Madison Apr 26 notices of local movements and deaths
Madison today saw residents traveling to Wirt and Cincinnati, a burial shipment from Cragmont to Columbus, and a church chaplain visiting Louisville. Police returned from the penal farm with three prisoners, while a local machinist left for La Porte Indiana. A seven month old infant died near Brooksbury and will have a funeral tomorrow. Towboat work in Huntington looms for Mrs Tague. Local real estate sold on Mulberry for 1800 dollars to Dr Austin. A Smyrna township boy had his tonsils removed successfully at King's Daughters Hospital. Regular farewells as locals depart for Memphis and Louisville for family reasons after news of a 70 year old Louisville resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schneider
William A. Updike
Cragmont
Columbus
Engelbert M. Bachmann
St. Joseph's Orphans Home
Crescent Hill
Louisville
Father Bilger
Jenkins
Pratt
Charles Walker
Laporte
Jrid
Elmer A. Spencer
David T. Spencer
Brooksbury
Dr. Cook
Kremer
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Gale Muster
Smyrna Township
Harry Walsh
Memphis
Tenn
Sarah Clark
West Main Street
Harry
Madison
William Smith
West Second Street
Joseph M. Cravens
Curtis Marshall
Edward Jeffries
Edw. M. Prewatt
John Renfro
John B. Niesse
Indianapolis
Will Hitz
North Madison
Betermann Bros
Herbert Brooks
West Madison
Hutchinson
Fairmount
F. M. Griffith
John B. Mawler
Robert Manville
Bert Woollen
Vevay
Peter Graley
Albert Brindley
Official North Madison Incorporation Vote Certified
The North Madison incorporation vote certified by Auditor Dibler shows 46 in favor and 38 against. Rumors say the defeated side may file suit. If no court action occurs, the town must be divided into wards and hold an election within twenty days to elect a town board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Madison
Dibler
Hanover
Brooksburg
Real Estate Transfers and Local Crime Report
Nicholas J Hertz and wife transfer a property on north Jefferson street to Anna L Hirst for one dollar. Home Building Assn No 5 deeds 28 71 acres in Madison township to Rol and D Fewell and wife for 450 dollars. In Muncie on April 26 Robert Crabbs found guilty of stealing an automobile, fined 50 dollars and six months in jail. He testified Mayor Bunch and Prosecutor Williams urged him to take the car, claiming it was borrowed. Crabbs alleges ties between Bunch and a gambling house. supporters call the verdict vindication for Bunch. Sydney Nova Scotia adds a benzol plant. One ton whale blubber yields 200 gallons oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas J. Hertz
Anna L. Hirst
North Jefferson St
Roland D. Fewell
Madison Tp
Muncie
Robert Crabbs
Crabbs
Bunch
Williams
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Democratic State Convention Opens in Indianapolis
The Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis at Tomlinson Hall adjourned to order by Gov. S. M. Ralston with Lincoln Dixon as permanent chairman. Thomas Taggart won the short term Senate nomination amid a boisterous crowd and numerous party posts were filled including lieutenant governor and various electors and delegates. The platform backed liquor law enforcement, labor arbitration, good roads, and national Democratic policies under Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Kern
Adair
Cook
Butler
Stotenberg
Crittenberger
Zoercher
Morris
Cox
Moran
Benjamin Bosse
Evansville
W. H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
Stephen Fleming
Ft. Wayne
Evans Woollen
Meredith Nicholson
Ralston
Wilson
Taggart
Niblack
Yarling
Branaman
Nuys
Cravens
Lincoln Dixon
Korbly
van Nuys
Cravens Seeks General Assembly Seat in Indiana
Joseph M. Cravens of Madison expresses contentment with a return to the General Assembly from Jefferson and Scott counties and has no desire to become Lieutenant Governor as noted by the Indianapolis Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
General Assembly
Jefferson
Scott Counties
Indianapolis Star
Madison News Highlights Local Travel and Auctions
Madison reports a busy week with residents visiting Indianapolis and Evansville, attending the Eastern Star and Democratic State Convention, and returning from meetings in Indianapolis. Auctions saw six Ditigen estate parcels sold for 1310 dollars and a Milton township farm going to James P. Maddox for 10600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Cope
Comley
Milton Township
James P. Maddox
Birkle 44th Anniversary Celebrated by China Couple
