Madison Apr 19 Local Notices and Marriages Tallied
Local brief items report visitors to Madison from Brookville Canaan and Jackson and trips to Indianapolis New Albany and Cincinnati. Licenses issued include Jesse M Hol wagers and Carrie Myrtle Courtney Harvey Gray and Mabel Heitz. A child died on Depot street. Hospital surgery at The Kings Daughters hospital for Mrs Dihammer and a successful recovery noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Foster
New Albany
William Watlington
Carl Dow
Indianapolis
Jesse M. Holwagers
Carrie Myrtle Courtney
Harvey Gray
Mabel Heitz
Thomas Goodin
Depot Street
Lawrence Jones
Cincinnati
Bert Hunter
Annie Turner
Samuel Steigerwald
Steigerwald
New York City
Evaline Cash
Henry Bloom
South Walnut Street
Layfayette
Richard Dihammer
Hanover Road
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Miller
J. C. Totten
W. H. Smith
Kent
Leland Smith
Methodist
Funeral of Mrs Catherine Steinberger at North Madison
The North Madison Catholic church observed the funeral for Mrs Catherine Steinberger with many friends and relatives present. Services were conducted by Father Gordon followed by interment in the North Madison Catholic cemetery. Pall-bearers listed were Gus Yunker John Beach Edward Schafer Mark Crawley Frank Conrad Edward M Prenatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adaree Weathering
North Madison Catholic Church
Catherine Steinberger
North Madison Catholic
Father Gordon
Messrs
Gus Yunker
John Beach
Edward Schafer
Mark Crawley
Frank Conrad
Edward M. Prenatt
Mrs Estella Hole Weds James Silvers At Butlerville
Mrs Estella Hole once of this city and sister of Harry Child married Tuesday night at her home in Butlerville to James Silvers a furniture dealer and undertaker there. The ceremony was quiet with few relatives. The bride has served as deputy postmistress of Butlerville for ten years and will reside there with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella Hole
Harry Child
Butlerville
James Silvers
Silvers
Herald
Carl Friedersdorf
Terre Haute
Howard Powell
Muncie
George S. Taylor
Frank Marquis
Seymour
J. M. Brooks
Moorefield
William Wiseman
Grover Schinn
John Gibbs Schinn
Hagerstown
William Gibbs
Hughes Buys Johnson Residence on Vine Street
E W Hughes, noted tobacco buyer, purchases the R Johnson homestead at the Vine and Second streets corner. He and his family plan to move into the handsome property soon, with the price kept private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Hughes
Johnson
R. Johnson
Vine and
Second Streets
Real Estate Transfer in Saluda County
Charles Taff and others transfer 20 acres in Saluda to Frank Ro Taff for a consideration of 100 dollars and related terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Taff
Frank Ro Taff
Ingraham Named Assistant Secretary of War
William M. Ingraham of Portland Maine was appointed as assistant secretary of war in Washington on April 19. The announcement elevates the Maine native to a senior civilian post in the War Department with duties tied to policy and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William M. Ingraham
Portland
Maine
Sloan's Liniment Promises Pain Relief for Rheumatism
The ad claims congestion of blood causes pain and Sloan's Liniment penetrates to restore warmth and start blood flow, ending pain. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home and notes 25c, 60c, and 1.00 sizes with value statements.
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Sloan
Holwager and Courtney Wed Quietly in West Madison
Jesse Holwager and Myr tle Courtney, well known in West Madison, secretly married at West Madison church with Rev. Hutchinson officiating. Attendants Mr and Mrs Welby Monroe. Reception at the bride’s home followed by a charivari. Bride formerly worked at Madison Democrat and The Herald. Groom a carpenter and contractor. They will reside with the bride’s father on West Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Holwager
Myrtle Courtney
West Madison
Hutchinson
Welby Monroe
Thomas J. Courtney
Madison Democrat
The
Herald
A Classical Poser and a Schoolroom Echo
An 19th century classroom scene recalls pupils reciting poetry and a pupil ruminating on a whither mid and a bank note metaphor. The narrator worries about a whithermid and vows to attend to it promptly, ending with a jurist name and a grand, ironic tone.
