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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
6
Kingston reports a flurry of county social rounds. residents visit Greensburg and Indianapolis attend church, visit kin, or relocate. cattle purchases near Napoleon and several family moves fill the week’s community calendar with travel and housing changes.
The new Panther Creek creamery is in operation. Frank Jessup of Westport spent Sunday at home. Zion church service at 2 p.m. Sunday drew a large crowd. T Martin and family from near the company quarry visited Sunday. James Martin plowed truck patches last week. Robert Piercy and John Clark visited Greensburg Saturday to receive tax receipts. Joseph Stewart and family were guests of D Clark and wife near Westport Sunday. W J Harrison hosted a social Saturday night. Joe Holcomb has regained strength after a sickness feared to be typhoid fever. Dr Biddinger and family traveled from Wisgi to Ripley county. E M Summitt toured a seven thousand dollar farm near the Bartholomew county line. A T Brown, formerly barbering in Greensburg, returned home due to family sickness.
Westport residents update on arrivals and departures as Lorn notifies Will Zetterberg and wife of a birth a girl. Vern Crisler and sister relocate to Jennie Lane property. Carvel Matthews returns from Logansport. Samuel Hollenslee moves family from New Castle. Frank Sutton and wife visit from near Zenas for business. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas visits daughter near Brewersville. Evan Lowe attends aunt Julia Garard's funeral at North Vernon. Mr Ricketts dies near here with funeral planned.
In a series of social notes residents visit relatives and friends across Mechanicsburg Greensburg Adams and Newpoint. Individuals named include Iva Glidewell Florence Starks Mrs Flora Goodpicture Anna Deilks Mary Bales Elsie Hunter Carrie Thomas Terrell Charles Swango and others with gatherings at Newpoint Greensburg and Adams.
Residents and visitors named include Mrs. Julia Floyd Mrs. B F Mason Walter Kirby and others. The town reports a sold general store transfer to an Indianapolis man and a eight month school term ending with a longer term. A commencement speaker Elmer Sias from Lincoln Nebraska attended.
Greensburg and Miss Dorothy Bush spent Sunday on their Milford area farm and took supper with Mrs. C. M. Sanders in Milford.
W A Williams and wife visited Mrs Sarah Bennington on Sunday. Miss Myrta Martin stayed with Mrs Jane Goddard Thursday and Friday. Frank Martin and wife hosted Emmet Clark and family for dinner Sunday. Jessie and Anna Nation visited sister Mrs Kelley Smith Sunday. Louis Ruddell moved to 168 West Washington Greensburg. James Martin and wife of Andersonville dined with Mrs Jane Goddard Sunday. Wilbur Nation spent week end at Osgood to manage lumber. George Reber and family from Greensburg were guests of Mrs Sarah Marlow Sunday. J D Knox and wife visited Albert Armstrong and family at Batesville over Sunday. Charles Clemons and Will Bright and wife were guests of Ethbert Waybright and wife Sunday. Rev J W Turner returned Saturday from a week with daughter Mrs Louis Uhl in Evansville.
A sequence of transfers shows Louis Lott to Alice Earheart a city lot for 1100 dollars and multiple parcels traded among local individuals. Notable sums include 9600 dollars for 160 acres in Marion township and 2000 dollars for a city lot, with many parcels listed in Sandcreek Ironwood and surrounding townships.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter endorses Electric Bitters as a universal tonic. He says it corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders promptly and builds up the system. Marketed as a superior spring medicine at F M Henry Co's drug store for 50 cents.
Mrs Jenks and Mr Jenks discuss presence of mind after a balloon incident. The man in the paper is described as having unusual mind, prompting a dialogue about prudent actions and safety when witnessing a fall.
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