Local Social Notes From Greensburg and Nearby
Westport visitor Miss Mary Keith returns home after staying with aunt Mrs. Elias Wynkoop. Dinners hosted by Mrs. E. A. Gibson include Mrs. Andrew Martin and Miss Mary Martin of near Union. Hillsboro residents Mr. and Mrs. James Oakley leave Greensburg after weeks with relatives. J. E. Wilhoit visits Greensburg on business. William Homer rents Cort Eddiss farm. lives in the city with the tree on the tower. George Robbins and family dine with Charles Sturgis. Cort Eddiss and family visit Harris City. Laurel class festival at Liberty church a success. Greensburg band provides music. about $35 cleared. Charles Bridges and wife visit from near Letts. Tom Myers and John Alexander unload coal for FE. A. Gibson. Newton Wyncoop guests in Greensburg. Mrs. Joe Longfellow and Opal of near Sandcreek visit Mrs. Minnie Alexander. Mrs. James Dorty returns to Indianapolis after visit with Mrs. Claude Slifer. W. S. Robbins returns from the capital city after business. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Gibson dine with the Gibsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Keith
Westport
Elias Wynkoop
Andrew Martin
Mary Martin
Near Union
E. A. Gibson
James Oakley
Hillsboro
Til
J. E. Wilhoit
Greensburg
Lafayette Doles
William Homer
George Robbins
Charles Sturgis
Cort Eddiss
Milliard
Harris City
Liberty Church
Charles Bridges
Letts
Isaac Wright
Newton Wyncoop
Joe Longfellow
Opal
Sandcreek
Minnie Alexander
Henry Purvis
Earl Chambers
Ferris Hill
Billie Barton
John Cornelius
Columbus
Omer McClintie
Petersville
Mr. Smith
Oben Hern
Harry
Shelbyville
Emma Fulwider
Here
Raymond Brown
Newburg
Charles Bell
Hope
Hartsville
Alex Burns
Edinburg
Little Francis Hard
Indianapolis
Ruth
Elbert aBrton
Charles Oak
Burney
Lavelda Wiley
Newbury
Rush
E. G. Sims
Lewis Wolfe
Rock Creek
Kansas
Clifford Johnson
William Nugent
Clem
William Riley Bowen
Eva Tempest
Ruby Thurst
Christian Church
Mont Eveleth
George Coffey
Concordia
L. T. Howell
Lillian Emma Tomson
Sam Grayson
Sam Wasson
Flatrock
John Wasson
George Callicott
Forest Hill
James Morrison
Pauline
Hugh Wiley
E. A. Porter
J. L. Alley
A. E. Howe
Waynesburg
Albert Pavey
Miner
W. A. Miner
W. Ss. “Miner
Ella Sharp
Mollie Gibsome
Joe Eck
Waldron
Sarah Mitchell
Harry Ryan
F. Z. Burkette
Burkette
Mary Pierce
Olen Peck
Ruth Drake
Harry Favors
Ida Favors
Will Bush
Helen Shortridge
August Fagel
John Fagel
Cincinnati
Waynesburg Social Roundup and Local Visits
Waynesburg filled with visitors and local activity as Henry Purvis Earl Chambers and families and others called, relatives were seen in nearby towns, Children’s Day events brightened a rainy weekend, and notable deaths prompted sympathy. Community members travel, farms and businesses are active across Columbus Greensburg Westport Edinburg and Burney countryside.
Busy social round in Burney and Greensburg area
A flurry of visits and calls from Burney to Greensburg and nearby towns highlights a week of social activity. Families like the Howells, Wassons, Miner, Paveys, and Tomsons hosted relatives or entertained guests while multiple residents traveled for business, health, or leisure. Local editors note a newly erected Burney concert band stand and ongoing summer welcomes as residents share time with kin in Waynesburg, Hartsville, and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Turley
Cincinnati
W. F. McCullough
Gladys Lane
Waynesburg
Burney
Local Notes From St Paul and Nearby Towns
Residents and visitors are listed in a stream of society notes noting travel and visits. Mrs Lulu Biddinger returns to Detroit after visiting relatives in St Paul while Allie McDonald shopped in Greensburg. Intermittent mentions include Rev Burkette’s sermon, various visits to Indianapolis Greensburg Cincinnati Shelbyville and Kankakee, and shows of community life through Sunday outings and a birth.
