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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
5
Denver Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 morning Sunday Worship at 6 30 evening and B Y P U at 7 30 with prayer meeting Wednesday and choir practice Saturday evening Pastor Reno Tacomo extends a cordial invitation to these services.
The Brethren Church announces 9:30 Sunday School Sunday morning. preaching Sunday morning and evening. Bible Class open to all Tuesday evening at 7 30.
Morning 9 30 Sunday School and evening programs listed. Junior League at 2 30 and Epworth League at 6 45. Service details emphasize regular weekly church activities at the Methodist church.
Mrs. Sadie Keim did business in Peru Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Stuber and daughter Alice travel to Indianapolis for summer. Miss Jessie Alspach visits Columbia City relatives. Wilfred Berger joined his wife Sunday. Emma Murphy dined with daughter Mrs. Arthur Ward. Edmond Dewalt builds a new home. Bliss Butt works on a dredge in Minos. Willie Runkle family moved to Denver. Harry Runkle and family attend Ebenezer church. Fannie Luckenbill returns from Lester Ford visit. Wesley Stuber family and Paul suffer German measles. John Morrisey’s family afflicted with pink eye. Helen Robbins visits Akron. George Gorman called to Ohio for his father’s funeral. Nora Wildman visits Peru. Floyd Yike and Mrs Will Tilden on sick list.
Denver markets listing corrected each Wednesday by KE D Leavitt and O Gandy Co shows prices for butter at 15 cents cash or trade, lard chickens, and grain items including wheat oats rye corn per hundred. Source preserves period tone and local pricing data.
Merrit Wildman and two younger brothers fought a strange dog that rushed them in a field west of Deedsville. The dog bit the six year old severely and lacerated Merrit’s arm and shoulder before he killed the animal with a strap and a gun. The dog’s head was sent to Indianapolis for rabies analysis.
Eva Indiana Moody daughter of Oscar and Effie Moody died at her home in Deedsville Saturday at 10 30 am of tuberculosis aged 14 years 9 months 20 days She leaves a father mother two sisters a twin brother and three grandparents She was a member of the U B church Funeral services were held at the U B church in Deedsville Monday at eleven o'clock conducted by Rev Martin of Peru Interment in the Deedsville I O O F cemetery
Friday at noon a stove pipe in the Robbins property became disconnected causing smoke to roll from upstairs windows. Mr Haines and Mr Phillips rang the fire bell to alert others. The Ross McHenry family, occupants of the house, did not notice the danger and escaped unharmed as only smoke issued from the stove pipe.
Local notes report B F Lee painting Mrs. Piper’s Payson street home while Kenneth Mannen and Oscar Brown fish 55 large fish on Eel river. L P Reinhardt will tune pianos in Denver and William Baldwin travels to Bunker Hill. Citizens note frequent fights and drunks near the Peru saloon, voicing a controversial moral about its town image.
The fire trustees received a newly ordered engine on Monday. It is larger than the old units and will need about sixteen operators and five times the water supply. A Monday trial showed four water streams blasting over the Brethren church, demonstrating strong capability. The trustees are praised for securing the new machine.
The president and trustees met May 9 and named P M Smith chief Geo W Kessler chief and H Lewis assistant chief director of the nozzlemen Eri Gustin and W H Whistler water bosses RS Place Charles Bell Ora Kessler ES Kline William Baldwin A T Ronk and Guy Blenis as nozzlemen All nozzlemen are ordered to follow their chief or assistant chief's directions.
Mexico residents share a Sunday dinner with George Stuber and family. Attendees who saw Ben Hur in Logansport include Ollie Jones Georgia Case Hazel Hower Nellie Murphy and W F Zartman couple. Mrs Martha Reece remains ill. Epworth League marks 21st anniversary next Sunday with music singing and whistling. Everyone invited. Several locals spent Sunday with W F Zartman and family. John Stoffer visited Oscar Kennedy and wife. Mrs Detla Bennet of Detroit visiting her mother Mrs George Schlott. Cleaning house is common news. Martha McGuire visiting Elbert Kline. Baseball team seeks a Sunday game. Mexico folks attended Peru circus. Otha Matthias of Indianapolis visiting his father James Matthias.
Mr and Mrs LC Dukes hosted Rev J B Cook for dinner last Tuesday. The Golden Nowell and Nellie Garrison traveled to Peru to attend the St Paul Symphony Orchestra at Wallace Theatre. O A Phillips Feed Store lists car of cement lime cook stove coal gasoline coal oil seed corn field peas rape sorgum and hominy meal in stock.
Rural Route No 23 St F Ream Huntington visited his parents over Sunday. Ralph See and wife Peru visited J M See and wife. Mrs Mary Lantz and children spent Monday with Mesdames Mary and Nona Sullivan. FS Matthias paints for Will Lantz in Peru this week. Mrs Mary Berger spent Sunday with Miss Hannah Dewald. Scott Lantz and wife Peru visited Frank Matthias and sisters. Mrs Sarah Raber Peru visited Lew Marburger and family, and Mrs Sarah Berger last week. Mrs Will Lantz and daughter Elba Peru visited FPS Sullivan. A group from Peru plus Irvin Miller wife and son Harry Aaron Zook and son Donald Elmer Sloppy wife and daughter Fay Sarah Berger and daughter Ethel George Lee Jacob Matthias Ed Cole Wilbur Fisher were in Peru Monday.
For sale three good driving horses. Will exchange manure for straw. For particulars see W. H. Cook at Denver Hotel. Rev J B Cook left for Harlan Tuesday to attend the high school commencement where his daughter graduates this year.
A M Brown installs a soda fountain in his Harrison Street drug store this week. Miss Mary Alderfer will assist customers and a back parlor is prepared. He plans to open for business by next Saturday.
Subscriptions toward a new fire fighting apparatus require payment at Farmers Bank. Prompt payment is requested to settle the amount due for the apparatus.
Denver lills promotes White Lilly Flour and fresh feed with daily deliveries. They invite customers to compare prices and note high market prices paid for wheat and corn.
The Girls' Club of the Baptist Church will meet at the home of Mrs Lon Dawalt on next Tuesday. Mrs Daniel Sunday left today for a few days visit with relatives in Antwerp Ohio. Mr and Mrs Odefer and son of Wagoner's Station were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Joseph Warren.
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