Neighborhood News Roundup From Chili in Rural Indiana
Carpenter work on the new school building will commence this week. Simon Miller has returned to Chili and says our town is good enough for him. James Baltimore and Joseph Norris have left the Jones Berger trial to go to hard work. Miss Maud Smith of Macy spent Sunday with relatives in Chili. The Methodist church will host Children’s Day exercises next Sunday evening. Mrs Wm Whisler, once sick, is improving. Fire crackers again vex residents as youths alarm passersby. Dom Patterson Goldie of Logansport visit friends in Chili. Ed Leffel and Nathaniel Tilten were guests at Charley Bookwalter’s. Maude Reese and Luisa Cover attended Epworth League district convention at Marion. Mrs Green and daughter Delpha of Fulton attended Children’s Day. A A Cover and wife were entertained at Pierre Leffel’s. Charles Skinner and family of Twelve Mile visited Fred Skinner’s. Farmers fished at Mud Lake on a wet Saturday. Carl Parks returns from Royal Center. Myrtle Anderson returns from Gas City attending school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Baltimore
Joseph Norris
Jones- Berger
Miss Maud Smith
Macy
Chili
M. E
Wm. Whisler
Twelve Mile Social Roundup Leads List of Sunday Visits
Mr and Mrs Albert Skinner hosted guests including Mr and Mrs John Cress and Mrs Burit visited her father Mr Rimpler. Attendants at Ed Black s ice cream supper and Skinner church cleaning followed by dances at Henry Richard sons. Iva Richardson traveled to Peru and Cox sisters from Logansport visited relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Skinner
John Cress
Will Crawford
Eva Skinner
Henry Richardson
Iva Richardson
Peru
Cox
Logansport
Kline
Cress
Blanche
Jacob Cress
Local notes from Perrysburg and area
Perrysburg reports Mrs Cora Sarver returned from Akron while Mrs Jane Steel visits her daughter near Hooversburg. A surprise party for Miss Hattie Beal at O F Cool’s home brought joy to attendees. The M E church held 8 day services with a 4.42 dollar collection. Mrs John Fahl died Sunday night and burial is at Mt Zion cemetery Wednesday. Burton Green and wife visited Rochester friends last week. Rev F C Moon spent days in Marion this week. Preston has been sick, and Miss Erma Sutton visits her mother in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Steel
Etta Galtry
Hooversburg
Burg
Hattie Beal
O. F. Cool
John Fahl
Mt. Zion
Preston
Erma Sutton
Indianapolis
Denver
Perrysburg
Oliver Cool
Hattie
Pine Children Day Services Draw Large Attendance
Pine reports a well attended Children’s Day service last Sunday with lighthearted amusement. George Oliver attended and dined with Nathan Kinneman’s. Lincoln Jones and family from Logansport visited relatives here the past week. Dean Earnhart of Rochester visits relatives present. George Bookwalter entertained John Winegardner’s group last Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Leffel visits relatives in Logansport. John Robinson and wife and daughter...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oliver
Nathan Kinneman
Lincoln Jones
Logansport
Dean Earnhart
Rochester
Nancy Leffel
John Robinson
Daugh
Local Store Advertises Ten Years Success and Big Sale
A damaged notice proclaims ten years of success and a store wide sale. It urges customers to visit 20 North Streetway to see marked down stock and decorative displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swat
Peru
Fourth of July Picnic Program and Trial Reporting
The Miami County Sentinel details the Fourth of July picnic program with speakers Laura Baker, Mr. Koontz, and Rev. Harry Nyce among others, followed by a lengthy critique of the Clyde Jones trial in the Miami circuit court. It notes sensational spectator behavior, especially by women, and comments on sympathetic young women toward the prisoner amid a case about Nellie Berger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Jones
Nellie Berger
Death of Mrs John Fahl Near Perrysburg
The community was shocked Monday when Mrs. John Fahl died in the night after nearly two years of illness. She was a wife and mother, a good neighbor, and will be missed. Funeral services were held at Mt Zion church Wednesday forenoon, with interment nearby, conducted by Rev J M Baker. Rev W E Sitter, W Caton NY, writes: I had dyspepsia for twenty years and found relief with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which digests what you eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fahl
Perrysburg
Mt. Zion Church
J. M. Baker
W. E. Sitter
W. Caton
N. Y
W. L. Piper
Courtroom bonds amid Jones trial move hearts and minds
A mother and her seventeen year old daughter attended the Jones trial, the girl wearing a ribbon to identify herself to the defendant who asked a reporter for the girl’s name. The scene, including a touching gesture as Jones left the courtroom, prompts questions about societal drift.
Dr King's New Life Pills touted for stomach and liver health
An advert claims Dr King s New Life Pills restore appetite improve digestion and promote a regular body with perfect health and energy. Sold for 25 cents at Piper s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Piper’s Drug Store
Harvest Queen Flour and Fourth of July Picnic Note
Local notices urge use of Harvest Queen Flour and remind of a Fourth of July picnic planned in town. Advertisements promote machine oil at J L Friend, and John H Stephens offers real estate bargains at 104 South Broadway. Community updates include visits, sermons, and social events amid various notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Stephens
South Broadway
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Simon Miller
Dom Paut
Ter, Goldie
Jacob Blackbetter
Nathaniel Tilten
Ed Leffel
Charley Bookwalter
Maude Reese
Luisa Cover
Epworth League
Marion
Carl Parks
Royal Center
Myrtle Anderson
Gas City
Hugh Erbaugh
Gertrude Rimpler
Skinner Church
Cora Sarver
Akron
M. E. Church
Rev
F. C. Moon
George Bookwalter
John Winegardner
Loewenthal’s
Laura’ Baker
Byer
Si Bazi
Mr. Koontz
Morehouse
Earnest
Koontz
Mr. McCoy
Gilbert Forgy
Bertha Wright
Mr. Baker
Harry Nyce
Lucy Manchester
Mr. Dunn
Anna Kilmer
Dr. Cooper
Wabash River
J. L. Friend
H. M. Overly
W. I. Hoff
David Neff
Roann
Courter Church
Maude Murphy
G. W. Cannon
Terry Fisher
Mexico
Amanda Baldwin
Jacob Hochstetler
Erie
Courter
Lewis Ackerman
Goshen, Ind
Scott Guyer
North Judson
Starke County
Grandpa Guyer
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Alma Zook
Jessie Keim
May Bell
J. Wolff
Peiry
Ind
W. F. Newbold
Greencastle
Hocking Valley
C. V. Graft
Denver Mills
DeWitt
Adventist Church
Clyde Jones
Jeffersonville
Brower
Pine Lake Assembly
LaPorte
Lake Erie Railroad
Harriet Evans
Hinsdale, Il
Lake Erie Railroad Co
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