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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
1
Advance Canning Company ends its season on Wednesday marking a short but highly profitable run. The plant produced about 100 000 cans using a new machine and methods, with prices above average. Tomato crops were late and frost shortened the season, yielding perhaps half a crop.
Grant Smith died at 11 a m Tuesday at his home 211 Lafayette nout Lebaorn from tuberculosis after a three year battle. Born in the county he was 37 years 4 months 24 days old. He leaves wife Bettie Graves and daughter Maurine. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m in the Centenary M E Church with Rev Demetrius Tillotson officiating. interment Oak Hill cemetery. He worked for Campbell Smith Ritchie and remained at his post despite growing weakness. He was a member of the Methodist church and Ned Mews lodge at Advance.
Mayor John H. Hoy is near completing a deal for an automotive factory to be built in Lebanon. Promoters from Lebanon Crawfordsville and Indianapolis plan to assemble components and produce a complete automobile ready for the market, with details to be released after final organization.
The Jamestown exposition on Trampion Roads celebrates colonial relics and famous era scenes amid harmonious architecture and war path amusements. Norfolk lies twelve hours from New York by rail or sea with eight railroads serving the city and 10 cent trolley transport to the grounds.
Jackson Meat Market offers meats after notices of residents, including Geo Ray and wife and Sam Woods visiting Lebanon. Local ads promote blankets, robes, and robes for sale while health ads tout DeWitt’s pills and DeWitt’s kidney and bladder remedies. Community notes report resignations, a Red Men council in Indianapolis, school opening delays, and restaurant developments around town.
Country readers note growing interest in local events as reported by out of town observers. The items capture community gatherings, fair appearances, and emerging cultural trends shaping small towns.
Mrs Alice Golliday of New Ross visits Mrs Sam Frazier. John Wells spent Saturday night in Advance. None Smith visits her grandparents John Wells. Garfield Burris family visits Orsie Burris of Advance. Mrs Frank Petterson and Mrs Edgar Patterson spend Monday with Garfield Barris and wife.
Dr Pray of Indianapolis was a guest of Eli Brown and wife. Lon Taylor and Abrs visited her father Davin Caldwell who is very poorly near Whitestown. Orval Randel and wife attended the wedding near New Ross. Mrs Claude Wall and son Richard were in Indianapolis. David Shankland returned from a trip to South Dakota. Mrs Otis Young visits her father Sanford in Mulleie. John Coons and Forest Bowman spent weekend with uncle Mitford Coons. Mrs George Griensteiner of Indianapolis visits her mother who is ill. Mrs Dora Reardon Ivy Pavey May Miller visit Mrs Miles. Mr and Mrs Morris and daughter of Zionsville visit J H Knotts.
Ed Mount and family of Dubuque Iowa, former resident of this place, visited here Saturday. Carl Bratton attends school in Indianapolis and is home for two weeks. Brother Martin missed his Christian church appointment due to illness of his son. Albert Lasley and family visit Arthur Bursett and wife at Beckville. Ray Harris cut his wrist during remodeling. injury minor and he recovers. Margaret McIntire visited Ote Shackley in Brownsburg. Jesse Morrison and wife and Guy Morrison and wife visited Lebanon. Mr and Mrs Wampler of Gosport visited their son Lewis and wife.
Wm. Roberts of Indianapolis passed through on Sunday en route to Ladoga to his brother Dennis Clark and wife of Pittsboro visited at W. L. Tipton's. Sun D. A. Sparks and Thomas Bronaugh left Sunday for Lexington, Kentucky. Marion Routh was in Litton Sunday.
Last Sunday a Thompson family reunion took place at Lafayette with attendees Perry Thompson and daughter Hugh, George Jefferies and wife, S. Steverson and wife, and John R. Thompson all from Putnam County. A fine dinner was served and a trip to the soldiers home was made in the afternoon.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw explains complaints about undelivered letters with return addresses on backs of envelopes. He notes the upper left corner is designated for return addresses and that requiring review of both sides would hinder mail handling and disrupt uniform return address privileges.
Red Men in the Great Council discuss erecting a ten to twelve story wigwam and new office building in Indianapolis. Treasury holds 30000 dollars from a 26 cent per capita levy. Indianapolis men pledge to finance a 700000 dollar structure. Building committee to report on possible locations.
Ora Dye's saloon on South Leba Street closed Monday noon as a case in the circuit court alleging selling liquor without a license would be dismissed due to the closure.
Bruce Whiteman and his relatives spent Sunday with William Whiteman, enjoying a day together with family.
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