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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
7
An erroneous city rumor claimed Michael O Connor owned a South McOrt Street pop factory. Today it was learned Michael Herron Ward has been the sole owner and will continue operating the plant. The raid where O Connor was caught selling liquor did not occur at the pop plant.
The Modern Woodmen set Sunday June 11 for a memorial ceremony. Members will assemble at the hall and march to the cemetery to decorate the graves of departed members with no speaker scheduled.
YMCA swimming clubs attract youths away from the old river swim place with muddy bottom slimy depths and knotted clothing on the bank. The Y provides refreshing showers a real diving board and instructional guidance.
The First M. E. church Junior Epworth League presented a temperance program with readings by Hurley Hood Philip Deinert and others, songs including The Fight Is On Marching to Victory and When We Are Old Enough to Vote, and musical pieces by Thomas Day Alfred Jones. Afterward the class attended the American Candy Kitchen.
White House officials said President Wilson would refuse Carranza’s call for immediate withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. He asserted the forces will stay until outlawry is suppressed and conditions in the region are satisfactory.
Maude Muller a Holstein owned by Albert Boling county treasurer died after breaking milk records at his Adams area farm. She yielded six gallons on Sunday night and averaged nine gallons daily with seventeen pounds of butter weekly. Envious sisters cited publicity as a motive in her sudden illness and death.
President Wilson is considering Carranza's demand for U S troops to withdraw from Mexico. Officials translated the lengthy note delivered to the State Department by Eliseo Arrendondo, ambassador designate of the de facto government, and sent it to the White House. A reply is not expected for several days.
The Knights Templar of Shelbyville will come next Sunday in full uniform to attend a 10 30 a m service at the Presbyterian church. Greensburg Masons joining will march with them to the church and special music will precede a sermon by Pastor Dr Reynolds.
James Crusis, proprietor of the Paris Café in Paris, surrendered control when unable to pay creditors. He handed the keys to police chief and declared all fixtures and restaurant property available to his creditors. He departed for Shelbyville. the restaurant is now in police custody.
Greensburg library offers county residents a one dollar yearly membership to enjoy all library privileges including renewals by telephone. The library emphasizes hygiene with frequent cleaning and disinfection of books and prevents sending items to homes with contagious diseases. Mr. Monfort promotes book exhibits and encourages patrons to use the card catalog or ask the librarian for help.
County Recorder Mek explains tax on deeds and real estate documents from Washington. The department rules a fifty cent tax per one hundred dollars applies to actual property value, not the deed's stated consideration, preventing evasion from nominal charges.
Reports from Amsterdam Cologne Paris Athens Rome describe food riots in Germany, German attempts to storm Le Mort Homme repulsed, Greek refusal to consider Bulgaria protest, Austro Hungarian efforts to outflank Italy near Arsiero, and Italian drum fire devastates attacking units with severe Teuton losses.
Military critics in Vienna predict Arsiero and Asiago will soon be in Austro Hungarian hands. They caution that the invasion will meet natural obstacles and the army cannot deliver rapid gains.
In Greencastle a two year old fell from a window when the screen collapsed. the infant escaped injury as the screen broke his fall. In Indianapolis Elmer Carter received a forty nine day workhouse sentence after admitting liquor spending from wages. In Fowler lightning struck Ida Campbell on her porch burning rims from her glasses and tearing shoes. She is expected to recover.
Local residents prepare for the Republican national convention in Chicago with strong support for Charles W. Fairbanks. Greensburg will be well represented as a delegation plans to depart next Sunday evening, including Geear G. Miller and a list of local officials and professionals.
DePauw University coeds in Greencastle Indiana believed a false tip that the Methodist general conference would lift the ban on dancing. They anticipated clubs forming to bypass a probable recommendation against dancing in Methodist colleges. Instead DePauw remains dance free publicly for another four years.
The Feast of Weeks or Feast of Weeks (Shebuoth) will be observed June 7. Its name derives from being seven weeks after Passover. Originally agricultural, it marks thanksgiving for harvests from barley to the wheat harvest. The ceremonial offerings align with gifts of the soil.
A factory in California is producing a set of slides to replace conventional fire escapes in a city school. Instead of fire drills, children would slide to the playground during recess, a plan described as a safer, quicker evacuation option.
Mrs. Mary Hendrickson died leaving an estate valued at $70,000 earned through several shrewd business ventures. The will and heirs were not specified in the accessible text.
Two young men on a joyride in Indianapolis ran out of gas in the country. A farmer, unhappy with their sport shirts, charged them five dollars for five gallons of gasoline.
Lawrenceburg report says George Coombs captured about 200 pounds of snapping turtles in Tanner’s Creek using a trotline baited with hooks and frogs.
In Indianapolis J S Sherman of the federal employment bureau complains about a farm labor shortage. He claims he could place as many as a hundred workers but cannot find enough willing hands.
Mrs Emma Brooks filed for divorce in circuit court claiming her husband William Brooks knocked her down three times on May 27 and ripped her garments. The couple has been married ten years.
A missionary from India visiting a Des Moines church told how he carried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on a trip into the interior, believing it saved his life during illness. He noted the remedy is used in India to prevent and treat cholera and is dependable for milder bowel complaints here.
Tipton report describes Clyde Kinder’s young child drawing gasoline and being saved by two physicians. Three days earlier the child had fallen into a rain barrel and was rescued just in time.
E. W. Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes his family has used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years. He says they take it on extended visits and find it obtainable everywhere.
In Clifty creek several men reportedly caught 200 bullfrogs in one night using flashlights to attract them. The activity has emerged as a popular local pursuit around Columbus.
Three young boys woke to a mattress fire as they struck matches to hunt bed bugs. Neighbors heard the blaze, rushed in, and pulled the sleeping children to safety.
A petition in Hartsville seeks parole for John Henry Mobley who was sent to the reformatory after being found in a grainery intending to steal wheat for pigeons. Mobley admitted intent and was sentenced. friends say he has been sufficiently punished and deserve liberty.
Many women suffer kidney and back problems yet accept pain as normal. Ley Kinney Pills promise quick relief from backache and muscle pains as well as bladder ailments, appealing to those seeking fast comfort.
S H Murphy a Wellsburg New York druggist endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation after thirty four years of service. The product is obtainable everywhere.
A vigorous gathering at the G A R Hall attracted many local residents as speakers urged active support for community work. Attendees expressed strong interest in volunteer runs and cooperative projects to aid local services and improve neighborhood conditions.
The Young Men's Elephant Club of Decatur County attracts 300 members with plans for a Glee Club drum corps marching club and more. Leaders including Prof J R Crawley and E A Remy address the group while committees organize campaigns and enrollment blanks roll in daily.
To the Public. I have used Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion for six months and they have done me much good. Mrs C E Riley of Mion New York says she has never used a remedy that did her so much good. Chamberlain's Tablets are obtainable everywhere.
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