Man Dies in Fire at Home Near Burrows
Daniel Sink, longtime Jackson township resident, perished in his burning home about 5 a.m. Wednesday. Neighbors discovered the blaze. fire apparatus was not enough to save the structure. Sink, aged elderly, lived alone and was known across the county. He leaves six sons Floyd Virgil trustee Thomas Russell Grover Goldie and four daughters Mary Dillion Bringhurst Bertha Flora Nina Sink Ella Landis and a brother Guard Sink. Funeral plans await arrival of a daughter from the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Sink
Jackson Township
Burrows
Joseph Salisbury
Mr. Link
Thomas Scott
Delphi
Link
Sink
Floyd
Virgil
Thomas
Russell Grover
Goldie
Mary Dillion
Bringhurst
Bertha Flora
Indianapolis
Nina Sink
Illinois
Ella Landis
South Dakota
Guard Sink
West
Explosion Injures Delphi Man John Sheets at Home
John Sheets of Delphi area, five miles south, suffered facial and hand burns when a gas leak ignited after he struck a match while locating the leak last Monday night. Dr. John Carney attended the injured man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheets
Delphi
Sheets
John Carney
Myron Ives Returns From New York City
Myron Ives of the New York Store returns to Delphi after a two week absence in New York City where he bought goods from importers and wholesalers for fall and winter trade. He reports new innovations in women's wear and purchases for the household. The annual dollar day sale last Saturday met expectations with strong trading despite fewer shoppers on the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Ives
New York
Delphi
New York City
Mayor Duval's Paper Suspends Publication
The Indianapolis Post in Indianapolis halted operations last Monday ending a brief run. Workers found a closed door notice upon reporting to work. Printers condemned the mayor's business practices and the city council demanded he show cause for impeachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Post
John L. Duvall
Indianapolis
Woman's Club Annual Picnic Celebrates Lawn Awards
Delphi's Woman's Club held its annual picnic in the library with about fifty attendees. Judge James P. Wason awarded prizes for better lawns contest while Mrs. Nellie M. Long spoke on fire prevention and schoolhouse safety, praising the club and Chamber of Commerce for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi’s Woman’s Club
William H. Bradshaw
Fred Martin
Jason
Martin
James P. "Wason
Woman’s Club
Chamber of Commerce
Wason
South Delphi
William Grant Smith
Water Street
Creek
William Cole
Martinsville
Ed Denbeck
R. C. Schermerhorn
Monon
Frank Broadrick
Judge Wason
Nellie M. Long
Educational Department
State Fire Marshal‘s Office
Indianapolis
Citizen's Offer Expires In One Week
The Citizen runs a limited time subscription discount of twenty percent ending next Wednesday evening. A one year subscription in Indiana is $1.20 and outside the state $1.60, with payment by office visit, check, or money order. The old price resumes September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Local Politicians Shown in Sunday Pictorial
The Indianapolis Star’s Sunday pictorial shows E. W. Bowen Ninth district chairman and B. B. Mayhill publisher of the Delphi Journal. The images were taken in Lafayette during a Republican Editorial Association meeting, capturing smiling bust shots as they shook hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Star
E. W. Bowen
B. B. Mayhill
Delphi Journal
Lafayette
Republican Editorial Association
Trustee Jaunt Heads to Terre Haute Hosts Invited
Trustee Carl McFarland left today for Terre Haute where he and other county trustees, invited guests, will visit the T. R. Woodburn Printing company in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl McFarland
Terre Haute
T. R. Woodburn Printing Company
Car Collision Wrecks Two Buick Automobiles
Carl Grimm and Hi Kerlin collided at a Franklin street intersection near the canal after 10 am last Sunday. Young Grimm suffered a gash needing stitches and a knee injury. both drivers were insured. The two Master Buicks were badly damaged and Grimm planned to buy a new car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Grimm
Buick
Franklin Street
Lawrence Grimm
Hi Kerlin
Grimm
Kerlin
Young Grimm
Chittick
Flora
State Tax Man Visits Delphi To Inspect Real Estate Values
Charles Lounsberry of the State Tax Board spent hours with County Assessor Orval Schock in Delphi as the board visits all ninety two counties. They aim to tabulate real estate sales and values for 1928 assessments used for 1929 taxes. Local taxpayers had urged reductions, prompting township reviews of farm sales to support lower valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lounsberry
State Tax Board
Delphi
Orval Schock
Schock
Lounsberry
Shock
Free Vaudeville Acts to Feature Cass Fair
Carroll County will send large delegations to Logansport for the annual county fair next week. Free vaudeville acts will perform daily in front of the grandstand including a comedy ladder act, art posing, Herculean acrobats, aerial trapeze and cradle acts. The Legion band, two stake races daily, Murphy shows, pony races, live stock displays, farm produce and other exhibits are promised. On Tuesday all children will be admitted free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Logansport
Legion Band
Murphy
