Peru residents visit relatives and attend local events
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Maple of Peru visited their aunt Mrs. Oliver Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. John Hinse of Peru spent Sunday with Noah Zartman’s family. The M E Ladies Aid meets at Frances Hoover’s home. Shoppers Anna Martin and George Steffy were from Logansport. Marie Stowman visited by Catharine and Helen Zartman. Mary Jones spends week with Twelve Mile friends. Walter McGuire visits mother Mrs. Dan Carson at Twelve Mile. Grandma Bond to live with daughter in Wabash. Jiles Tillet of south of Peru attended Cecil Grinwold’s funeral. Charles McGuire and daughter Lethel vacationed at Monon with Alice Myers. Sickness persists around Mexico. Cecil Griswold funeral well attended with Rev. Lee Fisher in charge.
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M. E. Ladies Aid
Frances Hoover
Anna Martin
George ‘Steffy
Logansport
Harry Bernard
Marie Stowman
Catharine
Helen Zartman
Mary Jones
Twelve Mile
Walter McGuire
Dan Carson
Grandma Bond
Wabash
Jiles Tillet
South of Peru
Cecil Grinwold
Charles McGuire
Lethel
Monon
Alice Myers
Mexic
New Restaurant and Lunch Room Opens Soon
Cody Friend and Glen Shoemaker are renovating the Friend building at Harrison and Payson streets, installing fixtures, and preparing to open a restaurant and lunch room in a few days. The pair are described as hustlers likely to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody Friend
Glen Shoemaker
Custom sawing at Robert Bond farm east of Denver
Levi Milam advertises custom sawing with a portable saw mill at the Robert Bond farm east of Denver, planning work for the last of March or first of April and inviting customers to bring their logs for milling.
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Robert Bond
Denver
Levi Milam
Coal Deal and Local Health News Card
Indiana lump coal offered at 3.00 per ton invites trial. Mrs. E D Leavitt, formerly ill, is now able to be out again, signaling a note of recovery alongside the promotional coal sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
E. D Leavitt
Denver Markets corrected weekly by Leavitt and others
Market prices for grain and poultry listed with corrected Wednesday at top. Includes figures 22¢ 12¢ 10c and notes about vendors Lotzing Brandt and others.
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E. D. Leavitt
Lotzing
Brandt
School Visit and Spelling Contest Attendance Report
Miss Josephine Brewer and Miss Donaldson visited the Denver school Wednesday. Mesdames Charles Hanna and Olive Miller visited Thursday. Friday all rooms except the High school were dismissed to attend the spelling contest at Mexico. Miss Ada Fuller visited the High school Friday. Miss Kathryn Balsbaugh returns after a week’s illness. Miss Wright resumed primary duties Monday after two weeks’ sickness. Physical Geography tests showed banner grades from 5 to 85.
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Josephine Brewer
Donaldson
Denver
Mesdames
Charles Hanna
Olive Miller
Mexico
Ada Fuller
Kathryn Balsbaugh
Wright
Amboy Suffered Major Fire Destroying Several Businesses
A Saturday night fire in Amboy, a small county town, caused more than 25000 in damage. It started in a butcher shop and spread to the Amboy Mercantile, then to the Amboy Bank and the Amboy Independent building, injuring vaults, fixtures, and walls but with some insurance coverage.
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Amboy
Amboy Mercantile
Amboy Bank
Amboy Independent
Independent
Lecture on Home Missions by Mrs Bernheim in Denver
On Monday afternoon March 6 at two o'clock the Methodist Church hosts a lecture by Mrs Bernheim of Chicago advocating the Home Missionary Society. She comes with strong recommendations and requests all local residents to attend and hear this Indy talk on the society's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Bernheim
Chicago
Home Missionary Society
Denver Electric Power Plant Prospects Report
Mr Hall of Ft Wayne Electrical Works visited Denver on Tuesday to discuss the proposed power plant. His report cites favorable prospects for securing power and asserts no reason why Denver should lack electric lights. The piece urges broad public support and unity to boost the project.
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Hall
Ft. Wayne Electrical Works
Denver
Old Lincoln Assassination Newspaper Brought In
A G Carson presented an 1865 issue dated April 15 the day after President Lincoln’s assassination. The aged paper includes the first accounts of the tragedy and is highly prized by Mr Carson.
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G Carson
Lincoln
Carson
Township Spelling Contest Chooses Denver Winners
The Mexico township spelling contest named Denver winners to advance to the county meet in Peru on March 11. Miss Treya Dukes and Miss Zulu Long topped 3rd and 4th grades, with Mildred Han and Ethel Trent second in 5th and 6th grades. Alternate contenders include Genevieve King, Bessie Angle, Lucile King, and Newell Earhart. Prizes funded by Peru Republicans and local merchants aim to boost school spelling programs.
