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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
3
In Greensburg residents in the First Ward are urged to sign a remonstrance by July 3 to block two saloons from receiving licenses on July 6. With 307 votes cast previously, 154 signatures are needed for a majority. A union temperance meeting and Voters League appeal urge citizens and business leaders to act.
The Voters' League says no boycott advice has been given and urges fair play. Citizens pledge support for businesses standing against saloons while temperance advocates defend lawful efforts to remove the saloon as a crime.
An affidavit charged Guy Brooks with selling whisky on Sunday June 14. He pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Pearl Corner faced assault charges, pleaded not guilty, with a hearing set. Lizzie Bailey to be heard on return from Cincinnati. Loyd paid five dollars and costs after a street dispute. Robbins faces trial tomorrow.
A Hampton Tennessee reader reports quick relief for a severe ankle sprain after applying Chamberlains Pain Balm from Battertons Drug Store. The product is sold in 52 and 50 cent sizes.
Announcement was made Wednesday of the approaching wedding of Irvin Logan and Miss Lulu Beck two popular young people of this city to occur about July 12. Miss Beck is the youngest daughter of Edwin Beck and wife a estimable young lady. Mr Logan is the only son of Gus Logan and wife a respected young man. CHE STANDARD joins their many friends in wishing them a happy and prosperous voyage over life's sea.
Former President Grover Cleveland died suddenly at his Princeton New York home at 3 40 a m after several weeks illness. Born March 18 1837 in Caldwell New Jersey he rose to the presidency in 1884 as a young leader and the veto president. He retired from public life and wrote articles, remembered as a statesman of broad view and courage.
A rural mail carrier examination will be held in Greensburg on Saturday July 18 1908 to establish a list of eligibles for rural service Applicants must reside in the Greensburg district be 17 to 55 years old and not abuse intoxicants Applications available at the post office and due by July 5 L D Braden H E West Postmaster Civil Service Commission June 22 1968.
C. H Thomson and family hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for the Thomson Braden families except William Orville Thomson who was in Terre Haute. The guest of honor was Orville Thomson, born four miles northeast of the city eighty five years ago last Saturday June 20. He ranks as one of the oldest native residents of Decatur county.
Lawyers and plaintiffs file several new cases. Loren A Jewett administrator sues Eva Slifer and others over partition and sale of real estate. Margaret Grow sues CCC and St Louis railroad for 8000 dollars. George Cook sues Curtis Higgins for foreclosure of lien. William Waters sues Anthony Walchter for change of venue to Jennings county. Will Pulse Alex Porter and Will Porter sue Greensburg Chair Company for foreclosure lien and five hundred dollars.
George C. Young, aged 63 and lifelong resident, died at his daughter Mrs Marion Garbetts home near Middlebranch at 8:30 am Tuesday from asthma and complications after several days of illness. He leaves two daughters Mrs Garbets and Mrs Cliff Garrison, and a son Palmer Young. Funeral services were held at Centenary church yesterday at two, with interment at South Park cemetery.
Mrs. Joshua Pool hosted fifty guests for an afternoon of cards at her North Franklin street home on Tuesday. Guests and helpers included Mesdames Will C. Pulse Ed Doles J H Christian Jessie Serff J J Hazelrigg J K Ewing and Frank Battertop. Out of town visitors were Mrs Jessie Serff and Mrs George Batchelor of Indianapolis Miss Masseline Pleak of Greeley Colorado Mrs Harry Batterton of Tucson Arizona and Mrs Charles W German of Kansas City Missouri. Dr R J Russell and wife hosted the Married Folks Euchre Club yesterday. Louis Zoller and wife entertained Charles Mayer and family of Indianapolis at six o'clock dinner Wednesday.
Stanton Guthrie and Carl Mitchell become owners of the Edmeades Bros shoe store after the closure of Edmeades Bros. due to poor health. The former Greensburg brokerage operator and a longtime Greensburg resident are set to relocate the business to a western state. The community wishes the Edmeades brothers success in their new venture.
The Bonis brothers of Narcousee, Florida, state they were raised in Iowa and have used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines for years. They credit a life save in El Paso Texas to the remedy and report it is now sold in their mercantile business with growing popularity at Batterton's drug store.
After four months of constant drilling day and night, lithia water was struck at about fifteen hundred feet at the Robbins ice plant. A strong flow was found, of the same lithia water as near Shelbyville, with a sandstone bed beneath. Drilling will continue to reach artesian water.
Charlotte Roszel sells to Nettie M. Miller a Germantown lot for 50 dollars. Charles H. Jones Jr. transfers a Greensburg lot to himself for 3150 dollars. Augustus Ryse sells to Samuel N. Patterson a city lot for 650 dollars.
Aimed at mothers, the notice says Chamberlains Salve can cure sore nipples after nursing. Wipe off before nursing. Many trained nurses report best results. Sold at Batterton's drug store.
O S Woolever of LeRaysville New York attests a twenty year health improvement after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve is claimed to heal sores boils burns and wounds quickly and is sold for 25 cents at F M Henry Co. drug store.
Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician notes many ailments once treated by old methods yield to true osteopathy. He graduated from American School of Osteopathy Kirksville MO with an office in Hamilton Block Greensburg IN. Hours 9 to 4 Tuesdays and Saturdays. Phone 433. Consultation free.
Twenty five pieces of linen torchen lace offered for sale with value up to 8000 yards at choice 5c.
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