Madison Herald July 22 1920 court and local notes
Judge Griffith adjourned the circuit court for the term at 2 oclock this afternoon and left for his home in Vevay. Local residents and visitors are mentioned including A Greiver and Mrs Wells traveling to Pittsburgh Shelbyville Martinsville Greensburg and Louisville. Remains of a Cragmont patient were shipped to Greensburg by Vail undertaking. Nurses and workers depart for Martinsville Sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffith
Vevay
Greiver
Pittsburgh
Walter Gremer
Thomas Wells
Harry Wells
John Fout
Lucile
Shelbyville
Shers and Palmer
Cragmont
Greensburg
Vail Undertaking House
Alina Ashoof Lamb
Martinsville
Frank McKay
Daniel Lanech
Samuel Sauley
Stanley Lelang
Harold Cochrane
Quaker Maid
Mr. Banks
Milton
Leland
Louisville
Quaker Mand
Fontaineberry Park
Directors and Officers Elected at Madison Safe Deposit Meeting
The Madison Safe Deposit and Trust Company held annual meetings and elected directors for the new year. Jon W Tevis, W Miner, JW Cornett, BR Scott, Patrick Wade, Charles de sehotyed, and others named directors. Officers appointed include President Tevis, Vice President Miller, Secretary Hobvon, Treasurer Clements, Bookkeeper Davidson, and Stenographer Nell Clements. A Chautauqua lecture by Dr J S Ladd Thomas on Lloyd George is previewed, highlighting the Welsh leader’s human side. London reports Poland accepts Lloyd George armistice terms on Russo-Polish fronts. A note references earrings in Genesis and a Mayence physician from the thirteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta Heeders
Madison Safe Deposit of Trust Company
Budlding
Jon W. Tevis
Wo. Miner
JW. Cornett
B.R. Scott
Patrick Wade
Charkes
Joseph de Sehotyed
Levis
Wee Miller
Hido Bvon
Jobin Clements Boor
Charles C) Davidson
Nell Clements
State Florists Meet in Madison for Moraculture Plan
About forty members of the State Florists Association of Indiana gather in Madison for a two day session at Hotel Jefferson. The group discusses Moraculture and organizing a Growers Association of America with plans to attend an initial meeting in Cleveland next month. Officers include President Anders Paasmussen and Vice President Ob. Bo Hitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Florists Association of
Indiana
Hotel Jefferson
N. Eo Witz
Hitz
Columbia
Judge Griffith
Mayor White
Elmer E. Scot
Jon Wo Tevis
Madison
John G
Contracts Awarded by Southeast Hospital Board in July Session
The Southeast Hospital Board awarded numerous contracts at a July 15 meeting including Groceries to Elmer k Scott Co and Swift & Co for Fresh Beef and Cured Meats to Indianapolis Abattoir Co. Drygoods to N Horuff Son and J W Fillmore Co. Laundry to Waters Garland Co. Paints to Indianapolis Paint and Color Co. Hardware to John Eckert's Sons and Vonnegut Hardware Co. Building materials to Rk Benson Lumber Co. and W J Miller & Son. Drugs to A G Luken Co. and Keefer Stewart Co. Two thirds of the wine in Italy is manufactured in Sicily. A pheasant nest is usually a mere litter of grasses and leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Hospital
Elmer K.scott Co
Swift & Co
Indianapolis
Abattoir Co
Indianapolis Abattoir Co
N. Horuff Son
J. W. Fillmore Co
Waters Garland Co
Indianapolis Paint and Color Co
John Eckert's Sons
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Larb Co
W. J. Holliday Co
Central Supply Co
Vonnegut Hdw
Rk. F. Benson Lumber Co
W. Jf. Miller & Son
A. G. Luken Co
Keefer Stewart Co
Italy
Sicily
Madison Items Flip Through A Busy Local Scene
Local notes report Mrs. Katie Pillmer leaving for Vincennes and Louis Gaskill heading to St. Louis after his father John Gaskill’s funeral. A complaint in Madison County Court concerns sale of real estate on the October term. party attendees include Mrs. Simeon E. Leland and Mrs. Gable. The Jefferson county Women’s Division chair attends a Democratic gathering. Senate debate touches gravel road law substitutions. Frank Lochard departs for Wichita Falls to work in printing. Thomas McLaughlin replaces him at the Central hotel. Jessie Collins and family visit from Perry, Iowa, after a transcontinental trip. George Heid and Anna Potter wed in Carrollton, Kentucky. The couple plans a Chicago honeymoon and West Third Street home. Kadeline Chautauqua gains praise. Lorenzo Orchestral Quartette and E. Marion Rucker of North Carolina deliver lectures. The Chautauqua director earns praise for lectures on Canary In a Coal Mine and The Making of An American. Hazel Knox Company presents songs and impersonations. Friday features Dr. Henry T. Cole stock and Americans All from Camp Upton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Pillmer
George W. Frank
Vincennes
Louis Gaskill
St. Louis
John Gaskill
Emma J. King
Grace I. Lathem
Gladys Kleinhentz
Madison
John McGregor
Atorney
Frank Lochard
Central Hotel
Wichita Falls
Texas
Lochard
Thomas McLaughlin
Jessie Collins
Robert
Perry
Iowa
Isaac Collins
West Third Street
Indianapolis
Robert Kruger
Kadeline
Hazel Knox Company
