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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
1
County commissioners set July 28 as the option election date in Lebanon after brief consideration of the petition filed by the wet factions. Both sides were heard at the hearing with Elmer Wetzel, an attorney for the opposing side, present.
In Indianapolis the wets and drys factions contest the petition filed by attorney J M Worley of Lebanon. The document carried the required voter tally and fixed the election date as stated.
Attendance at Sunday School last Sunday was 82 with a collection of 1.72 dollars. Willing Workers meet first Saturday afternoon each month. Sunday School occurs every Sunday at 10. Special effort asked for next Sunday. Preaching every second and fourth Sunday, morning and evening. Orchestra debuted at Bible School and is warmly welcomed. Additions expected weekly as talented young members join.
T. E. Brown of Brown and Bowman sells his interest to Sullivan and Co. All who owe Brown and Bowman are asked to call at the store and settle their accounts at once. Bowman, Sullivan and Co.
Married Folks Day will be held at the Advance Christian church next Sunday with a program by married folks. Brother Kelley will speak on The Symbolism of the Marriage Tie and the event aims to attract many married and single attendees.
Mrs Chas Montgomery reports 1025 chicks hatched since April with 200 orders due later this month. Various residents including Simeon Bush, Joe Sutton, George Canadas, J T Browns and many families are seen visiting, hosting, and attending church events. Ice cream supper planned for July 12 at Melson building. town social life includes horse shows, trips to Lebanon and Oxford, and family gatherings.
Harvest season brings long hot hours for farmers as they thresh and harvest wheat. Wagon wheat sits at 31 cents but may fall as shipments begin. Many threshing outfits are busy and local farmers report a shortage of willing harvest help despite good wages with board.
County records show only six marriage licenses issued in June the smallest in years. Last year June had fifteen licenses while yearly totals exceed two hundred licenses on average.
Indiana fairs list several towns with dates from August through September. Muncie Lebanon Frankfort Franklin Crawfordsville Terre Haute and the Indiana State Fair run from August into September with the state event September 8 through 12. Covington hosts September 13 to 19.
A July 7 gathering in New Ross drew about a thousand spectators for a lively horse show on North Main Street. Fifty eight horses competed across classes. Fourth of July decorations and the New Market band added festive touches as rain earlier in the day affected farm work and attendance.
A celebrated clergyman extols hearty female virtue and domestic skill while denouncing fashionably idle girls. He praises bright, practical daughters who manage homes and chores and warn pale fashionable women that liberty without labor harms marriage prospects. He urges freedom through honest livelihood and natural beauty as divine design.
T. E. Brown sold his share in the Brown and Bowman store to J. R. Sullivan and D. G. Caplinger for their Lebanon grocery. The trade occurred last Thursday. Brown retains possession of his current grocery and will relocate to Lebanon soon. The firm will operate under a new name.
A quotation attributed to Count Lyof N. Tolstoi declares women are instruments of pleasure and that a mother holds venerable status beyond many fathers. The text contrasts views across social strata from high society to the lowest ranks.
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