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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
3
Great December sale offers women's and children's coats, furs, and nearby seals priced from 1.50 to 39. Includes sable oppossum fur at 1.50, two $15 furs discounted to 10, and children's fur sets from 1 to 5. Black cheviot coats, kersey styles, and satin lined options featured with deep reductions. Come choose from $6.90 to $15.00 sale prices on select items.
A local sale advertises children coats at 2.98 with options in all our children coats. misses and children coats priced 4.98 up to 7.50. It features 15 new styles and a closing price of 1.95 for sizes 4 to 12 years.
Odd pieces and dresses offered at bold discounts. Four dress patterns in fancy mixtures sell for 50 cents per yard, plaids and blends at 39 cents, wide dress fabrics at 38 to 45 inches. Bargains include black blue and castor fabrics, noted December prices 69 cents, 50 inch all wool at 48 cents, silk crepe de chine at 59 cents.
Mrs Kate McAhren aged seventy eight died suddenly on a St Paul street while returning from Germantown. Cause believed heart trouble. She lived near St Paul and was survived by son Burney and daughter Rachel. Funeral held at Chapel church with Rev Day officiating.
Oshua Christy resigned as Third Ward councilman at the City Council meeting. The resignation was accepted and December 17 was set to appoint a successor after Christy moved from the ward. Possible successors named include Idville, P. T. Lambert and John Guthrie.
The Board of County Commissioners named John F. Goodnard county attorney praising him as a worthy, deserving man with the ability and confidence to handle public business safely.
Linegar Bros on the east side square advertise quality and price in butter eggs and poultry offerings.
Men women and children’s hosiery and underwear offered at deep discounts. Women’s fleeced union suits 2 for two dollars, fleeced vests 39 cents, children’s 25 cent union suits. men’s fleeced underwear 37 cents and union suits 98 cents to 1.25 dollars. Sizes 2, 3 and 4 only.
A holiday display features cut glass bric-a-brac china novelties toilet articles fancy linens table linens umbrellas firs handkerchiefs and waistings.
Greensburg Lodge No. 36 F and A M elected officers for 1907 including W M William Russell S W Bruce Bishop J W Calvin Crews Secretary Will C Ehrhardt Treasurer Robert C Woodfill and Tyler Shadrick Browning. 61 members attended as Dr Ef T Riley received unanimous appreciation for two years as Master Mason. A $31.30 relief offering for a widow was raised. Membership stands at 230 with nine candidates honored and three petitions received. Ehrhardt elected secretary for the fifth time.
The descendants of David and Mary Boicourt gathered at Aaron Boicourt's home at Thanksgiving for a joyous reunion. Four sons and two daughters attended with spouses and children for feasting, reminiscences, and music. Next year the gathering moves to Mrs. James Coryn's home.
Readers are invited to visit Phil H. Spohn's jewelry store on the east side square for a full line of diamonds jewelry chinaware silverware watches clocks razors manicure sets and many other gift items at rock bottom prices. Candy wholesale at the Model Grocery offers a great variety.
Clarence Donnell Louis Eward and Samuel Evans in the Elk club rooms heard a crash near midnight. They found the Kirby Bros show window glass shattered and a box of money worth 35 dollars missing. A large stone caused the damage. the glass was insured but not the money. Police searched for clues with bloodhounds unavailable.
Daisy McLaughlin, Greensburg girl, will marry Charles W Cochran of Indianapolis at the bride's West Hendricks Street home tomorrow at seven. Rev W D Starr will perform the ceremony. Cochran, a Virginian by birth, works as assistant superintendent for the Big Four railroad in Indianapolis. The couple will reside in Indianapolis after a short wedding tour and attend another family wedding next week.
Will C. Ehrhardt has been appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the Sixteenth District by Jacob Joel Grand Master of the Grand Lodge O O Fr of Indiana. The honor reflects high regard and is expected to be carried out with notable diligence and service.
Valuable useful and ornamental Christmas goods offered by Phil H. Spohn at the east side of the square. Call to see the endless variety and learn low prices before buying elsewhere. it will pay you.
Decatur Lodge No. 103 I O O F celebrated its fifty fifth anniversary with over two hundred members in attendance. Only one of the original eighteen charter members remains, T A Maddux of Ashville NC, who is to turn eighty six next Sunday. The event featured initiations, speeches, and a banquet. The lodge boasts a long record, aiding widows orphans and the state Home.
Beautiful alluring diamonds praised by the East Side shop near the public square. The Phil H Spohn jewelry store invites customers to call and examine their extensive line of sparkling gems.
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