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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
6
Local notices and society notices from Madison include Neighbors traveling to Columbus Indianapolis and Hanover for visits and events. Emancipation Day picnic at Chau tauqua Park with Marcus R. Sulzer as speaker. Registration reminder for October 5 and Democrat call to register.
Indiana State Conference of Charities and Correction plans for the Madison meeting. Executive committee meeting at the Commercial Club discussed preliminaries and accommodations for visitors and delegates. Prof. Moran and Amos Butler to attend the next chairmen meeting. Over 2,000 invitations issued. about 500 visitors expected. A Social Welfare Exhibit at the Elks is a featured program.
Mr James Sheets a Madison Light and Power Company linesman narrowly avoided fatal electrical burns after contacting a live wire atop a pole He received severe leg burns from thigh tofoot and was helped by nearby bystanders then rushed to Dr Hatch for treatment He had earlier sustained a foot injury from a spur on his climber and will miss several days of work.
The Democratic County Central Committee rents the second floor over Lauer Bros. clothing store to open campaign headquarters starting tomorrow. Mr. Clinton Cisco, secretary of the committee, will oversee operations and be present at all times. Democrats and others are invited to visit anytime.
Mrs James Millican of Big Sprin g Hanover township dies. funeral held at Carmel Church with large attendance. burial in church cemetery. Also notes a 1915 Overland car purchase by Mesere Strader and Samuel Moreland for Toledo trip and demonstrations.
The Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference adjourned in New Albany and announced next year’s meeting at Roberta Park Chapel in Indianapolis. Moore's Hill District appointments list George H. Murphy as Superintendent with clergy assignments across Aurora Batesville Brookaburg Canaan Cross Plains Dillaboro Greensburg Madison Trinity and other communities including Virgil Thompson Grace R O Biven U S Hartley and W E Jones among listed pastors and vacancies.
A Trimble County tobacco man visiting growers reports the county’s crop as the best in years. He cites Joe Morrison farm above Milton and Fred Morris farm for their large, uniform leaves with Morris noting leaves over six feet long. Morris, a lifelong tobacco raiser, is regarded as an expert.
The piece argues a Democratic House would curb tariff agitation for a decade or more, boosting stable business growth, while a Republican House could trigger two years of tariff warfare. It contrasts Underwood tariff benefits with a polarized opposition of radicals and conservatives, noting risks from a volatile political climate. The Egyptian rice crop is a failure.
London report details Sir Edward Carson urging Ulster volunteers to enlist for active service and form a division under old officers. It notes limited early response and ties to anti home rule stance, while board of trade figures show August trade declines and rising unemployment, with recruiting surging in the north and mining districts.
A New York seamstress inspired Mme Jusserand to start a French aid fund for war relief. Donors include Mrs. Robert McCormick and Mme. Bakhmeteff, with a $1000 gift acknowledged and garments being made for the needy in Europe. The effort expands through Newport and Washington networks as French and Russian embassy wives rally support.
Cash market notes list steady corn oats and hay values with No 3 white corn around 89 to 88 through billing No 4 white near 60s through billing and No 8 mixed around 70s through billing. Hogs receipts 6000 with best heavy 210 lb and up at 93 to 95. Calves and cattle show mixed ranges with good to choice cows and calves 60 to 90 cents. feeders and veal prices shown in various ranges.
Herman Baerer was thrown to the ground when a backing trap of a horse drawn rig broke on a Michigan hill. He was bruised and scratched but not seriously injured. The rig suffered minor damage while the horse escaped unharmed. Also noted, Otto Cope, once a Jefferson County boy, returns to arrange a move for his parents from Monroe Township to Peoria Illinois.
The listing covers farm commodities and prices including wheat per bushel and per ton, bran and meal rates, live poultry and poultry products, hay and grain buying prices for Timothy, mixed, and straw, oats and corn figures, seed prices for Timothy and clover, wool conditions and prices, and coal prices from Middleton-Wymond Co. Coal. Also notes Ball Blue laundry product and assorted market items.
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