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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
8
Advertised letters list for the week includes names like George and Goldie shoe, with instruction to callers to say advertised. Forwarding address care of James Burke, Jeffersonville, Wisconsin.
A strong Epworth League contingent from Wall Street M. E. church plans to attend the annual convention in Seymour today. Delegates include Misses Mary Morris Margaret Poindexter Monee Clogs Mary Weir Sia Coledeen Bertha Frank and Rev W H Wyte. Also traveling from Park Motor Port Fulton are Mrs Alma Fares Mrs Eia Wardip and Mrs Innes Gillespie with Rev C P Gibbs joining.
Loving tribute to Ruth Daugherty Colsher who died June 8 2914. Sisters Nettie Egbert Jennie Mauzy note their loss and faith as they recall her life and heavenly call.
Report notes a well drilled to 4 feet near the Clark and ford county line failed to yield oil or gas and interest shifted to Harrison County near the Deeweach Field. Initial flow near Flow robs showed good prospects with bearing strata seen at 586 feet before work stopped.
An old advertisement urges women and girls to take a cleansing medicine, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, weekly as a remedy for nervous afflictions described as imaginary or real disease. It promotes tea or tabiets and lists price as 3 cents.
Advertisement for Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising pure breath and purified bowels. States tea or tablets priced 35 cents and lists M. F. Doherty as the advertiser.
Wood & Company promotes Spot Cash Price Cutting Grocers selling two 5 count packages for 5 cents and loose spaghetti at 5 cents per pound. Also advertises insurance and registry services with Newark New Jersey contact. Standards emphasize quick purchase before prices rise.
A scrambled OCR item promotes Recky Mountain Tea as a cure all for internal cleansing. The piece, attributed to Hollister and Pry it Pos, mixes garbled names and dubious health claims, warning that the product cannot replace proper cleaning of stomach and bowels.
The board granted renewals on licenses to James Colsher John Mitten Jacob Patrick Milas Lamaster Charles I Monroe Edward Stauss and Stephen Freund of this city and George Norman Port Fullen. A transfer was granted from Robert Sch'Her to Dethers Taflincer Wop Gala de honde HW V Senders of Tlenrsville was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Monroe County yesterday on a petition. The town stip fe wll ajmalls await a commission from Governor Patston Corse.
Charles Akers Sr conveys life interest in 31 feet of Block 145 to Anna Levesay with remainder to her children for a stated consideration of 1 dollar, filed with County Recorder Clifford Allhand. A correcting deed was issued replacing a prior 1914 deed, transferring 76.075 acres in Survey 240 near Henryville from William E Money to Thomas F Pratt for 2000 dollars with mortgage assumed of 1000 dollars.
The city refused to allow the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad to remove the crossing flagman at Eleventh and Spring streets. A communication from F E Scheer superintendent at Seymour prompted no action. The suggestion proposed crew members disembark to flag as needed to reduce costs.
In 1992 a letter to Circuit Clerk Bathard asked for a certified copy of James A. Mason’s commitment from Clark County to Michigan City State Prison for a two to fourteen year sentence for entering a house to commit a felony. Padward J. Fogarty confirmed the information was not needed by telegram.
A baby girl arrived Sunday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Hunkler. Miss Fannie Watts plans a summer visit to Denver to stay with her brother Ben Watts. Mrs Will C Davis hosted dinner for her daughter Mrs Odis Cox of Cincinnati. Attending were Mrs Odis Cox, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Keeble, Mr and Mrs Erner Keeble, Mr and Mrs Arthur Davis, Mr Paul Luis and Miss Florence Davis. Mrs FL H Miller recovering from a hip fracture is not improving. Miss Kate Wilson leafs Indianapolis for the summer. Miss Henrietta Deibel, operated on for appendicitis in Louisville, is in serious condition. The Ladies Aid Society of Wall St M E church holds its last all day meeting of the summer Thursday. Miss Catherine Wylie visits relatives in Paol Ind. Mr and Mrs Charles Datley of New York City will visit relatives here. The Ensemble Club picnic at Shawnee Park Tow sville was postponed. James W McCoy and family of Walnut Street will depart soon for Cincinnati.
A flock of material causes sewing dung to halt at the Government Twerpe with little activity until after the current fiscal year ends this month.
The residence at 319 Virginia Avenue Howard Park owned by Mrs Anna Rose widow of P M Rose burned completely this morning starting about 3 o clock. She saw flames from the back yard and found the house in ashes with no chance of rescue. Loss estimated at 1250, insured with J F Voigt Agency.
The Harley Sanders appointment by the County Board to Monroe township Justice of the Peace is questioned. Report states Sanders has not resided in Indiana long enough and lacks required residency for the post after moving from Alabama.
The Hoosier Camp No 8594 of Woodmen of America and the Charlestown Tribe of Red Men planned excursions to Madison aboard the steamer Carmania. The Epworth League at Park M E church Port Fulton will hold its annual excursion on June 1.
Georgia plantation near Albany covering 2427 acres with 1700 under cultivation and 1600 cleared of stumps. Includes graded roads five artesian wells a six room residence fifty tenant houses modern barns gunnery and saw mill. Land only or land with personal property terms. For full description contact Allen Americus Ga Adv.
The annual group meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of this district will be held one week from today at the Wall Street M E church. The district includes Charlestown Sellersburg Scottsburg and other towns. The program includes reports musical numbers addresses and children's hour. Those interested in missionary work from other churches are invited.
Cigar and tobacco dealer Thomas P. Rodgers will depart tomorrow for New Middletown Indiana for a week long visit with T. E. McGrady.
Indiana Reformatory was notified yesterday that a man matching the description of Richard C. Engl eman who escaped from the farm east of the city last week was seen lurking in the woods of Paul Jones near Bull Creek in the eastern part of the county.
An advertisement from Texas Coast Development Co offers a farming program for the Gulf Coast. It promises earnings of 300 to 1900 dollars per acre with two to three crops annually. The offer requires a first monthly payment of 7.59 dollars via a penny postcard request for a free book.
The County Board of Review failed to work on Monday as the County Board of Commissioners occupied the room. The review board organized by electing Assessor E. T. Sage president and County Auditor Stoner secretary.
Laurant A. Douglass Captain of Company M First Regiment Indiana National Guard travels to Indianapolis to attend a school of instruction for officers.
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