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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
2
News brief from Madison area reports births in Wetzel and Axthelm families, a hospital update on Corporal Brumbach wounded in France, and a corn shredder accident injuring Elgin Crandell. Also notes train trips for several residents, a funeral in Newcastle for Ames Shadrick, and the death of Plowhandle Point resident Ames Shadrick.
Bernard Soeder died at 10:45 this morning at his grandparents home on Park Avenue after a year long battle with lung trouble. He was 22, native of Madison, educated there, and married October 31, 1915 to Miss Dave Senoolcraft of Ryker's Ridge. A daughter was born last July and preceded him in death. He belonged to St. Mary's Church and leaves a widow, relatives, and many friends.
George W Gardner a well known Civil War veteran died at his home on south Jefferson street after a brief illness. He served with Co F 136th Ohio Infantry and later lived twelve years in Madison after moving from a Big Creek farm. He was a member of Bachman Post and the Presbyterian church. He leaves a widow two daughters and a son. Also noted is a Taft era reference involving Attorney General George W Wickersham and President Wilson.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Augustin Sr of Madison celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their Poplar street home. They married November 7 fifty years ago in the city and raised a large, healthy family with no parental deaths in the immediate household. Their children include George Andrew Charles Augustin of Madison, Co W Connett of Covington Kentucky, and Nellie Thomas of St. Cloud Florida.
Jeffersonville reports reveal that George H. Deuser died in November and his corpse was moved from California under the Johnson alias. A fraud trail showed Deuser and his son used a false identity to ship the body to Charlestown, with disinterment and plans to return underway. the pending divorce suit by Clara Deuser will be dismissed after identification.
Mr Peter Graley received word of Mrs Edward Smith death in Birmingham Alabama yesterday afternoon. The remains will be brought to Madison for burial arriving on the noon train tomorrow. Survived by daughter Miss Mary and sons William Edward Peter and Lawrence Smith all of Birmingham. Peru apologized to Chile and the dispute ends per Chilean Consul cables from New York.
Henry Homer Hoskins installs a loud alarm clock to tame his household routine. His wife resists, the clock becomes autocratic, and a Sunday miscue reveals the house runs on its own schedule rather than rules.
Deane Marshall, a junior reporter on the Daily Gazette, outpaces rival Danvers to secure a sensational bank robbery scoop. He discovers a dead bank thief at the Fidelity Bank scene, retrieves the satchel, and files a dramatic story with diagrams and photos. The piece promises a career-defining breakthrough.
A railroad yard worker named Patrick humorously answers a ringing telephone using a clumsy imitation of the boss. He misidentifies the call and mutters in broken phrases, ending with a playful mix of faux accent and garbled numbers.
Miss Hope Butler of New York and Miss Sophie B Norris of Philadelphia cut their long hair to aid war service. Butler drove an ambulance in France as early as 1916 and served again in Siberia and France. Norris worked in a YMCA canteen for the French army and for the Polish army.
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