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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
W F Stanley sought as Assessor nominee and W J McKinney as Trustee by Democratic township convention. Social items include visits, guests, sales, and fairs. and campus and church events feature lawn social, alumni picnic, and a temperance play.
Special low rates for the Toledo Gar National Encampment travel with departure August 28 29 30 and 31. Privilege to extend to October 15. Ideal service to Toledo advertised with quickest cleanest and best route and lowest rate emphasized.
Report of the condition of the Galveston Bank a private bank at Galveston Indiana at close of business August 11 1908. Resources include loans and discounts bonds and secure banking house cash on hand and due from banks and trust companies with capital stock 50000 and deposits total 55014.12. Notary publics oath sworn August 14 1908.
Parties owning plots in the Galveston Cemetery must pay the due tax before August 31 1908 or face delinquency. The Lake Maxinkuckee excursion invites a crowd for a pleasant day at the lake with the aim of a successful outing. Forest Rose and Claud Countryman attended the Universalist State Convention in Rome City with Forest singing. Wm Countryman and daughter Maud depart Saturday. Rev Beckett and family depart Tuesday for the convention.
Sunday School at 9 30 preaching at 10 30 and 7 30 official board meets Wednesday evening all officers must attend Rev H Clark of Kakomo to preach next Sunday morning and Otterbein service at 3 pm with male chorus. Y P C U social at Miss Maud Eck near Cassville Wednesday August 26 all to ride if needed.
John H. Zirkle of Philips West Virginia details a long trial of diarrhoea with no relief until using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from the Republican advertisement. One bottle cured him and he has been well for eighteen months. At sixty he works as hard as a younger man. Sold by Galveston Drug Co.
Mrs M M Davisson of 379 Gif ford Ave San Jose California extols Electric Bitters as a powerful family remedy for headaches biliousness and sluggish liver and bowels noting superior digestive benefits from a single bottle Sold with guarantee by Galveston Drug Co SCe
H B Nichola of Oakland Indiana extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He claims thirty five years of use proves its value and notes it is sold by Gyro Drag Co.
Mrs Maggie Crowder of Macy visits her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Ballard. Geo Harness left Saturday for his home in Charleston West Virginia via Kokomo after a pleasant visit with relatives here.
Sunday August 23 round trip fare from Galveston to Hamilton Reading and Cincinnati set at $2. See Agent Steidle for details.
A new show horse barn is under construction on the State fair grounds east of the Coliseum. Completion is planned for the State Fair, September 7 to 11, with a brick and stucco exterior, red tile roof, and a two hundred by fifty foot front section plus a larger two hundred seventy six by one hundred eighty five foot area for 344 stalls. The design includes extensive ventilation, modern stalls, offices, harness rooms, and electric wiring, and will host heavy draft, coach, and light harness horses during the fair.
In Zanesville Ohio Mrs Mary Lee writes that her husband James Lee, previously thought to be facing consumption, owes his life to Dr King’s New Discovery. She says his lungs were severely affected but after using the remedy he regained perfect health. The ad touts relief on first dose and guarantees with Galveston Drug Co selling 50 cents and one dollar bottles, trial bottle free.
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