was the star
attraction during his stay. Republicans visiting with Democrats
to do
him honor. For a man who is rated as "second class" it is
astonishing
the interest in his presence in a town creates.

In his resignation as secretary of the county board of health,
Doctor
Saunders saw fit to belittle the fairness of the new board of
county
commissioners and other officers concerned in his removal. The
doctor
has no one to blame but himself. As we understand it, he didn't
even
qualify. The affairs of the county have been run loosely for so
long a
time that Doctor Saunders and the faction he affiliates with,
really got
"hot" when the law is enforced. But Doctor Saunders is no longer
secretary of the Board of Health of Jennings County. The next
time he
is appointed to an office we suggest he fill all the requirements
of the
law governing such offices. Then he can't be removed.

Born to Levi Hamrick and wife, Thursday last, a son.

Ferando Foster of Harper spent Sunday with Miss Nessia Staples.

Patrick Wickens was at Indianapolis a couple of days last week.

The office of the supervisor of the census for the fourth
district of
Indianapolis is at Lawrenceburg. All communications will be
addressed
to him at that point. Chas. W. Lee, supervisor.

A. S. Chapman was in this city Friday enroute to St. Louis to
make final
arrangement for the opening of St. Louis headquarters for the C.
K. of
A. Journal. While the printing and editing of the paper will be
done at
Madison, his contract with the Order requires maintaining a St.
Louis
office through which all communication will pass, and the mailing
of the
papers at the post office of that city. His son, John, will have
charge
of affairs in the Missouri city.

Bro. Norris waxes eloquent over the subject of plastering, as
shown by
the last issue of the Republican. Our good brother seems to have
his
hands full. He also has a contract for the preservation of the
pikes ~
~ doesn't want too heavy load hauled on our beautiful macadamized
roads. It is a little late for Bro. Norris to talk about the
roads
already built. If he had said a word against the sharking of the
public
by the contractors on some of the roads it would have been worth
10
columns said now. The only way to have good roads in Jennings
County is
to first have the plans and specifications right and then see
that the
road is built accordingly.

Born to John Irwin and wife Saturday night, a boy.

Cal Verbarg and Lawrence Hays are at Indianapolis today.

Born to H. E. Barth and wife Monday, a 12-pound boy. Kind 'o
sorry,
Herman, that this boy wasn't a girl ~ ~ but boys are the best
anyway.
Take heart.

DELINQUENT TAX LIST: George Boyd, Joseph Boyd, Nancy Townsend,
Bigger;
G. W. Boyd, Wm. Chasteen, Wm. Rawlings, Campbell; Ross French,
Hart &
Guthrie, Bridget Rairdon, Columbia; Charles Bennett, James
Crippen,
James Harris, J. A. Houser, Adam Kellar, James Waughtel Jr.,
Geneva;
James Corya, Wm. J. Graham, Hart & Guthrie, Montgomery; Susannah
Sturdevant, Sand Creek; Wm. Pearl, Spencer; John Martin, Vernon;
Mary E.
Hartwell, town of Vernon; Jannetta Hargrave, Adam Striger, Wm. P.
Wilson, Center; James Dunlap, Osborn Petty, John Tate heirs,
North
Vernon; Wm. D. Adams, Lovett.

VERNON: Frank Jordan has returned to Kokomo after a visit of
several
weeks at home. Mrs. Charlotte Eckstein spent several days here
recently
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Henry Sullivan. Several new
residences
are to be erected in Vernon this spring. John Tomlinson has
purchased a
farm near Grayford where he will shortly move his family. The
many
friends of Hiram Reed will regret to learn that he is seriously
ill at
his home east of this city. Robert Rich died at his home in this
city
last Saturday after a long and painful illness.

CHAMPION: Miss Carrie Klaig spent Sunday with her sick sister,
Mrs.
Sylvester Rinear. Sylvestor Rinear and sons drove a find
specimen of
the Jersey family to Dupont one day lately for the purpose of
shipment.
The animal weighed 1,300 pounds and swelled Mr. Rinear's purse
about
$45. Clark Graham and Miss Ona Wise were quietly married Sunday,
Jan.
7, Judge New officiating.

