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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
1
Two slight earthquakes were recorded in Los Angeles at 5 02 Friday morning awakening a few people. The first shock lasted two seconds and the second was barely distinguishable. Officials say the motion likely came as a wave from a distant tremor with no further damage.
Miss Lulu Beck daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Beck married Irvin Logan at the bride parents home Sunday evening at four Rev Alonzo Murphy presiding Only family attended After the ceremony the couple left for Cincinnati to visit relatives They will reside with Mr and Mrs Gus Logan on return Logan a longtime local resident popular with friends and well known in the community
The city youth form an athletic club with twenty members, renting rooms in the Fromer building on South Broadway. Facilities include bars, gloves, punching bags and rings. Membership is limited to men of good character. Officers: Herman Leimgruber president, Stephen A. Minton secretary and treasurer, John Scott athletic manager.
The STANDARD promotes colored wall charts showing flags of nations with maps of multiple regions and populations for Indiana and the United States. Each chart sells for one dollar, with a free chart to new subscribers at one dollar per year. Limited supply, orders encouraged.
Versailles residents gain two daily trips to Osgood and one to Greensburg as a new motor bus line begins from Napoleon at 6 45 am and returns afternoon. The group of investors includes Grow Brooks Meyer Boener Kemper and Kelly. Delays expected from unfinished roads and bus delivery is two weeks before a full schedule is announced.
The sixteen members of the 500 Club enjoyed an elegant six course dinner at the De Armond hotel on Friday evening. Hostesses were Mesdames Woodfill Hunter Steven son Donnell Rogers Lowe and Hor nung. Guests included Mesdames Johnston Schutz Henry Kitchin Mitchell Nelson Mowrey substitute for Mrs Will Elders and Misses Lena Katie Eich Florine Hunter and Mrs John Griffey of Indianapolis. The afternoon featured a game of 500 in the hotel parlors.
Ten year old Lillian Reber daughter of George Reber of North East street was trampled by a horse Friday evening near her home. The horse stepped on her leg cutting a ten inch gash exposing the bone. Drs Riley and Bird treated her at home, ten stitches were needed and doctors expect a rapid recovery.
Governor Hanly appoints county special agents to represent Indiana at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha next December. Each agent reports to the State Commission for county movements. W. E. Newhouse designated as Decatur county representative.
A horse owned by Morgan bolted Sunday after being hitched to a buggy. It raced east to Main and Franklin, then south. Bystander Wallie Shafer jumped in, seized the horse by the neck, and brought it to a halt after a long run. Morgan thanked him with a reward.
John Mahen, an engineer on the Big Four, was hurled to the ground while attempting to board a moving train. The train was halted at once and he was brought aboard. His injuries were not serious.
The Christian Endeavor Society held memorial services Sunday evening at 6 30 for Miss Edna Taylor a society member. Rev Walter Reynolds gave a short address to a fair audience.
William J Bryan secured the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Denver convention with 892 votes amid a night of enthusiastic support. John W Kern was nominated for vice president, seen as part of a strategy to win Indiana as a pivotal battle ground for Bryan’s ticket.
Friends gathered Sunday bringing baskets of food for a surprise visit to Mr. G. W. Tucker whose home was recently destroyed by fire. About seventy five guests attended in the barn where a feast was served. Tucker holds $1,100 insurance and plans to rebuild soon. Guests included Alford Barnes family Louis Marlow family and Ed Gaunt family.
The Union Civic League held its monthly meeting at Centenary church on Thursday night. Officers elected for the ensuing term include President Ira Clark Vice President Wayne Ainsworth Secretary Ruth Robison and Treasurer Alexander Connelly. Rev Reynolds and Mr Hamilton spoke as committees reported plans for the future.
Mrs Lena Brockelmier of near Williamstown died Sunday at noon after a long stomach illness. She was seventy and survived by two daughters and four sons. Funeral services were held at her home Tuesday morning at nine and burial followed in South Park cemetery.
Harry H Bachelder and Miss Dessie E Alexander wed at the bride’s home on Monfort street Saturday evening. The couple are well known locally and well wishers in The Standard hope for happiness and prosperity as they begin life together.
The Grand and English Theatres in Indianapolis feature talking picture exhibitions attracting very large crowds. The piece notes the trend as popular and suggests opera houses here could profit by leasing during summer. Mentions brand names Batterton's talcs in a curious closing line.
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