Rock Creek Township Notes on Injury and Farming Activity
Paul Shaffer suffered a badly hurt arm after a horse kick last Friday. Dr. Mullin assisted and Paul was taken to Logansport then Huntington for an X ray. Frank Hinkle finished breaking ground for wheat and seeded forty acres on the S P Clauser farm. Rev and Mrs Lee Jackson of Columbus Indiana visit Mrs Jacksons parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Little. Walter Guthrie of Chicago visits the neighborhood. Charles Harvey and Lehre Guthrie bought Chevrolet sedans. Arthur Hidebrand cuts clover seed and plants sixty acres of wheat on Wilson Sterrets farm. Mrs Jim Shepard funeral was held at Sedalia Wednesday. Mrs Charles Davis Vaughan called on her cousin Mrs Mary G Browning and her mother and sister Mrs Emily W Guthrie and Miss Emily Guthrie Wednesday afternoon. Dennis O
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Shaffer
W. F. Timmons
Dr. Mullin
Paul
Logansport
Huntington
Frank Hinkle
Jim Shepard
Sedalia
Charles Davis Vaughan
Mary G. Browning
Emily W. Guthrie
Emily Guthrie
Dennis O’farrell
Tom
Fred
Wm. Acheson
Harold Barnes
Sam Swatts
M. Wood
Eee
Wood
Local visits include Achesons and Shepards in Tippecanoe
Mort Acheson of Chicago visited with old neighbors and relatives Friday and Saturday. He was the dinner guest of Seneca Shepard on Saturday. Mrs Seneca Shepard and Mrs Wm Acheson attended the Tippecanoe Township Economics Club picnic at the Maxwell cottage on the Tippecanoe. Frank Vaughan and children near Reynolds were Sunday dinner guests of his brother Charles Davis Vaughan and family. Seneca Shepard and his son John were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort Acheson
Chicago
Mr. Acheson
Seneca Shepard
Wm. Acheson
Tippecanoe Township
Baptist Missions Circle Meeting Planned for Europe Talk
The Woman's Mission Circle of the Baptist Church will meet Tuesday afternoon September 1 at 2 30 at Mrs Fred Martins home. Miss Eva Smock will give a talk on her trip to Europe.
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Baptist Missions
Woman’s Mission Circle of the Baptist
Fred Martin
Eva Smock
Europe
Bride Audrey Linton Weds Abram Martin in Baptist Parsonage
Audrey Linton of Flora married Abram Martin son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Martin of Delphi Thursday morning at the Baptist parsonage. Rev E M Martinson officiated with Irvin Downey of Chicago and Blanche Lyon of Lafayette as attendants. The couple plan to live in Flora this winter and build a home in South Delphi in spring.
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Baptist Parsonage
Audrey Linton
Flora
Abram Martin
Lewis Martin
Irvin Downey
Chicago
Delphi Baptist Church
Flora High School
Martin
South Delphi
Make Merry Class Picnic At Delphi Park Hosts Named
The Make Merry Class of the Methodist Sunday school will be entertained at a picnic next Tuesday evening at Delphi Park. Hosts and hostesses include Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Woodruff and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilson.
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Methodist Sunday School
Delphi Park
C. G. Woodruff
H. B. Wilson
Tri Kappa pledges after fried chicken supper at McCain home
The Tri Kappa sorority held a fried chicken supper Tuesday evening at the country home of Miss Catherine McCain. After the meal, Roberta Gardner Thelma Thompson Jeanette Julien Mary Angell Cartwright Helen Louise Shaffer Frances Wingerd and Ruth Wilkinson were pledged. Miss Mary Ives, visiting from Boston, Massachusetts, attended as a guest.
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TRI Kappa
Tri Kappa ‘Sorority
Catherine McCain
Roberta Gardner
Thelma Thompson
Jeanette Julien
Mary Angell Cartwright
Helen
Louise Shaffer
Frances Wingerd
Ruth Wilkinson
Mary Ives
Boston
Mass
Legion Convention Set for March 4 in State Meeting
The 1926 American Legion convention will be held on March 4 with legionnaires gathering to conduct the state organization’s business and welcome delegates.
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American Legion
Legionnaires
Local Klan Meeting Promoted With Music Reading Tonight
A joint meeting of men and women members of the Klan is advertised for next Monday evening. A music and reading program will be presented and the public is invited. The gathering will take place at the Klan hall in this city.
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Klan Entertainment
The
Klan
D A R Chapter Sets Year Program under Regent Cowdin
The Charles Carroll Chapter of the D A R met at the library by regent Mrs. Julia G Cowdin to approve the coming year program. The program committee includes regent Mrs Eva Dooley and members Mrs Harriet Gros Mrs William Brackenridge and Miss Louella Bonnel. First monthly hostess list is given from September to June with Delphi Park in June and the first meeting set for September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia G. Cowdin
Charles Carroll
Eva Dooley
Harriet Gros
William Brackenridge
Louella Bonnel
N. J. Howe
Will Cowdin
W. H. Bradshaw
Regent and
Russ Wilson
William .Gros
Henry B. Wilson
E. 0. Grimm
Delphi Park
Tippecanoe Tribe Confers Degrees. Plans Centennial
I C R M Tippecanoe Tribe No. 505 met last Tuesday and conferred the adoption degree on two members. The work was creditable and the team is shaping for winter. Centennial celebration plans for Lafayette will be submitted next Tuesday with second and third degrees to be given.