Miss Rosie Peacock Plans Carroll County Directory
Miss Rosie Peacock of West Virginia is compiling a rural Carroll County directory. It will list addresses and classify voters taxpayers real estate and automobile owners. The directory aims for about one hundred pages printed in The Citizen office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Peacock
West Virginia
Carroll County
Carroll County Teachers Institute Opens Next Monday
County Superintendent T. W. Armstrong prepares for the annual Carroll County Teachers Institute to convene at the courthouse assembly room with 9 15 a m sessions Monday and Tuesday. Music and lectures are scheduled daily by Dr. Harold G. Lawrence Dr. Charles H. Albert John A. Barnett Sadie McKeever serves as secretary. Readings for extension courses include Fundamentals in English Educator Frank Collins Research for Teacher Milo Stuart Political Parties and Party Problems Dr W Q Lynch Education for Character Instructor Milo Stuart and Otho Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Armstrong
Carroll County
Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Harold G. Lawrence
Winona
Ind
Charles H. Albert
Bloomsburg
John A. Barnett
Cutler
Sadie McKeever
Armstrong
Frank Collins
Milo Stuart
W. Q. Lynch
Otho Winger
Ellis Family Holds Reunion at Delphi Park
The twenty first Ellis family reunion was held at Delphi City Park on Sunday August 21 with 120 relatives and friends attending. Officers re elected included H N Ellis president and Charles Armstrong vice president. The historian noted six births four deaths and one marriage since the last gathering. Ice cream followed the business meeting with attendees from multiple Indiana towns plus Illinois and Ohio. The next reunion is set for August 1928 at the Delphi park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Delphi City Park
Bert W. Ellis
Kokomo
Ernest Ellis
Martha Ellis Hopkins
Rensselaer
H. N. Ellis
Prsident
Charles Armstrong
Sadie M. Keever
Nellie Casad
Sara Ellis
Delphi
Cutler
Yeoman
Idaville
Monticello
Leiters Ford
Argos
Rochester
Anderson
South Bend
Louis
Ill
Lima
Ohio
Hebron
Neb
Delphi Park
Claude Fauset Resigns as Linotype Operator
Clyde Fauset resigned from the Delphi Journal as linotype operator and will move his family to Rensselaer to work as a printer. He has served the Journal for twenty one years, first as a printer then as a linotype operator. He is noted for speed accuracy and diligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fauset
Delphi Journal
Rensselaer
Fauset
The
Journal
Mrs Pearl A Anderson Dies in Indianapolis
Mrs Pearl Alice Anderson wife of Charles Anderson of Indianapolis died Wednesday afternoon August 17 at 3 45 She leaves seven children Mary Robert Edward Opal Martin Stephen and Max An infant daughter was buried with its mother Her father Stephen Osoviscki of South Bend aged 80 on August 7 and brothers and sisters Frances Evans South Bend Bessie McKee Detroit Mich and Alex Osovicki Dubois Wy attended services Friday at 2 pm at the residence Burial was in Greenwood cemetery Greenwood Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Alice Anderson
Charles Anderson
Indianapolis
Mary
Robert
Edward
Opal
Martin
Stephen
Max
Stephen Osoviscki
South Bend
Frances Evans
Bessie McKee
Detroit
Mich
Alex Os
Thermometer Drops Near Frost Line in Cass County
Farmers report temperatures around 46 degrees Tuesday night near Logansport. Cass County Fair runs August 29 through September 3 with events and exhibits planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Taxpayers Association urges scrutiny of local budgets
Indiana Taxpayers Association secretary Hary Miesse urges readers to study official local budgets in legal advertising columns. He says budgets determine taxes, warns against waste, and notes options to appeal to advisory boards or the state tax board for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hary Miesse
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Indiana
Mr. Miesse
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Offices to Close for Labor Day Holiday
County offices and most businesses in Delphi will close for Labor Day, September 5. No definite picnic plans have been set for officials and staff. Many may travel to Indianapolis for the State fair. The county board of commissioners and county council meet September 6 and 7 to set 1928 budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Indianapolis
Court House
Board of Commissioners
County Council
Haynes Cousins Reunion Held at City Park
The twenty sixth Haynes- Cousins reunion gathered 82 attendees at Delphi park last Sunday. A basket dinner followed with all enjoying the fare. In the afternoon a business session elected Frank Stranahan as president Willard Fitzer as vice president Miss Mary Young as secretary and Mrs Rachel Smith as treasurer. The next gathering is slated for the Delphi park on the third Sunday in August next year. Attendees included relatives from Logansport Camden Chicago and Marshall Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes- Cousins
Delphi Park
George Seawright
Logansport
Frank Stranahan
Delphi
Willard Fitzer
Mary Young
Rachel Smith
Galveston
Camden
Joe Frisbee
Chicago
Walter Holmes
Marshall
Ind
Mrs Frances Bowman Dies at 74 in Camden
