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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1920

Page

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Madison News Briefs Reach Week’s End

Mies Frieda Schelke departs for Waynetown to teach. John Mayers and family return from Indianapolis funeral. Irene Bindhammer and Charles Lurber wed in Madison. Local visits, hospital updates, Red Cross observers depart for Cincinnati. St Michael’s School opens with large turnout. Wedding at Bellamy home unites Ruth Bellamy and Freeman Hyatt amid elaborate decor and ceremony.

Mies Frieda Schelke Waynetown Ind John Mayers Indianapolis Paynesville St. Michael’s School Sisters of Rey Madison Mary Jances Mary Dominic Mary Charles

Death of Mr John Mueller in New Albany

Notice reports the death of Mr John Mueller at his New Albany home early this morning. He leaves a widow, four sons and four daughters. funeral arrangements and burial plans are to be announced locally.

Matt Lennert John Mueller New Albany Mueller Wiow Nic Heights of America Art Albany New Ny Brownsville Tarredo Nagutes Arizona Toxna Reuters Brome Spain

Madison Council Knights Elect Officers for Ensuing Year

At a regular Madison Council Knights of Columbus meeting, officers were elected for the coming year led by Grand Knight J. J. Kasper and Deputy Grand Knight C. N. Hor uff. Registrations show 3,984 men and 3,60 women across precincts with women leading in the city by 35.

Madison Council Knights of Columbus J. J. Kasper C.N. Hor Auditor Dibler Svilisat Saluda Monroe Lancaster Township

Funeral for Mrs Eliza Patton Held at Elm Street Home

Funeral services for the late Mrs Eliza Patton were conducted at her daughter Addie McClelland’s home on South Elm Street at ten o'clock this morning. Rev J A Shuly of the Baptist Church led the rites, with floral tributes from friends and a procession to Poegt ar cemetery in Monroe township for burial.

Louis Bellamy Main Baltimore Ruth Amethyst Freeman Robert Hyatt Hanover FO. Ballard Hanover Presbyterian Church Ferns James Hyatt Carthage Margaret Bellamy Clara Bellamy Jona Farrel Laura Cotton Alvy Gray Reba Farrel Tivatt Madison Barh Sehool Hanover College Monroe Hyatt Versailles Clara Hellamy Elizabeth Brooks Moore's Hill Liza Patton Drusilla Addie McClelland South Elm Street J. Ajs Shuly Baptist Church Poegtar Monroe Township

Complex European and local notices mix with oblique woes and a death

The text blends fragmented notes on royalty, garbled phrases about European figures, and a stream of local items. Notable entries include Evelyn Wade resigning from Madison Light & Railway to join Holcomb & Hoke in Indianapolis, and Frank Schram and Miss Mary traveling to attend the funeral of Aunt Elizabeth Meier, 78, former Madison resident, with burial planned tomorrow. Stewart heads to California from St. John NB.

Evelyn Wade Madison Light & Railway Company Indianapolis Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company Frank Schram Mary Elizabeth Meier Madison

Country Club Elects Officers For Forthcoming Year

The Country Club members met at the club house to elect officers and directors. The secretary reported the year as in good standing. President M. F. Tennis. Vice President John Clements. Secretary-Treasurer Or. Gi. Boyd. Directors include H. L. Lyons John W. Tevis Richard Johnson James K. Crozier Fred Herbst Walter Giremer Graham Ross Elmer E. Scot. Membership stands as the largest in club history.

Country Club M. F. Tennis John Clements Gi. Boyd H. L. Lyons John W.tevis Richard Johnson James K. Crozier Fred Herbst Walter Giremer Graham Ross Elmer E. Scot

Dance Last Night at Pythian Hall Honors Local Committee

The return dance given at the Pythian hall last night proved a delightful affair. It was hosted by Messrs. William Turner and Alex Fagan in tribute to the committee of young ladies Misses Helen Lauer Agnes Donlan and Anne Harper who had hosted a similar event last week. Porter’s five piece jazz orchestra provided music and punch was served during the evening.

Pythian Hall William Turner Alex Fagan Helen Lauer Agnes Donlan Anne Harper Porter

White Canoe tale ends in deadly staged dance

In Seagotche river lore Cecile Horton plans a thrilling finale for her dance with Dick Harvey. The night of the performance a staged murder turns real when Perrone breaches the home and is shot by Dick Turvey. Cecil blames the legend of Snow Bird but Dick insists Perrone was a true murderer and thief.

Segotchie Snowbird Cecil Horton Segatchle Cecil Horton Boathouse Dick Harvey Raseness Re. Trember Bercone Crook Pinaway Phil Moe Cell Segutebite Coll Perrone Mdek Pinrvey Ceci Dick Turvey Dobson

Local Social Uptown and Nearby Visitors

Madison on September 9 notes a stream of guests and travelers: Mrs. Lee Mallard of Brunswick Ga visits her mother Mrs. Lucy Sinkhorn. Cleo LaDuke of Jeffersonville stays with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Horuff. Miss Vinnie Gray returns from Sioux City and Salem. Others host or visit in Madison including families from Indianapolis Cincinnati Rockville Newport and Covington. A birth is announced a son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heitz. Squire Chapman sentences Clarence Hammel for insanity and commitment to Southeastern hospital. Emer Jones leaves Johnson shops for Cincinnati with family departure.

