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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
4
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s medicines as alcohol free with root extracts and glycerine. It claims the Golden Medical Discovery cleanses blood, aids digestion, and relieves catarrhal head and throat conditions. It warns against miracles and urges patient use for real benefits.
Zilpah Allen Edward Allen divorce on cruel treatment. James J Emery Rebecca Emery divorce on abandonment. Carrie A Reibel Joseph H Reibel divorce on failure to provide and abandonment. Julia L Bochart Michael Bochart divorce on failure to provide. Martha Ebringer sues Barab D McKean, $2,000 judgment with appeal noted. Louie Endris improves after injury at St Edwards hospital. Martha Snead damages $3,000 against traction company. new-trial motion filed. W E Cox renominated for Congress. T R Marshall governor candidate spoke. Kiel suit partition. Kiel, Sr awarded East Market property for $2,985. Stephen Day family repairing West Baden church steeple after lightning. Local testimonial on Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung disease. trial bottle offered.
At a Saturday public works meeting a petition from East Tenth Street property holders for a twenty six foot brick roadway with granitoid sidewalks was granted. Plans were assigned to City Engineer Mano for next meeting. A second petition for Fifteenth Street between Spring and Elm with granitoid sidewalks curb gutter and grass plat was also granted with plans to be prepared by City Engineer Mann. The board deferred action on painting city hall and reel house and delaying removing an arc light in the colored cemetery until the next meeting.
Three divorces were granted Saturday morning at the circuit court session. Charles Tufte won a decree with custody of the son awarded to Katherine Tufts and visitation monthly. Tufts pays costs with no alimony. Lulu G. Foreman obtained a divorce from William S. Foreman for habitual drunkenness. Clair Sommers was granted a divorce from William S. Sammers for abandonment and failure to provide, with custody of their two daughters.
Mrs Albert Overman of Salem visits relatives here. Miss Grace Scots traveled home from New York. Luther Kidwell and Mrs Sarah Gannon wed in Jeffersonville. William Schafer and Lydia Booth married at First Presbyterian manse. Alma Lotich and Bro Philip Loitch married in Uorydon and plan to move to North Vernon. Dr Charles Leuthart attends Indiana State Medical Association convention. Adolph Day returns from West Baden Springs with carpentry contracts. Emma Claycomb visits Elizabeth for heated term with daughter Mrs Thomas Burton. Mr and Mrs O L Balthis host Carrie Hammond from Marengo. Michael Back returns from Indianapolis with son Frank Beck benefiting from treatment. G E Loesch leaves Galena for Colorado to join husband practicing medicine.
A reader from LeRayavile New York claims a twenty year health cure after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad notes the salve heals piles boils burns wounds and cuts quickly and lists Chas. D. Knopfel's drug store as a retailer for 25 cents.
Old Officers Mr Car B H Castle and Miss Mildred B Jordan wed at the bride’s parents home 208 Beeler Street Silver Grove. Rev P L Sweaney of Advent Christian church officiated with Hazel Castle playing the wedding march. The couple, popular and employed with United Gas and Electric, will start housekeeping in a new home on the interurban line between Silver Grove and Jeffersonville. Attendants included Miss Hazella Harley and best man Will Lapp. Also present were numerous relatives. In other news the New Albany and Paoli Turnpike Company held its annual meeting with a re election of directors and officers led by N T DePauw as president and J H Fawcett as treasurer. Leyden, formerly superintendent, to retire but to remain as secretary for another year.
William Roose of this city is appointed traveling deputy fish and game warden by Z T Sweeney of the state commission. His territory covers southern counties, with headquarters here, and he will investigate violations of fish and game laws reported to Commissioner Sweeney. Roose knows local fishing spots and was formerly with the city engineering department.
The New Albany district Epworth League will meet at Jonnie DePauw Memorial Church next year with officers elected: Rev J W McFall Paoli President Madge Ealy New Albany First Vice President Mary Overton Pekin Second Vice President Mina Belle Jackson Campbellsburg Third Vice President Hattie Abbott Osceola Recording Secretary Pearl Cox Q Corresponding Secretary Grace Greenough Huntingburg Treasurer Samuel Jones New Albany Junior League Superintendent Mattie Martin Paoli. Also note a medical ad promoting Foley’s Kidney Cure by O D Knoefel.
Frank Silz, of this city, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary at Jefferson City Missouri for robbing William Gehlbach of 50 and a gold watch at Desoto about a year ago. He has already served eight months, so will serve two years and four months under Missouri law. Gehlbach and Silz went to Missouri for jobs in the Missouri Pacific shops at Desoto and lived together. Silz disappeared with the money and watch, returned later, and was arrested after a warrant from Missouri. He was convicted last Saturday following several continuances.
The Christian Women's Board of Missions held its annual June meeting at Salem last Tuesday with visitors, including Miss Nan Ashton Neat of this city, state superintendent of junior work. She spoke on training children in mission lines and praised Salem's junior society as the best in the district, noting its support of one missionary. The talk was well received and followed by social greetings.
Orecelina Van Caders, a resident of this city, was arrested last Sunday in Loninville on desertion from the U S Army. Enlisted in Savannah four years ago, he deserted months later and has lived here over a year. A Washington circular led officers to identify Van Oaders, spotted near a Third Street restaurant. He is 31 and formerly worked in pil car works at Jeffersonville.
A grand jury returned two indictments. One against Atreus Parker for stealing trading stamps from Chris Hoelm’s grocery at West First and Spring. Parker pleaded guilty, sentenced to Jeffersonville reformatory for one to eight years, disfranchised three years, fined 810. The second indictment remained sealed as the accused was not arrested. No indictments were returned in the alleged prize fight case in the east end barn.
Fragmented OCR lists multiple periodicals and brand mentions. Names include New Albany Weekly Tribune, The New York Tribune, American Buy, Youth, Physical Culture Magazine, and Dyersburg commentator W. R. Ward. Includes a user testimonial for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup claiming relief from chronic constipation.
W O Sweeney, contractor for West Main street improvement, says work will start next Monday after assembling material. Six barges of vitrified block arrive this week, ensuring no delays. Two blocks west of West Highth to Tenth streets with no tracks to be finished first. Main street cars will run to Firat Street during reconstruction. Eleventh street concreting to start today or tomorrow. grading done from Spring to Oak, materials on site for two squares, Oak to Auburton ready for concrete soon. Thomas Street sidewalks finished between Rear Market and Elm. macadam road from Market to Spring. Tenth Street residents petition for brick improvements. more cross streets may follow. Removal of trolley poles planned but not yet begun. hoped to improve appearance. An ad promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder troubles.
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