Local News Notes and Movements from Madison July 1920
Mrs. Mary Clark returns home after visiting Chicago. Henry Osting and family visit his ill father in Madison from Indianapolis. Benjamin Lamson visits St. Louis after staying with his mother. Mary Thiebaud travels home to Los Angeles after visiting Vevay relatives. John Farrel departs to Windsor Canada to pursue tailoring. Mrs. Selleck and Miss Mersdorff come from Washington and Indianapolis to visit their father John Mersdorff. Ruth Broughman of Marion heads to Washington DC to visit. George D Demaree and Aribert E. Francisco show new high precision scales on Main Street. Mary Schmidt recovering from facial paralysis. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland and son return to Los Angeles after visiting Kent relatives. Mrs. Keeling and son John R. return to Shelbyville after visiting Madison relatives. The King’s Daughters Hospital shows improvement. Undertaker Schneider reports shipment of Ben D Wittam Jr.’s body from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clark
Chicago
Henry Osting
Indianapolis
Benjamin F. Lamson
Mary Lamson
Lamb
St. Louis
Morton Thiebaud
Vevay
Los Angeles
California
John Farrel
Elizabeth Farrel
Winsor
Canada
Frank R. Selleck
Washington, D. C
Elsie Mersdorff
John Mersdorff
Ruth Broughman
Marion
C. H. Stone
Hanover
Geo. D Demaree
Aribert E. Francisco
East Main Street
Mary Schmidt
Jefferson Street
R. Ex. Sutherland
Calif
Addie Moore
Robert Moore
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Mattie Fisher
St. Petersburg
Fla
Phoebe Bradbury
J. BR. Wright
North Mulberry Street
Walter Layton
St. Louis Crossing
West Madison
Albert Dunn
Columbus
Ohio
L. W. Lory
Dunn
Madison
Louisa Kraut
Edward A. Lauer
Mary Lauer
Rome City
Ind
Kneipp
Anna Belle Cadzow
Rochester
M. H. Cochrane, Jr
Nadine Grey
Charles Disch
Brooksburg
Carrollton
Brooksbury
Verle Betts
Harry Betts
Harry, Jr
Lorin Farr
Muncie
Jesse A. Lory
Allie Heck
Byron Bradley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Heck
Joseph Heck
N. Walnut Street
William Wallace
John Hoefling
West Main Street
Martha
Dorothy Hoefling
Thomas Bloom
G. E. Denny
J. W. Moody
Helen
Evansville
Moody
Bethany Christian Church
Miss Moody
Henry Lory
North Vernon
Geo. Frechtling
Mary Elizabeth
Frankfort
Frank Fitzgibbon
Ruth Lory
Frechtlings
Wheat yield reports disappoint in Jefferson county
Threshing returns indicate yields ranging from 5 to 32 bushels per acre in Jefferson county. Charles P. Tull conveyed a Hanover lot to Albert L. Kick and wife for 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Charles P. Tull
Albert L. Kick
Hanover
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Maurer at St Michael's Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Maurer were held at 9 oclock at St. Michael's Church with Rev. M L Guthneck presiding and a Requiem High Mass. Burial followed in St Joseph's cemetery. pallbearers were Andrew Augustin Sr Henry W Schmidt Lemuel Keller Joseph Kennison John Kloss Phillip Kahn and others. The sermon offered consolation to the bereaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Maurer
St. Michael's Church
M. L. Guthneck
Father Guthneck
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Andrew Augustin, Sr
Henry W. Schmidt
Lemuel Keller
Joseph Kennison
John Kloss
Phillip Kahn
Remains of Private Harrison Buckner Arrive for Burial
The body of Private Harrison Buckner, 24, who died October 3, 1918 in Brest France from pneumonia, arrived at Madison on last night’s train. escorted by Private Joseph Rosenberg. Buckner’s casket bore an American flag and he was buried at Springdale Cemetery with services led by Rev. G. M. Gaines. Buckner’s brother died of influenza en route overseas and both received government life insurance of 10009 dollars payable to their mother. Buckner was a Jefferson County soldier attached to Co. F 804 Pioneer Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Buckner
