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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement touts a glyceric extract herbal remedy claimed to cure indigestion stomach dyspepsia and biliousness with no narcotics or alcohol. It cites medical authorities and promises safety reliability and a complimentary booklet by mail through a Pierce Buffalo address.
The Doctor owned by Councilman George Strack finished third in a Rockport fair free for all pace. Sarah O Hinds and George W Hind transferred 170 acres in Wood township Clark county to Isaac Porter for 2000. Alfred Benner may relocate after his Hopkinsville property was torched by night riders. Squirrels abound in Floyd county woods as hunting continues. Corn prospects look bright across southern Indiana with timely rains and scarce drought damage. Rev J Holmes to preach at Wear Street Shelbyville during the Methodist conference on September 20. Detroit capitalists study Portland cement prospects at Marengo with possible plant expansion if favorable. Lee Raverty sues Lucy Raverty for divorce. married May 4 1893 and separated a month later per complaint. Margaret Merker of Louisville remodels East Third Main block into a two story apartment. Wilder brigade veterans plan a reunion at Lafayette September 17 18 19 marking Chickamauga anniversary. Marengo academy alumni set reunion September 4 at fairgrounds. octogenarian preceptor praised. Parole denials include Willian McRae from the city reform school case. defendant in reformatory for theft. Sunday Atkins Chapel Lafayette township ten miles north of the city dedicated with Rev J P Roberts Indianapolis and pastor J M Osborne officiating.
A county Democratic central committee meeting in the circuit court room drew many leaders including Mark Storen and W E Cox. The session closed a series of bounty meetings Storen conducted across counties.
Chester Grosheider son of Mr and Mrs G W Grosheider died Saturday at 13 East Oak street from tuberculosis He had spent years in Colorado for health and returned home last spring He was 28 or 29 years old and a New Albany Lodge of Elks member The funeral was held Monday from his parents home under Elks direction with Rev E T Poulson officiating Burial was in Fairview cemetery He leaves five brothers and sisters Neal and George Grosheider Jr El Paso Arthur Grosheider Denver R Lee Grosheider Robin Grosheider Mrs Keane Wells and Miss Berths Grosheider The notice ends with an unrelated kidney remedy advertisement by O D Knoefel.
Joabua Gray of Princeton Indiana faced a preliminary hearing August 20 before US Commissioner Cardwill on bootlegging charges tied to a soldiers reunion at English. Evidence failed to convict. Gray denied guilt and named a different suspect, while confirming a plan to testify in a related state case for selling liquor without a license.
The Bethel Baptist Association met at the Baptist Tabernacle and elected Rev Raleigh Smith moderator replacing four year service by Rev K T Poulaen. James V Biggert was named clerk and E G Saunders treasurer. The session featured addresses on foreign missions and Christian stewardship and adjourned after a closing sermon by Rev W D Powell.
The assignment lists high school and grammar school faculties for New Albany public schools. Names cover departments including drawing music and physical culture across multiple schools such as Eleventh Street Vincennes Street West Spring Street and Scribner High School with numerous instructors named. Also mentions Foley's Kidney Remedy claim.
At the Saturday board of public works meeting resolutions were adopted to issue bonds for East Main Street improvements and to permit the street railway to pay an 8000 assessment in ten yearly installments. The final assessment roll for East Eleventh Street from Spring to Culbertson was adopted with a September 21 deadline to pay cash or file a waiver for the ten year plan. Suggestions to narrow roadways on Fifteenth and Elm streets were discussed to cut costs, with the Elm Streetwide proposal for a thirty foot roadway and grass plats. The Pennsylvania Company was ordered to plank its crossing at Thirteenth and Dewey streets.
Floyd County Indiana Commissioners invite bids for Pittsburg Cval for the court house jail and poor asylum for the coming year with a deadline of 12 oclock noon September 7 1908. The auditor Julius T Milner notes the right to reject all bids. An August 13 1908 notice. Electric Bitters praised by Frank Conlan of New York as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues lame back and weak kidneys sold by Chas D. Anos at fele drug store in 500 units.
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