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Winslow Dispatch (Newspaper) - August 1, 1919, Winslow, IndianaThe Dispatch. VOLUME 22WINSLOW, PIKE COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST I, 1919 NUMBER 21 Castor oil at Everett’s. See Klusm^ier for your feed. New line of fountain<^syringes at Everett’s. Three good lemons for a dime at McLaughlin’s. Powder, dynamite, fuse and caps at Cooper’s Store. Pickled pork squares 33c at McLaughlin’s. per pound Barrel salt at Winslow Milling Co, $2.75 per barrel. Horse feed, $3.00 to Winslow Milling Co. $3.40 per cwt. Get straw at the Winslow Mill. Buy your Babbitts I.ye at Wisdom’s A nice line of fancy stationer, Everett’s._ Me Otwell flour, per sack, $1.45 at Laughlin’s. Tin cans, glass cans and jelly glasses at Klusmeier’^. Good conditioned cow for sale, gain if taken at once. George merer. Bar Kam Everything in the grocery Klusmeier’s Ayrshire store. line at For Sale—Ideal country home, long time, easy payments. Clarence Ashby. Dr. Green’s improved sarsaparilla, guaranteed for rheumatism. Everett’s Rexall Store.__ Try a pound of Evansville creamery butter. Get it in full pounds or halves. McLaughlin’s. Byron Boucher of Bolling Green, Ky., is visiting with Leonard Farmer and wife in Menroe township this week Myrtle Bonenberger attended a six o’clock birthday dinner given by Mrs. Chris Winkenhoefer at Huntinbgurg Wednesday. John Briggs and wife and Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and old friends in Cannelton. Mrs. Ed Thompson and daughter Helen of Indianapolis, are here visiting Iier parents Me. and Mrs. T. W. .Hurst, north-east of town. Mrs. Stokley Robertson and children of Monticello, Ind., are here visiting her father, T. M. Bristow and other relatives and friends. Notice—On account of the spring freeze I will not be able to have any peaches from Harrison county this year. Joe Vanlanningham. Dr ‘ T. D. McGlas'-on and family of Evansville are spending the week visiting i^ith friends and looking after business interests in Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Luif, prominent people south of town, were attending to busines.s matters and mingling with friends in Winslow Friday. John McLain and family spent the first days of the week visiting E. M. Sexton and family at Danville, 111. They made the trip by automobile. Margaret, Mary and Joseph Farquhar of Cannelton, are here spending the week visiting with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ellison and attending the Chautauqua. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society will be held Friday, August 8th instead of the regular time, August 1st. The meeting will be held with Mrs. Walter Schade. Members wiil please take notice. Mrs. Theodore Evans, President. A little girl was born l!b' Prof. and Mrs. J. S. Johnson early Monday morn ing. The little one was dead. The re-i^ins were tenderly laid to rest in the lamily lot in New Liberty cemetery. The Johnsons have been living on their farm in Monroe township since school closed. Call us when you want an auto and driver for any trip, long or short. Everett Fettinger. A fine line of Davenettes and Daven ette sets. Come in and see them Cooper’s Hardware Store. Of every million people, eight hund red are blind, and the 999,200 can only se'e others’ faults and not their own P. M. Ferguson, a prominent Monroe township citizén, was looking after business matters in Winslow Friday Mr. William Ellison and family spent Saturday and Sunday in Boonville and Newburgh visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Coleman, promin ent people of Littles, were in Winslow Monday mingling with friends and at tending to business matters. Mrs. Dick Dedman and little daugh ter arrived here from Montana and are visiting at the home of Ralston Me Clure and with other friends. For Sale—My home on North street two blocks from Main. 4 room house, plenty of soft water and all necessary outbuildings. Price low. £eatus Fet-inger. “The mind’s the model of a man, the poet did assert. Time and the mind is influenced by the paper the man reads and pays for. Your subsijription may be due. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Lobbey and son James came over from Vincennes Sunday to visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Lobbey remained for the week to attend the chautauqua. Wanted—Some one to handle Hopkins Old Times Fertilizer. High grade goods, good prices. A postal card wilj bring all particulars. Hopkins Fertilizer Co., New Albany, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Merril Rhodes spent Sunday in Princeton between trains visiting with his father who is in the Methodist hospital there. They bring back word that he is doing nicely, improving as fast as could be expected. Henry Haake. editor and publisher of the Ferdinand News, paid us a pleasant visit for a few hours Monday. Henry is a live wire and gets out a splendid newspaper that has the confidence and support of t]ie community. While he was here but a few hours he seemed to enjoy our little city. It took ten innings to decide the ball game between Elberfeld and Muren Sunday. At the close of the ninth inning the score stood 6 