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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
8
The Rev. W. H. Wylie of Wall Street Methodist officiated the funeral for Andrew Marer who died in Cincinnati. Services were held this afternoon at the chapel of E. M. Coots & Sons.
Jeffersonville Commandery No. 27 Knights Templar elected officers in a late night conclave. Elected: Chris J. Eisman E C John J. Snyder G William H. Willcox C G F H Miller treasurer F L Wilson recorder Thomas B. Bolton W 8 Henry Best J W W B Edgerton Standard Bearer J Edger Poin dexter Sword Bearer W H Harpe Warder George Dunham Sentinel.
Thompson Smith produced engraved Christmas cards praised as the finest in the United States sold by Chas. A. Schimpff & Son in this advertisement.
A letter to ex-Magistrate Oscar L. Hay directs him to announce a secret marriage in the city on June 2, 1914. The match is Emmett D. Raney and Agnes Roby of Bullitt County Kentucky. Agnes is daughter of Lawrence Robey deputy sheriff.
Tobacco growers in Bethlehem township and eastern county are withholding their crop after failing to secure the price asked. Longtime cultivation has expanded in the eastern part with observers calling this season the best in years.
Thomas L. Stoner deputy county auditor traveled to Louisville with his brother Sherman Stoner of Marysville. Sherman is treated for a leg ailment believed to come from fodder work. Thomas woke unable to move and a neighbor rendered aid before help arrived.
An ad for the Citizens Trust Company Christmas Savings Club invites shoppers to save money. The promotion suggests small deposits will accumulate into a generous total over time, encouraging regular contributions through the club.
John R. Scott County Treasurer sold supplementary gravel road bonds to First Nations Bank of the city. The issues bear four and a half percent interest and mature November 15, 1919. Funds authorized by the Board of County Commissioners include George Peter Road Jeffersonville Township 7265 and George Allen Road Carr Township 750. The price paid was par plus accrued interest totaling 1482 dollars.
A telegraph operator Harvey Weir from Alenquia Illinois plans a Christmas visit with his wife Martha Hoeft to see his father Judge James H. Weir in Bellersburg. The couple eloped two years ago and were pursued after charges brought by Martha’s father Fred Hoeft.
Mrs M E Fitch has returned from a protracted visit with relatives in Piqua Ohio. Mr Roman H Niehaus of Indiana Avenue has departed for Evansville to stay several weeks visiting relatives over the holidays. Dr John Foster formerly of New Albany now practicing dentistry in Seattle visits relatives there and in New Albany. Mrs Joseph V Read and daughter Miss Josephine Reed of Silver Hills New Albany depart for Indianapolis to visit son Dr Jewett Reed. Miss Florence Kelly of Cleveland is guest of Mr and Mrs Raymond Stanton East Chestnut Street. Mr Guy Middleton goes to Huntington West Virginia for holidays with relatives. Mrs S H Brenner and daughter Olive Brenner of Elkhart arrive to spend holidays with Mr and Mrs O G Brenner. Dr F W Davis leaves Thursday for Rochester Indiana to spend Christmas with his parents. Graham Fink and Ralph Cogeswell arrive Saturday from College to spend the holidays with their parents.
Jeffersonville residents hear that backache and fatigue often stem from weak kidneys and that Dean's Kidney Pills offer relief. Mrs. J. Dobson of 731 Missouri Ave reports pain and lameness eased after using three boxes bought at Doolittle's Drug Store. Price 50 cents. available at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. For sale by all druggists.
Mrs. Jessie C Reis files additional objections to the current accounting of William L Caldwell as executor of Blanche Lyon Caldwell's estate. She claims improper charges by Burt and Taggart and seeks detailed reckoning of $732.22 rents. disputes $1 400 credit and questions $500 executor fee. Caldwell nonresident of Jeffersonville.
Magistrate James H. Weir officiated the marriage of Charles L. Walker a Crawford county farmer and Dora Knoieriem of Perry county. The bride is the daughter of farmer John Knoieriem.
On a compromise for 50 dollars the suit of Elmer Wright by Otto Wright his next friend against Thomas F O Neil for five thousand dollars on account of personal injuries alleged to have been suffered has been dismissed in part as to the rock crusher operation.
Six persons who have suffered from smallpox were released today from quarantine. There remains two cases in the city. They are being watched by health authorities as the disease is fast being wiped out.
Mrs Merritt Kersey was taken from her sister Mrs A L Hammond’s home at Tenth and Penn streets to St Edward’s Hospital in New Albany. The move followed an operation and the patient’s condition was reported as stable pending further treatment.
Ernest Burtt Gomin, a cartoonist for the Knoxville Tennessee Journal, is expected this week to visit his parents former Mayor H. A Burtt and Mrs Burtt. His sister Irene Wylie wife of Prof Andrew T Wylie of Indiana University Bloomington will also spend part of the Christmas holidays here.
The state penal farm near Greencastle is expected to open January 1 with a ready supply of prisoners. Due to crowding at the Indiana Reformatory, inmates may be transferred there to ease conditions.
Funeral services for Mrs Place were held with Rev Wylie officiating at the Walls church. The ceremony followed a short wake and proceeded to the burial, marking the community’s farewell.
Postmaster James E Burke plans to use a new wagon for parcel delivery after Christmas as parcel post traffic remains strong. Carriers from the local office distribute nearly as many packages as regular mail and a trustees meeting will adjourn by the holiday. Herbert Cummins, longtime telephone operator, will soon depart the institution.
Fourteen inmates departed the Indiana Reformatory yesterday on parole to spend Christmas with relatives, with a number more leaving today. The paroles were granted by the Board of Trustees as part of December actions.
The Clark County Bar Association will convene on February 9 1915 the second day of the February term of court. Officers will be elected and applications for admission to the bar heard. President Henry A But is leading the association in this meeting.
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