Chautauqua
Henry T. Colestock
Camp Upton
Petition drives countywide library extension in Madison
The Madison Public Library Association seeks countywide library privileges under Indiana law. If 25 resident freeholders in each township sign, the county levies a tax of .1 to 1 mill for a free public library open to all county residents. Organizers promise more reference books, farming volumes, and a Carnegie library building in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Public Library Association
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Library Board of the
Public Library of
Madison
State of Indiana
County of Jefferson
Board of Commissioners
Library Board
Public Library
City of
Walter Caplinger
John McGregor
Farmers’ Associations
James Leeman dies after brief illness at 86
James Leeman a noted resident and saddletree worker died at his home on North East Street at 4 15 this morning after a short illness. The 86 year old native of England had lived in Madison over 50 years and worked in several saddletree shops most recently for the Madison Saddletree Company. He leaves a widow and a step daughter. Dueling did not exist in ancient Greece or Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ieeman
North East Street
England
Madison
Madison Saddletree Company
Death of Mrs Eliza Danner of Brooksburg
Mrs Eliza Danner widow of George Danner died at 80 after influenza illness. She lived with daughter Mrs Mary Wright in Brooksburg and was born near there. Survived by three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Morris Chapel at 2 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Danner
George Danner
Mary Wright
Brooksburg
Danner
A. J. Larimore
Morris Chapel
M. E. Church
Charles L. Larimore
Daniel Larimore
Mary A. Oliver
America Danner
Melissa Danner
Milton Township
Church
Local notes from Madison July wedding and town updates
Madision residents report Mr and Mrs George Fleid returning from their wedding trip to Chicago. Voters in Indiana must register in their precincts for the November 2 election. Mr and Mrs Alois Voelker from Indianapolis visit friends on East First Street. The Hitz family of Indianapolis visit George Stanley on East Main Street. Trimble county wheat deliveries reach Milton mills at 2.53 per bushel after a 60 pound test. Mrs W C Dawson and daughter Ruth plan to move to Indianapolis. C C Hurst of Alexandria becomes manager of Tricks 5 and 10 in Madison, succeeding C C Hutchings who resigns and moves to Indianapolis. The ferryboat Trimble goes to New Albany for repairs. Tango and barge replace it for Madison to Milton routes for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fleid
Chicago
AML
Indiana
Alois Voelker
Indianapolis
A. Duenisch
East First Street
Bert Hitz
John and Varen
George Stanley
East Main Street
Trimble County
Milton
W. C. Dawson
Ruth
Dawson
C. C. Hurst
Alexandria
Trick’s
Madison
C. C. Hutchings
Death of Guy W. Matthews in Indianapolis
The Madison area mourns the death of Guy W. Matthews 36 37, at St. Vincent's hospital after a ten day illness from ptomaine poisoning. He was born October 3 1888, educated in Madison, a Purdu e and Butler alum, a traveling salesman and state agent for DeLeste Chemical Company, husband of Mary Fox and father of Francis. He is survived by his parents Ernest and Lawrence, a brother, and many friends. The remains were brought from Indianapolis and taken to his parents' Mulberry Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Matthews
Guy W. Matthews
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Matthews
Wo EL Matthews
Efe
Madison
Purdie University
Butler College
Tie
DeLeste Chemcal Company
St. Michael's Church
Madison Lodge of Elks
Mary Fox
Chicago
Francis
Ernest Matthews
Lawrence Matthews
Boston
W. H. Matthews
Mulberry Street
Jefferson County Farmers Plan Library Drive and Wheat Meetings
Directors of the Jefferson County Farmers Association discussed a county library system funded by local signers and a tax levy. They also formed a wheat marketing committee with Trimble county and set August 16 to 27 dates across townships for a federation membership drive and fund raising to 85 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Farmers’ Association
Doddridge
Thomas Matthews
Jefferson County
Messrs
Futhermore
Robert Craig
John J. Denny
Andrew Blake
Trimble County
J. L. Luckett
W. H. McIntyre
Fr. C. Reid
Farmers Federation
Indianapolis
Reid
Hanover
Republican
Kent
Saluda
Chelsea
Graham Township
Deputy
Smyrna
Volga
Lancaster
Dupont
Madison Township
Madison
Milton Township
Brooksburg
Manville
Monroe Township
Liberty
Shelby
Canaan
Navy extends Great Lakes training admission to month end
Mayor White received a letter from Hon. Russel B. Harrison secretary of the Marion County Council of Defense announcing the Navy Department has extended the time for taking in boys for the summer training and outing course at the Great Lakes Training Station in Chicago until the 28th of this month. Boys wishing to participate should notify Mayor White at once.
