Paula Dunn

I was told last week’s column on Joseph Morse was “kinda sad,” and I guess it was. Since it’s the holiday season and no time for sadness, I’m making up for that this week with some more funny/odd miscellaneous items I’ve run across in the old newspapers. (By the way, it’s just a coincidence the…

I doubt if many people today have ever heard of Joseph Morse, but at one time he was one of Noblesville’s more prominent residents. In fact, he was so well regarded, his obituary in the June 1, 1877 Noblesville Ledger runs longer than a half page. Back then most people didn’t rate more than a…