Madison Indiana Mar 18 1920 Society News
Mr and Mrs Thomas Bullock and baby left on the morning train for Louisville to visit relatives. Clerk Prewatt issued a marriage license to Ambrose Lyle and Mabel Bridgs both of this county. The remains of Isaac Gable were shipped to Rushville by Undertaker Haigh. Nicholas Webster and Dora Steele were married at Carrollton on March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bullock
Baby
Louisville
Clerk Prewatt
Ambrose Lyle
Mabel Bridgs
County
Isaac Gable
Cragmont
Rushville
Haigh
Nicholas Webster
Switzerland County
Ind
Dora Steele
Jefferson County
Carrollton
Clarence O. Harrison
Bennett’s Switch
Lettle Aubrey
Breckenridge County
United States
Funeral for John H Bonner Veteran Traveling Salesman
Large attendance at the funeral for John H Bonner held at his East Main Street residence at 2 PM. Dr J W Turner Trinity Church quartet provided music under Mrs M S Lepper with Mayme Grayson and Frank Benson singing Abide With Me and Nearer My God To Thee. Interment followed at Springdale cemetery with pallbearers E J Scott S M Chandler Edward M Prewatt A W Glauber G D Demaree and George C Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bonner
East Main Street
J. W. Turner
Trinity Church
M. S. Lepper
H. J. Marrs
Mayme Grayson
Frank Benson
Real estate transfers and Hanover obituary sum
Emerson Lemen and Joseph M. Cooper handle deeds including Wagner to Wyne in Volga for $1 and Cooper to Melton on West Third Street for $750. Other deeds cover Geyman to Edward J. Geyman in Madison township, Padgett to Hitz in North Madison, Bennett to Elmer F. and Mary Henry in Republican township, Will and Lyfe in Republican township, heirs of Ebenezer Gray to Pleasant Ridge Milton Township for $4,500, and Nannie A. Smith to Fred J. Renschlar in Madison. George W. Van Antwerp, Hanover resident, dies at 1 PM after six months of spinal illness. born October 29 1864 in Versailles Indiana. survived by wife Nettie Herring and seven children and two siblings. funeral plans not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lemen
Joseph M. Cooper
Alexander C. Wagner
Joseph E. Wyne
Volga
Carrie Cooper
Jessie
Gam Melton
West Third Street
George Geyman
Edward J. Geyman
Madison Township
China
Joseph Hitz
James H. Padgett
North Madison
Thomas H. Bennett
Elmer F
Mary Henry
Republican Township
Kent
Will F. Henry
Leslie Lyfe
Ebenezer Gray J
Will
Lyda Gray
Pleasant Ridge
Milton Town
Nannie A. Smith
Fred J. Renschlar
River Block 6
City of Madison
George W. van Antwerp
Hanover
Versailles
Ind
Nettie Herring
Roy Weatherford
William van- Antwerp
Franklin
Jesse O. van- Antwerp
Downer’s Grove
Ill
Harry Iddings
Warsaw
James
Clarence VanAntwerp
Hanover College
Charles
Hanover Colege
Nancy van Antwerp
van Antwerp
Local Moves and Visits Hit Madison on March 15
Nathan Sauer of Cedar Cliff heads to Indianapolis by train. Elizabeth Warman arrives from Indianapolis and travels to Hanover to visit friends. Mrs. Gibbs departs for Indianapolis to visit her mother. Paul Jeffries and son Leo Wallace return to Jeffersonville after visiting relatives. Mrs. Eades and two children depart for Madison to join Mr. Eades in Wisconsin. Mrs. Wright and Flora of Middletown Ohio leave after funeral. J J Kasper and Louisville guests return. Interchurch Conference assigns districts. Sixth District includes Dearborn Decatur Ohio Ripley Switzerland Bartholomew Jennings Jefferson. Allen H. Brown of Winona Lake based in Greensburg chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jeffries
Leo Wallace
Jeffersonville
Earnest Eades
Madison
Wis
Eades
Martha Wright
Flora
Middletown
Ohio
John Bonner
Joseph Kasper
Louisville
J. J. Kasper
James W King Died After Blood Poisoning At Home
James W King aged 68 from Ripley Ohio died at 2 PM Sunday from blood poisoning after a hand injury. He was born November 1 1855 spent youth in Kentucky and Missouri. He began river work as a cabin boy and later served as pilot on Kentucky and Ohio boats with White Collar Line before joining Turner Bros. He married Ida E Sexson on December 22 1887 in Augusta Kentucky. He leaves wife son Frank W King daughter Mrs Leonard Burton and stepdaughter Mrs Harry Miller. He was a member of the Christian Church and known as faithful and punctual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. King
