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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
8
Charles Barker, a watchman at a moving picture show on Spring Street, swore to a warrant for the arrest of Roy Priddy, age 16, on a charge of disturbing a public gathering.
A case of smallpox has arisen in a colored family on West Street and the City Board of Health will enforce quarantining to prevent spread.
Arrivals yesterday include Joe Davis for grand larceny from Warren County with a sentence of one to fourteen years. William Bracken for petit larceny from Vanderburgh County with one to eight years. John Martin for petit larceny with one to eight years. Quincy Meservy for forgery with two to fourteen years.
A farmers institute opened today in Charlestown featuring corn and poultry displays. The Morcom Theater hosted the institute with several speakers on the program while the poultry and corn show took place at Spriesterbach Bros. Store and will run through Friday.
The Board of Trustees of the Indiana Reformatory will meet next Monday to let contracts for a number of supplies.
Joseph O Neil is rapidly recovering from a breast wound inflicted by James Howard a week ago. Howard will have a hearing on assault and battery with intent to kill next week. George Strabler linked to the shooting location will be tried for keeping a gaming house next week.
Local post office sees more parcel post packages arriving and carriers constantly busy with bundles. Many Christmas gifts are expected to travel by parcel post rather than express, though delivery wagons are not yet deemed necessary.
The Ladies Aid Society of the S J Lucas German Reformed Church will meet Thursday with Mrs. John Gienger East Court avenue. The Woman's Missionary Society of the game church will meet next Tuesday evening with Mrs. Gust A Schimpff Spring street.
A statement of expenses was filed in the office of Circuit Clerk Ballard by George Munz, a candidate in Jeffersonville Township for Justice of the Peace, showing he spent $9.75 in making the race.
Theodore Wilcoxson son of Mr and Mrs Edward Wilcoxson of W Front street Louisville underwent an appendicitis operation Sunday and is doing nicely though still not out of danger.
The December meeting of the Farmers' Institute No. 2 of Utica Township was held today with Mr. and Mrs Peter Henry Bottorff of Level View Farm present. Mr Bottorff read a paper on Utilizing Farm Knowledge.
New township trustees take office January 16 with twelve incumbents transferring January 1 to the newly elected officials. Names include Pangburn Utica Bower Owen White Jeffersonville and others. the old trustees urge payment of dog taxes before turnover as delinquents will be submitted to Prosecuting Attorney Warren B. Allison for action.
Mrs. J A Brown hosts women of missions at First Christian church. Homer M Frenk to entertain Epworth League Cabinet of Wall Street M B church. Catherine Payne and Perry Payne return to Indianapolis after visiting grandmother Mrs. Kate Payne. Arthur R Perry ill with appendicitis. Mary Hays goes to Indianapolis for holidays with sister Mrs. James White. Mr and Mrs Edward A Zimmer return from wedding trip to Chicago and stay with mother Mrs Catherine Zaun on Faiton Street.
Sensingers unveils a complete holiday furniture and home furnishings display in the redesigned big storeroom. Archie Bensinger says the summer inspection will reveal a large stock with surprises from major furniture markets in Michigan. Watch for the forthcoming ad with valuable suggestions and favorable prices.
General Alvaro Obregon reportedly secured ten thousand well armed recruits for the Carranza forces during a swing through Pueblo state. He is said to be returning to Vera Cruz with the new troops. New equipment including an aeroplane two three inch field pieces and many shrapnel shells are reported en route via Agua Prieta.
Raymond Woolridge arrested in Louisville for child desertion was allowed to go after agreeing to pay $2 weekly support. Roy Priddy faced a Juvenile Court hearing after disturbing a Jefferson Theater meeting. John Schrodt paid $5 and costs for intoxication and became a defendant in a divorce suit. John Crosby was given two minutes to leave the city for intoxication.
At the farmers institute in Charlestown W. H. Senour of Brookville spoke on Dairying and Soil Fertility. County Agricultural Agent A. J. Hutchings also spoke. A corn and poultry show with numerous prizes is planned for tomorrow.
The Indiana Legislature will convene in Indianapolis in January with Clark County to be represented by Dr Floyd Parks in the Senate who also serves Scott and Jennings counties. Earl K Friend and John Ryan will join the House. All are Democrats and the aim is a better record than 1913 when many bills passed without merit or broad support.
Magistrate James H. Weir of Sellersburg officiated the marriage of Wilbur Ross of New Albany and Miss Rachael E. Beswick of Howard Park.
The quarterly session of the State Board of Pardons will be held in Indianapolis in about two weeks. Two members visited the Indiana Reformatory to obtain statements from prisoners who will present petitions for clemency at the meeting. A large number of petitions for clemency have been filed.
Inability to obtain adhesive stamps for the war revenue measure effective December 1 has halted deeds recording at the County Recorder office of Clifford Ailhands. Deeds arriving yesterday without fees were returned to senders, delaying property transactions.
A large prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church drew twice as many attendees as the previous Wednesday. Organizers aim to double Sunday attendance both morning and evening with roll call at 10:30 Sunday Sabbath. Local Presbyterians urged to participate and support church work.
Funeral services for Charles T. Stockdale longtime Howard Shipyards worker were held at his daughter Mrs Hardy Hindmarek home in New Albany yesterday led by Rev C O Stevens.
Reported across Clark County since Monday night, Hart Weet is believed to have escaped in the vicinity of George W. Lasher’s farm east of Allen Pine, with no sighting since.
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