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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
8
Holiday excursion rates from Chicago to the west and northwest on sale December 24 22 and 31 1902 and January 1 1903. Fast trains to all points west with first class equipment. For sleeping car reservations and full particulars contact any ticket agent or A H Waggener 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill.
De Monon railroad offers excursion fares one and one half the round trip for December 24 25 31 and January 1 1908 good for return through January 2 1908 agent J Merchant announces sale of tickets.
Daily and personally conducted excursions to the Pacific Coast via Chicago and North Western. Travel by comfortable sleeping cars with pleasant company under experienced conductors to San Francisco Los Angeles or Portland. Choice of routes. Low rates starting at £6 10s for a double berth. Tickets available from agents or at offices.
Readers across Monticello Converse Danville and other papers praise the Hawthorne Musical Club. Audiences enjoyed novelties lively applause and enthusiastic reception. The highlight was the "Trip to the County Fair" with clever local hits and varied instruments.
Arcadia residents approved incorporation by 160 to 145 after a heated day of campaigning and near fights. Commissioners will order an election to choose three councilmen, marshal, treasurer, and clerk to serve until the May regular election.
Lucius R. Stout a farmer near Eagletown Hamilton county is accused of aiding in grave robbing schemes by Cantrell and his gang. Cantrell's attorney questioned Stout about knowing a county robber, and Stout allegedly acted as agent supplying burial information. Deputy Prosecutor Benedict plans grand jury action. Stout denies links to Marion County raiders. Stout previously tied to a Springfield fake foot race loss.
Assistant Prosecutor Benedict of Ladiana polis said Stout’s name was never brought to Marion county authorities. He claimed he never heard of Stout in connection with grave robbing until the Journal report, and that the grand jury adjourned without cognizance of the matter.
A man quits his editor, underpays for corn, loses property to tax sale for missing notice, is arrested for Sunday hunting, and pays $300 for forged notes. He then hires an enforcer to beat him to the newspaper office, pays four years in advance, and makes the editor promise to knock him down if he halts his paper again.
Readers are reminded to renew their subscription and purchase tickets for the buggy event ahead of December 27. The notice emphasizes timely payment to avoid missing access or seating.
New cases filed include the relation of Jason M Lippard versus John Creakman et al and Endicott versus Andrew Graha, with numerous real estate transfers and property mentions across multiple locales. Court notices reference parcels in Nabhan Spene and Neblesville, with various names such as Mary df Louks and Governor Elde appearing among the filings.
Sneeze still spreads as residents report colds while visitors Wila Carpenter and Mose Barker meet with neighbors. A large bear sighting near Big Springs is noted and plans hint at ducking next Saturday. Talks with Tipton County Line about Pike progress. Cap Price listed sick.
Gert Colip and Passy Vance remain at large after escaping from daiblass Priday. Nothing heard of them since the incident. Sheriff Spay cautions that arrests could come near the city at any moment. Colip may head toward his brother’s home in reson. Colip stated he would go to Oregon if released when charged with larceny before Judge Neal.
At a meeting in Indianapolis the State Board of Registration and Medicinal Examination revoked the license of Dr. Stevens of Sheridan after investigating charges of habitual drunkenness. Similar action is expected against other physicians immoderate in their use of intoxicants.
Albert Pox Sherif elect, the first rural carrier appointed in the county, resigns from his post preparatory to leaving office. X A auditor Siram Wines appointed to fill the vacancy as carrier.
Notices warn outside-county subscribers who are delinquent that no settlement or reply by January 1 will result in removal from the list and efforts to collect the due amount.
A hesitant burglar admits thefts as he faces a stern, weary mentor figure. The scene shifts from a tense confrontation to a quiet deal, with the elder offering money to keep the peace while the penitence reveals lingering guilt. The closing exchange hints at a shared, uneasy understanding and a morning train departure.
In a chaotic session a defendant escapes custody during trial prompting the judge to drop the case and move to Tom Crang ley charged with stealing a calf. A bystander explains the jailbreak by noting the accused is fifty miles away after breaking jail last night.
The advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures scratches bruises cuts wounds corns sore feet and stiff joints and also Barns Scalds boils cleers and skin eruptions in piles. It promises cures or no pay and lists C J Ellatt’s drug store as the seller.
The czar's directives to Russian editors show journalists in Moscow must seize safe material like real estate transfers and railroad time tables as headline content while avoiding incendiary topics.
Wardrobe for sale from Clayton EB Cox. Two of the latest patterns remain and will be sold soon to free space. Local sale offered in town.
Cheap travel offer via Chicago and North-Western from Chicago with dates November 4 18 and December 2 and 16 promising very low rates to many points in Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming. Send 2 cent stamp for copy of North Western Tomeseeker. Inquire at local agent or address A H Weber 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago.
Sale Bills. Bring your sale bills to this office and have your sale advertised in the News as well as in your bills. Its all the same price. A glass of water taken half an hour before breakfast will usually keep the bowels regular. Harsh parties should be avoided. When a purgative is needed, take Chamberlin's Stomach and Liver Pills. They are mild and gentle in action. Dor sale by CL Biflath.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a practice and a date like January with unclear names and places. Readers see scattered phrases such as store and boat, but key facts and entities are unreadable. The item appears as a damaged local note with no clear event, persons, or organization to identify.
Nearly every member of Congress keeps a scrapbook and Senator Beveridge of Indiana holds the largest two volumes of 250 pages each. The volumes contain three newspaper columns per page, illustrating his prolific clippings. A marginal note mentions a future New York lawyer and shifts in phrasing within legal prose.
A colossal monument to the late Prince Henry of Orleans will be erected at Cape St. Jacques at the mouth of the Saigon river in French Cochin China. The structure is planned to reach fifty eight feet in height.
An early 20th century ad touts Good Faith Cigar as high grade produced by "clean-work men" in a clean factory. It highlights "Early Risers" and "The famous" with small pills referenced in product copy.
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