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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
6
Christopher Kent courts Eleanor Ames and her mother Mrs. Ames during a two month mountain trek in a red cart. After defending them from rough miners and earning their trust, Kent plans marriage after rescuing them to a valley church, sealing a romance in a Arcady atmosphere.
The trustee of Harrison Township, Joseph F. Veai, will be at his residence near St Meinrad every Saturday except the last of each month when he will be in St Meinrad. He will also conduct township business on days not spent on the road.
The Luce township trustee F. W. Dodd will be at the BIA office in Richland on Mondays and Saturdays and at Eureka on Wednesdays to conduct township business. He may also handle township matters on other days when not traveling.
The Rockport Common Council in Spencer County Indiana announces an assessment roll for public improvements approved November 2 1908. Remonstrances will be heard December 7 1908 to decide if lands receive benefits or differences from the stated amounts. The roll with owners and parcel descriptions is on file at the Clerk’s office. Attest Robert Atkinson Clerk John H. Walker Mayor etc councilmen
The Rockport Common Council invites sealed bids on December 1908 at 10:00 a.m. for construction of concrete sidewalks under improvement resolution No. 6. Attest Robert Atkinson, City Clerk.
The St Meinrad Board of Finance in Spencer County Indiana invites written proposals from banks and trust companies to receive a maximum sum of public funds on deposit. Proposals due Dec 31 1908 between 7 and 8 pm at the school building and town office. Funds come from the Board of Trustees and local authorities with bonds required. Evansville Railways ad follows with schedule and contact details.
The notice lists train numbers and daily departure times from Rockport with Sunday variation for No 45 and 47. It notes arrivals, direct connections to Lincoln City Louisville and east to Huntingburg, and west to St Louis with H Helmbeck as local ticket agent. It also mentions bond security notes from the St Meinrad town board with George Bacher and John M Trotter.
Spencer County Indiana will hold a special session at the auditor's office on Tuesday December 29 1908 at 10 o clock a m for additional appropriations. John T White Auditor Spencer County. Sealed bids due January 9 1909 for county poor asylum supplies dry goods clothing groceries and hardware. Bids due January 4 1909 for books blanks stationery for 1909. John T White Auditor Spencer County.
Roger Minot Sherman quipped during a famous case that his opponent could not prove his point. The rival, wielding a sharp knife, split a hair from his beard and showed it, prompting laughter until Sherman clarified I said a hair sir not a bristle.
A clerk complained that police carbines often misfired saying the guns refuse to give explosive sound when fired toward the sky. The remark reflects on firearm reliability and language used in press commentary from the London Saturday Review.
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