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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
Issued weekly by Fre Courier Publishing Co editors and managers E Moore B Thiebaud announce subscription terms and advertising rates. The notice specifies year months poor page and stagic copy details and directs readers to inquire for rates.
A June 4 1901 item notes rain dampening Decoration Day events and reports on U S and Philippine policy as Volunteer teachers return to service. It covers British finances the South African war cost and Cuban Platt amendment votes. It also discusses Indiana school salary formulas and local ordinance concerns in Connersville.
The item argues the new licensing law shortens terms for many locales but harms students by weakening licensing standards. It claims unequal grading by county superintendents and warns that high grade licenses may inflate pay, hurting overall school interests. Governor Durbin met the President, and May balance sheets show a surplus with growing prosperity.
In a Monday session the bridges contracts were let. J M Sanders was reappointed as Superintendent of the County Poor Asylum for two years from Sept 1 1901. A Tuesday audit of the auditor’s files and a jail inspection praised Sheriff Oldham’s efficiency. Thursday was set to receive bids for next quarter Poor Asylum supplies.
Marehall Cullens of Orange township pleaded guilty to assault on Albert Smith and paid a fine plus costs. A venue change in Hackman v Joseph was taken. Judge Swift visited relatives in Indianapolis. The State of Indiana v William Waybright is on trial for assault and battery against Edward Wwan fe. Administrator E E Lewis fled bond in the Frederick Haas estate matter.
Mrs. Zach Lake of Everton tripped on a backyard boardwalk Sunday evening and fell landing on her left arm, breaking the bone in two places. Dr. A B Lockhart set the fracture. Shelbyville and Connersville gun clubs clashed last week with Connersville winning 89 to 90. Our boys plan to travel to Shelbyville on July 4.
George P. Fuhrman weds Mollie Ott. Charles F. Ford weds Lena Haar. Osea Felton weds Louisa Foster.
Notice announces the annual congregation meeting at the church lecture room in Conneraville Indiana on Wednesday June 19 1901 at 8 pm Trustees for paid church and three elders are to be elected to replace those whose terms expire A full attendance requested Dated June 5 1901 W B Wallace Clerk of the Session J M Suan Secretary of the Board of Trustees
The Everton Lodge No. 139 I O O F will observe decoration Tuesday afternoon June Ulth with services at 2 o'clock. Mrs Stanley of Liberty will deliver the address. All are invited to be present. Lars Moors, Secretary.
Our streets have been greatly improved by the street roller work with smoother surfaces and fewer bumps. Residents report quicker travel times and enhanced safety after recent paving efforts by city crews.
The Fayette County Board of Review will convene in the Commissioners Room at the Court House in Connersville starting Monday June 17 1901 and continue for twenty days to equalize personal property assessments and added improvements.
Edmund E. Lewis is appointed administrator of the estate of Frederick Haastate of Sard county, Indiana, by Fayette Circuit Court. The estate is deemed solvent. Clerk Miles K. Mopfert dated June 3, 1901. June 68
Administrator of Elias H. Symons estate offers eighty acres in the southwest quarter of section 5, township 15 north, range 12 east, Fayette County Indiana for public sale on July 6 at 2 PM. Terms require one third cash, two installments at 18 months, notes bearing 6 percent interest secured by mortgage, with option to pay all cash.
An old advertisement touts Krause's Headache Capsule by McKennie offering fast relief after late nights. It claims one capsule before bed will leave a clear head in about half an hour for a price of 950.
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