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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
4
R A Baker town clerk cites railway hazards urging motorists to heed crossing signals and keep clear of tracks. He warns of frequent fatalities if drivers ignore whistles and rules, noting a push for safety measures and a state board petition dated August 16, 1923.
Notice to Fremont taxpayers about the 1922 library budget and levy. Schedule shows salaries, maintenance, repairs, and postage totaling 876.82 with a 10 cent per hundred levy projected. Taxpayers may be heard and appealing taxpayers may file with the County Auditor by the fourth Monday of September. Dated Fremont Indiana August 14 1922.
The Fremont Indiana Board of Trustees at its August 14 1922 meeting resolves to issue seventeen thousand six hundred dollars in town bonds bearing five percent interest payable semiannually. The bonds mature in ten equal annual installments starting in 1928 and will fund street improvements and paving costs for Toledo and Wayne Streets.
On August 9 1922 one hundred twenty three relatives and friends met at the home of Mr and Mrs Aaron Schaeffer near Fremont Indiana to celebrate the fifteenth annual Schaeffer family reunion.
A Schaeffer family reunion enjoyed social chats and a noon dinner in a dining tent with ample provisions prepared by Schaeffer descendants. Letters from Canada and Texas were read, many distant relatives attended, and officers were elected: President Christopher Schaeffer, Vice President Wilbur Young, Secretary Ina Young, Treasurer Dannie Schaeffer. The year saw seven births, three deaths, and six marriages. Ice cream and cake followed as guests departed, with next year’s gathering planned by Glenn Schaeffer in Coldwater Michigan.
The Branch County Curoe Breed ers Association will run an auto tour from Coldwater Court House at 8 a m next Tuesday August 29. An extension specialist from Michigan Agricultural College will judge demonstrations. Morning sessions list speakers from Coldwater Batavia Ovid and other townships. Dinner at 1 p m features additional speakers.
Readers asked to contribute items about themselves or neighbors to make the EAGLE more newsy. Sign submissions or call in before 4 o'clock Wednesday to share community notes and happenings.
Elwood Indiana planned long distance telephone service. The Ray cornet band was in demand. Abraham Friday died after a long illness. A large Fremont crowd attended Old Settlers Day at Ange. Orin Goff rode 60 miles on a bicycle in 3.36. Isaac Eaton moved a barn near Fremont. Frank Pattee Bennett Stroh Oliver Pew Daisy Pew Elsie Stroh and Edna Stroh vacationed at Lake James.
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