Death of J S W Downs California Odd Fellow leader
J S W Downs a native of Jeffersonville Indiana and former California Grand Patriarch died at age 77 in California. He joined Ward Parker Lodge and Unity Encampment in 1867 and held numerous lodge posts including Grand Patriarch in 1893 and S G L representative 1895-96.
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Odd Fellows
J. S. W. Downs
California Lodge
Jeffersonville
Thomas J. Downs
Wallant Market Streets
Downs
California
California Odd Fellow
New Age
Sacramento
Tabor Lodge
Indiana
Ward Parker Lodge
Unity
Alta Lodge
Columbia Lodge
Alameda
Betting on Nominees in New York May 30
In New York's financial district betting favored Charles E Hughes at even money for the Republican presidential nomination. Chester Thompson quoted 8 to 5 against Theodore Roosevelt and 8 to 1 against Elihu Root with 15 to 1 against Charles Warren Fairbanks. Larger wagers included 225000 dollars from Chicago Boston and Philadelphia on Hughes and 75600 on Roosevelt at prevailing odds.
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New York
Charles KE
Hughes
Chester Thompson
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Theodore Burton
Henry Ford
Boston
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
New City School Superintendent Arrives for Preliminary Work
Prof. FE. M. Couch, elected city superintendent of schools, has arrived in the city. He will stay until the close of the term to familiarize himself with duties and the situation, preparing to resume on September 1.
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FE. M. Couch
Automobiles Needed to Transport Jeffersonville Drill Team
A notice seeks vehicles to transport a Corydon trip June 2 for a Jeffersonville school drill class of girls. Principal Taylor and Miss Beard praise the effort, with costumes from Domestic Science and hats from the Junior High. They aim to beat Evansville and New Albany in attendance. contact Mr. Gienger at 33.
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Corydon
Jeffersonville
Domestic Science Department
Taylor
Beard
Evansville
New Albany
Mr. Gienger
Operator Arrested for Embezzlement at Charlestown Yard
Baldwin, an operator for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Charlestown, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Barney Egan and brought to the county jail on embezzlement charges. Investigators caution the act could be a technical hold. the railroad plans to pursue federal charges. The incident disrupted the 3 PM to midnight shift and raised concerns about potential wrecks.
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Barney ‘Egan
Cc. F. Baldwin
Charlestown
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Barney Egan
Baldwin
Watson
J. C. Huffman
Norris
Cincinnati
Valuation figures show county taxes trimmed from last year
County Assessor E T Sage released a table of Clark County personal property valuations for tax ation covering March 1 to May 15. Total valuations fall to 2 229 706 from 2 411 116 in 1915 with autos up by 98 and an average valuation drop of 37 81. The 40 day Board of Review session begins June 5 and excludes railroad assessments.
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Frasmus T. Sage
Clark County
County Board of Review
Jeffersonville
Clarksville
Claysburg
Charlestown
New Providence
Port Fulton
Sage
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Saze
Building and Loan Association
Community Notes From Memphis and Nearby Towns
Local residents travel and family visits are reported across Memphis and surrounding communities. Miss Neldean Gray heads to Danville for summer school while several families, including Crum and Hostettler, visit relatives in Kentucky and Indiana. Others return from Austin and Louisville trips, with updates on Fred Smith’s western move and local work shifts at Centerville.
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Neldean Gray
Danville
Ward Crum
Everette Eugene
J. E. Duntevy
J. A. Wilson
Paris
Redkey
Ind
Sam Hawes
Myrtle
Margaret
Austin
Pastor to Hand Out Cash in Ohio Parable Display
In Columbus Rev. E. V. Stevens of the Universalist Church says he could not give away 156 dollars due to low turnout. He plans to distribute one dollar to every parishioner he encounters on the streets to illustrate the parable of the talents and encourage circulation of wealth for the church.
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Columbus
Ohio
E. V. Stevens
Universalist Church
East State Street
Damages Awarded in Utica Eye Injury Case
Industrial Board upheld Paul Lentz’s claim against Thomas F. and Martin O’Neil road contractors for an eye injury from December 4, 1915, while using a traction engine. Lentz will receive $6.60 weekly from December 19, 1915, plus costs for early treatment and eyeglasses. A May 9 hearing before Judge Edgar Perkins confirmed the award.