East Front Street
Mr. King
Ripley
Ohio
Kentucky
Missouri
Augusta
Ida E. Sexson
White Collar Line
Roval
Turner Bros
Trimble
Christian Church
Frank W. King
Leonard Burton
Anapolis
Harry Miller
City
Madison Tobacco Market Sales Four Year Summary
A brief note reports on total sales of the Madison Tobacco Market over the last four years. It notes evergreen tea trees and Sicily’s share of Italian wine production, plus coal combustion producing soot, and trend observations on public speech. It mentions California incense cedar used for pencils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Italy
Sicily
California
MRE SUSAN PRATT Died After Brief Illness In Madison
Mrs. Susan Pratt wife of Capt. W F Pratt died Saturday night in their Madison apartment after a brief illness. Born in Madison she was 63 last December. She leaves two sons Gale and Raymond both of Madison and a daughter Mrs Anna Schnaufer of Trinidad Col. Also survived by sister Mrs John S Christie and her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Pratt
W. FE. Pratt
Madison Clinic
Jefferson Street
John W. Thomas
Gale
Raymond
Anna Schnaufer
Trinidad
Col
Jacob Mercer
Capt. Pratt
John S. Christie
Pratt
Knight of Legion Honored Amid War Tales and Heroic Deeds
A degraded recount traces Gok Knight of Legion of Honor among refugees and soldiers, detailing ceremonies, wounds, and honors. It notes Generals Gaissouin and Pars and the heroism surrounding a pause in conflict, mentioning a ribbon and a cautious embrace of wartime duties.
Swindled at War Front Coffin Trade Exposed
The article reports profiteering by coffin drivers and innkeepers at the Champagne and Somme fronts. Carriages charge 60 to 66 francs for six miles, coffins cost 100 to 400 francs, and exhumation work adds 40 francs. Osophite soldiers and relatives face extra fees, prompting L Information to urge strict crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batle
Vadeodrivers
Ptacs DT. Puaperetiuatierre
Champagne
Somme
Carey H. Kuntz Dies After Long Illness at Hanover Home
Carey H. Kuntz prominent garden farmer on Hanover road died last night after a long tuberculosis illness. He was a member of Clifty Falls Camp and Modern Woodmen and sought hospital care at Colorado Springs for treatment. Survived by wife and two children, he was well known in Madison and mourned by many friends. Bravery is judged by deeds, not threats. Most charity contributors act rather than talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey H. Kuntz
Hanover Road
Hanover
Local items from Madison March updates and travels
Madison notes March 16 reports births and departures including a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Theodore Warren Broadway. Alex Fagan heads to Detroit to join his brother Robert in a fine position. Miss Fannie Brown arrives from South Bend. Mrs Stephen Simmons travels to Indianapolis. Miss Louise Berchon heads home to Salem. Mayme Grayson returns to Louisville after visiting Mrs Frank Lee. Teen class tournament basketball at the armory midweek. Robert Shaughnessy visits and returns to Indianapolis. Mrs Harry Wilber leaves for Attica. George Willick visits Indianapolis and sees the Follies at Englishs Theater. J H McCafferty parole agent returns to Jeffersonville. R H Wood and son Emmett visit Vincennes then Terre Haute for greenhouse work. A J Dehler and brother depart Terre Haute and Seymour. Remains of Rachel Mecham shipped to Delaware Indiana. Mrs George Gabel and Mrs S E Leland attend a Democratic county district meeting at North Vernon. State Board of Accounts examiners visit to audit records. two months expected. Standard Oil here receives a Packard motor tank wagon of 635 gallon capacity. George Austermuhle manages the Standard Oil station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Warren
Broadway
Alex Fagan
Detroit
Robert
Fannie Brown
South Bend
Stephen Simmons
Indianapolis
Louise Berchon
