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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
1
The Mrail announces weekly Friday publication with second class post at James town Indiana. Subscriptions require cash in advance with no credit. Rates list one year, six months, and per-week options, and the paper stops promptly when paid time expires.
A collage of advertisements and local notices showcases shops in Jamestown and surrounding areas selling glassware, textiles, carpets, rubber goods, gloves, shoes, and dress goods. It notes promotions at N Y store, Hook Bros, Henkel Bros, Kessler & Kessler, Keasler & Kessler, and Camplin's, plus a restaurant, a mill, and a grocery vendor. Obvious personal mentions include Houk Bros and Jamestown Roller Mills with names like Dr. Greene and Harve Steele. Local updates include residents and visitors, school beginners, and excursion rates to Veedersburg.
Local columns report a busy week with visitors from Indianapolis and Nebraska. The new school building was dedicated with music and speeches, enrollment exceeding one hundred, and plans for a 50 cent yearly paper rate through Tuesday. Citizens warn against Halloween property damage and promote harmless masked festivities in nearby towns.
Indiana notices show travel discounts for grand lodge Odd Fellows on Nov 20 21 with local lodge secretary certificate. Indiana state YMCA convention permits first class round trip fare for Nov 23 24 25 return by Nov 27. additional clippings discuss talebearers slander and local street improvement rumors. Danville Republican notes Red Men rule excluding whisky dealers and a five cent per member orphan fund proposal totaling about 1050 annually.
An ad promotes a mantled folding bed that is compact when closed and full sized when open. It features a fancy rocking chair with embossed seat, a well finished bedroom suit with swinging mirror and gilded pulls, and an elegant desk and bookcase with plate mirror for added room tone.
The display will feature top factory ideas, correct fashions, and an unequaled assortment with moderate prices. The store pledges no misrepresentation of any merchandise and aims to attract ladies seeking proper and exclusive furnishings.
Waynetown hosts a hay seed carnival on Thursday November 9 described by the Despatch as immense. The event is touted as a day for hayseed enjoyment with many participants expected to attend. Thorntown saloon-keepers Dick Bush and Wm Sipes were arrested for selling liquor on Sunday and pleaded guilty.
The column lists numerous residents and visitors including Lark Sandlin, A H Yager, Charles McClaine and wife, Madison Erskine, Dr. Shields, J W Ross, Myrtle Knoy, W M Wendel, Dean & Weldon, Tim Smith, Mrs Sterman, Allie Ray, Ora Bearer, Carrie Parr, B Sefton, James Gordon and wife, Jennie Wilhite, N W Wall, Prof Servies, Mabel Tacks, Nettie Dean, Epperson, and local teens at a pre social at the Ballard boulevard event last Friday evening. It notes travels to Indianapolis, Chicago, and visits across Montgomery Carroll Hendricks counties and nearby areas.
A series of meetings began at the Christian church in Dover Tuesday evening. Mr Huber Woods and Miss Pearl Heatherington near Max were quietly married at the bride's home Sunday evening. John Epperson will move into the Don McClaine property once finished and John Caldwell will occupy the Ross property vacated by Epperson. Caldwell and Danewood bought the Golladay barn, plan moving it to the south side, add an extension, and run a livery stable. M E Jackson and J S Weldon attended the I O R grand council in Indianapolis as Nipmuck tribe representatives. Miss Carrie Ross represented the D of R council.
Orth Corn is thriving as J C Bowman recovers from illness while Dr A L Loop visited home folks Sunday. May Beck remains ill as consumption threatens a young life. Uncle John Spohr touts a new well and its dry-pump potential.
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