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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
1
MAD ELEPHANTS Riverside California April 23. A big circus came to town on April 16 near the Standard Oil warehouse. An oil wagon exploded, killing the driver, and a warehouse fire followed. Elephants escaped into an orange grove, one rammed a porch and crushed a young woman to death.
A Friday night meeting set committees for Carlisle Combined Home Comers Fourth of July event to be held July 2 3 and 4. George W Funk reports travel to Redondo San Pedro Los Angeles and Riverside with fleet sights. A mass meeting May 5 aims to boost speakers music and invitations for Carlisle area residents.
Richard Hackett made a business trip to Sullivan on Saturday.
Former Carlisle boy R K E Hamm writes from Redfield South Dakota in mid April asking to switch his newspaper to Redfield from Oakes North Dakota. He praises Redfield as a fine town of about 8000 in rich farming country with abundant pasture land and wild hay.
George Mayfield and his wife, residents east of town, spent Monday in Sullivan for a routine visit and local errands.
In Haddon township a crowd met at Pilmer Ridgway's hall to choose two delegates for the Bloomington Democratic congressional convention and nominate candidates for the county council and township advisory board. E W Akin Jr presided, C T Akin became chairman, G G Arnold secretary. Delegates named were J Frank Alumpaugh and H N Hicks with alternates Douthitt and Rogers of Paxton. Nominees for the township advisory board included D W Helms B W Seever and Edgar f Nash, and J N Roberts eyed for county council.
A Sunday afternoon severe storm swept Sullivan, Vigo, Clay, Greene and Johnson counties injuring fifty people and causing $150,600 in property damage. Johnson county bore the worst impact with many windows broken and heavy fruit losses reported.
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