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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
7
Reading of a local township notice page shows Easter millinery at Mattie Bentley and Mittie, with displays at Henley and G E Tyrner Knightstown. Mentions of births, deaths, and residents visiting, plus local grocery ads and weather-like remarks about birds. Also notes Frank Foust’s return and Easter merchandise, with various residents and small business references.
Miss Zella Winnick returns from Indianapolis after a week with her father who goes to California this week. Special Easter millinery display at G. E. Tyner's Knightstown after April 2 with music each evening. Prof J H Scholl and Miss Ludlow Berry attend Northern Teachers Institute at Anderson. Bulk garden seeds at Henley’s and Weingart’s seed potatoes. Manilla bank opens with K Mallas and H B Gress cashier. Jat Henley’s grocery for poultry eggs and bread at Kennedy’s. Community notices include library hours, local social at Record office, and a teen group meeting of the Gang with Publows.
Shopper notes Healey's grocery advertises the highest prices paid for bacon lard and potatoes with emphasis on bargain offerings. The message highlights top buyback rates to attract customers and build trust in value during an ordinary market period.
James Coleman accepts a sales position in the hardware and implement store of Rogers and Hargroves in Morristown. He is commended as a young man of good reputation and a successful salesman.
Weingart’s reports the highest market prices for eggs and butter. Ira McCarty returns from Ft. Collins after two years in the barber trade. Mrs Abbie Hill is named matron of the Idaho state asylum at Blackfort with a 350 monthly salary and expenses. Grace Tyner’s millinery display draws customers in Knightstown. Local notes mention music, church services, and property notices. New telephone listings expand Ripley Farmers’ line. Community meetings discuss China’s situation and ecumenical conference reports. Spring headlines sketch progress in communications and public life.
Mrs A N Hinshaw sues husband A N Hinshaw of Carthage for divorce and custody of their son Harry plus alimony of 15 dollars monthly. Witnesses E Hayley L R Wooten Will Siler and Henry Hinshaw summoned to appear today. V B Conklin Bowernaville Ohio praises Foley's Kidney Cure claiming greater benefit than months of physician treatment. U5 Guuiu & Yu
Telegram from Denver informs of Otto Mallen death, noted as bright with literary leanings. He worked for the Indianapolis Journal and Denver Times. The typographical union member's funeral was held in Denver, with burial at Foust Cemetery after services at Gurney Nixon’s residence. Pallbearers included Jesse Henley and others.
Morton Barber won the Wordy Contest prize with Merle Coffin finishing second. The event, conducted by 28 Stephens the jeweler, aimed to determine who could craft the best sentence, with the jeweler guaranteeing the prize.
Fifty two efforts were made from twelve towns with E from Kansas. Mr J wrote and numbered the 1011 times on the card and used a lead pencil unreadable without a magnifier. Merle Coffin had 25 sentences. others include Drury Holt 857, Mary Hubbard 500, Effie Hackleman 455, Thresha Loudenback 360, Frances Ruby 342, Edna Morris 224, Mrs Marthia White Beeson 204, Mrs Ruby White 192. The Record prompted readers to advertise.
The Big Four announces the first excursion of the season to Louisville on April 7. The train leaves Carthage at 7:50 a.m. and returns from Louisville at 7 p.m. Fare is $1.25.
Local market notes quote Henley setting the right price for seed potatoes and related stock, with traders noting steady demand. The brief item underscores pricing signals and supply expectations for farmers.
Easter entertainment at Friends Church features a full program with songs recitations and a chorus including Camilla Winslow and Ethel Coffin. The event follows a Sabbath School review and a report from Tokyo and a Chinese Sabbath school observation. Attendance was affected by bad weather while Amos Kenworth spoke on spiritual guidance. Next Sunday includes morning services and an evening sermon on Seeing the Invisible.
The town council granted E. N. Hill a franchise for electric light and water works, with 60 days to accept. It requires 19 arc lights, 21 hydrants, pure water, standard mains, four-stream hydrant placement, 2000 candle power arc lights, and a ten year limit. Annual costs are about 2475, with a plan to cut marshal pay and boost town value, relying on private hydrants and civic patriotism for success.
Carthage public schools led the Anti-Saloon League event last Sunday at the Friends church. The packed house and gallery listened closely as teachers and pupils, under Prof. Scholl, presented temperance exercises and promoted moral training.
A growing industry report on Carthage machine and repair shops noting steady expansion led by Chas R Butler. The piece highlights the smith shop upgrade, compound blowers for brazing, power blowers for the forge, and new appliances advancing production.
The seventh annual open house by the Woman's Literary Circle honored as the last public meeting of the year at Mrs Ed Dunn's on Monday. Members invited a guest, buildings decorated in pink and white, and a dainty lunch followed a varied program. The circle, organized in 1894, lists thirteen charter members and has long promoted wholesome literature and conversation in Carthage.
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