Milford residents visit Greensburg and area
Ella Miers and her son Ed and wife spent Sunday in Greensburg with John Miner and family. Howard Rudman of Shelbyville motored here Sunday. Wayne Barnes owns a Harley Davidson bought from Mack Lane. Elmer Swift and family were in David Tatman of Mississippi visiting his brother William Tatman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Smiley
Hartsville
Willard Miers
Bessie
Alice
Greensburg
Walter Harker
Milt Miner
Rev. Sylvester
California
Charles Braden
Frank
Milford
William Sampson
Russell Crosby
St. Paul
Our Town
F. Z.burkette
Christian Church
George Willey
Columbus
Oscar Miers
Lillian Pumphrey
Adams
Mack Lane
Raymond Worland
Reuben
Emmett Pumphrey
Dr. Porter
Burney
Ed Miers
William Kanouse
Everett Snow
Clarence Miers
Mabel Miller
Raymond Crist
Narvoo
Ella Miers
John Miner
Howard Rudman
Shelbyville
Wayne Barnes
Harley Davison
Elmer Swift
David Tatman
Mississippi
William Tatman
Greensburg and Decatur County Troops in Mexican War
The county furnished at least a half hundred volunteers for the 1846 1847 Mexican War and saw notable Greensburg figures like Lt James B Lathrop Major Talbott Captain Morgan L Payne and others serve with the Decatur and Fourth Indiana units. Generals and brothers of local families distinguished themselves in battles including Cerro Gordo and in the Civil War era. A vivid local history note closes with a money making insert about Foley products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican
Mexico
Uncle Sam
James B. Lathrop
Greensburg
Talbott
Decatur County
Whitcomb
J. Eph Houser
James Monroe Talbott
Houser
Major Talbott
16Th
U. S. Cavalry
Madison
William FP. Saunders
P. T. Lambert
Hanover College
Indiana
Kentucky Mounted Infantry
Cerro Gordo
Morgan L. Payne
Peyton Barclay
Woods & Gray
Payne
Lawrenceburg
Co. C
Fourth Indiana Regiment
J. W. Bernsdaffer
W. W. Lowe
Welsh
Morgan
Bem‘sdaffer
County election contest ends with Puttman win
James Pulse lost the County Auditor race by four votes to J. J. Puttman and a later audit found five votes in Pulse’s favor. The dispute was compromised and Puttman kept the office. Other items note Mrs. Louise Belser’s December birthday party, a house fire on West Washington Street, visits to Edinburg for a church event, John Menzie’s 54th birthday, and local appointments and marriages in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pulse
J. J. Puttman
Cortez Ewing
Pulse
Puttman
Louise Belser
W. F. Birdsell
Washington Street
Marsh Thomas
Will Dobyns
Frank Hazelrige
Mae Thomas
Edinburg
Christian Church
Matthew Small
John Menzie
H. C. Sandusky
Menzie
John C. Robison
Kingston
W. A. Moore
John L. Smith
D. L. Scobey
Gov. Cumback
Inman Urges Hughes Fairbanks Backing For Party Unity
Our Country First leader B R Inman of the Plainfield Messenger argues for restoring the Republican party to power. He urges Roosevelt followers to back Charles Evans Hughes and align behind a united front to restore American prestige, leadership, and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Inman
Progressive Press Bureau
Indiana
Hughes
Fairbanks
Republican Party
The
Plainfield Messenger
Inman
Charles Evens Hughes
Col. Roosevelt
America
Columbus lodge sparked graves decoration ritual for fraternal orders
The Columbus Lodger profiles Rolla Lodge No. 17 Knights of Pythias as originator of lodge grave decoration services. In 1887 a committee including George Finney Rev Z T Sweeney and Mrs Laura Arnold drafted a memorial service. Finney wrote the program and publicity while Sweeney and Arnold authored the text. The article notes Sweeney’s prominence and Rolla Lodge’s continued influence through Charles F. Remy grand chancellor and state leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Rolla Lodge