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George C. Kopp
Paul Lentz
Thomas F
Martin O'Neil
Utica
Industrial Board
Lentz
Edgar Perkings
Kopp
Break Records at Chicago June Seventh
Chicago May 30. Signs of a national convention approaching show in crowded Congress Hotel lobbies as delegates and workers arrive. Fewer seat contests than usual. Louisiana and Georgia up for local contests. Oklahoma has four seats in play affecting national committeeman selection. scattered district contests in Texas South Carolina Alabama and DC to be heard.
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Chicago
Congress Hotel
Louisiana
Georgia
Oklahoma
Texas
South Carolina
Alabama
District of Columbia
Hearing on compensation for Neal Robbins death
A hearing will be held in this city next week on an application for compensation related to Neal Robbins who died at the Portland Cement mill in Speed.
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Neal Robbins
Portland
Local notes report visits and family ties in Otisco area
J A Kirk and daughter Naomi return from New Albany visiting his daughter Mrs John Lutz. Miss Iva Collins and brother visit Mrs Charles Sullivan at Charlestown. Mrs Chas Henthorn and Mrs Mack Stricker travel to Sellersburg for treatments from Dr Haas. Mrs Vern Rice and infant daughter of Commiskey visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Bauer. Miss Mary McCoy visits I N Hopkins. Commissioner Edward Kirk tours County Poor Farm on his birthday and calls it sad. Jeff Davis is home briefly. Ab Huston spends the weekend in Charlestown with daughter Mrs Ed Reis who is critically ill.
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J. A. Kirk
Naomi
New Albany
John Lutz
Iva Collins
Little Brother
Charles Sullivan
Charlestown
Chas. Henthorn
Mack Stricker
Sellersburg
Haas
Vern Rice
Commiskey
John Bauer
Mary McCoy
I. N. Hopkins
Edward Kirk
Jeff Davis
Preparations For State Capital Centennial Exercises
Students at the High School gathered in the yard for drills directed by Miss Lena Board, the physical culture instructor, as they prepare to travel to Corydon Friday for the centennial ceremonies at the first State capital. Neighbors joined as spectators.
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Corydon
Lena Board
Memorial Club Spars Over Lee Grant Comparison
In Steubenville Ohio on May 31 a Woman's Club memorial meeting sparked uproar when J A Speer minister claimed General Lee was as great a hero as General Grant. Several society women rose to denounce the remark criticizing Lee as a traitor to country and flag.
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Lee
Grant
Steubenville
Ohio
Woman's Club
J. A. Speer
United Presbyterian
Hugh T. Clark
Appointment of Administratrix for Mary M. Ames Estate
Notice states Ella B. Pennington appointed administratrix of the Mary M. Ames estate in Clark County Indiana. The document lists Wilmer T. Fox as attorney and notes the estate is believed solvent. Date reference appears as 6, 18-15 in the Weekly Legal.
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Mary M. Ames
Clark County
Indiana
Ella B. Pennington
Wilmer T. Fox
Luncheon for School Board Noted at High School
The domestic science class invites School Board members to a luncheon Thursday at 4 PM in the High School kitchen. Miss Mabel Erwin directs the cooking as part of domestic science instruction.
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Orcheon
Mabel Erwin
Woman's Missionary Meeting at Wall Street M E Church
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church will meet with Mrs Eugene Seward on West Front Street Friday night Miss Bertha Feindex ter will lead the lesson and all the ladies are invited An earlier notice named Mrs Clegg but was in error
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society of Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Eugene Seward
West Front Street
Bertha Feindexter
Clegg
Seasonal coat sale with Pony voting offer
An advertisement from F. M. Rose Goal Ga at 422 Spring Street promotes a coat sale described as priced to fit and offers five times Pony votes for your favorite item. Telephone contact provided.
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F. M. Rose Goal
Spring Street
Industrial Board Hearing on Mrs Curtis Compensation
A hearing on awarding compensation to Mrs. Bessie E. Curtis for her husband’s death at Speed cement mill will be held in this city on June 7 by the Industrial Board. Curtis leaves six children aged eight to a few months. she is entitled to $5.77 weekly compensation and medical expenses under the law.
