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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
8
The notice notes contractors ready to winter stock and prepare for spring work. It mentions capacity, readiness to move ahead at earliest date, and the expectation of productive outcomes for seasonal tasks.
Harry Wainwright calls the upcoming touring car the prettiest machine seen, noting it was built locally with top city engineers and machinists. Minor detail work remains before a planned public street test next week, though date is not yet fixed.
Local supply lines strain as Red Cross fund drives gear up. The paper notes heavy demand for Red Cross stamps and an army mobilization effort, with sales set to start Thursday and continued interest reflected in Monday’s evening edition.
The Star Pedro club hosted Mar. and Mrs. O. Wise and about fourteen guests traveling from Cambridge City to Dublin. Mr Wise met them at the depot with a hay-filled wagon, and the evening featured Pedro games, a meal, and prizes including a silver spoon and Haviland plate. The event ended with praise for the hosts and a message of festive goodwill. Earlier, a large assortment of Kanes Vests was advertised by M. Holberg & Co.
The report notes a land purchase for cash at a fancy price with Callaway and Fox involved in Wayne. A pumping station costing sixteen thousand dollars for sixty acres is planned, with other items expected.
Last saloon in New Castle shut Saturday night amid a push toward prohibition. The Courier notes the movement to end saloons in nearby towns and hints at lingering debates. A brick structure faces Fourth Street as the next potential site, with local figures cited.
The injured man suffered a large ugly wound and lost much blood but is doing well today. A Tuesday evening incident near the river area involved a wagon and a wave that knocked him down. He was dressed and received care, with doctors hopeful he will be up and about in a few days.
Wester Handley died at his home a mile south of Nulltown after a sudden illness lasting about ten days. He leaves a widow, seven children, two brothers Oliver Handley and James Handley, and eleven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock at his home.
A garbled OCR page yields scattered funeral notices and oblique fragments. Names and places are mostly unreadable, with stray phrases suggesting memorials, times, and locations lost to distortion.
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