Bert ANNADELL arrested after attempted elopement (1901)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 5, 1901 - page 1, column 5:

DID NOT SUCCEED
Attempted Elopement Lodges the Man in Jail

There was an attempted elopement Sunday evening. The principals were Bert Annadell and Mabel Johnson, daughter of Lon Johnson, who bought the Bodenhamer farm a few months ago.

Annadell has been working for Mr. Johnson and an attachment sprang up between him and Mr. Johnson's daughter. Annadell is twenty-one and the girl is in the neighborhood of sixteen. Sunday evening she and her sisters went after the cows and at the edge of the pasture they met Annadell. Miss Mabel and Annadell directed the sister to drive home the cows while they started on their trip by walking to Danville. When the sister arrived home she told her father and immediately search was made for the couple. Valuable time was lost in going to Clayton for them. Then Mr. Johnson telephoned to Danville and came here himself in company with his son, Clifton, and Ira Martin.

In Danville, they learned that a couple had secured arig and a driver and left town, presumably for Bridgeport. The three were joined by Sheriff Figg and the four started in pursuit, young Johnson and Martin going to Indianapolis and Mr. Figg and Mr. Johnson going to Bridgeport where Annadell's mother lives. The Indianapolis party found no trace of them and came back via Bridgeport where they found Mr. Figg and Mr. Johnson with the couple, they having been found at Annadell's mother's where they had represented themselves as having been married. Annadell was lodged in jail and the girl was taken home. Monday an affidavit was filed against Annadell charging him with seduction.

The plan of the couple was to go to Cincinnati Monday morning and be married.

[NOTE: According to Hendricks County marriage records, Bert Anadell and Annie Mabel Johnson were married on 17 November 1901]

Claude PARNELL of Bridgeport Files For Divorce (1934)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 8, 1934 - page 5, column 5

SEEKS DIVORCE
Claude Parnell of Bridgeport, filed suit for a divorce from his wife, Cora M. Parnell, Monday, in the local clerk's office. The plaintiff alleges the defendant is guilty of abandonment in that she suddenly left him in September, 1931, without any cause. The couple was married in November, 1924 and lived together until the time of separation. The defendant is thought now to reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.

OBITUARY: Anna (ALBERTSON) HOBBS of Plainfield (1934)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, April 12, 1934 - page 1, column 2

WIDOW OF FORMER NURSERY HEAD DIES AT PLAINFIELD
Mrs. Anna M. Hobbs, age eighty-two, widow of Cyrus May Hobbs, nationally known nurseryman, died at her home in Plainfield, Sunday morning, after a long illness.

She was born in Washington County, near Salem, and moved to Bridgeport in 1875 with her parents, Oliver and Mary Albertson, who founded the Bridgeport nurseries, now operated as C.M. Hobbs & Sons. Her marriage took place in 1876. Her husband became a partner in the nursery enterprise, and on the death of Mr. Albertson, succeeded to ownership of the business. At the time of his death, seven years ago, he was a trustee of Purdue University. Mrs. Hobbs was a birthright member of Friends church and was educated in Quaker institutions.

Surviving are one daughter, Miss Carrie M. Hobbs, Plainfield; three sons, Oliver A. Hobbs and Fred M. Hobbs, Plainfield, and Harry W. Hobbs, of Indianapolis; two brothers, Albert Albertson, Caldwell, Idaho, and Emory Albertson, Whittier, Cal.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the home, the Rev. Norvel Webb officiating. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery.