02 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
1
Time card lists Southern Railway trains at English station as recorded by T. Stites, telegraph agent, detailing arrival and departure times and station notes.
Local items list sales and specials at J H Mogan and Bros and Sam Benz including sugar and rubber goods. Social notes mention sermons by Elder T Brock and Rev J A Breeden at nearby churches and a social at Emma Adkins home with friends.
Charles Landiss and Emma Scott married at the bride’s parents home this Christmas afternoon. Officiant M J Brown. Guests enjoyed a hearty supper. Both were teachers about to start schools in the township. The piece includes stray moral maxims and local news notes about Vandelah rumors and editorials on newspapers.
Lee Wright and family on Riddle Ridge suffered the loss when their home burned Tuesday evening at about 5 o clock. An infant boy perished as the parents, away in the barn, could not save the child. The father, burned while trying to enter, was exhausted and the house was consumed, leaving no trace of the remains after a thorough search. The couple, industrious and respected, receive widespread sympathy from neighbors.
On January 1, Crawford county officers elected to new guardianships began their terms. Recorder James M. Brown steps down for Geo. W. Cuzzort. Treasurer D. F. Davis retires with Joseph Bell as successor. Clerk W. L. Gregory is replaced by Elwood G Boyd. Sheriff John D. Gilliland hands to Jeremiah R. Crews.
The Sterling Township Teachers extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved widow mother brothers and sisters. They resolve to emulate his glory and hang an appropriate large picture of Filmer in the Library Hall of English Public Schools.
The report notes 24 schools visited with pupil counts and attendance, Patoka boasting the best school houses. It criticizes limited parental involvement and longer stays for older students while praising teachers’ efforts and overall school condition as good to fair. Evansville supervisor C A Robison cites local school debates over telephone franchise.
The text recalls President Monroe’s 1822 message defining the Americas as outside European interference. It asserts the United States will not interfere with colonies but will oppose any European efforts to oppress or control independent governments, framing such acts as hostile to U S peace and safety.
Lenox Soap Lion Coffee per pound sixteen cents Rio Coffee two pounds twenty four cents Bulk roasted coffee per pound Evaporated peaches per pound ten cents Evaporated apricots Home dried peaches ten cents Prunes Polks three pound can cornatoes two cans blackberries two cans corn loc matches unclear due to damaged OCR
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway released an annual calendar with prominent dates and consecutive year day numbers. It is described as solid and credible, suitable for businesspeople and manufacturers. Send four cents postage to W B Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
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