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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
6
Connersville won 5 to 1 on a stranger field despite being outhit. Malloy pitched ten strikeouts and Goar also contributed strong hitting and fielding. Jimmy Malloy may join Weldeman while Al Whitridge is eyed for a St Paul contract.
A reported dispute over pay kept a key amateur Indiana pitcher from joining the St Paul team. Local clubs played twice with Bentonville beating Alquina 9 to 8 on Whitewater field, and Duesseldorfers losing 8 to 0 to Hamilton Krebs as Charley Thomas starred for the visitors.
Report spreads after a Glenwood stockman Jesse Murphy is found dead in a field with a bull over him. Train passengers notify a farmer. rumors claim a Hereford killed Murphy but investigators find a sleeping black hobo in the field as the bull nuzzles his face.
Noblesville dispatch reports Richard Benson of Gas City found drowned in White River near Noblesville on Saturday. Benson, 59, had been ordered out of town by police after excessive drinking, and fell into the river while crossing the Lake Erie and Western bridge. He was a brother of Luther Benson the temperance lecturer and reformed gambler, with ties to Rushville. He studied law after graduating from Ann Arbor and grew up in Fairview township.
Court records show fifty four civil and criminal cases still on docket after a term that began with about sixty five. Judge Gray left for Liberty to open court in Union county. many cases were disposed of by dismissal, while a handful ended in pleas, sentences, or divorces.
A warrant was issued for Francis T Roots of Connersville on a speeding charge in Greenfield. Roots, a former state legislator, claimed his car number may have been misread as 49 and said he has not been near Greenfield in ten years, with trips typically via Rushville and Fountaintown.
This morning Oliver Cline suffered a dislocated shoulder and deep facial cuts after being jolted from a box seat on a spring wagon near East Connersville. He was treated by Dr. W. D. Ludwick after the mishap during a turtle hunting trip with Rev. John A. Williams James L. Cline and Eugene Melvin.
Al Whitridge an Indianapolis resident and former St Paul pitcher has signed with Connersville for the rest of the season. He will debut July 1 at Hamilton Krebs as Connersville plays the famed club, with Lindsly moving from shortstop to pitcher. Becke and Pritchett shift in the infield as Feigert and Thomas take center and right field duties.
Indiana expects about a 50 percent larger wheat harvest than last year with good heads but short straw due to dry weather. James McCann plans to start cutting next Friday as rains may leave oats and hay short though potential improvement exists. Estimates by Joseph H. Stubbs cite twenty one counties reporting a banner 1905 corn, with small year to year variation possible.
Anna Wideman, 19, was returned to the Girls Industrial School at Indianapolis after parole, his father Jacob Wideman placing her back under state custody due to her continued wayward conduct. She had long been known for running away and was previously sentenced to the industrial school for girls.
Representative Hepburn, promoter of the Senate pure food bill, declares the measure will pass and become law this session after conference. The Indianapolis News’ charges against Speaker Cannon for delaying the bill have stirred controversy, provoking crank fan letters and threats to the Speaker.
CG H D BULLETIN announces travel deals for Indiana events. Anderson offers $1.90 round trip to Indiana Christian Endeavor Union State convention with June 25 26 sale and return by June 29 1906. Frankfort round trip $3.20 for Indiana Music Teachers Association June 26 27 28 sales, return by June 30 1906. Logansport round trip $3.40 for Epworth League convention June 28 29 30 sales, return by July 2 1906.
Asher C. Hinds cites Representative Watson as chairman of the committee of the whole during the sundry civil bill as having faced more knotty parliamentary questions than any similar period. His decisions are to be quoted as precedents, with appeals rarely overturning the chair.
John Fries of Brookville to visit as guest of his sister Mrs Mel Stant in a domestic social arrangement noted in local notices.
Summer tourist rates to Rome City Indiana every day from June 1 with return by Oct 31 1906. Connersville fare six dollars thirty five cents round trip. Anderson via LB and W twenty six twenty eight and thirty six June 29 return for Indiana Christian Endeavor Union. Rome City via LE and W July 24 to August 16 with return August 20 for Island Park Assembly. Logansport via LE and W June 28 28 and 30 with return to July 2 for BE. L State Convention Anderson June 26 36 37 with return June 29 Union State Convention.
J L Ashworth spent yesterday in Nulltown supervising a crew who will convert one hundred quarts of fruit into syrup for the fountain at the Alligator drug store.
The message claims No Me No Me are better prepared to furnish estimates on material for houses and urges confidence in a square deal. It asserts readiness and commitment to accurate pricing and fair terms.
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