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Newspaper
Waynetown Despatch
Location
Waynetown, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
3
Hicks outlines a month of severe and general cold from the 7th to 11th, with a shift to milder conditions around the 12th and 13th. Expect storms central on the 12th to 13th, a warmer change around the 17th, then another cold snap and a final storm period ending around the 31st with New Moon on the 30th accelerating storm conditions.
A 1902 statistical report shows church maintenance and betterment costs totaling about 260 million dollars annually in the United States, plus 70 million in outside benevolence. It breaks down per denomination, notes growth by group, and highlights Disciple and Lutheran leaders in membership gains. Presbyterians rise by 32 thousand, Methodists 61 thousand, Baptists 39 thousand, Episcopalians 14 thousand, Congregationalists 12 thousand, Disciples 30.5 thousand.
The M. E. church will hold regular preaching services Sunday morning and evening led by the pastor.
The Pine Village Sentinel notes rising farmer reluctance to permit quail hunting as quails help control corn pests. A Ohio farmer boy found a quail’s claw contained cut worm and striped bugs, not corn, illustrating quails’ diet shifting with seasons and their role in pest reduction.
The annual meeting in Indianapolis noted a 60 000 Baptist communicant base within 300 000 people and seventeen churches aided by the board. Albert Ogle was re elected superintendent and Mrs N B Leslie re elected state missionary amid confirmation of new aid requests.
A collage of shop notices lists Nugent's selling coffee and salt, Coon s offering cheese flour and produce, Hayes promoting watches spectacles and jewelry, and Taylor Hauk Reed and Allen Byers named for services. The items cover coffee flour fruit soap lard and household goods with several prices and guaranteed quality claims.
GREER WILKINSON LUMBER Co reports a car load of Portland cement and a car of alabaster received. Local yard stock updated with these bulk shipments.
Brood sows available and a two year old Poland China boar offered by Ropert Green. Terms stated as reasonable. Local posting for livestock sale.
John Hormmell states his book accounts and notes are at Waynetown Bank for collection and asks parties indebted to him to call on the bank.
20 Shropshire ewes bred 10 Rambouillet ewes bred 25 Chester White sows bred 35 Mammoth bronze turkeys 12 Cokier pups from imported stock J W Taylor Son Prop Route No 4 Crawfordsville Ind
Millions find relief with Bucklen's Arnica Salve which claims to heal burns scalds cuts and bruises cure ulcers fever sores eruptions and skin conditions including corns and warts. Sold for 25 cents at Chas Hauk's drug store.
A public sale at the Henry C Shoaf farm near Wallace and Yeddo on Thursday January 15 1903 offers horses including a heavy bay mare and a bay horse aged six seven and two year olds plus a foal in foal by Old Lad. Also eight milk cows three to seven years old and calves two brood sows farrow in March forty five pigs oats hay and corn seed oats farm implements and harness. Terms provide nine month credit on sums over five dollars with note and security cash for five dollars and under cash discounts six percent for cash when credit is due. Sale starts at 10 AM. Frank Gross and H B Sartor Auctioneers New Market Indiana.
Mrs. N A Webster of Winnie reports relief from two year sick headaches after using Dr King s New Life Pills. The remedy also eases constipation and biliousness. Sold by Chas Hauk s drug store.
Ezra H. Apriccott is appointed and qualified as administrator of the Mary A. Applegate estate in Montgomery County Indiana. The estate is indicated as solvent. Dated December 31 1902.
Classified notice seeking 500 bushels of potatoes at the store of D R Nugent. Terms not stated. Phone or contact details not included.
Home Seekers and tourists can purchase excursion tickets on the Big Four Route to a broad swath of states and territories including Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming with multiple selling dates from November through April. Winter tours to Cuba Florida Gulf Coast inland southern resorts Texas and California also available. Tickets on sale October 15 1902 to April 30 1903 good for return to May 31 1903. Hunters tickets with long return limits and stopovers to Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Wisconsin Michigan. Colonist tickets and Kansas City return passes for National Live Stock Association convention January 1903 with specific deposit and extension rules.
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