Tar 83rd Indiana Regiment Reunion Set for Batesville
The Tar 83rd Indiana Regiment will hold its annual reunion at Batesville on August 13 and 1.
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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
2
The Tar 83rd Indiana Regiment will hold its annual reunion at Batesville on August 13 and 1.
The Republic Editorial Association of Indiana will hold its annual session at Put-in-Bay Ohio the week starting August 14.
James F. Watson, a member of the House Committee on Naval Affairs, has been cruising along the eastern coast for several days aboard a congressional voyage.
A Richmond firm shipped a threshing machine to the Philippines for government experiments. The native method is currently crude.
Butler Township in Franklin County holds 26 saloons for a 1,073 population three years ago, making it perhaps the state’s most liberally supplied township for alcohol outlets.
In Indianapolis, Democrats diverted a challenge to Mayor Bookwalter by backing Holtzman over McCullough, leaving Bookwalter’s re election generally conceded among informed politicians.
Danville unrest marks seventeenth Illinois lynching since 1893 and third in Danville. Five victims were white, twelve were Black. Mob leaders were identified in each case, with none punished.
The American Tribune Colony at Geraldine Texas has been placed in receivership amid claims of a 300000 dollar land sale proceeds misappropriation. Leader Mr Fitzgerald based in Indianapolis, with Decatur county figures including John Stevenson of Alert backing the venture as the company holds 60000 acres of land.
Ed P Thayer of Greenfield travels to the city to campaign for reelection as chairman of Indiana's Sixth district. A lieutenant colonel in the Second Regiment of the Indiana State Militia, he recently returned from Camp Durbin in Indianapolis and was appointed after Miles K Moffett's resignation.
Indianapolis politician Hon W L Taylor a bachelor faces pressure from Rushville Republicans to marry. He replies he will marry if nominated, signaling matrimonial plans as part of his bid for governor next year.
The Haskell & Barker Car Company of Michigan City with over 2,000 workers pays about $100,000 monthly in wages and builds 10,000 cars annually. Founded in 1895, the plant may close after current orders are filled.
Mr. Barker vows to dismantle his car works and retire from business if a union is organized. He cites agitators from Chicago sowing discontent and says he will not be controlled by labor or walking delegates. The plant, a leading local employer, would be a heavy blow to the city if shut down.
Carl Busch the 19 year old son of Adolphus Busch waits at Saranac Lake New York for authorization of an operation by Dr Lorenz for congenital hip dislocation. A $40 000 fee is reported if the cure is achieved. The plan had been Vienna this summer but travel was avoided due to Lorenz return to remove casts from Loita Armour.
After four days of balloting at the Vatican in Rome Joseph Sarto the Venetian cardinal emerged as Pope Pius X. Ramolla held the most support with Van Nutelli second, but a compromise forged all 57 Sacred College votes for Sarto. The election pleased Cardinal Gibbons and American Catholics.
Batterton's Drug Store reports paraffine seals jelly with a thin coating. A large stock of pure paraffine is available at 15 cents per cake, offering a superior method over others.
Wednesday afternoon a pretty home wedding joined Miss Lora Creswell and Mr. Taylor Templeton at the Creswell residence three miles west of town. Rev. D R Van Buskirk officiated with relatives present. The couple left by evening train for Winnona and will reside near Adams after a lake region trip.
Local items report travel to Pana Sandusky Brownstown Indianapolis Tipton Evansville Crawfordsville and St. Louis. Divorce suit filed Lucy Coulter. Braden reunion for Will Braden. John Robbins 3 dies after bean inhalation. funeral at Liberty Church. teacher resignations and successor plans.
Public sale at the Privo farm one and one half miles southeast of Greensburg on August 20 starts at 9 am. Items include farming implements hay corn and stock. Auctioneer 3212 J. C. Privo conducts the sale.
The drugs physicians supplies and agency goods of Alexander & Co were sold at public auction Wednesday to Martin Hill of Jackson township for 5875. Hill is John T Alexander's father in law who took charge of the store yesterday. W F McCullough of Westport bid 5850. The firm name remains the same but Dr John H Alexander will not be involved in the new concern.
In July 1903 the firm boasts the largest July trade in its mercantile history. The note credits good goods and pricing as the driver and signals August discounts on July prices at MorG Harmilton's.
Mrs Joshua S Christy died at her North Broadway home on Friday afternoon. Martha A Christy, born June 10 1843, daughter of Andrew J and Eva Draper, married Joshua S Christy March 20 1869. Survived by four children, husband, and one daughter and two sons. Joined Greensburg Christian Church Oct 12 1890. She endured a long illness with patience.
A large barn owned by Levi Gardner four miles west of Letts was struck by lightning and burned at six Tuesday morning. Two horses and two buggies were saved from the blaze, while the rest of the contents were a total loss. Gardner estimates the damage at $1200 with $300 covered by insurance from Farmer's Mutual Co.
The notice promotes fence products with reduced prices, detailing a palvanized painted fence at 58 inches high for 45 cents a unit, locust posts, and a large stock of fencing. It offers posts and wire shipped anywhere in the county and provides contact New Phone F. E. Shelhorn, Agent, 3212.
A poorly dressed boy asks the principal for an audience. The principal tests him, and the boy replies he learned in his spare moments. The后来 years reveal the boy becomes a renowned senator and author, proving effort in spare time pays off.
The article traces magnet origins from Magnesia in Asia Minor where lodestone attracted iron. It notes that rubbed iron becomes a magnet, that artificial magnets can magnetize others, and that electricity can magnetize via wrapped insulated wire. It also mentions small toy magnets being steel rubbed on strong magnets.
Amateur Photographer notes a guest mixing a developing solution with precise labels at sixteen ounces. A memory test game follows, guiding players to track coin order by feel then name the sequence on paper for a prize.
A wary narrator recalls arrival at the quay with friends and a bemused beau. The tale wobbles between joy and whimsy as the jackdaw of Rheims is invoked, its odd cries and the thief’s jewels stirring perplexity in a comic, melodic fashion.
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