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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
3
A fragment lists Hall's Meat Market Luna Coffee and Sic Grocery with a garbled phrase about fish and meat goods. The readable items suggest a neighborhood market listing or ad share in a local page.
The Mineral feed business offers a steady employment option for men with farm and stock raising experience. Moorman Mfg Co leads in this field. Call or see Charles Van Voorst at Chalmers Indiana for full time positions with salary and commission.
Several hundred spectators from surrounding counties attended the Shaf er Lake event on Sunday to watch five mile outboard races. A W Dailey of Johnson Motor Co won first with a Boyd Martin boat, Lon Nelson of Monon took second, Earl Clawson third.
Mildred Ozene Weymer and the Toronto Conservatory course will guide summer instruction in Delphi. For reference or appointments contact Mrs. Edith Sanders at 817 W Melburne Ave Logansport Indiana.
Indiana figures show sudan grass seeded between corn planting time and June 15 provides abundant pasture when native grasses fail. An acre yields cow pasture for two months, with 14 plowable acres per 29-acre farm usable for sudan. When pastured then rested, it regrows quickly and can be made into hay or used with alfalfa for winter feeding.
The D. of I. plans a card party and dance at the D. I. hall on Monday evening June 6. The committee is preparing a special program for the event.
Carroll County agents announce a two day alfalfa and legume machinery tour with Purdue soils experts to show lime's role in stands. Stops include Dickinson Madison, Campbell Clay, Bordner Democrat, Ayres near Creek, Newer Washington, Wickard Carrollton, fertin Rock Creek, Gilkerson Jefferson. Joint programs also cover 17 young women in Sunshine and Tippecanoe clubs.
The Madison Township Farm Bureau reports strong attendance with 125 at the last meeting and anticipates a larger turnout at the next. Rev LeCount of Delphi will speak along with readings and music. The business session will cover twine prices and coal. The home economics club grows rapidly and plans a June 1 meeting.
The auction of household goods at the Delphi Sales Barn last Saturday afternoon drew a small crowd due to favorable weather for field work. Attendance in town that afternoon was below average, but a larger crowd gathered at night for trading. Manager John Baer considers closing the barn for the summer season.
Theodore J Wienand to James A Hill 200 acres in Jefferson township for 1.00 dollars. Louella A Flora to George E Flora 80 acres in Carrollton township for 1.00. Georgie E Flora to Charles L Flora 40 acres in Castleton township for 1.00. David A Sylvester to Jessie E Landis small Monroe township tract for 1.00. Jessie E Landis to Clara E Sylvester small Monroe township tract for 1.00. John C Carr to Peter Yater straight tract in Burlington for 1.00. Florence M Crawford to John S Mills 142 acres in Rock Creek township for 1.00. Florence M Crawford to John S Mills 142 acres in Charles L Hand to Ora Freeman 52.60 acres in Adams township for 3300. James F Ridenour to John W Johnson East 12 Lots 71 and 72 in Burlington for 1500. Floyd Gibbons to Charles R Gilliam 34 acres in Deer Creek township for 1300.
In every community there are people who excel in a certain type of work and inspire neighbors. Delphi has beautiful homes and yards that should inspire daily views. Beautification work exists citywide and need not be costly with planning, care, and pride from residents.
A crazed farmer in Bath Michigan planted about 500 pounds of dynamite around a school building. The explosion killed the principal, several teachers, and possibly 85 children. The farmer also died. Only the parents survived a family of five children wiped out. Tax worries and other farmer troubles cited as motive.
Officials of the American Automobile Association predict that about 40 million people a third of the U S population will tour the country by car for sightseeing and pleasure. They expect 10 million automobiles to be in use and travel will leave behind about three and a half billion dollars in the states visited. The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a market Saturday May 28 at Boothroyds.
Wages have risen faster than prices despite poultry remaining a major expense for urban residents. The text notes that average hourly or daily wages now buy more chicken than in 1983, while retail hen prices in cities show a strong cost pattern.
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