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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1925
Page
4
A note from New Orleans States mentions Abigail Adams rising early to build her fire, portraying her as a diligent frontier figure. The remark frames Jack as a lazy scout in contrast to her routine.
Mrs. Alva Lowe died at her Burrows home following influenza and a nervous breakdown. She leaves a husband two sons aged three and nine, her parents Mr. and Mrs G W Sink, three brothers Frank Thomas and James and sister Lydia. Funeral services were held at 10 am Friday from the Burrows church.
Mrs U G Campbell died at her home near Camden Saturday noon after three years of poor health. She was 55, a lifelong Camden resident. Survived by husband, nine children, three sisters and nine grandchildren with two children deceased. Funeral held Monday at Camden Baptist Church at 1 30 PM. Burial in Camden Cemetery. Services conducted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Deer Creek Klan and the Pythian Sisters of Camden.
Funeral services for James G. Gish Deer Creek township farmer were held Sunday at 10 30 in Center A B church with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Surviving are his widow and two children Bruce Gish of the accompanying district and the other child not named in the fragment.
The record notes relations among Grace Miller of Washington township and deer creek township, two Flora sisters Mary Ridenour and Kate Studebaker, two Flora half sisters Susan Greyham and Dora Layman of Chicago, and seven grandchildren.
Mrs Terrence Lamb a respected Delphi elder died at 3 am Monday at the family home after a period of declining health. Born in Ireland she came to the U S at 16 and settled in Delphi six years later. Survived by sons Peter and James Lamb Lafayette. daughters Rose Hemmerling Frankfort Jane Indianapolis Julia Roach Mary Katherine Anna at home. eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral held at St Joseph church Wednesday at 9 am with Solemn Requiem Mass. burial in Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were six Lambs and Hemmerlings from Lafayette and Frankfort. Music by a male quartette and Josephine Clifford on organ. Attendees from out of town listed.
James H. Roach aged 74 died Monday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Thomas E. Cowdin seven miles west of Delphi. Born in Prickering Canada January 15 1851 he lived in Delphi most of his life. Survived by widow Mary Ellen Roach two daughters Mrs. Frank Nipple and Mrs. E E Cowdin three grandsons a granddaughter four great grandsons and brother George Roach Delphi marshal as sole survivor of a family of six boys and two girls.
Howard Graham, 57, a resident here for the past year and formerly of Chicago, died Sunday at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis after a period of confinement for a nervous breakdown. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Camden at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Marie Hufford aged 23 died Tuesday evening after seven years with tuberculosis. She was active in the Rossville Baptist Church and had returned to Indiana from Texas last year. She attended the local high school before her illness. Funeral services were held at her residence with Rev. W. P. Tedford officiating and burial was in Rossville Cemetery.
Captain William R. Mahanna led Company F on Monday January 26 as 55 members shared 658 dollars for three months of service. Several promotions occurred during the drill period and 43 members received inoculation for typhoid by Dr. C. C. Crampton. Some members were noted as without use of an arm on Tuesday. Officers and NCOs include Captain Mahanna 1st Lt Benj. Drake 2nd Lt Roy E. Gardner Sergeants Greenup Hayden Julien Heiland Rockhill Leonhardt Corporals Hamilton Tribbett Smith Penn Proctor.
Ray Monnette of the west side and Maybelle Mullendore were married at St. Joe Michigan on Wednesday. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Burley Mullendore. The couple plan to return to Delphi for permanent residence after a short wedding trip.
A compact portrait of a clever woman balancing self care and public charm while thriving amid scrutiny and social challenges. The snippet suggests a poised figure who entertains admiration and provokes controversy within a public sphere.
Readable clippings recount Paul Revere’s Ride as sung by children and humor about opossums. notes Miss Bertha Caffyn returning to school after her father’s illness and death in Indianapolis. The items read as playful local classroom pieces with dated tone and simple moral updates.
Flora High School forms A Boy's Glee Club with officers Edward Murphy president Harold Murphy vice president Kenneth Brubaker secretary treasurer Esther Burnworth pianist and Mrs Stone director. Delphi High School plans a Girl's Glee Club operetta Feast of the Little Lanterns next month directed by Miss McCarty.
Harry Milroy, a well known sculptor, placed a splendid portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the blackboard for the children of room three Tuesday. Miss Gladys Dyer of Brookston is chosen to replace Miss Elsa Gardner as room three teacher at Delphi school.
The estates of Charles E. Jakes John R. Long Sarah Callane Frank Moss and others were referred for inheritance tax. Final reports were filed and discharged for John R. Long and Ezra Stevens estates. Guardianship, probate actions and judgments are recorded for multiple estates including Haslet Martin and Sibert. A number of judgments and a divorce complaint are also noted.
American women have patented nearly 1 400 devices ranging from hooks and eyes to artificial eyelashes and road building equipment. The text notes Howe struggled with the sewing machine until his wife demonstrated it, prompting her remark about taking a turn at invention.
Miss Society schedules a flurry of events through February with Lent counting six weeks. Tri Kappa hosts a Valentine party February 10 at Miss Mary and Lorene Hinkle’s home. Elsa Gardner heads to Bloomington for university. she and local teachers were guests at a tea and dinner in Delphi.
Catherine Howard formerly of Delphi married Albert Fisher of Lafayette in a single ring ceremony at 11 oclock Saturday. Rev Father Bartholomew presided. Attendants were Miss Isabelle Frazer and Anton Krecek. The couple plans a later home in Lafayette after a trip to Indianapolis.
Miss Marguerite Farmer of Delphi and Walter Watkins of Clymers wed at the Delphi Methodist parsonage with Rev. R B Kern officiating. They will reside in Clymers in a furnished home. Mrs. Watkins is Delphi high school class of 1924. he is a Logansport high school graduate and a Clymers blacksmith. That Saturday Delphi friends came by auto loads to greet the couple with a belting.
John Renicker of North Manchester Indiana sent a bottle into the Eel river two years ago with his name address and a note asking the finder to write back A Florida recipient Si c nieds Wallaz reports finding the bottle after it traveled from the Eel river to the Wabash the Ohio and Mississippi and finally to the gulf stream and Florida.
Ninety one Indiana counties represented at Purdue's Agricultural Conference held January 12 to 16, with 2 066 registered attendees. Tippecanoe county led locals with 756 participants, Clinton county sent 155, and nearby counties including Carroll showed strong turnout within a 50 mile radius of Lafayette. Additional county totals followed in the report.
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