Proof of Dog Death Sparks Willcase in Wisconsin
In Taveresse Wisconsin the Wille dog inheritance clashes with a will contest of Mrs Mary Johnson estate. The will named the dog as beneficiary and heirs dispute the plan claiming the dog died before probate. Court orders probate to proceed and outlines steps to determine the dog’s status and the estate disposition. Also noted Lucio Sermin a Spanish resident becomes father of twenty-fourth child, a boy, bringing the count to twenty one girls and three boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taveresse
Wis
Wisconsin
Mary Johmson
Wille
Rehitives Chii
Health Department
Willie
Woodland
Cah
Lucio Sernin
Thas
Sernin
Laborer refuses skull surgery amid nerve injury
In New Brunswick Anton Michal, injured when concrete fell at Nixon Nitration works last September, declines surgery despite doctors warning it could save him from insanity or epilepsy. He sues Nixon Nitration for 3600 dollars as the company cannot compel the operation due to fatal risk. In Seymour Indiana Barbara Meyer and Virgil Miller wed twice on the same day after Miller forgot the ring, prompting a second ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Anton Michal
Nixon Nitration
Here
Michal
Plysichins
Fotal
Seymour
Ind
Barbara Meyer
Virgil BE. Miller
Louisville
Miller
Madison notices and obituaries mingle with tax deadline
Local items report visits by C A Brophy Sr and others, travel to Bloomington Seymour Muncie and Cincinnati, a boiler job at Vevay, illnes of Ella Ketterman in Mexico Indiana, funeral services for Dr Albert S Smith and Frank Moore, and a May 1 tax deadline warning urging prompt payment to avoid penalties.
Valley City Laundry Receives Advice on Water Softener
The Valley City steam laundry installed a Fetta water softener and sought guidance from the Fetta Co. on the filter mechanics. The reply states the treated water is the safest for drinking as all germs are destroyed, notes it should not be made as soft as used for laundering, and mentions a rainwater taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City Steam Laundry
Fetta
Peck
Fetta Co
Richmond
Death of Mathias T Handson at 58 in Madison
Mathias T Handson, 58, died at his Madison home after a long illness. A Kentucky native, he lived in Madison six to seven years and is survived by a widow and seven children, four from a previous marriage. Funeral at 10 tomorrow from his house to Mt Byrd church near Milton, Ky, with burial at Moffett's cemetery.
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Mathias T. Handson
South Church Street
Kentucky
Madison
Mt. Byrd Church
Milton
Moffett’s Cemetery
Death of Mother Conrada of Holy Cross Order
Rev Charles Bilger of St Marys church reports the death of his sister Mother Conrada a Holy Cross nun born Monika Bilger May 3 1848 Baden. She died Sunday March 19 with burial March 23 at Baden-Hohenzollern where she served as Provincial Superior. Survived by seven sisters in Madison Bryansville and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bilger
St. Mary’s Church
Conrada
Holy Cross Order of
Baden-Hohenzollern
Monika Bilger
Baden
Ursuline Order
Holy Cross
Switzerland
Frederick Louis
Birger
Madison
Bryansville
Germany
Prohibition Rally in Grace Church Draws Large Jefferson County Crowd
J Raymond Schmidt declared liquor traffic a crime at a Grace Church speech to a large Jefferson county audience. The event featured John W Huddleston of Indianapolis performing prohibition songs with humor. Earlier a county Prohibition meeting elected Fred DeArmand as County Chairman and Fred V Sauer as Secretary Treasurer. Ten delegates were named for the State Prohibition Convention in Indianapolis on June 6 and 7, including Sauer DeArmand and others from Madison Dupont Kent Hanover and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Raymond Schmidt
Prohibition
Indianapolis
Grace M. E. Church
John W. Huddleston
Jefferson County
Central Committee
Fred DeArmand
Madison
Fred V. Sauer
Mary DeArmand
Ford Hutz
C. W. Jessup
John M. Sample
Geo. M. Mickel
Samuel Jones
Death of John M Gray at 53 in Republican township
John M Gray, 53, a well known farmer of Republican township near Kent, died suddenly at home after a heart attack. He had been in ill health but was active earlier in the day. Survived by a widow, a 13 year old son Vernor, and three sisters Mrs J E Wilson of Hanover, Mrs O S Wilson of Reardan Washington, and Mrs S W McCurry of Blocher.
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John M. Gray
Republican Township
Kent
Vernor
J. E. Wilson
Hanover
O. S. Wilson
Reardan
Washington
S. W. McCurry
Blocher
Death of Capt. R R Speirs
Miss Addie Moore received a message stating her uncle Capt. R. R. Speirs of Columbus Mississippi is dead. His wife died years ago and he leaves three children: Mrs. Eugene Sanders of New York City, Mrs. P. D. English of Little Rock Arkansas, and Mr. Charles W. Speirs of St. Louis Missouri. Capt. Speirs was the brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, deceased.
