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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
5
Classified notices list several for sale items including buggies cabbage house and lot a Buick car and a living room suite with contact details. Market receipts show cattle and sheep with prices and a note of slow market and a 50 cent higher trend.
The hay market remained firm and unchanged with oats and corn steady. Prices show minor shifts as traders note steady demand and stable futures alongside mixed agricultural commodities today.
Market steady with lower bids in places. Shipping steers bring 9.00 to 11.50, with good to choice seen. Hogs tied at 42.35 for receipts of 3,100. Lambs slow but steady at 14.50 to 15.09.
Mr and Mrs Bert Donnell left Greensburg to visit Chicago friends then moved to Los Angeles, where they joined a Neo-sier colony with former Greensburg residents Forest Edmeades and family Will Callahan and family Harriet Woolverton Edmeades Ada Callahan, forming a tight-knit group and keeping ties with their hometown.
The U S flag at the court house square flew at half mast today for Henry C Snell and Malcolm L Bruner whose bodies were buried this afternoon in South Park Cemetery. Snell a G A R veteran was laid to rest after a funeral led by Rev James H Welsh with burial by Pap Thomas post G A R Bruner a World War soldier was also honored with a funeral led by Rev J H Morton and burial in South Park with an American Legion escort and firing squad.
Mrs Geuben Scearce spent Sunday in Indianapolis with her son Fred Scearce and family, joining relatives for a casual gathering.
The city of Greensburg Indiana warns voters of the November 3 1925 election to elect mayor clerk and councilmen across four wards. Republican slate includes Ira G Stark Wayne Clark and multiple council candidates while Democratic slate lists Cicero F Northern Roy H Beeson Elmer Davis Wade McMillen John W Layton Will Schorling James E Mendenhall Grover DeMoss and John S Wilson. Polling places are DeArmond hotel rear room ward one Precinct A Franklin Street ward two residence 231 N Franklin street Precinct A and B Orla Barnard 545 E North street ward three K of P building old post office room precinct A B John Phillips 613 N Carver street ward four A P Powell Co 128 K Main street with named inspectors listed. Clerk Walter W Crisl er signs notice dated Oct 19 26.
Sealed bids are asked by the Decatur county treasurer in Greensburg Indiana for the purchase of 5200.00 improvement bonds issued October 15 1925. Twenty bonds mature serially from May 15 1926 to November 15 1935 with 4 percent interest semiannual. Bond No 1 is 260.00 maturing May 15 1926, and one bond matures every six months thereafter.
Strict compliance with Indiana law and board order authorizes issue and sale of highway bonds requested by John A. Miers in Clay township Decatur county Indiana. Bonds sold to highest bidder at not less than par plus accrued interest with right to reject any bids. C B Evans treasurer Oct 12 19
Captain Daniel M. Hall, 82, former commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in Columbus Ohio from heart trouble after an year of illness. He led the G A R and was a noted veteran figure.
Judge John W. Donaker of Columbus is named among nine appointees to pick a location for the state Knights of Pythias home. Twelve sites are offered. the nine panelists will come from outside the counties where the sites are proposed.
We thank friends for sympathy and flowers during our brother’s illness and death. We also thank Mr Turner for his songs and Rev Welsh for his words of comfort. Mrs Henry Martin Mrs Charles Lattmer
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