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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
2
Dana Canned Goods Co plans to resume work in 1912 but requires at least 100 acres of tomatoes. The factory employs about thirty, reports good pulp quality, and emphasizes hand packed first quality tomatoes and a new pulp cleaning process. W. E. Winfield, Supt. notes acreage and community benefit.
H E Stager traveled from Jonestown Pa to attend his mother Mrs Mary E Stager's funeral. She died at eighty after a long illness. Funeral at Reformed church conducted in German then English. Over 200 attendees joined for dinner. Executor sold personal property Wednesday and real estate Thursday.
Ninety one and one half acres offered for sale half a mile east of Carthage. Part of the estate of the late Lurenz Thornburg. Sale details not specified in available text.
Mrs Sam Haywood Mrs Forrest J Kennedy and Mrs Kath erine Kennedy hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday night for Grace Stevens. Rain kept many away but about thirty five guests gathered at Oren Beher's home and then went to the Stevens residence. Gifts included china silver cut glass bric a brac linen and other fine items. The event was a complete surprise and light refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Newsom hosted a farewell dinner Sunday for Mr and Mrs A C Jones and their children who are moving to Anderson. Guests included Mr and Mrs J A Walter and others, with the gathering described as the Pedro Club which met often last winter.
Miss Elsie Wall visited Greenfield on Saturday while Miss Mary Plummer of Mays came to see Miss Eth el Coffin. Ramona Norris and Mrs J Earl Norris spent Monday in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs J W Johnson and Mr and Mrs A H Johnson drove to Spiceland on Sunday. Mrs John Madisan of Madison stayed with Mr and Mrs Charles W Smith from Friday to yesterday then traveled to Milroy to visit Rev Madison's relatives. Horace M Hill of Minneapolis and his wife stayed with E N Hill on Wednesday and Thursday before calling on Greenfield relatives and touring Carthage and Virginia.
Community notes describe personal visits and family travel from Knightstown to Indianapolis and Rushville. The week includes oyster specials at Kennedy's Cafe and a first season opening, plus local hunting and farming mentions, sales, and a pony or horse gone missing near Big Four track.
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