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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
7
Ming Ea Atkins of Carthage spent yesterday as the guest of Mrs. Ed Shields in Carthage, continuing a sequence of calls reported in Thursday's Daily.
Walter Lowe returns from Bloomington tomorrow to spend vacation with his mother Mrs C Lowe. Miss Sarah Porter and Miss Mildred Hite are expected home from Indiana University. Laura Woodfill will return from National Park Seminary Washington DC. Mia and George Logan with son Harry go to St Petersburg Florida for the winter. Miss Clara Bird arrives from Oxford Ohio to visit home folks.
Heniy Kammerling, who recently sold his meat market, plans a Florida stay where he owns land. He expects to depart soon to settle portions of his property and seek new opportunities in the sun state.
Mises Della Littell and Marian Cas, students at Bradley Institute in Peoria Illinois, are visiting home for the holidays.
Robert Thomas resumes duties with Cole Motor Company in Indianapolis after attending to his father Dr. R M Thomas's death.
Misses Marie Welsh Jessie McCoy and Marguerite Tillson have arrived home from Oxford Ohio where they are attending school to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives and friends.
Mrs. George Kanouse of Indianapolis visits Mrs. I M Sanders for a few days. Miss Helen Doles returns from Butler College to spend vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Doles. Misses Willa and Jessie Robbins return from Tudor Hall school for vacation with family. Mr and Mrs Wirt Woodfill prep to leave for Florida at the start of the year.
Mrs. Ollie Crawford of Milford has been ill for several days, and her sister Miss Laura Blackmore remains with her to assist.
Mrs. Ed White of Indianapolis was summoned here last evening due to the illness of her father P T Lambert.
Advertises sales jobs in Detroit Michigan offering training and unlimited advancement. Promises earnings of $35 or more weekly to qualified applicants. Encourages immediate writing to Power Lubricating Co.
Jacob Haas recalls childhood in Dearborn County about sixty years ago when eggs sold for three cents a dozen and his father kept hogs at a dollar fifty per hundred during President Buchanan's era. He notes those were cheap times.
Ruth Biddinger and Nelle Baumgartner, prize winners in domestic science, sent a cake and four loaves of bread to the Mowrey home for the Y M C A anniversary dinner. They baked the items in the high school domestic science room.
The Rush post office runs at full tilt with all clerks on overtime and three extra carriers Raymond Eubank Cleo Renigar and Will Densmore. The rush continues through tomorrow and Saturday as workers near a frazzle.
A Christmas program has been arranged for tomorrow night in the I C O F Hall at Adams. The public school invites the community to attend the event.
Mr and Mrs Nelson Mowrey hosted a noon dinner at 421 North Broadway to honor the first anniversary of a Y M C A directors and officials gathering.
Reports from the association praise the work as very fine and pleasing. A further report will be in the Review tomorrow. Each Greensburg Sunday school will distribute a Christmas treat to children next Sunday morning. all school members are urged to attend.
Mrs M A Gaunt and her son Robert from Marshalltown Iowa arrived in Guilford to visit her Collier relatives. She was formerly Bernice Collier and worked as a clerk in the Cuthbert store before marrying a prosperous Iowa farmer a few years ago.
A convocation of past masters from Decatur County Masonic lodges will meet at 7 o'clock next Tuesday evening at the local lodge rooms. Ben Havens and A. R. Turner will receive the past master degree with Robert Pierce conducting the ceremony. In court, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance seeks foreclosure of a mortgage against Charles T. Powell, Margaret Powell, Erma Applegate widow of Carra Applegate, and Clyde Applegate, for 2730 dollars. Elizabeth Menzie, recently homebound, visited town today after weeks away. Mrs. Sam Lawson and Mrs. Si Pumphrey of Burney were town shoppers today.
Local notices report Spillman moving next week from Azuba Meek farm south of Spring Hill to John Carr farm east of Sandusky. John G. Burk, former Spring Hill resident, will relocate to the Meek farm. Various residents travel, visit, or recover, with court action of Dr. G. Harrod winning $41.11 against James Wasson on an account claim.
The church has undertaken renewed activity across all departments and erased an old debt. About fifty new members joined the roster, twenty-nine from the recent three week special meetings, reflecting strong parish engagement.
Mrs Charles L White and Mrs John H Parker traveled to Columbus today to visit Parker’s son William who is receiving treatment for nasal trouble at Roope hospital. Jeremy Braden plans a Saturday trip to Connersville to visit daughter Mrs Raymond Crawford and family for Christmas. Dr Lydia Leasure of Auburn is in serious condition after a fall with a fractured limb.
