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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
8
The Ad dison Giants and the Alcos played eleven innings in a tied contest. Each side claims victory with scores 9 to 8 or 8 to 7. Disputed two runs were scored in the eleventh amid scorekeeper errors as a batter was forced out at second on a two‑on base hit.
Sheridan Hardware Co announces a large stock of Sargents Best Mixed Paints with a five year guarantee. They also offer White Lead Pure Linseed Oil Varnishes and other paint supplies. Call for prices. George W. Bacon and Anna Groves were married in the county clerk's office with Squire Stafford performing the ceremony. They will live on the groom's farm between Sheridan and Boxleytown. The bride is sister to Marshal Timmons. A. B. Johnson sells reliable jewelry.
The Red Men Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows held joint memorial services at the Red Men hall on Sunday afternoon. Lodges gathered at 2 P M then processed to the hall. Rev J W Cain led the invocation and Rev R W Clymer of Noblesville gave the memorial address. Mae Scott provided music with a mixed quartet.
The board awarded a bridge contract to Hacker dorn Construction Co of Indianapolis for 2125 dollars. The low bid came from six bidders but was invalidated for not meeting plans. Separate notice covers probate of Jacob Miesse will and distribution among heirs, with Elva McVey and Edith Miesse among key claimants.
The plug train running south at 8 52 A M and returning at 5 50 P M was discontinued Sunday leaving two return passenger trains daily. The service started as a mixed train, then changed to passenger, reverted to mixed after the financial flurry, and was finally taken off due to insufficient patronage.
Transfers show Charles R. Stephenson to Cerlina J. Roberts for 40 acres valued at 3600 in Washington. Other deeds include Rachel Shannon to F Turner Arcadia lot 600, Wm A Clark to Otis Wilson Noblesville lot 350, Lucy Moulder to Walter Sut ton 43 acres Delaware 2500, John Heisser to Conrad Mos baugh Arcadia lot 2500, Levi Burris to Lew Chamberlain 40 acres Adams 3400, W S McMurtry to Irvin McMurtry Sheridan lot 500, Ida Ridgeway to Daniel Martin Sheridan lot 2800, Alvas D Hodgin to J E Hodgin 23 acres Washington 2250, and Hodgin to Iva Hodgin 283 acres Washington 2250. Also suits and petitions including Joseph Corell vs Jacob Stoker on note, Wise vs Wise to quiet title, J L Thomas adopt Beatrice Gunn, and several marriage and other filings naming multiple individuals.
W H Norman won the bid to build a new school house northwest of Noblesville at 2193. Four bidders submitted offers. Norman is noted for local school house projects including one at Deming last year and another near Cicero. The article also praises the nationwide wheat crop and urges advertising now.
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