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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
2
Madison Indiana July 11 1918 edition of the Madison Herald Weekly, published by The Herald Company. Subscriptions priced at 81.00 a year in advance, with notices and editorial matter in a condensed format.
Miss Anna Harper visits Miss Grace ilaves in Columbus. May Means and Elmer Crittenden receive marriage licenses in Madison. Mrs. Leonard Phillips from Greensburg stays with Mr and Mrs Gabriel Phillips on East Third Street. Real estate transfer Rebecca R French to Frederick A French and wife for 165.85 acres in Lancaster township for $1.00 and other consideration.
Thomas Johnson named guardian of Sarah Kinner in a petition by Sulzer & Bear. In Riggle v Williams, the demurrer was overruled. Raffauf v Raffauf decree set aside and case dismissed. Zearing v Zearing filed for divorce with Hr. J. Zearing as attorney. Mahala Hudson v Hudson for support. child Anna B. two years old. Sulzer & Bear represent plaintiffs in multiple matters.
Madison reports Mr and Mrs William Smith of Birmingham Alabama visiting friends. Miss Anna Stanley travels to Richmond to visit Mr and Mrs Bert Phillips. Clerk Prewatt issues a marriage license to William Mikesell of Trimble County Kentucky and Molly Johnson of Carroll County Kentucky. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs S J Miller on the Graham road, mother formerly Miss Georgia Haumesser. Mr Walter Mahaffey leaves for Chicago to report to Great Lakes Naval Station after naval service in Indianapolis. Rev A J Miller officiates at the marriage of Marvin McManus and Jennie Abbott of Trimble County Kentucky in Jeffersonville.
A Friday night council ordinance requires hotels restaurants and other entertainment venues serving ice cream sodas mineral water lemonade coca cola or any soft drink to obtain a license costing 50 per year. Licenses are non transferable and cannot be refunded. Violations carry 1 to 50 fine and daily offenses. The measure awaits second and third readings on Friday July 19 and would take effect ten days after passage. Similar rules have spread in other cities since the prohibition ruling.
A nearby city already enforces a comparable ordinance, and Albany now follows suit with similar rules and enforcement provisions in effect.
Jesse C. Hood aged 23 died after a two week illness of blood poisoning at Denny Sanitarium. He was son of Mrs. Mary Hood of Wise's Landing Trimble County. His father Daniel Hood died about a month earlier. He leaves two sisters and one brother all married. The body was sent to his mother’s home by Undertaker Schneider. The death mourned by family and community.
The funeral of Mrs Sarah Rowlison was held at 10 o'clock Sunday from her Ryker's Ridge home with interment at Ryker's Ridge cemetery. Rev RL M Priest led the services and pallbearers included E G Phillips Ryker F Ryker W C Scott Simeon Grebe and Robert H Wood. Separately word came of the death of Mrs Laura Adkinson in Jacksonville Florida after a long paralysis illness. She was the widow of Rev John Adkinson a former Moore's Hills College president and former resident of this city. Trinity M E Church once served by the couple was mentioned.
On Brooksbury road last evening Peter Kremer and his five year old son Willis were thrown from their buggy after being struck by Howard Graham’s automobile. Kremer suffered severe bruises. Willis had minor injuries. Sheriff Monroe aided at the scene and Dr. Cook treated them at home.
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