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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
6
Yesterday only routine matters were discussed and no public rate plan was adopted. Meetings will be held at short intervals until the Great Four Days. Every Free Fair committee member is urged to attend each session as the event has grown into a large official undertaking. Francis T. Roots and the late Martin Meyer are cited as prior leaders.
A large tobacco barn and the farm house of Robert H Cook burned Wednesday in Franklin County. The owner resides in town and an employee cared for the property. Loss estimated at $3000 with $1000 covered by insurance. Incendiarism suspected amid night rider speculation.
Centerville Indiana reports three Medearis family members seriously ill after age related conditions. Arthur Coe, mail carrier, was shaken but uninjured heavily and the local crossing accident involved an electric car. The family’s oldest member Mrs Martha Keys, and sister Mrs Nancy Cook, are in critical condition with paralysis and poisoning fears.
The Richmond Palladium reports Guy Gunsaulie was arrested in Indianapolis after his sister Susie confessed their involvement with robberies in Milton and Cambridge City. Marl Debois and Earl Debois are linked as accomplices. authorities expect Detroit police to detain Debois soon. Gunsaulie claims details to clear up bank, post office, and drug store thefts.
Irene Myers age twelve, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J H Myers, died suddenly at home on West Seventh Street after a year of severe skin disease once misidentified as leprosy. The ailment, pemphigus, proved fatal. Funeral at Columbia Cemetery at nine o'clock with Rev. M G Taylor directing.
Louisville hosts the Odd Fellows reunion at Fontaine Ferry Park on July 11 inviting members and families from Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Children from the Widows' and Orphans' Homes in Lexington and Greensburg will attend by special train. Grand leaders from multiple states plan to attend. railroads offer favorable fares. a basket picnic is planned.
The National Tribune denounces Indiana Congressmen for dodging pension legislation after Ohio's Anderson urged a dollar a day pension bill. It cites Macon of Arkansas, Underwood of Alabama, and Mann of Missouri amid a heated floor vote and quarreling within the Indiana delegation.
Funeral services for Samuel J. Perry, a former resident, were held today at Lick Creek Church at 10:30 AM. Remains were interred following the service, with Monday’s Bulletin noting the event in brief lines.
A cashier at a bank attests to Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and Anti Pain Pills with strong results. Mr A L Wilson reports using the pills and notes effective relief while offering a satisfaction guarantee if the bottle fails to benefit.
The Intermediate class of the Union Sunday school of Hallaburg was entertained Saturday by Dorothy Whipple daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Whipple who live north west of the town. The event ran quickly with songs and a brief program before refreshments.
The News published yesterday an essay by Edgar Starr, a high school student, chosen as the winner in a competition among many participants.
An exchange warns the common house fly is mankind’s worst foe, cutting life expectancy by two years per person. It links to 2.19 percent typhoid deaths in the Spanish American War era and drives millions in yearly fly protection costs. A single fly multiplies rapidly and could nearly outbulk the world if unchecked.
A baby girl about twenty four hours old is found in a wicker basket on the doorstep of Lewis Griffiths on Ohio Avenue. A note asks the Griffiths to care for the child and blesses them. No identification of the parent or culprits is revealed. The infant’s future care is uncertain as authorities seek answers.
A report from eastern Indiana notes John Peppedy of the Raleigh neighborhood displaying a corn field claim described as the finest in the region. The piece mentions a birthday anniversary celebrated quietly at a west city location with the aid of friends and growing crops.
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