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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
5
The Dunlap Mutual Telephone men plan their annual meeting January 2 30 p m at the Pittsburgh school house. The Free Methodist church quarterly meeting will begin Saturday evening and continue through Sunday. TD Marston will be in charge.
Mrs W W Will Will hosts a Christmas assembly at Andersons hall with Ilks and ladies, the App orchestra providing music. Mr and Mrs Hopkins offer Christmas Eve and Night assemblies at Hoffmans hall. Mr and Mrs John Gorsuch entertain relatives at a Christmas dinner for eighteen. Century Club holds a Christmas dancing party with Geiss orchestra. Metropolitan Company party at Andersons hall with Pibel orchestra. Sarah Osborn and Oscar Herr of Nappanee wed at the brides sister’s home. Eva Yost and Fred Burris to wed at Christian church parsonage. Lillian Middleton and Louis Beach married at Castle U B club parsonage. Rev Buckner hosts Sunday school class members’ party. Laura Laidlaw and Harvey J Dickeroff quietly wed at bride’s home. Rev Van Nuys performs. Groom works as Lake Shore freight conductor. couple to reside with groom’s parents in Akron after visiting.
Last night was very quiet in police circles. Officer Roth arrested a drunken individual, the night’s only arrest. Only eight travelers sought shelter at the station.
Walter Joseph is expected home in Grand Rapids Friday at noon. Miss Gladys Selner and Liddie Selner of 4m Hickory Street visiting relatives. Mrs S Atchnbody of 317 West High Street was called to Bristol this morning by the serious illness of her mother.
Weather data shows the 24 hour period starting at 2 o'clock with a high temperature and a low reading. Winds reach 24 miles per hour as the period progresses.
The remains of Helen Holmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Holmes will be taken to Cleveland this evening for interment. The funeral of Mrs Margaret Slossey will be held at the Osceola chapel in Osceola Saturday at 11 oclock with Rev S Griffith Buckner officiating. Friends to meet at the home on West Indiana Avenue at 10 oclock.
Aliss Bertha Wollhieter led a successful program at the McFarren schoolhouse northeast of the city. The evening featured recitations dialogues solos duets choruses and tableaux with strong drill. A Santa style Christmas tree provided presents. The teacher treated 41 pupils to candy and oranges and was given gifts by the students.
The Carnegie Library will be closed until Monday morning to allow workmen to repair the heating plant.
A joint meeting of the board of county commissioners will wind up the year’s business next Monday. The session is set for the commissioners' offices in Goshen with county officials in attendance.
A lively column extols sauerkraut as a national delicacy linking German tradition with American tables. It imagines St Hermann of Pilsen guiding fermentation while praising kraut as a universal food, a public institution enjoyed from opulent to working classes.
A flood of local residents depart to visit relatives for Christmas with trips to Hillsdale Lansing Sterling Albion Lima Grand Rapids Gary and South Bend. Families including the Lehmans Olinger Felt and Kesler hosts plan gatherings and travelers from Goshen Elkhart Chicago Joliet and Medina will be away through the holiday period.
Readers note a holiday homecoming pattern with Purdue University and University of Michigan students listed among those returning. Names include Walter Wear Milton Frank Chel dus Shea Raymond Proctor Addie Lickey John Diener Ray De Camp Se ward Morrison Paul Work Clyde San- remain as referenced in the fragment.
A fragmentary notice reports a student returning to Bloomington for holiday break to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Hert Brown in Cassopolis street. Another student Paul Franks from Northwestern University visits the city to spend holidays with aunt Mrs By L Davis on Hickory street.
Burrel and Morgan, local millers, distribute Christmas flour to grocers and clerks. Each receives a 25 pound sack, with 150 sacks planned for the list.
Ancient report notes birds of immense wing power termed petrels as masters of the sea though appearing frail. Observations describe these storms defying fury and surviving at sea, with specimens found far from land.
A writer argues that flaunting family wealth or lineage is tiresome to the general reader. The piece cautions individuals to avoid broadcasting private family affairs to keep others engaged and uninterested in such boasts.
An old advertisement touts Pazo Ointment claimed to cure itching bleeding blind and protruding piles within 8 to 10 days with a money back guarantee. It notes Godfrey’s as the source and promises best price.
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