Bloomington (IN) Weekly Star, August 12, 1932, p. 6. Funeral services for Merrill Leroy Hawblitzel, age 48, who died last Friday, were held Sunday from the Needmore church. The Rev. K. D. Vandeventer and the Masonic order were in charge. The widow and nine children survive. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Star, August 5, 1932, p. 6. JAMES OF NEAR SCHOONER, HEAVY LOSER Nashville, Ind., July 4-The barn of James Mullis on Schorner (sic) was struck by lightning about two o'clock Tuesday morning and burned to the ground. The barn was full of hay and contained farming tools, 25 bushels of corn and a new Chevrolet car. The loss is partially covered by insurance.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, January 26, 1915, p. 1. FAMILY WALKS BAREFOOTED IN SNOW AFTER HOME BURNS The farm dwelling house occupied by the David Harden (consider Hardin a spelling variant) family, twelve miles east of here, was destroyed by fire late last night. Everything in the house except the clothing the family wore was destroyed. The family was sleeping downstairs, and the roof and ceiling had partly fallen in before the members were awakened. Harden carried his invalid wife from the burning building and then carried his three small children out. Clad only in their night clothes and barefooted, Harden and his family walked a half mile through a 10-inch snow to the home of a neighbor. Harden carried his wife and they were almost frozen. The family is now in destitute circumstances, and citizens of Brown County are taking up money to obtain food, clothing and furniture for them.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, January 26, 1915, p. 1. Mrs. Clara Mobley of Nashville has filed suit against Orval (consider Orville a spelling variant) Pittman for $3,000 damages on account of injuries her son, Ivan, suffered while scuffling with high school students in the office of Pittman's livery stable. The complaint alleges that Pittman pushed Mobley through a large plate glass cutting his face in seven places and disfiguring him for life.

Columbus (IN) Weekly Times, November 15, 1895, p. 7. Luke Finn, a former citizen of this county, twice elected sheriff of Greeley County Nebraska, was again re-elected last week, notwithstanding he is a Democrat. He was formerly a citizen of Union Township this county.

Columbus (IN) Weekly Times, November 15, 1895, p. 7. BROWN-A child of Nathan Brown died at Clifford last Saturday.

Columbus (IN) Weekly Times, November 15, 1895, p. 7. LARKIN-Dominick Larkin, aged 62, died at the poor farm Friday night. The burial took place yesterday afternoon at poor farm cemetery.

Columbus (IN) Weekly Times, November 15, 1895, p. 7. EGLAND-Isaac, 4-year-old son of Isaac Egland, died Friday last of membranous croup and was buried next morning at ten o'clock at Walesboro Cemetery.

Columbus (IN) Weekly Times, November 15, 1895, p. 7. DEATH DOINGS JONES-Ben Jones, the well known liveryman and horse buyer, died at his home in Shelbyville last Friday. He had been in poor health for several months. Recently he went to French Lick Springs but came back no better in health. His condition after his return home varied but was such that his death was not unexpected. Ben Jones was a son of Robert Jones, one of the early settlers of Hawcreek Township, and was about 54 years of age at the time of his death. For several years he had been in the livery business at Shelbyville and got his full share of patronage. He was a brother of Mrs. William Brinkley of this city.

Maysville (KY) Bulletin, January 6, 1882, p. 2. Mrs. Annie Andrews, wife of Rev. Seth Andrews, found dead in bed at Salem, Ind.

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, October 6, 1882, p. 6. SKILLED CARVING One of the most artistic and unique exhibitions in the Women's Department is a lot of hickory-nut medallions executed with a penknife by Mrs. Addie Platt Sullivan of Salem, Ind. The likenesses of Lincoln and Garfield on two of the medallions are remarkably accurate. Mrs. Sullivan has exhibited at previous expositions evidences of her cunning in modeling various animals and clay and has also done creditable work on canvas. Considering that she never took an art lesson in her life, these creations are evidence of an innate genius that, with opportunities for cultivation, would bring her fame and fortune

Milwaukee (WI) Weekly, March 29, 1882, p. 7. NOTE: Although the name is believed to be Prow, this paper reported it as Praw and another paper as Prom. In 1880, George Prow, age 17, was enumerated in the household of his father, Christian Power age 60 and a merchant, in Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana. The surname is correctly believed to be Prow. George Praw (sic), son of a prominent merchant at Campbellsburg, Indiana, was killed by falling under a train that he was attempting to board on the 22nd inst., at Salem, Ind. He was badly mangled, his face being all that was left to lead to identification.

Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, February 28, 1882 p. 2. George Roberts was accidentally shot through the head and killed at Salem, Ind.

Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1882, p. 1. At Salem, Ind., the jury in the case of Maggie Briscoe against Omri Thompson on last Saturday evening assessed her damages at $8,000 for breach of promise to marry.

Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune, December 30, 1897, p. 18. DEATH OF A HOOSIER PIONEER Scottsburg, Ind., December 30-John Scott, perhaps the oldest native-born citizen of Scott County, is dead of Bright's disease at his home near Wooster in Johnston Township. He was highly respected throughout the county and as a farmer has been prominently connected with practically its entire history. His age was 81.

Xenia (OH) Daily Gazette, October 21, 1897, p. 3. BANKER'S SON Killed By a Train While Stealing a Ride in Fun Scottsburg, Ind., October 20-Clyde Montgomery, the 18-year-old son of Richard W. Montgomery, president of the Scott County Bank, was killed last night by falling between the cars of a moving freight train on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad two miles north of here. Several cars passed over his body which mangled him horribly. The boy was stealing a ride as a lark.

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, January 7, 1893, p. 10. Madison Hubbard, a prominent citizen of Scottsburg, Ind., was dangerously hurt at that place on Thursday night. He was in a sleigh when Edward Everitt, who was driving a cutter, came dashing along. Suddenly, Everitt's horses became frightened and ran into Hubbard's sleigh. The tongue of Everitt's sleigh struck Hubbard on the head, and the man's skull was fractured. There is a probability of his dying.

Seymour (IN) Daily Republican, November 7, 1900, p. 3. DUE TO BAD WHISKY Scottsburg, Ind., Nov. 7-During a drunken quarrel in front of W. A. Smith's saloon, Jacob Dezarn shot and, perhaps, fatally wounded William Richey. He was removed to his home. Dezarn escaped.

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, April 30, 1899, p. 17. Relatives in Jeffersonville received word yesterday that Mrs. William James had attempted to drown herself in a cistern near Scottsburg, Ind. She had been despondent. Members of the family rescued her. She is 50 years old. Her husband was a captain in the Mexican war.

Leander John Monks, editor in chief, COURTS AND LAWYERS OF INDIANA, Vol. 3 (Indianapolis: Federal Publishing Co., Inc., 1916), p. 919. .The first circuit court in Orange County met at the home of William Lindley two miles north of Paoli on the old Scott farm, on February 17, 1816.