Licensed to Wed and Local Notices in Madison
Charles C. Drake and Flossie M Canfield of Dearborn County seek marriage. Warren Glore departed for New Albany after visiting Roy Elwyn. Alexander Thomas aged 56 buried at Cragmont by Vail. Civil War began fifty-five years ago at Fort Sumter. Henrietta Meyer returned to Bromley, Ky. Frank Schafer bought Hovis Lustenberger’s mule, it stood 16 hands one inch. Mrs. Michael J. Lowry Sr. burned by coal oil stove accident. Mary Henry left for Cincinnati after grandson Edward Henry Jr. died of whooping cough and pneumonia. Henry grieves with many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Drake
Flossie M Canfield
Dearborn County
Warren Glore
Roy Elwyn
New Albany
Alexander Thomas
Corred
Cragmont
Vail
Fort Sunter
M. Henrietta Meyer
Wm. Burris
West Third Street
Bromley, Ky
Frank Schafer
Hovis Lustenberger
Mary Henry
Cincinnati
Edward Henry, Jr
Edward Henry
Henry
Simon Shulhafer Dies in Louisville at 64
Miss Etta Hoffstadt received a telegram from Louisville announcing the death of her uncle Simon Shulhafer who died at his home there yesterday afternoon. He was 64 and had long worked in the plumbing business. He is survived by his widow Nannie Hoffstadt and daughters Bess and Blanch. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. today at his residence with burial at Adath Israel cemetery in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Hoffstadt
Louisville
Simon Shulhafer
Shulkefer
Nannie Hoffstadt
Julius
Real Estate Transfers and War News Summary
Real estate transfers list Joseph T. Reynolds heirs to Han sal C. Lamb for 160 acres in Lancaster Township at 4800 dollars and Lara Russell and wife to John A. McMahan for 120 acres across Smyrna and Graham townships at 1500 dollars. Paris dispatch notes Hill No. 304 front held by French bombardment after German assault attempts. Verdun front mostly calm as Teutons are reportedly wiped out. Other items report Henry Morgenthau's expected resignation as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, potential successor Abram J. Elkins. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Bill advancing at 40 million dollars. A Jeffersonville homicide case cites Edward Berry as suspect in watch theft from Mrs. Mary Fanny Bookbank. pawnshop witness could not identify him. An ounce of gold leaf is stated to cover 14 square feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Reynolds
Hansal C. Lamb
Lancaste
Lara Russell
John A. McMahan
Smyrna
Graham
Paris
Hill No. 304
Verdun
War Office
Mary Fanny Bookbank
Jeffersonville
Edward Berry
Mike Wall
Berry
Louisville
John Paul Chapter R A R Holds April Meeting
The April meeting of John Paul Chapter 1h A. R. was held on a Tuesday afternoon on West Third Street with Mrs. Tra Montgomery in attendance and Mrs. Elizabeth Trow presiding. Reports, papers on the ordinaries of 1787, ancestry talks on Gen Israel Putnam and Liberty Bell adornment, and reminiscences of Revolutionary period figures preceded a luncheon of ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Chapter
A. R
Tra Montgomery
West Third Street
Elizabeth Trow
America
Georg Stapp
Howard Grabant
Massachusetts
Vishin
Seng
Mary Morris
Israel Putnam
Mary Hill
Richard Lewis
Lme
Madison Daily News items and medical advance notes
Local briefs report travels of residents to Seymour Dupont Jeffersonville Indianapolis and Cincinnati. a new Overland touring car is purchased. a Louisville birth. a hospital trial at Johns Hopkins on an injectable serum to revive drowned or asphyxiated people. a Richmond murder identification links Dean Rucker to the death of a man who jumped from a Pennsylvania train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Lavelle
Seymour
Frank Hoyt
Dupont
Lafe Rutledge
Louis Scheik
Madison Automobile Co
Caroline Ford
Jeffersonville
Bear
Cincinnati
Joseph M. Nichols
Indianapolis
Rory
Walter C. Stevens
Louisville
Stevens
Alice Grooms
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
New York
Arctic
John Hopkins Hospital
Funeral Services for Mrs Margaret Pfeiffer Held at Home
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the home of her brother Charles J Hoffman on south Jefferson street with Rev Arends of the Lutheran church presiding. A large number of mourners attended and floral tributes came from friends locally and afar. Burial followed at Springdale Cemetery with pallbearers William Dietz Tobe Eglin William Watlington Henry Lloyd Charles Hillabold Thomas Watlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pfeiffer
Charles J. Hoffman
Jefferson Street
Arends
Lutheran Church
Springdale Cemetery
William Dietz
Tobe Eglin
William Watlington
Henry Lloyd
Charles Hillabold
Thomas Watlington
Contracts Awarded by Cragmont Board in 1916 Meeting
