Oil tank on old KCGW property being blasted today

FAIRMOUNT

Fairmount, March 12. — A representative of the Standard Oil Company was in town to close up a deal for a strip of ground just north of the Big Four depot, and along the right of way of this road, on which will be placed tanks for the storage of vast quanti­ties of kerosene and gasoline, with the idea of making a distributing point of Fairmount, instead of having to haul all supplies from Marion, as in the past. The territory and small towns contingent to Fairmount will be served from this station.

Perry Woods, who some time ago purchased the tank on the site of the old King City glass works, is blasting it to pieces today, intending to remove it as soon as possible. This is the location decided upon for the Snyder Preserve Company’s plant.

Rural Route Inspector George Pate, who is endeavoring to disentangle the network of rural routes in this county, went over route 20, which leads to Rigdon, today. His report, which will be made to the postoffice department at Washington, is sure to recommend the discontinuance of at least one route from this city.

John Nose and wife have moved onto the farm rented for this year by the. late Wilbur Kester, and owned by the late Eli Thomas, and will have charge of the place the remainder of this year. Mrs. Kester and son will continue to live with Mr. Nose and wife.

Funeral services of the late Edward Bailey were conducted Monday afternoon at Windfall, where the remains were taken Sunday, attended by relatives and a delegation of the local Knights of Pythias lodge. Mrs. Daisy Barr, pastor of the Fairmount Friends' church, conducted the funeral.

R. A. Morris has received a letter from the officials of the Indiana Un­ion Traction Company at Anderson. In which they make a substantial donation for the fund being raised by the town for the location of the Snyder Preserve Company’s plant here.

Verling W. Marshal, who has been in Colorado and Wyoming for the last five years, has written to relatives living past of town that he will leave Rock Springs. Wyo., March 15 for this city. Intending to remain here.

Cyrus Wilson, a former Fairmount man, but now proprietor of a Marion greenhouse, is sending free of charge each Sunday to the Friends' church a handsome boquet [sic] bouquet of cut flowers, which after the services are over are distributed to the sick members of the church.