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Newspaper
New Castle Press
Location
New Castle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
5
W H Bloss of Union Traction inspected local track work and questioned route decisions. He noted the final route choice rests with higher authorities amid disputed local reports. Also listed are local residents and a brief wedding report for Will Goodrich and Louise Gordon.
A 50 year old man William Keesling is confined at his Cadiz residence after a knife wound through the right lung and multiple cuts to chest and arm from an encounter. The report notes the time for three heats as 25 and 25 cents.
A. Cravey of Barber Asphalt Co. selects a site on L. B. & W. property near a Standard Oil station to erect a portable plant with furnaces and mixers for asphalt street work. Construction starts Monday with graders within ten days. 130 tons of asphalt expected using 15 cars to transport from New York.
The town board met briefly last evening approving a cement walk on North 12th street at eleven and a half cents per foot to Dave Ehinan. Bob Otugetah was ordered to build sidewalks on both sides of South Eleventh Street where fills were made. George Strong will proceed with the long delayed well project, to be finished or abandoned. No action taken on asphalt or street car issues.
A west bound local freight derailed after an open switch near Middle town station Friday afternoon. The engine plowed through the switch, injuring the fireman who returned to Richmond for treatment. Eight cars were demolished. wreck crews righted the engine and will recover cars tomorrow. Main tracks remained open with only brief disruption.
The first electric interurban car reached a point near the Krell-French Piano works and moved along tested tracks of the Indiana & Eastern Electric railway. Workers laid road bed and wire along the Lewisville pike while progress continues toward a complete line within about ten days.
A man recounts a Chicago Pullman enticement in which he was swindled out of 530 dollars after a con artist befriended him in Iowa and then pressed for a large bill. The scam involved a supposed envelope with no cash and a plan to pull a larger deception in the Windy City. The victim, from Carolina, describes the chase for the conmen as the tale unfolds through Kokomo to Chicago.
A Friday morning blast at Shirley hit a heavy gas well owned by the Baker Brother Glass Company. Reported to be the heaviest in the area, the well gushed gas so forcefully it could not be packed and the pressure remained unknown. Local residents gathered to witness the roar, with excitement spreading through the gas field as hopes revive for regional reserves.
Mary O'Brien, about five or six hours from marriage, and Archibald wed after a court hearing. The pair, living with O'Brien's mother and supporting a fourteen month old child, were charged with running a house of ill fame and bound over to the circuit court. Proceeding followed a ceremony performed by Hon. John M. Morris after arrangements, with the bride to furnish bond before honeymoon.
James Ratliff of West Vine street shot and killed a valued bird dog owned by Ed Alexander after the animal attacked people and paralyzed its own throat and mouth. Eyewitnesses say the dog frothing at the mouth bit other dogs before it was dispatched to end its suffering. Sheriff Christopher was summoned by telephone but arrived after the incident.
The old structures on West Broad, once occupying the Andy Ward lots, move off as Ward intends to build a handsome business block on the vacated ground. A potential agreement with the K P building could speed completion, possibly placing a fine block opposite the county courthouse to enhance the surrounding area.
Sheriff and day clerk oversee a busy Sunday as Gaeata trains fill the town hotel. Mary and Mandy O'Brien, Raysville figures, are bound over for prostitution. Henry Perry faces drunkenness and alleged knife threat. A Neiin from Shirley and five others linked to a large drunken spree tied to local depredations and pending trials.
A reflective editorial argues that the world grows better overall despite sensational negative reporting. It praises honest individuals and church influence, warns against cynicism toward humanity, and asserts Christians share in the world’s improving progress and divine oversight. The piece emphasizes faith, virtue, and resilience amid obstacles.
A Saturday night gathering at a home drew several visitors and friends. Mrs Tillie Johnson hosted her sister Mrs Milton Darnell of Green Cantle Friday. Misses Group and Gladys Bell visited Indianapolis Greenfield and Weatland midweek. Quarterly meeting planned next weekend.
Plainfield visitors Linda Pearson and others travel through towns for family connections. Hagerstown resident Lew Taylor spent time with H D Taylor while Kennard hosts William Mott and wife. Richmond’s Rachel Hodgins visits J P Ratclitt. Spiceland resident Mrs Charles B Harvey attends Peter Shaffer funeral in Michigan. Attendees include Mrs Allie Higman and Tani Higman of Muncie and Oliver Shaffer and wife from Mooreland. Mundee family relocates near Kennard. Centinued on page eight.
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