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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
1
A series of brief items records visits and travels of locals, including Thos Armstrong to Logansport, Claude Waddell in Fort Wayne, and Harry Dunkin involvement with the Pythian Sisters. It notes marriages, school attendance in Terre Haute, neighborly visits, business actions, and community notices. A final town item mentions a scare about smoke from lumber yards and civic response.
Notice states that on May 13 1906 B B Richards was appointed and qualified as Administrator of James T Brown deceased Cass County Indiana. Estate declared solvent by administrator.
The Town of Galveston Indiana announces a Declaratory Resolution passed May 6 1908 to construct a sanitary and storm water sewer. Costs will be assessed on benefiting property and the town under Indiana law. A public hearing is set May 27 1908 at 7 30 p m at the town office to consider benefits and remonstrances and to confirm modify or rescind the resolution.
Chas F Budahn of Tracy California praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for curing years of itching piles after using two boxes. Product sold with guarantee by Galveston Drug Co. Overcomers class at U B Sunday School reports twenty attendees. Monthly meeting set for next Sunday at 2:30 pm hosted by Misses Maid and Blanch Douglas with Miss Nellie Geeting presiding. Evildoers without homes invited to join.
Charles Steidle and Grace Conner were married at the Baptist parsonage in Logansport Saturday at 4:30 PM. Rev. Main Waring officiated. Grace Conner is Ex-Truste W. W. Conner’s daughter and active in the Baptist church. Charles Steidle is an agent for the Pennsylvania division, recently stationed here from Reading, Ohio.
Pave Cutok Post for sale at $2.50 per hundred. Onion sets 10 cents per quart. Gaveston Grain Co. Will Ruff and family of Peru visited W. S. Lines over the weekend and Will joined the roll of honor. Will Frier is sick. Ross Hubler covers his Platt meat market duties. The one year old son of Clark Davis and wife died from tuberculosis Saturday night. funeral at the Benj. Richard home near Cassville Monday. burial in Kokomo cemetery.
The message expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and acts of kindness during a bereavement. It notes Amanda Brown and Charles Emry returning to Firth Nebraska after visiting George Emry who suffered a stroke and is slowly improving. It also mentions Joe Davis and family and Nathan Addington planning to move to Nebraska and Frank Carey with his family traveling to Ohio for four weeks, with relatives in Ohio staying behind.
Cassius Brown and family of Villa Grove Illinois Chas Bailey and wife of Indianapolis Newt Watkins and wife of Logansport Will Elkins Harrison Hartgrove and wife of Kokomo Beech Her rer Mrs Lottie Reeder Noah Sandifer son Earl and daughter Bertha of Miami attended the funeral of James Brown last Wednesday
The incident centers on a 50 year old man with light hair and a mustache offering to trade a team for a photographer’s car in Galveston. The man, a former 25 year photo businessman, proposed only if willing to exchange for a horse. He asked the photographer to leave his address at the office.
Bourbon Santos coffee goes cheap at McCoy's. Miss Inez Proctor visits Kokomo friends. Picture molding stocked by Galveston Dive Co. Miss Hale of Kokomo entertained by Miss Fickle. Susie Armstrong Fay Hardin and Lida Stevens visit Samsel family. Lumér line goods offered. Galveston Lumper Co. Born to Walter Chambers and wife a fine boy. Sylvester Wheatstone from near Flora visits grandmother Garver. I N Holman and wife stay with son Dr Frank Holman at Clark's Hill.
Memorial services will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday at 10 20 Rev I F Taylor of the Baptist church will deliver the address. Mrs T B Frier and Mrs Bell McCloskey of Young America Mrs Anna Baldwin and Mrs Emma Cameron left Monday for Indianapolis as representatives to the Rebekah Grand Assembly for Young America and Galveston lodges
A brief social note states Miss Blanch Thomas has returned from a weeklong visit with relatives in Frankfort. Also mentioned is Josh Robinson heading to St Paul Minnesota to spend the summer with his son Guy. Instructions to leave coal orders with Galveston Grain Company and to call phone 22 for delivery.
The Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters schedule Decoration exercises for the second Sunday in June. Mrs. Mary Paulus and Mrs. Lulu Endicott with her son William of Evansville arrived Monday evening to visit relatives here.
Walter Stonerock of Logansport spent Sunday with L. E. Miller and family here. Master. Go to McCoy's for good canned goods.
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