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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
4
The Old Reliable Republican Paper of Decatur county announces its distribution status as second class matter at the Greensburg Indiana post office. Terms apply.
A back and forth exchange between Caskey and Willoughby dominates the county political scene. Caskey accuses overcharging for stationery and records while Willoughby cites county officials' statements backing goods. Willoughby admits filing mistakes but asserts he was correct overall. The dispute touches on campaign funds from 1900 and Republican leadership history.
A historic notice warns that a so called merging machine can turn one pound of butter plus a pint of milk into two pounds. Government bans the device as buttering, requiring a 1200 dollar annual license for business use though individuals may use it at home. Public places selling butter cannot use the device without the license.
Wayne county commissioners decide June 15 whether the Jackson township remonstrance against local saloons is valid. The petition carries 621 signatures, with 589 needed. liquor supporters ask for more time to verify signatures. Jefferson township remonstrance, covering Hagerstown, is approved and will last two years.
A brief ad touts paper availability for customers ready to paper no matter when and promises satisfaction in designs quality and price from Baterton's.
The Hartsville blaze damaged many buildings including A M McClintic drug store and F J Johnson general store with varied insurance. Town hall calaboose and voting machine suffered major losses. First National Bank brick structure fully insured. Christian church damaged but saved. Kinney Kinney agency handled most settlements.
The Shelby County Bar Association will hold its annual picnic on Thursday July 7 at a likely cave grounds site. Committee leaders John A Tindall John C Cheney and H C Morrison organize details with Elmer Bassett as president and A E Tindall as secretary. Last year’s cave grounds event allowed invited guests from Rush and Decatur counties for a one day respite from legal duties.
The Decatur county assessors report total taxables at 14,188,110 with losses and gains on personal property noted. Including corporations and railroads adding about 1,250,000, the anticipated grand total nears 15,500,000. Greensburg losses arise from money moved out of county and invested in non taxable bonds.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are claimed to cure stomach troubles with many remarkable results. A man who spent over two thousand dollars on medicines was cured by a few boxes. Price 25 cents. Samples free at all drug stores.
Judge John A. Shackleford of Tacoma announced plans to resign from department No 2 of the Pierce County superior court citing inadequate pay of 3000 dollars a year and a desire to return to private practice. He has served since January 1909 and led many important equity cases while presiding over the court and as president of the Pierce County Bar association.
Marine R Moore died Friday at his sister Mrs Mattie Smith Franklin home. Services were held at 1 30 pm in the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev W H Reynolds. Burial followed at South Park cemetery. He was born September 5 1848 in Sardinia and was a cousin of M D Tackett and Mrs J E Meadenhall and Mrs G M Ewing. He never married and lived in Sardinia and Daytona Florida before settling in Greensburg. He is survived by brothers William M Daytona Calv in Sardinia and sister Mrs Mattie Smith Franklin. He was afflicted with paralysis ten years. A large turnout from Jackson township attended.
Garrets P. B. Serviss explains batholites as gigantic underground rock intrusions that push upward through the crust. He describes their surface forms as domes and volcanoes, their geological reach on Earth and the Moon, and cites Suess’s examples from Boulder Colorado and Elkhorn.
General Moltke visits a Swiss hotel and, in humble attire, is offered a better room. He declines, stating the attic is good enough for him and tells his servant to take the larger room when his carriage arrives.
The account notes Samarkand silks and velvets come only in a seasonal window. Worms spin in a silk bazaar, then dyeing and weaving produce cloth or khalats for export or family use, making native silk rare outside the harvest season.
Two old friends reunite in Gourock with a playful challenge. One invites the other to drop by to test boxing gloves as a lighthearted greeting after a long separation, reflecting social cordiality and local humor.
A physician offers a patient a payment plan of 100 dollars down and 25 dollars weekly, prompting the patient to compare it to buying an automobile while the doctor confirms the arrangement. The exchange appears in the Buffalo Express.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt, Buttin upbraids an elder, claiming a remark about a back seat offended him. The exchange shows tension over perceived disrespect and authority in a casual quarrel.
A brief quotation notes the value of honesty as the richest legacy, attributed to Shakespeare. The line emphasizes virtue over material wealth and leaves readers with a timeless moral reflection.
County Attorney James F. Cox filed suit Monday against Indianapolis Concrete Company and Aetna Indemnity Company for $10,000 over the washed away Flatcock river bridge at Pugh’s ford near St. Louis Crossing. Replacements were blocked by partial payments. commissioners pursued full recovery.
Farmers and mechanics often suffer minor injuries that waste time. Apply Chamberlain’s Liniment promptly to speed healing of cuts, bruises, sprains, and sore muscles. It prevents swelling and inflammation and carries no danger of blood poisoning when used early. For sale by all druggists. ml
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