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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1909

Page

5

Warrick county option election and local events reported

Boonville to host a horse show June 30. Warrick county to hold a county option election Thursday of next week. Ben Hur memorial sermon by Rev. E H Boldrey next Sunday. Dubois county council allocates 75000 for a new court house. Evansville Elks attend state convention. Seal Backs of Evansville to visit for a game against the local team next Sunday. Notable dinners honor Mrs Cordelia Houghland and Miss Jennie Houghland. Hydrant rules prohibit neighbors from taking water. Rockport beats Tell City Grays five to one in season opener. United Brethren young peoples convention at Oakland City. Marble work for Mrs John Engle featuring a traction engine motif. Gratitude expressed for clergy and choirs aiding the Dale St Josephs church cornerstone ceremony.

Ben Wulf Huff Harrison Township Gilbert Egbert Lincoln City Court House Fred Lashbrook Owensboro Lucy Courcier Boonville Cecelia Franchville Nellie Ince Akin Ill Ethel Haines Dayton W. G. Farnum West Va Maria Crooks Wm. VV. Hesson Jackson Township Lowenstein Evansville Pauline Kluga Mt. Vernon J. G. Baum Bona Schoenfeld Houston Texas Fannie Baggett Reed’s Station By. A. T. Kirk Robert Titus Bridge Contractors Grandview Commissioner’s Court R. R. Persinger W. T. Chinn J. J. Brown Louisville

Real estate loans and local trades advertise in Rockport

Local notices promote money to loan on first class real estate and farm loans from Crowder Richards and J. A. Sargent. Listings advertise high grade hose meat and fertilizer from regional suppliers, fencing posts from Dr. J. C. Glackman, buggy inventories, canned goods stock, and various goods from Laird Mohr Mam moth Grocery. Also promoted are Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cures and medical ads from Sargent and Buffalo hotel.

R. E. Roberts Atty

Easy money at home correspondence ad promises no experience

Empire Press Syndicate offers at home newspaper correspondence with no experience required. Send stamp for particulars. The note also includes a bridal reference and a product claim about Rocky Mountain Tea.

Empire Press Syndicate Middleport N. Y

Memorial service set at M. E. church Sunday

Members of the Rockport court of Ben Hur are to meet Sunday morning June 13 in the court room and proceed in a body to the M. E. church where Rev. E. H. Boldrey will deliver the memorial address. All visiting members and the public are invited. For sale 120 acres in Grass township with 80 acres cleared and 40 in timber. House, barn, orchard, spring, and water. inquire L. N. Savage.

Rockport Court of Ben-Hur M. E. Church E. H. Boldrey Grass Township School House Chrisney Rockhill Willsell L. N. Savage

Local residents visit city on business and family

S. L. Logsdon of Hatfield and others from Hatfield St. Meinrad Chrisney Tell City Huff Evansville Boonville and more were in the city on business or visiting. Notables include Editor O. S. Brooner and Hon. Philip Zoercher plus dozens of residents from Hammond West Virginia Kentucky and Florida. Many attended court or dined with relatives during the week.

S. L. Logsdon Hatfield John H. Hubers St. Meinrad O. S. Brooner the Dale Reporter B. J. Wade Chrisney Philip Zoercher Tell City

Clergy Schedule and Community Notices

Rev. G N Wall will fill regular appointments next Sunday and preach at Silverdale at 3 in the afternoon. Ice Cream social on the Catholic church lawn Tuesday evening June 17 for the church. Public invited. United Brethren churches schedule Mt Zion 10 30 am Union 3 pm and Rockport 7 30 pm next Sunday. Trinity Lutheran holds a business meeting at 7 pm next Sunday. all members invited.

G. N. Wall Presbyterian Church Silverdale United Brethren Church Mt. Zion Union Rockport Trinity Lutheran Church

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