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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
8
Next Sunday afternoon vesper service begins at 4 30 at the Presbytery church which drew a poor turnout last year Public is cordially invited Rev Iby will speak on Does the Present or Demonstrate the Failure of Christianity All are welcome
Revenue stamps required on bottled liquors have reached local saloonkeepers from Isaac Strouse, Collector of Internal Revenue, Terre Haute. The law took effect October 23, but stamp issuance was delayed. An account of sales has been kept since enforcement began.
A lost item described as a child fur is reported between Spring and Chestnut streets and the interurban depot. Finder should return it to Edward Mitler at 115 Chestnut Street to receive a reward.
The Duquesne flagship of Monongahela Coal Company arrived Wednesday with a tow of fifteen barges of Pittsburg coal after battling heavy ice from Cincinnati. The Boaz, W. K. Fields, Sam Brown and Cruiser followed. Ice remains heavy from Carrollton. packets expected to begin next Sunday.
Circuit Clerk Curtis W. Ballard received a letter from C. A. Slider of Ridge Cot asking for duplicate birth records for Nellie A. Jesse A. and Carlyle A. Slider born between 1876 and 1882, children of Albert Slider. Original records reportedly destroyed by fire. state board of health keeps bath records.
Miss Mabel McCarty, deputy to Circuit Clerk Ballard, completes February term docket. Total 48 cases listed. 78 percent criminal, 31 percent civil, 88 percent probate.
The federal court will convene in New Albany next Monday with Judge A. B. Anderson presiding. Only two cases appear on the docket, including a dampee suit settled out of court and a civil action filed by Louisville Trust Company against HJ Meingardt of New Albany.
Coroner ruled Cyrus Roberts died of apoplexy after being found dead December 21 in a room on Indic ana avenue. The inquest report was filed in the office of Circuit Clerk Ballard.
The Rev. F. P. Lahr of St Lucas German Reformed church will officiate at the funeral for John Beutel who died at his home in Clavsburg Tuesday afternoon. Services are set for tomorrow at 2 o'clock from the late residence.
Two physicians applied to serve the township's poor. One will be appointed by Charles W. White to succeed Fry L. Curry as township trustee tomorrow. The candidates are Dr. David L. Cohen and Dr. Cirun.
The Nenhee meeting of the Clark County Rural Free Delivery Carriers Association will gather in Charlestown on Friday. Eighteen carriers in the county will attend as the sole available time for a get together.
A new odorless cleaning establishment has opened in the city on the second floor of 449 Spring Street. Bud Han, described as an experienced tar, will operate the business with the help of three associates in the venture.
The county commissioners will hold a regular meeting next Monday to discuss agenda items and conduct official business.
Miss Edith Eberts entertained the Tri Kappa Sorority for its annual Christmas Tree Party with a multi course lunch. Attendees included Mrs. C. E. Eberts, Mrs. O. P. Graham, and numerous Sorority members. Kate Irgrigg of Cincinnati visited, James Condon improves after a broken arm, Rome Burton ill with grip, and William Coyle from Indianapolis visits family. Clifton Funk returns to Central City after Christmas with work constraints. The Twelve Needles Embroidery Club met with Jean Dunham, and health concerns keep Mrs. Alice West and Mrs. Fannie Rose from attending Julius Louis funeral.
A Jeffersonville woman Mrs Stacy Chapman 421 Illinois Ave credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from severe fatigue vision and headaches after health decline. She reports a friend recommended the remedy and notes the pill’s affordability price 60 cents and availability at local drugstores.
Governor Ralston presided a meeting on placing the Indiana Reformatory School of letters under the State Board of Education along with other state correctional institutions. Opinions varied on central supervision with some favoring higher standards and others deeming the issue too divergent from public schools. No final decision reached. further information sought.
For sale by all druggists a family tonic Burdock Blood Bitters promises strength appet ite digestion and sound sleep at a price of 1.00. An advertisement type notice announcing the product and price.
Capt. R. E. Grinstead of the Twenty-third United States Infantry has been relieved by the War Department and ordered to rejoin his regiment on the Mexican border near Texas City Texas. He has served since August 1912 in Indianapolis as inspector instructor for the Indiana National Guard.
Charles Smith, a parolee from the Indiana Reformatory, walked into the Sheriff’s office in Bowling Green Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon. He claims to have violated his parole after serving five years of a seven year term for receiving stolen property, and says he wandered to California before reporting in.
A Sunday basketball league meeting will be held at St Pauls Church at 7 45 in the evening. All officials and players both boys and girls are requested to attend. The meeting will be addressed by Rev A Q Bailey Rev Westie and Rev Gibby.
Magistrate James H. Weir marries James Jennings a Lexington farmer of Scott county to Mise Mead L Mur ry of Kent Indiana. The bride Genghter of Chatton 3B Murray, a farmer from Je green county across from Clark.
An unidentified individual from Atlanta becomes the focal point as tensions rise in a heated incident. The event draws local attention to behavior and public response. Authorities have not released further details.
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