Brest
France
Madison
Haigh's Chapel
New York
Joseph Rosenberg
Government Medical Service
Buckner
George Cosby
West Fifth Street
Jefferson County
Co. F
Pioneer Infantry
Springdale
G. M. Gaines
Second Baptist Church
State Board of Education Booklet Praises Madison Clubs
The Herald reports on a state education booklet from Purdue University about supervised home projects and club work. It highlights Etta Maas Hoffstadt’s reward plan for achievement members and features photos of local girls sewing and making garments, praising the extension club and its Madison instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Purdue University
Etta Maas Hoffstadt
Madison
Minam
Martha Davis
George S. Davis
Virginia Turner
Jefferson County Sewing Club
Miss Hoffstadt
Sunday Guests Gather for Ryker's Ridge Event
Sunday visitors from Ryker's Ridge and Indianapolis stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sauer and hosted relatives including Marjorie Sauer Kathryn Joyce and others. The group traveled back to Indianapolis in Mr Finaults car. The note adds quail and peacocks are in the pheasant family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sauer
Ryker’s Ridge
Lee Finault
Fred Finault
Harriet Finault
Helen Sauer
Indianapolis
S. B. Furbush
Arthur F. Sauer
Marjorie
City
Thomas Joyce
Kathryn
Finault
Madison social notes and travel visits compiled
Madison July 26 social column lists guests from Indianapolis Cincinnati and Louisville visiting local families including Mr. and Mrs. J W Harsin and Mrs Edmond DeMint. Several trips to Rome City and Rochester noted with church outing plans and a major surgery at King's Daughters Hospital.
Indiana May Lose Seats in Next Apportionment
Washington reports that unless House membership rises from 435 to 500 to match the 1920 census, ten states will lose representatives. Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri would each shed two seats, while Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Nebraska Vermont and Virginia would lose one each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Siegel
New York
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Nebraska
Vermont
Virginia
Death of Mrs Earl Garberson After Birth of Son
Jeffersonville reports the death of Mrs Earl Garberson 23 after a three week illness following the July 1 birth of a son Richard now one year old. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs R F Benson of this city and widow of railroad engineer Earl Garberson. Survived by husband, two sons, parents, and brother Louis Benson of Connersville. The family mourns as friends extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Earl Garberson
Virginia Benson
Garberson
R. F. Benson
North Madison
Death of Madison native Matthew Hill in Indianapolis
Matthew Hill formerly of Madison died at his Indianapolis home Saturday afternoon after a weeklong paralysis. He leaves a wife and three children plus two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services are set for tomorrow morning at Sr. Bridget's Church in Indianapolis, with several relatives traveling to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Hill
Madison
Indianapolis
Hill
Robert Fleskamp
Chicago
Gertrude
Clara Hill
Charles Schnabel
City
Herman Belch
John Hill
St. Louis
Grange Organized At Canaan Red Men's Hall
A meeting at Red Men's Hall in Canaan elected Grange officers led by Master William E. Buchanan and organized efforts to form a grange for local farmers. Deputy Delaney and Watlington urged growth and Saturday installation is planned with charter members invited to join by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men's Hall
Canaan
T. A. Delaney
National Grange
Thos. Watlington
Jefferson County
Wm. E. Buchanan
Charles Vestile
Agnes Bishop
Stewart
Marcus Taylor
Geo. Schwartz
Louise Salyers
Lula Gunnion
Calvin Buchanan
John R. Buchanan
Etta Harper
