Madison Morning Social Notes and Local Court News
Madison society notices list departures and visits to Indianapolis Louisville Carrollton and New York City including Mrs N A Kremer and Mrs Wim Friesieben of Sauk Rapids Minn. Also mentions engagements births a gypsy girl placed in a convent and a mayoral fine for intoxication. Italy voting rights note closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Edwards
Indianapolis
David Eberheart
John Bonner
Louisville
John Bishop
East Main Street
Anna Renfro
Cincinnati
Charles Dipper
Mary
N. A. Kremer
Wim. Friesieben
Sauk Rapids
Minn
Mayme
Bessie Lyon
Pleasantridge
Charles Lyon
Herman Hugeback
Aurora
Mary Hugeback
Annie Stevens
Court News Highlights Assault Cases And Foreclosures
In Madison court Isaac Slater pleaded guilty to assault and battery and had fines suspended on good behavior. Gam Lockridge faced similar charges after a December shotgun incident with his father in law. The docket also includes replevin for Golden v Demaree, foreclosures for Home Building Association v Cooney, and a receiver appointed for rent collection. Other actions cover estate sales, guardianship allowances, and a city damage suit set for May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Slater
Slater
Leonard Lanham
Hanover Landing
Gam Lockridge
Lockridge
Christopher C. Henry
Monroe
Henry
Golden R. Golden
James Demaree
Home Building Association
Lillie Maude Cooney
Jefferson Loan Company
John McGregor
The
Thomas B. McGregor
Phos. B. McGrevor
James Brooks
Madison
Ford
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co
Willian L. Walker
Edward 5. Roberts
Nellie Gray
Local Notes and Visitors Trail Through Madison May Day
Madison May 1 highlights include Mrs Mary M Smith returning from Louisville relatives and many visitors traveling through. Among guests are Mr and Mrs Artemus Scudder of Vevay to Danville and Mr and Mrs J N Hedges of Indianapolis visiting Edward Eckert. Others visit or travel to Indianapolis Kokomo Martinsville Richmond and Louisville with notes on a divorce filing and a court appearance for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Scudder
Vevay
Danville
J. N. Hedges
Indianapolis
Edward Eckert
N.T. Drake
Ida Gebest
Charles Gebest
Jefferson Street
Walter S. Leland
Turner's Station, Ky
City
George Leland
Practical Health Hint Indigestion Causes and Care
Digestive disturbances vary in appearance and may show as headache, dizziness, or heartburn rather than stomach symptoms. Causes include hasty eating ill chosen foods iced drinks and fatigue. Maintain regular meals and careful diet and seek medical evaluation for persistent or serious cases.
Burdock Blood Bit Bitters Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bit Bitters as a family system tonic to improve strength appetite digestion sleep and overall enjoyment of life with a price of one dollar.
Death of Miss Effie Lorena Murphy
Miss Effie Lorena Murphy died Friday afternoon at her home near Monroe church. She was survived by her mother three brothers and three sisters. The funeral is Monday at Hebron church with burial in Hebron cemetery, conducted by Rev. D C Simpson of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Lorena Murphy
Monroe Church
Hebron Church
D. C. Simpson
Vernon
Hebron Cemetery
Counties Yet To Plan Centennial Celebrations Named
The Indianapolis News report lists three counties not yet arranging Centennial events and Jefferson is among them. Senate Judiciary Committee members, including a Democrat, predicted an unfavorable ruling on Louis D Brandies for the U S Supreme Court nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Jefferson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandies
United States Supreme Court
Giant farmer Clare Gerd Posendahl found near Fort Dodge
In Fort Dodge Iowa a remarkably tall farmer, Clare Gerd Posendahl, stands six feet eight inches and weighs over 299 pounds, drawing crowds as his six-foot wife watches. A local onlooker notes a lazy man is a dead loss to himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Clare Gerd Posendahl
Perry Park Sold to Donner for Columbus Gift
May 1 Columbus Indiana Will Donner Philadelphia millionaire bought Perry Park under lease to the city and will present it to Columbus through his mother as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Donner
Columbus
Ind
Philadelphia
Perry Park
Property Transfers Include Lancaster and Madison Tracts
Lena Bayless and husband sell 14 acres in Lancaster township to Perry Andress for 650 dollars. Mary M. Spicer and husband sell land in North Madison to James J D Spicer and wife for 500 dollars. Thomas H. Mars and wife sell 2 acres in Monroe township to William S. Bowman for 900 dollars. The sale includes a general store building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Bayless
Perry Andress
Lancaster Township
Mary M. Spicer
James JD. Spicer
North Madison
Thomas H. Mars
William S. Bowman
Monroe Township
Engagement announced at Madison dinner for Kathryn Hunger
Miss Kathryn Hunger, guest of honor, and Mr Joseph L. Kapps of Vincennes will wed in early June. The announcement came at a dinner hosted by her sister Miss Marie Hunger at the Hotel Jefferson with twelve guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Hunger
Jos. L. Kapps
Miss Marie Hunger
Hotel
Jefferson
Marie Hunger
Joseph L. Kapps
Vincennes
Clem Hunger
Madison
Grammar School Expresses Gratitude for Charity Sale
