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Newspaper

Connersville Times

Location

Connersville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1908

Page

3

Morristown Triumph Over Connersville In Strenuous Game

Morristown five edged Connersville 28 to 25 in a hard fought high school basketball contest. Attendance was limited by bad weather but interest remained high as Morristown executed solid team play and steady defense led by captain Patton and Pierohnson.

Vic Morristown Connersville Hwo Piersen Lind Bovis Stary Tiedr Belts Lovuersville Koightstown Priday Conan Bullard Horsley Wilkip Sample Gt Starr Histon Vmorrestown

Young Blood in Trust Company Elects New Officers

The Trust Company promotes two young directors to officer roles as assistant cashier and another position. The move emphasizes fresh leadership with graduates from Ann Arbor Law School and aims to strengthen clerical work while older heads provide guiding oversight.

Food& Mo Tinet Coai Pane Bank For Boom ‘Tetman Pras Indivi Purnitage Company Trust Wituic Tees Rte Bower Agsted Ann Arbor

Methodist Revival Sparks Debate on Dress and Demands

In a Richmond Palladium discussion Mir Hobson defends a Methodist revival stance. He argues the campaign for souls will be founded on Methodist doctrine and rejects forcing beliefs on other denominations. He warns outsiders not to intrude on Methodist discipline and urges mutual respect while defending church norms.

Epworth League Jesus Christ Phes

Washont foamed Beer Yellow bank flood disrupts rail service

A severe washout near Yellowbank between Metamora and Brookville halted the 6 o clock train last evening and blocked tracks from here to Valley Junction. Water from heavy rains flooded creeks, washing out about 300 feet of track and flooding multiple areas including Brookville below the river. Trains now operating New Castle to Rushville then Greensburg and Cincinnati.

Tower Valley Yellowbank Metamora Brookville Valley Junction New Castle Rushville Greensburg Cincinnati Harrison Dueck

Krell Auto-Crand Piano Factory Revamps Indiana Plant

Monday's Evening News reports Krell Auto-Crand Piano Company upgrading its Indiana factory. The overhaul includes steam heat, fire walls, new floors, whitewashed rafters, repaired sills, and cement floors in the lower east building. A drying track will save labor while production expands. executives anticipate demand could double next year.

Krell Auto-Crand Piano Company Davy Crocket Indiana

Orange Contest Settled After Ballot Box Dispute

The board of election commissioners ruled on a contest in Qaige Lowashy. A voter altered a ballot after placing it in the box. the box was opened and the ballot returned to the voter who cast it. H G Pyke won the assessor race by a large majority. Henry Stone had challenged the box opening before all votes were cast. The commissioners’ action was irregular but did not change the result. The trustee winner held a narrow margin. the loser accepted the outcome.

Qaige Lowashy Board of Election Commissioners Vie World Te Comtestant H. G. Pyke Henry Stone Mr. Stone Election Board Rey Q

Miss Bertha Sanders Hosts Visitors and Bond Return

The Standard Bearers meet with Miss Bertha Sanders and Miss Eurtha Jobe is her guest tonight. Miss Bile Collins returned bond from Chicago after a several week visit lasting until last night.

Bertha Sanders Eurtha Jobe Euest Bile Collins Bond Chicase

Centerville youths tied to fence and theft ring

Richmond police break up a Centerville theft ring as arrests follow reports of a fence receiving stolen goods. George Linting, poultry dealer, and Thomas Ammerman and Rollo Savage face grand larceny and fencing charges amid confessions of about twenty thefts including chickens butter and seed. Others named include Karl Darnell Charles Blue William Newnan Roy Hilbert and Charles Yura. Linting released on bond. Darnell and Yura released on good behavior.

Richmond Steedab Pagin Oliver Twist George Linting Thomas Ammerman Rollo Savage Karl Darnell Charles Blue William Newnan Ftoy Hilbert Charles Yura Boos Pang Léinting Bond Durnel Yine

Sawyer hurt in wagon fall at fore wheel

Sawyer, driver of one of Vandlarts coal wagons, slipped while climbing over the fore wheel yesterday evening and struck his forehead on the prow. The blow caused a frightful bruise but is not as serious as first feared, and he was able to drive the wagon today.

Willian Sawyer M. Vandlarts Aimost Tire

County Reclaims Fees From Sheriff Accounts

County officials report total interest and principal due sheriffs since 1900 amounting to about 695 418 dollars. Administrators and sheriffs including T A Stoops Edward K Lewis George Oldham and Cyrus Jeffrey face various charges and settlements. Oldham settled in full. Jeffrey questions interest. Commissioners will grant Payne fifteen percent of recovered sums.

John Paine Chiiuangze Iso T. A1 Stoops Daniel Hall Edward K. Lewis George Oldham Cyrus Jeffrey Mr. Payne County

Evangelist’s wife to speak on temperance at First Methodist

Mrs. Tilliam Mobson wife of the well known evangelist will give a talk tomorrow afternoon alone in the parsonage on Western Avenue to all who are interested in temperance work at the First Methodist church.

Tilliam Mobson Allone Geloek W. CL OU Western Avenue ATP Ae

Taft and Roosevelt rumors cloud Republican ticket choices

Washington figure Walter Wellman predicts Taft as likely nominee with first ballot win possible barring a Roosevelt stampede. He notes Taft Fort for second place while New Jersey shifts from machine control to reform influences, reshaping party dynamics ahead of the nomination.

Walter Wellman Washington Chicago Record- Herald Taft Ohio Foraker Roosevelt Fort New Jersey United States Senate John Kean Wall Street John F. Dryden Governor Fort

Roosevelt Praised by Lincoln Learner Speaker

The retiring president of the State Lincoln Learne introduces Albert J. Beveridge and extols Theodore Roosevelt. The tribute frames Roosevelt as fearless and just, defending the nation against trusts and consolidation and contrasts him with dishonest foes.

Ei. EB. Gates Lincoln Learne Albert J. Beveridge Roosevelt Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Jincoln Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt

Rails Alone Supported Train Derails Near Richmond

A Richmond and C. & L. train No. 8. C. jolted by a washed away culvert two miles west of the G. R. & S. crossing. The Pullman car derailed and rolled, but all three passengers and two trainmen escaped with only severe jolting as heavy snow and high water hid the danger. The engine kept moving until the Pullman was missing, then returned to the scene.

Richmond Palladium G. Ro Webster

Tariff Debate Promises Strong Local Interest Next Saturday

Nudltown time ary society schedules a program of songs recitations and instrumental music followed by a debate on the resolution that tariff for revenue only is better for the classes than a high protective tariff. Owe Hate and Earl Crawford will argue affirmatively while Elijah Brookbank and Calvin Ochiltree will oppose. The locally noted debaters are expected to produce sharp arguments.

Nudltown Titneary Society OW oHate Earl Crawford Elijah Brookbank Calvin Ochiltree

Roads Weakened by Flood Not As Bad as 1907

High water on the east road last Saturday damaged the surface about five hundred feet and cut channels across the sidewalk but did not create deep buckholes. East Connersville town board set to temporary repairs with hopes for permanent improvement this spring amid uncertain plans.

East Connersville

Texas woman 182 years old claims oldest white person title

Fort Worth Texas February 1 Mrs 2B Kilcrease of Pine Mill near here is celebrated at age 182 born February 10 1776 in North Carolina and traveled to Texas with her family. Her daughter age 98 and granddaughter 63 live with her. She shows Bible records and remains in good health capable of walking with a cane and recalls events from over a century ago.

Fort Worth Texas Kilcrease Pine Mill Here Klakfas County North Carolina

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