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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
Local notices outline advertising rates for three months or longer, with per line pricing and straight copy requirements. Legal notices and illegal rates are addressed, and ads run until the advertiser orders them out.
A group of signatories including Risinger and Ellis, Star Grocery Co, T A Grizzle, Bland Carlisle Mercant tilk, A M Wivert, Fl Waryven, SpPproatt and Gott, Ww. W. Dara, J F Anumbavah and Co, Rupaway and Outhe, Johnson and Whalen, W J Curtner and Sons, R W Akins Son, and The Palace Pharmacy commit to closing at 8:00 p m daily with exceptions on Saturdays and the 10th and 25th of each month starting August 2008.
A basket meeting is planned in the grove near the Indian Prairie Baptist Church next Sunday morning August 2. Rev J B Bair will preach in the morning and old settlers will speak in the afternoon. All are invited.
Two two year old fillies offered by Ollie Perry. One is trained and broke, the other unbroke. Potential buyers may inquire for details and price.
For sale a ten horsepower traction steam engine in good running order at a bargain. SCHROEDER & GOEDEKE.
C A Griffin and his wife stayed in Casey Illinois from Saturday night to Wednesday visiting relatives.
Lum Lynch a popular young farmer near town died Friday night at 11 from typhoid fever after about two weeks of illness. Born December 25, 1880 in Ross county Ohio he moved to Gill township Sullivan county fourteen years ago. He was never married and is survived by his mother four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at home by Rev. Daniel Ryan and interment followed in Shepherd cemetery with pallbearers from the Lynch farm.
The Carlisle White Sox traveled to Seeleyville on Sunday and were defeated by the Seeleyville team by the score of five to something. Both clubs played solidly with only two errors total, one by each side. Carlisle failed to bunch their hits at the right moments.
The White Sox go to Shelburn Sunday to play Jasonville in a series for Southern Indiana championship. A large local crowd will join, with departures at 10:10 a.m. by interurban to Sullivan and the 6:20 p.m. train home. Jasonville’s Heir and Buckley face Carlisle’s Jackson, Shepherd and Stewart on the firing line.
Louisville based Flemings' Union Base Ball Club schedules a doubleheader on August 5 and 6 at the local diamond. The lineup features Mitchell catching, West of Bradley pitching, Martin captain shortstop, Embry first base, Rodgers second base, Briscoe third base, Dainsy left field, English center field, and Hardin right field.
Special excursion Sunday August 2 1908 by the BE T H to Evansville to view the Evansville Terre Haute Central League teams play a double header with other river attractions. Tickets good only on the 7 02 am Carlisle departure and 7 30 pm Evansville return. Round trip fare 1 50. J Grullian Agent.
Harry J. Akin, vice president of the Akin Erskine Milling company, died at his Walnut Street home in Evansville after three weeks illness of jaundice and complications. Born in Carlisle Indiana in 1861, he moved to Evansville in 1865, married Mattie Yates in 1886, and is survived by a widow and a daughter. Funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Episcopal church in Evansville.
A dozen young men and girls faced trial for disturbing a religious meeting at the Shelton school house on July 15. Judge Squire Cowie presided in the school yard as juries were drawn and witnesses examined. Lafe Moore and Miss Fishel Webster were tried. Moore was found not guilty after afternoon deliberations and Webster’s jury returned a not guilty verdict quickly. Prosecution then moved to dismiss other related arrests.
William and Frank Unger, noted melon growers west of town, led the state by shipping a carload of Blackley Sweet watermelons this season via the E. T. H. R. R. Monday. The sale went to W. B. Wolfe of Oaktown for the Volmer Commission Co. of Vincennes at a price of 162.50 dollars. Last year Geo. Unger shipped the first car, August 5, nine days after this year.
The News columns carry thanks from Mrs. J. B. Lynca and family for the kindness shown during the illness and death of their son and brother Lumn, with special gratitude to the Carlisle boys who stood by them.
The body of Dr David M Shoemaker a twelve year practicing physician and Methodist minister in Muncie was brought there from a Chicago suburb where he died suddenly at his daughter s home He was well known in the Northern Indiana M E Conference He had moved from Muncie to Brookville where he continued practice until his home burned recently His funeral was held July 22 at High Street M E K church He also served as superintendent of Carlisle public schools from 1868 to 1872 and taught many local residents.
Infant Willis Harold E., son of Scott Willis, died at his grandparents Mr. and Mrs Townsley Willis home on Tuesday night from convulsions at 11 months and 29 days. His mother died April 4, 1908, and he was cared for by grandparents. After services at the Willis home led by Rev. Denny of Bethany church, he was buried in Trimble cemetery on Wednesday.
The Christian church institute ends a successful week with Rev. W H Waggoner presenting nightly pictures of foreign lands. Sunday morning will feature a sermon and Sunday night a closing lecture. Everyone is cordial invited to attend.
One Anchor steel wheel cushion tire bike gear runabout in good as new condition offered at a low price. For particulars inquire at H. T. ALUMBAUGH.
Local notice states a gasoline engine has been installed at the shop and grinding services for cast plow points and disc barrows are now available at all times. Schroeder and Goedeke are listed as the responsible parties.
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