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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
1
The Tribune urges subscribers to settle arrears before year end. It notes many view a year's subscription as trivial and cites a new post office ruling barring second class mail to those over a year in arrears. Check the date beside your name to see when your paper expired.
Daniel P. Baldwin former general of Indiana and banker at Croodland Powler and Aisbia died suddenly from apoplexy at his Lovanport home. Banks closed a year ago after state auditor inquiry found he used depositor funds for Arkansas land deals. He promised full repayment but failed to honor installments. depositors grew angry and pressed formal charges. Indiana officials suggested stress from indictments and bank collapse as factors in his death.
Public sale announced by G. P. Moody on Pleasant Grove steele farm in Barkley township to include 46 head of horses and mules, cattle and farm implements. Also reports a marriage near Francesville, liquor party politics in Indiana, and a feature on corn ear quality and dent varieties with notes on ideal ear shape and grain.
State food and drug commissioner H. E. Barnard warns dealers to keep Christmas candy displays under glass to protect from dust and dirt as required by law. He cites the approaching season and heavy foot traffic, stressing that candies must be covered year round, especially during the Christmas rush.
Bloomington Representative SG will push a bill to elect Monroe and Brown county superintendents by popular vote rather than township trustees. Harris argues the public should vote for the superintendent as for other offices, noting campaign ties and expenses linking trustees and the incumbent.
A. M. Gallon, northern Indiana deputy game and fish warden, was arrested in Wabash on four charges by the sheriff under as many grand jury indictments. He faces blackmail robbery larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses linked to alleged intoxication schemes around Winamac last summer.
An old clipping lists a satirical recipe for provoking pneumonia. It cautions against excessive drinking coffee and tea, overeating meat, social overexertion, and staying indoors while riding crowded trolley cars. The tone mocks the idea of a guaranteed illness by detailing extreme counterproductive acts.
Purdue University won the frat prize and four other prizes at Chicago stock show. J R Overstreet of Johnson County Nebraska won the grand prize at the Omaha business corn show while Gore captured the grand sweep for the best ten ears exhibited. Overstreet studied in Purdue's agricultural department and farms near an ancient basin.
The piece argues Indiana risks losing Albert J. Beveridge to the national Senate. It urges Republicans to unite, reshape districts, and back John L. Moorman in the 13th District, warning factionalism and brewery influence harmed past ticket success.
Freak Springs Star explains that underground water travels long distances to surface and reappears after frost and leaf fall. He notes trees release large amounts of water through leaves, hundreds of gallons daily, not entering streams. Leaves falling allow water to reemerge in springs and streams, a phenomenon seen for years but more noticeable during the current drought.
The State Soldiers' Home at La Fayette houses 1 257 inmates including 555 veterans and 696 widows. There are 361 on furlough, 97 approved applications awaiting opening, and 27 more on file but not receivable due to overcrowding. The piece notes the homes offer care and a military spirit as veterans spend their last days there. Jones offers grapes and other fruits and baked goods in town.
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