Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 4. Miss Eva Brown is home from Bloomfield where she has been visiting Prof. and Mrs. Walter T. Brown.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 4. L. H. Urbarger was at Stinesville today visiting his daughter, Mrs. D. E. McHenry.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 4. Engineer Billy Orr of the Monon is off duty on account of an injured eye.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 4. Conductor George Hinds of the Monon is sick and W. C. Fore is on his car.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. On the Side Sheriff Joseph Ratliff: "While I will not get any regular vacation, I expect to spend all my spare time on my farm, northwest of the city."

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. Gasoline Tank in Flames. While a gasoline can was being filled from a tank at the Harris grocery, Eleventh and Jackson streets this morning, a boy dropped a lighted match, which put the tank in flames. One of the clerks pushed the tank out into the street and thus saved the building from destruction. There was no damage to the building, and fortunately no [sic] was injured.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. Oscar Riddle's Success. Oscar Riddle, a former Greene county school teacher and graduate of Indiana University, is in Bloomfield for a brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Amanda Riddle, and other relatives. He expects to sail for Europe July 21, where he is to deliver two lectures before the International Congress of Science to be held at Gratz, Austria. He will remain abroad probably until next April to do research work in a number of universities. He is an instructor in the department of zoology in the University of Chicago, and has traveled extensively in South America, collecting specimens for that institution.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. Note: The remainder of this item was cut off in copying as indicated by ellipsis. MANY CITIZENS EXPRESS VIEWS On Bloomington' Street Paving Proposition. Next Monday night the question will come up before the city council as to whether Bloomington is to pave her streets with brick or bithulithic. A number of citizens have expressed their views to City Attorney R. L. Morgan, and they are given herewith in The World-Courier: W. J. Allen: "I am in favor of paving the square with brick in preference to any other material. Experience teaches that a street improved with brick will last twenty-five years, while bithulithic would have to be repaired within ten years. The council should keep its eye on the question of repair in the future." C. W. Booth: "The greatest paving material in the world is granite, but the cost limits its use. Fifth Avenue in New York City is constructed of granite and a finer street the eye never witnessed. Next to granite for street improvement purposes is brick. Brick is economical and it takes years of heavy traffic to effect it while time without use will disintegrate asphalt or bithulithic. This city is not financially able to use will disintegrate asphalt or bithulith- [sic] streets. We must be especially equipped for repair of bithulitic streets." H. B. Gentry: "Experiences forces me to be favorable to brick streets. Within the last twenty years I have paraded over thousands of miles of streets in cities and towns of the United States, Canada and Mexico, and I feel that the only sensible and general purpose street to construct is a brick street. Asphalt and bithulithic are nice and smooth when first constructed, but they soon disintegrate and go to pieces and then comes the expense of patching and repairing. I would like to see the public square paved with brick." County Clerk Joseph H. Campbell. "We cannot afford to improve the public square with any material other than brick. The first cost of brick pavement is about 30c. per square foot, cheaper than the bid on bithulithic and is more lasting and much easier to keep in repair. If bithulithic is used, the city will have to expend seven or eight thousand dollars for a plant to repair with. Our street commissioner can readily make any repairs to brick streets." James Karsell: There isn't but one thing to do and that is to use brick. A brick contractor will guarantee his work for thirty years, while you can't get a bithulithic man to guarantee for more than five years. I was a Delphi this week, my old home, and they told me they were compelled to re-surface a bithulithic street less than three years after construction. Down at Evansville the streets leading from the river wharfs are constructed of brick and they have stood the heavy hauling from the river up to the city for more than thirty-five years. Let's have brick." W. T. Blair: "Brick every time. Why, look over there at the hitch rack. That brick has been laid for twelve years. It is not the kind we would use on the streets, neither is it laid as we would lay it now, yet it has stood the pound and stomp of horses for all these years and it is good yet. The hitch rack tells every wise man that we should use brick. I am against bithulithic." Dr. John P. Tourner: "If you are going to improve let it be brick, but I would like to see the council keep that street roller running. The city ought to have a quarry and crusher of its own. We have plenty of hard stone in this county suitable for paving and with this stone and the constant use of the roller we could have good streets. However, I am in favor of improving the square with brick." Deputy Clerk John Kelly: "I want to see the square improved with brick. We know brick will last and the most of us don't know anything about bithulithic." Walter S. Bradfute: "I am for brick. When men like H. B. Gentry, Charlies Booth, and others, who have traveled all over the United States, say brick, I say brick. Why not?" .

