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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
4
LocalGalveston Indiana June 15 1910 brief notes highlight associate weeklies convening in state. Includes mentions of regional editors and public notices in Galveston press.
Town concerns rise over speed ordinances water use waste and sanitation as Galveston Grain Company Elevator plans a week to ten day closure for repairs. A Logansport court ruled in favor of Sprinkle denying Michner $110 and awarding $125 on the cross claim with Manning Roxomo and Custer Logansport representing Michener and Richards McConnell & Stuart for Sprinkle.
Ray and Ned Finney attend school at Bloomington. E G Snyder has been ill at his Logansport home with tonsillitis. J W Stauffer and wife visited Wm Jump and family near Lincoln. Mrs Dollie Douglas has a hot water plant installed on California Avenue. Galveston Red Men lodge members joined Kokomo decoration services. Wm Countryman, wife and daughter Maud, John Galbreath and family Ida, and Mrs Mary Bell visited John Thomas and wife Sunday.
An old advertisement promises a money back guarantee for W H Suirteys Cough Remedy if not satisfied after two thirds of a bottle. It notes the Galveston Drug Co sells the remedy and claims John Thomas offers furniture at lower prices than competitors.
Why not buy Flour from the Galveston Grain Co. It makes good bread pies and cakes. We buy by the car load lots and offer competitive prices. Pillsbury's Best Spring Wheat Flour 3.30 per hundred and White Heather Winter Wheat Flour 3.20 per hundred.
A large audience gathered at the M. E church Sunday for the K of P Decoration service. Music by Wina mac band and soloists Mrs. Mabel Zehring and Ota Winterrowd complemented an engaging address by W S Kepner of Walton, a former Galveston boy, whose delivery drew praise.
Red coal oil and Purity Gasol line at W H Shiey s. Save up all your rubber and junk and I will pay you what it is worth. Cras. Spradling. John Burrous and wife were Sunday guests of Wm Frierand and family. C J Ray and wife of Trafalgar were Sunday guests of G W Burton and family. Miss Hazel Chaffin and Byron Haynes of Kokomo spent Sunday with W S Lines and family. Ben Record and wife of Cassville D A Zehring and family were Sunday guests of W S Zehring and wife. Harry Smith Oliver and W Harness James Stanley and Theodore Martin returned Saturday from a fishing trip on the Wabash and report a big catch of fish. Delmont McClain of Young America Mrs C O Stonebraker of Logan sport Mrs Barbara Cromer Reuben Bright and family of Flora Mrs Wm Burkett of Indianapolis were Sunday guests of Mrs Rebecca McClain and daughter Kate.
A Sunday night program by the children exceeded average expectations as the church, decorated with flowers and maple leaves, notes growing attendance at Galveston. Miss Maud Countryman receives praise for guiding the children, and offerings were taken for a girls’ home in Japan. Next Sunday features Sunday school at 9 30 am and Y P C U at 10 30 led by Miss Pansy Wood.
An old newspaper snippet promotes Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Pills claiming relief for headaches despondency and general vitality. The ad notes alvesten Drug Co as seller and mentions a 60 to 90 day claim for a monument from a quarry. It also includes a real estate note by J W Bevington offering rental investment with 6 percent return and buyback option.
Miss Gertrude Hyatt of Lincoln and Walter Stant of Duluth Minn were wed Sunday at 1 30 PM in the Broadway M E church parsonage Logansport Rev Wade officiating Attendants were Claud Countryman and Miss Pearl Hyatt They left for Duluth to start a cozy home Stant a professor in Duluth Commercial College and the couple met four years ago at Marion Normal College
Dr Kings New Discovery touted as the marvel of progress with air travel and war fables in its pitch. It claims instant relief for bronchial ailments including coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup bronchitis hay fever and whooping cough and that it is the surest cure. Jas M Black of Ashville NC reports a cured obstinate cough after all remedies failed. 50c and 1 trial bottle free guaranteed by Galveston Drug Co.
Misses Maud and Blanch Douglas visited Logansport on Tuesday. Dr. Moore and wife from Los Angeles are visiting Harvey Gray. Mrs. Eva Gray is in Indianapolis visiting her son Hal Copeland and family and a new granddaughter born last Friday. Sunday marked Mrs. Harriet Thomas's 78th birthday with gifts and sixty post cards. An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure sold by Galveston Drug Co.
Readable fragments advertise a home remedy claim for weed rg itching and cure with immediate relief and permanent results. Bets on personal references and security if requested, asking to send money and spread the offer with contact to Bflrs. ML. Summers, Lox P, Notre Dane. sid. An
An advertisement warns that a summer cold can worsen into bronchitis or pneumonia if ignored. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a prompt remedy to loosen the cough soothe inflamed air passages and expel the cold. Sold by Galveston Drug Co.
Our dress fabrics are offered at deep cuts with silks and linens heavily discounted. Items include 27-inch shantung pongee 69c now 69c, 24-inch silks 49c now 25c, 36-inch oil boiled taffeta 1.25 now 79c, linen suiting 65c now 25c, and many more fabrics in various widths and colors.
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