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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
6
Madison Indiana July 1 residents and visitors arrive and depart by Corker train and morning routes. Names include Miss Kate Lavelle and Mr. J. Lowes planning Junior Military Camp. Hanover brass band concerts and local court actions cover estates, sales, guardianship, and custody rulings.
Indianapolis papers report the death of Ernst Argus aged 61 in Indianapolis at the home of his daughter Mrs. Charles N. Vickers. The funeral was held there at 2 pm. Argus, once a well known Madison resident a century or two ago, worked as a cigar maker and left a family of several children.
The remains of Morris McGowan, who died in Indianapolis, arrived by noon train at North Madison. From the depot the funeral cortege proceeded to the North Madison Catholic cemetery for burial services at the grave conducted by Father Guthneck. Pallbearers were Martin Cassidy, Charles White, Charles Miller, Thomas Cavanaugh, Jacob Haas, and Edward Welch.
Elbert Lee Furnish, seven, son of Mr and Mrs Ora Furnish Rt 6, marked his birthday with an outdoor dinner under a spreading elm. Daisies and wild roses added beauty as the family and guests enjoyed a picnic setting. The date also recalled his father’s June 30 discharge after three years in the Philippine Islands.
In Trimble County Kentucky the property at the northeast corner of Second and Walnut streets was offered to Reverend Francis Silas Chatard and W Joyce for a consideration of 3000 dollars. The Indianapolis Star notes the court upheld the indictment against Representative Frank Buchanan as legal and mentions United States Attorney Marshall’s status in a contempt dispute. A dinner bell remark is included about minds thinking alike.
Madison July news lists visiting relatives across Carrollton Louisville Rushville and Indianapolis. Births marriages and arrivals include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry Bentz Jr and Eben Gray and Rosamond Ryker wed locally. Notables include Dr. Cochran purchasing a Willis Knight touring car and Clemency denied for Glenn Sherman.
William L Bellamy four year old son of Mr and Mrs Louis W Bellamy of East Main Street died yesterday after an appendectomy at Indianapolis specialist Dr Gatch. He was the youngest of five. Funeral services were held at Ebenezer Church Moorefield with Rev Mahler. Burial followed in the family plot.
The article notes Paul Speder’s 80th birthday and Fred Loeder’s long service in the community as a grocery operator and veteran. It also reports the marriage of Clifford Ogburn to Helen Martha Moore near Carrollton, with family members present and well wishes from The Herald.
The marriage bans of Mr George Zept and Miss Mary Schneider were announced at St Marys Church yesterday. The wedding is set for Tuesday July 18 at 5 oclock in the morning. Zept is a member of the first of Zepf Bros street merchants and Schneider has a wide circle of friends. The Herald offers congratulations in advance.
The article notes large excursion crowds with 700 from Indianapolis and surroundings aboard the excursion train, about 1 500 on the Homer Smith river trip, and roughly 100 on both the Corker and Ohio leaving for Louisville. Also mentions autos from nearby cities and memorials for deceased residents Rachel McGee Kuntz and Benjamin Meadows, plus Edith Markley’s fatal Indianapolis auto crash.
Veteran steamboatman Captain Jefferson Thomas recalls fifty years of steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He notes the United States Mail Line and double deckers United States and America between Louisville and Cincinnati. He also mentions the Major Anderson, Gen. Buell, and the People’s Line vessels St Charles and St Nicholas in early competition.
Madison resident Mrs. Nan Oakley reports weak kidneys with dull back pains headaches and dizzy spells improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Harper's drug store. The 50 cent remedy is advertised by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and sold at all dealers.
Kansas Sheriff M F Moore brings Amos Wilkins chained ten feet long to police headquarters after Colusa stop. Wilkins orders meals, booking clerk says pay. Sheriff vows to cover. Wilkins plans to plead guilty to forging a $25 check on return to Yates Center.
John Lynch, a trolley motorman in Harrison New Jersey, evacuated passengers after a stop at Harrison avenue and Fourth street. He inspected a control box, used a monkey wrench, and a flare set his trousers ablaze. A barrel helped him retrieve a second pair of trousers as he sought assistance.
Mr James Bolen arrives from Cincinnati for a week long visit with his father and sisters.
In a special session Mayor Crozier presided as all members attended. The council discussed pipe options for Improvement No. 11 with emphasis on lead or Byer's galvanized wrought iron pipes. A unanimous motion set water pipe as strong lead or iron, and an ordinance was approved suspending rules to settle damages claims of $25 and $375. The body adjourned to meet again Monday at 8 p.m.
Mrs Quentin F Feilner has won the Metropolitan Golf Championship again, having originally captured the title as Miss Lillian Hyde. The piece notes the difficulty of songs people remembering the poor, and ends with a fragmented thought.
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