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The Edinburg Daily Courier from Edinburg, Indiana • Page 4

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Edinburg, Indiana
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HOLDUP NETS description of either, They uprpear- ed to be about 25 year3 old, he SHELBY VILLE AEUO SERVICE ORGANIZED- LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. SMALL AMOUNT AT FAIRLAND stated. WILL INSTRUCT STUDENTS TOWN TOPICS. J. B.

Morris has purchased the Shelby Lewis property. Otis Fraker, Filling Station CAUGHT IN SAFE ROBBERY, DEPUTY COUSINS CONFESS ShelbyvUle Pilot Organizes Business to Distribute Airplane Supplies to Nearby Towns. Operator, Held Up and Robbed Early Monday Evening. Ferman Groves of Taylorsville, was here on business today. MADISON, Feb.

1G. Elzie Davis, 22 years old, and Robert Davis, 23, cousins living near Dep SHELBYVILLE, February 1G. Two masked bandits held up and WRAY'S GROCERY (WE DELIVER) (PHONE SI) BULK KRAUT lb. -06c MILK AND HONEY GRAHAM CRACKERS lb 16c FLORIDA ORANGES DOZEN 15c SALT FISH 3 lbs 20c HEINZ BAKED BEANS 11 OZ. SIZE 3 FOR 23c TOMATO JUICE AUNT JEMIMAII PAN CAKE FLO UR 2 BOXES 23c COUNTRY BUTTER (Leave Stand ing Order With Us.) Walter Ragsdale, of Trafalgar, was an Edinburg visitor today.

uty, are in the Jefferson colanty jail robbed Otis Fraker, Fairlanti filling station operator, of a small sum awaiting arraignment on a charge of SHELBYVILLE, February 16. Harold Carroon, local airplane pilot, has organized the Shelbyville Aero Service, a business established fo rthe purpose of supplying airplane supplies lo this and surrounding towns. Sir. Carroon is to have another of money early Monday evening stealing a safe containing approxi Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Hartman have gone cn a trip to North Carolina. mately $200 in currency and certifi and were last seen driving east out of town in a Willys sedan cates of deposits amounting to from the home office of Dr. Charles Tobias, a veterinarian liv which they used1 in the holdup. Mr. The 14 year old daughter of Mr.

Fraker immediately spread the and Mrs. Logan Workman, south of ing near Deputy. The theft occurred alarm but a posse of citizens and town is ill. pilot to aid him in the work and they wiirmake trips to all the sur-I rounding towns as supplies are needed at other airports or by peo- Sunday morning. Elzie Davis was arrested first by Sheriff Elisha Crosby and his deputy Lor in Thurston unable to find any trace of the FOR RENT: MODERN HOUSE Sheriff Samuel Sauley.

According to I pie operating private planes. I The organization isalso for the Call this office, 56. F-17-4t officers, Elzie implicated his cousin. purpose of instructing students The men were brought to this city late last night and Elzie confessed. i and passenger flights will also be made from the Nave airport on the The local post office will be closed all dav Mondav on account oi His cousin confessed this morning after stoutly maintaining his inno Rushville road.

Washington's birthday. cence last night, officers reported. The safe, after being rifled- was You don't know nothin' about women 'till you git wedged in one 'o them big 5 and 10? Stores on a Saturday afternoon! There are so dern few people got money these days, it's gettin' to be an honor to be kidnapped! The holdup occurred at about 8 o'clock Monday evening, the bandits selecting a time when there was no cne near the filling station which is located on one of tne main thoroughfares in Fairland. Mr. Fraker said the automobile passed the filling station but returned; a few minutes later.

The driver stopped the auto near the gasoline pumps and Mr. Fraker, William Heflen and son, Carl, who have been spending the winter in dumped into the Muscatatuck river. SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON EXTRA FINE QUALITY HOME KILLED MEATS-FRESH SIDE PORK, WHOLE OR HALF lb. 10c FRESH PORK SAUSAGE lb i0c NICE TENDER BEEF STEAK lb i5c SWIFT'S BREAKFAST BACON, WHOLE OR HALF lb 15 FRANKFURTERS BOLOGNA (THE BEST) lb 10c HOME KETTLE RENDERED LARD 3 lbs. 23e Officers recovered notes amounting MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frances E. Hamllen, CG, Edinburg, grocer, and Mrs. Ida Goodloe, 55, Johnson countv. Florida have returned, home. to $939 from the stream this morn ing.

SCHOOL SENDS CALL FOR The money, with the exception of MORE CLOTHING AND SHOES who was alone in the station, sup $40, was recovered. IT TTv TT d9 Will Coy and family have moved Bradford Hodges, 23, Fort Wayne, from Lincoln street to the Charles lunch room operator, and Miss Mary Nelson property on Franklin street Stull, 17, Edinburg. posed that he wished to buy some CLEVELAND VOTERS SHATTER The supply of available clothing at the school building is almost gasoline. 17-YEAR REPUBLICAN RULE, As he approached the car, the depleted, especially for children in the lower and middle grades. MEAT MARKET filling station attendant saw that ELECT DEMOCRATIC MAYOR CLEVELAND, Feb.

16. A the two men were masked! but he Several cases of urgent need have Z3S seventeen-year Republican rule in had no opportunity to escape as recently come to the attention of Cuyahoga county was shattered to cne of the bandits covered him teachers. It will he very much ap wit.li a small calibre revolver. The day with the election of Ray T. Mil- preciated if anyone having old SAMPLE BOTTLE OF tic.

Sa-vear old countv man who held the gun told Mr clothing and shoes will aend same nrosecutor. as Cleveland's first Fraker to. turn over his money and to the school building. SWAMP ROOT he complied, giving him about 2 mayor in eight years. With barely half the returns of to in change.