Ceres
Linnie Buchanan
Pomona
Mamie Taylor
Flora
Pearl Buchanan
Delaney
Grange
Funeral for Jeane A Lory Held at Colonial Inn
Funeral services for Jesse A. Lory were conducted yesterday afternoon at 4 from the Lory home in the Colonial Inn. Rev J W Turner led the service with music by Mrs E C Totten who played piano with Mrs Anna W Ford. Burial followed at Fairmount cemetery with pallbearers Messia Floyd Eaglin Frederick Flynn Verle Betts Geo Frechtling Frankfort Ky Frank Fitzgibbon Indianapolis Melvin Blackard. Great Britain has about 10 000 troops still stationed in France guarding war material dumps. The vestibule train was unknown thirty five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Lory
Lory
Colonial Inn
J. W. Turner
Trinity Church
E. C. Totten
Anna W. Ford
Fairmount Cemetery
Messiah Floyd Eaglin
Frederick Flynn
Indianapolis
Verle Betts
Muncie
Geo. Frechtling
Frankfort
Frank Fitzgibbon
Melvin Blackard
Great Britain
France
Death of Samuel S. Duvall in Asheville NC
Telegram notifies the death of Samuel S. Duvall age 52 from pneumonia after years of lung trouble. Born in Owen County Kentucky, son of William and Sallie Duvall, he lived in Madison and worked at Horgan’s hardware and Moffett’s dry goods. Survived by widow and son Charles 23. remains shipped to Fort Pierce Florida for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Inglis
Samuel S. Duvall
Asheville
N. C
Mr. Duvall
Florida
Owen County
William and
Sallie Duvall
Horgan’s
Moffett's
Madison
Charles
Fort Pierce
Shower Honors Miss Jewel Jacobs Before August Wedding
Miss Jewel Jacobs, fiancee of Ray Goodwin, was honored at a shower hosted by Mrs. N. F. Daniels at 35 South Chester Street. Yellow decorabundant as snapdragons and coreopsis adorned wall pockets and baskets. Guests included Miss Ethel Bergman, Miss Mary Busselle, and others while young Mary Evelyn Daniels presented gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Jacobs
Ray Goodwin
N. F. Daniels
South Chester Street
Mary Evelyn Daniels
Ethel Bergman
Mary Busselle
Freda Ruth
Agnes Brown
Katherine Coval
Mayme Hanna
Gertrude Link
Nora Kortepeter
Sadie Wedewen
Rosena Jacobs
Ronald Brown
Paul Knowles
Arthur Weber
Roy Ingalls
Indianapolis Star
Court Probates Mary Maurer will and Olmstead estates
The will of Mary Maurer is admitted to probate and her estate real estate and bonds will be divided equally between her daughter Ida Mollyneaux and granddaughter Marguerite Mollyneaux Lewis. Attorney Harry Lemen filed the will for probate. The last will of William C. Olmstead was probated with property shared equally between son Herbert Olmstead and daughter May Coppess. Otto Hassfurder named executor with Emerson Lemen and Joseph M. Cooper as attorneys. Letters testamentary issued to Otto Hassfurder with bond posted. Lemen & Cooper represent the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Maurer
Ida Mollyneaux
Marguerite Mollyneaux Lewis
Harry Lemen
William C. Olmstead
Kent
Herbert Olmstead
May Coppess
Edward Coppess
Otto Hassfurder
Emerson Lemen
Joseph M. Cooper
Nancy E. Olmstead
Otto Hassforder
Lemen & Cooper
Narrow Escape at Madison Landing In Circle A Towing
A Kentucky farmer driving a Ford plowed onto a Circle A barge at the Madison landing last Sunday. He struck the rail at the barge head, the force breaking through it but stopping before the river, with water six feet deep nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Milton
Circle A
Madison Landing
Quotations On Cats And Age From Twain
A witty remark by Mark Twain contrasts cats and age noting a cat has nine lives while age wears on people. The line highlights humor about vitality and time in popular culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
The Age of Death Statistics Stated
A health note states one quarter of people die before six, half before sixteen, and about one in a hundred born reach sixty-five, highlighting global mortality ages.
