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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
4
An advertisement for a stock company policy by J. W. Weidner Agency 4511 promotes a Popular Premium Auto Policy. It claims full value coverage, no assessments, and no binding application required. The offer emphasizes practicality and name recognition.
NACE property in Patton priced at 1200 dollars features an eight room house with cellar, wash house, barn, and berries on a bus line and railroad. SHERIDAN property at Camden offers eight rooms furnace lights barn fruit and a large lot for 1700 dollars with terms available. Kokomo Howard Bone Indiana.
Morning services stay at the church then baskets will take attendees to the park for an afternoon service. Evening services return to the church. J R Chapman and daughter Grace of Raymond II visited Mrs L H Smith.
Delphi citizens and the Chamber of Commerce push for city ownership of the local lighting and power plant. They ask the city to negotiate sale of the Indiana Service Corporation distributing plant and consider purchasing the equipment via bonds or appraisal under public service rules. The move aims to end inadequate service and extend power to rural areas.
Friday night Ethel Dillman entertained Rose Redding while Tom Smith bought seed corn from Jim Welty south of town. Clarke Davidson and family drive two Buick touring cars. Charles Davis Vaughan and children visited Mrs. Guthrie and Mrs. Thad Guthrie in Rock Creek. Decoration Day activities included Will Haight of East Chicago and Sam Swatts family en route home from Martins Fort. Replanting corn planned as soon as ground dries. Chicago visitors Mrs H J Stockton and George Sattan spent weekend with Heilman family. A Lafayette delegation to the Democrat state convention supported Durgan for governor.
The Federated Junto Club held a June dinner at the Wilber home on Front Street with bird place cards and pink and red sweetpeas. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Henry B Wilson and Vice President Abner Bowen. The meeting outlined a busy summer with garden tours, a July homecoming at Delphi Park, and August lakeside events.
The Tri Kappa sorority will meet Monday evenings at Kathleen Kerlin’s home. A cooperative supper will be served at six thirty. Misses Ruth Carney Josephine Odell Mary Gustavel and Kathleen Kerlin will lead the entertainment. The supper honors Ruth Hinkle Large of Oakland City, a recent bride, with members leaving for summer schools and others returning from teaching or attending schools.
The Pythian Sisters will meet Tuesday evening, June 10, for the initiation of members. Full attendance is desired.
The Gleaners Sunday school class of the Christian church hosted by Mrs. E H Dame at Miss Fern and Opal Roths home west of Delphi enjoyed a weiner roast with games and music. Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank and Pythian Sisters are urged to assemble at Castle Hall on Sunday June 8 at 2 pm to march to the Masonic cemetery for memorial exercises.
An Eastern Star chapter was instituted in Flora last week with Mrs. Ella M. Smyser of Logan sport P. G. M. in charge. Officers were installed and two new members were initiated, joining former lodge members active in the work. Ladies from Logansport Bringhurst and Cutler lodges attended. refreshments followed.
The Deer Creek Home Economics Club holds a full day meeting at City Park on Thursday December 12. Mrs Ellie Pearson and Mrs George Watson millinery representatives will present hat trimmings, a demonstration also shown at the county meeting last week. A basket dinner will be served at noon.
The Historical Society May gathering drew a full library room as Rock Creek Township led the program. W C Smith chaired and minutes were read by Mrs Buckley. a choir of survivors from Rock Creek Township sang The Little Brown Church and The Flag of Liberty. Rev Atkinson opened with prayer, and the Snyder family’s youngest child was mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Ward Beard visited Frank Beard and wife Tuesday evening. A Lafayette party missed a turn near Oswego and Ockley last Saturday night, crashed a wheel, and stayed the night with Russell Redenbacher and wife who found a new wheel in Rossville. The coal order for the Farm Bureau may aid threshing before corn planting. A smallpox scare caused May 26 cancellation. June 9 meeting to feature Dr Wetherhill’s Africa trip. County Agent Ackenoe will attend. twine orders invited.
Everett Stewart recovering from appendicitis may avoid surgery. Mrs Joseph Robbins spent Thursday with Mrs Phad Guthrie. Alfred Guthrie buried from Parks cemetery to Odd Fellows cemetery at Rockfield. Born May 29 to Mr and Mrs Paul Montgomery a son named Richard Gerald. Edna Montgomery of Oak Park visiting mother and son. Almira Groninger of Logansport visiting relatives after funeral of Edward Wharton. Martha Ashfield is very poorly near her 90th birthday.
In the neighborhood last week Mr Small sold wire fencing orders. Mr and Mrs Frank Hinkle attended a dance at John Rice's Burrows Saturday night. Cold wet weather helps wheat oats and grass but harms corn which was planted late and rotted. Some farmers bought two year old seed corn at $2 per bushel and it rotted. Eva Nethercutt visited Ruth Sterrett. Timber buyers are plentiful and purchasing four inch diameter timber. Viola Shaffer visited W F Timmons and daughters.
Mr and Mrs Roy Robbins and Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson led a cooperative supper Friday evening organized by the Elbaicos class of the Presbyterian church.
James Sanders has shown marked improvement after ten days of illness. Mrs. Margaret Townsley visited with her daughters Mrs. Burley Good and Mrs. Frank Frye last week. Mrs. Laura Magee and her niece Mary Harris visited Ed Shortridge and family Tuesday and attended the play at the consolidated school building Tuesday evening.
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