Funeral of George McKay Follows Auto Crash in California
The remains of George McKay arrived by train from Santa Anna California where he died Sunday night from injuries after being struck by a car. The funeral proceeded from Haigh’s chapel to Morris Chapel at 2 and 3 30 p m with services and burial in the church cemetery. An unrelated note reports a ton of soot from burning 100 tons of coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKay
Santa Anna
California
Haigh
Death of Mrs. James Wright in Dupont
Mrs. James Wright died at 5:30 this morning at her parents’ house in Dupont after a three week typhoid illness. She was about 30, from Mississippi, visiting Dupont when typhoid struck her five year old son as well. Survived by husband, one son, her parents, a brother and several sisters. remains to be shipped Sunday to Mississippi for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wright
A. Q. Bovard
Dupont
Mississippi
Wright
Lusitania Life Jacket Found in Delaware River
A faded blond hair strand and a life jacket bearing Lusitania markings were recovered in the Delaware River. Railroad detectives found the slime-covered garment, with one strap broken, amid three years of war and two of peace, serving as a silent reminder of the ship’s sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lusitania
Democratic Ticket Boldly Names 1920 Party Candidates
The ticket lists James E. Cox for president Franklin M Roosevelt for vice president Thomas Taggart for senator Carleton B McCulloch for governor Hary C Canfield for congress Lineon B Leland for judge James E Danglade for prosecuting attorney Emra D Porter for joint representative John W Driggs for clerk Andrew W Blake for treasurer Herman Bowman for recorder Henry C Payne for sheriff Edward A Coleman for commissioner upper district Jacob L Kleopfer for commissioner lower district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Cox
Ohio
Franklin M. Roosevelt
New York
United States
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Carleton B. McCulloch
Hary C. Canfield
Batesville
Lineon B. Leland
Madison
James E Danglade
Vevay
Emra D. Porter
Scottsburg
John W. Driggs
Andrew W. Blake
Herman &. Bowman
Dupont
Henry C. Payne
Hanover
Edward A. Coleman
Brooksbury
Jacob L. Kleopfer
Kent
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
A 100 reward offer promises cure for catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad touts a 35 year track record, claims blood bloodstream action to heal mucous surfaces, and urges immediate use with testimonials and Toledo Ohio origin by F J Cheney & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Lloyd, George
Dr. Thomas
Wales
David Lloyd-George
London
Polish Council of Defense
Lloyd George
Warsaw
Mayence
State Florists
Tors
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Jefferson
Ana
Anders Paasmussen
New Albany
Bo Hitz
Madi
Willam Irwin Gerterman
Frank Keen
W. HE Cossant
J .T. Turner
Rushville
H.W. Rieman
August Rieman
Carl Rieman
Indianapoli
Misses Rieman
Fred N. Ross
Greenwood
D. W. Leatherman
Anderson
BE. Steinkamp
Andrew Rasmussen
Sarah Gilles
Hilda Voyles
Jessie Hitz
Franklin
Frazier Hitz
North Madison
Simeon E. Leland
Simeon
Gable
Vevay Reveille
Senate
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Committee On Roads
George Heid
Anna Potter
Carrollton
James Leeman
Ancient
Greece
Rome
Mrs
Sahara Desert
Thomas Jefferson
County Library
Wheat Committee
Great Lakes
Delaware River
Humphreys
Dr. Humphreys
Rumphreys
Homeo
Medicine Corner
William and Ann Streets
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