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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
6
Thursday’s Local and Personal items note numerous moves visits and greetings. John Brown returns to Liberty after visiting relatives while R W Ruffin heads to Boston on business and Pat Michener plans a Washington DC homeward trip. Marshall Johns leaves for Spiceland Indiana with a new farm lease, and Elsie Frances is welcomed by Donovan Robinson’s family.
Indianapolis visitor David Walace and Rushville resident LE Williams were in town on business. The paper notes numerous local arrivals social visits and transactions including Dr H E Smith Mrs Melissa James and families, a twins wedding anniversary, a jail arrest for intoxication and a near-car accident. Residents from Liberty Harrison township Laurel and Dodge City are mentioned along with several hospitality gatherings and extended visits.
Fayette Circuit Court, December Term 1910, notices that Josiah E. Piper, executor of Harvey M. Piper, deceased, has filed final account and vouchers. The List day of December 1910 will examine the settlement and allow distribution unless creditors or legatees show cause. Clerk WM. EF. SPARKS issues the notice from Connersville Indiana.
Horace Stout of New Castle joins Fritz Henry and Frank Schoenholtz in a home built wireless telegraph project. The trio operates from houses and poles with improvised instruments, achieving close to telegraph accuracy as they refine transmission between New Castle and their city. Henry’s office is on West Ninth Street and Schoenholtz’s at Seventh and Reid.
The Ernest E. Jones case involving shipping a car load of his father's stock to Indianapolis and attempting to sell it faced questions of jurisdiction. Jones was arraigned before Judge Collins in Marion County and bound over to the Marion County Grand Jury on $2000 bond, with potential transfer to Fayette or Indianapolis for trial depending on grand jury siting. His defense says no preliminary hearing occurred and bonds may be posted soon.
Notice in Fayette Circuit Court that August J. Pepper estate is probably insolvent. Creditors must file claims for allowance. Clerk William E. Sparks notes the decision dated November 14 1910 with seal. Connersville Indiana.
Snow delays corn harvest as soft ears and piled crops create extra work for farmers. Despite hardship, the county reports a large yield exceeding expectations and many winter days ahead give growers reason for optimism and gratitude.
List of letters remaining in Connersville Indiana postoffice for the week ending December 5 1910. Names include Mrs Laura Hager Mrs Cora Hunt Lorn Lane Win Patterson Walter Six Faith Moolen and others. Advertised items include Bookcase Factory Demas & Boidas Wade Samuel Dehaven P M.
A Connersville police officer Mr Dan Jeffrey reports kidney pain and backache from constant walking and lifting, but after one bottle of Foley's Kidney Pills he was entirely free of trouble and recommends the remedy as a quick permanent cure. Owl Pharmacy advertising claim.
Reports by Harry Embree and Edward Brennan find no public funds misused by Auditor Roy Kennedy or his predecessor John W. Ross, or Treasurer Samuel E. DeHaven. They note several overpayments and uncollected fees tied to Board of Review sessions, bonds, and travel, with small errors cited and all reports on file.
Fire at the Fendrich cigar factory on Main Street in Evansville killed a block of shops, with contents and adjoining buildings burned. The blaze forced 12 hundred workers from employment and threatened more structures before firefighters gained control.
Hetherford cad fanty of the Everton neighborhood prepares to move to Oklahoma tomorrow with Mrs. Metherford and their families taking residence there. Mrs. Metherford is a daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Lambert who moved to Oklahoma earlier and are pleased with the new country. The Retherford family has shipped stock and furniture in advance to ease the move and establish a nearby home.
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