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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1927
Page
1
A collection of quips and musings on manners wealth religion and politics reflecting a midcentury newspaper humor column. It riffs on ambition virtue aging money vanity and foreign policy with many quoted jabs and corrective lines.
The Chamber of Commerce banquet in Delphi drew 125 attendees. President L M Pletcher led the meeting pledging support for worthy city causes and announcing seed corn testing aid for farmers. A new armory project for the National Guard was discussed and water supply at stock pens along the Wabash was investigated.
The corn borer menace reaches near Carroll County Indiana as Maurice Coapstick of Kokomo shows a live specimen from a farm nine miles south of Kokomo in Tipton County. The half inch worm with light body and black spots bore into a cornstalk, heightening farmers concerns and urging eradication efforts.
The Clay Township Farmers Institute at New Hope School house on Wednesday Feb 23 features 9:30 prayer by Rev Earle, readings by Gene Shaffer, and talks on hatching chicks by Mrs W C Roberts. Dinner by Radnor M B and B Church at noon. Performances include a country life talk by I G Mz and a play Not a Man in the use by Clay Township Ladies. Solo acts by Dean Balser and Mary Belle Thomson precede Youth for Citizenship remarks.
Joseph Felix Segeo, aged, arrived in Delphi from Cerro Gordo Tl. Funeral services will be held this Saturday morning at 10.
Field examiners to the state board of accounts report 1926 county auditor and assessor business. They urge itemized estimates for bridge and road contracts and note past lump sums. They condemn unsold county farm purchases without bids and late assessor work after May 18, withholding payment.
At a luncheon bridge hosted by Drs. Chas and Kennedy in Camden the engagement of Miss Dorothea Nebeker sister of Dr. Eva Kennedy and Ralph Maggart of Cutler was announced. Miss Nebeker teaches in the Lafayette schools and Mr. Maggart coaches the Cutler high school basketball team.
Blackface Minstrels set to perform in Delphi during the third week of March. Marriage licenses issued this week include Walter Fincher and Pauline Lontz, Thomas Fauber and Mary Doty, and James Williams with Ruth Hatfield. The Williams Hatfield ceremony occurred at the county clerk’s office with Rev. Dale LeCount officiating.
A Tuesday sale by G C McGouch drew an immense crowd and spirited bidding. Final totals surpassed Mr McCouch's expectations, reaching several hundred dollars higher than anticipated.
Mrs. John Wagner and two sons from Irricana Alberta visit Mr. and Mrs. James DeLong. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Harley Smith of Michigan 2 polis. The Rev. Yundt recovers from appendicitis operation at Cass County Hospital.
Royce Myer and family of Flora will move to their farm southeast of Flora Merch 1st. Ed Viney and family who reside on his father's property are mentioned in the same notice.
The Rain or Shine class of the M. E. Church will serve creamed tea after services. Proceeds aid church programs and local charity.
Eva Welch daughter of Lewis Welch of Tippecanoe County wed Reed Gushwa of near Delphi at high noon Wednesday. She wore blue chiffon and carried Aaron Ward roses. After a short wedding trip they will reside at the Harry Miley farm.
Noted Carroll County farmer and writer I J Mathews of Pulaski Indiana will speak next week at Yeoman New Hope School Burlington Camden Sharon venues. Mathews shows alfalfa success using lime and acid phosphate on 80 acres. advocates clover and legume use in livestock feeding.
A one day Poultry School under Purdue Poultry Department will be held at Flora Community Building February 23. The program runs 10:00 A M Essentials in Poultry Feeding 11:00 A M Feeding for Profitable Egg Production 1:15 P M New Developments in You will learn about All Mash method for baby chicks and new brooder house. Live breeds shown throughout the day. Mr and Mrs OW Fox of Lafayette and Mrs Harry White of Pendleton visited relatives on North Wilson Street Sunday.
Governor Jackson signed a bill to make Carroll County a separate judicial circuit, creating the 74th circuit and appointing a judge to serve until after the 1928 election. The measure, which faces a May rollout and June opening, was opposed by several groups including telephone companies and township farm organizations. Senator Cann voted against it.
