Choir Rehearsals at St John’s Church Tonight
Announcement calls for AH members to attend choir practice at St. John’s Church this evening at 7 40.
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
5
Announcement calls for AH members to attend choir practice at St. John’s Church this evening at 7 40.
The sick list reports Mrs. A Kallen of Monroe is seriously ill with pneumonia and listed as patient.
Weather brief records a low confidence reading with highest temperature around zero and light wind. The fragment mentions a 18 mile per hour speed and a distance tour but lacks clarity on location or time.
A flurry of visitors and travel plans across towns includes Miss Oaw Hood in Angola and Henry Sawyer on business in Warsaw. Numerous visits to relatives in Goshen Ligonier Cassopolis and Albion. New Year trips to Chicago Detroit and Ann Arbor. Local residents announce job moves and retirements, such as Miss Mace Belle Riker’s visit to Litchfield and Battle Creek and Mrs Short selling her store to Miss Justine Corwin with retirement planned.
Judge Hughes reviewed year end books. Milk dealer Absentminded spoke at the post office stamp window. Gerald Newnan resigns as Wo Wikt meat market cutter to open a Bristol market next Tuesday with ay J Clanit. Ice formation at Ziesel store draws attention. Kepler family correspondence from Whittier California. Front of Bormemian building remodel began for C W Connor barber. Occupancy expected by February.
The Protestant Methodist revival at the church continues with nightly services this week. Rev. Martin preaches tonight and Rev. A Woodruff of Goshen speaks Saturday evening. the public is invited to attend each service starting at 8 p.m.
Fire destroyed the large brood mare barn at Patchen Wilkes farm in Lexington last night. Twenty nine trotting bred brood mares owned by Wess D. Stokes of New York and other horsemen perished. The stallions including Peter the Great were saved. Loss placed about fifty thousand dollars.
Cincinnati reports a conference committee of the Big Four telegraphers and railroad officials reached terms. The 20 strike action was to be settled. First Vice President J J Dermody and General Manager Van Winkle met at 2:30 p.m. to finalize details. New York foresees a shirtwaist strike settlement within forty eight hours after talks between workers representatives and manufacturers committees.
The Elks club hosts a New Year’s Day dance with an afternoon session and an evening event. Details on time and venue are listed in society notices.
Count Leo Tolstoi, renowned Russian novelist, is ill with a high fever causing widespread concern. Physicians have been summoned from Moscow and Tula as the illness alarms readers and literary circles.
Rev J o O Mosier attended the meeting of Indiana conference presiding elders in Wabash. Prospects for future church prosperity are encouraging as several apply for the session on April 7. Bishop S P Spreng of Cleveland will preside marking his first appearance before the Indiana conference in episcopal relation.
Three launches belonging to the North Atlantic fleet were sunk while attempting to plow through ice in the North River. They were afloat to rescue 200 shivering sailors stranded ashore all night.
Mr and Mrs E G Martin of Beech Grove Indiana are spending the holidays with friends and relatives. The note appears in a local society page urging readers to read the Truth and follow all news.
The text lists officers such as Laura Weir Clara Withers Emma Smith Marie Ribble Pel Cole Mary La Belle and Fannie Yeant as trustees and captains. It notes installation on the first Wednesday in January and mentions a telephone arranged for the lodge room by the 10 O D.
A Y W C A notice invites any girl who enjoys sleigh riding to join a 3 PM party with ride and supper at the Y W C A rooms. Names should be sent to the secretary by Friday. The Glee Club will resume next week with a meeting Tuesday evening Jan 4 at 7 30. Clarence Mast of 614 Middlebury Street is critically ill with typhoid fever.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Jones of Goshen selling stock in the Jefferson theatre company valued around 1000 dollars. Names Raiph Anmer of Indianapolis and references to Tukhart and Goshen appear in the damaged text. Further details are unclear.
Elks prepare New Year social with a Crystal Theatre vaudeville show. Crystal artists to perform at the temple tomorrow night. Manager Fred Timming and cashier Ned Miller arranged the program and banquet for a large attendance.
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