06 Jun 1896
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1896
Page
1
The notice outlines pricing for classified advertisements and election notices. Rates include 1.00 per card line for 40 10 eta pare advertist cee electinN pox 1.00 and five cents per line for signature and coalading. Publication limits set at thirty lines maximum.
The ticket lists Frannie T. Routh for Joint Representative Simon Ostheimer for Treasurer Charles B Lewis for Sheriff William T Murray for County Assessor Roy Williams for Surveyor Horace L Hurst for First District Commissioner Euphrates I Chance for Third District Commissioner.
The report notes hissed names Cleveland and Carlisle while Brekenridge is praised for five minutes at the convention. It references eight communications on operating the water works by steam, urging careful reading and sensible action to minimize costs and secure safer power. A separate item states a license was obtained and a court case against John Kublee Diamissed after a two half day trial before the Board of County.
A reader urges the council to reject a new steam powered plant for the city pumps. He argues the present pumps are undersized for growth and proposes expanding or upgrading within safer locations and considers alternatives from the Connersville Electric Light Company to supply a three million gallon daily fire pump at lower cost.
Johnny Weaver delivered a loud batting performance in a 15 hit attack as Connersville beat Hamilton Browns and Cincinnati Shamrock 8 to 7. Feigert held Hamilton to three hits through seven innings before tiring in the ninth, Reynolds and Dwyer struggled for the visitors, and Little sparked solid fielding at short. Nation will start for Connersville and Stevens for Hamilton in a rematch, with Connersville set to host Rushville’s club and Lawrenceburg Grays visiting next week.
The Friday program featured Prof E D Johnston directing the Coterie A D O U and Cary Clube with visiting delegates praising the musical quality. E Dwight Johnston and Mrs Gertrude Miller Thompson performed Hungarian Fantasia and Hungarian Rhapsodie No 1, while local talent Mian Core, now a music teacher at Oxford Female Seminary, drew universal attention.
Vocal performance by Mrs Retta J Bhack of Chicago and Leiti Signor drew applause while Mrs Shank offered two numbers including O That We were Maying. Clarence Klenk delivered exemplary violin work amid a Blue Ribbon Orchestra refrain. A large strawberry meeting in Fairview township featured W D Thomas and others with many varieties shown and plans for a summer meeting in Richmond.
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