Winter Sickness, Hog Shipments, and Craigville News
The Craigville item lists Tim Stalter and Emory Church shipping hogs, Joshua Bright selling honey with sixty bee stands, and a protracted U B church meeting ending. It notes a Ladies' Aid meal sale, local merchants prospering, cemetery petition drive, railroad labor cuts, and updates on residents Abbott Hetrick Ramsbottom and church officers with listed positions for the upcoming year.
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Tim Stalter
Emory Church
Joshua Bright
Craigville
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Hoover
Abbott
Oakland Cemetery
Grand “Jnry
Clover Leaf Railroad
Daniel Abbott
Peter Fagler
Dave Hetrick
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christian Union Sabbath School
Sylvester Miller
H. M. Gilliland
Verna Miller
Bessia Pease
Emma Miller
Emma D. Pyle
Garnet Christ
Amos Ramsbottom
Christmas Entertainment at Church Next Saturday Evening
A Christian church invites everyone to a Christmas program next Saturday evening. The event promises festive music and seasonal cheer for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
G A R Meeting At New Post Hall Saturday Session
Lew Dailey Post G A R held a regular meeting in the new post hall Friday afternoon with over seventy members present to welcome the move from the old location. The session featured new member I W Sipe taking obligations, two others elected for future muster, and plans for January installations. dues and finance reports showed the post in flourishing condition.
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Lew Dailey
Order
I. W. Sipe
W. R. GC
Lew Datley
Remembering mother a guide to graceful living
A didactic piece urges sons to honor mothers with simple, tasteful gifts and attentive care. It stresses preserving her youth in spirit and appearance, sharing in pleasures, bearing burdens, and consulting her advice. The essay links filial respect to lasting, worthwhile life.
Health officers back state path for new health law
County health officers from about three quarters of the state met at the state house Thursday to promote a new health law. It would create a hygiene laboratory under the State Board of Health, a state farm for consumptives, tighten vital statistics reporting with fines for physicians, and require state board permission before closing schools for contagious disease. The group urged buying 500 acres to establish a consumptives farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
State Board of Health
Snow Is Blue Not White, Scientist Explains
An article argues snow’s true color is a faint cerulean blue, not white, as light from many ice crystals blends before reaching the eye. It details ice crystal structure, hexagonal prisms, and the optical reasons snow appears white despite its blue hue. The piece also advertises Clover Leaf Route tourist rates to Colorado with travel contacts.
Walter Fetters faces discharge rumor among postoffice rural carriers
Local postoffice employees and rural carriers discuss the likelihood of Walter Fetters losing his job on an alleged active partisanship charge. An inspector secured affidavits from fellow carriers about a Democratic circular Fetters distributed while secretary of the state carriers association. Despite no charges of incompetency, officials view him unfavorably. two national officers were recently ousted, and Fetters may receive his walking papers soon. Moral warns against the big stick. Also a note on Foley’s Honey and Tar as a trusted throat remedy from Foley & Co, Chicago.
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Postoffice
Walter Fetters
Postoffice Department
Rural Carriers’ Association
United States
Fetters
State Carriers’ Association
Foley
Foley & Co
Chicago
Davenport & Ehle
Dual addresses cause double charges in express mail
A clerk notes a parcel addressed on both sides risks receiving offices charging twice. A shipper had paid, but misread bottom marks could trigger extra Collect charges. The exchange warns against placing two addresses on express packages even for clerical convenience.
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Express
Tax total for 1905 taxes and delinquents set at 371414.76
County Auditor Clem Brineman calculates the year's regular tax levy at 355494.28 dollars and adds delinquent taxes of 15920.48 dollars, totaling 371414.76 dollars to be collected by the county treasurer for 1905.
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Clem Brineman
Will File Remonstrance Over Liquor License Bid
Wesley M. Oliver seeks a Petroleum liquor license and faces a remonstrance likely to be presented at the board of commissioners meeting on the first Monday in January. A prior remonstrance blocked a license at Petroleum two years ago and a renewed effort is underway. Oliver plans to contest the application rather than letting it go by default.
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Wesley M. Oliver
Oliver
Board of Commissioners
Banks Close for Holiday on Dec 26 and Jan 2
Wells County Bank and The Studabaker Bank will be closed on the two Mondays due to legal holidays. A young society lady plans spring marriage to a Toledo man. Attorneys Branyan and Feightner sought release for William Aker, jailed for riot involvement in Roanoke, citing his mother’s destitution. The request was denied.
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Wells County Bank
Studabaker Bank
Toledo
William Aker
Roanoke
Branyan
Milo Feightner
Aker
Huntington Democrat
Holiday rail fares sale and travel details 1904 05
Clover Lear Roule offers Christmas and New Year tickets Dec 24 25 26 31 and Jan 1 2 with return until Jan 4 at one and one third fare. Student and teacher passes issued with certificates. pre ceding day closing and after. return by Jan 11 1905. Hunters Rates to Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory and southwest. California Pacific Coaster nine months. ten day stopovers. Pullman cars and cafe service. rates via nearest agent. private inquiries welcomed to W L Ross Toledo O and M A Chambers Frankfort Ind.
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Dee
Southwest
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
California Pacific Cozer
Pullman Palace
W. L. Ross
Toledo
M. A. Chambers
Frankfort
Ind
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Ayer
Sei
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Lancaster Township
G. A. R. Meeting
Colorado
L. Bowne
Indiana Supreme Court
Abyssinia
Xmas
Bluffton
Indiana
L. A. Williamson
Euerns Morrow
J. W. Goopyzar Ass't
G. M. Wilson
Ass’t
B. Windlomson
Asa’t
W. A. Marsh
Eugene Morrow
D. A. Walmer
Abram Simmons
George F. McFarrer
Herman Wrecking
J. W. Goodyear
Ford
Bilwar
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State of
Wells
L A. Wiltramson
J. W. GoopYwar
George Moor
L.A. Williamson
John E. Stargis
George T. Williamson
E. O. Oowitt & Co
Deam’s Drug Store
Cash Shoe Store
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