12 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
1
Arden Waters, M Q Love, W OL Krleiser, and others listed as visiting or in town for business during the week. Local sales promotions include Crown Prince Flour by Melson & Co and Thomas & Co furniture ads. Community notes mention canning factory work, oats threshed, arrears at Advance Telephone Co, and a band to supply music for the Odd Fellows event.
Local officials present a proposed budget for Jackson Township Boone County outlining township and road expenditures, library and poor funds, and other items. Totals show expenditures of 14329 dollars with 55 cents tax per hundred dollars, led by Trustee J. M. Sanpy. The plan includes local tuition, special school, road, and miscellaneous costs with per-poll charges and district specifics.
Officials report pending negotiations with electric railway capitalists to convert the line to a day passenger trolley between Muncie and Ladoga while using steam power for night coal hauling. Power house would likely be at Lebanon or Noblesville, a move officials deem feasible with some support.
Report notes Black Pet, the Lebanon pacer, ran a relay mile in 2 64 on Tuesday at the Indiana polis track. The mare is described as doing fine and expected to be sensational this year. An ad on the back page promotes Sterling Cloraine Store auction sales each night.
Heatherington of East Wall Street committed death by self ingestion of carbolic acid Thursday morning after taking a half pint bottle from Joseph Bros. drug store. Found in a corn field and died at home minutes later. Coroner Delusky Smith ruled death by own action. Funeral arrangements pending due to missing children.
The fifth annual Union Sunday School Picnic will be held on August 24 at the old association grounds two and a half miles south of Shannondale Indiana and half a mile north of Providence church. Reverend E C Shaver G W Alley W D Headrick and Professor G F Kenastan lead a day of program music and exercises with many speakers and ample water shade and baskets requested.
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