1906 -- Loads of weird news

INDY Star, 1906

ELEPHANT COMES TO RESCUE

Work of Big Circus Queen Saves Driver, but Horses Drown

BROOKVILLE, June 3 -- While the Van Amburgh's show was moving from the exhibition to the train last night, one of the heavy pole wagons slipped into a hydraulic canal. Two of the horses were drowned and the driver was drawn into the sluiceway of the paper mills.

The man was rescued in an unconscious condition but will probably recover. (Probably).

Had it not been for the assistance of the big elephant, Princess, in tearing out the sluiceway, the man would have been dead in a few minutes.

NUDE BODY FOUND IN RAVINE

Mystery of Man's Disappearance in Franklin County Solved

BROOKVILLE, June 20 -- Last week, Henry Westemeier, employed at Niedenthal's cafe, Cincinnati, became so nervous from excessive drinking that he came to Yung, in this county to recuperate.

He cut out all drinks but developed a violent case of delirium tremens. In the night he fled from imaginary enemies.

Search for him has been continued since Monday. Today his clothes were found tied in a bundle and his naked body was found in a ravine. He was 35 and leaves a widow and a daughter. He was a Spanish war veteran.

WOMAN LOSES HER WAY HOME

New in City, She Starts Calling and Can Not Tell Her Address

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 -- Unable to tell her address in the city, Mrs. Mary Shriber was compelled to spend last night in the police station, while the entire police force made an effort to find her home.

She said she had lived at her present address for only a short time and for that reason did not remember where her home is.

The woman was taken to the police station by a merchant policeman after a woman living in the eastern part of the city had gone several hours trying to find Mrs. Shriber's home for her. Mrs. Shriber called at the house after she was lost.

She said that a few months ago she and her children moved to Indianapolis from Brookville and that she had been ill nearly all of the time since she had been here. 

Yesterday, Mrs. Shriber concluded to call to a friend whom she though lived on Massachusetts Avenue, but was unable to locate her. When darkness came, she was unable to find her way home again.

STRUCK BY 700-POUND WEIGHT

Brookville Man, Picked Up for Dead, Not Badly Injured

BROOKVILLE, Sept. 5 -- William D. Bradt, manager of the Thompson and Norris Paper Mill of this place, was thought to have been killed when a 700-pound water gauge fell and struck him on the shoulder while he was inspecting some work at the mills. However, he was found to have sustained only a minor scapular bruise and a few other minor injuries. (Concussion).

The national county pastime

Democrat, 1922

BATH

The Bath Base Ball team played and defeated the Quakertown team in a close contest and clean game on the Viney diamond by a score of 4-3 in 12 innings. The Brookville Cubs will play the Bath team on the Viney diamond Aug. 20. A good game is anticipated. (Viney was a farm just north of Bath school.)

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The Bath baseball team played the Fairfield team on the Fairfield diamond a fast game of ball before  large crowd in a close game, the score standing a 1-1 in the last inning when they had to quit on account of rain.

The Fairfield boys will come to Bath Sept. 17 to decide who are the victors. These teams have played some baseball this season, and a real game is locked in for the Bath team next Sunday.

The Bath team will have a new feature on their diamond Sept. 24 when they will play the fast Hamilton Cubs with an outfield of girls.

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The Fairfield ball team played a splendid game last Sunday at Bath, beating the Bath boys 11-4.

The Bath team will play a team from Hamilton that has an outfield of girl players who are said to be good players and uniformed.

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Sunday, Aug. 20, the Bath baseball team defeated the Brookville Cubs 7-0. Last Sunday they downed the Hamilton Cubs 5-3. Next Sunday, the team will play Quakertown on the latter's grounds.

CEDAR GROVE WINS

The Wolf Creek ball team came to Cedar Grove Sunday and was easily defeated by the score of 16-8. All Vic Landron's rooting against his home team not helping Wolf Creek in the least. Cedar Grove had Carr in the box, who held the visitors easily after the second inning.

Next Sunday the local team will play St. Peters on the home grounds. Everybody come and root. 

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The Cedar Grove team visited New Trenton Sunday and played a good game, defeating New Trenton 8-6, making the second victory over New Trenton this season. Cedar Grove was somewhat handicapped by the absence of several of its players, but was help out by their new pitcher, Walter Carr of Cincinnati.

BROOKVILLE LOSES GAME

The Minute Men of Connersville defeated the Brookville baseball team in a fast game at Connersville last Sunday by the score of 3-0, this being the fifth game lost by the home team this season, having on 22 out of the 27 games played.

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Brookville Cubs vs. Fairfield, at Fairfield, next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 22. Some new faces will be seen with the Fairfield team. Come out and enjoy the game.

