Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 25, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1927 — Page 19

JUNE 9, 1927

HOOSIERS HAVE LINCOLNSHRINE Spencer Hills Sacred to Memory of Emancipator. Down in Spencer County, about fifty miles south of French Lick and forty miles east of Evansville, near the Ohio River, are two hills which are destined to become nationally known. One of the hills is topped by a simple stone, denoting the spot where the cabin Abraham Lincoln once called home was situated, the other topped by a grave where lies Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of the Civil War president. A movement has been started and Is gaining momentum to build a national shrine on these grounds to awaken anew appreciation of the influence of environment on the life of Lincoln and at the same time pay a long-delayed tribute to Lincoln's mother. of this enterprise has placed with the Indiana Lincoln Union, a State-wide committee of 125 representative citizens, recently appointed by Governor Ed Ja-’-son. Olmstead brothers, landscape artists of Brookline, Mass., have been commissioned to develop plans for beautification of the grounds surrounding these two hills. The State owns seventy acres surrounding the grave. It is proposed that the twenty acres surrounding the grave and adjoning the State-owned land also be acquired. The site can be reached by automobile over the State road leading south from French Lick to the Ohio River. 485 TO QUIT PURDUE Almost 2,000 Alumni to Attend Festivities. Ba T'un< fin pc in l LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 9.—From 1.500 to 2,000 alumni and former students of Purdue University are expected back for the annual gala week festivities which will culminate Tuesday with the conferring of approximately 485 degrees on this year’s graduates by President Edward C. Elliott. ■"he commencement address is to be olivered by Frederick C. Landis, of Logansport, and the baccalaureate sermon will be preached Sunday by Dr. Jorn W. Holland, Methodist Church of St. Paul, Minn.

r ROCKY REEF RESORT On Trout Lake, Wisconsin An ideal placeffor Angler, Outer .and Vacationist. Cool, comfortable cottages and hotel; good beds, good food, electric lights. Fishing tackle, bait and guides on hand. Rates reasonable. Make reservations NOW. Write, phone or wire. JOHN WHITBECK, Prop.

ESSEX LODGE On Clear Lake A Summer Hotel distinctive for its atmosphere of rest and harmony and well known for its excellent food and service. Golf, Tennis, Archery, Saddling, Fishing, White Sand Beach. Mod erate Rates. MakA early reservations. M. M. GRIFFITH, Hostess Tomahawk, Wisconsin

Stop at the . North Shore 9 Hotel at Tippecanoe Lake Kalorama Park “A View of the Lake From Every Room” Comfortable Cottages for Rent Five Minutes From Golf Course Famous Artesian Mineral Drinking Water Herb Lytle, Prop.

Bridge Business Booming

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Picturizing (lie latest bridge news! Above you see the dedication of the John \V. Weeks memorial span at Cambridge, Mass., with overhead an airplane which participated in the exercises: below the official party on the Dupont yacht, “N'enemooska," passing beneath the newlife bridge over the mouth of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at Delaware City, Delaware. CANADA RICH IN FRUIT $21,611,379 Output of Dominion in 1826. Bn Timm ftvecinl ... . _ OTTAWA, Ontario, June 9.— The total value of the commercial fruit production of Canada in 1926 has been estimated at $21,611,379, compared with $21,851,070 in 1925. The principal fruit produced was apples, the total being 2,851,070 barrels valued at $15,022,543. Washington's Shop Is Garage. A Watertown (Mass.) blacksmith shop onc e used by George Washington is being equipped and opened as a garage.

You can spend a pleasant vacation at The Porter Camp

Dancing’ Boating and Bathing Tennis and Golf Baseball Game Every Sunday Best Bass Fishing in State Best Drinking Water Wonderful Shade Trees

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Flat Rock, Ind., Phone 4 on 15 CAMP LOCATED SIX MILES EAST OF EDINBURG, TWELVE MILES SOUTH OF SHELBYVILLE, TWELVE MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS.

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ONTARIO ASSUMES POPULATION LEAD Census Shows Province North Is Populous. Bu Timm Nneoial OTTAWA, Ont., June 9.—According to the most recent estimate of the Canadian government bureau of statistics, the population of Canada as at June 1, 1926, was 9,389,300. At the census taken in June, 1921, the population of the Dominion was 8,788,343. This latest estimate shows On-

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tario has the largest population in the Dominion, with 3,145,600; Quebec next with 2,561.800; Saskatchewan third with 821,000 and the other provinces as follows: Manitoba, 639000; Alberta, 607,000; British Columbia, 568,400; Nova Scotia, 540,000; ew Brunskick, 407,200; Prince Edward Island, 87,000; Northwest Territories, 8,850 and Yukon Territory 3,450. Fast Auto Industry Growth The number of automobiles made in the United States has increased from 4 in 1895 to 3,950,000 in 1926.

Children’s Playground Table and Furnaces for Picnic Parties 25 Cottages to Rent Hotel Accommodations Meals Served at Dining Room No Mosquitoes

MRS. DUNOVENT of Connersville Will Have Charge of Our DINING ROOM

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TOWNS MAY BE MOVED Canadian Park Boundaries to Be Surveyed. Bu Tiptf* Bnrcuil CALGARY, Alberta, June 9—lt is announced that a survey of the national parks along the Eastern Rockies will be undertaken next summer with a view to determining how the boundaries shall be enlarged. It is intimated that some of the towns now within the parks’ borders may be removed therefrom.