1902 Parke County
Indiana Newspaper Items
These
extracted items from various newspapers from Parke and surrounding counties.
Most of these have been contributed by volunteers. If you have access to
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James D.
VanDerMark
Rockville Tribune,
February 19, 1902
BELLMORE
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“Fishing is quite a pastime. We suppose they bite quite well.
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Messrs. Bell and Martin, of Bridgeton, were here, last Saturday,
on telephone business. They report business lively down there. A rough
estimate places the number of free line phones centering at Bridgeton at 140
or more.
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Mrs. Cyrus Goss and Mrs. Mort Overpeck are both dangerously
sick.
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Poisoning dogs is quite common. About eight or ten died Lat
week, among them being Dr. Peare’s big dog Roger.”
Rockville Republican, July 16, 1902
LOCAL
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“Mrs.
Anna STITH was awarded $2,500 judgment against the Terre Haute & Logansport
railroad for the death of her son Dick Stith, who was killed in an accident
near Judson when a cut of freight cars became detached from a train at
Waveland and crashed into Stith’s engine. Suit had been brought for $10,000.
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Judson
item says people go in crowds to see the oil well on Jim HAZLETT’s farm. It
proved to be marsh gas.
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A big
wheat yield is reported by Marion HATFIELD of near Marshall. A field of 12
acres averaged 44 bushels per acre.
Rockville
Republican, October 22, 1902
"MARSHALL"
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Homer McCAMPBELL
and wife visited at Montezuma Sunday.
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Charley ASBURY and
family and Harvey RUSH and wife visited at Wm. and Cindy COLLINGS’ Sunday.
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Wm. SKEETERS got
two of his fingers badly mashed Saturday. He was in a car and standing in
the doorway when the door blew shut on his fingers.
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Mrs. Ora HARRISON
and children and Harley Heath and wife visited Homer Skeeters and family
Sunday. Also Mrs. J. H HARRISON and Mrs. Wm SKEETERS on Monday.
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Miss Winona
McCAMPBELL and Mrs. Jewel HORN drove over to Harold Henderson’s school near
Hollandsburg Friday evening and Mr. HENDERSON accompanied them home.
“NOTES”
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“Wm.
SKEETERS got two of his fingers badly mashed Saturday. He was in a car and
standing in the doorway when the door blew shut on his fingers.
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Ina
BARKER of Kingman visited Mrs. George Barker Sunday.
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Cards
are out announcing the marriage of Wm. TITUS and Susie MARIS Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
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Leonard
NORMAN made a flying trip home Saturday to attend to some fall work and on
account of the unaccommodating run of the trains could stay but a few hours.
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Mrs.
Ike LOWRY of Rockville, youngest daughter living of Wm. NUTGRASS, was
present at his funeral last Saturday and remained over night with her
mother, Mrs. Jane Nutgrass, who she had not seen for over two years.
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Henry
SUTTON will move in with his mother at Judson immediately after his sale
Thursday.”
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