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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
1
Local Happenings note Leavitt's offering $2.00 shoes for $1.48 for ten days and similar deep reductions on ladies footwear. Several visits and social calls are listed, including Frank Lee in Michigan City, Mrs. Bruce Watson in Roann, and family gatherings in Peru and Macy.
A group of about thirty friends surprised Mrs Eliza Zimmer man on her sixty third birthday at her home one mile northwest of Denver. They enjoyed dinner and storytelling by Mrs Zimmer man and Aunt Hettie Beck before Will Zimmer man led the men to the creek for fish. Present were many named friends and family from Eric Peru and Denver including Hettie Beck Allen Beck and wife Esther Isaac Horner Dollie May and Mabel Gustin and daughters Dorie Holcom Shervil and Charles Beck Grover Lee and family Mary Friend WF Newbold and others.
John E. Fahl born June 26 1869 near Twelve Mile Indiana died July 19 1911 at 42 after long illness. He married Bertha D Mays May 22 1898 and leaves two daughters Marvin Irene Mildred, a father Edward, mother Catherine, two brothers and four sisters. He joined Corinth Brethren Church June 11 1906 and lived a Christian life. Funeral at Corinth Brethren Church conducted by Rev D A Hopkins then burial at German Baptist cemetery in Mexico.
The annual Deedsville Picnic on August 5 1911 invites friends and music lovers to celebrate forty years with band orchestra instrumental music solos duets quartets choruses and speeches. William Lockwood will speak on his work in China as a YMCA worker.
Sunday marked the seventy third birthday of Joseph Warren with a gathering at his Denver home. Guests included Hiram Shradel and family, William Wagoner and family, Roy Odeffer and son Durand, Ruth and Marie Powell, Paul and Carl Shisler. A two course dinner followed by piano selections from Uncle Joe. Warren joked he would not mind such a birthday about once every two weeks.
E E Williams sold the Denver bakery to F B Carlock of Goodland after running it for over a year and building a fair trade. Carlock brings years of experience and plans a successful venture. his wife and baby arrive today and they will jointly manage light housekeeping in rooms rented from Mrs. Martha Robbins.
William Fisher of Mexico criticizes the Miami County Sentinel over coverage of the Jefferson township option election. He claims the paper refused a publication notice for Shafer affecting licensing, while the editors say they were never asked to publish and urge him to investigate laws governing newspaper notices.
Starting Sunday August 6, union evening services will be held through the hot weather. Next Sunday the service will be at the Methodist church with Rev Rank in the pulpit. Two weeks later the service will move to the Brethren church with Rev Cook preaching.
A party of colored people in Denver completed arrangements for a two week camp meeting to begin August 20th at the Grimes and Saline grove north of town.
An OCR fragment shows a Leavitt's General Store advertisement for a Ten Days sale. It mentions Claude Bridegroom and wife attending a picnic at Twelve Mile and ladies' slippers priced at 2.25 dollars, with a sale at 1.15 dollars during the period.
Logansport shoppers are invited to visit for deep cuts on all Women’s Ready to Wear items. Every suit jacket coat waist and dress in stock is discounted as the summer clearance aims to close out. Also large markdowns on silks dress goods carpets rugs china and house furnishings.
Fite writes Fire and Lightning Insurance and many others including Tornado Automobile Boiler Burglary Employers Elevator Health Personal Accident Plate Glass Surety and Fidelity Bonds. The agency claims only the best companies and invites calls or letters for information or business from C F Fite Denver Indiana.
Dr. A C Kirby made a business trip to Rochester Tuesday. Leavitts promotes a ten day Great Reduction sale on Ladies' Oxfords in all styles.
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