BASEBALL AT FAIRFIELD

Fairfield vs. Abington at Fairfield next Sunday, Oct. 15. Abington's record this season is 15 won and 4 lost. (No idea where the ballpark was located, though probably west of the old school.)

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Dance given by Base Ball Club in Red Men's Hall, Fairfield, Saturday, Feb. 25. Music by Brookville Orchestra. 

 

1920, more and more

Democrat, February 1920

FAIRFIELD NEWS

The Fairfield Methodist Church, Rev. T.G. Godwin, pastor, will open an evangelistic campaign Sunday evening, Feb. 15. 

Miss Carrie Carmine of Allenville, Ill., will have charge of the music. Miss Carmine sings the gospel songs with power.

Let the church members sidetrack all other activities and get on the firing line for this big meeting by heeding God's First Call.

Amen

WARNING NOTICE TO BICYCLE RIDERS

Numerous complaints have been made that men and boys are violating the town ordinance by riding bicycles on the sidewalks, endangering the safety of pedestrians. All persons are hereby notified that the ordinance must be obeyed, or offenders will be arrested and prosecuted.

John H. Haman, Marshall

Girls exempted.

Connersville News-Examiner, 1920

NOT TO DESTROY ANY BOOKS FROM LIBRARY

Those persons who are quarantined with scarlet fever and who have in their possession any books from the public library must not destroy the books, according to a statement issued by the Library authorities today.

Instead, they are urged to communicate with the librarian and make arrangements as to the disposition of the books. There are a number of books which were taken from the library by persons who were later quarantined because of the fever.

Of course, to return the books would be a dire violation of the law and because of that it wag generally understood that the books should be destroyed.

Destruction may be the order after all but for the present the thing to do is keep the books in the quarantined home. 

Running a fever.

A GIANT MUSHROOM IS GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY

The biggest mushroom ever found in Monroe County was brought to Bloomington Saturday by William H. Lewis, a farmer southwest of the city, and turned over to the botanical department of Indiana University.

It weighed one and a quarter pounds and was big enough to furnish a meal for an entire family.

Lewis said he has been hunting mushrooms for forty years but this one was by far the largest of any he had eve seen.

It will be on display in the window of a bank downtown for several days before being turned over to the university.

Yummy.

DRIVING NEW PACKARD

Clarence Roots, well known barrister, is driving a handsome new Packard touring car. Mr. Roots traded in his old Packard roadster, which he used for eight years on the deal for the new car.

Impressive. 

Movie ads -- 1920

 

Real 1898 news

Democrat, November 1898

FAIRFIELD NEWS

John Watterson shot a wild hog last Friday that has been recuperating in Manfred Crocker's corn field all summer. It weighed over 200 pounds.

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His many friends in this county regret that better business prospects has induced Dr. Thomas Cooksey to move from Fairfield to Wilmington, Ohio. During his eighteen months residence at Fairfield, he built up a nice practice and was held in high esteem as a physician and citizen.

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Fishermen report that the East Fork of the Whitewater is alive with bass, catfish and carp.

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Harry Ogden has attached a corn crushing machine to his engine and is prepared to grind corn for farmers.

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The bridge spanning the mill race is badly in need of repairs. The township trustee and the county commissioners should come to an agreement and make the necessary repairs before an accident occurs to someone.

Cobb taught your great-great granny

Brookville American, 1835

COBB'S SCHOOL BOOKS

Brookville, April 27th, 1835

Having had an opportunity of examining Mr. Lyman Cobb's system of elementary school books, I feel a freedom in recommending them to the favorable notice of Teachers, and others interested in the education of youth. They, in my estimation, supply a desideratum in the elementary schools of the country. The graduation, classification and arrangements are philosophical and calculated to lead on the mind without an apparent effort.

D.M. Stewart

Teacher Brookville Seminary

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Having used Mr. Lyman Cobb's Spelling Book, while teaching in the state of New York, and subsequently having used his Juvenile Readers No. 1, 2 and 3 in my School in Ohio, and recently having examined his other works on Arithmetic and Orthoepy, I feel a freedom in recommending them to the favorable notice of the public as among our best elementary works.

J.L. Wiley,

Teacher of district school

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Having examined Mr. Cobb's elementary School Books, we feel warranted in recommending them to all who are interested in the prosperity of primary Schools.

RUFUS HAYMOND

JOHN H. JOHNSTON

JOSEPH MEEKS

G.W. KIMBLE

WM. McCLEERY

Trustees of Franklin Co., Seminary

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The above Books can be had at R. & S. Tyner's Store

Candy and nuts, 1918

 

News of sorts, 1918

Democrat, December 1918

Notice to Telephone Subscribers

Owing to the many calls caused by the influenza epidemic and unavoidable shortage of operators, subscribers are kindly requested to use their telephones for business purposes only.

