Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, November 23, 1877, p. 1. A BLOOMINGTON WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Bloomington, Indiana, November 22-The wife of a shoemaker named Frank Sullivan attempted suicide this afternoon by taking morphine. Efforts are making to save her life, but she is in a critical condition.

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, November 23, 1877, p. 1. SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY Bloomington, Indiana, November 22-A remarkable case of the preservation of a corpse has just been developed at Clear Creek Station four miles south of here. The body of the wife of Mr. James Campbell, who was buried on her father's farm in the common soil of the locality in an ordinary wooden casket twenty years ago, was being exhumed for the purpose of removal to the churchyard when the weight of the coffin induced them to open it, and the body was found apparently as sound as on the day on interment, the features being natural and perfect.

Burlington (IA) Weekly Hawk-Eye, April 8, 1875, p. 5. NOTE: According to my research, one of the men convicted of murdering John Moore was Cornelius "Crook" Mershon. CRIMES At Bloomington, Indiana, it has been confessed by a deserted wife of a man of that town that her husband and four others, including a saloonkeeper of that place, some three years ago murdered a man named John Moore who went there from Bloomington, Ill., and has never been heard of since. Moore had about $2,000 with him when he arrived at Bloomington, Indiana. Three of the men were arrested in the latter place and one in Douglass County, Ill. The sheriff of Monroe County, Indiana, has gone to Arkansas after the fifth.

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, December 20, 1877, p. 1. DEATH OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF INDIANA Bloomington, Indiana, December 19-A dispatch has just been received from Mexico, Mo., announcing the death of George W. Hardin, uncle of Ex-governor Hardin of Missouri, Mr. Hardin was over 80 years old, an old citizen of this place. He pre-empted land here over 50 years ago and was the last surviving soldier of the War of 1812 from Kentucky, of which state he was a native. He was a prominent local politician of this state for 40 years.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 27, 1924, p. 1. AGED RESIDENT OF STANFORD IS DEAD AT HOME Mrs. Mary Pafford Was Well Beloved by all Neighbors. Mrs. Mary Pafford, aged 76 years, died at her home near Stanford early today, after an illness extending over a period of several months. Paralysis was the direct cause of her death. Mrs. Pafford was one of the best loved women in the Stanford community. She had lived in Monroe county all her life and had endeared herself to all who knew her. She was a member of the Baptist church of Stanford. Mrs. Pafford is survived by her husband, Solomon Pafford; a daughter, Mrs. Marion Burch, of Bloomington; one son, Homer Pafford, of near Stanford; several grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews, of Texas; Mrs. Crum, of Harrodsburg, and Mrs. Hazel, of Harrodsburg. The funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 27, 1924, p. 1. DANIEL BEEM DEAD Spencer, Ind., March 27.-Daniel Beem, age eighty-three, a veteran of the 14th Indiana regiment of the civil war, died at his home here Tuesday night. He is survived by two sons, Ralph Beem of Zanesville, O., and Ross C. Beem of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon in this city.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 27, 1924, p. 1. NINE AND ONE-HALF POUND GIRL Born, to Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gray, of this city, at the Bloomington hospital last night a nine and one-half pound girl, Ida Jean.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huff and sou [sic], James, of Indianapolis spent Sunday in Bloomington with the latter's mother, Mrs. W. C. Taylor.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Mrs. Nancy Shaw, of Bloomington, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Ellen McCoy, and her brother, T. C. Utterback.-Greencastle Herald.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. W. J. Mobley, South Lincoln street, has bought the Patton farm, east of town of 78 acres for $3,600. He will move there and will take up a farm life.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Bal Skirvin on Cottage Grove avenue, have purchased the cottage of Mrs. Alice Yeo, on the same avenue, for $4,000, and will occupy the house at once.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Mrs. Al Smith, east Fourth street, went to Indianapolis this morning to visit her daughter, Miss Billy Smith, who is in the Methodist hospital there.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Martinsville Tribune: "Henry Candidori and Nellie Mae Solomita are licensed to wed. Both are Bloomington residents. His father, Jacob, was born in Italy, so was his mother, Asunta Frascka. The bride's father is William Puette of Chandlersville and her mother's maiden name was Stella Cole. This is the second marriage for Mrs. Solomita.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Perry Dillman, who has been spending the winter months with his mother, Mrs. Blanche Gooldy, of Ellettsville, and his brother, Meredith Dillman of Clear Creek, left this morning for his home in Conrad, Montana.

