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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
4
Local notices report Mrs Allen Jessup ill and August events. Band concert scheduled for Saturday evening August 17 with related recitations at Henley’s grave on August 15. Various residents travel, visit, and attend regional events at Snow Lake, Indianapolis, Benton Harbor, and Knightstown.
Center We understand a young man plans an office on Blue River with Sunday hours 5 to 10. Over 100 boarded the Benton Harbor excursion at Knightstown Tuesday morning. Several Center residents attended a basket meeting at Hannegan Sunday. Edwin Bundy of Carthage visited Wallace Hackleman Sunday. Wallace Hackleman called on a Rushville area lady Sunday evening. Wheat threshing is nearly past in this township. Lot Beher, wrestling with John Herkless Friday, fell and injured his left hand. Mr. and Mrs. James Lindawood and son Charley left Friday for three weeks in Iowa. Miss Inez McCan of Riverside and others were guests of M. C. Butler family Sunday. Westland residents attended the Brown’s Chapel festival Saturday evening. Frank Clift’s grandmother, recently in Indianapolis, came home Friday. Miss Mary Boblet of Knights town and Miss Grace Howard visited Miss Gussie Lindamood Sunday. Micajah Jessup and wife near Carthage and Joseph Andrews and wife with families attended the Hudson reunion near Carlton Sunday. Reason Davis near Fountain town passed through, noting blue grass seed price up this year. Young people attended Salvation Army meetings at Greenfield Sunday night. Miss Rose Smith of Charlotteville, recently on the sick list, attended music class Monday. Charley Kearns visited his sister Abby Butler of Pendleton last week.
Social notes recount visits among local families including Leora Jessup with Mary White, Earl Gardener to Ada Crider, and gatherings with the Catt and Beeson families. A threshing season wind-down is noted while Brown’s festival draws several youths. A new farmers exchange is planned for Carthage, with rooms being papered. A Leonard Clark picnic honors cousins Velma and Mary Clark with several invited guests at Blue River bottoms.
A historical ad fragment touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising relief from coughs and colds with bold claims of fast action and no need to visit a doctor. The terse copy hints at a consumer medicine landscape of the era.
Word from Chicago says Indiana coal trust promoters may see the project fail due to exorbitant property demands. One firm reportedly seeks 90000 for property valued at about 20000, machinery included. Options on about 95 percent of mines expire Sept 1, with Morgan associates slated to finance the venture.
Indiana announces that more than five thousand veterans will travel from Indianapolis by the Big Four on Monday Sept 9 at 1050 a m to the national Grand Army encampment in Cleveland They will back Thomas J Stewart of Pennsylvania for commander in chief Indiana headquarters will be at Hollenden Hotel Room 108 Faith healer case ends in hung jury in Elwood Physicians Association pursuing action under new medical law Open switch accident at Glas City injures travelers and kills one engineer and injures others
In Wilmerington near Dolan six miles north Matthew McKinney was seized from his bed by masked assailants after midnight. He was dragged away and severely whipped as a warning to leave the area for allegedly refusing to work. In Greencastle Indiana two strangers sold locals Mexican salt scams by dressing common barrel salt.
Lafayette Indiana August 8 fifty six of the one hundred licensed saloon keepers were arrested on affidavits by County Prosecutor Randolph. Saloon men vow to contest all cases as they blame the drain on liquor trade. Rappanee Indiana August 7 a derailment east of town on the Baltimore and Ohio derailed train No 6 after rails spread three miles away. Six cars left the tracks at 60 mph, eighty passengers unharmed but shaken.
Indianapolis August 3 State Statistician Johnson recently toured Indiana reporting corn in poor condition. He cites ongoing heat as a major factor but notes drought also contributed to the crop damage observed during the trip.
The Misses Bertha Hill Wini fred and Lulu Hill Stella Gause and Mable Johnson enjoyed a pleasant launch trip on Blue River Wednesday evening. The voyage was managed by Chas. Butler C. V. Stevens and Jesse Kizer with refreshments and a pleasant time reported.
Pittsburg August 7 The die is cast as President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association orders a general strike for August 10 affecting nearly all Amalgamated workers in United States Steel. The move threatens widespread idleness and possible bloodshed with over 100000 expected to be idle by week’s end. The strike targets Carnegie Steel and other U S Steel subsidiaries and related plants nationwide.
In Marlin Texas on August 7 Porter Saw yer, aged 18, killed his father with a rifle after anger over a horse whipping. He died shortly after from heat while attempting to flee. Father and son were buried in the same grave.
Big 4 will sell tickets to Rushville during the fair on August 27 28 and 29 and 30 at very low regular train rates. Special train departs Rushville at 9 p m on August 29 and 30 to Knightstown and nearby points. Ladies Delight flour war coat 40c a sack at C Lx Stin-3.
Grain and livestock prices across Indianapolis Louisville Cincinnati Chicago New York and Buffalo show mixed firm and weak readings. No. 2 red wheat firm at several markets, corn and oats mostly steady, cattle and hogs varying with spot prices and bids, lambs and sheep generally steady to weak.
Wheat markets show steady action with cash and September trades for Tite Corn Quiet No 2. Oats- dull session with No 2 cash offerings in the Se region.
A censored Standerton report dated July 5 reached London via dispatch. It quotes Walter Kitchener meeting Louis Botha and DeWet near Mlat and delivering Kruger's reply to surrender: Continue fighting, deviation to come later, enough for the present.
San Francisco police report two men are in custody on suspicion of involvement in the Selby Smelting works robbery. About $23,000 in gold mullion was stolen. Suspects' identities remain unknown and no further information is being released.
Local society item notes a collection of fine society cards and emblematic pieces displayed or exchanged at the Tue Recorp office, highlighting the social calendar and fashionable networks of the period.
Royalty mourns as Empress Frederick, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and mother of the Kaiser, dies in Potsdam after a long cancer struggle. Emperor William at her bedside. interment likely at Friedenskirche Potsdam beside Emperor Frederick. Funeral details and casualties noted. fertilizer ad follows.
There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Rush County Sunday School Association at the Court House in Rushville Indiana on Wednesday August 14 at 10 a m sharp. Important business. Every member urged to attend. Joyy P Specu, Pres.
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