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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
1
News reports Art Meyer died after a year and a half of illness. His daughter Gertrude alerted the family as he showed a final smile before passing, ending a period of illness that kept him home most recently. He had recently shown hope for recovery.
Martin Meyer an Indiana native who arrived in Connersville in 1859 grew into a respected harness maker and community figure. He married Susannah Donavan in 1874 and fathered Maude Meyer Feigert Harry and Gertrude Meyer. Meyer served on St. Ussel's church board and joined the Elks Knights of Columbus and Catholic Knights of America. He helped start the Pree Fair and was praised by Francis Roots for contributing to countywide civic life. He died leaving a widow two daughters, two sons, two grandchildren, and siblings surviving in Indiana and Ohio.
Mir Roots served as second vice president of the Free Pair and grand marshal of the parade. News of Atv Roots death saddened the family. Friends may view the remains after 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. The funeral is set for Friday morning at St Gabriels Catholic Church.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors Reverends Machlan and Sargent the first Mohi ehureh and Sunday school the quartet and the Pocahontas members for numerous acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and death of Anna M. Hamilton plus for moral offerings from the community.
A Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Row Slenry’s home formed a Women’s Improvement Club in Teviston. Mrs Mine Johnson was elected president with Mrs Mintia Strong as vice president and Mrs Cuthe ering Christian as recording secretary. An social hour followed the meeting, thanking the hostess for an enjoyable afternoon.
A courthouse blaze consumed five thousand dollars of cancelled bonds and related interest yesterday as county officers watched. The event reduced bonded indebtedness to four thousand dollars, with a public school fund debt noted but not pursued unless demand arises. Auditor Jip Kennedy Treasurer Sant Detlaven Sheriff Cy Jeffrey and three commissioners attended the bonfire.
Connersville Library Commission held a monthly meeting to discuss erection of the Carnegie Library and to review submitted architectural plans. No final decision expected soon as members weigh layout and long term use, with another meeting possibly weeks away.
A. H. Rieman was bitten in the wrist by a large black spider on a street. The wound was treated to prevent infection and doctors reported the venom is not highly dangerous and no serious results are expected.
Yesterday Union county elected delegates and alternates to the State Congressional and Legislative conventions. A contest in Downshills for congressional and judicial delegates emerged but is too early to predict the outcome.
Fragmentary text notes a funeral or burial event with named individuals possibly pallbearers and attendees. Mentions a cemetery and city context, but many names and details are garbled, limiting clear identification of persons, place, or date.
A Coleman business figure suggests transforming the old carpet factory into an artificial ice plant with expansion potential. The site on the C., EL & D. switch offers good shipping, and investors say equipment prices have been secured for rapid setup.
Mrs Elizabeth Short, born in Kentucky, died Friday at home on North Eastern Avenue after several weeks of illness. Survived by grown children, she moved here years ago. husband predeceased her. Funeral at the house Sunday, interment at Valley Grove Cemetery.
The TEMES NEWS CO publishers warn subscribers in arrears for one year or more to remit by April 28 1908 or face stoppage of the paper. Delinquents will have no alternative but to cancel their subscription if payment is not received by the stated date.
Fragmented text references subscriptions aged 7 and compliance with new guidelines. Mentions pager policy and partners, but specifics are unreadable. No concrete events, dates, or named organizations are clear enough to summarize meaningfully.
Fragmentary text describes an event at a house with counts and visitors. Names such as Walt In Potter and Miss Masyine Pheebwenotte Laurel appear, with possible mentions of a capacity and brief afternoon visit. The readable portion is inconsistent and lacks complete context.
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