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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
2
An OCR fragment shows a newspaper style page with names Luther D. Braden and Moeah T. Rogers among associates and terms for a one year county and one year out. It includes an advance price figure of 1.50 and a likely price 1.00 with typographic garble.
Friday December 7 1900 local items note Wm Smiley and wife visiting at their Burney farm Miss Mabel Sweeney guest of Miss Ethel Ewing from Columbus various visits Thanksgiving gatherings and callers Adolphus Turner principal of Adams public schools and Dr C F Kercheval host guests at Thanksgiving dinner Mr and Mrs Watson entertained Shelbyville visitors and many others referenced including subscriptions and church activities plus a noted incident of a man swallowing his false teeth and a marriage and social events in the town
The annual election of Greensburg Lodge No. 36 F. and A. M. was held Tuesday night with sixty brothers present and harmony in selecting officers. Elected were Worshipful Master Will C Pulse Senior Warden Ira Rigby Senior Warden Dr E T Riley Treasurer A P Bone Secretary P S Tremain Tyler S R Glenn Installation set for St John’s Day on the 27th inst.
Greensburg Elks Lodge 475 held its annual memorial service at the Christian church at 2 30 Sunday afternoon Exalted Ruler Charles Zoller Jr presided The program featured a flag adorned pulpit an address by Col E W Denham and a streamed array of vocal and instrumental performances with Rev D R Van Buskirk delivering invocations and benediction.
The commissioners met Monday. J C Meek was sworn in for a second term after presenting his certificate of election. The board contracted with Independent Telephone Co for eight boxes for a year starting April 1 1901 for 160 dollars. Boxes allocated to court house jail Orphans Home and Poor Farm. Receipts reported by John R Turner Aaron Parger and W T Stott totaling 659 70 36 20 and 400 11. Saltcreek township pikes contractors paid 503 65. other township 1355 57. Jefferson Hall allowed to send his son John Hall to the school for feeble minded. J C Davis presented a 5000 sheriff bond accepted. Application to form McCoys Horse Thief Detective Association signed by multiple residents. D G Wilson of St Paul and John Spander of Mijlhausen granted liquor licenses Tuesday. Board adjourned Tuesday afternoon.
A flannel wrap dampened with Chamberlains Pain Balm bound to the affected area provides prompt relief for lame back pains side or chest rheumatics. One application offers relief. Sold at Battertons drug store.
Mra Fred Metzler of St Kaal becomes a new Standard subscriber while Charles McConnell of Arizona visits friends here after a 23 year absence.
The following new officers were elected Monday night Prophetess Mrs Enla Shaw Pocahontas Mrs Luttle Dowdle Wenonan Mrs Will Suttles Powhatan Charles Dowdle K of R Albert Smith K of W Will Sutties Trustees Mrs Will Best Mrs Robert Miller The installation will spear on the evening of Jan 7 1901
Pequannock Tribe No 185 I O R M elected officers Tuesday night with Branson Beeson as Sachem and Albert Smith named captain of the team. Dowdle, Allen, Jackson, Luchte, Thomas, Lawson named in other posts. The lodge reports about 200 members, $4,000 in building and loan, and planned installation January 8, 1901.
The annual meeting of the Decatur County Farmers Institute will be held at Sandusky on Monday and Tuesday, December 17 and 18. President B F Gaston aims to exceed previous gatherings with a full program of music, talks on fodder, health, soil, pure bred animals, pioneer farming, stock feeding, butter making, legislation, and agricultural education, plus a ladies session and demonstrations.
Promotes Buckilen’s Arnica Balm as the best in the world to kill pain and heal wounds from burps and scalds to cuts bruises. Claims cures for old sores fever sores boils felons corns skin eruptions and piles with a 25 cent box sold by Grover and Bonner druggists.
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