The current address for this house is 310-312 North Park Avenue. More information is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wicoulte/University_Courts_Historic_District <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wicoulte/University_Courts_Historic_District>Bill Coulter On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Constance Shotts <2013ccts@gmail.com> wrote: > Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 1. > > LET CONTRACT FOR NEW $20,000 HOME FOR BLOOMINGTON > > The contract for the new brick double house of Almer Henry, Park and > Seventh > streets, was let yesterday to Mr. Wolfe, who recently moved here from > Kokomo. The contract price is $17,000, which does not include the heat and > plumbing. Mr. Henry was one of the men who hesitated until the water > question was settled. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Ultimately, Walter Bradfute rebuilt the Telephone building on the site of the old building, incorporating the old columns. The building was demolished in the late 60's to make way for a new First National Bank Building. The columns were salvaged and now stand at Billy Hayes Track on the IU campus. Henry Gentry did not rebuild. He sold the site to Citizens Loan and Trust Company. They built a bank designed by Indianapolis architects McGuire and Shook. This building was also demolished to clear the site for the 1960's First National Bank building. The First National Bank of Bloomington no longer exists, but the building, designed by Edward James and Associates, still stands at the southwest corner of 5th and College. One of the tenants is a branch of Chase bank. Bill Coulter On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Constance Shotts <2013ccts@gmail.com> wrote: > Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 25, 1924, p. 5. > > ARCHITECT NICHOLS IMMEDIATELY TO PLAN NEW BUILDING > > Architect John L. Nichols will mediately [sic] draw plans for Mr. Brad- > [sic] buildings to be erected by Mr. Bradfute and Mr. Gentry. The buildings > will be modern and of fire-proof construction. > > All the walls of the Gentry building will probably have to be torn down. > The > stone columns and front of the Telephone office withstood the heat, and > Architect Nichols is of the opinion that the front can be repaired. > > Work on the new buildings will commence as soon as possible, and the new > structures are expected to be completed this summer. > > Contractor Joe Neill will rebuild the Gentry block. > > Mr. Gentry also owned the buildings occupied by the express office and the > Van Valer room. > > > Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) > CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants > after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark > registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Plans for this house were drawn by Edwin Doeppers, Construction was supervised by John L. Nichols. My computer hard drive has apparently crashed, when I recover I will post sources. Bill Coulter On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Constance Shotts <2013ccts@gmail.com> wrote: > Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 1. > > LET CONTRACT FOR NEW $20,000 HOME FOR BLOOMINGTON > > The contract for the new brick double house of Almer Henry, Park and > Seventh > streets, was let yesterday to Mr. Wolfe, who recently moved here from > Kokomo. The contract price is $17,000, which does not include the heat and > plumbing. Mr. Henry was one of the men who hesitated until the water > question was settled. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 2. Mrs. Pearl Lemons and Mrs. Marie Lee, of Martinsville, spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends and relatives in Bloomington.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 1. VETERAN EDITOR TELLS OF FIRE EXPERIENCES "When I erected The Telephone block some 15 years ago it was upon the idea that it was better to have a monument on the public square than one out at Rosehill," was the remark of Walter Bradfute Monday night as he watched the fine stone building and all its content of a newspaper go up in smoke. This was his third fire experience, but the other two were not so serious. About 15 years ago a part of the building in which the paper made its home was partially burned, and the equipment burned or drenched with water, but one room was saved in which the editorial work was done, and The World printed the paper. Ten years before that fire delayed business for a week. However, the fire of Monday is so complete that the salvage will not pay for its own removal, and a large part of the loss now includes the fine stone building, of which only two side walls and the stone columns in front remain. "But a fire in a newspaper office is no time for a 'quitter'," Mr. Bradfute said, the paper must be issued as usual-there must be no break in the record of almost 50 years when I started the tiny paper, so before the roof of the building had fallen, we were figuring on the morrow's paper, the phones wires were busy ordering new machinery before the old equipment had been entirely destroyed. And then there was a side that seemed to make the disaster most glorious-the offer of scores of friends of their personal aid-and financial help if necessary-almost enough in itself to repay for the material loss that had fallen so suddenly and with such force-the genuine sympathy of a community of which the paper has been a part for almost a half century. It all made life worth living and pointed the way to a stronger and a better effort-a wall of kindliness that overcomes all discouragement." Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.