Mr and Mrs Max Birkle long time China residents marked their 44th wedding anniversary with a friends gathering featuring card games and refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs Charles Ringwald, Mr John Birkle, and Mrs Max Birkle. They have one daughter and three sons. Chicago April 27 International Harvester workers strike after ejecting several for alleged intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Birkle
China
Charles Ringwald
John Birkle
Herald
Birk
Chicago
International Harvester
Commercial Club Considers Telegraph Lecture and Local Projects
The Commercial Club held a meeting to discuss inviting the public to a free illustrated telegraph lecture by Western Union. It reviewed a survey of 34 cities on paid fire departments and motor equipment, and directed the data to be shared with the City Council. A committee was authorized to assist the State Board of Education survey and to address the elimination of dam No 40 with engineers and federal representatives. The club debated centennial celebration plans for Madison and sought a chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Western Union Telegraph Co
W. H. Miller
Fire Committee
Miller
E. E. Scott
State Board of Education
Board of Engineers
Congress
Crozier
Madison
Ralston
Protect the Birds Campaign Urges Citywide Bird Protection
City editors urge safeguarding song birds in Madison from air guns and night cats. The piece notes local laws, Audubon Society presence, and Jefferson County Fish & Game Association efforts to protect robins and other sparingly endangered species, calling for reports of youths with guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Big City
Jefferson County Fish & Game Association
McNutt Nominated for Appellate Judge Position
Indianapolis April 27 John C McNutt of Martinsville was nominated yesterday for Appellate Judge and appointed by Ralston to fill the unexpired term of Joseph D Shea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Ralston
Shea
Indianapolis
John C. McNutt
Martinsville
Ralston
Joseph D. Shea
Envelope ships $5,000 to U.S. treasury conscience fund
A Washington report states a $5,000 envelope was received for the conscience fund of the United States treasury, the largest ever. It adds a bizarre note that the czar of Russia earns $80 each minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Conscience Fund of
The
United States Treasury
Russia
United Commercial Travellers Meet in Muncie May 18-20
The United Commercial Travellers Association plans its annual gathering in Muncie from May 18 to 20, with Branch 378 Madison sending members. A new schedule sheet outlines delegations and travel routes from Madison, including a Thursday departure at 2:50 pm by Pennsylvania Lines to Indianapolis and on to Muncie, with a return for Saturday at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travellers Association
Muncie
Madison
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Traction Line
Industry committee weighs factory sites for Madison
The New Industries Committee of the Commercial Club received a Cincinnati firm’s inquiry on population and available light employment for women to lure a factory to Madison. Two other applications seek large female workforces, and the club hopes new factories will boost prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Industries
The
Commercial Club
Cincinnati
Madison
Child sings through pain as burns sent to hospital
Laura Johnson, seven, sang “It’s a long way to Tipperary” from a hospital ward after pulling a kettle of boiling soup onto herself. Nurses and doctors paused to listen as she continued until tears came, then sang again. Her mother Mrs Albert Johnson carried her daughter to Emergency hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tipperary
Laura Johnson
Albert Johnson
Prize corn sells for two hundred dollars in Des Moines
The Iowa Farmer of Des Moines paid 200 dollars for a bushel of seed corn. It was bought from Warne W. Polk of Sidney Fremont County. Polk won top honors at the Panalia exposition in San Francisco and placed first on ten ear and thirty ear samples and won the champion bushel at the last state corn show in Ames. The paper plans to use the corn in a subscription campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Paper
Des Moines
Iowa Farmer of
Warne W. Polk
Sidney
Fremont County
Polk
San Francisco
Ames
Real estate of Jane Ann Gibson estate reopened in Indiana
