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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
2
The Times announces 1901 subscriptions with 40 offers. New and existing subscribers paying in advance receive a free Prairie Farmer for one year or Ixpiaxa or the Omg Farmer for 25 cents extra. Only one farm journal per subscription, with preference choices verified. Richard Truex is named as an authorized agent for the deal.
Farmers in the region announce stricter guard on their lands to deter hunters. Open fences and injuries to livestock are blamed on outsiders. W T Murray remains favored for Lower House door keeper with Fayette Republicans backing him as Indianapolis efforts gather momentum. Local banks see deposits rise as people seek secure storage.
Senator Beveridge delivered a strong address on expansion at the New England Society Banquet in New York on Saturday night. His speech drew liberal applause and was praised by New York papers Sunday for both the talk and the speaker. A separate Indiana form robbery is noted in brief.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports some lawyers and doctors who assisted during the Goebel shooting consider filing further claims totaling about $25 000. The piece contrasts mob violence rhetoric with a call for lawful conduct amid the grave public issue.
The divorce case ends with a private settlement in which the wife receives 20000 dollars. The remark suggests that private handling would have been better than public dispute.
In the State Legislature the Speakership race stalls as five candidates enter a critical juncture. All five appear closely matched and under pressure to secure support before the vote.
All retail stores report excellent Christmas business and signs of prosperity, with management pleased by sales strength and consumer demand across locations.
The note honors Lee Sucre a dear scholar from Alquina M E Sunday school, noting the loss to the school and family. It resolves sympathy, publication of the revelations, and remembrance within the county papers as the Sunday school mourns. Com named individuals appear in the closing lines.
An old ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm on flannel applied to a sore back side or chest for prompt relief. It claims cures for rheumatic pain and promises relief after one application. Sold by McKennan and Ashworth.
Miss Bertha Culbertson twenty one a school teacher at Henderson Rush county shot herself at her Greenwood area home on Christmas morning Her father James Culbertson a prominent farmer belongs to a well to do family She had recently been visiting for the holidays and had been keeping company with Charles May a nearby farmer who left for Glendive Mont before his departure he saw Miss Culbertson The cause of the action remains unclear and the community was shocked by the suicide breaking Christmas festivities in the Glenwood neighborhood.
James Davenport, a Brookville mail carrier, was hurt when his wagon toppled while passing a buggy on Stoops hill three miles southeast of the city. The horse dragged him about thirty feet before stopping. Davenport sustained a cut and bruise on the forehead, a sprained neck, and the buggy top was wrecked. Some mail was lost, recovered by morning, and the two ladies received help at a nearby farm.
Whitfield & Co of Chicago notes no pneumonia cases among users of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for colds and grippe. They say it gives prompt recovery and counteracts grippe’s pneumonia risk. Mc Kennan & Ashworth also sell the product.
Elisabeth Gandy transfers to Allen Hinch man with two sores in Fairview for 100 dollars. Anna W. Stevens receives 102 acres in Orange township valued at 3 000 dollars.
Last evening at 8 o clock Lewis W Piper foreman of Mercer Lumber Company Hartford City and Edith Delight Amsden daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Amsden Hartford City were married at the bride's parents home on West Washington street. Rev B G Shion performed the ceremony. The couple will visit Connersville for two weeks then reside in Hartford City.
The notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for failure and claims constitutional treatment. It lists testimonials and contact details in Toledo, Ohio. Also reports marriages: Martin D. Porter to Charlotte A. Griffin, Lawrence F. Bloom to Pearl W. Nelson, and George M. C Barbour to Roxie Irene Barton.
A decretal order from the Fayette Circuit Court clerk directs a public sale to the highest bidder. The notice announces the sale date and terms will follow, naming the court and the orderly disposal of property under court authority.
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