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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
1
Jackson Township Republicans convene in the town hall at Advance on April 25 at 2:00 PM to nominate a township ticket for November. All Republicans urged to attend and assist in selecting the ticket. By order of Township Committee George Pierson Perry Smith N H Meek F M Craver.
The Advance High School carnival last weekend drew broad community backing from teachers and pupils who thank Advance residents for help. With one week of school remaining parents are urged to visit, inspect work, and provide encouragement.
Visitors welcomed as students display written and manual work from rooms 1 and 2 covering grades 1 through 4. A sixth and seventh grade program with debate songs and declamations closes the term, with parents invited.
The Boone County Fair announces appointments for each department with J. S. Miller in track W. H. Gott cattle W. J. Sanford horses Col C O Tribbett sheep H M Pointer poultry W J Sanford floral hall and fine art Mrs Carrie Parr Miss Lida Perkins table comforts Mrs Jerome Kersey mechanical department S M Riker. An additional Boo Boys and Girls Poultry premiums division is created with prizes first place 25 cents second place 25 cents and top breed and pullet scoring prizes. Also Easter Eatable and a note on a blaze in Chesed Mass destroying Rev Oakes Hall church and leaving all parishioners homeless.
A sensational sugar based dessert craze spreads among college girls as they whisper a secret recipe for a chafing dish confection. The method combines sugar water and syrup to a soft boil then folds beaten egg whites to form a delicate dessert.
The Advance Hustler proposes a voting contest for local youths to win a pleasure trip. Subscriptions earn votes: five votes per month in advance, with options for extended time and bundles. Nominees announced this week, with more names sought for the six day summer outing.
A recipe fragment instructs beating three eggs until stiff in a large bowl then folding in contents from a second pan and shelled nuts. After beating until stiff, pour into a greased pan to cool, then cut into dainty slices for a gentleman friend and describe preferred engagement ring style.
The Democratic County Central Committee met in Lebanon and laid out plans for a county convention on June 6. Township primaries to pick delegates will be held by May 23. A large turnout of precinct committeemen attended the meeting at the city building. The group invited governor candidate Thomas Marshall to speak at the convention. Center township Democrats later chose delegates for the joint senatorial convention in Pittsboro on April 8. A. Beatty Ivory Tolle A P W Heaton and George T. Miller were named. Charles J. Stewart presided, with E C Guilion as secretary. Superintendent Payne is preparing a township Manual likely to be printed next week for patrons. The manual will be Boone County’s first of its kind.
A broad discussion pledges to explain rules and regulations of the school system. The passage emphasizes well being through proper digestion and introduces Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy made at Burrin Drug Store to regulate liver and bowel action.
Phil Adler and Frank Daily approached Mayor Hoy on the street and without permission cut his hat with a pocket knife. They then escorted him to Elbert Perkins store and helped select a new spring hat, which the mayor accepted graciously after the shock.
The Advance school building will host a second examination on Saturday April 18 1908 for students who did not meet required grades on the first test. Geography exam is scheduled for 1 00 p m.
Mrs Zelin Sillingsly and son visited Mrs James Neff Tuesday. Dorsey Butler and wives joined Carl Ferguson and Roy Kibbey and companion with B M McClaine family Sunday. Edringtons and Wall family visits noted. Tom Kiscard laid ditch lines for Silas Hall. Emory Proffit is sick.
HIGH G. Edwards, a graduate of Normal with strong athletic ties, has accepted the Jamestown principal post. He is known as a strict disciplinarian and hard worker, with extensive experience in athletics and plans to develop every department. He will move his family to Jamestown in late August.
Mrs. Carter visits Indianapolis this week as Otis Stanley and Will Spencer of Indianapolis spend Sunday with relatives here. A fire destroyed the slacksmith shop owned by John Smith of Thorntown with no contents saved. Jefferson township Democrats nominate Claude Walls for assessor and Val Riggins for trustee on the first ballot.
George Joseph and family visited relatives on Thursday. Ben Powell moved to Walter Hunt property on South Maine St. Ora Beaver and family are mentioned. Elder and family from North Salem visited J. W. Waters. Joe Davis of Anderson called on his grandmother Whitely. Peter Stevens and wife returned from a trip to Asheville, North Carolina. Opal Caldwellland mentions Nap.
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