Lee Mallard Brunswick Ga Lucy Sinkhorn Cleo LaDuke Jeffersonville Joseph Horuff Vinnie Gray Sioux City Iowa Salem S. Dakota John Kloss Cambridge City George Lohrig West Main Street Raymond Phillips Columbus Samuel Moreland John Weber Cinccinnati John King Canaan Road Anna Sauer Anderson Donald R. Bear Indianapolis Hester Mouser John Hicks Rockville Ind Mary Hill Cleveland Ohio R. C. Allen Allen Payne Miles Newport Miles Victor Miles Jefferson Street Earl Demaree Hartington Nebraska Joe. Demaree Thomasville Gal Demaree South Broadway Karl Ringwaldt Indianapoli Charles Ringwaldt North East Street Clara Wolfinger Lincoln Lenora Louisa Henninger North Walnut Street Squire Chapman Clarence Hammel Blocher Southeastern Hospital George FA. Stapp Martha and Mary Margaret Stapp Baltimore Benjamin Drake Elk Creek Johnson County N.T. Drake Mr. Drake Madison

Cash on hand three billion as banks hold loot

Acting Philadelphia Federal Reserve governor William T. Hutt estimates that the combined Liste Thread National and Peach-Red-Mattress banks contain over 3 billion in loose cash. He argues even a small portion invested in Liberty bonds or deposited in savings banks could revive industry and return funds to par.

Philadelpha

Bull Eats Clothing Leads Men to Dress in Car Curtain Robe

In Maysville Kentucky Aaron Gasking and Warren Spencer found their clothes eaten by a bull while they waded into a stream to escape the animal. They rode into town with automobile curtains as makeshift clothing and later retrieved their garments from the bank after the bull slept. Meanwhile Kitchener Ontario appoints its first policewoman.

Maysville Aaron Gasking Warren Spencer

Sinn Fein Courts Deliver Unconventional Civil Rulings

In Dublin a Sinn Fein district court grants unusual civil decisions amid missing prisons. A will case lets the engaged brother choose his share while the other selects the division he wants. A thief must repay and work for the farmer, and a harness thief is paraded and made to apologize before returning the item.

Dublin Sinn Fein Sinn Folin Fury

Law 500 Year Old Used to Isolate Woman in Typhoid Case

The city cites an ancient writ de reprose amorendo to justify isolating a boarding house keeper labeled a typhoid carrier by the health department. The woman, taken into custody six months ago, protested forcible isolation while authorities argue she endangers public health.

Corporation Counsel Department of Health Englane Health Department

Millionaire Tax Returns Show Rise in Wealth Groups

A historical report notes that 50 000 millionaires and their families filed federal income tax returns. War profits boosted totals, with 16 000 heads of families reporting over 50 000 dollars and many above 750 000 dollars. Estimates indicate more than 1 000 000 incomes over that mark, rising from prior years.

Washington Toto

Austria Ends Grain Control After Bitter Political Fight

Austria has abolished government control of its domestic grain supply after a sharp political clash. The combined Christian socialist and Deutsche parties secured a sweeping victory, labeling the control a farce. Socialist economists say the move will raise bread prices, while advocates claim it ends government requisition failures and stops food from being sold to the left-hand trade.

Vienna Christian Socialist-Greuse Deutsche

Rat Attacks Child In Shenandoah Crib Incident

Fourteen month old Victor Guimes son of Prof and Mrs A Guimes was bitten by a large rat while sleeping in a second story flat in Shenandoah Pennsylvania at 1 30 am. The creature leaped from the crib and vanished into a radiator hole. Doctors treated minor wounds with no serious injury suspected.

Shenandoah Victor A. Guimes

Hair Saved Bates by Wig on Streetcar Tracks

In Los Angeles Charles W. Bates avoided serious injury when a streetcar wheels ground his head on the Till Street line. Witnesses saw the car pass over his head but Bates pulled away, leaving a wig in the track. He was unharmed aside from the scare.

Los Angeles Cal Charles W. Bates Till Street

Vast Texas Mexico border story of adventure and isolation

Frederick Stiinebe, formerly American count of Necates, writes for the National Geographic about the Gulf to the Pacific border along the Rio Grande. He details a dry, sparsely populated 700 mile stretch with few rivers, few towns like Columbus and Blackita, and the rugged terrain from Brownsville to Baja California.

WashIndon North America Tenere Stead Perbare Frederick Stiinteb Necates Mexico National Geogrnaphie Sa Clet Gulf of Mextera Texas Rio Grande United States Megteas Ansar Contrasta Ag Erd -Dase San Antone Los Angeles Assnan el Paso New Mexico Massachusetts Monument No. 1 Dog Mountains San Luis Range San Bernardino Valley Rilo Grande Sonora Gulf of California Guaymas Pacific Columbus Blachita

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