The men apparently were nervous and overlooked Mr. SOCIAL CUSTOMS. day's 175,000 vote tabulated, county A TONIC-DIURETIC Fraker's watch and other valu Republican leaders, supporting for (This Article Prepared by the History mer City Manager Daniel E. Mor-! ables he carried on his person. Thev did not attempt to enter the Department of the Local High School.) gan, conceded Miller's victory by a margin of 15,000 ballots.

filling station hut drove away EH3 rapidly after taking the small sum Miller's victory was conceded less than two hours after the polls closed. Bring your coupon to our store and get your Free Sample of this Wonderful Tonic H. B. PHARMACY THOS. M.

HENRICKS, PHAR. DR. J. V. BAKER The first decade of the federal of money.

Mr. Fraker said the Indiana li government witnessed many con FOR SAL Two Percheon cense plate on the rear of the ma tentions in social matters. Washington gave the thorny question of chine was covered with mud and Fillies, coming three years' old; and etiquette much attention. Personal he was unable to see the number one Percheon Mare, weight, 1600 pounds, coming seven years1' old. See He had never before seen the auto ly he favored the easy hospitality ttxx F-15-3t.

Noah Henderson. mobile, he said, and, because of to yhich he was accustomed in Virginia, but he knew quite well the fact that the men stayed in the car, he was unable to give a good Subscribe for the Daily Courier. I that his own tastes ought not to be i I decisive. The forms that he might jnzjoJxlxfr' Back nlcjixU I See In The Courier 'nttttttttttt: STARTING MASH adopt would become precedents, and hence action. should be taken cautiously.

He was no sooner president than he was over-run with callers. "I could not get relieved from the ceremonv of one visit," he said, 5S With i I a 1 I I em 7" fl III i i FARRGOSNEY OFFICE 1 00 Pounds $2.00 (nst JJoor IV est or tie Tfwmpson STute JBait WHERE THE PAPER IS OFFERING 65 CENTS A BUSHEL FOR WHEAT! THAT'S NEARLY" 20 CENTS ABOVE THE MARKET PRICE! LOOKS LIKE FARMERS WOULD PROFIT BY IT! "before I had to attend to another." To have the time necessary for the discharge of official duties, certain rules for receiving company were necessary. After consulting with several of his friends, he announced that he would have one public levee a week to which all might come, and that other persons who called must make engagements in advance. Tuesdays, from three to four in the afternoon, ibecame the regular time of the levee. The receptions were in the dining-room, on the first floor, in the back part of the house.

At three o'clock, all the chairs having (been removed, the door was opened, and the President, usually surrounded by members of his cabinet or other distinguished men, was seen by the approaching visitor standing before the fire-place, his hair powdered and gathered behind in a silk bag, coat and breeches of plain black velvet, white or pearl- I GRAIN MARKET If ft WHEAT NO. 2 (SOFT) 50c XX WHEAT NO. 2 (HARD) 50c CORN 8 it It's A ways res. EA EAGLE "MIKAR0 Pencil No. 174 ii 1 I 1 VI Ml I 1 till I i PHONE 111 EDINBURG, INDIANA it For Sale at your Dealer Made In fire gracl ASK FOR THE YZVLCW PENCIL WITH TII RED BAND EAGLE MIKADO- WURTZ BREAD IS FRESH BREAD Made from the Best of Flour Buns.

Rolls. Cakes. Baked Ham and II EAGLE PENCIL COMPAIT NEW YORK 9 i Fine Cheese Wurtz Bakery colored vest, yellow gloves, a cocke-J hat in his hand, silver knee and shoc-buckles, and a long sword, with a finely wrought and glittering stee lult, the coat worn over it, and its pcabboard of polished white leather. On these nev5r shook hands, even with his most intimate friends. The name of everyone was distinctly announced, and he Tarely forgot that of a person, who had been once introduced to him.

The visitor was received with a dignified bow, and passed on to another part of the room. At a quarter past three, the doors were closed, and President Washington would SPECIALS TICKLED PORK 3 lbs 23c SALT FISH 3 lbs APPLE BUTTER 2 lb. CANS PEAS CAN CORN 2 CANS 13c BROWN MEAT MARKET (PnONE 145) (FREE DELIVERY) hel Per E3 or 0 W. 1L On Subscription EDINBURG COURIER CO. PHONE 129 WE DELIVER Bacon, Sugar Cured, lb.

15c Tomatoes, 3 cans 25c Corn, 3 cans 25c Peas, 3 cans 25c Oleo, My Own, lb. 15c Pop Corn, In Ear, lb. 5c Grape Fruit, Large 5c Catsup, 14 oz. Bottle 10c. Post Tosties 12c Suffed Wheat 1 2c then go along the sides Qf the room speaking some words to every one.

He had a good memory for names, r.nd it was seldom that he was not able to say something to each, which left the recipient of the favor well pleased with the speaker. When this was done, he resumed Lis first position, and the visitors approached him in succession, bowed f.nd retired. COAL. -guy WITH You Are Cordially Invited TO INSPECT Our Funeral Parlors AT ANY TIME FLINN HOLDCROFT Funeral Directors Phones: Office 444, Res. 143 LADY ASSISTANT AMBULANCE SERVICE 33 I II TT iXLv Tickets Get We would like for you to try.

our Special Prepared Range Coal; it's different. We are still selling a lot of that good West Virginia Coal for furnace or heater. Full of Heat and lasts a long time. CENTRAL STATES ELEVATOR F-13-3t. SUNLIT MOTOR BROADWAY AT PIKE PHONE 333 SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA On Basket Drawing.

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45,517
Years Available:
1877-1963