Local Notes From Madison on July 27
Town updates include illness of Mrs. James Sheets with typhoid fever and visits by Enna DeVersey to Mr. and Mrs. Bierck. Remarks on bills passed by the legislature, John T. Eitel’s eighty sixth milestone, Arthur Bambaugh’s arrest for desertion and theft, and Mrs. H. F. McNutt’s departure after attending a Richmond funeral. Funeral services for Mrs. Earl Garbison, burglar alarm scare at Mr. Brainard Pratt’s home, census work for manufacturing in Greensburg, and clerical transfers in the Indianapolis diocese. Also noted are the funeral of Henry G. Walter, the wedding of Melvin Jenkins and Edna Smith, and plans for the Jenkins couple to live with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sheets
East Second Street
Enna DeVersey
Indianapolis
William A. Bierck
Elm Street
Albert Ferguson
Bruceville
Ind
Clark County
Senator Cravens
John T. Eitel
Eitel
Arthur Bambaugh
Vevay
Camp Taylor
Hambaugh
Lamb
H. F. McNutt
P. C. Pecar
Mill Street
Richmond
McNutt
Earl Garbison
R. F. Benson
W. Second Street
Springdale Cemetery
Brainard Pratt
Louisville Times
Courier-Journal
Mr. Pratt
Joseph Chartrand
Henry Hunger
Hayden
Napoleon
Albert Schad
St. Mary's Church
St. Anthony's Church
Charles Cook
B. F. Donnelly
F. M. Hill
Fred Grebe
John Schilling
Walter Mundt
Melvin Jenkins
Edna Smith
George Smith
W. Flist Street
Oliver Jenkins
W. Third Street
Picnicers From The America Sail To Fern Grove
Picknickers aboard the America set out at dawn for Fern Grove as guests of the American Boy organization. The day promised joy for all ages and the group anticipated a fine outing upon arrival. The return boat to Madison is due at 8 30 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Fern Grove
American Boy Organization
Madison
Monroe Boyse Wedding Noted in Connersville
Notices sent to friends and relatives announce the marriage of Miss Lillian Monroe and Mr. Guy Boyse in early December at Connersville. Mrs. Boyse is the eldest Monroe daughter, with the Monroes long residents there. The groom works as a bookkeeper in Connersville. The couple are on a wedding tour in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Monroe
Guy Boyse
Connersville
Roosevelt’s Yellowstone Visit Sparks Ranger Banter and Ski Challenge
In Munsey’s Magazine Ethel and James Dorrance recount Col Roosevelt’s 1908 Yellowstone visit. He impressed rangers including Jim McBride, recalled meeting a notorious Bill Jones, debated a secret ski dash from Canyon to Mammoth, and swapped tales with Park officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Canyon
Mammoth
McBride
Harry W. Child
Captain Pitcher
Ethel
James Dorrance
Munsey
Bird Study of Interest in Extreme Climates
An English sparrow introduced to New York after 1860 reached California by 1871 or 1872 and was found by Dr. Joseph Grinnell to have settled in Death Valley at Greenland ranch. The site lies 178 feet below sea level with temperatures sometimes over 130 degrees F and extreme dryness, prompting questions about its development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
California
Joseph Grinnell
University of California
Death Valley
Greenland Ranch
Navy Plans Two World Largest Superdirigibles
Captain Craven told the House naval committee that the Navy plans two superdirigibles, the largest in the world. One is being built in England and will attempt a transatlantic flight next fall. American crews train in England for the British-built ship. Craven seeks 2.7 million dollars for a second craft, 60 feet longer than the 644 foot British-built airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
England
Captain Craven
Naval Aviation
House Naval Committee
America
Craven
Scientific American
Unceasing Vigilance in Prohibition Era Raid
A terse report notes prohibition sleuths raided the Bingbangers amid ongoing enforcement. Heremary references an informant describing a bottle baby as part of the case. The Herald records the raid as part of weathered enforcement coverage.
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Madison Herald
The
Herald Company
Accon
Madison Ind
Schneider
Ben D. Wittam, Jr
Ben
Emma F. Wittam
Kennington
Switzerland County
Oliver Wendell
Private Harrison Buckner
Madison Club
J. W. Harsin
Carl Gans
Edmond DeMint
Anna Maurer
Louisville
Thomas Keller
Newcastle
Val Gardner
Mildred and
James
Cincinnati
William Wriedenbach
Fifth Street
First Presbyterian Church
Manville
Bryantsburg
Cenaue
Organization of Grange At
Jeane A. Lory
Madmoman
Andrew Jacobs
Court News
A. V. Banta
Orton Banta
Chant Bondurant
James Cline
Greensburg
Yellowstone Park Rangers
Roosevelt
Down and Outer
Yellowstone
Park
William Jones
Jim McBride
Buffalo Jones
Bill Jones
Rockies
United States
Ted
Jones
Bil
Bear Creek
Canon Hotel
John Pitcher
First Cavalry
Teddy
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