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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
2
A notice announces Alvin Moor as a Republican candidate for County Treasurer forthcoming nominating convention. It also notes Henry E. Guffin of Union township seeking re nomination for Representative to the State Legislature, under Republican nomination. The item ends with observations on February’s mood and a lunar eclipse.
Government plan contends construction will require seven years to complete with phased progress outlined, detailing funding and key milestones for progress checkpoints. The timeline assumes steady work and favorable conditions, aiming to open canal access in stages as sections finish.
A brief political squabble erupts after Senator Burton calls critics cheap skates in a Senate chamber, sparking debate over decorum and attendance. The exchange centers on the insult and the implied protest by lawmakers.
Howard Hill attended the farmers institute at Cambridge City Friday of last week Elias Chappell started to North Carolina on a visit to his father Tuesday Mull of Rushville visited their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Staniford last Sunday Some good maps on exhibition at the school house S Murray and Howard Parker attended the poultry show at Indianapolis one day this week
An auction-style notice lists premium amounts for white corn and mixed corn held by Newton I. Jones. It notes two day premiums, a $2.00 2d premium, and a $1.50 premium for ten largest ears. Afternoon time 1:30, with Anna E. Hill mentioned.
Roy Peters, a traveling employee for an Indianapolis grocery firm living in North Vernon, seeks a barrel of hickory nuts for a southern customer. After contacting wholesalers, the barrel is shipped through various hands, only to end with a bankrupt New York firm, leaving Peters unaware of the loss.
The Farmers Insurance Association of Rush County settled Joseph Overman of Ripley township for 193.40 on January 27, 1906. The loss occurred February 16, 1905, claim filed just after the thirty day payment window, and at the October 1906 annual meeting it was said they could not pay due to bylaws. Young &
Young lawyers agreed to file a case for Overman but the investigation showed the insurer would be obliged to respond. The party pursued checks with interest as part of the ongoing matter.
A droll blighted notice outlines a mock liquor enterprise by a figure named in jest as a villainous undertaker neighbor. It catalogs drunkenness, ruin, and social decay as the result of permitting sales, promising that mothers lose infants, children become ignorant, and husbands reel home in violence. The piece endears itself to public censure with warnings of disease, debt, and death.
The Rev. J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga lauds Electric Bitters noting renewed strength after severe weakness and back pain. He claims two bottles let him walk three miles in 50 minutes and feel capable of more. Advertised as a remedy for stomach liver kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at Reeves drug store Knightstown and McClainu drug store Carthage.
The Anderson fair and its organizing society have dissolved after failing to raise sufficient funds to meet debts. Six years ago the group leased land across the river east of the city and held annual fairs, but in each year expenses exceeded income, leaving the society in worsening debt.
Item listing for sale by Philip Sattler offers good wood and mixed hay. No dates or locations provided. Contact details not included.
W F Byrket and Brooks Byrket of New Castle with C E Byrket of Shirley are in Chicago this week to view the automobile show.
An old advertisement notes a remedy resembling the malaria germ and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a universal cure for malaria related disorders and constipation. The pills are priced at 25 cents and sold by McClain’s Drug Store in Carthage.
New Castle Tribune reports a possible criminal prosecution of ex Trustee Addison of Harrison township. An expert found a large shortage, prompting circuit court action. Addison offered to submit records to referee Eric Morgan, accept his finding, and repay a $1,450 shortfall plus costs. No appeal clause existed, delaying repayment.
Henry County draws jurors for the February term. Grand jurors include Davis Hughes Liberty O B Harvey Prairie James Labouteaux Liberty Milt Cook Henry Harvey Pierce Liberty Elvis Harrold Spiceland. Petit jurors list Henry W Ward Franklin A E Carroll Wayne Charles Martin Franklin John A Deem Spiceland Thomas Shaw Dudley Floyd Kitterman Greensboro Clayton Conway Blue River Obed M Hall Franklin Edwin Hall Spiceland Lawrence Hiatt Blue River W W Teeter Fall Creek Thomas Hutchens Henry.
Chas W Moore a Ford City Pennsylvania machinist severely burned his hand in an electrical furnace. He used Bucklen's Amica Salve with a quick and perfect cure. Advertises as the greatest healer on earth for burns wounds sores eczema and piles at McClain's drug store Carthage priced 5 cents.
Flatrock Cave goes on the market triggering talk that the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company plans to purchase it for a summer resort. Local observers cite potential resort development and the company’s interests in expanding leisure ventures near the area.
Charles Wilson guardian transfers one fifth interest in a 110 acre farm to Edward L. Reeves. The action transfers a fractional stake in the property to Reeves, detailing the guardian’s authority and the specific ownership change within the estate.
Ashbell P. W. Reeves and others transfer three fifths interest in 110 acres in Center township for 6300 dollars. Earlier transfer covers 100 acres in same township with a consideration of 2100 dollars.
Sylvester K. Bankert sold his Shelby county farm for 3900 dollars to raise funds for his legal battle to free his wife, who is jailed in Rush county on murder charges. He has already spent several thousand dollars in efforts to keep her out of the penitentiary.
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