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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
4
A lost item notice seeks the return of a Class of 01 pin from New Albany High School. Reward will be given to whoever returns the pin to this office.
Local notes report arrests and fines including John Maxey fined $9.80 for assault and battery and Benjamin Atkin facing a hearing for provoking. Other items cover bank dividend, church entertainments, cantatas, a Christmas program, and a fatal Big Four collision near Carthage with multiple injuries.
Officers including Frank H. Wells Janior War den Beauregard Callen and Roberts W. Morris were installed after an election with Right Eminent Sir Knight Charles Day presiding. County Recorder L. A Stoy attends Ireland property case in Boonville. Boston Conservatory pianist Tull Edward Brown performed at Second Baptist Church. Mrs Elizabeth Lark, longtime city resident and widow of George Lark, dies at 75 after a lingering illness. funeral arrangements pending.
Local notices list illnesses and visits among residents. James M. Lewis is very ill at 1722 East Spring Street. Myra McMurtrie and Myra Taley visit relatives and host guests. Mollie Sobarf entertains a Sunday school class at East Twelfth and Market. Lusada White visits her father A W White on Bank Street. Carl Crawford travels to Ladoga Indiana before returning to Columbia University. A Tri Kapps reception is planned at Miss Hettie Neat’s home on New Years afternoon. Frederick J Deibler visits relatives on East Ninth and Spring. Everett Ainley and family plan trips to St Louis and Chicago. Lucy Barlow leaves for Oklahoma to teach at Ponds Indian Reservation. Rupert Foster, student at Transylvania University and pastor at Mound Hill Christian Church, ill with diphtheria. Hoffman Foster dies last Saturday.
An advertisement-style note claims Dr. King's New Life Pills remove appendix fears and promise swift relief from constipation headaches biliousness and malaria. Available at Chas. D. Knoefel's drugstore.
New Albany Commercial Club members receive an invitation from Fred W. Keisker of the Lonteville club to attend a New Year’s reception next Friday from 11 to 12 at the Galt House. Mr J Cox of Crothereville to respond to the toast Neighbors, with a large Louisville delegation expected.
Mrs Carrie Peters wife of Robert Peters died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 4 at her Seeler Street home. She had been ailing for days but died after a fainting spell. Dr C O Funk acting coroner will return a finding of heart disease. She was forty, survived by her husband and four children, formerly of New Middletown Harrison County. The body will be taken there tomorrow for funeral services at the German Reformed church.
A Delta Tau Delta fraternity dance at Highland Country Club Silver Hills drew Purdue University chapter members and guests. Attendees included Aileen Weathers Ella Zinsmeister Mary Kirg Alma Reed and others with chaperones Mr and Mrs Stotsenburg Mr and Mrs Zieemeister Mr and Mrs Jowett and Mr and Mrs Embs.
In a close night of YMCA basketball the Keystones beat the High School 27 to 18 with most points in the final minutes. For Jeffersonville, Conner and Dowd led the High School while Herter and Hemmer paced the Keystones.
J. M. Mann brother of City Civil Engineer Samuel Mann and Edward H. Mann of the city, a noted college athlete, pitched the first documented no hit game in 1875 for Princeton against Yale. After Princeton, Mann's career shifted to New York business life. City Engineer Mann also attended Princeton and played ball in college.
Patrolmen Martin and Kelly fined 11 by City Judge Paria after a drank run in.
Indianapolis December 29 seven picked members of the senate will be selected this week by Republican leaders to hear contests filed by defeated Democratic candidates for state office. The committee will meet with Republican officials to form a slate, with leaders wary of any weak link. Democratic threats of militia and salary- withholding moves loom if Republicans lose contests. R F Shively and Judge Joe Shea anticipate gains while Major G W Menzies also seeks strong support from business interests along the Ohio River.
A brief exchange shows one tramp declaring vegetarians as decent people and another agreeing, noting a dog presence. The overheard street talk captures attitudes and social tensions in an urban setting.
A series of real estate transfers listing buyers and parcels with partial lot and plot references. Includes Claude Sittason to Sarah O Carter, Nannie M Hixeon to Frank Mayfield for 28 acres, and several others detailing lot numbers, plats, and monetary values.
A watch night service will be held from 9 to 12 o'clock next Thursday night at German M E Church with a program including a long service sermon prayer Bible study testimony and consecration led by local leaders and clergy. The event closes with New Year greetings at midnight.
The following letters remain unclaimed at the New Albany post office on Monday December 28 1908 including Archer Willis Blind Mrs Hattie Vincennes st No 604 Ohio st Hear Lee Fawcett Miss Bessie Harris A S Mikel Miss Fannie Jenkins R L Scott Mrs Mary No 1418 Kkio are Vandeleu Miss Minnie Knight Robert No 78 E Market st Lafollette Dr wf P Wolf Mrs E W Mitchell H R 'Thomas st No 11 17 O'Donohue Joba 2 Palestan When calling for above letters please say advertised
Practical tips cover window cleaning with whiting and alcohol, crack repair for floors using glue and shredded newspaper papier mache, furniture polish tips for mahogany, and quick methods to polish wood. Also includes guidance on choosing cork for bathrooms, essential bathroom supplies for injuries, simple candy making, and etiquette for declining invitations with proper note paper and envelopes.
On January 9 1909 at 10 pm the Board of Public Works of New Albany will hear remonstrances from property owners about assessments on East Elm Street from Jay Street to Silver Street The board will decide if real estate is benefited by the improvement and by how much Owners may attend in person or by representative to be heard by order of the Board of Works John Co Short City Clerk
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