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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
4
Publication indicates a weekly schedule with a one dollar annual rate and confirms second class matter status since January 16 1905. Notices address communications to W H Sage Publisher in Mooresville Indiana under federal act March 3 1879.
A rural Indiana column reports stock movements to yards, church gatherings, obituaries for William Harrah and Urban Chambers, a quiet title suit against Dwight Chester, and local social visits. It notes an August 27 horse show ahead, upcoming sermons, school plans, and a new birth in the Kirkham family.
A series of sympathy resolutions from Morgan and related groups express condolences for deaths in the community. The notices honor Urban Chambers and Mrs. Craven, request publication in the Times, and pledge prayer and support for the bereaved families. Everett M. Kinney and L. O. Cain sign the resolutions.
The Morgan County Indiana notice states heirs and creditors are informed that John TY Latta as administrator filed final settlement reports showing nothing remains for distribution. The Circuit Court will examine and approve on September 7 1908. Odin R Smith Clerk. E K Thomas attorney for administrator.
The Methodist Episcopal church under Rev E P Jewett schedules preaching at 11 a m and 7 45 p m with a class meeting at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m Strangers and neighbors are warmly invited to attend Epworth League meets Tuesday at 7 45 p m and a prayer meeting Thursday at 7 45 p m Expected attendance welcomed.
Report of condition shows total resources of 1 730 038 50 and total liabilities 1 058 89 with capital stock of 10 000 and deposits above 38 745 10. John C Webb cashier swears to the accuracy before Notary Wm Crages on August 5 1908.
Benjamin F. Wing Administrator files final settlement report and vouchers showing nothing remains for distribution. The Circuit Court will review the report on September 7, 1908, during the court's first term. Odin Rsmaph, Clerk. J. M. Bishop Attorney for Administrator.
Purdue University announces its most extensive annual exhibit at the State Fair under Prof G I Christie. Demonstrations include spraying mixtures stock judging seed selection and daily at the fair. Dairy division will feature practical butter making. A university reunion occurs Thursday Sept 10 with President Stone and Dean Skinner present.
Indiana State Fair plans a packed week of night shows in the arena with 10 000 seating. Eight fifteen P M starts feature prize horses and cattle parades, hippodrome races, acrobats, trained animals, and concerts by the Weber band of Cincinnati with two vocal soloists. Morning admission covers day exposition and night performances.
The W O T U notes apologize for misnaming their presidential candidate Eugene W Chatin and praise his reception in Waukasha Wisconsin. They urge plain writing and spellings while contrasting prohibition rhetoric with moral appeals and quoting Walter Wellman on the Prohibition Party.
Indiana State Board of Agriculture plans a large scale horse show at the State Fair next September with a record prize pool of 7157 dollars. New features include business horses truck teams mounted police heats and night exhibitions in a fully lit pavilion with bands and vaudeville.
The biographer recalls Cardinal Newman visiting Millais for a portrait. When Newman asked where to pose, Millais quipped to sit on the dais and, urging him, called Coyne to jump up, addressing the artist as a dear old boy in a playful exchange.
E P Powell argues in Independent that birds and animals show logic beyond instinct. Examples include crows guarding nests, bees avoiding workers, sparrows ignoring acres, and an angleworm solving a stick puzzle. He contends the universe contains reason and instinct is a byproduct.
In Panama a mix of expectations and misfits surfaces as Jamaican maids struggle with local norms. One maid clung to her hat during service while another cooked steak with arriving tomatoes and lettuce aboard a steamer. The tale, recounted by a Demerara Chronicle correspondent, highlights cultural clashes and a canceled dinner party born from these tensions.
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