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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
4
Notice notes a lost umbrella on an eastbound State and Vincennes Street car en route to the depot at 1 30 Friday afternoon. A reward is offered from 908 East Elm Street. Also for sale an oak dresser, wash stand, and white iron bed at 602 Culbertson Avenue.
8 Borden of Hartford City, great commander of the Maccabees of Indiana, died yesterday aged 45. The report lists numerous local items including court cases, church activities, school events, and community notices from New Albany and nearby towns. The narrative notes a damage suit against American Car and Foundry Co. being given to the jury at noon.
Market Street resident dies at St. Edward’s Hospital after Sunday appendicitis surgery. Funeral set for Thursday at 9 a m from St Mary’s Catholic church. New Albany Chapter 17 Royal Arch Masons elected officers for the year led by High Priest Frank A Wells and George A Newhouse in various posts. Refreshments followed the election. Local court and county notices include divorce cross complaint by Warren Q O Brod against Anna D Brod, and county contracts for county officers and services. New Albany Lodge 1221 Knights of Columbus elected officers with George A Walter as Grand Knight and other posts filled.
Dr and Mrs John D Wolfe of St Louis returned home after visiting relatives here. Mrs Mary M Stoy of this city leaves for Locust Point to spend winter with daughter Mrs John W Trinkle. Mayor Jacob Best journeys to Washington for the fifth apenal rivers and harbors congress. Mr and Mrs Jesse K R Bauer and child return to Denver after a visit here. Dr H J Needham and John Ritter return from Locust Point visiting John W Trickle. Capt John D Mitchell and Capt E T Slider depart for Washington for the river and harbors congress fifth annual meeting. Miss Sella Scott, ill months, has recovered enough to move from Mrs A P Atkins to her mother Mrs Dorcas Scott near Scottsville.
Adam Heimberger extends an invitation to J Barrett director general of the International Bureau of Republics to visit local manufacturers and promote thinvity sales in South American markets. Barrett will speak at next Thursday night’s Advertisers’ Club banquet at Saalbach with attendees from New Albany.
An ad hoc committee reported against levying a 35 cent per $100 tax to cover delinquent public utilities bills. The council adopted appropriations of 5000 to both the water and gas electric companies and ratified street and utility actions. Officials noted bond debt maturity and urged better accounting for street and curb expenditures.
Fiorece Waybrick received a substantial judgment in a Richmond Virginia court after more than ten years of litigation. The case involved claims tied to lead investigations across Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky valued at 2.5 million dollars. The suit originated before Mrs Maybrick's release from prison and recalls her childhood residence in New Albany on West Third Street and at the Jarael House on Main Street.
Oscar Doeckens of Louisville was caught by Samuel Condra and William McMahel while taking three rags from the Condra porch on Olden street. Doeckens admitted the theft, pled guilty in circuit court, and received one to three years in Jeffersonville reformatory, a $50 fine, and three years disfranchisement.
Monday December 7 1908 notice shows names including Mrs George Crawford James W Cure Mrs Annie Grover Erwin J Ferbe Mary J Hamlin Pat care Johnie E Smith and others. It instructs patrons to call for advertised letters at the New Albany post office.
An alarming claim describes the routine removal of the appendix by a surgeon using Dr. King s New Life Pills. The ad asserts pills work quietly and promise relief from constipation headache biliousness and malaria with a sale at Chas D Knoefel s drug store and physician affidavits for sale.
The Anti-Saloon League drives county local option votes across Indiana within thirty days. Wabash counts 2448 signatures for December 29 election while Whitley Pike and Richmond contemplate votes amid clashes of ministers and saloon interests. Bartholomew and Vanderburgh see petitions as Moore remonstrance law and local option debates unfold. Dr Hurty promotes schoolhouse sanitary standards to curb disease. Democratic lawmakers plan a Dec 15 meeting at Denison hotel to navigate patronage and Senate power shifts.
The first seat of the county local option law will be decided on December 29 with elections in Wabash and Lawrence counties. Petitions were filed with county commissioners and special elections ordered, while brewing interests seek to block the vote by injunction amid expected countywide disputes.
Two lectures by Prof. O B Mofani are scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday mornings at 8 30. Rev Frank Orman Beck will discuss Italian Peasant Life and Rev Dr T S Cleland Naples and the Environs. All three talks are open to the public and school patrons are invited.
At the New Albany Presbytery meeting at Second Presbyterian Church, Rev AF Souder and Rev J Simmons joined from Indianapolis Presbytery and Rev A F Davis was dismissed to Whitewater Presbytery. Souder heads to Madison and Simmons to Vevay. The session adjourned early to allow visiting ministers to catch evening trains. a public meeting was canceled. Rev E F McGarrab and Rev A Dixon of New York Home Missions spoke to the body.
The Keysteres fell 26 to 14 to Louisville M C A in a tight league match with Sigmourne judge and Gardner leading for the Manual team. Earlier Expinos beat Business College 20 to 10 in a preliminary pairing.
A discussion on prussic acid and other poisons notes instant death from inhalation or small ingested amounts. An acid factory accident left four men dead hours after selfless fire fighting. A joke about Miss Cornerox and a duke ends with a tax duplicate misunderstanding.
Notice to subscribers of the New Albany Tribune asking regular readers to inform the Tribune Company of delivery issues. Includes a contact instruction for notifying via phone and references an address or code line for assistance.
The Board of Public Works of New Albany will hear remonstrances December lth at 1 am regarding assessments on East Tenth Street improvements. Property owners may attend, with questions on benefits and amounts, as listed on the preliminary assessment roll at the board office.
William Smith of 165 Pope Street Louisville was arrested by Patrolman Klinesiiver on a deputy revenue order for selling oleomargarine without payment of the special tax. About 125 pounds were seized as he peddled from house to house and store to store. He faces a hearing next Tuesday before U S Commissioner Cardwill and may be released on bond today.
Leo F. Zelinaki of 68 Gibeon 8 St. Baffelo NY reports curing a severe cold sore with Bucklen's Arica Salve. He applied the salve once daily for two days and the sore disappeared. Sold under guarantee at Chas. D. Knopfel's drug store Me.
City of New Adbatiy issues public notice detailing assessment procedures for property within the district. It lists taxpayer obligations, dates, and locations tied to the street names and parcels affected. The notice explains how assessments will be conducted and where to view maps and related documents.
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