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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
5
The Denver Brethren S S E met at 2 PM in the church to elect officers for the next year. Elected were President Della Eikenberry Vice President Nore Fonte Treasurer Ida Eikenberry Secretary Lova Flora Recording Secretary Elsie Baldwin. Elsie Baldwin elected Secretary.
Invitations have been issued for the Murphy reunion to be held at Myers Grove north of Chili Indiana on Wednesday August 9 1911. This first gathering will bring together more than 200 Murphy family members from the local area and neighboring states.
A Sunday School excursion from Denver included Miss Oliivia Smith Golden Mercedes Newell and Mrs. Catharine Coffman among the travelers to Michigan City on Wednesday.
Mexico letters report Mr and Mrs Eli Nickless and daughter Mary visiting David Fisher and wife. Margaret Smith visiting Butler with Mr and Mrs Collins. George Snamberger of Five Corners preached at Progres sive church. Clarence Stuber and wife with W T Zartman family. Mrs McDonald improving. Edna Rhineberger Hazel Hower Ollie Jones Letheme Guire Estle Tracy spent Sunday at Lake Maxinkuckee. Esther and John Zartman with Mary and John Stuber. Simon Calvin and Miss Olie Woodhouse improving. George Kessler left for Cleveland to attend the Maccabee Convention.
Circulars from Charles A Greathouse announce selection of Ginn & Co geographies and Scribner's History of the United States by the state board of book commissioners for the coming term. Fry's geography and Montgomery's history are replaced. Prices: geography 90 cents retail 75 cents exchange. history 75 cents retail 38 cents exchange. Parents must buy one book per child instead of two.
Epworth League of the Denver Methodist church invites members and friends to a lawn recreation social at the Clyde Miller home in East Denver next Saturday evening at 7 30. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring a nickel. The committee promises a royal time.
Rural Route No 23 resident Lewis Marburger and SD Ber ger traveled to Peru on business last Friday. Indianapolis visitors Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Steel stayed with Mrs. PS Sullivan and family. Peru residents Mrs. Mary Moore and daughter Francis Morris visited their mother and grandmother Mrs. Mary Berger Friday. Mrs. John Benner and daughter Mrs. Frank Murphy of Denver spent Thursday with Mrs. Will Ream. Jacob Matthias went to Huntington to see Mr. Wise who is seriously ill. Mrs. Mary Ream and son Elmer spent Sunday with Frank Matthias and sisters. Ladies of the Larkin Club met with Mrs. Irvin Miller Friday afternoon. Elmer Sloppy reported the loss of two valuable cows Monday. Miss Lois Rannells and sister of Indianapolis spent last week with Miss Fay Sloppy. Mesdames Martha Cline Lyda Berkheiser and Mrs. Zook of Mexico and Mrs. Sarah McClain of Peru were guests of their brother PS Sullivan and family last Thursday. Clarence Ream and wife visited relatives at Pettysville Ream and Manchester last week.
Walter Laidlaw visits Phillips restaurant this week to entertain his daughter from Chicago, sharing a family outing in the city.
County Superintendent E B Wetherow has nearly completed plans for the Miami County Teachers Institute in Peru starting August 14. Dr Robert Armstrong of Westia will be the principal speaker and Adelaide Baylor will lecture on arithmetic and grammar. The program allocates sections for primary reading music and penmanship with Elenor Rankin writing J H Bachtenkircher leading writing and Prof Fisher lecturing on music.
John Cornell seen on the streets Tuesday. Mrs E D Leavitt and children visited Mrs W T See Thursday. Mrs Lillie Rannells ill a couple days this week. Numerous visits and gatherings occurred from Sunday to Monday with neighbors and relatives at Peru Rochester Fulton Fletcher's Lake and local homes.
Andrew Fouts conducted business in Denver on Wednesday while Frank Olds now living in Pasadena California visited C F Fite and other old friends on Tuesday. Rev AT Rank Ira Eikenberry Augustus Maus and Albert Fouts traveled to Indianapolis Monday where Mr Eikenberry and Mr Maus purchased two five passenger IHC automobiles.
A boy named Thomas urges his mother to visit a neighboring sick woman. She plans to wait until the woman improves, but Thomas insists it is not catching and should be done now. The exchange highlights small town concern and family routines.
Miss Cora Hastings comes home Saturday following a weeklong visit with Miss Flora Shafer, reflecting a quiet social interlude in the community.
A farm notice states no hunting is allowed without permission. Violators will be prosecuted. Dated 9-4-11 by Saline and Grimes.
William Grimes posts a strict notice on his farm banning hunting without explicit permission. He warns that violators will be prosecuted.
Moravia holds Sunday School at 9 30 with preaching at 10 30 in the morning and 7 30 in the evening. Epworth League meets at 6 45 in Evvennna with a choir rehearsal at 7 30 Friday evening. All invited.
The Denver Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m Sunday worship at 6 30 p m with B Y P and 7 30 prayer meeting on Wednesday Choir practice 7 30 Saturday evening Pastor Reno Tacomo cordially invites everyone to attend the services.
The Brethren Church announces 9:30 Sunday School and Sunday morning worship. Bible Class opens to all Tuesday evenings at 7 30.
Corrected each Wednesday by Q Gandy Co. Eggs listed as two prices for old and young stock. Butter cash and trade at 20c. Lard at 12c for young chickens. Wheat both new and old at 76c, oats 35c, rye 65c, corn per bushel by the barrel.
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