and 6. In the tenth Elberfeld got one when the Muren team could not come hack which gave the game to Elberfeld team. It was enjoyed by all the fans present. Friday was Roma Stinsons birthday. Thp event was celebrated with a social and dance in the evening. The social feature was staged at the beautiful Stinson home on lower Main street. The young folks used the Lobbey hall for the dance. Refreshments were served and a splendid evening spent by a large number of young people. A big dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Gouts in Monroe township in honor of their two sons Emory and John Couts who have but recently returned from the army. Better than a hundred persons were present at the dinner which was spread under the trees in the yard. Most of the guests spent the entire day which was enjoyed by all. So many men of the country serving in the army has had a wholesome effect on the country’s sanitation. In the army cantonments every scrap of filth, cigar and cigarette stubs, burnt matches and scraps of paper must be kept off the grounds. Every morning these things had to be picked up until and men learned not to strew them around. They got into the habit of thro wing their scraps in the place for scraps and not around over the grounds. Most of these men brought these habits of cleanliness heme with them and are imntinuing to practice them which is making the country more sanitary and healthy. As they continue to practice the habits formed while in the army the younger generations will pick up the habits and some of the older ones will catch the spint of it and the eoontry will profit from the soldiers. James Green and family of Dupo, 111., were here Friday and Saturday visiting William Green and family. Jimmie is a Pike county product. For many years when a boy he was a compositor dh the Petersburg Democrat but since reaching manhood has been a rail reader, now an engineer running out of East St. Louis. Hardy Yeager, a prosperous farmer of Monroe township, was attending to business matters in Winslow Monday. He finished threshing last week, wile had sixty acres of wheat which averaged a little better than 20 bushels to the acre. For this section that is the best average we have heard of for the season. It required almont enough twine in the cutting to make 30 bushels but the wheat in this county has not turned out as well as anticipated. Dispatch office for Notary work. All kinds of feed at Klusmeier’s Market. Those famous Everett’s._ Fresh Rexall remedies at line Laughlin’s. All kinds Everett’s. of cakes just in at Mc- of shoe polishes at The back yard indicates the kind of housekeeper better than the front door step. , Master Raymond Marshall of Boonville is here this week visiting rela- ives and friends. We have three cars in auto livery service. Call on us any hour, day or night. Everett Fettinger. Divan Brown, a good citizen of township, was looking after Marlon busine» ,matters in Winslow Friday. • The fk William )rk stopped with Mr. and Mrs. Robinson in Lobbey addition Friday and left a fine girl with them. Mrs. J. Fred McConnell and children left Gunday for a month’s visit with her parents and other relatives at Pierce. Ky. Mrs. W. F. Reiners and children of Birdseye, are here this week visiting relatives and friends and attending the Chautauqua. PicStles at Klusmeier’s. Some of that good hay like you got last year for sale now. J. S. Johnson. Boibrbon Santos coifee, a balanced blend» 43c per pound at McLaughln’s. Buttons in all colors at Wisdom’s. Concrete blocks at Klusmeier's Concrete Factory. Before you buy life insurance investigate the merits of the Metropolitan. George E. Brewster. Agent. Miaa Nannie Brown of Evansville, is spendfag the week with old friends here and attending the chautauua. Call at Everett’s store when you want .to make an auto drive. We are ready, to do auto livery at any hour. day dr night. R Everett and Mrs. D. W. Noble were in Wednesday attending the funer-ubrey Gowens, the young man d in a pond Monday. ling—I have a new truck and am d to do hauilng of any kind at le or any place. Telephone me whei||you need the services of a first-clas^rayman. Dan A. Tisdal. Ha|^y Wagner and wife of jfd^-tana^'ftre here visiting relatives and old friends. They formerly lived here but ^ent to Montana some years ago to live. They are doing well there and like tbe country. Public Sale—I will hold a public sale at my home miles north-east of Scottsburg, Saturday, August 2nd. All my personal property will be sold, consisting of horses, Jersey cow, farming tools, etc, Norman Richeson. Charles P. Fettinger has been elected a delegate to the Miners' National convention to be held in Pittsburg, Pa. He will represent the local unions of this section. Mr. Fettinger is one of the foremost labor leaders of this .section. In honor of Miss Mabel Culver of Morganfield, Ky., who is visiting at the Bryant home this week. Miss Vivian has been holding a house party. The others present are Helen Rust of Richmond, the Misses Lidia and Laura Whitman, and Lucy Bryant of Indianapolis. They are having a fine week of it at the Bryant home. Those who visited A. L. Buyher and famiy Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hopper