Held On Forgery Charge And Several Divorces Noted
The court dismissed two criminal cases against Alfred Grimes for alleged sale of mortgaged property and obtaining money under false pretenses after the prosecutor moved. Oliver Rushton, the prosecuting witness, declined to pursue the cases as Grimes reportedly reimbursed him. Separately Moretta Watson received a divorce from Thomas Watson on cruelty and habitual drunkenness grounds with agreement for child support. Walter Walger remains jailed for 52 days on intoxication charges. Julia White divorced Charles White. Effie Chrisman seeks divorce from Carrie Files Chrisman with contempt proceedings. Chrisman was ordered to pay child support previously but is said to have defaulted. Jerry Green sues the Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Co. for heavy personal injury damages in a docketed case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry
Alfred Grimes
Grimes
Oliver Rushton
Rushton
Deming
Moretta Watson
Thomas Watson
Jerry Green
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Company
Friday the 13th birthday and luck for Rev Naftzger
The Tipton Advocate notes Rev. Dr. Leslie J. Naftzger, presiding elder of the Muncie district, celebrates a birthday on Friday the 13th and cites multiple life milestones tied to the number 13. He mentions a license date, marriage on May 13, twin sons born on Friday the 13, a doctorate awarded on the 13, and a 13th wedding anniversary with 13 guests at 313 North Thirteenth Street, Richmond, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie J. Naftzger
Muncie
North Indiana
M. E
North Thirteenth Street
Richmond
Ind
Tipton Advocate
Rheumatic Pains Relieved by Pain Balm
B F Crocker Esq age 84 and long time Justice of the Peace at Martinsburg Iowa reports severe sciatic rheumatism in left arm and right hip. He used three bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm with much relief. Available at Elliott's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Crocker Esq
Martinsburg
Iowa
Elliott
Federal court blocks city license for out-of-state solicitors
Judge A B Anderson in federal court on Tuesday halted Evansville city ordinances requiring a license for out of state agents, distributors, and solicitors. The International Textbook Company suit seeks to prevent licensing and fines for delivering merchandise. The decision holds interstate commerce laws protect outsiders from local license fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Anderson
International Textbook Company
Evansville
Anderson
Bring your eggs to the Gold en Rule
A brief item notes a prompt for eggs at the Gold en Rule venue with a call to bring eggs for an event or sale. Details on date or organizer are not provided in the readable text.
Postage stamps via coin slot machines eyed in cities
Postmaster General proposals to install stamp vending machines in hotels and drug stores aim to ease stamp purchases when offices are closed or distant. Tests in major cities report varied results with counterfeit coins and device defenses. Admiral Sperry, born 1847 in New York, chaired naval and wartime events and attended The Hague conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von L. Meyer
Admiral Sperry
New York
Edith Marey
William L. Marey
Naval Academy
War College
Europe
South America
Sperry to Command Pacific Battleship Fleet Voyage
Rear Admiral Charles Sperry will lead eighteen battleships from San Francisco through the Pacific to Samoa Hawaii Australia and the Philippines then via the Indian Ocean and Suez to Hampton Roads. His predecessor Rear Admiral Evans resigns due to illness upon fleet arrival in San Francisco. Sperry previously served as equipment officer in New York and commanded the Yorktown in Philippine waters guiding the Luzon landing and the Aparri rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stillman Sperry
Pacific
San Francisco
Samoa
Hawaii
Australia
Philippines
Indian Ocean
Suez Canal
Hampton Roads
Evans
Sperry
New York Navy Yard
Spain
Yorktown
Philippine
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Aparri
Kentucky's New Senator Bradley Takes Senate Seat
Kentucky elects former Governor William O'Connell Bradley Republican to the United States Senate as Democrats held the legislature. Bradley, age 61, will succeed James B. McCreary with a 64 voting tally and a noted Irish red hair background. He is a lawyer admitted to the bar in 1865 and previously governor in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
William O‘connell Bradley
United States
Bradley
James B. McCreary
Ring
Beckham
Brect Bradley
Donnybrook
Senate
Riley meets warm crowd on way to publishers
James Whitcomb Riley encounters an unusually large group of friends who comment on the weather. He is amused by the unremitting applause and quips at the office, replying to a greeting with a dry remark about the praise being highly spoken of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Mr. Riley
Do Not Crowd the Season
Spring heat brings kids outdoors and lighter clothes. The piece warns of grip and pneumonia risk in the seasonal transition and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold at Elliott's drug store as safe and effective for colds in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Elliott’s
Notice to Contractors for F M McKinzie Drain Bid
Sealed bids for furnishing tools labor and material for the F M McKinzie drain in Adams township Hamilton county Indiana will be received until 3 PM March 28 at the County Surveyor’s office Noblesville. Bids must include a bond on the bid and the right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Hugh Johnson Superintendent of Construction signs this March 14 1008.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Surveyor's Office
Noblesville
Indiana
F.M McKinzie
Adams Township
Hamilton County
Board of Commissioners
County Surveyor’s Office
Notice to Non-Residents in Hamilton Circuit Court
The State of Indiana in Hamilton County Court issues a notice in April Term 1908 for Maude Rhineheart as plaintiff against Hubert D Rhineheart not a resident. The defendant must appear May 7 1908 at Noblesville Court House or answer else the case will proceed in absentia. Clerk Leroy J Patty signs the notice dated March 4 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hamilton County
Maude Rhineheart
Hubert D. Rhineheart
Pearson & Pearson
Hubert L. Rhineheart
Hamilton
Noblesville
Leroy J, Patty
Cleik
Notice of Administration in Hamilton County Court
Notice that William E. Owen has been appointed administrator of the estate of Charles W. Owen, late of Hamilton County, Indiana, deceased. The court notes the estate is solvent. Atty for Admr is Co. W. Griffin. March 10, 1998.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Hamilton County
State of
Indiana
Charles W. Owen
William E. Owen
Co. W. Griffin
Admr
Administrator of Henry J. Thistlethwaite Estate
Charles Thistlethwaite named administrator of the estate of Henry J. Thistlethwaite late of Hamilton County. The estate is asserted to be solvent. March 10, 1908 Pearson and Pearson Attorneys for Admr.
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Higbee-Kercheval Buggy CO
Sheridan, Ind
Effie Chrisman
Carrie Files Chrisman
Chrisman
GAN
Meyer
Rear Admiral Sperry
Charles 8. Bperry
William O'Connell Bradley
Joe
Speaker Cannon
Washington
Danville
George W. Goethals
Commission
Dewey
Manila
Boston Herald
the Independent Poultry House
Sam Stein
Chicago
Indianapolis
S. A
M. E. Little
D. D
First National State Bank
Sheridan
Hugh Johnson
Henry J. Thistlethwaite
Charles Thistlethwaite
Pearson & Pearson Attys
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