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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
1
Grip season warning promotes Get them at once capsules as a fast acting preventive. Describes capsules as an absolute safeguard against colds and the grip and urges immediate purchase to ensure timely protection.
The Clinton base ball enthusiasts formed a new club with Mary Slater as President and A F Cunningham as Secretary-Treasurer. Walter Stocker is Manager and a 12-member board includes C G Vannest E I Weirick and others. Morris park is rented for the season with a new grand stand and Tenth street entrance planned. John Shirkie and wife shopped in Terre Haute Saturday.
Saturday afternoon bids for the soldiers monument erection were opened. The successful bidder was T.C. Briggs Clinton Indiana with small size 1128 large 1398. Other bidders included Dye & Co Danville Small 1365 large 2400 Safford Sons Paris small 1450 large 2000. Hodgans Terre Haute large 2287.70 and Carres Barrett Oden small 1690 large 2350. Briggs bid close figures due to no salesman and low expenses. He offers any style of monument and is a local home man.
Monday night regular session at city hall with Mayor Lowry presiding. Clerk absent. Anderson acts as clerk. Bills approved include Kibby feeding prisoners 2.80 and Meyer Bros lunches 1.10. Fire house costs 153.69. licenses and salaries listed. Liquor license granted to James Mooney. Ninth street sewer cost estimates given: 24 inch 487 dollars. 36 inch 742 dollars. Engineer to estimate costs to affected properties. sewer resolution to be drawn. Meeting adjourned to March 12 at 7 30 p m.
About forty Clinton business leaders met at city hall Monday to plan a Commercial Club. Dr. R. A. Adams was named temporary chairman and H. T. Harger temporary secretary. A committee was chosen to solicit stock, with next meeting set for March 13. Subscription total reached 8950 with stock at ten dollars a share. funds to serve city welfare, Plaindealer pledges aid.
The 13 year old daughter of Wm. Riggles suffered severe burns Saturday night after rubbing turpentine on a calf sore, pulling loose a rag with varnish, igniting flames with a match, and a blanket being used late to cover the leg, leaving a serious wound.
Emer Potter and Kate Mann of Summit Grove were married on February 27 in Newport. Frank Wolfe of Mecca visited Cora Newell and her mother on Sunday.
A Monday 5 a.m. blaze gutted Mrs Metta Crabb’s corner house at Blackman and Water. The Fire Department arrived in three minutes, saving little and leaving a roofless, wall-damaged home. Occupants Bummer Judson and Mr Craig lost most belongings. both structure and contents insured.
Befasto Rinando, 24, an Italian, killed himself at his residence on North Tenth Street Monday morning around nine. He used a shotgun, placed the barrel at his neck and pulled the trigger with his toe after removing his shoes. He was single and had been drinking heavily for several days. the motive remains unknown.
Can it be True Stone and Webster of Boston who own the Terre Haute and interurban electric lines have sold them to McGowan of Indianapolis. The Terre Haute papers say that the McGowan people will extend the Clinton interurban line to Danville Ill and eventually to Chicago.
The union men of the city held a meeting at the opera house on Thursday evening February 28 to protest the Mine Owners' Association tactics against Moyer Haywood and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners. A full house heard speeches by Frederick Strickland of Anderson Reynolds of Terre Haute and Revs Fowler and Leeson of this city.
Oscar Chesterfield has started an ice cream plant linked to his soft drink business. He hired an expert ice cream man to produce what he says will be the finest cream ever sold in Clinton.
A car load of machinery for the Clinton canning plant has arrived in Clinton. Contracts are being made with local farmers for produce. Jessie Wright, who had been staying with her sister Mrs Bonnie Chapman of Terre Haute, is home this week.
Mrs. Ferguson of Terre Haute, mother of Bert and Art Ferguson of this city, died at her home Wednesday morning.
J L Smith born July 8 1819 in Harri son County Ohio died at his Jacksonville Indiana home March 1907 age 87 years 7 months 28 days funeral at Centenary church Friday 2 p m with burial at Spangler cemetery Rev Walker Hillsdale circuit in charge Survived by four children Benson B S Smith Alura H Wright and Mary S Wright three sons and one daughter preceded him in death cause of death kidney trouble He was industrious honest and economical and had no enemies.
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