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I. C. R. M. Tippecanoe Tribe No. 505
Lafayette
Homecoming Held For Adams And Rock Creek Townships
The Homecoming for Adams and Rock Creek townships is set for Saturday September 5 at French Post Park. An all day event features a noon basket dinner, games, amusements, and an afternoon program with speaking and music. Judge Carr delivers the main address. John Mourer speaks on the park shelter house dedication and W D Smith of Delphi discusses the Paul Dresser Drive.
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Adams
Rock Creek
French Post Park
Judge Carr
Park
John Mourer
W. C. Smith
Delphi
Paul Dresser
Clayton Cox Dies at 91 in Sheridan
Clayton Cox of Sheridan, formerly of Carroll County, died at home Sunday morning at eight. Funeral services were held Tuesday at ten. His wife preceded him in death years ago. He leaves a son W. E. Cox of Logansport and a daughter Dellas of Sheridan, plus relatives and friends.
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Clayton Cox
Sheridan
Carroll County
W. E. Cox
Logansport
Dellas
Local store showcases new Full Clothing line for all departments
A Lebanon Rotary Club speaker, Fred S. Purnell from Attica, discussed federal post office building plans and potential Lebanon inclusion. The Brookston Reporter debuts under new ownership with seven columns and a Model 14 Linotype. Mrs Harriet Gros and Mrs D B McAfee visited Chicago for two weeks, enjoying park trips.
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Quick & Clifford
Fred S. Purnell
Attica
Congress
Lebanon
Brookston
Kdebally
Dicom
H. J. Harris
Erasmus Parrett
Harris
Toole Family Heads South. Toole to Teach at Marshall College
Prof and Mrs H G Toole and son Bobbie plan a Delphi departure today to visit relatives in Southern Indiana. Prof Toole will teach at Marshall College Huntington West Virginia next year. Marriage licenses issued to Charles Sidell and Gertrude Foster and to Virgil Lee Nance and Mildred Thomas. Burnettsville and Idaville residents hosted Frank Timmons family. Community note on advertising business practices.
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H .G. Toole
Bobbie
Delphi
Indiana
Toole
Marshall College
Huntington
Wes
Virginia
Charles Sidell
Gertrude Foster
City
Virgil Lee Nance
Mildred Thomas
Burlington
How the Reform Worked in Civil War West Kentucky
Irvin S. Cobb relates a Civil War incident in Grant era West Kentucky where Union troops suppress Confederate sentiment. An elderly Kentucky man is arrested for loud Southern praise and forced to take an oath, then warned against future disloyal remarks. He quips that there is no law against thinking, prompting a grim retort from the major about loyalty and treason.
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Grant
Kentucky
Union
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Inconsistencies of human nature in married life
Mary sees her husband as a stranger then finds him fallible yet dear after a day of observing contrasting people. The tale contrasts vanity and honesty as she reflects on ego and kindness, concluding their companionship remains strong despite flaws.
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John
Mary
Lake
King Midas in Legend and Language
The article notes how King Midas name entered language as a descriptor for miserliness and the habit of turning everything touching into acid, reflecting both legend and historical usage.
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Midas
Readers Send Subscriptions From Across the Nation
Citizens in Florida Indiana California and Oklahoma express gratitude for The Delphi Citizen and its local notes. Mrs Garrison of Bringhurst Indiana is described as found dead in a gravel pit with funeral services held and interment at Maple Lawn cemetery.
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Tampa
Florida
Southland
California
Peter B. Smith Dies After Long Illness in Pittsburg
Peter B. Smith aged 68 died at his home in Pittsburg after a yearlong illness. A wealthy landowner he had long resided in the area. Funeral held at Pretty Prairie church Tuesday at 2 30 p m with Rev Nicely officiating. burial in the adjacent cemetery. He belonged to Odd Fellows lodge No 28 at Delphi and Delphi Encampment No 127. Survived by an aunt Mrs William Bundy Kokomo an uncle Newt Smith Pretty Prairie and several cousins and other relatives.
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Peter B. Smith
Pittsburg
Pretty Prairie Church
Nicely
Odd Fellows Lodge
Delphi
Smith
William Bundy
Kokomo
Newt Smith
Pretty Prairie
Burke Mullendere
Funeral held for Mrs James Wheeler of Flora
Funeral services for Mrs. James Wheeler, who died at her Flora home after a several month illness, were conducted Friday at three by Rev A P Musgiel at the Church of the Brethren. Burial followed in Maplelawn Cemetery. Mrs Wheeler was a well known Flora resident.
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James Wheeler
Flora
Church of the Brethren
A. P
Musgielman
Maplelawn
Wheeler
William May Dies in Beloit Wisconsin
William May father of David May and former resident of Gathden died in Beloit Wisconsin Saturday August fifteenth. Funeral services were held at Camden Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. F. B. Osborn. Burial was made in Rock.
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William May
William’ May
David May
Gathden
Beloit
Wis
Camden Methodist
F. B. Osborn
Rock
McCain Family Reunion Celebrates Membership in Delphi Park
The McCain family held a reunion at Delphi Park on Sunday. Curtis McCain was re elected president and Mrs. Faye Buckley Wise served as secretary. Next year’s gathering will mark the 100th anniversary of Daniel McCain and his brothers who came from Ohio.
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McCain
Delphi Park
Curtis McCain
Faye Buckley
Wise
Aniel McCain
Ohio
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