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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
8
Hod Men of Charlestown organize a expedition to Madison and back on Wednesday June 9. Kwasind Tribe on the ad side of the city will hold a meeting Thursday.
A county couple tied the knot in a brief ceremony performed by William F. Boyer of Char nthig City yesterday. The groom is Jes stanley L. Ross and the bride is Miss Hostetler of New Waking.
The Clark County Old Settlers Association was revived at a Charlestown meeting held Monday night. The event formalized efforts to reconstitute the organization and preserve local history.
A revolver dropped from Capt. M. A. Walio’s holster in his office yesterday. The weapon discharged harmlessly, striking a chair, wardrobe, and splinters. Three other people were present but uninjured.
An advertisement touts Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly remedy for facial blemishes such as blackheads pimples and red spots. It claims the product cleanses the blood and provides guaranteed results for 35 cents with seller M. F. Doherty.
Mrs Mareetla Coll hosted a social gathering for Miss Helen Collins and friends before a Cali fornia departure. Visitors include Misses Turner, Baird, Duble, Isaacs, Hensel, Miller, Whittow, Scott, and Mr. Scott. East Spring Street residents and guests from Wabash Indiana and Owensboro are noted among callers and departures. John Murphy, police commissioner, remains seriously ill. Rev J G Reese plans a stopover in city en route east. Eva Otte and Horatio York wed in Louisville with relatives from Deerwood and Havana Cuba mentioned.
Complaint cites boys and young men using target rifles to kill migratory birds in Scott County. Authorities warn against violations of federal bird protection law and say indictments will be pursued swiftly for any violators.
Deputy Clerk Ernest E. Jacobs sent transcripts to the Floyd Circuit Court in New Albany for three cases where venue was changed. Milton E Harmon vs Thomas M Smith clear. John R Jackson vs Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company. Frances RB O Connell vs Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Company.
Miss Margaret Hines reports for the Clark Circuit Court on an appeal in the case of John Harris versus Henry Treloar. A jury awarded Harris $650 for malicious prosecution, with the transcript completed for the Appellate Court review.
Amos Tom uv years old, a retired farmer living west of Muncie Indiana, was killed instantly by Lake Erie and Western freight train No 66 shortly before 7 o clock Monday morning. He had cut grass along the track for his cow and started to cross when struck by the train.
The Utica show by local home talent in the town hall raised 31.50 for the benefit of Mr and Mrs George Colvin of Utica who are ill with tuberculosis and cannot live. Proceeds were placed in the husband’s hands.
County Assessor Erasmus T. Sage and his assistants finish final tabulations of returns prepared by the Township Assessor for the annual City Board of Review meeting next week.
A proposed traffic ordinance will come up for consideration by the Connell council next Monday night. It follows patterns used in other cities and is expected to pass.
Relatives report A. J. Burlingame former city clerk of this city is at the National Soldiers Home near St Louis dangerously ill. He is partially paralyzed hardly able to speak and over seventy years old.
Robert Newbolt twenty four of Charlestown was convicted of disturbing a public meeting. He was jailed for thirty days after trial by Magistrate John M Long.
Heavy coal shipments from Pittsburg to the South show a record tow last night as the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company dispatched the Sprague with fifty-two coal boats and barges carrying about 1,248,000 bushels.
Ayrum Mrs Leste B Stringe announces the engagement of their daughter Clara Stringe to Mr D Morte McBridee of Cisco Wah formerly Lon ey Ne The notice lists families and places in a concise society item typical of a local paper.
Charles E. James, president of the Dixie Highway Association, sent his resignation to the commission chair in Chattanooga Tennessee. The letter contends the commission exceeded its authority by designating more than one route through any state.
The Public Service Commission of Indiana receives a petition from Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company to remove rate discrimination by raising the minimum rate per subscriber class to the maximum. Hearings are scheduled in Boonville Evansville and Jeffersonville, June 15 16 and 17 1915 at 10 a.m. Interested parties must attend and show cause. Witness dated May 19 1915. Adv. 6 25-10t.
William H Holton, newly appointed justice of the peace for Monroe Township, received his commission last week from Gov Samuel M Ralston. He filed his bond yesterday for 2000 in the Clark Circuit Court clerk’s office with Elmo W Cauble and Joseph Murphy as sureties.
The City Council Ordinance Committee directs City Attorney Jonas G. Howard to draft a measure for a special appropriation to fund the campaign against smallpox. The move signals formal steps toward dedicated funding for disease eradication efforts.
Jefferson Lodge No. 3 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has elected officers for the next six months. E. J. Crandall is the noble grand, William Yarber the vice grand, and Harry Hembaugh the recording secretary.
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