Spring Opening Sale Notice by The Jeweler and Optician
J. K. Hastings announces a special sale opening Saturday April 6. See notice elsewhere in this paper for details.
05 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
1
J. K. Hastings announces a special sale opening Saturday April 6. See notice elsewhere in this paper for details.
The Monday board session saw the alley between Second and Third streets west of California finally settled with a boundary to be surveyed next week. Viewers will assess benefits and damages. A single petition for cement walks on Seventh Street between Main and California was tabled.
Nolan and Slattery of Crawfordsville were awarded the contract Saturday night for the improvement of Park Avenue and Seventh Street. The firm also built Main Street last year and holds the Georgia Street contract. Four bids were submitted with minor manhole and inlet charges. Remaining bids include Vickery, Finley, and Kirkpatrick with figures for brick, walk, curb, and sewer components.
Dr. John Eberwein of Sherman is appointed as one of three internes at Deaconess Hospital in Indianapolis. He hails from Sherman Ind and is a Central Normal School and Central College of Physicians and Surgeons alumnus, active in Phi Rho Sigma and Sydenham Society, and served as Eastman Sanitarium assistant. He also edits the Debris for Purdue seniors.
Obituaries Amber Bowmann Arcadia telephone line man dies from interurban crash and body sent to Monroeville. Rev Nathan H Clark longtime Westfield Friends church minister buried at Westfield aged 81. Dougal Hinshaw Sheridan baseball player marries Ruby M Smith Westfield. live on a farm north of Westfield. Caswell Haskett dies near Hortonville longtime G A R member and A A Haskett brother of ex county treasurer. funeral at Sheridan M E church with Crown View cemetery interment. Temperance sign near Noblesville blown by dynamite. Cicero glass factory carrier boys strike prompts a short plant closure. wage and hours dispute likely resolved. Prof W A Jessup Westfield school superintendent for seven years accepts Madison post. leaves district in good shape. The piece ends with broad notes on baseball fever and fan discussions of players and past performances.
The article recalls a feared one night comet scare claiming a 10:20 p m strike would destroy life. It says the comet was sidetracked and no Earth appearance or destruction was observed, despite public concern in Sheridan.
Easter day weather proved cold and windy as Sheridan ladies marked the day in remembrance. After a week of gentle warmth a chilly blast rekindled smoldering coal fires, keeping homes and church gatherings as the main solace for the season.
An April term report notes Elmer Watts seeks $300 from U G Midh for a patent right to build cement cisterns in California. Calif water fouling reduces value and Michener’s sale faces legality questions over missing patent certificates. County board session yields few business items. liquor licenses none. Remonstrances filed against Jessup highway may affect landowners Ivy Horney and Sylvanus Moore.
Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State on Friday for the Big Springs Telephone Company of Boone County. Capital stock is $10,000. Directors listed include Addison Higbee Ellis Edwards Benj Wheeler J O Parq and O P Stank.
The coal bin shows wear as shortages or shifts in energy use push households toward newer heating options. Winter lingers with cold snaps and rising costs, urging households to stockpile or upgrade heating supplies before spring.
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