HEGE: The sick are all reported better. Harry Corya was at
Columbus
Saturday. Jas. Ferry of Columbus was here Monday and Tuesday.
Arch
Wilbur drove extra over A. C. Corya's wagon line Thursday and
Friday.
A. C. Corya and daughter, Miss Ottie, attended the church dinner
at
Scipio Sunday. Miss Maggie Sweeney visited relatives south of
Scipio
last week. Fox hunters in this vicinity are busy discussing the
merits
of their respective dogs, and camping on the trail of reynard.
Chas.
Campbell moved onto Thad Baringer's farm last lasat week. Miss
Grace
Hammon visited Mrs. Herley Clapp at Scipio several days last
week. Miss
Allie Hammon visited her brother, Charles at Azalia Thursday and
Friday.

QUEENSVILLE: Dennis Sheedy was in town Saturday visiting
friends.
Henry Jenkins and family were visiting Wm. Vawter and E. Tierney
Sunday. Our milkman, Riedzl Beason, has quit for the season. T.
J.
Johnson visited our school here Friday.

LAND OF PROMISE: Daniel Lewis and wife of Sellersburg are
visiting his
brother here. The price of corn is still advancing. Uri Hopkins
is
preparing material for a new house. Wm. Humphrey lost one of
huckster
wagons by chilling in the water and ice of Tea Creek Thursday
afternoon.

HELT'S MILL: Thomas Ried, Jr. is sojourning at John Helt's at
present.
William Tabor and wife spent Sunday at Reddington. Thomas
Hammons says
Bryan is the man and therefore calls his lately arrived boy Billy
Bryan. Will Retherford of Elizabethtown was here last week on
business.

ZOAR: Mrs. J. B. Kane and son, James, of Sand Creek visited M.
E.
Clerkin and family on the 6th inst. James Burke brought butcher
James
Higgins out from North Vernon on the 8th inst. to superintend the
butchering of hogs for Patrick Burke. Neither Jim did depart
till the
work was completed. Mike Clerkin reports five cases of chicken
pox in
his family with two more to hear from. T. Murphy of Indianapolis
visited relatives here last Monday.

RAT TAIL: Ellen Bennett of Louisville is the guest of her father
on
Bear Creek. The spelling school at Rat Tail was a grand success.
John
Little was the champion. The Ridge Debating Society met on
Saturday
night to reorganize. They will meet every week. Mattie Hulse
returned
home Friday evening.

HAYDEN: Mrs. Albert Whitcomb has been quite sick but is
improving.
Miss Sadie Harding attended a wedding of a cousin at Seymour
Sunday.
Everett Brown failed to go to Tennessee last week as reported,
but went
Tuesday. Born to Ed Daringer and wife last Saturday, a daughter.
Several of our farmers are trying to sell their farms. Taxes are
too
high.

WESTPORT: F. M. Coryell of Brewersville transacted business at
this
place last Wednesday. John Fey and family have moved to Milroy.
Mrs.
Bradburn will build a new house in Williamson's Addition in the
near
future. A petition is in circulation asking the board of
trustees to
purchase eight acres of the L. S. Gidding land east of town for a
cemetery. Large crowds attend the meetings of the Wesport Lyceum
every
Monday evening. The subject of debate for this week was that the
right
to vote should be extended to women.

SCIPIO: John Jenkins has purchased the May farm. Fred May has
reopened
the feed store here. W. E. Stites and Miss Clara Amick visited
W. E.
Lowe and wife at Dupont Sunday. Mrs. Martha Covert fell and
broke her
arm at the wrist Friday. Ralph Coryell and Miss May Jividen of
Indianapolis attended the roll call at the church Sunday and
spent the
evening with Mrs. Billy Boyd.

BROWN'S CORNER: Thos. Reid and wife are on the sick list. James
Pointer visited our schools Thursday. James Hines and Miss Pearl
Hulse
called on Dilla Reid Sunday evening. Miss Maggie Roach is having
her
eyes treated. J. P. Amick talks of leaving us soon. Jim Hines
has
contracted to cut 25 cords of wood for S. Reid. We all know that
Jim's
a hustler. Will Stigdon is hauling brooms to Scipio. James Fox
is now
working at Indianapolis.

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