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Mexico
Denver
Treya Dukes
Zulu Long
Mildred Han
Ethel Trent
Genevieve King
Bessie Angle
Lucile King
Newell Earhart
Peru
Peru Republican
Babe & Rankin
Julius Falk
Pugsley
Long’s Shoe Store
West & Stevens
Fred Troster
Miami County Sentinel
Peru Mercantile Store
CN Hetzner
Chickasaw Pharmacy
Lenhart-Murphy Co
Jones Hardware Co
Chasing a Rainbow Lecture at Denver Methodist Church
Rev W E Shafer delivers a lecture titled Chasing a Rainbow at Denver Methodist Church on Friday March 3 at eight o clock. Shafer has a reputation as an able orator and the talk is billed as among Denver's finest. Admission is 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Methodist Church
W E Shafer
Shafer
Denver
Lost watch in Denver Ind engraved Elva Elgin works
A ladies gold six size watch with Elgin movement and the name Elva engraved on the back is missing. A suitable reward is offered for its return to Mrs. A. P. Guise in Denver Indiana.
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Elgin Works
Elva
A. P. Guise
Denver
Ind
County officials relocate to new courthouse and capitol
In the past week most county officials moved from the old building to the new courthouse. The public is invited to view Jammi County's new capitol and observe the relocated offices.
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Mi Jami County
Local Happenings In Denver Indiana Area
Phillip Miller and family moved to a farm northeast of Ebenezer church on Tuesday. Wanted 100 Plymouth Rock hens. Phone the Tribune in Denver Indiana. PM Smith and George Kessler went to Indianapolis to inspect a new fire engine for the Denver Fire Company. Farmers should order fence now while price is low. LC Dukes Co DS Bailey and wife from Minneapolis Minn were guests of Mrs Caroline Black last week. Candies sold at 10 cents per pound. W T Lee ill with inflammatory rheumatism not improving. Clyde Miller and wife visited Abe Miller and wife near Chili. Clyde reports maple taffy activity. A small white male dog with yellow ears and short tail at Foster Long’s home. owner call to claim. Mrs Jacob Yeakley and Lulu of Logansport and Mesdames Nelson Cook, Cornelius Bell and Willard Howes were entertained at Mrs Elbert Zook’s home Tuesday.
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Plymouth Rock
Tribune
Denver
Ind
Smith
George Kessler
Indianapolis
Denver Fire Co
Foster Long
Jacob Yeakley
Lulu
Logansport
Mesdames
Nelson Cook
Cornelius Bell
Willard Howes
Elbert Zook
Notice to creditors of Grant Moon debt settlement
Those knowing themselves in e debted to me, please call and settle promptly, either by cash or note. Grant Moon.
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Grant
Moon
Mortgage Exemption Promptly Executed Across March April
Promptly executed mortgage exemption covers the period from March 1 to April 30 at the Te De Oares Journal Building in Peru Indiana. The notice references LH Dice and a term quoted as Lagrippe with a bi weekly schedule.
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Te de Oares
Journal, Building
Methodist Church Services Schedule
Methodist Church to hold morning Sunday School at 9 30 with preaching both morning and evening services at 9 30 and 6 00 and Epworth League in the evening.
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Epworth League
Denver Baptist Church Sunday and midweek schedule
Denver Baptist Church invites all to attend Sunday School at 9 30 Sunday morning B Y P U at 6 00 Sunday evening and Prayer Meeting at 7 00 Wednesday evening with Choir practice at 7 30 Saturday evening Pastor Reno Tacomo extends the invitation to these services
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Reno Tacomo
Brethren Church Services This Week
Sunday School at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 30 on consecration the sermon topic. Evening service at 7 30 on things unseen and eternal. Bible class opens to all each Tuesday at 7 30 in the evening.
Baptism Conducted at Brethren Church on Friday
Rev. AT Ronk, pastor of the Brethren church, administered the ordinance of baptism to one candidate in Eel river and to four in the church baptistry Friday afternoon. Two were baptized last Saturday and several more are to be baptized in the near future.
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AT Ronk
The
Brethren Church
Eel River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Sidney Maple
Mrs
Oliver Pierce
John Hinse
Noah Zartman
Cecil Griswold
Lee Fisher
Denver School Notes
Taylor Tailoring
Taylor
W. B. Black’s
Denver, Ind
Phillip Miller
Ebenezer Church
Dukes & Co
DS Bailey
Minneapolis, Minn
Caroline Black
McCaffreys
W T Lee
Clyde Miller
Abe Miller
Chili
Clyde
Peru, Ind
Methodist Church Services
Denver Baptist Church
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