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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
8
Mrs. W. T. Burns fought a weasel Wednesday afternoon at her home when the animal bit her ankle as she tried to take a chicken. She killed the weasel, and the wound is not serious as she recovers nicely.
Clay City reports August Frey and family visiting Tell City relatives while Mrs. Schmeck and daughter Nellie visited Newtonville neighbors. Christine Bradman shows slow improvement as she recovers from illness. William Frank of Centerville stayed with Christine Brockman and friends Grace Brinkman Mabel Wetzel and Alfred during last week.
Rain and warmer weather lift spirits in Buffaloville as corn planting nears midway completion. Plans for stock peas and a large acreage follow, with community activity centered on memorial services and family visits. Miss Effie Porter and Rosco visited Boonville for business. Rev. Enos Kerr led Sunday memorial in town.
Miss Opal Tennyson of this city was the guest last weekend of Miss Edna McCoy in Richland. The visit highlighted social circles and hometown ties during a private weekend gathering.
Thousands of Sunday School workers from every Indiana county and Protestant denominations will attend a two day educational conference in Indianapolis June 19 20 21 under the Indiana Sunday School Council of Religious Education.
The piece argues price increases hurt consumers and pad profits for profiteers while producers get less for cattle and farm goods. It cites beef and potatoes rising in several cities, noting potato prices to consumers far above farm receipts and questioning government explanations.
Rev W W Moore pastors tent services at Main and Sixth with Sunday worship at 10 90 a m C E U at 6 30 p m and preaching at 7 30 Evangelist Barlst leads Preaching at Union at 9780 and Mt Zion to 10 30 Sunday school at all locations Next Sunday 2 30 pm women's meeting in the tent Rev Emma Himmelheber in charge At the same time Evangelist Earls of Nashville Tenn will speak on the Perils of America at a men’s meeting at the assembly rooms of the courthouse
Sunday school starts at 9 20. Bible class at 6 30. Preaching at 7 30. Former Rockport resident Ralph J Karney of Evansville will fill the pulpit in Rev Polson's absence. You will enjoy the messages. Welcome to all.
News from the Democrat highlights naval action near Santiago as Schley’s fleet bombards fortifications and Haitians report Havana starving conditions. Memorial by H J Talbott at the courthouse in Odessa. Obits for Branch in String Town and Mrs Emma Jones in Eureka. Deaths of J W Feighan in Spokane and a naval encounter description from Zenas Ashtock aboard Machias near Carde nas. New stores and township land listings from Ohio 1928. Fifteen years ago notes from June 5 1908 include a wedding of William F Stein and Anna Maas and a Europe tour contest winner Helen Barnett plus a medical operation and tax totals.
The Trustee and Advisory Board of Ohio Township will conduct a public auction selling the property for not less than two thirds of its appraised value. Auction proceeds will support township affairs and future projects as authorized by the board.
A Rockport fabric listing offers an extra large variety of colors and checks. Width is 32 inches and price is 50 cents to 63.5 cents per yard.
Show host Bitetsen Shrew Doat Gold en Rod promotes a big dramatic play Won by Radio plus five acts of vaudeville aboard the peoples’ favorite show boat. The Emerson boat is also in Rockport for comparison.
George H. Thompson trustee of Luce School Township will sell at public auction on June 16 1923 at 2 pm at the Eureka Indiana post office the described real estate in Spencer County Indiana including a specific quarter section lot with appurtenances. The land will not be sold for less than two thirds of its assessed value.
H. D. Jackson, John Keiler and Alex Dewitt were in Louisville Monday and returned home with two Ford coupes and a sedan for the local Ford agency.
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