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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
3
Hadi Temple Shriners living in Boonville and Warrick county back a move to organize a Shrine Boosters club for Boonville modeled on Petersburg. The plan has strong support among local Shriners and subscribers are urged to back The Enquirer.
George M. Pursley and his wife sold their farm four miles southwest of Boonville and moved to Dixon Tennessee to spend the summer with their eldest son in the wholesale grocery business. They plan to winter in Florida and may settle there.
Saturday evening hosts include Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Humphreys and son James Albert. Sunday trips brought Jake Durner and family home with Minnie Thompson. Miss Pearl Ricketts of Chicago visits kin with Vera Fussleman.
The advertisement explains catarrh is a local disease influenced by overall health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an Ointment for local relief and an Internal Medicine tonic to improve general health, noting 40 years of retail by EF. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Willys-Overland introduces the Overland Red Bird, hailed as a complete model this year. General Sales Manager L. G. Peed says it will fill a gap in the line, with strong dealer demand and popular reception across sales rooms nationwide.
John C. Effinger former Warrick county cashier in the defunct Newburgh bank has a venue change ordered by Judge Caleb J. Lindsey. The case moves to Vanderburgh county for trial with L A Folsom named as special judge. Also indicted are Jourgen Olsen and A H Halverson. Olsen remained in North Dakota and Halverson’s whereabouts are unknown.
Boonville Red Sox fell 8 to 5 at Twig Park in Fort Branch Sunday. Plau struck out Jennings four times, Wilson doubled twice, and Slyker homered in the eighth to give Boonville a brief lead before a late rally by the Twigs. Pfau and Skelton also stood out for the visitors as Wilson made a spectacular running grab to end a Boonville threat in the ninth.
Otto G Roller secretary and treasurer of Boonville Milling Company returns from a southern business trip in the interest of the company.
Rev. William Chesser of Winslow delivered his annual sermon on the Flat Creek church foundation in Winslow Indiana. The former church burned thirty years ago leaving only the foundation and cornerstone. Each June the former pastor returns to preach on the old stone and celebrate a homecoming with the community. He is over ninety, a longtime Democratic figure who once served in the Indiana legislature.
Rev J M Trowbridge and family depart for a ten day motor trip through Southern Indiana visiting Valennia Brownstown and Seymour returning to Newburgh late next week. Sunday school will be the only church service at the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs Fred Cook hosts M E Aid society June 6 at Jennings street home. Burt Dempsey sells Jennings street dwelling to Werner Krickhaus plans to move to Yankeetown. Mrs George Burke suffers a severe hand cut from a broken vase. Elizabeth Goldback to marry Tony Camp June 19 at St Marys Evansville. Henry Fisher and family to vacate Burns dwelling and move to Evansville Monday. Frank Wadkins visits from San Diego. John Wittmer family travel to Cannelton. Wittmer and Edith attend dance in Tell City. Robert and Albert Hazen of Evansville visit. Hazen returns from California to Evansville for health reasons.
Mr and Mrs E L Wilkins went to Washington DC for the Shriners Imperial Meeting. In Vincennes they were joined by Mr Wilkins brother and his wife for the trip.
A series of death notices and funeral details are reported for Mrs. Martha Corn 57 at Evansville burial in Augusta Pike county. Nora Hinman 12 Chandler dropsy funeral Chandler cemetery. Mrs Edward Cotterill 33 Eby died in St. Louis operation burial in Eby. W T Miller 49 Boonville funeral Maple Grove cemetery. Emma Fulling 21 Elberfeld tuberculosis funeral Zion's Evangelical church burial in church. Samuel D Finch 69 Boonville died Locust street insurance agent survived by eight children funeral West Locust street conducted by Rev R W Burton.
John Winkler of Dale visited friends in Boonville. Mrs. Oscar Brizius returned to Newburgh after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Inderrieden. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCartney went home to Nashville after visiting Frank Wilhelm and family. Charles Johnson of the Standard joined the Pocket Publishers League meeting in Huntingburg Saturday.
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