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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1926
Page
6
Carroll county farmers anticipate a busy two months as they prepare for spring pig births and a potential rise in hog numbers. Sheep flocks grow with high wool prices and February lambs fatten for late year markets, while incubator work for chickens and early wheat prospects under snow protection shape the farm calendar.
The New Hope school hosts visits by Kathryn Mason and county figures, while locals attend a Flora basketball tournament. The Farmers Institute program at New Hope on February 6 features addresses on hog breeding farm life cooperative buying and selling and square deal for farmers with readings and musical selections. Mr and Mrs George Timberman of South Dakota visit Mrs Sarah Culler this week. Lose anything advertise in the Citizen phone 14.
Ruth Wasson underwent a mastoid operation at Cass County Hospital last week and is recovering at home. Friends surprised Mrs. George Klepinger for her birthday at her home Wednesday night. The Christian church Youth class elected Crite Cree president with William Bryan and William Alread as officers and planned monthly socials at Walter Cree’s. The Missionary society met at Mrs. John Friend’s for an all day quilting gathering with a bountiful noon meal.
Jefferson Township residents hosted relatives and friends including Earl Newman and Charles Armstrong, Milton Mikesell visiting from Indianapolis, Fred Heiland from Delphi, Charity Pearson of Delphi, and Alfred Lily. The Carson school closed due to teacher smallpox with all students vaccinated. Hickory Grove church youths attended the Blue Ball Young People's conference.
Elijah Farmer and family have moved to the Frank Morrow property formerly vacated by Orliff Coghill. Oscar Hall and family and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bush visited Logansport. Mrs. Lottie Smith of Lafayette spent time with her brother Roy Downham and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hendrickson visited Orliff Coghill. Mrs. Joe Wilson shopped in Lafayette. Miss Ireland, the local teacher, is ill and Mrs. Smith of Delphi will fill in.
Indiana's capital city shows interurban rail lines reaching farms and towns. Conductor Jess explains why he must wait to spit after a farm boy quip about tobacco while the Lafayette limited passes through Boone county.
Emma and Walter, engaged six months, face Emma’s fear of marriage sparked by a friend’s divorcees. A country ride ends with a car crash. Emma seeks help at a farmhouse where a doctor baptism and a sermon from Rev. Sinclair reassure them. They marry at once with a breakfast choice clash resolved by fate.
Thomas H. Adams, editor of the Vincennes Commercial, denounces Indiana senators for opposing the Coolidge administration. He defends President Coolidge, criticizes Watson and Robinson, and argues most Indiana Republicans favor the administration and a world court, while calling the editors’ resolution machine made.
Edith Mummert an 18 year old girl was struck by a car driven by rural mail carrier Lee Shafer Saturday evening She and her father Earl Mummert had just returned from Lafayette where they visited her mother in a hospital The girl was unconscious at the doctor s office but her injuries are not serious
Idaville and nearby communities report visits and movements including Ed Robbins and family from Champaign visiting Everett Robbins. Gertrude Worley visiting J. H. Downs in wabash. Milton Timmons hosting a birthday dinner for his mother at A. E. Thomas in Monticello. Rev G A Roseburg heading to New Kingston NY for residence. Home Economics club gathering at Mrs Walter Albin's. several property relocations among Humes, Timmons, Prescot, and Neels. Rev W C McCleery attending in Somonauk for the funeral of Rev J E McCall. mission society praise service at Delphi Presbyterian mission manse with Miss Ann Reid speaking.
The Senate on Saturday introduced two farm relief bills and referred them to the agriculture committee. One bill, by Senator Norbeck, would create an American stabilizing commission to handle surplus crops and issue loans up to 500 million dollars at favorable rates. The other, by Senator Curtis, would establish an interstate farm marketing association with a revolving loan fund of 10 million dollars to support state and local cooperatives.
Camden residents hosted church classes and clubs with Mrs. Harold Wyatt Dinner Club at home and the Young Married Peoples class at Rockfield Sunday. Local illness reports include George Ringer and newborn Virginia Lee Miller. Visits include Eva Kennedy in Indianapolis and Pythian Sisters deputy Hanna Cravens in Camden.
A Tennessee pastor faced deacons on serious charges of embracing a female congregant in the vestry. Witnesses testified. the pastor argued that as shepherd he is following scripture. Deacons exonerated him with a proviso about future conduct, proposing a ram lamb rather than a literal lamb.
Sir Oliver Lodge urged scientists to use plain English before the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Southampton. He singled out botanists as the worst offenders for coining troublesome words.
A quirky note recalls a girl once labeled a peachl during youth, with a later life linked to Arkansas figure Arkange Thomas Cat, highlighting a curious inheritance of a nickname across time.
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