The Cragmont Board of Trustees awarded contracts across goods and services in a 1916 regular session on April 11. Suppliers named include Groceries Elmer E. Scott Co Coffee Geiger Fishback Co Tea Franklyn MacVeagh Co Flour Suckow Co Dried Fruit J W Teasdale & Co Cured Meats Sulzberger Sons Morris Swift Armour & Co Spokane. April 13 Charles Billings fatally stabbed in alleged blind tiger fight in Muncie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cragmont
Elmer E. Scott Co
Geiger-Fishback Co
Franklyn MacVeagh Co
Suckow
J. W. Teasdale & Co
Sulzberger Sons Co
Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
O. Oliver & Son
Waters-Garland Co
Thomas Moffet Co
U. S. Laundry Soap & Supply Co
Root & McBride Co
N. Horuff & Sons
Suckow Co
W. Trow Co
W. H. Peters
Lodge Hardware Co
Jones Hardware Co
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Indianapolis Belting Supply Co
Barr
Muncie
Charles Billings
Demonstration of Auto-chemical Fire Apparatus at Ferry Street
A crowd attended yesterday afternoon to view the Thomas Automatic Fire Engine Co. apparatus demonstration at the foot of Ferry Street in Madison. The event showcased a coal oil soaked trash pile and emphasized the device’s ability to extinguish fire, while noting the need for deeper study and cautious adoption for modern fire fighting. The piece also highlights new “Rollaway” door hangers from Madison Lumber Company for space-efficient door mounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry Street
Thomas Automatic Fire Engine Co
Columbus
Five Front
Thomas
J. A. Thomas
Herald
Matison
Madison
Suffrage Banquet Planned at Claypool Next Thursday
Mrs. Demarchus Brown a prominent suffrage speaker will headline the banquet at the Claypool linked to the suffrage convention. The guest, former Madison resident Mrs Jessie Christian, is noted for club program appearances and is linked to editor John S Williams’s family heritage. Brown is a friend of Madison teacher Lyde White and will be a guest during her Indianapolis visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claypool
Mra
Domuarehus C. Brown
Ales. Brown
Avi
Indianapolis
Demarchus Brows
Midison
Jessie Christian
Joseph Christian
John S. Williams
Brown
Lyde White
Madison
Picnic at Cedar Cliff Honors North Madison Seniors
The North Madison high junior class hosted a Tuesday picnic for the senior class of 1916. Chaperones Mr and Mrs Jamison and Miss Leland accompanied the trip to Cedar Cliff, with lunch, a church view of Indiana Kentucky Creek, and return by 7 p.m. Attendees include named seniors and juniors. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by Rev L C Carpenter at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist church in North Madison. Public is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Madison High School
Jamison
Leland
Cedar Cliff
M. E
Pleasant Ridge
Indiana Kentucky Creek
North Madison
Helen Demaree
Lena Wilson
Maud Devine
Margaret Steinberger
Helen Holtzman
Linda Jackson
Cullie Brooks
Howard Dahlem
Rev
L. C. Carpenter
The
Baptist Church
Four Men Held For Burglary In Madison Plant Robbery
Court grants H. H. Cope as defense counsel for William Bart Mc Coy Omer Ballard George Losteller and Carl Duncan facing burglary and grand larceny charges over brass junk castings at Madison Machine Co. trials likely next week. heirs of William and Elizabeth Bare settle estates. Guardianship case for William Walker discussed. Judge Willard New and Lexington bank case ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bart) McCoy
Omer Ballard
George (Buzzard) Losteller
Carl Duncan
Madison Machine Co
H. H. Cope
Elizabeth Bare
William Walker
Willard
New
Lexington Bank
Indianapolis
Witch Hazel Oil for Piles Relief Sent Free Sample
Public notice promotes Pvt RES Witch Hazel Oil as a treatment for piles or hemorrhoids both external and internal. Claims one application provides relief with two sizes priced 25 cents and 1.00 dollar. Sample oil available by mail upon request.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michael J. Lowry, Sr
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Abram J. Elkins
Montgomery
Ant
George M. Stanley
Richmond
Coretta Kirk
Wiliam Barrett
Schneider Red Cross Ambulance
Will William Kick
Miss Kick
Felix Elas
Milwaukee
Wis
Tower Manufacturing Co
Elas
United States
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Russia
Reichsbank of
Germany
Bank of Japan
Bank of the Netherlands
Swiss National Bank
Pennsylvania
John F. Carr
Anderson
Dean Rucker
Jackson County
France
Springdale
Thomas Auto Fire Engine
Madison Lumber Company
Mrs. Dfmarchus
Indiana Times
Bessie M. Horton
Irene M. Jordan
Edna Delzell
Anna Marie Wilson
Ronald Horton
William Copeland
Paul Hilbert
Court News
Iomeo
Medicine Comparol
Humpiere
Walla
Humphreys
Willan Street
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Waxton 'Oilet Co
Boston
Dr. Bell
Austin
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