The Presbyterian church will hold a 7 o clock Christmas service next Monday morning with songs prayers and talks. Congregants and others are invited to join in commemorating the birth of the Savior. The weather forecast predicts fair conditions with no major temperature change tonight and Friday as the cold wave fails to arrive.
The balsam fir is described as a practical Christmas tree with height notes of fifty or sixty feet. Its wood makes boxes, bark yields balsam for medicine and art, and leaves are used for fragrant pillows. Ancient peoples decorated firs as symbols of the winter sun.
A poem from Harper's Magazine urges room for the Christ Child amid winter hardship and human suffering. It contrasts cold weather and global conflict with a call for hope, mercy, and light through a Christmas emblem. The piece names Bethlehem shepherds and angels as part of the envisioned welcome.
L. E. Laird traveled to Columbus today to testify in the Vettle vs the Big Four damage case. Yesterday a dozen local residents had to return today as the matter was not called as expected. Miss Grace Barnes, attending Franklin school, is home for the holidays. Mrs Emma Hamilton hosts Miss Mary McCartney of Bloomington for the weekend. W T Morgan completed a barn addition for Alex Purvis two miles east of Letts, now 48 by 64 feet. Mrs Eva Gilmore of Seattle spoke at the Christian church about temperance work and the dry movement in Washington and Alaska. She praised Greensburg roots and predicted a dry nation soon.
The article lists road supervisors chosen in township elections with names across Adams Guthrie Clay Fugit Jackson Marion Sandcreek Saltcreek Chutton Washington Pleasant Doles and others. John Kanouse of Clay District No 1 is noted for thirty six consecutive years in the role.
Infant child of Mr and Mrs eta Monlief of Westport died last night at home during parents visit. The funeral will be held Saturday at Wad port with burial in Westport cemetery. John sthhury ged wife visited here to care for the baby. Hamilton was called to take charge of the body.
The troupe, low on funds after a rough run, limped into Wayville on Christmas with only enough to reach the town. Tickets produced $24.75, most from the gallery, and some was spent before the curtain fell as the company wondered how to pay their debts. The theater manager offered supper and the night’s receipts, even the items given to a child, hoping to help the stranded players. One woman cried as the tale closed.
A poetic fragment describes a winter scene with snow, a window, and a twilight vigil. It inserts a Christmas refrain about bells ringing and angels singing, noting a hush in the air and a sweet, earthward tale unfolding as if written across the skies.
The article notes Belgium’s restrained Christmas customs before and during war times. New Year’s Day brings merriment while Christmas remains solemn, with Advent abstinence and old superstitions such as Belgians visiting wells at midnight for future husbands. A fight at Christmas dinner was once believed to foreshadow a guest’s death.
Harkaway chides Billups for borrowing. suggests Jorrocks as the rich man but notes Jorrocks spends everything. Billups explains Harkaway’s thrift. P. S. He didn't get it.
A witty exchange from the era features a prima donna explaining jilting a suitor. She says she could not decide if he loved her or only wanted to hear her sing for nothing. The quip reflects social theater and celebrity culture of the period.
A quirky column hints at prolific writer Penley Penmin crafting many stories with an incubator to spark plots. Stray Stories suggests a playful, behind the scenes look at literary ideas and storytelling.
Do your Christmas shopping early to escape the burly hectic rush. The verse urges readers to prepare gifts for relatives, aunts, uncles, and cousins, so a peaceful holiday can be enjoyed without last minute stress. Some lines mimic hurried crowds and the relief of organized planning.
The piece notes festive ways to wrap and adorn Christmas packages with decorative inserts. It highlights cards with a miniature tree and plum pudding connected by a Merry Christmas scroll, holly bordered designs for children, a green holly wreath, and mistletoe cards for the best girl.
A monologue from Thom as North recounts a vivid English Christmas in George II's reign. From a window opposite a great church he observes poor crowds at Christmas relief, then disputes over dividends erupt among the relieved, with oaths and curses flying as tempers flare.
A humorous tale describes a man who mailed penny Christmas cards with a tag reading don t open this. Friends laughed, women reportedly tried to open the cards in warm water to see if they could be opened, highlighting a playful prank from a bygone era.
Advocates praise conservation efforts reducing Christmas tree losses in the Adirondacks. Precise selection now targets only young growth to avoid damaging mature timber, preserving air and light for larger trees. Earlier overharvesting damaged stands, but reforms curb waste and promote sustainable forestry.
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