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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
5
Town chatter reports visitors including Burl Hillsdale and Rev C T Teeson in Terre Haute. April showers arrive with mushrooms and greens in evidence while busy fish wardens patrol. Public services by the Fagles planned for May 11 and a theater show “Wathieen” set for Thursday.
A dusty catalog-style notice offers wholesale pricing for groceries and shoes with a 10 percent discount on list price for anyone ordering footwear. The ad invites readers to visit the store or call 320 to arrange purchases and promises the best possible prices.
Terre Haute visitors frequent the area for business and schooling. An Annapolis move, liquor license applications, and a looming regular council session appear. Clanton entries mention jail talks, a new school house question, and a snowy Monday. multiple residents travel between Terre Haute and nearby towns.
The item column reports ongoing property exchanges, business moves such as Hart moving into the old Link Wright property, and local visits. It notes community commerce, a trusteeship injury, a closing saloon reopening, Barnum and Bailey in Terre Haute, a sewer project, and a skating rink accident recovery. It also mentions the Stevens Comedy Co tent season, Pawnee Bill shows, a Cayuga visitor subscribing, school news, and area business activity including Satterlee Craig and local printing. Lost items, graduations, and interurban traffic are touched on with plans for local entertainment and urging residents to support Clinton printers.
A stranger entered Clinton Wednesday night and hinted at burglarizing stores. About 2 am Thursday he was seen leaving Smith & Curtis hardware by Fd. Jones and Fred Dudley, arrested, and found with numerous items. He gave the name John Williams and was bound over to court.
The Socialists of Clinton held their annual labor demonstration at Morris Park on Wednesday May 1. A large crowd gathered for speeches by notable socialist speakers, followed by a grand ball to close the day.
Atherton church folk hosted a Saturday night entertainment and ice cream social. A large crowd attended with Miss Arleta Walker cited as the key to the affair’s success.
Brick work on the new church at Fairview Park will finish by May 10 with carpenter work to start immediately after, making the church an assured fact.
George O Nichols, a resident and owner of a Clinton township business, applies at Vermillion County for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in a two story brick building on Main Street Clinton. The location is described as lot 2 block 3 in the original town plat with a ground door front and drinking on premises privilege.
All calls answered sei or niht in town or country. Special attention given to female and catarrhal troubles. All kinds electricity giver.
Por sale 3 wood Fresh milk cows gentle and well broke for cash or good note. Sees. C. Stultz. Clin ton Coal Co. office. WANTED Men to work in sewer pipe factory steady work the year round. Win EB. Dee. Clay Mfg. Co., Mecca, Ind. On C. & Ky Money to loan on real estate in sums to suit borrowers
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