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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1909
Page
5
Evansville Indiana report describes Mrs. Frank Trumbo an 18 year old bride missing after visiting her husband in a hospital operation. The search includes advice from local authorities and notes that the couple resided on a farm near Untontown Kentucky. No further details from Dr Raymond Minor of Louisville clarify the case.
Dr. Minor, an uncle of Trumbo, states Trumbo has left the hospital and appealed to police to locate his wife Mrs. Trumbo. The search emphasizes his desperation and cooperation with authorities.
Hartford City Indiana recorded its first winter accident when three year old Flossie Carr slipped on ice forming on her home's steps and fractured her left ankle above the joint. The incident occurred yesterday as icy conditions settled in the area.
The father admonishes Bobby for crying after a bee sting while Bobby pleads through stammering speech. Father scolds him to act like a man and cautions about using coarse language. Bobby admits being teased for his words and recalls a promise not to swear.
John W. Ridgway a millionaire landowner banker and mine owner left his entire estate to two nephews F H Morrison of La Porte and John A Ridgway of Indianapolis and three nieces Mrs Boyd Grandstaff Miss Edith Morrison of Larette and Mrs George McCormick of Menominee Mich with nephews named executors The Friends church of La Porte which benefited largely from Ridgway is left to the executors judgment for the amount
Several Indianapolis couples wed yesterday in ceremonies noted by local society pages. The brides include Ethel Rader and Burt S. Taylor at Celeste, Laura Howland and Rodney Robinson, Clara Slanche Heath and Willis Crumbaugh, Lucile Bradford and Frank Reeder, Nellie Moschelle and Earl Reigan, Ruth Geiger and Paul Buchanan, Lilian Fauvre and Arthur Vonnegut. Rev Harry Blunt officiated. Couples plan homecomings after November 1 and travel for honeymoons. Many brides and grooms will reside in Kokomo Fort Wayne or Indianapolis after the weddings.
In Tacoma on October 13 Judge Arniston fines George Gilbert two hundred dollars or half a dozen fowls found hidden in a bundle he carried from the Puyallup Indian school. He claimed a stranger asked him to transport the bundle, which the judge called a myth as he noted the headless fowls.
Cadillac, Mich October 13 A Chicago widow Mrs Ida Richardson seeks a Michigan farm in Henderson township southwest of town, lent by a friend three years ago who never saw the land. She has sent money for taxes and searched three days without a trace or tax receipts arriving from the farm, implying a possible scam.
In Cleveland on October 13 report Prof. E. B. Forbes demonstrates at the Ohio agricultural station in Wooster that pigs fed brain food show increased brain size and intelligence. The diet leads to calmer behavior, more relish in eating, and apparent cognitive gains.
A historical health notice describes nervous dyspepsia and neurasthenia as modern, prevalent conditions with energy loss irritability insomnia and headaches. It advocates Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure addressing the root stomach issue and nerve weakness, urging readers to buy and request a free sample.
Westony, known as Willie Weston, gives a Wagner linked piano recital at the Grand Opera House, praised by European reviews and officials. Forepaugh at Majestic stages Raffles and The Prince Chap with strong acclaim. Park and Empire theaters feature On Trial for His Life and The Time Place and the Girl along with vaudeville in varied formats.
In South Bend Indiana on October 13 E G Eberhart of Mishawaka presented the Y M C A with seven thousand five hundred dollars to buy land at Coey Lake Michigan for a boys camp next summer. The gift honors his son Harris Eberhart who died at a grade crossing near Hammond.
H. D. Walbridge of New York was elected president of the Evansville Gas and Electric Light company. F. G. Schmidt of Springfield Mass became vice president, A. C. Blinn of Macon Georgia treasurer and general manager, and 8. J. Heas of Evansville secretary. The board of directors includes R. C. Cobb George A. Cunningham and Frederic W. Cook.
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