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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
4
A lost back comb with a gold band is reported near 2005 East Spring street. Reward offered by Schuler and Enslinger for return. A separate notice mentions a white hog weighing about 240 pounds with unknown owner.
Reuben Dudley was arrested today by Sergeant Wall on incident and battery charges. Marian Grey from Chicago will speak at Centenary M E church. The Savoy Trio plans a moonlight masquerade at Eagles hall with prizes. Estella Treser and Pearl Garvin were granted divorces by Judge Utz. Ohio Falls Iron Co. to resume Tuesday after a shutdown. A funeral for Capt John H Hoffman was held this afternoon east of Jeffersonville. Red Men and Masons plan tonight’s Greenville trip. Benjamin Jackson bought property at Oak and Vincennes streets. Judge Utz overruled a motion for new trial in Virgil Terry case. sentence pending. Alfred Scales’s funeral held. Mrs Carrie Septic Jones funeral set for tomorrow. Ohioah Tribe elected officers including Richards, Fallenhouse, Gebhart, Perry, Tracy.
Wampum officials Emmett Hardin Keeper of Wampum, Charles Dalton, Trustees Thomas Courtney and Justin Loeson named in the community board roster.
Personal mentions include Miss Grace Harwood visiting Chicago, Miss Lena Pardon of Owensboro Ky guest of Miss Mary King Silver Grove, and Congressman W E Cox and wife visiting Washington. Also notes on weddings, visitors in Louisville, and gatherings like the Thursday Afternoon Embroidery Club with local residents and guests.
Local progressive merchants push a non political, cooperative group to advance New Albany’s business interests. They cite Louisville’s Retsil Merchants Association as a model and plan to act within days to organize for the city’s benefit.
The Board of Public Works met this morning with City Engineer S T Mano filing preliminary assessment rolls for East Tenth and Oak streets. Final assessment rolls are due December 19, property owners may file objections then. A Hopkins Fertilizer Company matter prompted a petition to gather nonobjecting property owners. Repairs were ordered for East Market sidewalks between Fourth and Fifth streets after injuries were reported.
The New Albany Lodge of Els schedules a 1:40 PM gathering at the Elke Home to march to Second Presbyterian for annual memorial services. The public is invited with a program including prayers, solos, choruses, a vocal solo, address, and a postlude, featuring local musicians and attendees from Madisonville Kentucky.
In the YMCA gym, Keystones beat Apollos 32 15 with 25 points in the first half and 7 in the second, while High School defeated Espanos 36 10 with 11 points first half and 26 second. Frank Newhouse refereed. Prof Fred Bravy umpired.
Readable church notices list services at First Church of Qabinet and Trinity M E with sermons, hymns, and event times. Includes Sunday school, Epworth League, and guest speakers from Chicago and local pastors. German Evangelical and Central churches feature choral programs and a concert-like hymn lineup.
Boys meeting at the Y M C A building tomorrow at 2 pm with an interesting talk and music for ages ten to sixteen. The first big meeting for menu will be at Maennerchor hall tomorrow at 4 pm with Dr T M Hewes of Louisville delivering a strong address on the Wind and the Whirlwind. A large male chorus will lead the singing and all are invited to attend.
Indianapolis December 6 Senator James A Hemenway received Republican leaders letters urging cabinet service but refused any application stating he will not seek or accept office He plans to quit public life March 4 return to Indiana and remain active in politics B F Shively and John W Kern pursue Senate bids while Mrs Thomas Marshall moves to a new Indianapolis home with a two year lease at 65 a month culture reflects party maneuvering ahead of the speakership and Senate contests
The Dinner Club hosted a large charity ball at Maemuercher Hall to raise funds for the city’s poor and in need. The event featured tasteful decorations and a buffet luncheon during the session, with members including Mesdames Eugene V. Knight Charles McCord Oscar Barth and Misses Jessa mine Bolivin Ethel Henderson Edith Gwin Julia Penn Mary Frisbie Edna Connor Grace Harwood Julia Hangary Jane DePauw.
Lee Wagner was arrested by Patrolman Sinex on a charge of intoxication. City Judge Patis fined him eleven dollars and he was sent to jail.
The Boys Civic League of the Second Presbyterian church held a banquet attended by about twenty young men and their female guests. Albert Crandall introduced John H. Moffat as toastmaster and speakers included William Strack Thomas ODonnell and Prof Harry A Buerk with piano solos by Miss Louise Grobbs.
Real estate deeds listed include transfers by Robert M. Frederick to Carl Werdiner Sr Greenville and others to Walter Hitch Lotta Lang and more with prices around 1 000.00 and 5 273 25. An unrelated medical ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pills claiming painless relief from constipation headache biliousness and malaria.
A Chicago merchant sought an electric sign for his store but found the Chicago price too high. A local electrician offered to reproduce the sign with improvements at a better price and delivered it, prompting customers to consider supporting local talent.
Amusement notes describe a week of shows titled The Woon of Oz with performances Friday to Saturday and a schedule in Buffalo New York. A major fire near New York City caused two alarms and threatened Bellevue Hospital, with police evacuating Italian residents from tenements as flames spread along First Avenue and the East River.
The Navy recruits tout stable four year enlistments with paid training and a path to advancement. Sailors receive starting pay, savings with government interest, lodging and medical care, plus shipboard amusements and teams. Write to the Navy Recruiting Office in Louisville or the Bureau of Navigation in Washington for details.
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