Mrs Frances Bowman aged 74 died at her Camden home after a lingering illness. She leaves husband John Bowman and sisters Mrs Ella Jones and Mrs Matilda Inson of Deer Creek. Funeral services were held at Camden Lutheran Church and burial followed in Camden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bowman
Camden
John Bowman
Ella Jones
Matilda Inson
Deer Creek
Camden Lutheran Church
Widow Olive Blickenstaff Named Administratrix
Named administratrix Mrs Olive G Blickenstaff widow of Allen Blickenstaff appointed to administer the estate Hanna and Hall serve as attorneys for the administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive G. Blickenstaff
Allen Blickenstaff
Hanna & Hall
Camden Robbery Steals Cars Safe and Tires
Thieves broke into Stoeberger & Lesh garage in Camden between midnight and daylight Sunday, stealing two Hudson autos, a small safe, and tires. The safe held about $50 and other papers. it later appeared near Upland. Most checks and papers from Camden were recovered. A nearby garage and a restaurant garage were also entered that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoeberger & Lesh
Camden
Hudson
Snoebergere & Lesh
Charles Cline
Upland
Marion
Young Americas
Clymers
Homecoming Draws Rock Creek and Adams Townships Crowd
A large gathering of residents and friends from Rock Creek and Adams townships met at French Post park on August 20 for the eleventh annual homecoming. The day featured a noon basket dinner, a shelter house program, and reminiscences led by Ort Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Adams
French Post Park
Shelter House
Roy Snowberger
Ort Frye
Logansport
Laura Temple
Don Mullendore
Flossie Hildebran
Laura McGee
Fred Landis
James Dill
Pine Village
Joseph Mullendere
Lafayette
Charley Burton
Chris Gagle
New Waverly
Walter Smith
Indianapolis
Margret McFadyen
Harry Temple
Chicago
Fred Temple
Gary
Roy Temple
Detroit
Mich
John L. Moorman
Knox
Tony Garrett
Kirk
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Barns
Idaville
Charley Temple
Decatur, Ill
Nellie Coble Brooks
John Stewart
Fred. Perry
John Thorton
Rufus McGee
William Porter
Ora Frye
Blanche Nulf
Ross Grandstaff
Logarisport
Blanche Loveland
Lux
Wyo
William Grandstaff
Royal Center
Jennie Grandstaff Satterwaite
Austin
Ind
Cecil Atkinson
Martinsville
Edna Wise
Little
Cutler
Margaret Grandstaff
Quiet Docket Despite City Court Quiet
The docket shows no new suits filed since August 15 keeping the courthouse and city largely quiet, with docket activity at a standstill.
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Court House
Marriage Licenses for John Allen and Nellie Taylor
John Allen laborer of Delphi marries Nellie Taylor of Delphi in a formal marriage license record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
Delphi
Nellie Taylor
Jesse Martin Reports Heavy Sheep Loss In Delphi
Jesse Martin of Jackson township and neighbors Ed Brown and Frank Viery went to Delphi to file claims after a dog attack killed seven sheep last Monday night and 52 more were fatally harmed or maimed. Each animal loss cost between 10 and 12 dollars, with claims filed with County Auditor Whiteman. Martin, a former township official, lost both legs yet still drives and travels, showcasing remarkable resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Martin
Jackson Township
Ed Brown
Frank Viery
Delphi
Martin
Beeter
Mr. Brown
Adams Township
Pacific
Logansport Defeated in Close Delphi Golf Match
Logansport fell 32 to 30 at Delphi after a friendly Shinny style tournament on the local course. Individual low scores rode by B. Easter 80 and Jack Wise 81 for Logansport while Delphi’s Dr. John Carney 83 and Charles Wood 84 led the host club. Two remaining matches loom, next Sunday at Attica and the final at Monticello on September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Delphi
B. Easter
Jack Wise
John, Carney
Charles Wood
Attica
Fountain County
Monticello
Frost scare fades as August warmth stays steady
Forecaster J H Armington of the Indianapolis Weather Bureau says a killing frost is unlikely despite a cool spell. He notes August normal temperatures in central Indiana around 73.3 degrees with a month-to-date average near 69.2 degrees, and emphasizes the latter part of August tends to be warmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Armington
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Carroll
Indiana
Delphi Defeats Rockfield In Rubber Game Of Ball
Delphi wins 7 to 5 against Rockfield in an afternoon ball contest at Rock field. Batteries were Lines and Million for Delphi with Keeen and Robinson for Rockfield. The teams met for a rubber game after each had won earlier meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Pruitt
Rockfield
Keeen
Robinson
Camden
Bitten by Scorpion in Ockley Store
Mrs. William Baker of Ockley was stung on the right thumb by a scorpion Thursday while slicing bananas at the Baker store. After first aid, she was taken to a doctor in town for treatment. The scorpion was killed and is on display in the store. Mrs. Baker is sister to local auctioneer Harve Hoshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Baker
Ockley
Baker
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Duval
Nellie Lenz
Fire Marshal’s Office
Cass Fair
Made For Teachers’ CO. Institute
Claude Fauset
Pearl A. Anderson
Taxpayers’ Association
Haynes-Cousins
City Park
Francis Bowman
Rock Creek and
Adams TP
Weather Bureau
Ahea
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