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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
7
Marion Owens of Rush County was transferred here Saturday. Shelbyville visitor Avylon Palmerton spent the weekend with her cousin. Several local residents were noted in social calls and property updates as community happenings unfold around town.
John L. L. Davis owns a new Dodge touring car. Rev C B Adkinson owns a Ford touring car. Miss Adelia Brown’s death brings C L Bridges to Seymour. Mrs Belle Seward visits Mooreland then returns home. R F Moor leaves for Lima Ohio for a new position. Ollie Simmonds of North Vernon visits Greensburg and Monte Craig. H P Roots family welcomed a son named Myron Allen. Woodson Carpenter and friends visit Charley Stout’s. Cleve Miller and wife welcome daughter Rose Ella. Mrs Mary Marsh and daughter Gladys visit East Enterprise. Miss Isabella Wolfe returns to Indianapolis after visiting Gladys Marsh. Miss Cora Alexander and Mrs C W Moor visit Indianapolis. Charlotte Ann MOOR’s daughter. J T Purvis and family visit Indianapolis. Robert Adams hosts guests. Mrs Mary Marsh’s social gathering includes a solo by Miss Isabelle Wolfe. State Auto Insurance guests from Indianapolis dine at Fnarr’s restaurant.
Kenneth Cameron twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs John Cameron of six miles south of Rushville was injured when a cow knocked him down while driving a cow and calf wagon. He suffered a broken collar bone three fractured ribs and a long lip gash. His dog attacked the cow and let him reach the house for help.
Mr and Mrs Wm Roszell spent a quiet Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs Roszell's sister in town. The visit was described as pleasant with light conversation and refreshments.
Former Citizen and prominent Mason Frank E Gavin was re elected treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Indiana at yesterday's session. W H Schntz of Indianapolis was re elected grand secretary. Gavin has served twenty years as grand treasurer. Charles A Lippincott of South Bend was named Grand Master with Lee Dinwiddie Fowler Deputy Grand Master Albert W Funkhouse Evansville Grand Senior Warden and Wm Geake Fort Wayne Grand Junior Warden. A plan for a Marion county hospital for masons and families was proposed but no action. Memorial hospital association articles filed. Marion county masons groups represented. Andrew Randall past grand master of Texas attended as guest.
Marie Troutman age 17 was transferred from Clermont Girls Institution to a Feeble Minded Home in Ft. Wayne. Sheriff Warry Braden and wife escorted the girl after the Clermont case for incorrigibility. Doctors reported slight mental imbalance and the detention home holds the girl until the move next Monday. She stays with her parents in town.
State vs Thomas Robbins on illegal liquor selling led to a six month sentence and a $500 fine after a jury verdict. Defense Wickens and Hamilton will argue the 1917 prohibition act is unconstitutional for omitting possession and will appeal to the state supreme court. Judgment in the lower court will be withheld pending the high court ruling.
Mrs George Porter of Louisville arrives this evening to visit cousins Mr and Mrs Ed Silime. Mrs Porter Mrs Siling and Miss Louise Ewing plan to go to Indianapolis tomorrow for an exhibition by the Manual High School physical training department where Mrs Dorothy Siling teaches. Ewing will perform on the program.
George Thinn, theater man, Charles Moore and an Indianapolis van driver were involved in a minor auto collision on East Street around five o'clock yesterday. Moore in a Ford rammed Dunn in a Dodge coupe, Dunn then struck a touring car with an Indianapolis driver. No injuries. fenders and radiators damaged on all cars.
Batesville area reports include D M Edwards delivering a Batesville high school commencement address to eighteen graduates. Diplomas given by Superintendent Vansdyce, with twenty three eighth graders also honored. Attendees at district medical convention in Greensburg and Knights of Columbus council representation listed. A boy’s head injury after an axe incident near Napoleon is noted along with Casper Kuiffen’s death in Indianapolis. Naturalization for Peter Mang and a housewarming at E B Schultz’s store residence are recorded. Knights of Pythias county meeting at Vercilnes with Elmer Bassett speaking. Charles Braley named county chairman. Batesville Musical Club program at Memorial Building. Joseph Surdo to conduct a June 22 symphony in Batesville. Red Men delegation attends Greensburg anniversary ceremonies. Henry Schumaker attends Masonic Grand Lodge sessions.
Miss Verna Bennett of Greensburg died at St. Vincent hospital in Indianapolis at 4 30 Wednesday afternoon after months of ill health. She was a 1911 Greensburg High School graduate and had worked in Indianapolis for nine years. She leaves her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas A Bennett and her twin brother Beryl. Burial is planned in Rising Sun after a 8 30 Friday morning departure.
Mrs Beall Evans 66 a well known Letts resident was found dead in her bed this morning Heart trouble was named as the cause She leaves a daughter Mrs George Gaeles of northwest of Forest Hill and a sister in Iowa The funeral date will be set after the sister is heard from
Mrs Lafaycus Roszell of this city received word of the death of her brother George Chaarabegs Chambers 84 at his Frankfort home. Born in Clay township he was a Civil War soldier who left Milford area years ago. He leaves a widow and four sons John James Morton and Barchard. Body expected to Milford for burial. Granddaughter Mrs Joy Aultman also named.
Miss Mary Herbert of Indianapolis is visiting Mr and Mrs Louis Herbert and family in Greensburg for a few days.