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. SELLS 'PHONE LINE TO RETIRE Fairfax System Sold by Curtis Mitchell for $8750. Curtis Mitchell, formerly of Fairfax, this county, and who started into the telephone business some ten years ago, has sold his interest in Lawrence county to Fred Bingham, who is the manager of the Bedford Telephone Company. The price paid was $8,750. Mr. Mitchell will complete his stone building started some time ago in Oolitic and will likely return to his farm at Fairfax. He will come out a few thousand dollars to the good, but says that he will not tackle telephones anymore for a while at least. Mr. Bingham, his successor, will move his family to Oolitic and commence improving the plant at once, [sic] There will not be much of a general change in the business excepting that the line from Oolitic to Smithville, will be made a toll line instead of being used free by Oolitic subscribers.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. CLOSE BIG DEAL FOR DAVIS FARM Simmons & Faris Sell Mattie B. Davis Farm for $18,500. Simmons & Faris, the well known and successful real estate agents, have just closed a deal whereby the Mrs. Mattie B. Davis farm of 250 acres, just south of Clear Creek has been purchased by E. W. G. Johnson, one of Monroe County's leading farmers. The sale price was $18,500. This farm is considered one of the best in the county. Mrs. Davis not lives at Orlando, Fla. but was here to close the deal.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. Funeral of Alban Hinds. The body of Alban Hinds is expected to arrive from Oklahoma at seven o'clock this evening from the south and will be taken to the Hinds residence on south Morton street The funeral will be held at the residence at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon in charge of Rev. Thomas R. White, and the interment will be at Rose Hill cemetery. The Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows lodge of which the deceased was a member will conduct their ritualistic services at the grave. ---- NOTICE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. All brothers are requested to meet at the hall Sunday, July 10 at one p.m. to attend the funeral of Brother Al Hinds. E. C. Rumple, C. C. F. A. Seward, K. of R. and S.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. Mrs. Sarah Neill Dead. Mrs. Sarah Neill, aged eighty-five, died yesterday evening at 6:15 at the home of her son, David, at Whitehall. Mrs. Neill leaves eight sons to mourn her death, David, James, Samuel, Daniel, Joseph, Charles, Alfred and Alva, all of this county. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock at Whitehall in charge of the Rev. Breeden.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 9, 1910, p. 1. FINED $50 AND 30 DAYS IN JAIL Wesley Back Convicted in Police Court "Bootlegging." After being tired three times for alleged violations Wesley Back was at last convicted of "bootlegging." His sentence is a fine of $50 and a thirty days' jail sentence. Back managed to escape conviction the two previous times he was arrested. He appealed the case to Mayor Harris yesterday and was tried by Atty. Jesse Field.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. There were more than 100 cases of measles here at the same time.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Mrs. G. F. Genolin, wife of Dr. Genolin of Bloomington was here on Sunday visiting her brother and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Watton.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Mr. and Mrs. John Wampler, Jr., have returned from Indianapolis and Mrs. Wampler is in full bloom with the measles.