Salem
Mayme Grayson
Louisville
Frank Lee
West Main Street
Armory
Robert Shaughnessy
Mary Shaughnessy
Harry Wilber
Harold
Hanover College
Attica
George Willick
Oliver McIntyre
English
J. H. McCafferty
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Jeffersonville
R. H. Wood
Emmett
Ryker’s Ridge
Vincennes
Terre Haute
William Dehler
John Dehler
Seymour
A. J. Dehler
Rachel Mecham
Cragmont
Schneider
Delaware
Ripley County
George Gabel
S. E. Leland
North Vernon
Democratic County Central Committee
Messrs
A. Scheer
A. W. Picker
State Board of Accounts
Madison Wholesale Markets Poultry Eggs Prices and Feed Stuff
Quotations for live poultry and eggs show fresh butter and fowls with varied price ranges. Butter fat quotations, Dixie Butter Co, and wholesale prices for hay and grain list Timothy hay 28 to 30 per ton, alfalfa 28 to 30, clover 27 to 30, wheat straw 8 per ton, oat straw 8, rye straw 8 to 9, and corn 1.50 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cssece
Csece
Cse
Dixie Butter Co
Timothy Hay
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury
Mercury in catarrh remedies can ruin smell and derange the system. Only take medicines from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio contains no mercury and acts on mucous surfaces. Genuine Hall's cures are produced in Toledo and marketed nationwide. Testimonials available from druggists. Hall's Family Pills of Sonship Philadelphia plans a citizenship school for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
r.Cheney & Co
Jefferson Circuit Court Opens March Term With Special Judge
The Jefferson Circuit Court convened at 10 o'clock for the March term with Hon. M. R. Sulzer as special judge due to Judge Griffith's illness. Griffith arrived from Vevay and hopes to resume duties soon. Grand Jury appointed and instructed then retired to deliberate. foreman Elmer E. W. Scott and five members listed. Bailiffs named: Court Wallace Zearing, riding William H. Demaree, walking Andrew Augustin, grand jury John Hazel. In Ollie Little v. William Little an order for publication and property sale was granted. Ira Gibson v. George H. Gibson awarded attorneys fees and $4 weekly until trial. Carter v. Carter continued for failure to support children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
M. R. Sulzer
Griffith
Vevay
Sulzer
Elmer E. W. Scott
Foreman
Fred Shrewsbury
Arch Monroe
John H. Vernon
Louis Eisenhardt
Albert M. Wilhelm
Wallace Zearing
William H. Demaree
Andrew Augustin
John Hazel
Ollie Little
William Little
P. E. Bear
Ira Gibson
George H. Gibson
Carter
Death of Sherley Bradley Shocks Local Friends
Word reached local friends of Sherley Bradley's death at his Louisville home yesterday after a brief illness. Bradley had been a longtime figure among the city's residents and was well known to many here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherley Bradley
Louisville
Bradley
Local banker and clerk Bradley dies after river and hotel service
Bradley, 41, once a noted clerk on Madison boats and later head of the Seelbach Hotel office in Louisville, died after a career in river work and coal mining in Kentucky. He left Madison ties, was Elks member, married Carrie Simpson, and survived by four children as his mother died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Seelbach
Louisville
Bradley
Middleborough
Locust
Carroll County
Madison Lodge of Elks
Carrie Simpson
George H. Simpson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adison Herald
the Herald Company
Jeconisciaus Matter
Office
Main Street
Madison Ind
E. J. Scott
S. M. Chandler
Edward M. Prewatt
A. W. Glauber
G. D. Demaree
George C. Lewis
George W. Antwerp
Nathan Sauer
Cedar Cliff
Elizabeth Warman
Charles Gibbs
Maha- Ja Rogers
Pounds Ave
W.H. Snook & Co
W. H. Snook & Co
Peoples Teks She Hi
Mid Planters Peoples
Gok
Legion OF Honor
Moses
Paul
Seonettoes Perenne
Wearina
Gaissouin
Patis
Dts
Naedioah
Ori
Standard Oil Company
George Austermuhle
Madison Wholesale Markets
Philadelphia
Custer
Congress
C. E. Custer
Bartholomew County
Court News
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