Ideal Laundering Machine touted for convenience and efficiency
Budd Bros advertise the Ideal Laundering Machine made by W. H. Harvey & Son in Constantine Michigan. They claim it is light strong and durable with adjustable tub size able to wash a table linen and fifty napkins in one minute. The copy urges Harrison County families to buy for labor time savings and reduced fabric wear.
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Budd Bros
W. H. Harvey & Son
Constantine, Mich
Harrison County
May 14-15 S. S. Convention in Harrison County
The report shows 71 Sunday Schools in Harrison County with 59 sending in reports. Twelve schools have not yet reported: No. 8 Franklin To., Pleasant Ridge, Whiteop, Mt. Lebanon, Bethesda, Black's Chapel, Cedar Farm, St. Paul, Union School by Hans Landing, Wesley Chapel and Mott. Secretary John H. Heri urges prompt submissions.
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Harrison County
Franklin To
Pleasant Ridge
White Op
Mt. Luebanon
Bethesda
Black’s Chapel
Cedar Farm
St. Paul
Union School
Hans Landing
Wesley Chapel
Mott
H. Heri
Secy
Virgie Patterson Wins Silver Medal in Oratorical Contest
Miss Virgie Patterson received the silver medal at the W C RU contest held at the Georgetown church on April 8. Her speech was titled The Result of Preasing. Other competitors included Miss Lillie Hottell Miss Jennie Weibley and Miss Flossie Noblitt. She is the daughter of Rev and Mrs M C Patterson formerly of the county.
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Virgie Patterson
Cgeorgetown
Lillie Hottell
Jennie Weibley
Flossie Noblitt
Virgie
M.C. Patterson
Local Option Election Ordered After Legal Challenge
Judge Cook dissolves the temporary restraining order on a Harrison County local option election. The Board of Commissioners sets Thursday May 27 as the election date and calls a May 20 County Council meeting to approve a $500 election expense appropriation. James A. McRae and Elmer Davis are named election commissioners to work with the County Auditor on tickets poll books tally sheets and inspectors.
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Peter !Lhers
Circuit
Board of Commissioners of
Harrison County
Board of Commissioners
Cook
James A. McRae
Elmer Davis
Not a Partisan Question Local option vote set for May 27 in county
The Democrat argues local option liquor votes should be secret and nonpartisan. Indiana politics favor county local option under the Australian secret ballot. Democrats and Republicans differ on unit of voting but urge voters to decide individually and rightfully on May 27.
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Indiana
Micholson
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
Democrats of
Indianapolis
Democrats
City Ward
Ward
Democratic Organ
George Kron Dead
George Iron died at his home on West Spring Street New Albany after a two year paralysis illness. He lay married twice and leaves a second wife with one child and four sons and one daughter by the first marriage. An old Civil War veteran he was a Presbyterian and Odd Fellows member.
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George Iron
West Spring Street
New Albany
Elizabeth
Porter
Posey Township
Tie
Presbyterian Church
Order of Odd Fellows
Cotner Case on Trial in Harrison Court
The State of Indiana charges William Cotner with assaulting Hiram Kessinger. Trial proceeds in Harrison Circuit Court before a jury with Prosecutor Lottick Wilson and others for the state and Douglass Richard and At. W. Funk for the defense. Many witnesses attend. The alleged incident occurred in Elizabeth several months ago.
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Indiana
William Cotner
Hiram Kessinger
Harrison
Lottick, Wilson
Self
Lew M. O'Bannon
Douglass
Richard
At. W. Funk
Elizabeth
Scribe Ollie Wolfe to be away ten days
Ollie Wolfe and Corydon Court TD B EL will be absent from town for about ten days. All persons owing dues may pay them to W. H. Ixeller Sr. during the absence.
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Ollie Wolfe
Corydon Court
B. EL
W. H. Ixeller Sr
Temperance groups move on local option vote plans
Judge Cook affirms election legality pending law compliance and temperance workers offer unpaid service on erection boards. Saloon interests complain of costs while counties set dates for local option votes and pledges of broad support emerge from Crawford and Floyd counties.
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Cook
New Phone Company Fates Formed in Indiana
Articles of incorporation filed by Georget Company in Indianapolis detail a $9,000 cap fixed for a telephone venture serving Georgetown New Albany and surrounding counties. The firm plans telephone lines running into Ford Washington and Indiana counties with extensive rural reach and farming community utility.
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Georget
Indianapolis
A. P. Goodner
Georgetown
New Albany
Ford
Washington
Indiana
Courier-Jon
Memorial Service and Decoration Services Scheduled in Laconia
Ulric Dehlg Post No 470 Indiana holds Memorial and Decoration services at the Methodist church in Laconia on May 2 and May 31 1909. Speakers and church and school groups invited to attend. public welcome. Windell family visitors from Frederickburg and Corydon noted.
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Ulric Dehlg
Dept. of Indiana
Laconia
Ind
Union C.o
Ciood
Sylvan
Sos Apleton
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Fates
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