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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
5
Rural Route 28 residents and many neighbors share Christmas and New Year visits across Courter Peru Gilead Rochester and Mexico. Family gatherings include Reams fishing trips to Huntington and town dinners while school events feature a Courter Christmas program with Santa and gifts.
A fragmentary tabloid snippet shows tensions over delivery prices and a drop in quality while readers speak of rising costs and strained services. No clear dates or full names are readable.
Deedsville and surrounding areas recount holiday calls as James Best and wife of Sheldon visit Martin Conner family. Nora Hendricks hosts Bessie Groat. Victor Fretz from Indianapolis spends Christmas at home. Willie and Grace Buck of Akron visit Bert Buck. Ed Jones, longtime Deedsville Creamery worker, to relocate to Teroy Indiana. Rev Gault from Indianapolis visits friends. Metta Leedy of Huntington returns for holidays. Noah Flora, wife and son Kenneth, spend Christmas with Oscar Moody and family. Rev Miner to start preaching series at U Boc church Sunday. Otho Hill of Indianapolis visiting his parents E H Hill and wife. Cleo Trent of Kokomo visiting Vene Trent.
Omer Lee and wife were Sunday guests of Floyd Yoder and wife. Jacob Kistler and wife visited with John Potts and family in Peru. Walter Knisely and family of Kokomo stayed with Mrs. Knisley's parents Aaron Zook. In Rochester John Berger hosted Dan Keim and family of Roann and Albert Berger with wife of Ambrose Peru Sam Berger noted Mrs Mary Berger.
Prof Lee Fisher and Foster Long visited Peru on business Monday. W D Ream and family were guests of P F Tharp for Christmas. Ed Helm and children from Peru visited Joe Poland and family over Sunday. Elmer Petty and wife dined with BFE Gaye and wife Monday. Harrison Shireman and wife from Saskatoon visit relatives nearby. Fred Garritson and Burton Wade with wives joined Walter Piper and family Sunday. Ed Benedict and family stayed with John Benedict and wife west of town for Christmas. John and James Sunday and Emma Hillegass of Huntington joined Mrs. Katie Sunday and daughter Gertrude for Christmas. Wm Baldwin spent Sunday near Converse with wife and her parents. Irvin Heady of Michigan City and Irma Wright of Kokomo wed at St Joseph Michigan Xmas Eve. Cady, once Denver resident, recalled by many here. Bruce Watson and family visited B Ev Gage and wife Christmas Day.
The Saltake Telegram notes expert electrical workers earn $500 a month, decorative painters receive $20 a day with flexible end dates, and plaster cast men, bricklayers, plumbers, carpenters and trades vary from $4.50 to $7 daily. Machinists range $3 to $4.50, painters $2 to $4.50, and restaurant cooks $25 to $40 per week?
Two of three new British battleships slated for construction this year will bear the names Commonwealth and Comman in tribute to Australia and Canada. The choice reflects imperial solidarity as shipyards prepare to lay down the vessels.
A London report notes major landowners linked to the crown hold estates yielding 460000 pounds yearly in ground rents. In fifteen years, rents nearly doubled from 250000 pounds as leases expired and renewals or new rents were charged.
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