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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
3
Miss Olive Roach is on the sick list and Sunday school drew a good crowd at Walnut Grove. Local social life includes visits among the Haslers, Combs, Chaneys and Foster family, a flag ceremony at Bloomfield, and a missionary gathering with six new honorary members. Lone mentions of travel to Lyons and Owensburg accompany a string of Sunday visits and neighborhood news.
Levi Fuller and family visited Sam Frater and family Sunday. Eva Fuller stays with grandparents Wm and Mrs Bough at Ridgeport. Mrs. Ike Andrews and Herman called to Clay City for the death of Sallie Boyer, returning Thursday. Willis Pirtle and Harry Wise of Linton visited Taylor Pirtle family. Inez Pirtle accompanied them. Rex Holtsclaw of Shockey worked the enumeration on the south side. Mable Kindred did it on the north side.
Everett Spinks shows improvement while Wallace Harper visited Hobbieville last Saturday. James Long and Ota Wright made visits to Sam Hud son and Phillip Strau ser respectively. Church attendance rose Friday night and Assessor Jonas Hayes traveled through the area. Lank Hudson, Ernest Strauser, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Page, Edgar Kirk, Nettie Lewis, Ida Lewis, and Dr. E R Mason appear in the weekend contact notes with routine visits and calls.
Little son Kenneth ill with pneumonia prompting a prayer meeting at seven thirty Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lewis visited Corwin Long Sunday. Nannie Kirk stayed with relatives from Saturday to Tuesday. John Sharr and son Shirley visited Mrs. Ralph Carter in Buena Vista. Marcus Strauser returned to Bloomington work after weeks here. Frank Royal and granddaughter Ota Wright attended Comics last day of school. Austin Briles and Clyde Strauser families visited Phillip Strauser Sunday. Dr LeGeards stock and poultry food advertised at Spooner and Hays.
Miss Iea Helms called on Mrs. Lillie Ray Tuesday. Seymour Ray and Wayne Fields went to Salsberry Sunday. Swift Hardesty hauled hay from D. E. Combs' last Wednesday. John Flynn and Seymour Ray made a business trip to Bloomfield Tuesday. GC. C. Sizemore and his son William Sizemore went to Bloomfield Thursday. Daniel Workman and family visited Cary Fuller and family here over Several of our young people attended the last day of school at the upper Bingham last Friday. Rat Tetrick of Robinson passed through this place last Thursday en route to the viaduct. Several from here attended the flag raising at Miss Eva Fuller, of Coen, visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Bough here. Miss Anna Wells, who has been doing domestic work for her brother Ollie Wells, returned home Saturday. Ollie Wells, working at the brick plant, had one finger mashed Tuesday and stayed home until it healed. Columbus buggies, the best made, Spooner & Hays.
John Stonecker of Elnora attends church at the Lutheran church. Taxes must be paid before the first Monday in May. Funeral of Thomas Kinnaman attended by locals at Good Hope. Langford family returns from Texas. Mrs. Ross Kinnaman visits from Indianapolis. Margaret Brown attends aunt's funeral after leaving work. Chris Thomas and wife from Linton visit relatives. Rev Lessenhop and family dine with Slinkards. Flag raising at Newberry with school exercises planned. Ed Slinkard takes Rev Lessenhop to Switz City and Linton. Mrs. Charles Davis and daughter Georgia visit from New Mexico. She notes border dangers and calls for troops. Peg tooth and disc harrows offered by Spooner & Hays.
Farmers plant corn as residents report visits and callers across communities. George Frye felt the day’s pace with Steve Hash at Clyde Henson’s Tuesday, while Edith Hash stopped by Mrs. Dora Hash on Saturday. Miss Mabel Kindred and Miss Hester Hash appeared in the area Tuesday and Sunday respectively. Harold Gwinnup with Robert Dailey Thursday, Uland brothers traveled Sunday, and Marie Shipman visited C. C. Hendren Sunday. Curtin Shipman returned from Rockville hospital.
Local residents report numerous visits and small moves around town including Mrs. Alvin Gwinnup hosting and visiting, several patients recovering from illness, family gatherings, and church services. Notable mentions include Mrs. Oscar Heldt improving after illness, Ada Combs and relatives visiting, and a preaching event planned for May second Sunday with Rev. Dustin.
Local residents visit relatives and attend church and social events in Newark and surrounding towns. People include Bland, Watkins, Arthur, Turley, McDaniel, Camden, Hoke, and Derrickson. trips to Bloomfield and Sherman Wells noted. a Rawleigh peddler and a Gaston church gathering on April 28 are recorded.
Local residents Jane McDaniel family Edward and Helen John Jacob Dan McDaniel plus Mr and Mrs Lonzo Wilson of Calvertville visited, attended church, or hosted relatives. Easter entertainment at Solsberry attracted several from the area. Fishing on Richland creek drew many, including Grace Arthur and Anna Wells. See Spooner and Hays for lawn mowers and garden plows.
Mrs. Sarah Smock visits her sister Mrs. Oscar Sims as Mr. and Mrs. Brown join them Sunday. Everett Eller family stay with Owen Eller and wife. Lillian Noel stays with Mrs. Joe Hickam in Wheatfield. Everett Maners visits Charles Brown and wife. C I C class meets at Salem Sunday school. Mrs. Charles Minks visits daughter Mrs. Owen Eller. Edna Brown stays with Mrs. Mattie Hudson in Hendricksville. Lena Wilbur and Mamie Camden dine with Faye Livingston. Bernard Burks of Vandalia visits locally. Mrs. Vincent Pryor of Indianapolis visits daughter Mrs. Edna Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gibson of Spencer visit Oscar Sims. John Burks and daughter Lillie visit John Brown. Sam Miller and son Clyde motor to Spencer to visit Sam Miller Jr. and wife. Roy Sims and children visit Melvin Sims and wife. Etna Brown and cousins Josephine and Ruth Emerson visit their uncle Eph Bruner. Claude Livingston hosts Ben Burks and Rassie Malicoat Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs James Christy of Ramona mentioned. A house belonging to Ralph Finney caught fire but nearby neighbors provided rapid aid saving the building. Virgil John Ooley and sister Nellie from Bloomington visited their parents Mr and Mrs George Ooley over the weekend.
Joseph Cullen of Antioch made a business trip to Linton on Tuesday. The column records multiple local visits as relatives and friends traveled between Antioch and nearby towns for family and social matters. Marshall Haywood, a respected resident, died after a brief pneumonia illness with funeral services held at Simpson Chapel.
The Greene County Cattle Feeders convene at George Morgan Farm, Marco Indiana, April 25 at 2 pm to discuss economical feeding of beef cattle with shelled corn, cottonseed meal, silage and hay. Purdue extension staff and commission men will present feeding costs, gains, and cattle valuations.
The Bloomfield Ice and Produce Company offers free pumpkin seed to local farmers with no outlay. Seed available at the company office next week, promising future demand and potential large returns for using cornfields for pumpkins.
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