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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
4
Advertisement touts Scoff's Emulsion as a magic cure for pale youngsters. It claims to build fat blood and bone with Cod Liver Oil Hypophosphites and Glycerine, supporting digestion. Available from druggists for 50c and 1.00.
A long local column records a rainy forecast and a sequence of town visits. It mentions Carrie Nation visiting the town, residents like R P Ailes and Paul Reed from Connersville, and various family and social gatherings with commentary on saloons and farming practices.
Mrs Pearl Garrison keeps eighty young ducks. Will Hogan stayed Saturday night with Chas Corbin. Lillian Lake visits Everton. John Stevens and Piene Lake sold hogs earlier this week. W F Stagg and wife visited Mrs Minnie Lake Friday afternoon. Lee Young and family spent Wednesday with B F Murphy. Frank Murphy and Frank Sherry left for Bloomington to attend school. A B Hood wife and Hazel visit East Connersville relatives Wednesday. Ben Ball and wife, Ed Ball and family, Henry Myers and family, and John Lake with wives visited Phone Lake family Sunday. Chas Crandal with wife hosted Lon Retherford family and others Sunday.
John J Peters advertises as buyer and shipper of all kinds of live stock. He offers cash payments at the highest market price and lists telephone contact 5365.
Ennis Bros announce Iowa born and raised family trust Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as life saving after use in El Paso Texas. Merchants S O McKennan Son sell remedy in Narcoossee Florida where it grows in favor and success.
The undersigned notify depositors that after June 30 1908 interest on deposits will be paid on certificates at 3 percent. After that date interest will be allowed on savings accounts of 100 or less but not on other open accounts. Farmers and Merchants Trust De Fayette National Bank Central State Bank First National Bank. wed-fri-sun-wk-july4
The piece cites Frederick B. Esler's sermon published in St. Louis last March and outlines five charges about prohibition being scientifically unsound and spiritually conflicting. It argues ecclesiastical leaders must interpret their own standards, condemns the liquor trade as immoral, and endorses a balanced plan combining regulation with personal responsibility.
William Currie, an escapee from the county infirmary, attempted suicide by drowning in a river after being recaptured. He was found by Harry Sheets, who pulled him from the water and returned him to custody following a report of mistreatment. Currie had earlier testified in a suit with his nephew Alva Hamilton.
The John Robinson Big Circus, America’s famed oriented exhibition, with four-score years of history, is billed for two performances on June 29. The essay recalls enduring fascination with circuses as spring returns and posters bloom, drawing families to the big canvas.
Wall Street financiers in New York foresee calmer markets and a return to prosperity following the Chicago and upcoming nominations. They expect crop yields strong, money plentiful, and favor Taft as the Republican candidate for a peaceful presidency, believing Bryan’s nomination would mirror Roosevelt in some ways.
It is a mistake to let rheumatism become chronic as pain can be relieved and in many cases cured by applying Chamberlains Pain Balm. The relief is worth many times its cost and aids sleep. Even long standing cases benefit from its use. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by S. O. McKennan & Son.
A court ruling upholds the decision regarding the former county treasurer. The county has lost nothing and cannot collect interest on deposits, with Justice Kent delivering the decision.
The county board awarded Ed Thomas contracts to build three bridges near F Y Thomas farm in Jennings and near Wm Swift farm in Jackson township with bids ranging from 225 to 365 dollars. In Beeson case appeals, Judge Kent sustains the Beeson demurrer, ruling the county cannot claim interest on public funds held by the county treasurer. The decision finds the treasurer a special bailee liable with bondsmen for public money.
Fayette Circuit Court of Fayette County Indiana appoints Joseph J Cole as executor of the estate of Eliza J Carson deceased The notice states the estate is solvent and is dated January 13 1.
Fayette Circuit Court in Fayette County Indiana appoints James F Holland as administrator of the estate of William A Holland, deceased. The estate is believed solvent. Dated June 18 1908. Clerk Wm E Spares attests.
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