Knights of Pythias
George Finney
Z. T. Sweeney
Laura Arnold
Martinsville
Sweeney
Arnold
Perry Arnold
Charles F. Remy
Indianapolis
Remy
Indiana
How to get rid of a cold by Foley's Honey and Tar
Read how C E Summers Holdredge Nebraska cured a severe cough and cold with Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits the medicine for his speedy recovery and notes its soothing healing effects. Also mentions Irene Sharp visiting Mrs Lida Cobb and Warren Robison returning from liberty illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Summers
Holdredge Neb
Foley
Irene Sharp
Lida Cobb
North Broadway
Mrs. E. L. Moore Returns Home to Louisville Visit
Mrs. E. L. Moore travels back to Louisville Kentucky after a brief stay with Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Bird in Greensburg where she formerly resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Moore
Louisville
Dean's Kidney Pills Recommended By Greensburg People
Mrs. Joseph Robbins of Greensburg credits Dean's Kidney Pills with easing backache headaches and swelling from dropsy after using a box from A. A. Magee & Son's Drug Store. The ad notes price 50 cents and that Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY makes the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Greensburg
Joseph Robbins
S. Monfort St
A. A. Magee & Son
County Seat Removal Sought by North Vernon
North Vernon Indiana June 21 a movement to hold another Jennings county seat election gains pace with petitions in eleven townships. More than 2000 residents expected to sign as North Vernon pledges to cover all election costs if the removal fails to reach sixty percent support. Previous vote totaled 2217 in favor and 1512 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vernon
Ind
Jennings County
Vernon
Rev Paul Stewart Guest of Friends in Milroy
Rev Paul Stewart of New York City is visiting friends in Milroy and their area, where he formerly resided, staying with local hosts and enjoying hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stewart
New York City
Milroy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horace
Tom Myers
John Alexander
FE. A
James Dorty
Claude Slifer
W. S. Robbins
aSturday
Ralph Alexander
Elwin Gibson
W. E. Gibson
Leona Shaw
Nell Galiger
Sapp
Jackson Township
Aaron Updike
Enoch Jordan
George Kelley
Homer Maynard
Rushville
Kenneth Sharp
Albert Howe
Sam Laughlin
Emmet Koons
Rufus Tangman
Sunman
Watt Dean
Hazel Walker
George Collcott
Will Pavey
Sardinia
Eli Padgett and
Brother
Zeno Padgett
Thomas Rominger
John Woodruff
Albert Hunter
Floyd Miner
Claude Tomson
Loyd Luther
E. E. Lewis
Art Trimble
Clifty
Grant
Earle Elliott
Shelby County
Cass Helmich
Rugby
Spaugh
Jasper Spaugh
Thelma Bevis
George Geis
Otto Deitrich
George Oaks
W. A. Pavy and
W. W. Lane
Nan Carrol
Marie
Mary Tomson
Lucille
Marie Carr
Elizabeth
Pearletta Gruhl
Jacob Wilson
Dorothy Boyle
Burnsville
Ira Carman
Will McMillan and Wife
Clarksburg
E. Snow
Jap Spaugh
James
Lulu Biddinger
Detroit
Allie McDonald
Elmer Shortridge
Gladys and
Leona
Wiley
Mabel Hoyer
Russel Roberts
G. Brown
Russell Martin
Myron Clark
Clark
Hazel Shortridge
Archie
John Leech
Orla Watkins
Dorothy Bush
Dennis Wilson
Kankakee, Ill
Opal Swift
Roxie Russell
Lena Sumpter
Olla Bullard
Wayne
Harry Barnes
Lizzie Mercer
Wayne Miery
Link Vandiver
Misse
Vera Albright
Margaret Essick
Joe Rodman
Emmett Bostic
Decatur
County
Foley and Co
Chicago
Ill
Versons
Columbus Lodge
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