The Brookville Telephone Co.

U.S. Government controlled

Dental Item

To my patients. Having become associated with Cincinnati and Miami, Fla., dentists for the winter months, I shall be absent from my home office until further notice.

C.E. Case, D.D.S.

Snake, Friday, Dec. 13

David Anthony, Al Bockover and son "Chuck" were out hunting for rabbits in the Old Franklin neighborhood on Friday, Dec. 13, when Al discovered a live black snake seeking winter quarters that measured 5 feet and 4 inches.

Eloped, huh?

Democrat, November 1917

Elopement

Percil Younts and Armetta Martin wee married in Kentucky Friday night, Nov. 2. The groom is the sone of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Younts and the bride the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin of near Fairfield. The Democrat offers congratulations.

YMCA meetings

H. W. Kramer, one of the YMCA secretaries from Camp Taylor, will come to Brookville Saturday evening and will give an address on YMCA work at the camp at Fairfield Methodist Church on Sunday morning, one of the churches at Metamora Sunday afternoon and at the Brookville M.E. Church Sunday evening.

Note: Camp Zachary Taylor was in Louisville. It opened in 1917 to train soldiers in World War I.

Entertained

On Wednesday evening the following young people met at the home of Miss Marie Davis on North Main Street: Misses Mary Foster, Mildred Colebank, Marie Davis, Lena Shriner, Alma Ghahn, Elizabeth Maley and Messrs. Ray Cooksey, Earl Frank, Russell Colebank, Willard Fogel, "Dick" Colebank and Harold Lapish.

They then motored to Butler's Grove where a huge bonfire was built and all gathered around and enjoyed a marshmallow toast and wiener roast. Other refreshments were served and all voted the evening well spent.

Tomorrow Night

Don't forget the educational and entertaining stereopticon lecture by Mrs. Demarchus C. Brown on "France and the French people."

Proceeds to buy material and necessities by the Franklin County Red Cross. Mrs. Brown is an eloquent and forceful speaker. Good music. Doors open at 7:30.

Pass the plate, skip the rabbit stew

 Democrat, November 1935

S.S. CONVENTION

HELD LAST SUN.

In the Old Franklin U.B. Church-Splendid Program

The tri-township SS. convention composed of Bath, Fairfield and Blooming Grove townships was held at the Old Franklin U.B. Church Sunday, Nov. 5.

The meeting was presided over by the President, Stanley Linkel.

A splendid program was rendered. The Blooming Grove orchestra furnished music throughout the afternoon.

Mrs. J.T. (Stella) Buckley read an article on "House or Home," Miss Freda Bake and Mrs. Cecil Bake sang a duel.

Rev. Ryland accompanied by his daughter, sand a solo. The Old Franklin choir and a male quartet sang several numbers.

Rev. T.E. Adams, chairman of the Administrative Department of Franklin County, gave a short talk on his work.

Mrs. Bean gave a very impressive and educational address on "Presenting the Sunday School Lesson."

Te county S.S. president, W.D. Bohlander talked on Sunday school work. Mrs. Blanche Harvey gave a group of readings.

Elected to office:

Herbert Ward, president; Clifford Fritz, vice president; Mrs. Herbert (Julia) Jinks, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Herbert Thackery, children's department, etc. etc.

The 1936 convention will be held at Fairfield.

Hunters Fined

Willard Chance of Duck Creek and George Connity of Kelso, Ind., were arrested by Game Warden Paul Mitchell last week for hunting rabbits out of season.

Chance was apprehended and taken to Laurel where before Justice of Peace George Day, pled guilty and was fined $25.

Connity was arrested near Kelso and taken to Lawrenceburg, where he pled guilty and fined $19. 

Four rabbits were taken from the poachers and given to the Franklin County Children's Home.

Elmer Fudd had no comment.

1920 -- Roaring begins

Democrat, November 1920

Victory Medals

Former soldiers who have not yet applied for that valuable token of appreciation, a Victory Medal, are urged to do so at once by calling on or communicating with Cecil C. Tague, Brookville.

Notice to Hunters

On account of dogs chasing my sheep, night hunting and trapping on my farm is strictly forbidden. -- Mat Phelan

Chilly

Eight degrees above zero on Saturday morning. The old canal basin is partly covered with ice.

Mrs. Mary A. Fries and Mrs. Al Goyert went to Dillsboro Wednesday to use the baths. Frank Schilling and wife, Mrs. Albert Ferris and Mis Kate Samoniel motored to Dillsboro to use the baths. This is nice weather for bathing. 

Winner of Automobile

Ticket 2975, held by Joseph Wiestefeld, St. Leon, won the Chevrolet touring car raffled off by Bernard Hurst Post 77, American Legion.