14 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Burnettsville News
Location
Burnettsville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
1
Local notes record visits and travels of residents including Mrs J C Duffy and Ruth in Logansport, Frank Bishop and Miss Mary Neal with relatives there, Vivian Porter returning from Logansport, and Mr Gerald Musselman home from Kokomo. Also mentions Brown's Pharmacy, Buchanan's, and Ford ownership by Dr Risser.
Noblesville residents Messrs Oberdos Roberts and Zelt with Mrs Shaffer spent Sunday with their cousin Mrs Allery near Deer Creek who is seriously ill. They returned home Tuesday. Pure country sorghum on sale at A F Galbreth’s. For Xmas goods and men’s wear Hamill & Co offer suits overcoats shoes neckwear hosiery bath robes.
The House With the All Wool Policy offers guaranteed suits and overcoats priced at 18 00 20 and 25 00, claiming values of 35 00 from a merchant tailor. A large assortment of Christmas novelties boxed 75c to 150, shirts Tub Crepe Silks 50c to 6 00, and a large 50c neckwear line.
Bert Bowsher, Monticello garage proprietor, had both legs broken Friday night after stepping into the road to flag a car. He was hit by a second vehicle driven by Mr. Luge of Monticello, who, blinded by snow, failed to see him. Bowsher was pinned between the two cars and later transported toward Monticello. the trip was delayed by engine trouble.
Dispatches from the German embassy outline a possible settlement restoring the prewar status quo. Belgium evacuated, northern France restored except Alsace Lorraine, with future neutrality for Belgium and Antwerp likely. All colonies returned. Pacific possessions relinquished. Kiaudan claim dropped. Turkish security at Constantinople and Albanian restoration urged. independent Lithuania and Poland proposed, excluding the portion Poland held at outbreak. Balkan disentanglement to be resolved at peace conference.
Sustain blanket lined coats priced at 3 and 3 50 dollars. Fur collared coats set at 4 dollars. Pelt lined garments 6 50. Trousers offered at 1 75 and 2 dollars. Vests priced at 150. Hamill & Co storefront advertisement.
A Friday evening high school program drew applause as students from the Mother Goose play and the seventh eighth grade performance impressed despite poor weather. Proceeds funded a school bell restoration.
A notice informs readers of a typesetting error in Mr. A. F. Galbreth’s previous advertisement. The corrected copy invites shoppers to visit for a Christmas display featuring fancy goods, handkerchiefs, necessities, suspenders, dolls, toys, games, china ware and candy, plus a full grocery department.
In Hamill & Co store patrons can find Fashion Park suits and overcoats priced from 20 to 40 dollars, catering to well dressed men gathering at the shop.
Notice states that the Phi Beta class play at the Baptist church has been rescheduled to December x. Details on time or venue are not provided in the readable fragment.
Mr and Mrs W Thomas of Logansport hosted J C Duffey and family Sunday. Homer Hanna and Miss Minnie Reiff left for North Manchester school. Boyd Shaffer and Mrs Shaffer visited D Bolt in Monticello. Freida Perry engagement announced to Carl Brown of Metea. Cloyd Arnott started as fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Daisy Lentz returns home to visit parents J and Mrs Lentz. Hazel Hunter returns to finish school in South Bend. A Wooden returns home after Mishawaka visit. A purse found on the west bound train, owner to claim by paying for this notice.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a bath robe description with scattered letters and vowels. No coherent event, names, places, or dates are readable to identify a person or incident. The readable portion suggests an interior setting possibly mentioning a home but provides no actionable details.
The Hickory Grove linch meeting began Monday night led by Rev Worley and Rev McLain with G A Wooden in charge of singing. Albert Davis of Carter Montana is visiting his mother Mrs Sarah Davis and family. Davis brothers own nine hundred acres in Montana. Mack Million had his right little finger removed due to prior blood poisoning.
Hamill & Co advertises a brand new complete stock of Ball Band Rubbers at last year’s prices, inviting customers to take advantage of the sale before stock runs out.
An unusual silk reefer priced from $1 to $4 is advertised as a merry stocking stuffer. Hamill & Co. promotes the item as a bright, quirky addition for Christmas morning.
Hamill & Co announces new overcoats priced from 15 to 25 dollars. With winter ahead, now is the time to buy.
Silk mufflers and smoking jackets range five to eight fifty dollars and travel bags sell from five to ten dollars at Hamill and Co.
Local store advertises last season flannel shirts at a dollar price, inviting shoppers to stock up. Limited quantities available, sale highlighted as a bargain event.
The December 1916 report lists room by room enrollment totals, daily attendance figures, absences, and tardies for Burnettsville schools. It also records the names of students present in Rooms II and III and room assignments for high school and elementary grades.
The Third Regiment band led Indiana soldiers returning from the border in Indianapolis. Crowds watched as Company Co of Monticello, the crack raiment, appeared in olive drab overcoats and mittens, rifles left at Ft Harrison. The unit, long trained since July, showed disciplined soldierly bearing.
The Burrows bank case pushes toward solvency with about $11 000 recovered from a $31 000 deficit. Overdrafts were a major issue as cashier Shookmian warns of potential fallout if limits are exceeded. Several debtors have settled, while lawsuits loom over questionable dealings and technicalities. A 10 percent dividend has been paid to depositors, with stockholders facing possible assessments.
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