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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary entries show sermon times and Sunday school at Epworth and Parks churches. References include 10:30 a.m. preaching, 4:80 p.m. service, and midweek prayer meeting notes with pastors H. W. Parks and London Lindgof.
The Baptist church invites the public to Sunday School at 9:30 and preaching at 10:30 led by Pastor C. F. Gonpen. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday evening at 7:30.
The Brethren Church announces Bible study at 9 30 a m led by N B Brower superintendent and preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 p m pastor A T Wirtck requests attendees arrive a half hour early for the evening service public invited to all services.
Andrew Friend son of William and Sophia Friend died September 3 1921 aged 78 years 3 months 14 days He was born in Miami county Indiana May 20 1843 and lived most of his life in the county He was the last of nine siblings married Almira Zook in 1869 eight children survive plus a son from a former marriage He leaves twenty eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren Funeral services were in the M E Church Denver conducted by Elder Irvin Fisher with Rev Golden officiating Interment at Wea Saw Cemetery
Mrs Jobin Berger is spending a few days in Denver and vicinity visiting relatives and friends at her home and plans to continue travel after visiting family.
The notice invites worshippers to Sunday School at three churches at 9 80 with topics on Paul and living for Jesus. Dr C J Everson preaches at Skillman and Mexico at 7 30 with Epworth League and youth activities in Perrysburg. Prayer meetings are scheduled midweek in Perrysburg Skillman Mexico with public worship encouraged.
The Skinner family, eleven members strong, gathers October 4 at Twelve Mile Christian Church in Cass County Indiana to observe the 84th anniversary of their arrival from Montgomery County. Thomas Skinner, the youngest survivor, is eighty four years ten months old.
Rev H Lacey of Bippus learns of his half brother Joseph Lacey death at New Lisbon after a period of illness. Funeral held there Monday. Burial occurred a week after the burial of James G Lacey at Fort Wayne, son of Rev and Mrs H Lacey. He also receives word his sister Mrs A Justice of Greenfield underwent breast cancer surgery.
In a planned pleasant surprise at home on Westwell Avenue friends and family gathered to honor Mrs. D on her fiftieth birthday anniversary Thursday.
Dora E. Bappert wife of Michael Bappert of 85 East Fifth St died after pneumonia at Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru She was born in Bavaria January 11 1847 married November 16 1865 in Cincinnati Five years later the family moved to Peru Surviving children include Mrs C H Hower Atchison Kans George Rappert Rockford Kentucky and Miss Lillian Peru Funeral services were held at the family home and burial followed at the Denver cemetery
A large basket dinner under trees marked a delightful See family reunion at the Grover Lee residence west of Denver on Sunday September 18. Attendees included Joe See and wife from Chicago Walter See and family near Mud Lake Chester Wohlheter and wife Ko komo James Hoagland and wife George Staller and wife from Mexico Harvey See and wife Peru Carl See and wife Twelve Mile Jacob Donald and wife Twelve Mile Mrs Earl Burns and son Gilford Chili W T See and family Albert Berger and family S D Berger and wife Rufus Fisher and family Omer See and wife Raymond Wise and family.
Logansport District Rally Day to be held at Denver M E Church on October 4 with service at 10 30 A M and a returned missionary speaker. Pastors Sparling Duryee Burt and Thornburg will address the gathering and dinner is invited. A high point features a service at Ohili M E Church with Thornburg and Sparling. a pageant will be presented.
Pilots from sixteen states plan to compete at the National Aviation meet to be held at the Kokomo Flying Field September 22 23 and 24 The Kokomo Chamber of Commerce offers free gas and oil to visiting pilots The Curtiss Indiana Company provides the field the largest commercial field in America with a take off of a half mile An elaborate program of races and contests with no entry fees for flyers and high spectator turnout expected daily
A Bremen Enquirer note publishes a home brew recipe claiming to exceed all prior inventions since John Barleycorn. The method involves chasing a bull frog for hops, mixing ten gallons with tan bark shellac soap, boiling 38 hours, straining through a sock, bottling, and adding a grasshopper per pint for the tick.
The Methodists of Macy and area held a harvest festival at the Macy church on Sunday. Farmers displayed fresh produce on a large table and sold the items to congregants and friends after evening services. Rev Sperling led the pastor’s remarks. Joint services followed for Methodist and Christian congregations.
Mr and Mrs S Williams and two others drove to Denver on Friday then joined by Mrs Wiltigma and family before continuing to Huntington. They returned to Denver Friday night and spent the night. On Saturday they headed home to Elkhart with Mrs Long and their son staying for a few days.
A fragment from a classified sale notice mentions Tyank ases and traveling bags offered by a firm in Indiana. The garbled OCR includes location BBR Gunderson iPeru and incomplete product names. No clear dates or full entities are readable.
Somerset and nearby residents are noted visiting in Denver last Thursday and Sunday. Many families, including Albaugh, Friend, Cunningham, Stowman, Metzger, Raber, Kline, Stratton, and Grampp, are listed with visits and dinners. A local academic move by Donald Greer and a funeral in Peru are also mentioned.
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