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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
1
A poetic fragment describes returning home from toil toward welcoming neighbors and open doors. It evokes nostalgia for a place of friendship and peaceful creation, contrasting harsh journeys with a hopeful homecoming. The voice appeals to shared roots and a faith in belonging.
The F W Cook Brewing Company of Evansville secures a permanent injunction against Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. The case claims the railroad refused beer shipments to Kentucky local option districts while recipients held expired liquor licenses. The ruling notes interstate sales exemption from Kentucky laws and marks a first of its kind. The National Anti-Saloon League seeks federal law banning liquor shipments into dry areas.
Mrs. Frank Winters of Terre Haute district deputy led aPleasantville sweep to form a Royal Neighbors lodge in Carlisle Sunday morning on her way home. The new lodge serves about 33 beneficiary members plus social members, expanding the area's array of secret societies.
Chas. Boushey of Vincennes worked at his brother Walter Boushey’s bakery after arriving Saturday. Mrs. B. R. Davidson and baby visited Sullivan from Saturday to Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hazelrigg. Mrs. Stephen Bell returned to Sullivan Monday after visiting Carlisle area. Louis Lumley of Vincennes and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Meise of Terre Haute visited Walter Boushey on Saturday. Steven Hackney returned Sunday from Parsons Kansas where he went after his sister Mrs. P. C. Hoover suffered a severe stroke. Hoover remained in critical condition.
Chas H Ridgway of Vincennes spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Anna Ridgway at her home.
At Bloomington on Thursday week the Indiana second district Democrats nominated Judge W A Cullop of Vincennes for Congress after a protracted deadlock. Five candidates competed, including Alvin Padgett and Charles W Welman, with final ballot totals showing Cullop narrowly ahead in multiple counties. Chaney, the Republican incumbent, was renominated without opposition in Washington, Ind.
Mrs. T Frank Willis died April 30 in Vincennes of peritonitis. Funeral at Carlisle M E Church May 2 at two o clock. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery. Maud D Willis daughter of Libbie and Charles Chase born May 22 1878 in Niagara County New York died April 29 1908 in Vincennes Ind. Read by Mrs. Alice Giboney. Continued on Page Four.
Trustee Frank Spencer of Jefferson township transacted official business in Sullivan on Monday, detailing ongoing local governance activity and administrative actions.
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