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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
4
A fragment from a local column notes No. 74 Joan Frerz is jailed in Kokomo charged with breaking into the Howard county poor house. The piece also comments on a Monticello advertiser posing as Sears Roebuck agent and other assorted rural tidbits.
Bill Fuzz notes Princeton President Wilson’s baccalaureate sermon urging colleges to form brains and principle. He argues leaders must be principled, critiques fake principle, and warns against prejudice. He praises reliable quiet leaders and urges youths to build a reputation for principle now. He ends with a local note on a Sunday baseball game and a rebuke to playing on Sunday.
Auction offers a range of farming gear including self dump rakes 12 ft and 10 ft, riding cultivator Bally Boy, Rock Island walking cultivators, Monarch fork tedder, lever tooth harrows, spring tooth, scientific feed grinders, Hoosier and National Wheat Drills, and numerous other items at sale discounts. Buyers urged to come quickly and secure bargains.
Dr Cook of Camdenn visited Dr G M Buck. Samuel Wolf and family attended church at Lockport. Mr and Mrs H G Brown with Mr and Mrs B O Brown hosted ten guests and served ice cream and strawberries after dinner. Hank Hinkle traveled to Huntington on business. Children Day will be held at Burrows church next Sunday evening.
L W Wood visits son A D Wood near Carroll this week. Mrs John Moore visits Lafayette friends last Friday. Charles Gregg Sr. ill this week. Mrs Jim Burk and Charley visit Bringhurst relatives Wednesday. Zero Isaacs family of Camden visit friends there Sunday. Dr A Huntsinger and Marguerite of Mishawaka visit W B Ray family. Dr Galbreth attends Northwestern Medical College graduation in Chicago with brother Jesse in class. Miss Jessie Hall returns to Delphi after weeks with sister Mrs Lewis Kromm. Mrs Frank Weckerley of Marshfield spends weekend and plans Emu Ohio home. Miss Zella and Forest Plank return to Logansport after four weeks here. Silvan Timmons and Jake Logan on business trip to Delphi Friday. Mrs Warner Bowman in Delphi Thursday. Mrs Patrick Murphy visits Logansport early this week. Mr and Mrs Chas Cuppy of Pera visit parents Sunday. Cupee returns home for a week. Eighteen lads and lassie head to Wabash banks Saturday with baskets for a picnic. They drive along river, stop below Lockport bridge, dine old fashion, sew after, visit Rattle Snake cave, then return home in cool of evening. All enjoy themselves.
A poem about a man from a small town who achieves a fortune through relentless lowly means. He marries, fathers a son, and lives with frugal vices and harsh judgment. His death is described under a willow where a worm begins its work.
The text urges readers to oppose Sunday ball games, arguing most people in the community are against them and calling for respect for the Sabbath and a collective halt to Sunday sports. It emphasizes broader communal support for banning Sunday ball playing.
The Clymers Aid Society gathered at the home of Mrs. Ziba Lesh last Thursday and raised a neat sum of 813.00. Joha W. Smith was in Logansport. M J McGreevy’s buggy accident left him with a sprained wrist when his horse ran the vehicle into a ditch.
Mrs. M. M. Retherford visits friends in Elkhart while Mrs. Lucas spends days at Yeoman. Homer Duddleson plans a homecoming for the Fourth of July from Michigan. Many youths enjoyed a warm afternoon along Wild Cat Creek though reports claim less truth. Children's Day exercises drew praise and an enjoyable evening. Residents seek a remedy for dry weather.
Notice states The Farmer's Bank has been removed from its old stand to the new Kitzmiller building opposite the street. The bank invites friends and new customers to visit. Read the Enterprise-Sentinel for details.
A brief note asks if the corn and beans have been counted, implying an agricultural or market checklist. The line hints at farming tasks or storage concerns without detailing outcomes or locations.
The Flora and Bringhurst Cooperative Telephone Company receives a ten year franchise to erect poles wires and fixtures along the town streets alleys and avenues for telephone telegraph and electrical service. The town free from damages due to construction and use. franchise terms include construction and maintenance as per town ordinances and are to be published for three consecutive days. The measure was approved at a Flora Indiana town meeting with officials Toole and Weaton in attendance.
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