In Aurora Indiana the Jane Ann Gibson estate is reopened after it was found real estate valued around 40000 dollars was not mentioned in the will and no disposition had been made. Ambrose E Nowlin president of Dearborn First National Bank appointed administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Ind
Jane Ann Gibson
Ambrose E. Nowlin
Dearborn First National Bank
Sloan's Liniment Promises Pain Relief and Home Use
An old advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neur algia and other pains claiming it dissolves blood congestion and renews warmth. It promotes 25c 50c and $1 bottles and urges keeping it at home. Also notes Verdun troop movements and German losses with a dated dispatch from Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Eighth grade graduates listed with grades from Jefferson County
Long list of eighth grade graduates from the common school of Jefferson County Indiana with April and May exam scores. Names include Graham Tp Ernest A Ellis 82 Harold Law 80 Bessie E Walker 79 Paul Law 78 and many others across Republican Smyrna and Hanover townships with scores ranging from 76 to 89. Also notes the death of Joseph Hanna and the death by self inflicted actions of a sick man and the telephonne exchange manager Tekes poison and shoots himself in New Albany Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common School
Jefferson County
Ind
Graham
Ernest A. Ellis
Harold Law
Bessie E. Walker
Paul Law
Jean A. Murray
Shelby
Harriett Brown
Helen Barber
Howard Copeland
John Ralston
Bernard Copeland
Harold Barnes
Madison Tp
Verrell Demaree
May Phillips
Esther Bracken
Graham Thomas
Hazel Meeks
Elmer Cordrey
Charles Bramwell
Richard Mundt
Gordon Holcraft
Dale Black
William Officer
Imogene Harding
Mary Alstatt
Elma Ringwald
Chester Sandifer
Republican
Faye Whitsitt
Lora Bussey
Doris Smith
Monroe
Golda C. Graves
Morris Cope
Saluda
Marshall Turner
Elizabeth Taylor
Verbin Keller
Hanover
Helen Lawrence
Isabelle Elsen
Smyrna
Hallie Crim
Blanche Mankin
Milton
Lena E. Green
Mable Sheets
Louis2
Tevis
Joseph H. Hanna
Contract Awarded for Denny Country Residence Materials
W. F. Bunch secured the contract to supply building materials for John J. Denny’s planned Bellview residence on Michigan road. The cottage bungalow style aims to be the prettiest on the road with top quality materials. Sherwin-Williams paints and varnishes will decorate both exterior and interior. Chance Andres is the carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bunch
John J. Denny
Bellview
Michigan Road
Sherwin-Williams
Chance Andres
Court News: Estates, Divorces, and Sales Handled Today
Court convened after adjournment to finalize deeds for the Comley and Ditigen estates. Complaints filed for divorces Bessie Klouse v Charles Klouse and Maggie Devar v Frank Devar, returnable May term. A 1909 New Year marriage of Will Williams and Corda Davis cited. Emerson Lemen filed a divorce suit for the wife. Judge Bear also handled a support suit Virginia Comly v George Comly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comley
Ditigen
E. S. Roberts
Bessie A. Klouse
Charles B. Klouse
Maggie Devar
Frank Devar
Will Williams
Corda Davis
Emerson Lemen
Judge Bear
Virginia Comly
George Comly
A Lot of People Pray as If They Needed Advice
A brief reflection notes that many individuals pray with the impression the divine needs human guidance. The line suggests humility in prayer and questions the belief that personal petitions influence God’s will.
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Calloway’s Station
City
Rachel Haigh
Wirt
Georgia Francisco
Francisco Farm
Clifford B. Tague
Huntington
W. Va
Tague
Dixon
Guy. Ralston
Thomas Taggart
Leonard B. Clore
Clore
Clare
Appelate
George Long
Nashville
John A. Saverkrup
John P. Russell
Greensburg
Fred Whitcomb
Haden
F. P. Smith
Franklin
Thomas M. Honan
Seymour
Marion Wilkonson
J. L. Axby
George H. Heeny
Rising Sun
George H. Hillenbrand
Batesville
Walter Caplinger
Kate Rowan
John J. Dittgen
John J. Jr
Cittven
Georgia
Eliza Cross
John Barrett
Coretta Kick
Eastern Star
Lincoln V. Cravens
Hammond
W. H. Todd
Frankfort
Virginia Chinn
Patrick Lowry
Northern District Baptist Convention
Mesdames
J. M. Ryker
Edward Phillips
Edward Andres
F. M. Lee
Lower
Cecile Leakey
Hays
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Walter Daughtery
Daughtery
Graysville
Alexander
Lawson
Ita
J. D. Mnutt
U.C. T
Little Girl
Burns
Amsterdam
Verdun
Tekes
New Albany
William Rusk
Elizabeth
Rusk
W.F. Bunch
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