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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
1
One full blood Poland China male pig about 125 pounds for sale. Also 32 Poland China stock hogs around 100 pounds each. Contact John W Walters.
Lee Jenkins traveled to Terre Haute on Saturday and returned Sunday with a fine new runabout automobile. Oliver Steele, a coal dealer, spent the weekend at Paxton.
Had don township district schools plan commencement at Providence Christian church Paxton on Monday evening June 8 1908. Thirteen graduates receive diplomas entitling them to enter high school. List includes John Eaton Minnie Ice Miggie Jenkins Mabel Cox Opal Jenkins Ora McCammon Gladys Riley Byron Eaton Jessie Knotts DeLon Lone Charles Clarkson Clayborne Settles Voorhees Arnett. Rev Thomas Kuhn to deliver address with praise from Gov Hanly. Carlisle orchestra to provide music.
The article warns of the dangers of flies carrying disease and notes health efforts to exclude them from homes. It also describes Indiana corn day plans with a state show, county representatives, and a November 25 aim to represent Indiana at the Omaha corn exposition.
Mrs. P. L. Hoover and her daughters Glenn and Helen visited Paxton over Sunday to spend time with relatives.
The June term of Sullivan circuit court opens Monday June 1 with a heavy docket including two or three murder cases and many liquor offenses. Petit jurors summoned to report Tuesday June 2 include Martin Badders Jackson township Hiram S Alsop Cass township Cassius Harrison Fairbanks Dan Driver Jefferson township F M Everley Curry township Wm T Ransford Fairbanks George Coleman Jackson township W B Griffith Haddon township Geo T Buck Jefferson township Wm Albee Fairbanks Josh D Alsman Haddon township Chas K E Houpt Turman township.
The BE and T R R announces the season’s first excursion to Evansville on Sunday May 31 1908 to attend a Central League game between Evansville and Terre Haute and a river trip to Owensboro Kentucky. A special train from Carlisle departs 7 02 a.m. and returns from Evansville at 7 30 p.m. or after the Owensboro boat arrival. Round trip fare is 1 50.
Geneva Hammond spent Sunday in Sullivan visiting her grandmother Mrs. Louisa Hammond.
Miss Hazel Brown, working in Terre Haute, spent several days last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J Brown. Miss Sella Wilson returned home Thursday from Linton after a day with her sister Mrs. George Harper.
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