Ninety Years Ago
(Excerpted from The Brazil Times Weekender)
June 1918:
Don CARPENTER, one of the four sons of Mr. And Mrs. W. E. CARPENTER,
currently was in the United States Army and Navy Service, was promoted from
first lieutenant to the rank of captain.
The many friends of J. F. DURKIN were welcoming him back into Brazil after
being away for many years. Mr. DURKIN returned as a chiropractor and opened
on office equipped with all the up-to-date outfit for his practice in the
Charles H. KNIGHT Block. He lived here many years and at one time worked at
the Times office.
July 1919:
Since the city of Brazil was not represented in the gas rate hearing before
Commissioner F. B. JOHNSON, evidence showed the present rate is not
sufficient, as the company is overcapitalized. JOHNSON pointed out that as
the company had back debts, the consumers should not pay it, but the debt
should be paid by the stockholders.
County auditor Wiley E. PARRISH today announced the apportionment of the
township school funds for the first half of the year. The school enumeration
for Clay County shows there to be a total of 9,563 school children which
makes the per capita for the present distribution $2.47.
June 1919:
The 113th Engineers, an Indiana unit that has been over seas many months, is
due to arrive at New York late today on the transport Great Northern,
according to information reaching Adjt. Gen. Harry B. SMITH. In related
news, two Harmony boys will be returning home after several months of active
military duty. Charles LEONHARDT and Thomas BAYOR both arrived home safely
recently. Leonhardt is the son of Mr. And Mrs. John LEONHARDT, while Bayor
is the son of Katherine BAYOR.
May 1919:
The Clay County Board of Charities made its annual tour of inspection to the
County Infirmary near Bowling Green and the Clay County Orphans’ Home at
Knightsville, last Tuesday. Mrs. Prentiss TILLEY, the secretary will send
the formal report to the State Board of Charities. The board found several
of the previous recommendations for improvements at the County Infirmary
carried out and steps taken to prevent water from getting into the basement
of the new building which was bothersome for a few years after the new
building was constructed.
A move is now on foot to affect a compromise in the matter of a route for
the proposed improved highway north and south through Clay County. A large
number of good roads boosters believe the logical route for the proposed
highway is via Forest Ave. through the center tier of townships to Clay City
and thence to the Brunswick Bridge….. It is believed if the road were to be
ordered built over the Forest Avenue route instead of via Morgan’s Crossing,
it would serve to satisfy the people in the Western part of the county who
have a petition before the commissioner asking to brick road to run through
the western tier of townships starting at a point west of Billtown. The
commissioners will investigate each route before ordering the road built.