The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday February 28, 1924
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DIVORCE GRANTED
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          Charles H. Cotton  was granted a divorce from  Margaret Cotton by a ruling of  Judge H. C. Morrison  in the Shelby circuit court today.  The divorce was granted to the plaintiff in the action.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Republican
Thursday February 28, 1924
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DIVORCE WAS GRANTED
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          Charles H. Cotton  was granted a decree of divorce in the Shelby Circuit Court today, from  Margaret Cotton.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  Democrat
 Saturday, October 27, 1917
Page 1
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          The Coterie will not meet this evening on account of the funeral of  Mrs. Pugh, but will meet Monday evening at the home of  Mrs. O. W. Cotton.
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The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Saturday Afternoon, February 13, 1913
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HANDSOMELY  ENTERTAINED
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Members of Wi-Hub Circle Guests at Cotton Flats.
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          The members of the Wi-Hub Circle were entertained last night at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cotton  in their flats in South Harrison street, to a six o'clock dinner, after which an interesting literary program was given.  The program consisted of a paper on "The New Gospel in Criminology" by  Mr. D. L. Wilson,  and another paper on "Dreams, Myths and Realities," by  Mrs. C. V. Crockett.  The guests of the Circle were  Mr. John A. Young  and daughter,  Miss Elizabeth,  Mr. and Mrs. John D. Pugh,  Mrs. Charles Benedict,  Misses Eva and Etta Wingate,  Mrs. Jessie Mahan, all of this city, and  Mrs. Thos. C. Kennedy,  of Indianapolis.
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The  Shelby  Democrat
 Friday May 27, 1910
Page 1
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THE  FIRST  HONORS  WERE  AGAIN
AWARDED  TO  A  BOY
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Albert Cotton Declared a Winner at the
Union Township Commencement Last Evening
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          Albert Cotton, with the selection, "How He Killed a Mouse," won first honors at the Union township commencement held at Rays Crossing last evening.  He is the fourth boy who has been awarded first honors by the judges in the four commencements that have been held so far this year.  The present "dope" is to the effect that the girls will break into the winning class at the Marion township commencement to be held at Marion this evening.
          There were five boys and five girls in the class which received diplomas at Rays Crossing last night.  The big Porter tent was comfortable filled and the crowd was an enthusiastic one.  Music was furnished by the  Fred Rapp  orchestra and the diplomas were presented by the County Superintendent  William Everson.  The judges for the oratorical contest were  Scott Meiks, of Marion township;  George Miller, of Liberty township, and  Mrs. Harry Moberly of Shelby township. Second honors were given to  Miss Lenore Kuhn and third to  John Talbert.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  Republican
Friday, October, 22, 1909.
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          Meeting of Coterie at home of  Mrs. O. W. Cotton, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Republican
 Friday, February 2, 1906
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PERSONAL  AND  SOCIAL
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(From Thursday's Daily.)
          Frank Cotton, of Manilla, has left for Nebraska, taking with him a carload of shorthorns for Nebraska farmers.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
 Thursday, January 11, 1900
Page 8, column 7
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          Lizzie Cotton called on Prosecutor Blair Saturday to have her lover Jerry Owens, arrested for living in adultry with her.  She claimed that Jerry had recently returned from Greensburg where he had earned $50 and gave her not a cent of the money, and for this reason she wanted to get even with her sweetheart.  Being informed that she would implicate herself she stated that she didn't care, and secured May Mollock, a friend, to file against herself and Jerry.  Mayor Roth will hear the case.
Submitted by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Democrat
 July 18, 1895
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          "Anything new up your way, Mr. Thomas A. Cotton?"
          "Lots of new wheat, sir, more than I thought I was going to have three weeks ago."
          "Did your wheat turn out surprisingly well, Mr. Cotton?"
          Yes, indeed.  I cut seventy acres, which averaged eighteen bushels to the acre.  On the ground I had placed three ton of fertilizer to which I attribute the fine crop.  I had a piece of fifteen acres, which was sod, and on which I did not place fertilizer, and it was hardly worth cutting.  I placed my wheat... "
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The  Shelby  Democrat
 November 9, 1893
Page 3
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          Just arrived, a large stock of mirrors, pictures and easels etc. at Cotton's house furnishings store opposite the court house.
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The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
Monday, February 1, 1886
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          Mr. T. A. Cotton, of Union township, went to Indianapolis to-day, to serve on the petit jury in the Federal Court.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Union  Banner
 September, 17, 1863
Page 3, Column 3
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THE MEETING AT THE COURTHOUSE.
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          A large and enthusiastic Union meeting was held at the Court House in this city on Monday night last, addressed by Rev. Joseph Cotton and Thos. E. Johnson.  Mr. Cotton spoke about an hour and a half and the audience would gladly have listened an hour longer.  He is a fine speaker -- eloquent, forcible and scathing.  His arguments are not those of other men, but of his own coining, different from any we have heard since the rebellion commenced.  They were unanswerable.  He took up and presented in detail every unjust demand made by the South, every concession made by the North, and proved to the satisfaction of every honest and intelligent person that the rebillion was unjst, uncalled for, and for the express and sole purpose of destroying the Government.  The South had controlled the Government so long, and we have conceded so much that she thought we would do anything, submit to anything, in order to still "conciliate" her.  He thanked God and the patriotic men of the North that an end had been put to this truckling "conciliation" and "concession" on our part.  He was a Methodist minister, but that did not prclude his being a patriot, and so long as God gave him power and utterance he would labor for his country.  He was a Democrat -- a regular Andrew Jackson man, and no one could oppose his Government and be anything but a traiter.
          [There is more to this article, but this is all I have. I'll be happy to get the rest of it, if anyone is interested. The next paragraph begins "Mr. Johnson followed in...."  Reprinting this particular article is happen-stance, as it "came along with" a marriage record Kathy Ridlen copied.  In case any of you Boggstonians feel "all riled up", I will be happy to reprint an article from the other veiwpoint if you can furnish me a copy, keeping in mind the copyright laws.-pmf]
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The  Shelby  Union  Banner
 July 21, 1864
Page 2, Column 4
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Administrator's Notice.
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Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Betty Ann Cotton, late of Shelby county, Indiana, deceased. The estate is probably solvent.
ELIJAH WICKER,     
Administrator.
july 21-3t--$2.25
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The  National  Volunteer
May 19, 1853
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          Married - - - On the 15th instant at Madison, Indiana, by Rev. John W. Sullivan .... Rev.  Joseph Cotten of the S.E. Indiana Conference to  Nancy J., only daughter of Colonel George Green of Madison.
Copied by Sherry Ryan Badgley; abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelby County, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts 1853 - 1859

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