Pupils and teachers thank the public for support of a Saturday exchange that raised ninety seven dollars and forty cents, plus twenty three dollars and seventy five cents donated earlier and sixty dollars from a prior play, near the amount needed for six months of hospital treatment. The Grammar School assumes the charitable responsibility, stressing moral education and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Didnt Know It Was Loaded Fatal Revolver Tragedy
Oliver Clar buck aimed a revolver at his brother Eugene at a table in New Castle. He believed the weapon was unloaded but fired, killing Eugene instantly. The incident sparked a cautionary line about leap before you look and looking foolish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Oliver Clarbuck
Eugene
Tragic Cincinnati streetcar crash claims Mrs Clara Stilger
Mrs Clara Stilger aged 25, a former Madison resident, was killed instantly in a Cincinnati streetcar wreck on Highland avenue. Miss Carrie Geisler, bride-to-be, survived with bruises. The accident occurred on a downgrading eight-block stretch after the car jumped the tracks. Stilger’s funeral was held in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Highland Avenue
Clara Stilger
Stilger
Madison Woman Praised Senator Tagart by Washington
Mrs Jessie Bartron Sharp of Madison, a stenographer for Senator Tagart in Washington, writes to her grandfather John R Barton of West Main Street praising Tagart as wonderful and worthy of Hoosiers pride. She is described as a bright Madison native and daughter of Mrs Jesse Bartron and the late George C Bartron former Herald city editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Bartron Sharp
Senator Tappart
Washington
John R. Barton
West Main Street
Sharp
Senator Tagart
Hoosier
Jesse Bartron
George C. Bartron
The
Herald
Madison
Senator Taggart
County Commissioners Hear Bridge Bid and Liquor Licenses
The county commissioners met in regular session at the courthouse. Forenoon discussions covered bills and a deputy and Graham township delegation’s concerns about a Big Creek bridge at Dixon's Ford. This afternoon licenses were issued to Madison Brewing Co Indianapolis Brewing Co and several retailers including Edward Flynn Michael Finnegan Hotel Jefferson and Grant Zoeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Graham Township
Big Creek
Dixon's Ford
Edward Flynn
Michael Finnegan
Hotel Jefferson
Willian Demaree
Cooper Hirst
Samuel Steigerwald
Albert Winter
Grant Zoeller
Edward Zeizer
Thirty-Pound Baby Born at Indian Bottom Home
A baby weighing thirty pounds arrived at the home of R. B. Caudill in Indian Bottom a few days ago according to Dr. Ison the attending physician. The report notes that gold weighs nearly twenty times as much as its own bulk in water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Caudill
Indian Bottom
Ison
Whitesburg
Mountain Eagle
Ebenezer Gray remembered as longtime sheriff and farmer
Ebenezer Gray ex sheriff of Jefferson County and a prominent Pleasantridge resident died at his home Sunday morning after a brief pneumonia illness. Born February 7 1844 in Switzerland County Indiana he lived most of his life on Pleasant Ridge. He served two terms as sheriff and was trusted trustee of Milton Township. Funeral at Pleasant Ridge church tomorrow at 10 am with Red Men and Masonic lodges handling burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Gray
Jefferson County
Pleasantridge
Jessie and
Harriet Gray
Switzerland County
Ind
Pleasant Ridge
Emma Monroe
Lamb Imel
Lamb Tevis
Chas. Danner
Will Gray
Ira Gray
Pleasant Ridge M. E
Harris
Milton Towneship
Jefferson Co
Gray
Manville
Improved Order of Red Men
Masonic Lodge
Canaan
Church
Turner
Trinity Church
Hutchison
West Madison M. KE
Mrs Irene Prindle Thomas Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Irene Prindle Thomas, wife of John Thomas, died at the family home on north Walnut street after about a week of illness. Survived by seven children, brothers and sisters, and her widowed mother. She was a member of the Degree of Pocahontas and widely known. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Prindle Thomas
John Thomas
North Walnut Street
Thomas
Degree
Pocahontas
Conviction of David Lamar Confirmed
Washington May 1 The conviction of David Lamar Wolf of Wall Street on impersonating a government officer was affirmed. He will serve a term in the Atlanta penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lamar
Wolf of
Wall Street
Washington
Wolf
Wall Stree
Atlanta
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Nelson Jaynes
Hattie Brown
Carrollton
J. C. Tyson
Johanna Lehnert
Anna Schreiner
New York City
Albert Waas
Shelbyville
John Dew
East Fifth Street
Virgil Vincent Fewell
Elsie Porter
This County
Clifford King
Rush County
Clara Schreiber
Ansil Monroe
Mabel Smith
Clark County
George Gabel
Agnes Conner
Minneapolis
Will Mullen
St. Louis
Mr. Mullen
St. Johns Hospital
Crozier
Virgil Handlen
Jenkins
Kremer
Handlon
Gracillus Handlon
Griffith
Italy
Court News
Mary M. Smith
Roscoe Lee
L. H. Lee
Michigan Road
Elizabeth Warman
Masters Russell
Ralph Warman
Kokomo
R. L. Penn
Newcastle
James L. Hall
Blocher
Bertha Glauber
Lucia
Nell McCrackin
Misses Zeps
George Johnson
Squire Stuart
Johnson
Scott Mulligan
Richmond
Edward Gast
Gast
Martinsville
Emerson Lemen
Esther Schoolcraft
Benjamin Schoolcraft
William Smith
Bruce Gudgel
Charles Robertson
William Hord
Hiram Foster
Scott Bolton
Homer McGannon
John McCartney
Scott County
Taff
Jay Taff
J. O. Taff
Hanover Township
Thomas Smith
Clara Steinhardt
Agnes Steinhardt
Marcella Keller
Rosena Jacobs
Edna Augustin
Edna Hunger
Theresa Krum
Margaret Kasper
Kathryn Kasper
Mary Flynn
Brother
Messrs
Peter and Joseph Smith
Madison Brewing Co
F. W. Pfortner
Indianapolis Brewing Co
I. 9. Coyle
Wasa
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