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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
3
County Superintendent Fields reports the 1916 graduation class with 254 applicants and 92 failures. 161 graduates were produced, the largest in the county. The list names numerous graduates by township including Wayne, Grant, Webber, and Westport, among others.
Four oak logs, centerpiece of a county shipment, ranged from eighty five to ninety six feet and weighed in at 345 feet total. The trees, cut on the Abner Oldham farm near Tuckertown, required two flat cars and will serve as derrick arms for an Anderson junk shop. Thirty two additional trees, about seventy feet each, were sold to the B and O railway for bridge piling, all sourced from Oldham farm.
A missionary at a Des Moines church recounted a trip to India where illness struck him and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy kept him alive. He claimed the medicine works as both prevention and cure for cholera in India and for milder bowel complaints at home. Obtained widely. UR
The failure of Mayor Mendenhall to return and the absence of councilmen Tumilty and Alien caused the council meeting to be postponed from last night. A quorum could not be secured. the session may be held Thursday night. A Lung Motor Company representative attended with a life saving machine demonstration and merchants' committee discussed cluster light system costs with four council members.
Shelby County coroner Dr. George Inlow exonerates the Greensburg express crew in the death of Peter Straub and Charles Veatch killed at the crossing near the car barns in Shelbyville. Both men died of fractured skulls and the coroner notes the crossing is dangerous due to obstructed view. Witnesses say the motorman warned and the train slowed to a reasonable speed.
A proposal from the Greeley Stone Company of St Paul to pave 1000 feet of Michigan road with its paving material was presented at Shelby county's regular meeting. The board indicated likely rejection as the cost would deplete the free gravel road fund.
ST. PAUL. C Yeater made a business trip to the capital city Monday. Juanita Kerr has returned to Marion where she has been attending school. Olin Peck of Indianapolis was here transacting business Tuesday. Mrs Alfred Cristler and daughter were shopping in Shelbyville Wednesday. Mrs Ora Pierce has returned home after a visit with relatives in Richmond. Frank Allison was in Greensburg Wednesday. Lee Walker employed in Indianapolis is visiting his parents here. Henry Cory of Shelbyville was here on business Wednesday. Sarah Bailey was shopping in Greensburg Tuesday. Roy Kanouse and Lon McCoy and
Every third person suffers catarrh and local snuffs or vapors offer little help. To correct catarrh treat its cause by enriching your blood with Scott's Emulsion, a medicinal food and building tonic free from alcohol or harmful drugs. Trust Scott & Bowne.
Milford pastor Rev James Gardner and his family joined neighbors and visitors from Burney St Paul Narroo Ky for social gatherings and music on midweek and Sunday outings. The gatherings featured many locals from Greensburg Shelbyville Narvoo and St Paul with minor business and visiting notes.
S H Murphy of Wellsburg New York endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as the most satisfactory remedy for stomach trouble and constipation he has sold in thirty four years of drug store service. Obtainable everywhere.
Horace Sam Alley and his wife of Westport spent Monday with Cort Eddiss and family. Earl Robbins and wife and Mrs. W S Robbins began an automobile trip to Mansfield Ohio to attend the Carpenter and Ross sale of fine short horn cattle. W E Gibson and daughter Margaret were guests at his parents home near Liberty. Miss Vernie McGee of Greensburg is visiting Mrs Will Hamer. Joe Therwinsky of Cincinnati was
Waynesburg area residents shared visits including Ton Wolfinger and family with Mrs. Harmon McKelvey, and several others visiting relatives. Commencement at Jackson Township set for Thursday night June 15 at the Christian church. Memorial services at Hartsville with Dark Corner Band, visits to Columbus and Greensburg, and local chores such as haying and business trips noted.
A letter from Mrs. G. H. Eveland of Duncan Mills Illinois praises Foley Kidney Pills for curing lumbago and rheumatism after a neighbor shared a sample. She reports relief after two to three bottles and endorses the medicine for toning inactive kidneys and improving sleep and energy.
Wabash resident travels to visit her sister who is seriously ill. Monte Purvis is spending several days with Mrs Earl Chambers. Lelia Atkins visits relatives in Hope.
A long list of residents and visitors circulate through Westport and nearby towns. Many travelers return to Indianapolis Greensburg Newcastle or Anderson after visits. others, including families of Burney Miner Harrod and Stapp, are noted visiting relatives or attending local events. A newborn James Gilbert arrives to Ed Price and wife.
Mrs C E Riley of Ilion New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion after six months use declaring they are the best remedy she has found. The tablets are sold broadly and available locally.
Miss Dorothy Russell of Muncie visits grandparents Mr and Mrs W E Burney. E A Gibson and son Rupert of Horace visit on business. John Cummins and wife of Hartsville spend time with relatives. Will Thurston and family move to James Wasson farm near Ed Shields Greensburg visitor. Emmett Pumphrey of Milford calls. Josh Wasson returns from Muncie visit. Children Day planned at Methodist church Sunday morning and Baptist church Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Ercile Conway of Beech Grove visit relatives. Mrs Lester Miner and sons part.
E W Archer of Caldwell Ohio says his family has relied on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years and always takes it on extended visits. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
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