and family, Mrs. Effie Pipers, Mrs. Turner Corn and children. Mrs. Ettie Hays and family. Miss Margaret Condiff, Mrs. William Chesser and son Curtis who has recently returned from France. Refreshments were served and all reported a good time. Buying on the installment is the poorest business policy imaginable. Selling on that plan is highly profit able, but buying that way is ignorantly extravagant. As a rule you must pay more than the article is worth, be molested and at times insulted by the collector for months and even years, and never legally be the owner of what you have purchased unitl the article is halt or altogether worn out. Don't buy on installments, unless actually compelled to' by necessity. A big dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bass in Arthur in honor of Mrs. Dello Tompson’s birthday. The Thompsons live In Princeton but are visiting relatives in Arthur. A big dinner was spreid and all enjoyed the occasion very fnuch. Card of Thanks—To the many friends and neighbors who were so kind and helpful to us during the long sickness and after the death of our wife and daughter, Nancy Burns, we desire to extend our thanks. So many friends and naighbors were so good and hepful to us and we want each and every one to ktlow that we appreciate their kindness. William Burns, Price Newton and family. At tbe plowing contest held kn the Brenton farm near Oakland City Tuesday, Miss Olive Rhodes of Otwell, this county, won the loving cup in tbaftractor plowing contest. She Miss Helen Heuring of Petersburg, visited J. P. Wisdom and family this week. Edgar Grubb, wife and son of Monroe township, were in town Sunday evening attending the chautauqua and mingling with friends. Ora Robinson, a leading farmer of north-east of town, was looking after business and mingling with friends In Winslow Thursday afternoon. Luther survant, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Survant of Marion township has returned home having been discharged from the army. He served ten months overseas. Bud Suggs, the colored shine at the McKinney & Powers barber shop, got a finger on his left hand broken Sunday while catching a ball at the park before the game started. Public Sale—The undersigned will hold a pubilc sale at his home i mile south of Arthur beginning at 1 o’clock P. M. Friday, August 8th. All person-all property will be sold as I am moving to Illinois. Lloyd R. Ashby. Some of our most congenial citizens have the habit of getting into debt. It is not a necessity with them, but is simply a habit and a nuisance. It is an inconvenience to everbyody with whom they have business dealings. No one should make a debt, even for a short time, unless it is absolutely necessary, which is very seldom, if the man is strictly honest and industrious. drove a Fordson tractor with two plows attacted. Bertes McMurty of Spurgeon won flae boys under 18 eyint. A large crovlNiwas attracted tOt the plowing meet. All kinds of plows and tractors were on display. One tractor firm sold ten tractors during the day. Card of Thanks—We extend to the many kind friends and neighbors who We want to again remind our readers of the new story we have secured which starts at the close of the present story. The new one is “The Magnificent Ambersons,’’ by Booth Tarking-ton. It is one of the latest stories being published in serial form and is a story true to life.- If you like those human stories so true to the everyday life you will certainly like the “Magnificent Ambersons.’’ Watch for the opening chapters. were so helpful to us düring the sickness and after the death of our daughter and sister, Ellen Harvey, our sincere thanks. So many friends were so good to us that we cannot refrain from extending this public recognition of our thanks to them. We will ever feel thankful and appreciative of the many acts of kindness extended her and us. Susan Fowler, S. E. Fowler and Family. In the city people are unmolested by prying and gossiping neighors, they do not need to worry for fear their actions will be noticed and commented upon, but when a man in the city is down and out be is a friendless, for no one” takes an interest in himl The inhabitants of small towns, however may gossip and be gossiped about; they may pry into things which are of no concern to them; they may tattle and quarrel, but when one of their number is in need of help he is sure of finding it. His neighbors prove to be the truest friends in the world. ^ - P Mrs. Ellen Harvey died Sunday at the home of her mother, Susan Fowler Fresh candy at Wisdom’s. We will have a car of salt in soon. Leave your order at Klusmeier’a-^ Market. White Flier soap, one of the beat laundry soaps to be had, 5c per bar at McLaughlin’s. Cleon Simon, cashier of the Columbia bank of Oakland City, acccoinpanied by his wife and a party of friends, were in Winslow Sunday afternoon visiting with friends and attending the chautauqua. The down-town streets were scraped Friday morning and all the filth and scraps loaded into a wagon and hauled away. This is a fine thing. Town Marshal Wilder had a force of men doing the work. Every particle of filth was scraped into a pile and loaded in a wagon and