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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
5
The Miami County Sentinel notes Lewis Shafer seeks to open a saloon at the Denver hotel and asks Jefferson township residents to vote on the liquor license. Circulation of petition names aims to reach 20 percent of voters to trigger an election, which if successful would ban liquor traffic in Denver for two years.
A Union Memorial service is set for Sunday May 28 at 10 30 a m with Rev A T Rank delivering the address. Decoration Day on Tuesday May 30 at 9 30 a m features an oration by Rev J B Cook of the Methodist church. Old soldiers to meet at the public square fifteen minutes prior and march to the church. All are invited. Committee
The S. S. C. E. of the Brethren church presents a Penny Supper in the church basement Denver on Saturday evening May 20. All are invited to attend and enjoy the novelty of a Penny Supper from six to ten o'clock with pleasant surprises in store.
Mrs C A Smith visited with A B Guyer and family over Sunday. The Misses Mercedes Newell Goldin Fouts and Fern Guyer entertained a case of German measles last week.
The Round Table Club of Penn visited Denver last Saturday, with Miss Fern Guyer unable to join due to German measles. Zo ra Guyer accompanied the guests to the Whitmore grove and back to the Guyer home for an evening of music, refreshments, and portrait photographs. Guests included Frances Toy, Winona, Alice Hayward, Beulah Brown, Ruth Burton, Mary Gallahan, Alice Kramer, Mabel Miller, Louise McElheny, Caro line Fasnacht, Relna Thompson, Vernice Reed, and Frances Miller.
R W Butt visited his daughter Mrs Aaron Plank and husband at Twelve Mile Monday night. Miss Marie Long returned home last week after visiting former schoolmates at Valparaiso. CC Pyle moved his family from the Martha E Robbins property to the house across the street once owned by Mrs W O Piper last week. Mrs Robbins will occupy her own house and Mrs Piper will reside at Barbarton Ohio.
Lyman Rush aged eighteen son of Mr and Mrs Willard Rush of Peru was fatally injured in the Wabash railroad yards when caught between two cars. He died at a hospital after being crushed needing time keeper duties and witnessed by foreman Mr Fortune. Funeral held at Peru Methodist church with pallbearers from Denver friends.
The May 9 meeting of the fire company announced a formal fire fighting lineup with P M Smith as chief Geo W Kessler as chief and H Lewis as assistant chief directing nozzlemen Eri Gustin and WH Whistler as water bosses R S Place Charles Bell Ora Kessler ES Kline William Baldwin AT Ronk and Guy O Blenns as nozzlemen All nozzlemen must follow chief or assistant chief’s instructions Acel Dukes and WE Howes named as assistants to the chief and BF Lee added as a nozzleman.
Mr. Thomas of Marion visited his daughter Mrs J H Millikan and family Sunday. Mr. Elliott and family of Wahash and A J Long and wife were guests at Dr Newell and family. Lee Long, his sister Marie, and Miss Hazel Miller enjoyed a pleasure trip to Mexico Twelve Mile and Logansport in the former's car Sunday.
Promotion urging parents to teach children savings by memorizing weekly ads from Farmers Bank. It emphasizes the lasting impression of saving messages and asks readers to study the sayings featured in the issue.
Mrs Bertha Jones wife of Harvey Jones died at her Butler Township home after several days of peritonitis. She was 32 and daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Arbuckle of Denver. A service was held at home then the body was taken to Denver for funeral at the Methodist church with Rev Cook and burial in Denver cemetery.
We have a few cheap room remnant wall paper patterns left at Brown Drug Store. Better call and view them soon before they are gone as others are buying daily.
Denver Mills advertises White Lilly Flour inviting customers to try it for superior quality. It promises fresh feed of all kinds at lowest prices, daily delivery, and encourages phone orders. It also notes they pay the highest market price for wheat and corn.
Albert Eikenberry, who recently bought Friend & Shoemaker, acquired the William Baldwin restaurant and soda fountain. He moves the business to the Friend building, while Mr Baldwin plans to travel for a novelty firm this summer.
In the cut rate drug department prices drop from 19c to 39c on items including Antikamma Tablets Daggett and Ramsdell Cream Dr Lyons or Graves Tooth Powder Sloans Liniment Arnica and kidney pills Dewitts Doans and Dr Williams Pink Pills sold by McCaffrey Co Pern.
On Tuesday Henry Lewis purchased a large forty horse power five passenger Buick from Mr Carson of Peru. On next Saturday May 20th the third and last examination for graduation from the common schools will be held at Mexico.
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