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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
2
The Bloomington Telephone notes a statewide move toward party unity for 1910. Will S. Hays of Sullivan is favored for Second District chairmanship with broad support. The piece urges unified support for a state chairman and predicts Dems will oppose Beveridge while Republicans should enter the campaign forearmed.
The council met in special session on Monday night to clear remaining business. Four additional street alley lights were authorized, the electric light committee to instal them promptly. Bids for public printing for the next year were directed and a five year legal notices contract set. Bonds Nos. 4 5 7 8 of 500 dollars were redeemed and burned. Bills totaling 23 dollars were approved before adjournment.
Readable ad lists country sorghum white Norway mackerel large white fish buckwheat flour oats coffee corn flakes seeds and dried fruits with prices per unit. Mentions oysters without water per quart and urges customers to try the store for satisfaction. Crooks & West at 5012.
In Greensburg Indiana a speaker praises the town’s future with a growing population and rich farming region. Within two years two more traction lines are expected to boost trade. The speaker claims all lines of business are well represented and Greensburg will become a thriving small business city.
Mrs. Cynthia Profile aged eighty six died Saturday morning at eight after a two week illness described as dropsical troubles. She had lived at the county poor farm for about two weeks after coming from St. Paul. Burial took place Monday in South Park cemetery. Haines Bros. pianos at J. W. Wrens Music Store.
Mrs Mary J Hart died at her East Washington Street home Sunday evening after a lingering illness. Born Mary Jane Barkley on March 9 1839 she married James Hart in 1858 and lived in Newpoint Greensburg and noise. Survived by sister Jessie Woodfill and sister-in-law Mrs Barkley Lincoln Neb. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday with Revs Turner and Johnston and burial at South Park cemetery.
Noah T. Rogers of Greensburg teams with K D H Read and J E Morris of Indianapolis to run The Southern Land Company offering Missouri land near Cairo MO. Excursions to Charleston MO leave Tuesday for 14 50 round trip. Rogers, an experienced western lands specialist, will operate from White Habig agency on North Broadway.
The October health board report shows Greensburg City total deaths ten with a 22.3 per thousand rate and causes including pulmonary consumption, pneumonia, and cancer. Decatur County total deaths twenty one with a 13.6 per thousand rate and causes including typhoid fever pneumonia cancer and violence, with age breakdowns provided.
Trustees met with County Superintendent Edgar Mendenhall and issued an order closing all schools on Friday February 11 to allow teachers and pupils to attend a Purdue University Short Course. Appointed teachers include Gertrude Walker Washington Fugit Coles Clinton Fields Clay Hitchcock Adams Rhodes Jackson Kennedy Sandcreek Knowles Marion Showers Saltcreek Baas Westport Holmes. Buy Christmas goods from LINEGAR Bros East Side Grocery and Standard Shoe Co advertise felt lined shoes.
Gen. W. W. Dudley of Indiana, former commissioner of pensions, dies at 67. A Civil War veteran, he led the City Grays in Richmond and fought in fifteen battles, losing a leg at Gettysburg. Dudley later practiced law in Washington and was pensions commissioner 1881 to 1855.
Hope Boy Harry Luther, of Hope, has been appointed private stenographer to Mayor-elect Shank of Indianapolis. He will begin duties at the start of the year. Luther, son of the late John Luther and grandson of Alvin Luther, is praised for energy and ability and has many friends in Hope. The post carries a good salary.
Harry Cook and Miss Stella Burckholver were married at the bride’s parents home two miles south of St. Paul on Wednesday morning. Rev. Schwartz officiated with only immediate relatives present. After a wedding dinner the couple left for a bridal tour in the West and will live with the bride’s parents temporarily.
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson testifies he suffered a severe lung cold last winter and found no relief from several cough medicines and two doctors. After trying Foley’s Honey and Tar he recovered two thirds of a bottle and calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world.
Advertiser Robert A. McCoy offers to pay the highest market price for corn hay and all grains. Individuals with grain to sell urged to contact 5112 Robert A. McCoy to arrange sale promptly.
Safety razors priced from 72 cents are advertised as ideal Christmas gifts for gentlemen. Corbett & Rohe promotes fancy gold clocks at Owens Jewelry Store alongside the razors, highlighting upscale gift options.
John Wilson murder case in Connersville Indiana ends with life imprisonment after judge overrules new trial motion. Three circuit court trials included a guilty verdict by a Franklin county jury. the victim Mrs John Wilson was found dead February with head crushed by iron bar. husband aided in search before arrest.
A herd disappeared from George A. Williams's herd south of Connersville Indiana two weeks ago. The field fence remained intact but the gate opened on a public road with a tampered fastening. Saturday morning the cattle were found back in the field. hoof prints indicate they were driven in and the gate refastened. Authorities investigate the incident.
Ten year old Carl Hite, son of Lewis Hite near Clarksburg, was bitten by a mad dog last week. The dog was killed and tests confirmed rabies. He was taken to Indianapolis on Monday to enter the Pasteur Institute for treatment. The dog had roamed for days before capture.
Greensburg Chapter No. 8 Royal Arch Masons elected officers for 1910 including High Priest J. W. Rhodes King Joseph Drake Scribe Calvin Crews Captain of the Host Ben T. Riley Principal Sojourner L. P. Stewart R. A. Captain J. W. Rucker Secretary Ed Dille Treasurer R. C. Woodfill Guard J. N. Annis Installation is set for January 10.
Record of Greensburg Sunday schools shows attendance and offerings by churches including Christian, Centenary M E, and others. Totals list attendance figures and collections with several small itemized sums, referencing local stores Boston Store and Fresh Stick Candy details.
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