Runaway Horse Turmoil Spurs Denver Street Chaos
Tuesday afternoon a horse driven by two Singer Sewing Machine agents bolted in Denver. The wagon shed a new and a second hand sewing machine, injuring the harness and shafts on A G Zook’s rig and colliding with Levi Eikenberry’s Reo car. The horse fled south toward Peru before being caught about three miles out of town.
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Denver
Singer
Harrison Street
Payson Street
A. G. Zook
Levi Eikenberry
Peru
Fire damages roof at Redman Basket Factory in East Denver
Sparks from a trash pile ignited a roof fire at the Redman Basket Factory in East Denver Saturday afternoon. A small engine fought the blaze, which damaged the roof before being extinguished. The building, owned by Raleigh Bunnel near Chili, is leased by Redman & Son Basket Factory for a weaving room.
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Denver
Redman Basket
Raleigh Bunnel
Chili
Redman & So Basket Factory
Soldiers Home Returns From Army Duty
Edgar Tharpard Lloyd Berger and another Denver soldier from the 22nd Engineer regiment at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis came home late last week. They report good health and growing satisfaction with army life as they adjust to duties and responsibilities.
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Edgar Tharpard Lloyd Berger
National Army
Denver
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
22Nd Engineer
Local Families Share Sunday Visit Highlights
Mr and Mrs Perry Tharp Henry Ensley and family Elmer Ream and Cash Cocran and family visited with Mr and Mrs Clarence Ream and family on Sunday.
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Perry Tharp
Henry Ensley
Elmer Ream
Cash Cocran
Clarence Ream
Decoration Day Observed in Denver With Veterans Program
Decoration Day was observed in Denver with services at the Brethren Church at 10 am and graveside rites for the Heroes of 61-65. An afternoon gathering in Chili drew many Denver attendees and a special evening program featured a speaker from Indianapolis and a naturalized American citizen. The first speaker missed due to a car breakdown but the second delivered a strong address.
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Denver
Brethren Church
Myers
Chili
Indianapolis
Methodist Church
Four Denver Men Enlist For United States Service
Monday morning Walter Shafer Forrest Ritter Cecil Bell and Walter Bender left Denver for Indianapolis to enlist in the United States forces. Shafer Ritter and Bell will enter the Navy while Bender join the Keats as the others are twenty one and volunteered before registration day June 5th. The note explains that after registering they would be subject to the draft.
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Walter Shafer
Forrest Ritter
Cecil Bell
Walter Bender
Denver
Indianapolis
United States
Shafer
Ritter
Bell
Navy
Young Bender
Jain
Mech
Richland Township High School Commencement at Chili Baptist Church
Commencement exercises for Richland Township High School and Grade will take place Saturday evening June 8 at eight o clock in the Baptist Church at Chili. The ceremony will honor graduates and feature speeches and awards.
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Richland ‘Township
Baptist
Chili
Interesting Letter From Mover There Describes War Service
Major Earl C. McCoy writes from Farnee England to sister Mrs. Sellers in May 1918. He details dress parades, a Winchester cathedral visit, travel by flivver, picturesque countryside, town life, language mix with shopkeepers, and observations on French towns, wooden shoes, and plows. He notes censor limits and letters taking about a month to reach him.
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W W. Sellers
Set
Earl C. McCoy
Farnee
England
Winchester Cathedral
Headquarters
Verge
U. S
U.S
States
Mother
Esther
Earl
Speaker from Over There at Methodist Church June 8
Mr Harry Wickey a World War I veteran who was wounded in France will tell his story at the Methodist Church Saturday evening June 8 at eight. Private Wickey was delayed from Decoration Day for the talk. A prelude by the Methodist Sunday School Orchestra will start the program. Admission is free. Everyone is invited.
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Harry Wickey
France
Methodist Church
Wickey
Dave
Methodist Sunday School
Redman Family Announces Son-in-Law’s Sea Voyage
Mr and Mrs E L Redman of Courier report their son in law Rev E J Nickel will sail from New York May 28 on the French line steamer Chicago for France to serve with Y M C A as a second lieutenant The Nickel family has closed their Oshkosh Wisconsin home and Mrs Nickel will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs B L Redmon during her husband’s absence Mrs Nickel was formerly Virginia L Redmon of this place.
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E. L. Redman
Courier
E. J. Nickel
New York
Chicago
France
Y. M. Cya
Nickel
Oshkosh
Wis
Robertson family and Mrs Dice shopping in Peru
W H Robertson and family and Mrs J W Dice were shopping in Peru Saturday afternoon.
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W.H. Robertson
J. W. Dice
Peru
Pyle Edson Tie The Knot In Quiet Methodist Ceremony
Miss Bessie Pyle and Harry B Edson wed Tuesday evening at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Charles H Smith officiating. The couple will reside at their country home three miles south of Peru on the Santa Fe pike. Mrs Edson taught at Ridgeview school and Mr Edson is a rural mail carrier. Both are active members of the Methodist church.
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Bessie Pyle
Charles Pyle
Harry B. Edson
W. H. Edson
Charles H. Smith
Edson
Peru
Ridgeview
Methodist Church
Windstorm and Hail Policy Information for Indiana Residents
A local ad urges readers to prepare for summer storms by securing Windstorm and Hail insurance. It promotes comparing top insurers, favorable prices, and protection against tornadoes of windstorms, citing Indiana as a growing example of risk.
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Indiana
L. H. Dice
C. F. Fite
Denver
War Savings Stamps Drive Surpasses Denver Township Quota
Over 3000 dollars worth of War Savings Stamps have been sold by committees in charge of the drive in Denver precinct of Jefferson township. The precinct quota stood at 2250 dollars, an over subscription of 334 percent. The total excludes many stamp deliveries sold later in the week.
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Denver
Jefferson Township
Macy Monitor Sees New Editor As Ferry Takes Charge
Fisher Ferry, a former Peru reporter, now heads the Macy Monitor after several months at Villa Grove Illinois. Will McDowell, ex editor of the Monitor, has moved to the Bunker Hill Press.
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Fisher Ferry
Peru
Macy Monitor
Mr. Ferry
Villa Grove
Lll
Will McDowell
The
Monitor
Bunker Hill Press
Miss Garnet Wright Visits Peru Home Folks
Miss Garnet Wright of Peru spent Sunday with home folks, visiting relatives and catching up with neighbors in a quiet local outing.
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Garnet Wright
Peru
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Goff
W. T. See
United States Service
INTER
Schlosser Bros
J. R. Wright
Fulton
Twelve Mile
3. M. Olingaman
Pyle-Edson
Macy
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