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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
7
Local social ties unfold with Anna Harbaugh on the rick list. Neighbors Anna Harbaugh, the Moores, Hackleman, Ogle, Southard, and Burton families are mentioned across weekend visits and meals. Travel from Nebraska and Lafayette is noted along with various kinship gatherings. Retail ads for shoes and carpets anchor the page in Golden Rule promotions.
The sick are reported better. J. A. Barrett and family and Aunt Susan Burton have returned from Kansas to reside here. Everett Steele dined with Paul Staley. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pickrell and daughter Rena of Hoopeston visit. Dr U J Bennett and wife and J R Freeman and wife of Pickard were hosted by A M Pickrell and family. Miss Iona Staley visited Lucy McMurtry.
A medical advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative to prevent constipation and digestive troubles. It claims quick, lasting relief without harsh purges and cites use by families and Dr Luella Underhill of the Working Woman s Home in Chicago. A bottle costs 50 cents to 1 dollar.
Oscar Phillips and wife who have been visiting relatives at Indiana polis have returned hon. Dortha and Cleo Aldridge are vis iting relatives at Kempton a few days. Della Aldridge is working at the John Morelock holme at Kempton this week. George Palmer and wife of Box ley were Sunday guests of William Palmer and white. M. Burton and wife were the guests of Grover Dunn and family near Atlanta Saturday night. Misses Hazel Coppock and Lora Parsons were guests of Hazel Fox at dinner Sunday. Sylvester Garst and family and Bert Franklin and family were en tertained at dinner Sunday at the home of Win. Price and wife. Mrs A. Z. Fox and daughters Virginia and Ella and Mrs. John Fox and daughter Martha were enter tained at the home of L. O. Rob bins at dinner Saturday. Ed McNeal and wife and Henry Shannon and wife spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Price, C. L. Endicott and family were Sunday guests of John Ogle and wife. Mrs. Ruby Miller and children are spending the week with relati ves at Sheridan. Buy the Meritus $2.50 Ladies Shoes. They give satisfaction The Golden Rule.
Mr and Mrs Clark Millikan attended the state North Carolina reunion at Fairmount. Mrs A B Hinshaw and Miss Ada Cox visited Mrs Michael Stuart. John Dixon and family visited H B Hinshaw. Alfred Edwards and Mary Ann Allen with child visited Newton Emery. Lyda Stout of Sheridan stayed with grandparents Clark Millikan and wife. Several residents traveled to Michigan City. The Stout family and Lyda attended Lamong services. Newton Emery family visited his sister Mrs Wim Brunson in Carmel. Alice Cox had dinner with Orin Myers family in Gray. Jas M Cox and daughter Othella visited Washington Dunn. Elfreda Emery called on Ada Cox. Bryan visited Sheridan Monday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Will Carr were among the excursionists to Michigan City last week. J B Baker and Wm H Baker and their wives visited camp at Chester.
Sunday reports show Mr and Mrs J B Foulke attending the Hudson reunion at Brookside Park and staying overnight with city relatives. Mrs Lemina Probst of Noblesville visited relatives here last week. Mrs Frank Baker celebrated her birthday with about ninety friends sending post cards. Jesse Hodson and family joined a gathering at George Stephens home near Westfield with a grand dinner and desserts. Ed Graham and children from Chicago visit Alfred Graham and John P Baker families. Sallie Haworth of Anderson visited relatives here last week.
Andrew Erp and family visited the George Cox home at Sheridan Saturday. Aaron Erp and wife were Frankfurt visitors Thursday. Miss Stella Cast and Arnold Bailey of Boxley, Lloyd Beaver of Arcadia and Mary Christy called on Fern and Ethel Ryan Sunday. Zeno Davids and wife were guests of Mrs. Jane Boyer Saturday. Mrs. Win Pursuall called on Andrew Erp and family Friday night. Miss Stella Cast of Boxley visited Rev Patrick's and family Friday.
Tavior Wilson and wife of Sheridan visited Tuesday. Frank Tucker left Brooks' shop for Tipton. Cicero band accompanied Kern excursion to the city Tuesday. Several locals from Westfield, Sheridan, Noblesville, Bakers Corner and Cicero visited Friday and Saturday. Ed Cade and Opal Fisher wed Sunday. Cade to keep Cade's restaurant name. Cicero Athletes defeated Atlanta 3 to 2 in a hard fought game.
McAlester Oklahoma Aug 27 More than thirty miners suffocated in Hailey-Ola coal mine No 1 at Haileyville fourteen miles east of McAlester when fire destroyed the hoisting and air shafts cutting off air. Twenty six bodies have been recovered after a three hour battle with the flames. At least ten more may be brought out. Twenty five men suffocated some bodies burned.
The Norwegian steamer Folge Fonden, en route from Bergen to Haugesund, wrecked near Skoneviks and sank in about three minutes. Of its seventy passengers, forty are believed drowned with fifteen bodies recovered. The captain was saved.
A Friday program offers a free for all trotting event with a 2:18 pace and 2:25 pace options. Boone County novelty races include a five-eights mile and repeat run with purses around 300 to 400 dollars at speed ring facilities.
Local ads announce public sales at farms near Sheridan Terhune and Ba kers Corner with livestock including horses cattle hogs and a variety of farm implements. Several sales list terms cash on small sums and credit terms on larger totals plus goods offered by multiple auctioneers and local agents.
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