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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
4
Township trustee Kraft will open bids for township physician services tomorrow. Elizabeth Bailey dies. Charles Bailey named administrator. Rev. A R Beach hosts a church reception. Divorces, marriages, and estate actions populate the day with several court and community notes. The opera house rink reopens with skaters. Barnett moves to Shelbyville rink as manager.
Eva Gorsuch, longtime city resident, died this afternoon at 1 45 at the home of Mrs. Margaret Alexander 315 East Main Street after a year of failing health. A Lebanon Qobio native and daughter of the late Dr J J Alexander she was 74. She leaves two daughters and was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held next Thursday at 2 o'clock from Mrs Alexander's home.
George J Goodbub 27, a Boise Traction Company employee and resident of 220 State Street, died suddenly in Boise Idaho. He was a member of Scottish Rites Masons DePauw Lodge Esk and other orders and left Louisville after working with Harry J Dalton. Funeral services will be under Masonic and Elk auspices with body likely arriving Friday or Saturday.
Corydon resident Thomas J. Wilson will address the Lincoln League at 210 Pearl Street next Friday night offering remarks for first voters. William J Bryan may speak Tuesday night in Louisville as Democratic leaders seek to rally the party ahead of Bryan’s possible Midwest appearance. Taft plans a three day Indiana tour October 22 to 24 visiting Cincinnati, Evansville, and other cities by a special train as organizers push for a stop in the city.
Local office advertises old papers for sale at 10 cents per 100. The offer invites readers to place orders at the office for bulk quantities and historical clippings.
John H. Weathers has been appointed Republican election commissioner by Quanty Clerk W. F. Raoff on recommendation of County Chairman M. B Thurman. Levi H. Scott is named Democratic commissioner with recommendations from Chairman John J. Lyone Mesera. Ronoff will join as County Clerk to form the election board.
The Republican slate pursues a calm canvass amid rising taxes and a sealed county books controversy. Nominees Oscar Deshler Watter Millican Fred Jackson Albert Sigmon Louis Sheer Harry Draper John Edmondson William Morton Thomas Love John A Hinds Jesse Nickel Nehemiah Bowman seek offices from sheriff to trustee across townships with focus on economical county government and local options.
Indianapolis October 13 Republican state and executive committees and state ticket nominees meet to set policy for the remainder of the campaign. James E Watson campaigns among laborers at Haughville praising the party. Taft itinerary and Liverpool official John L Griffiths tour Indiana. Anti-Saloon League urges restraint on local option votes while campaign runs. Brewers push repeal by bill postering. Fried oyster offer ends with Page’s drink special.
The Stratton farm on river road near New Albany township is partitioned among heirs by commissioner report approved by Judge Utz. Commissioners Robert A. Kelly William R. Atkins and John M. Baylor allocated five parcels to Harry Brincoe Evalyn Alexander Virgie Wright Lydia Herndon and Sallie E Chapman with varying acreages. Some heirs reside in Louisville.
Mrs. Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr King’s New Life Purge as a family laxative because it works without fuss. The purifiers are sold at Chas D Enoefel’s drug store for 2 cents.
Mrs William Sharp and family move back to this city from Harrison county Emile Matthew of Dayton Ohio visits Mr and Mrs C Brown Pearetreet Mr Jesse Barrett of Birmingham Ala visits his mother Mrs Anna Barrett 416 Vincennes Harvey S Wright of Fort Worth Tex visits cousins WV P Doweman and Simon Fess and families Mrs Rudolph Meuter of Birmingham Ala visits sisters Mrs P OC Brown and the Missen Bracher Vincennes Street Dr Bert Findley wife and daughter of Dolison Ill in city today they left for Palmyra to visit Findleys parents A daughter born to Mr and Mrs George Wertz at Logansport Ind Sunday morning Mrs Wertz formerly Lilly Dunlap R W Waite secretary of public utilities companies visits with his parents at Bada Ill Mrs Waite and son return from two weeks visit Mrs Louie Edwards and son go to Madison to visit relatives then Fredonia Kan where Mr Edwards employed in a glass factory Wa A Greene and wife visit from Soldier s Home Lafayette MR W H Schlosser departs for Muncie as delegate from Pankeshaw Chapter DAR to annual state meeting Daughter accompanied to Franklin Mrs Mary Best mother of Mayor Jacob Best is 81 today honored at family dinner at 514 East Market St Mr Best widower of Nicholas Best last survivor of 13 children Her mother died at 91 Mrs W M Whiteett and Mrs Frank Orman seek visit Danville Ill for annual Gen Church mission meeting officers of New Albany district Mew Albany district missionary society Trinity M E Church to attend.
Aloonz Plummer of Georgetown sues George R. Fox for 1000 dollars claiming his clothes were set on fire while he slept at Fox's home on August 23 1908. Plummer alleges Fox saturated his clothing with inflammable liquid and maliciously set it ablaze burning his right leg and causing pain and distress. Attorneys Paria and Treaty represent the plaintiff.
The record lists multiple property transactions including Anna A Gebbart to Daniel Shrader for 25 feet of lot 37 on Culberte Avenue, Keithley to Archie G Uz for lot 7 in plat 404, Florence G Jones to Melissa Jones for 40 acres in section 29 26, Melisea Jones back to Florence G Jones for 24 acres in section 32 2 6, Elizabeth Loertz to George Lopp on a Salem tract, a commissioner sale of Frank J Losson et al. to Hattie Graham for lot 14 in Weer Main plat C15 1 700, John Purtell commissioner to Charles Molle for part of 153 6 3 500, and Susan Troncin to Lacy Sher for east 27 feet of lot 9 East Market street plat 258 700 00 totaling 6 953 00.
Charles LaForce, arrested by Patrolmen Martic and Haley on intoxication charges, was fined 21 by City Judge Paris. Becklen's Arnica Salve, praised for sore feet burns and other abrasions, is advertised with claims of healing and piles and sold at Uber D Kopefel's drug store for 25 cents.
A Royal College of Surgeons exhibit details 6000 years of health in the Nile valley from prehistoric to early Christian times. Captain H G Lyons led excavations across 57 cemeteries near the Ko Konsou frontier. Artifacts include preserved abdominal organs suggesting appendicitis, early gout lesions, and splints on a young woman's forearms, similar to modern use.
The Republican county central committee has opened headquarters at 131 East Spring Street in the opera house block. It will be open daily and in the evenings throughout the campaign. Voters are invited to visit at any time.
Notice to subscribers of the New Albany Tribune about irregular delivery. Readers are asked to report missed or late papers to the Tribune Company using both Cumberland phones. Home 235.
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