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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1924
Page
4
Geo M Smith county attorney and commissioners Kingery Maurer Stephens Reed McCain and Ferrier left Tuesday to attend the Northern Indiana County Commissioners Convention in Michigan City.
Local residents and guests from nearby towns shared visits and attendance at reunions and church events. Included were Walter Johnson from PATFON visiting relatives at Monticello, James Lilly from Cincinnati staying with David Lilly, and multiple calls on residents such as Mrs. Pearl Nicholas, Mrs. Della Schock, and the Hargraves family. The Mayme Nicholas funeral and Riverview burial near Monticello are noted, with attendance from Hulda Nicholas of Hamilton.
Matthew Woods of Denver visits his nephew Fred Friday and relatives. Mrs. Charles Zook of Logansport visits her mother Mrs. Addie Henderson and brother J M Henderson. Lucy Vandeman of Monticello stays with sister J E Hoagland. Bruce Farley and daughter from Kokomo visit Elizabeth Gibson. Don Timmons of New Castle visits his parents S K Timmons. Howard Amick of Lexington IL returns home after visit. Charles Price of Lafayette spends weekend with parents A M and Mrs. Price. White family of Jackson Ohio returns home after visiting sister Mrs. B R McCall. Marie Van Deman of Indianapolis visits parents John Pettit. Fred Frances of Iowa visits sister Miss Luella Wright and others. Gale Crowell of Chicago spends weekend with Elliott Crowell family. Robbins family of Urbana returns home after visit. Everett Robbins accompanied them for two weeks. Ella Helvie of Ashland OH visits J W McClure family and friends. McCall reunion at Zenia OH attended by D S McCall and granddaughter Bessie and B R McCall. Forest Hackenburg of Monticello spends Sunday with Elizabeth Neel and attends United Presbyterian services. Frank Downs of Decatur and J H Downs with son Howard of Wabash visit Rachel Downs. James Small leaves for Nashville TN to visit sister Effie Tollét and family.
WASCO Jess Taylor Manson Calloway and Mr and Mrs Harold Frey attended the Frankfort fair Wednesday. Mr and Mrs ME Frey attended the Delong reunion at Lafayette Sunday. Mrs A W Gemmer and two children are visiting her sister Mrs Clarence Frey this week. Mr Gemmer will come later for several days. L He Cherrington is billing a sale for the 28th of this month. He will go west to join his family who are at present in Washington. On Monday Aug 24 the Farm Bureau will hold a fertilizer meeting at the school house. A representative from VC company of Cincinnati Ohio will attend. The Clay township farm bureau will hold its annual picnic on Wed Aug 27 along Wildcat Creek at the Lidyd Metzger place just south of Pyrmont end of covered robers and their families are invited. Mrs Carl Raber and daughter Helen and Agnes were Tuesday guests of Mrs Fred Raber and others were Thursday guests. Dallas Edging and Forest Isaac of Camden are working for Earl Mummert. Miss Thelmas Mummert and Mrs Joe Turner will assist with the music at the Hopewell annual home coming Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Studebaker of Pit and Mrs eet Mee of
Mrs Sophia Raber of Rockfield and others visited, with Ross Leslie visiting his father Phillip Leslie. Delph i Christian church hosts a public recital by Turner's music students on Tuesday evening August 26 at 8 oclock.
Sunday activities show the Parks Harmon Myers Smith Hay Burns Elston Young Riley Showalter Fisher and Pisher families visiting relatives in Monticello Flora and nearby towns. Notable stops include connections with O S Elston Georgia Hay and a two week stay with her parents.
Mrs. Frank Hinkle and daughter Francis with Miss Ruth Sterrett visited Logansport last Saturday. Marjory Guthrie of Columbia City visits Miss Mary Guthrie, Mrs. William Guthrie and Miss Emily Guthrie host relatives, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis Vaughan and E. M. Allen of Chicago spending the weekend. Mr and Mrs and Arthur Little entertain relatives from southern state. Mrs. John Wingard visited Burrows Wednesday. Callie Walters grades the lane to his home. The threshing ring completed oats threshing Tuesday at Charles Harvey's. yields of wheat and oats were satisfactory with oats acreage larger than wheat. See Cable Bros for real estate and farm loans at low rates for 8 to 40 years.
Pleasant Run reports visitors and gatherings among local residents. Ella Ward and Flint visitors called on Seneca and Mrs. Shepard. Dr. John H. Anderson attended the Monticello reunion. Ray Hanna and Mary Vaughan hosted visits. Elbert M. Allen entertained Chicago guests. Emily Guthrie and Mrs Vaughan hosted callers. Tom Smith returned from Hammond and Chicago.
Mrs. William Tyler aged 84 died at her Mortonville home on Sunday noon from complications. Funeral services were held at United Brethren Church in Colburn Tuesday at 2 PM. Her ancestry traces to James G Brown who married Jane Kenton during the colonial era and linked to pioneer Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark in opening the Northwest Territory.
Mrs Oliver Duff died at her home five miles south of Delphi on Sunday evening at 6 30 from paralysis after a week long illness. She was predeceased by husband Oliver Duff nine years ago and survived by four children. Funeral at Colburn Lutheran church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Louise Bending of Medicine Hat Canada died suddenly of heart trouble at the C P R station in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Saturday morning about three o'clock. She had been visiting Mr and Mrs Carl C West of Assinniboi Canada and was on her way home. She was the daughter of the late William Been of this county and is survived by her husband J Frank Bending of Medicine Hat formerly of Battle Ground Indiana.
Miss Margaret Boone daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Boone of northeast of Delphi wed Arthur C Miller of Lafayette at the Methodist parsonage in Monmorenci at noon Saturday August 16. Rev Earl Heimburger officiated the single ring ceremony with Grace Boone and J W Stebbins as witnesses. Achivarari was given the couple Tuesday evenings.
The Metzger family announces its first annual reunion on Sunday August 31 in the Lloyd Metzger grove along Wildcat Creek south of Pyramid. Family members are urged to dig up roots of their family tree and attend.
Mordecai N and Sarah Ann Ellis descendants gathered August 17 for the eighteenth annual reunion in Delphi Indiana with seventy five members and friends. Attendees came from Yeoman Monticello Idaville Cutler Camden Wanatah Anderson Indianapolis Chicago Western Springs Renfro Okla and Princeton Kansas. A noon dinner followed by visiting and a brief program including talks by Clarence Ro truck of Anderson and T W Armstrong of Delphi.
Notice that Mr. John Mahoyias severed his relation with the Service Tire Shop. The shop will continue to provide good service with a competent man in charge of vulcanizing work. All accounts payable to the new management. J C Downey, Prop.
County Agent H. E. Ackerson will give a culling demonstration on August 27 at 1 30 PM at the home of Harry Blanchard in Tippecanoe Township. Blanchard owns a fine flock and the event invites local interest and attendance. Pay your subscription now.
Mrs. Ralston Wilber and daughter Regene visit St. Paul Minnesota and will return with Mrs Wilber’s mother who will stay with the Wilbers indefinitely. Mr and Mrs H E Studebaker stay at the Gee home near the city and visit Mr Studebaker’s parents in Flora. They plan to move to Florida in late September.
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