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Addie Moore
R. R. Speirs
Columbus
Miss
Eugene Sanders
New York City
P. D. English
Little Rock
Ark
Charles W. Speirs
St. Louis
Capt. Spiers
Elizabeth Moore
Severe electric storms cause heavy damage in Evansville area
Severe electric storms this morning caused heavy damage in Evansville and neighboring towns Oakland City and Petersburg. Quicksilver is noted as 1324 times heavier than water, while Alaska and nineteen states of the Union produce copper.
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Evansville
Oakland City
Petersburg
Alaska
States of the Union
Hotel for Girls and the Webster Apartments Proposal
Charles Webster, deceased merchant, left about one third of his estate to form a benevolent corporation to build in Manhattan affordable apartments for unmarried working women. The plan includes a library and restaurant, no profit motive, rentals set to aid residents, and initial officers named for the new charity corporation to be housed near retail districts with a target cost around 400000 dollars.
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New York
Charles Bertram Webster
Providence
R. 1
Josiah L. Webster
Hie
Hfe
Mr. Webster
Thomas W. Beckley
Frank Falkner
Joseph L. Webster
Teadership Corporation Bay
State of New York
State of
Borough of Manhattan
Webster Apartments
Borough of
Manhiattan
Apricot Scraps Feed Hogs Produce Big Meats in Pomona
In Pomona California C C Francis rancher fed surplus apricots to hogs after a glut reduced marketValue. Two shoats weighed about 245 pounds each and yielded fifteen gallons of lard seven pounds of sausage four hams ribs side meat and hog feet. Hogs were kept on waste fruit through summer and fall and fed oranges and cornmeal slop in winter. Francis says high living costs won’t worry him for a while.
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Pomona
C. C. Francis
Francis
Man cites $100 wage, $6.72 left after expenses
Gordon J. Hague of Paterson told Vice Council Lewis he could not meet alimony payments after earning $100 weekly, paying board costs and car upkeep leaving $6.72. He said he could not pay his wife alimony as directed.
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Jersey City
Gordon J. Hague
Paterson
Lewis
Hunts Gold at 104 at Lampasas Ranch
J. A. Russell, a Lampasas Texas rancher aged 104, keeps gold-hunting on his land. A Civil War era forty-niner, he began searching in California and plans to continue a decade more, until death.
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J. A. Russell
Lampasas
Texas
United States
California
Court News Highlights From Today's Session
Attorney John McGregor filed a foreclosure suit for Home Building & Aid Association No. 5 against Cordovia Cash Lilly Maud Cash and David Cooney over east Fifth street property. Administrator James F. Heath reported a real estate sale approved for estate of Joseph T. Reynolds. buyer Hansel Lamb. Jessie McKay named guardian of Ida Comley. Replevin case Golden Sheldon vs James M. Dema rea held for verdict. Oliver Beach of Hanover admonished by Judge Griffith for truancy with promise to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGregor
Home Building & Aid Association No. 5
Cordovia Cash
Lilly Maud Cash
David Cooney
East Fifth Street
James F. Heath
Joseph T. Reynolds
Hansel Lamb
Jessie McKay
Ida Comley
Golden Sheldon
James M. Demarea
Oliver Beach
Hanover
Griffith
Hale held in connection with Roy Brown killing
Kile Hale is held in connection with the death of Roy Brown the grocer who disappeared in January and was found in the woods this week. Hale was discharged by Brown and is said to have sworn retaliation.
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Kile Hale
DEA
Roy Brown
Red Key
Hale
Brown
Seventeen Dead After Last Night Storm Across Kansas and Missouri
A late night storm left seventeen dead in Kansas and Missouri. Reports from Chicago note eleven fatalities with numerous injuries and extensive damage across the Mississippi Valley.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Navy secretary denies more Marines at wireless stations
Secretary of Navy denies reports that additional marines were sent to guard wireless stations at Tuckerton and Sayville. The rest of the item notes Brazil enjoying an agreeable climate on an extensive plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary OF Navy
Tuckerton
Sayville
Washington
Brazil
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Brookville
D. T. Jeffries
Canaan
Frank Zeiser
Jackson, Tenn
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Holwager
Courtney
W CG
Dervish
Strickland Gutilin
C. A. Brophy, Sr
Aurora
B. W. Noell
Henrietta Rogers
Bloomington
Burton Temple
Greenfork
George Hummel
Matthew Ackerman
Ackerman
Charles Henry
Vevay
Ella Phillips Ketterman
W. R. Cole
Mexico
Albert S. Smith
William Smith
Big Creek
Frank Moore
Graham Road
Hebron Church
Rogers
Jeffries
Valley City Laundry
Church
Chas. Bilger
Grace Church
Hotel For Girls
Home
Jersey
Hunts
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