The State Board of Education rejected all bids for school textbooks on April 30 and set another bid date. At a second bidding for over one million dollars in high school texts only six of 300 bids were reduced since the last round, prompting the board to consider new schedules or continuing old books without a contract for another year amid potential legal questions.
A Purdue weed specialist A A Hansen visited M Vogler’s L M Vogler farm in Hawcreek township with County Agent Miles to inspect a pasture where about a dozen sheep died over several weeks. No poisonous vegetation was found and the cause remains unknown.
Mrs Omar Clark aged 21 formerly Mary Porter died at 10 30 this morning at her home 2c4 West Forsythe Street after a lingering illness of tuberculosis She is a daughter of Elijah A Porter of this city and leaves a husband and a small baby Funeral services will be held at 10 30 Monday morning with burial in South Park
George Sarringhause, 30, of a home three miles southeast of Napoleon, died Thursday night at Memorial hospital after an appendicitis operation a week earlier. He leaves a widow formerly Marie Meisner and two children along with relatives. body to be returned home for funeral likely Monday.
A Reo truck carrying eighteen barrels of beer wrecked at Morristown on Wednesday morning. The drivers removed the owner's certificate from the vehicle and fled. The beer originated in Cincinnati and was en route to Indianapolis.
John Earls of Clarksburg arrested at his home by Sheriff Harry Braden on charges of assault and battery on his daughter. He was released on $200 bond. No hearing date set. case filed in the circuit court.
State and defense attorneys agreed to a June fifth date for Alyea who is jailed on liquor sales charges. He was arrested with Thomas Robbins who faces similar charges and recently received six months at the penal farm plus a $500 fine. Four affidavits were offered against Robbins while two were presented against Alyea.
William A. Stokesbure died yesterday evening at eight o'clock at the I. E. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. He was years of age.
The one story frame house opposite the Christian church on north Broadway, built around 1850 and tied to Abram Hendricks’ 1851 plat addition, changed hands many times. Owners included Archibald McKee, Dr. G W New, Dr. Wm Armington, James Gavin, T A Beggs, John F. Hazelrigg, Wm L Miller, George L. Curtis, J N Wallingford, O B Seabey, S M Eward, and Anna M Remy, with renters noted but few definite occupants.
Henry Pry aged 82 died last night at 9 30 at his home in Millhousen. Funeral is set for Monday at 9 0 0 in St Marys Church with burial in Millhousen Cemetery. Surviving are his widow two sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Sarah Howe, 83, died Thursday at 4 80 pm at her granddaughter’s home 9 miles west of Westport. Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at the U B church Pleasant View with Rev. Wren of Frankfort officiating burial at Cave Spring cemetery.
Matthew Goodwin aged 70 died at 5:30 last evening at his home near Geneva Shelby county. He had lived in Noble township his whole life and leaves a widow and several grown children, plus a brother Elijah Godwin. A prominent Shelby county farmer he belonged to the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. Elijah Goodwin of this city is a cousin.
Seth Moore 68 a farmer living south of Rushville was killed when struck by an automobile driven by Frank Cait county surveyor who had Luzien B Miller in the car Moore was grazing weeds along the road and stepped into the path of the car The impact hurled his grub hoe into his head and he died at 6 30 Thursday morning He leaves brothers Russell Moore Alvan and Charles a sister Miss Friedger of Indiana relatives in Iowa and Missouri The funeral is set for 2 30 Saturday at his home
The third in a series of piano recitals by pupils of Stella Murphy was given at her Ireland Street home. Marguerite Craig, advanced pupil, played classic and modern works by American and other composers with notable technique and imagination, especially in Schumann, Beethoven and Hopekirk pieces. Mrs Reed sang Russian songs in two groups with a rich, powerful voice. Both performances drew enthusiastic acclaim and encores, with a varied program including Solfeggietto, Adagio Sostenuto, Country Gardens, Gavotte E Minor, At Night, Scenes from Childhood, and more.
Victor Brown, a local wrestler, challenged and defeated a professional bear upon the circus grounds. In two eighteen minute bouts Brown won the falls with leg and toe holds amid crowd interference and a halted match. Local statisticians estimate the victor earned about eighty dollars in prizes for the two performances.
Paul Hungerford, son of Pearle Hungerford from south of Shelbyville, wins the state corn contest in the Junior class and will travel to Indianapolis early Monday. He joins other Hoosier youths for a trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y. They return home Friday evening, June 1.
Donald Crise of Muncie spent Saturday night with his parents Mr and Mrs John Crise Emamett H Watson and family Mrs Emily Chambers and Miss Edith Owens visited with friends and relatives at Osgood over the weekend Raymond White, ill with pneumonia, is slowly improving James White Jr is able to be out though a finger injury remains noted at the Presbyterian church and Union events.
A reader laments the trial of Thomas Robbins and the planned appeal by Wickens & Hamilton. The writer condemns legal tactics to overturn a guilty verdict over liquor possession, urging a perjury charge and calling for justice.
Knights of Pythias and Y M C A plan a Friday June 8 social for Greensburg Lodge members and families. The Y will open its building with Class Samuels leading the lodge committee including J P Short Chas Howe and Ben Lawson. The evening will feature informal social activities followed by games stunts and contests in group setting. The committee will meet soon to finalize the formal program.
Henry Brum of Batesville died Thursday after a lingering illness from an accident in fall 1922. He leaves a wife and two children. The funeral was held this afternoon at the German Lutheran Church at Huntersville. Relatives and friends attended.
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