A private recital by Gen Ellison, baritone, with Miss Alta Hill, pianist, will be held at the Delphi Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening March 8. Blythe & Sons invite the public to visit their store for tickets which are free of charge.
Mrs Pearl Allen remains at her Delphi home convalescing from a long illness under the care of her sister Mrs Charles Buckley. The young women who roomed at the Allen home have moved elsewhere because of Mrs Allen s illness but the home will not be closed as previously reported.
At the February session County Commissioners let the William Viney road contract to Glen O. Smith for 27 675 dollars. Extension of time was granted on the Larry Guthrie Elam Plank and Noah Flora roads.
Wallace and Macak plan a Delphi sale next week at the Delphi Sales Barn. They ship a carload of Guernsey cows and 250 hogs along with 20 sheep for the event. Buyers from distant areas are expected, and a large crowd is anticipated at the sale next Saturday, February 26.
A group returning from a winter stay in California arrived in Delphi on Thursday evening, marking the end of their seasonal sojourn. The travelers planned to settle back into local routines after their sunny retreat.
A play Patsy will be given at the D of I Hall on Monday evening February 28 under the auspices of the Children of Mary Sodality. Miss Rose Bennett directs with music by Miss Hildred Roskuski. Admission is 15 and 25 cents.
Mrs. Charles Baker of Camden Mrs. Ralph Penn of Des Moines Iowa and Mrs. Maude Mullin of Indianapolis have left for Orlando Florida to visit their sister Mrs. Will Rice. Mrs. George Spaulding and child ren have returned to Appleton Wisconsin after weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. F E Rees. Mrs. Granville Hubbard returned from New York with granddaughter Betty Jane McCully. Elizabeth Guthrie of Rock Creek township goes to Chicago to join sister Mrs. Mary B McReynolds for a trip to Monrovia California to visit brother Dr. James H Wilson. Miss Josephine Schrader employed by Clifford Grocery to replace Miss Josephine Clifford while Mary Heflong takes over at James Weidner Insurance. John Hamling Sr Chas Cartwright Melvin Deeter William Brown Capt William Mahanna Robert Davidson Roy Gardner Floyd Julien attended Indianapolis for legislature on court and armory bills. Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson were in Indianapolis for Indiana Democratic Editorial Association and Lincoln Union meetings.
Mrs Charity Pearson welcomed her children and their families from various areas for dinner after church. Democratic banquet in Indianapolis featured Senator James A Reed. Troy Quinn and son Bobbie traveled from Delphi to Indianapolis to attend a family funeral, driving 1600 miles in four days. Ross Barnard and family moved from Canada to Flora, arriving to stay with relatives.
The church dedication is planned for Sunday March 20 with Bishop A W Legnard of Buffalo presiding in Bishop Leete’s absence. Several tentative dates were discussed but March 20 was chosen as the only date Bishop Leonard could attend.
The State House approved a bill this week to abolish the Pardon Board. Trustees of penal institutions would gain authority to make recommendations to the governor for leniency. The Pardon Board has fallen into disfavor for not functioning in the people’s best interests.
At the first church night meeting in the parish house of the Methodist church on Wednesday evening it was decided to hold cooperative suppers every other Wednesday evening. Attendees bring their own table service and the supper will be served informally. The Ladies Aid divisions will manage the kitchen. Fifty three persons attended.
Prof and Mrs L W Hanna of Centralia Illinois announce the birth of a son named George Lewis. Mrs Hanna formerly Georgia Lewis a Delphi High School graduate and sister of Mrs C B Shaffer of the city. The family notes adoption of a child in the past.
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri denounced a long alliance between moneyed interests and the Republican party. He cited the Credit Mobilier scandal, whisky ring, and oil cases, accusing officials from Grant to Coolidge of tolerating corruption and delaying justice. He urged vigorous action by the president and justice department.
The February calendar features Alfred Domett's verse about winter warmth and a week of entertainments in Vermont. Talks dinners and gatherings filled days, described as a lively museum that is a real working institution rather than a mere collection.
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