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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
6
Bloomington visitors join local residents for Sunday greetings. The article notes several Bloomington residents and families visiting here, mentions a baby born to Howard and wife, and reports the joint high school building nearing completion and ready for occupancy.
Mr and Mrs Don Neidigh visited Maurice Ritter and family Sunday afternoon. William Ritter of Illinois was here earlier in the week. Al Workman and family hosted visits with Israel Wilkie in Bloomfield Tuesday. Wes Duvall of Allen Chapel spent Sunday with the Beard family. Clyde Freeman of Worthington saw Albert Heaton and family Saturday night and Sunday. Asbury Frye Cal Workman Eva visited Al Workman and family Sunday. Winifred Helen Gilpen Eva and Wayne Fuller visited Willie Fuller Sunday. Homer Heaton and daughter Mildred visited John Workman and family Sunday. Hazel Workman stayed with Mrs Thomas Heaton then visited home folks Sunday. Earl Conder visited Mrs Conder’s parents Sherman Scharb Saturday night and Sunday.
Frank Scott Tanner heads to Bloomington Sunday for work. Local youths attend a pie supper at Cross Road schoolhouse. Kava and Jessie Meredith visit town. Mrs. R W Yoho visits daughter in Bloomfield and plans Bloomington trip. Infant of Joe Quimby buried at Walnut Grove cemetery Saturday. Sam Ferguson family visit James Foddrill. Ratification event in Cincinnati drew many from town. N B Hardisty hosts a well attended Monday gathering. H K Collins visits sister Julia Collins. Dan Sullivan and Clyde stop by Jim Foddrill Sunday.
McVille residents hosted a series of Sunday visits with relatives and friends from Dugger Free man Ellers ville and near areas. Attendees included Nannie Sims Rosa Brown Mary Burks and several families. The gatherings featured Sunday School attendance and shared dinners with local households.
Malicoat motored to Linton Saturday evening to visit William Pigg and family. Mr and Mrs Sam Miller Sr. traveled to Linton Saturday afternoon to see their son John Miller and wife. Charles Minks and daughter visited John Burks and family Sunday. Mrs Oscar Sims and daughter Fay visited Mrs Guy Gibson near Spencer last week. Mrs Andrew Taylor of Dugger came to visit her father F M Henry. Tom Purdue, caring for F M Henry, returned Sunday after a Bloomington vacation. Lusta Minks and daughter shopped in Spencer last Friday. Emma Cook and daughters from Kansas visit here. Robert McCullough and Lee Porter did carpenter work for John Burks. Ora Sims and children visited Oscar Sims Sunday. Tacy Sims visited relatives in Sullivan county last week. World Temperance Day observed with Salem S S program last Sunday.
Local residents and visitors share time with relatives and friends across Kenton Linton and surrounding communities. Visits include Ben Shepherd’s trip to Kenton, Don Foster and family in Linton, and Mary Rollison staying with Bert Edwards.
Rev J C Collins and Rev D A Hendricks preached at Clifty. Sam Spinks family spent Sunday with their son Evert. Phillip Strauser moved household goods for his son Clyde to the Ham Price farm. Ed Kirk visited Jewett Mullis family. Dave Long is reported better. Will Beaty and Julia visited Frank Newsom. Alvadore Harper of Lyons visiting relatives. Fiona Strauser staying with Homer Faucett near Buena Vista. W O Jackson in the area. locals attended a ball game at Tanner. Marcus Strauser visited home folks. Jerry Hudson visited his mother. Faye Kirk called on Ruth Long. Viola Strauser spent Sunday with Edna Laughlin. Prayer meeting at Clifty Saturday night at 7. Everybody attend.
Hurrah for Wilson announced. John Hasler spent Sunday at Pete Hasler's. Mrs. Joe Hineman visited D. C. Roach and family. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Bach of Linton stayed with D. H. Mitchell and wife. Wayne Benham, working near Irene, returns home for a few days due to a severe cold. Beulah Fry of Bloomfield visits grandfather D. H. Mitchell and family.
Sunday visits fill the page as families from Owensburg Ridgeport and Walnut Grove report gatherings with friends and relatives. Grace Bynum, Sally Bynum, Nelle Hasler and Blanch Ockerman share time with J R Ockerman's family while Bynum sisters visit. Miss Freeditch Mitchell travels to Bloomington to see Berthal Matthews family whose child battles diphtheria.
Local notes report slow progress on the Lick Creek bridges with engineer Lew Descher overseeing the pike road. Community visits include William Watson to Frank Heaton, Minor Branam and family, and multiple Sunday gatherings around Coal City and nearby farms. Walter Dyer made trips to Patricksburg and attended church, while several auctions and visits to relatives are recorded. Aunt Permelia Milligan of Worthington was buried at Dutch Bethel Monday.
Doans Miss Geneva Brannon returned home from a two week visit with relatives near Cass accompanied by Cora Butler. Miss Geneva Martindale spent last week with her parents H. M. Martindale. Claude Gibson returning from work in Illinois. Emma Martindale Marel Beard and Blumer Ashcraft spent Sunday with Claud and Addie Gibson and attended church at Kentucky Ridge. A pie supper at No 1 school house next Tuesday, all invited. Roy Martindale bought a western pony. Mrs Julia Kirk attended church at Scotland. Johnie Dickey and James Martindale visited cousin Watson Hostettler. Miss Jennie Gainey, of this place, and Virgil Earl of Burns City, were married last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ollie Gibson spent the latter part of last week at Lyons.
Mrs Henry Branstetter and Mrs Charles Watson and children spent Tuesday with Mrs John Killinger at Mineral. Grandma Phipps visited her daughter Mrs Will Heaton from Saturday till Monday. Freeland Edwards moves into his new house. Francis Sims and John Spurgeon of Odon visited area while buying mules.
The Topeka Journal notes 109 of 166 Shawnee County criminal cases involve liquor law violations and predicts costly trials, while most liquor cases end in dismissal. Tennessee grand juries report murder and liquor indictments, with other theft charges. Washington notes police court offenses tied to liquor and disorderly conduct. West Virginia reports bootlegging arrests, guilty pleas, and a marshal shot by bootleggers.
An advertisement touts Mazema as a constitutional remedy that cures eczema and skin diseases by entering the blood rather than using salves. It claims rapid, day by day improvement and urges readers to obtain it from druggists or mail 50 cents to The Mazema Company, Avonmore Pennsylvania.
A morbid youth declares his wish to marry and asks Maria how she would like to be buried in the village churchyard with his name on her tombstone. He summons nerve for a dramatic question amid a graveyard walk, proposing love and burial in one moment.
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