No source noted, February 5, 1923, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. FARMER DISCOVERS MISS ESTHER BECK, MISSING 3 DAYS Daughter of Ex-superintendent of Bloomington Schools Expires Wile Man Goes for Aid Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 4-Miss Esther Beck, 26 years old, daughter of James K. Beck, for whom all Bloomington has searched since her mysterious disappearance from her South College Avenue home last Thursday evening at 4:45 o'clock, is dead. She was found at nine o'clock this morning within a short distance of the Garrison Chapel Church, about eight miles due west of Bloomington, by Melvin Reeves, 29 years old, who was on his way to attend Sunday School at the church. He was passing through the John Hemross farm following a well-beaten path to the chapel when he heard the moans of the dying girl whose death was caused from exposure in being out in the heavy rain of Friday morning and the zero weather today. Reeves hurried in the direction of the sound and came upon Miss Beck lying in a field close to a thicket. She had evidently fought her way through. She had emerged through the thicket minus her hat and shoes and had crossed a rail fence, evidently falling to the ground in an exhausted condition. She was within 300 yards of the Hemross home. After finding the young woman, Reeves ran to the Hemross home for help and when he returned a few moments later, he found the girl dead. The finding of Miss Beck came while two detectives from an Indianapolis agency were closeted with relatives of the family. Maps were being gone over of the west part of the country and a crowd of several hundred citizens were ready to go out again and search the country. At the same time, a crew of men had started work dragging the Monon railroad lake west of the city. The body was brought back to the city. By a prearranged agreement, the blowing of a factory whistle was a signal to the citizens of the city that the body had been found. Hundreds of persons gathered to hear the details. Miss Beck came from one of Bloomington's leading families. She had lacked only two months of finishing a four-year nurses' training course in the City Hospital in Indianapolis when her health broke down during the Christmas holidays. She seemed to be getting better. On Wednesday she left her home for a 2-hour walk, and the next day she told her mother she wished to walk again. She was to have gone to the home of her sister, Mrs. Culmer, wife of Dr. W. N. Culmer, about six blocks away, for supper, and when later in the evening it was found she had not arrived there, a search was started. Mrs. William Buzzaird and Frank Thompson gave the only clue that she had started out the White Hall Pike as both remembered seeing her on that road about five o'clock Thursday evening. The general search that started Friday morning did not extend to the Garrison Church but was more to the north of it. As Miss Beck was frail in statue, it was not thought her strength would have been sufficient to have taken her that far away. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the First Methodist Church.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Alma Carter (sic) was born in 1882, died in 1937 and was buried in Rose Hill next to Ralph B. Carter ( 1875-1918) which suggests that her name was Alma (Carpenter) Carter. DEATH FROM INFLUENZA Miss Alma Carpenter, Teacher, in Dayton, Ohio Bloomington has another victim of the influenza whose death occurred outside of the city-Miss Alma Carter (sic), daughter of Mrs. R. H. Carpenter, who died this morning at Dayton, O., after a brief illness. By her bedside were her two brothers-William and Leon-as they were both working at Dayton. Miss Alma had been teaching there since September and was taken sick about a week ago, the news having been received here by wire of her dangerous condition. The body is to arrive this afternoon from Dayton and will be taken to the home on West 6th Street. Miss Alma was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Carpenter and besides the two brothers are two sisters-Mary E. and Catherine. She had taught school in the grades and was a most estimable and loveable young woman. The father has been dead about two years. Considering all the circumstances, the death is unusually sad and the family has the sympathy of a large circle of friends.

No source noted, penciled date of December 14, 1923, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. FINAL TRIBUTE EDWARD CORDELL The funeral services of J. Edward Cordell, who was instantly killed Friday afternoon while at work as head hooker at the J. Hoadley & Sons Co. Mill south of the city, were yesterday afternoon at two o'clock from the First Baptist Church in charge of Rev. C. B. Stephens and burial in Rose Hill. Services at the grave were by the Red Men with Lewis Beaumont and Harry Brock in charge of the ceremony. Leonard Fletcher was master. This ceremony was very impressive. The large attendance was a fitting tribute to the esteem in which the deceased was held and the floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. The pallbearers were: Elmer Hainey, Flavo Gilizi, Edward Fletcher, Emmett Prince, Theodore Treadway and James Wilson.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to a Monroe County (IN) marriage record index, Walter Gillaspy (consider Gillepsie and Gillaspie as spelling variants) married Bell Vint in 1920. It is believed that she was married previously married to Isaac H. Bastin in 1899, to Jason Vint in 1899. She was formerly known as Lillie Belle Burch (sic), the daughter of Levi Burch, as noted in a Monroe County marriage record index. DEATH MRS. WALTER GILLASPY Mrs. Walter Gillaspy, after an illness of many weeks, died Friday afternoon at the home on North Washington Street. Aged (not legible). She had been ill many weeks with (illegible) trouble and was a patient, Christian woman. Besides the husband, there are two sons and a daughter. The deceased was a daughter of William (sic) Burch, and Mr. Gillaspy is employed at the Thomas Huff pool room. Funeral Sunday at ten o'clock in charge of Rev. Morgan and burial at Rose Hill.