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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
7
Timetabled service shows No 28 departs daily with through coaches to Indianapolis. Stephen Ridlern, agent, notes 10 and 12 carry through arrivals and departures to the city.
Local brief lists residents visiting relatives in Fort Wayne Terre Haute Petersburg and Petersburg while others travel to Bloomington Madison and Louisville. A Mitchell city school board election names a new member. Sherman Bosley and Mattie E Danner marry at a relative's home with local officials issuing licenses to Ralph Shirley Lela Trinkle Fred Cox Hazel Cox William Shaw Dessie Sorrels and William Sherman Bosley Mattie E Danner.
Classified note offers two lots in a high school addition for sale at 50 dollars for both. Lot 18 and Lot 14 in Block C are described with rough dimensions and the price. Clyde McCarthy is listed in the item.
Paoli residents backed a Red Cross membership push aiming at 590 members for the Orange County division. County Chairman John T. Stout allocated 8000 dollars to four areas including Paoli, which exceeded its target as locals pledged full support. The drive supports the national War Fund and aid for soldiers, with Paoli’s effort praised as highly successful.
B. V. Rhodes offers baled straw for sale. Contact details not fully readable in the clipping. Potential buyers are advised to inquire locally for exact weights and price.
Weack recep of a letter notes George Good house and rental at the Holscaw place West 8th and Campbell streets. George retired as Mills County Treasurer after three terms and bought an interest in Mineola State Bank where he will be business manager. Floods damage crops in the area.
Tomorrow registration starts at the Paoli Courthouse to register all county voters for the September Constitutional Convention election. In person or by mail blanks, with books open through August 20, except Sundays, and all must register to be eligible to vote.
The town board passes a measure requiring drivers to muffle street machines amid weeks of noise complaints. Residents report Ford vehicles causing louder disturbance than a battery of machine guns as Corydon acts.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for croup whooping cough and childrens diseases. It claims the syrup loosens mucus so breathing becomes easier and soothes irritated membranes. Pleasant to take and available at drug stores.
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