Madison Herald Subscription Price Announcement
The Madison Herald notes an in advance subscription rate of 81.00 per year. The notice appears in the Madison Indiana issue dated September 18, 1919, indicating postal matters and office details.
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
4
The Madison Herald notes an in advance subscription rate of 81.00 per year. The notice appears in the Madison Indiana issue dated September 18, 1919, indicating postal matters and office details.
Pledges to the Phi Kap pa Society at Purdue include Garritt Donlan of Madison. Clerk Prewatt issued a marriage license to Clinton M. Essex of Hope and Lucia M. Stewart of Hartsville. Several residents travel or relocate, including Irene Groebel visiting New Albany, Bertie Chaugh returning to Indianapolis, Irene Reiser visiting Madison, and Charles M. Butler marrying Mattie Reeves in Carrollton. Charles Schnable plans to enroll at Blown tieton after Madison High School graduation.
A morning fire near George A. Dittgen's pop factory on Path street destroyed machinery, bottles, and 500 cases of goods worth between $2,500 and $3,000. The blaze also damaged the adjoining brick building owned by Irwin Shockley and caused scattered fires on the second floor. insurance on Dittgen's property is partial. Clarence Holcomb alerted the neighborhood, and aid from a partial city response prevented further loss.
Madison's oldest businessman Mr Godfrey Dold died at 1 15 am at his Third and Poplar home after a long illness of heart trouble. He came to Madison in 1851 and ran a jewelry business in the same store for 61 years. He would have been 70 next November. Survived by four daughters and several relatives with funeral attendance expected from Cincinnati Aberdeen and Indianapolis.
Local notices report passengers boarding morning trains to Cincinnati Oxford Greencastle and Indianapolis for study visits and family gatherings. Ice price cut aims to ease living costs. Divorce and custody actions surface against several Madison residents with attorneys named.
Death of two day old Richard Benedict at Denny sanitarium with funeral at home and burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Claire Piper, 38, formerly Connersville, dies Cragmont. body to Owensboro for burial. George Clark, 48, Cragmont patient, buried Springdale cemetery. Mrs Eugene Stuppy and daughter visit from Indianapolis. Real estate: W E Tetrick farm 168 acres sold to L D Adams for 8500 with possession March 1 1920. John W Nichols and family visit Grand Rapids after Madison summer. Finley Ralston of Shelby township damages mailbox in Shelby.
Real estate transfers include Moses Act heirs to George A Monroe on North West Street with private consideration. Aloysius V Raffauf and wife to Robert Holt 40 acres in Monroe township valued at 1700 dollars. Harvey W and Myrtle Phillips 4814 acres on Michigan Road in Madison township to Aloysius V and Flora V Raffauf for 3400 dollars. A stubble field and straw stack owned by Howard Dahlem north of the railroad pond at North Madison burned yesterday evening. Dahlem had recently bought the farm from John M Sample of this city.
In the Lake Division area volunteers are urged to join the November Roll Call from November 3 to 11. Local chapters will enroll workers to reach the nationwide goal of 8.15 billion in relief work. Division managers for Ohio Indiana and Kentucky coordinate the drive aiming to expand home service disaster relief First Aid training nursing and Junior Red Cross programs through broad community participation.
The article discusses the League's potential to settle longstanding disputes while avoiding eroding the Monroe Doctrine. It notes the Covenant protects this doctrine and implies global recognition of its principles, with emphasis on pacific settlement prospects.
The Red Cross must fund ongoing aid to soldiers and veterans until all are home or receiving care. Congress allows medical supplies from the American Expeditionary Forces to be distributed by the Red Cross. Europe’s devastation strains sickness, disease control, and manpower building. The organization plans a peace program in Home Service First Aid Public Health Nursing and expanded Junior Red Cross activities.
A quip on pride in the pursuit of fame notes that dictionaries reverse the usual fall after ascent. A man expects applause as he climbs the ladder of recognition. The line underscores vanity and the fickleness of public praise.
The funeral of Godfrey Dold, Madison's oldest citizen and businessman, was held at 3:30 this afternoon from the Wicard and Poplar residence. The Odd Fellows conducted the services with pallbearers Charles Hillabold Louis P Schetk Russell C Woolley Joseph R Colgate William C Rath Andrew H Lytle. Mrs Collins left for Indianapolis to be with her ill daughter Ora McCauley.
Riverview kennel produced top wins with Riverview by and Riverview Prohn claiming show entries at the Kentucky State Duc heldandsutsville. Riverview Bobby took best heayhed setter honors and Riverview Noa placed second. Ving Chares Croater's pointer bitch Riverview Yura Fiv won all pointers and the silver cup as best pointer, signaling international championship status with prior U.S. and Canada honors. Over 100 dogs entered, the event a premier feature of the fair.
Funeral services for the late E W Hughes were conducted at the residence on West Second Street at 2 30 pm yesterday. Many friends attended including several tobacco business men with Hughes long affiliated. Rev W W Logan and Rev J H Barnard led the religious rites and interment followed at Fairmount cemetery with pallbearers Edward J Colgate C R McLelland W O Ford J Edward Reed M C Garber J B Mount and Mr and Mrs James K Weber and son.
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