hauled away. It not only improves tbe looks of things but improves the health of our people. The town board is to be commended for having this work done. Aubrey Gowen, age 20 years, son of the late Mel Gowen, trustee of Clay township, was drowned Monday afternoon in a pond on the .Tim Hoover farm, three miles south-west of Union. Young Gowen and some boys had gone in swimming, and Gowen became exhausted and drowned in six feet of water within fifteen feet of the shore. His companions ran to tbe neighoring oil wells and summoned the oil men, but by the time they got Gowen out, life was extinct. Tbe funeral service was held Wednesday, burial being in the Odd Fellows cemterey at Union. We have all noticed that some fruit trees begin to bear the first year after they are set out while others go on for years before they start bearing. We were told a few day ago that to gauge the time for the trees to bear is to set them out with tbe first days of a new moon. If you want them to bear the first year, set them the first day of the new moon. If they are wanted to b^ar the second year set them the sec-tJnd day and so on. We are not vouching for the correctness of this recipe but give it to our readers for what it is worth. Try it this fall when you go to set fruit trees and see how it pana out. Some of our subscribers have felt inclined to criticize us for carrying so many advertisement. But even if we didn’t need these advertisements we would insert them for their news value. keen and thorough reader will study the advertisements as well as the editorials. These two departments of your newspaper are the most helpful intellectually. The “ads’’ especially, will inform you of what commercial progress is being made in your town and community. They contain a great deal of information not found in the news column. Read them, and you will be surprised. The ball game at Riverside Park Sunday between the Plainvilie Allstar team and the locals, was probably as warmly contested game as was ever played on the local diamond. After playing ten innings and the legal closing hour upon them, the score stood 5 to 5. No game played here this season has been played over as many times by the fans as this one. All the visitors need to be a league team, the dopsters have it, is a pitcher the equal of Winslow’s Spradlin. Tbe visitors’ pitcher was the weakest part of the team. The way tbe gang did play team work was tbe admiration of every Ipcal fan. Another part of the dope is that if the local catcher had been in a class with Spradlin the visitors would have gone home with their feathers dragging. Fans all enjoyed the game as the teams seemed to be weak in about tbe same proportion.' A social was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora A Ashby Monday night in honor of their daughter Cleda’s seventeenth birthday. The house was decorated suitably for the occasion. The dining room was decorated in pink and white, the birthday cake was pink and white with seventeen candles. The evening was spent in games. Pink ice cream and cake were served. At a late hour the guests departed. All present expressed themselves as having spent a pleasant evening. Cleda was the recipient of many beautiful and valuable presents which she appreciated very much. Those present were Pauline Curtis, Clarence Johnson. Christina Poehlein, Rentus Dorsey. Laura Poehlein, Mr. Meyer, Marguerite Farley. Maurice Evans, Olevia Lindsey. Charley Cooper, Carrie Chew. Yemie Eubanks, Cleda Ashby, Virgil Nance, Grace Curtis. Laura Jackson. Bee Minor. Esther Robling, Floyd Biggs. Hugh Hayden, Mr. and Mr. Ora Ashby and Wanda Ashby. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Will Brenton and daughter Vonniq and son Buthel and Miss Ruth Smith of Peters-boi^. Mr# and Mrs. Henry Stewart and son Ovie and Mrs. Maggie Chew of Algiers. Sometimes people in the country complain of the night , noises—the croaking of frogs, hooting of owls, crowing of roosters and other nocturnal sounds; but do youvcver think of the noises disturbing the sleep of the people of the cities? Street cars are clanging their way past the residence all night long, taxicabs are honking their way over the pavements, the steam cars are shrieking their way into the city continually, and then, about three o’clock in the morning the milk man starts charging down the alleys, tramping up the steps in their heavy shoes and rattling the bottles outside the door. Yes, noises in the country may be bad but they are not so hideous as those in the city. in Cato where she has been making her home for several years. Her death was caused by kidney trouble with which she suffered for a long time. Deceased was 50 years, 8 months and 3 days old and was a splendid lady. She was twice married, a son. Gib Martin of Washington, survivng by the first marriage. Her second marriage was to Levi Harvey but from him she had been separated for three years or more. Besides the son the mother and one brother, S. E. Fowler of this city, survive. The funeral service was conducted at the family residence in Cato Monday afternoon. Rev. E. M. .Hale of this city officiated. The remains were taken to the Bowman cemetery for interment. Otto Wiggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wiggs of Monroe township, is one of the seven best rifle shots in the world. Otto wil^l be one of the United! States' entrants in the International Match to be held in England in August. He has been in the army service for the past eight years. During the war he did not get any foreign service but was a busy man on this side, laying out • ’ rifle ranges and teaching the marines how to handle the rifle. Young Wiggs has the distinction of having no superior officers except the secretary of the navy over him during the war. He received all his orders from the secretary. He begged during the war to get over and bad the promise to go shortly when the armistice was signed. He did splendid work for the country during the progress of the war. P ■i P wife of James Mrs. Mabel Burns, Burns, died early Wednesday mqrning at their home south of town. She had been sick for many months of tuberculosis. Only since this spring have they lived in the country, having lived in town since their marriage until Mr. Burns bought the place south of town. Deceased is a daughter of Frank S. Bee of Velpen. She was born when the fanaily lived near the Flat Creek church. September 12, 1892 and would have been 27 years old this September coming. A few years ago she married Mf^. Bums. To them one child was born, William Edison, now 22 months old. Surviving besides the husband and little son are one sister. Miss Anna Bee, the father, Frank S. Bee and two brothers. Charley and Will Bee. She was one of this community’s splendid young women and numbered the entire community as her friends. When a small girl she was converted and later unted with the Winslow M. E. church and lived the life she professed. She was always kind andleon-siderate of others. The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon fiom the M. E. church, Tbe service will be cmiducted by the pastor, Bev. D. W. Noble. Interment will be in Oak Hills cemetery. We have hau our community chautauqua on all week. It opened Sunday afternoon with the Hugh Anderson Quintette which rendered a pleasing program, in the evening they opened the program after which Jeanette Kling gave her dramatic recital of “Country Cousins.’’ The Emerson Winters Company occupied the platform Tuesday afternoon and evening in the entertainment line. Andrew H. Harn-ly gaVe his lecutre on “Parasites” and in the evening the Floyds entertained us with their magic, illusion and mind reading. The Monday program was about as fine all around chautauqua program as we have ever seen put on. The Junior chautauqua was a success all the way through. The crowds *at this, tbe second year’s chautauqua, were much larger than last year. Tbe people are fast falling into the chautauqua idea. Last year the promoters of the chautauqua lost $10 each but this year, while there will be a small deficit, it will be much smaller than last year. Whether we will continue the chautauqua has not been decided when this issue went to press. Whether ft is or not the community has been greatlyi benefited by having eo much fine tfjent with us. It has broadened tbe rainda of our people and we feel, as do the other members of the Booster Club which brought the chantaoqua to Winslow, that the small expense each one has been called upon to meat^ has been money well spent. Zachariah Taylor Dearing of Marion township, died about midnight Tuesday night after being kicked in the head by a horse Saturday evening. Mr. Dearing had gone horseback from his home to George Jones’ store for a sack of flour. On arriving home he got off the horse at the horse lot gate and put the sack of flour down and turned the horse into the lot. He went to the stable and when tbe horse refused to go into the stable started to catch it by the mane and lead it in when the horse wheeled and kicked him in the face. One of the hind feet struck him in the head just above the right eye fracturing his skull. His wife had come from the house and saw tbe horse kick him. The accident happened alwut 7 o’clock Saturday evening but he lingered along until Tuesday night about midnight. He was given every possible medical attention but the skull was so badly mashed that nothing could be done. He barely regained consciousness one time before death. Deceased was one of Pike county’s foremost citizens. He was bom in Boyle county, Ky., January 12, 1848. being 71 years old last January. When he was 5 years old his parents moved to Marion township. - He had lived in tbe same community since that time. Some fifty years ago he married Par-melia Bolling who survives him. They never had any children although they raised two. Taylor Dearing was one of Pike coupty’s best known citizens. Hm was a man of strict honor and integrity. None knew him but to take his word for anything he would tell. He took an interest in public affairs. He served one term ea county commit* sioner of tbe county. For many years he was a member of tbe advisory board of Marion township. He bad many friends who are grieved at his untimely death. The fuawal service waa held Thursday from Flat Creek church. Burial waa in the Flat Credc emnetery.

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