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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
3
At the Gridiron club annual dinner in Washington on December 12 a humorous roll call parodied the recent national political fight. Officers and members delivered quips about absent ones and battlefield tropes, closing with a jab about holiday gifts from Schultz & Co.
The Baptist church will host a Christmas night program with music as the highlight. Performers include Rev The T Giant W and Rev Fraser Beckwith with students and actors from various backgrounds such as East India and Japan. Cast features Nellie Stour, Mayme Durr, Dorothy Montgomery, Mabel Welsh, and many others. Kirby's advertises Morris chairs as ideal Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Matthew R. Porter invites friends to the marriage of her daughter Stella Ellen Estill Gibson to a Burney-area farmer. The ceremony occurs Thursday evening December 24, 1908 at eight oclock at home with the bride once a local schoolteacher. The Standard extends hearty congratulations. J W Owens sells diamond rings on the South Side Square.
The Newpoint Christian church Sunday school will present this Christmas eve a mother goose cantata titled Dr. Santa Claus Cure. A shoe stage sets a living room with Christmas decor as mother goose and children entertain a sick visitor before Dr. Santa heals him.
A sequence of real estate transfers recorded includes Hugh Taylor to James Taylor for 206 acres in Sandcreek township at 17060 dollars and M VanBuskirk to Hugh Taylor for 172 acres in Washington township at 22360 dollars. Other entries cover city lots, township lands, and minor sums, with several transfers priced at one dollar. The list appears garbled toward the end, mixing partial names and stray phrases about personal items and a Schultz china closet.
A surprise reception was held Friday at the home of John A. Miers near Ewington for Rev. Fred R. Davies, pastor of Milford Christian church, who had not preached there for six weeks due to a Milroy meeting. About thirty neighbors attended, refreshments were served.
Arthur Miller of Hope was shot Sunday evening by Frank Bittrick in the Bittrick barber shop over a card game. The bullet struck the abdomen and intestines. Miller is in serious condition with only a slight chance of recovery. Bittrick fled and remains at large.
The top prize ear entered by Frank Kitzhin fetched $6.50 at a public auction held Saturday at the courthouse. Marion Elliott bid $6.00 to reclaim it. The ear scored 94.75 out of 100 points and was nearly perfect.
The piece praises a regional editor who fearlessly attacks external powers and defends local rights. It notes his weekly impact with a virile pen, his alignment with right and his willingness to take greens from supporters. It ends with a Farm Journal Xmas post cards tease at Batterton's.
A Santa Claus and gifts appear for the Puerto Rican children on Three Kings Day January 6, reflecting a blend of local practice and American influence. Weather shapes celebrations while natives view Christmas as a church holiday with family gatherings less common.
An Atlanta Constitution note reflects on giving versus receiving during Christmas. The speaker jokes about being a recipient until after Christmas while acknowledging high turkey prices and providence aiding some people. It hints that lenders to the poor may wait longer for repayment. The piece ends with a cautious recommendation to share happiness despite financial strain.
An interesting note identifies mistletoe as the only plant whose roots do not shoot into the ground. It grows on fir lime apple and oak trees, a rare parasitic trait noted by observers.
The story follows Mrs. Dorcas who, upon receiving a Christmas present, goes to the store to learn its cost. Her quick action frames the tale around curiosity and value.
In Gaylord, an eight year old girl tells her mother that Willie scared her with a caterpillar. Willie, ten, explains the creature’s scientific name and shows the bag containing the insect as proof of the prank reported by the Denver Post.
James G. Davis and M Stout. Ernest Busse and Edna M. Dickerson received marriage licenses during the week.
A poem fragment portrays a child pleading with God to take back a discarded baby girl and spare a hoped for older child. The speaker asks God to choose a boy five years old, expressing fear at losing a younger sibling and seeking mercy in a distressed world. The piece is credited to S. M. Talbot in December Lippincott's.
The I and C Traction Line publishes a schedule listing departure times at 5 35 am 6 30 am 9 35 am 8 30 am and 9 50 am and arrival times at 6 17 am 7 07 am 8 17 am 9 07 am 10 17 am with Greensburg Express and Shelbyville only service available by phone new 600.
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