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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Advertising rate card states perms at 1.00 per year in advance. Display ads 10 cents per inch contracts three months or longer. Local 5 cents per line straight regal advertising all legal notices. All advertisements run until ordered out.
Miss Florence Wattles addressed a large crowd in the school yard Monday night on socialism. She spoke for about an hour and a half using standard socialist arguments. Thos H Hollingsworth, an organizer of the socialist party, will speak here next Thursday night. Socialists provide the main campaign thunder in the area with several talks this summer.
A new five room house in Carlisle features a good basement and useful outbuildings along with a splendid well.
Fourteen Curry township applicants sought liquor licenses this month after the commissioners denied all licenses. Seven appellants hail from Shelburn and one from Farmersburg led by Ollie McCrocklin. They contest lack of formal hearings and argue the board’s decision ignored the evidence. The circuit court trial is expected to draw wide county interest and many witnesses.
A selection of notes from The News dated September 13 1895 reports residents attending Louisville encampment excursions and visits by Miss Lou Akin Miss Viola Wilson and others. It notes Dr Lisman Kag returning from the east Mrs Jim Collins losing fingers at a corn huller Will L Rogers visiting relatives Prof Waite and wife welcoming a girl Stella Iake hosts a pleasant social and Walter Alsop offering pet mice.
A large group of young friends surprised the newly married couple at the Deeble home Tuesday night with a miscellaneous shower. The gathering was enjoyable and yielded many useful gifts for Mr and Mrs Deeble.
Frank J. Spencer was arrested by Constable John L. Watson on Saturday for associating and arraigned before Squire Kirkham. He pled guilty and was fined $10 with costs totaling $23.20, which he paid.
The W. F. M. S. will meet next Thursday at 2 30 p m at Mrs Chas Hooper's home. It is a business meeting and all members are requested to attend.
Landowners near Brodia's Lake cut a ditch to drain the lake into the river and release millions of bass. City sportsfolk arrived by buggy, train, and auto, with a net placed to trap fish as water escaped. Camping parties and a huge fish fry followed the event.
New Blind Tiger Marshals Willis Norton and Botts searched the Wm Sanders residence in south Sullivan Tuesday night for liquor evidence. They found three jugs of whiskey and many bottles plus empty containers. They believe they have proof to convict Sanders though he was not at home and not yet arrested. Investigators say Sanders has been traveling to Terre Haute to buy whisky and bring it back on the interurban. They watched the 7 o'clock car and noted Sanders arrived on the 6 o'clock car with loaded jugs and exited above the city to meet a wagon.
Barn belonging to Milner Morgan east of Paxton burned about midnight with wagons buggies and a horse lost and little insurance. Barn at Will Mitchell north of Pleasantville burned about two am destroying contents including corn hay feed and four horses with about 1600 loss and 400 insurance. house saved by rapid effort after the fire spread from the barn.
Complaint docket includes Winona Story vs Martin W Asrey and John K E Story for accounting. Wm I Brocker vs Nellie Y Brocker for divorce. Norma Harris vs Samuel Harris for divorce. Wu A Crowder vs C A Ben way and Addison C Mason on note and mortgage foreclosure. John Brock vs Pearl M Brock for divorce. Lottie Robertson vs Charlie Robertson for divorce and child custody.
Local drought described as the longest in living memory with almost no rain since July 3. Corn crops vary from near total loss in low lands to some potential yields in Carlisle area, while wheat is parched. Wells and cisterns dry, raising fire risk and prompting mass meetings to pray for rain.
A French statistician notes one newspaper per 82 000 inhabitants. Europe totals about 20 000 papers with Germany leading at 5 500 and England at 3 000. The United States has 12 500 papers with around 1 000 dailies and 120 by Black publishers. Africa has 200 papers, mostly outside Egypt.
Earl Douthitt son of Wm T Douthitt of Terre Haute formerly lived here was dangerously injured Monday at about 5 PM when a cab wheel ran over his body and neck after he tried to dash across the street. The driver saved him from the horses and bystanders aided his escape from a fatal trampling. He is expected to recover.
A young boy, Arthur, watches his baby sister as the nurse sings. He comments that she is nearly unconscious and asks the nurse to stop singing to avoid missing it, prompting a quiet moment of grim humor.
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