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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
7
Local notices report travel for Matt Lehnert and M J Hampton, social visits, and Easter church gifts. Obituaries note the death of Mrs. Clem Wells and other bereavements, with funeral plans at Bethel church and St Mary’s.
Rumors claim appalling loss of life from Ohio floods reach Madison on Wednesday morning. Wire service communication failed, hindering news. Reportedly 50 to 6,000 people perished in Dayton amid wide uncertainty.
Madison is cut off from telegraph and telephone service as heavy rains flood the region and washouts block rail lines north to Elizabethtown. Trains reach only as far as Elizabethtown with plans to reroute mail and passengers via North Vernon and the B&O route to Indianapolis. River gauges show a four foot rise with fears of a cresting flood threatening banks and river traffic.
George J. Maurer and Ada Belle Finnegan wed in a quiet ceremony at St Marys Church as Rev Bauer officiated. Attendants were A J Dehler and spouse. The couple plan to reside with Maurers mother on Jefferson Street and begin married life.
Indiana reporters note the Keegan Discovery Day bill title is defective risking invalidation of the act. Legal clerks differ on court outcome with New and Lapp deeming it immaterial, while state cases reveal various court actions including contempt, robbery and divorce outcomes.
The county council met in special session to approve 1913 appropriations including Poor in Lancaster and Graham townships, circuit court defense, several bridge projects, and a vacancy filled by George W. Byfield after Edward Gasgaway resigned as councilman. Gasgaway had been elected county surveyor in November.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Josephine DeLoste were held at St Michael's church at 9 this morning. Rev M L Guthneck conducted the rites and burial followed in North Madison Catholic cemetery. Pall bearers included Mesars, Charles Horuff, Green Johnson, Charles Blair, Michael Donlan, A M Graham, and John W Tevie.
Navy plans summer training for college students aboard ships under a general order from Captain U. S. N. Marsh. Up to twenty students per vessel will study engineering, navigation, gunnery, and regulations, living in shared messes at about 40 cents daily. The program, costing about 22 dollars in gear, imposes strict compliance and will involve hard work rather than a leisure trip.
The Navy Department plans to sell the wooden frigate Nipsic built in 1878 in Washington. A bidder named Beattle offered 7 875 dollars and is likely to win the sale. The text notes eleven million watches were shipped from Switzerland last year and ends abruptly.
The John Shillito Company of Cincinnati, a long established wholesale house, heads toward retirement as the firm plans to sell out its dry goods empire. Merchants nationwide attend the stock sale while retail operations will continue. A wedding verse closes with best wishes from a friend.
Charles Witt, a wealthy harness maker, died after twelve days of sleep attributed to overwork. The report notes city funds totaling 821,500,000 held by sixty-nine banks for Chicago. Women of East St. Louis form an association to promote civic progress.
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