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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1916
Page
3
Monroe Lodge No. 2.0 0. OLY., to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of Old Monroe birthplace of Odd Fellowship in Indiana. The event will be held next Thursday at 7 45 PM in the lodge room with music speeches and a luncheon.
Miss Martha Custer of Belleview dies at noon yesterday at her brother Benjamin Custer’s home. She was past 80, a venerable member of a pioneer Jefferson County family. Funeral time is not known.
Madison Indiana city council selects Ewing Shields Greencastle as brick paving bidder for North Walnut Street from Main to Aulenbaseh. Seven bids compared with costs ranging from $1.97 to $2.40 per square yard. Council adopts resolution to have John W. Moore draft plans for a mixed paving option and inspects brick types for bond and cement fill.
The Greencastle council favors Ewing Shields brick option for Main street but decision remains tentative and tied to resident property holders approval. Brick promises durability and lower long term costs, with asphalt as a competing preference among locals whose votes will determine final selection.
The city council selects vitried brick for Main Street improvement from Broadway to Walnut with a bid of $1.93 per square yard. A ten day period, Sundays excluded, allows free-hold residents to petition for a different pavement type, under a 1905 statute.
Washington and Florida trading stamp laws were upheld by the Supreme Court, signaling support for prohibitory measures. Indiana officials expect a similar ruling to impact Indiana's stamp law in Judge Anderson’s court, as the law resembles the Washington statute.
Census estimates show Pawnee County households averaging one car per nine people, far above Stafford and Mitchell ratios. Kansas registers about 77 000 vehicles with total state investment around 750 000 dollars in autos, reflecting a high ownership trend amid earlier crises.
A 115 year old West Virginia resident, reputed among the oldest alive, reports daily work at his store and routine Sunday church attendance. He began tobacco use at fifteen and continues despite aging. he emphasizes practical schooling and industry. The piece notes population estimates for 1915 and China buying American clocks.
Ada Jones 27 formerly of Detroit gave birth to a ten pound son on Toledo streets after hospital denied entry for lacking a doctor certificate. In snow and rain the pair searched for a physician with pedestrians aiding them to reach a nearby office.
The piece praises Hughes as a master investigator and questions keeping such talent on the Supreme Court. It warns that European naval clashes threaten American strength and laments unsightly billboards in Manila as part of imperial possessions issues.
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment for skin troubles including eczema itching hives and scabies. The copy claims 50 cents a box and urges readers to take The Herald to stores.
In Carrollton Kentucky March 6 Mrs Prisidia Mulligan an eighty year old native of Pennsylvania who lived with her daughter Mrs Sadie Templestead since her husband died a few years ago is noted as the mother of Wallie Milligan who perished by freezing to death about two years ago in a similar fate.
Charles Macy a forty year old man of Richmond Indiana wandered from home days earlier and lost in a snow storm. He died of exposure four miles southwest of Economy as a shepherd dog kept vigil by his side for two days without food.
Dealers forecast a rapid sugar price increase as canal closure redirects imports to San Francisco and rail haul to eastern markets. Extra freight raises costs for consumers while railroads stand to gain about 3 million dollars, intensifying the push by traffic managers to avert shortages.
Real estate transfers show Frank D Spann and wife selling a Madison township farm to William R Heitz for 2050 dollars. William P Heitz and wife transfer 1% acre Madison township to Susan K Demaree et al for 1100 dollars. Ema Cooke and husband sell 196 acres in Madison township to William I Smitha for 36370 dollars. Cordelia Potter and husband sell property in Fulton to Pitola Selig for 278 dollars.
Lemuel Eli Quigg testified before a New York legislative committee probing a $2,000,000 slush fund linked to the city streets railroad system. Quigg, once described as an accelerator by an investigation panel, is noted as a close associate of Governor Whitman. The item also notes China shipping meat to the Philippines and Calgary owning its electric lighting system.
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