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The  Shelbyville  Democrat
Wednesday, April 28, 1915
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          Our people were delighted to see the familiar faces of  Judge Alonzo Blair,  Postmaster Allen Green,  ex-county Clerk Otto Coyle,  ex-Sheriff Val Schoelch,  Capt. E. T. Weakley  and U.S. Mail Carrier  Julius Cheuden  in attendance at the funeral of ex-County Clerk J. W. Powers.  These gentlemen, all representative men, were warm personal friends of Mr. Powers, who held him in high esteem and knew his personal worth, and vied with each other in placing their "sprig of accacia: upon his honored grave.
          Attorney Leora Kennedy,  Isaac Doles  and wife, of Indianapolis, and  John Barth  and wife, of Matton, Ill., were in attendance at the Powers funeral.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Democrat
Thursday, April 22, 1915
Page 2   Columns 1 & 2
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BEAUTIFUL  TRIBUTE
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T. B. Carey  Lays  Verbal  Wreath  on
the  Bier  of  the  Late  J. Wes-
ley  Powers.
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          "Wes Powers  is dead," came in low whispered tones by the mingled throngs upon our streets Sunday morning.  The ex-official and Shelby county's honored citizen had passed away.  Fairland, his old home, soon became enshrouded in gloom and many saddened hearts are now left to mourn their sad loss of one of their number universally loved and esteemed by all who came within the radius of his splendid companionship.
          All join in the sweet acclaim, "A good man has gone and the world is better and brighter by his having lived in it."  We all delight to sing his praise, for his companionship was the sunny, genial kind and a personality that endeared him to all.  His private life was ideal.  His public career was of a high order, filling with honor every position assigned or trust imposed, and the recollection of which will serve as an inspiration to those who seek the higher and more lofty aims in the battle of life, and who would add luster and prestige to their name and leave to posterity a rich legacy of enduring fame.
          It has been said, "An honest man is the noblest work of God."  Our dead friend,  J. W. Powers,  was of that type and mould -- strictly honorable in his intercourse and dealings with his fellow men was one of the crowning characteristics of his life.  His generosity and kindness of heart were marked features of his character.  He was the Good Samaritan to those in distress, a true friend to the needy and oppressed, loyal to a friendship and the brotherhood of man.  His life will shine brighter and brighter thru the passing years, the memory of which will be revered and treasured by all of us who had the pleasure of his acquaintance and loving comradeship.
          But alas, our friend has bid adieu to earthly scenes and that once familiar voice is stilled in death.  No longer will we look upon that face or enjoy the radiance of his friendly smile.  In Fairland cemetery beside the silent forms of a father, mother and devoted brothers, loving hands have laid him to rest beneath sunny skies where he quietly sleeps as the gentle ephyrs chant a sad requiem o'er the little mound bedecked with fragrant blossoms that marks the spot where we place our sprig of acasia and tenderly voice a sad farewell.

GID.      

Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

A  Shelbyville  Newspaper
Tuesday, April 25, 1911
Page 1
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FAIRLAND  MAN  FELL
30  FEET  TO  GROUND
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Ora Powers, of Fairland, Met With
Bad Accident Saturday -- Lies in a
Serious Condition in Hospital.
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          Ora Powers,  aged about 30 years, of Fairland, employed as a brakeman by the C., H. & D. railway company with a run between Dayton and Indianapolis, was severely injured at an early hour last Saturday morning while groping his way along his train looking for a "hot box."  In the darkness he stepped off of an abutment of a bridge on which the train was standing and fell thirty feet to the ground.  He was picked up in an unconscious condition.  Later he was removed to the Deaconess hospital in Indianapolis, where he lies in a critical condition.  His mother,  Mrs. T. B. Carey,  and his brother,  Ole,  on learning of the accident proceded[sic] at once to the bedside of the sufferer.  No additional particulars have been received by relatives at Fairland.  The attending physician stated that it would be some time before the extent of his [my copy ends here - pmf].
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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