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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
1
At the Indiana State Federation of Women's Clubs convention a resolution calls for abolishing ninety two county poor farms and establishing four charity homes to improve inmate comfort and reduce costs. Also noted are ten new Greensburg views post gates at Batterton's.
The seventh annual farmers short course at Purdue University Lafayette Indiana runs January 11 to 16 1909. It targets corn growers stockmen dairymen horticulturists and homemakers with lectures demonstrations and practical judging. Over 3500 attendees in three years. The event features premiums over 1000 and an annual state corn growers meeting on Wednesday.
Judge Gacker presided on the last day of court granting divorces for Garrett Sparks and Myrtle Sparks Stella Littell and William Littell with maiden name restored Iona Bently and Clifford Bently change of venue to next term Addie Layton and W Layton case noted William J Gimmell and Margaret Mae Gimmell divorce granted Anna Zr of Alexander Treman taken under advisement
An item notes That Printer of Adelis is now priced at fifty cents at Batterton's. The brief advertising blurb indicates a change in cost and location for the work.
A Thursday afternoon reception at Mrs. Harry Woodfill and co hostesses Mrs. Web Woodfill and Mrs. W. W. Woodfill featured white chrysanthemums, southern smilax, and palms. An Indianapolis harpist provided music while a long receiving line included several named guests and hostesses. Refreshments followed the social hour.
On a Sunday seven miles west of Greensburg, Lafe Roszell's family surprised him at his home after his backrow farm tour with Charles Bruner. Eighteen relatives gathered to celebrate his birthday and the couple’s thirty-second wedding anniversary with a bountiful noon meal. Attendees included Charles Bruner and Smyrna, Lee Doles and family from Middle Branch, Joseph Roszell and wife from Letts, Albert Roszell and family, and Joseph Chambers of Ewington.
Shelbyville author Charles Major presents a new book about pioneer life in southern Indiana. The central figure Uncle Tom Andy Bill and his elf recount boyhood adventures hunting trapping and escaping danger from wild animals and Indians. A hidden gold treasure in Wyandotte cave drives excitement amid blood filled frontier lore.
At noon Friday Alva Rogers of Burney presented a forged five dollar check claimed to be from farmer Andrew Galbraith of Burney at Greensburg National Bank. Cashier Perry grew wary. police arrested Rogers two hours later. He confessed and yielded one dollar and fifteen cents unspent.
The Letts farm event lists two days of sessions on December 4 and 5 with morning afternoon and evening activities. Devotional portions, music by Letts Orchestra and quartette, talks by J P Prigg Luther Hamilton Clara D Carter and R B Kennedy, recitations, canning and preserving, seed bed preparation and cultivation, and discussions on farm business methods and centralization of schools.
The schedule lists readings and talks by Mrs. Clara D. Carter at 1 50, solo by Hallie Evans at 2 30, practical training for women by Mrs. Marion Elliott at 2 40, singing by Ethel Crume at 2 55, agricultural education by J P Prigg at 3 00, and orchestra music at 3 30 before adjournment.
Jacob Favors of St Paul underwent a thirty five minute operation by Drs Bell and Pagel to remove a bullet lodged in his left groin. Attending physicians expect a quick recovery. The injury followed an election related dispute at the Avery camp near Sandusky when his brother Pete Favors fired the shot.
Ben Mullican clerk at Kammerling meat market identified a man as John Thrasher of Marion Shelby county as the person who passed a bad check signed by P T Lambert payable to J H Allen. Mullican had earlier taken the forged instrument. The Shelbyville inquiry confirms the same man carries no moustache unlike the suspect.
During the year ending June 30, 34,333 civil war veterans on the pension roll died. The year ends with 51,687 pensioners. In the year 54,306 pensioners were dropped and 38,652 added. Pension expenditures total 153,093,086 with the annual value of the roll at 459,495,701, up 15,044,321 over the prior year.
Frank Geis of Newpoint, injured when he stepped from a moving interurban car and was dashed against a telephone pole, has recovered sufficiently to return home. He worked on a farm in the Prescots neighborhood and lay unconscious for several days with physicians holding no hope of recovery.
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