Yester Year

The Republican has published local news weekly since 1847. We offer this column as a look back at events from our archives and to help connect today’s readers to the people and events in our past.

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of August 20, 1896

Stilesville: The “Gold Bugs” defeated Mt. Clair at this place Saturday, the score being 17 to 11. Stilesville’s old umpire, Herk Tignor, umpired the game to the satisfaction of both sides.

Cartersburg: Saturday afternoon, the 29th, the Republicans will have a speaking and pole raising. Hon. Lucius B. Swift, of Indianapolis, will speak in Holderman’s grove at 2 p.m.

Brownsburg: Our businessmen are trying to secure a pouch mail on the morning train to the city and one from there on the evening train.

Resolved: That the teachers of Hendricks county in institute assembled urge the passage of a compulsory educational law in Indiana.

A number of young ladies who call themselves the Thirteen Club took breakfast yesterday morning at the Cartersburg Springs.

Danville went to Stilesville Tuesday and was defeated by the “Gold Bugs.” The score was 22 to 4 in favor of Stilesville. The feature of the game was the way Stilesville rubbed it in.

The North Salem Itemizer has appeared. It is the successor to the Herald, and is published by C.E. Moore and Miss Minnie Fleece, who will continue its publication until the owner of the Herald plant resumes the publication of the Herald. The Itemizer is a bright and newsy sheet.

Many improvements are in progress at the railway station. A concrete platform is being put in. The freight house will be moved to the south side of the tracks and a new baggage room built. The platform will be protected by a shed and a fountain will be put in.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO Issue of August 18, 1921

Hendricks county will be one of the few counties to have more than one girl enrolled in the Indiana State Fair School of Home Economics to be held August 29 to September 12 in connection with the State Fair. Miss Ruth Dickey, from Brown township and Miss Cora Candy, from Liberty township have been appointed to the school by the Hendricks County Federation of Home Economics clubs.

William Crow, of Guilford township, is laying out a fine in jail on a plea of guilty in ‘Squire Barlow’s court to taking watermelons from a neighbor’s patch.

Next week, the second Hendricks County Fair – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 24 and 25 and 26. The fair will be held on the county’s land on the north side of the Rockville road east of Danville. The buildings erected to house the county’s road-working machinery will be utilized in addition to many tents to protect the exhibits.

Avon: Miles Tudor invites his friends in for a social hour. On departing, he presented each a fine melon to keep as a souvenir.

Miss Ruth M. Dix, from St. Louis, Mo., will begin her work in the county as Home Demonstration Agent, Saturday, August 20.

Will Walton, of Indianapolis, and B.H. Canine, of Danville, have leased the room now occupied by J.O. Tinder where they will open an electric shoe repairing shop, shining parlor and cleaning a pressing parlor.

A.L. Mayor, of Shelbyville, and Lee Townsley have purchased the Taylor pharmacy on the north side of the square and have taken charge.

E.H. Conn believes he has the prize peach, weighing slightly over three-quarters of a pound and measuring ten inches around.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of August 22, 1946

Consolidation of the Hendricks County Price Control Board, popularly termed the “Ration Board,” with the Marion county board in Indianapolis will be made September 10.

Central Normal College officially brought its seventy-year career to a close with the ending of the second summer term last Friday. During the seventy-year history of the college, more than 60,000 students attended classes at the school. Until the year 1899, Central Normal exceeded Indiana University in enrollment.

Orrion M. Shutts, owner and manager of Mecca Airport at Danville, has secured the dealership for Taylorcraft airplanes from the company in Alliance, Ohio.

Lieut. Comdr. James M. Tippey, U.S.N., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Tippey of Danville, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious service while serving on board the USS Yorktown from April 1943 to April 1945.

Mr. and Mrs. Hursel C. Disney are the parents of a daughter, Rose Ellen, born Friday, at the Witham hospital at Lebanon.

The listening public of Radio Station WIBC, Indianapolis, from the North Salem community are please with the many little poems sent in by Mrs. Lillie Jordon, of North Salem. The poems are read daily over the Jane Day program at 9 o’clock each weekday.

One hundred thirty-eight friends and relatives signed the guest register at open house, Sunday, when Mr. and Mrs. Amos Shelton celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, at their home at 197 East Broadway in Danville.

FIFTY YEARS AGO Issue of August 19, 1971

Robert Huse and Gary Houser, owners of Danville Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, Inc., will build a new building for heir car agency at US 36 and CR 300, east of Danville. The firm is presently located at 1375 E. Main St.

Television star James Brolin, who plays the role of motorcycle-riding Dr. Steven Kiley in the “Marcus Welby, M.D.” series on ABC-TV, will be in Danville, Saturday, September 25, 10 a.m. to launch the 1971 United Fund campaign in Hendricks County.

Hendricks County will be well represented in the state 4-H Tractor Driving Contest, August 25, at the State Fair by James Penner, Liberty Township, Gary Owen, Eel River Township, and Bruce Gibbs, Liberty Township.

Brian Poynter, son of the Max Poynters, recently spent a week at Bobby Leonard’s All-American Sports Camp near Bainbridge.

Chris Wynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wynn, Danville, left Monday morning to enter Cincinnati Bible Seminary, where he will major in Christian Missions.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of August 22, 1996*

Construction will begin on the Hendricks Community Hospital’s $12-million Avon Station Medical Center expansion. The plan is to include a 45,000 sq. ft. medical office building and a radiation oncology center, occupying 10,000 sq. feet.

In the past three years, Leadership Hendricks County has prepared more than 47 community leaders. This year’s class has 20 more leaders currently in training.

The second annual Healthy Choice American Heart Walk is planned for September 29, at Avon Community Park.

Sgt. Garry Edwards was officially named Danville Police Chief, Monday night, by a vote of 4 to 1 by the Danville Town Council. Paul Barnett was the dissenting vote. He replaces William C. Cope, who resigned in early June.

David and LaDonna Radcliff of Pittsboro will be among nearly 30 participants in the second Grand Indiana Auto Tour. The Couple will be driving a restored 190 Ford coupe in the 500-mile trek across Indiana.

TEN YEARS AGO Issue of August 18, 2011

The September issue of Money Magazine features their annual list of America’s Best Places to Live. Two Hendricks County towns on the list are Brownsburg and Plainfield.

Debi Roe, Clermont, was installed recently as Worthy Matron of the Brownsburg Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

Collectors of British sports cars gathered on the square in Danville last Sunday for a mini “British Invasion” cruise-in.

Members of the Hendricks County Tourism Commission and staff of the Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau congratulated Claire Vechon, of Brownsburg High School, the high school tourism scholarship winner.

Lawrence and Sharon (Reitzel) Fruits will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on August 27.

Sheriff Dave Galloway announced that an electronic citation and warning system (e-ticket) will be installed in all Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicles.

Postal route carriers for the Lizton and Pittsboro post offices will start their daily deliveries from Brownsburg starting August 27.

The Run Greater Indianapolis Half Marathon was one step closer to the October 2 start when the Danville Town Council approved temporary street closings for the race.