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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
1
August clearance features low prices on summer fabrics and washwear. Our New York buyer ships fall black fabrics including Prunella, wool Peau de Soie, Sharkskin, Granites, Mohairs, Brilliantines, Cheviots and others priced at close margins in this sale.
Denver visitor R L Boyle and Harrison visitor Wm Biggs appear in local social notes. The column lists residents, travel, shop ads, a horse lightning loss, a 50-pound catfish tale, deaths, marriages, divorces, court and business items, and a public health notice citing Rush County Fair cancelation due to smallpox concerns.
Greensburg to host the Fourth Annual free street fair and carnival from September 22 to 27, 1902. Twelve free shows daily, balloon ascensions, two grand firework displays, ferris wheel and merry-go-round. Five hundred dollars in premiums for farm products promised.
The Osgoo Fair closes with praise for fine weather, record attendance, and strong entries in machinery, fine arts, and agriculture. Livestock including Polled Durham and Shorthorn cattle impressed judges, while hogs, sheep, and poultry were abundant. Amusement offerings by Cook’s show delighted crowds, and overall the fair is deemed ahead of previous years.
Billy Matthews known as Alexander Mec Carren is jailed in Kawanee awaiting trial after detectives traced him from Greensburg Indiana. Robert Shoffner identifies Matthews as the man who took his money and the case brings all principals in the fake foot races to trial.
Decatur County old settlers plan the sixth annual gathering near Westport from August 26 to 29 1902. Children’s Day features Greensburg home orphans with Sunday schools and glee clubs. Soldiers Day invites Decatur and neighboring counties with speeches by F M Griffith and Wm R Myers. Old Settler’s Day hosts J W Fairbanks. Farmer’s Day showcases stock and farm products with Will Camback and Rev D R VanBuskirk. Admission is free.
Thursday at the Osgood Fair saw a major racing crash between Curt Miers and Frank Hill, both thrown from their vehicles. Miers suffered a dislocated collarbone and other injuries while driver J.8. Clark collided with an elderly man, Humphrey, who died that evening. A separate incident after the races left Nolan Stadley badly bruised and Miss Nellie Connelly uninjured after a runaway on the way home.
Esquire Dreath with Drs Alexander and Wood conducted an insanity inquest on James Dart aged about seventy in poor health who believes someone intends to kill him. The community holds his family in sympathy.
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