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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
4
Local notices report insurance inquiries and farm hunting in Crawfordsville and Bridgeport. A Ladoga move precedes a house swap while a big premium list for Jamestown horse show on May 6 signals town pride. Committees push a May 13 pole project plus Eastern Star and church events as Jamestown plans entertainments for visitors. The Jamestown band gains support for open air concerts each Saturday.
Kessler, Kessler and Davidson boast the best spring millinery trade in years and note ongoing growth. They credit skilled staff and fair prices. Meanwhile the A Lebanon shoe firm’s circulars misstate Jamestown dealers’ prices, contrasting footwear pricing with Indianapolis leaders. Jamestown sellers reportedly offer $3 shoes that Indiana firms price at $4 or $5.
John Whiteman bought a new wheel last week Simon Canada sold his mare to Jas Baker Monday Wm Dean has added a handsome addition to his house Ww Beck cuts bolts for Wm Epperson near Ladoga Misses Blanche and Myrtle Servies visiting John Servies Mat Young went to Lebanon to work for Buck Smith Henry Frazier builds a barn for Milford Coons near Dover Canada has a well driven on his property south part of town Wm Whiteman drilled a well for Mr Miller northeast of New Ross last week James Sullivan bought a barn from Ben Thompson and moved it onto his lot Geo McDaniel moved his old house while planning a new one Rev Higgins of Lebanon declines fifth Sunday preaching due to time constraints The band ordered new uniforms and will soon be among the best looking groups.
The column mixes community notes from Whitesville and nearby areas about farm work local visits and social events. It discusses farming tasks horse shows ticket voting advice and a civic tone urging voters to select capable town leaders based on merit rather than party affiliation.
Local agreement moves Shilo church to a new site with rapid arrangements under way. Mabel Allen’s school closed Saturday as friends gathered at John Servies’ for a evening of innocent amusements.
The piece urges Jamestown property owners and interested residents to consider the men chosen to manage the town finances, highlighting the impact of leadership on local welfare and fiscal health.
Col and Mrs Long were returning from Lebanon when a frightened horse pulled the buggy loose after a line broke. Mrs Long suffered a fractured lower right leg and knee tendon damage with head cuts but is resting at home in Jamestown. Mrs Smith was severely hurt in the prior day’s incident. James McLean and Will Crosby witnessed the mishap.
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