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Bessie E. Curtis
Speed
Industrial Board
Curtis
Man ger Restaurant A Frisco Show Place In Old Barn Style
In San Francisco a restaurant called The Man ger stands out for its barn like interior. Hay mows gear walls and rustic accents create a western atmosphere with candles shaped like palm trees from melted wax bottles. Signs warn visitors to drive horses to the barn and to close the corral gate. Servers don cowboy regalia and some guests receive playful attention from cowboys during service.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ticket Fiasco Signals Arrival of National Convention
Decorators and party big wigs flood a hotel lobby as the national committee and state chairmen confront ticket shortages. Demand remains excessive with no available lithographed passes, leaving Hailes Reynolds and allies in despair as hopeful attendees fear a tickets showdown.
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National Committee
Hailes
Reynolds
Subcommittee Debate Over Convention Tickets intensifies
Hints of a national committee rift erupt as talk of redistributing convention tickets surfaces at the Chicago arrangements dispute. The national committee's subcommittee plans its final meeting to perfect plans, amid bitter sentiment over the ticket issue.
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National Committee
Chicago
Gilberts Convey Property in Washington Township
Louis E. Gilbert and Ellen Gilbert convey 1606 acres in Washington Township Indiana to Levi Elise for 3000 dollars. The deed is filed in the office of Clifford Allhands County Recorder.
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Louis E. Gilbert
Ellen Gilbert
Levi Elise
Miami Canty
Ind
Clifford Allhands
Washington Township
Blues Win Sixth Straight At Indiana Reformatory
The Indiana Reformatory team defeated the Calumet Club of New Albany 4 to 3 at the institution grounds to extend their win streak to six games.
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Indiana Reformatory
Institution Grounds
Calumet Club of
New Albany
Balky mule faces suit over coal mine injuries in Pittsburg
Joe Dimarco of Franklin sues a coal company in district court for 4053 alleging injuries from a balky mule in a mining haul. Three cars of coal were moved when the mule balked and a timber was placed under the wheels. Dimarco pulled the timber but was crushed and rendered unable to work.
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Pittsburg
Joe Dimarco
Franklin
Dimarco
Gaso-Tonic Mystery Promises Cheap Gasoline
Promoters claim GASO-TONIC cuts carbon and yields a dollar an hour profit with guaranteed sales. Advertisement from The White Mfg. Co. Dept. 40 Cincinnati touts 3c gas line and imitator warnings, boasting chemists baffled by its composition.
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White Mfg. Co
Dept
Cincinnati
Clark Circuit Court Dismisses Damages Suit. Divorces Filed
Clark Circuit Court dismissed a $5,000 damages suit in a case involving William Graf and Fred Popp. Lelia Chatain filed for divorce from James Chatain alleging cruel treatment after their 1910 marriage. The court also heard a mandamus action by William A. Lawrence to force an advisory board to fund a new schoolhouse. Costs of $7.20 were recorded in dismissing Graf v Popp. Popp then sued Graf for $500.
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James Collett
Pittsburg, Cincennnsa i, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Cochet
Lelia Chatain
James Chatain
Wiliam A. Lawrence
Charlestown Sehoal
Charles FF. Pangborn
Clark
Lawrence
Jeffersonville
Circuit
Jacobs
William Graf
Fred Popp
Popp
Graf
Trail of the Tone on Pine Shown at Dream Theater
A film titled The Trail of the Tone on Pine stars Charlotte Walker and June Tolliver in a Lasky production shown tonight at the Dream. The plot follows moonshiners led by Judd Tolliver as Internal Revenue officers pursue whiskey near Lonesome Pine, with romance and a climactic cabin standoff ending in an underground escape.
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Charlotte Walker
Lasky
The
Dream
Bob Treaton
Internal Revenue
Virginia
Lonesome Pine Trail
Heaton
Jack Hale
Tolliver
Hale
June Tolliver
Judd Tolliver
Lonesome Pine
Dave
June
Public School Exams and Passing Cards Next Week
In the lead up to school closures next week examinations will be conducted in public schools and passing cards will be issued during the same period.
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Jeffersonville-Clark CO
Star Office
L. S&s
W. Downs
Thomas Downs
Charlestown B. & C
E. T. Sage
Memphis
Chas. Hostettler
Helen
Russell Hostettler
Fred Smith
Kansas
Otisco
Ab Huston
Mrs
Ed Reis
State of
Woman’s Missionary Meeting
BLUES
Clark Circuit Court
Jas. Collett
Pennsylvani Railroad
Dream Theater
June Tolliver, Judd’s
Devil
Theodore Roberts
John Hale
Thomas Meighan
Judd
Barl Fox
Bob Heaton
Dick le Strange Tompkins
Park Jones
ITE
Tasky-Paramount
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