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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
1
James Carrigan, jailed at Angola two weeks awaiting trial for cottage theft at Lake Janes, was sent to the barn for straw unloading and vanished Monday afternoon. He reappeared the next day at Thomas Wickwire’s farm near Angola and was returned to custody.
The county Republican committee met in Angola on Monday and elected Dr. William H. Lane as County Chairman by unanimous vote. Former chairman Clyde Carlin of Angola had led the party for four years but did not seek a third term. The meeting also listed township committee members: Millgrove G S Boice and Huyler. Jamestown AL Cook. Fremont William Cleveland Frink Sailor. etc.
The Fremont Township Farmers Institute will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m with lunch at 7 p m Sessions feature hog breeding and feeding by J P Prigg questions and answers Purdue University designed constitution adoption Archie Cooper and a full afternoon program with music by Fremont High School Quartette and Glee Club readings by Miss Mabelle House and Miss Mabelle Brouse and talks on barnyard manures birds value to farmers and other rural topics
Intruders broke a back door glass at the Angola Jackson drug store on Monday night and forced the bolt. They stole eight quarts of whiskey and five dollars in cash intended for future supplies.
M L Hagerman of Montgomery was indicted by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis for using the mails to defraud. He was arrested Monday afternoon but allowed to post bail while sick in bed for appearance in Indianapolis for trial. The case centers on threatening letters to James Mitchell of Montgomery including one mailed from Fremont. Many locals believe Hagerman innocent.
Sorosis met Friday afternoon with Secretary Blanche Isenhower. Four line program included Bertha Watters on American Statesmen and Agnes McCain on The Twin Cities with views of places and buildings. Bess Kibbee reviewed humorous authors. W D Wells gave early history of Women’s Clubs in the United States. After a musical at Pearl Watters home Feb V, a social hour and lunch followed. club sentiment praised improved literary work. Mrs. Williams of Pleas not Lake was a guest.
A compilation of property transfers shows Elias Snowberger to Thomas Powers for Steubenville lots at 700 dollars, Red Sand Beach Association to Charles E Wells for lot 18 at 75 dollars, Ellen W Miller to Ida B Hartup for Cedar Side lot 4 at 200, and multiple additional transfers. Names include Laura Wolfe, Theo McNaughton, Caroline Buck, Flora Rupel, Allen Sailor, Wm. F. Shearer, J D Banning, Chas Cook to Aden Seeley, Thomas Tasker, Eugene Dobbs, Joseph Bricker, Cyrus Cline, Mary Swabey, Walter Beech, Roscoe Conklin, Jane Wicoff, and Bert Dygert with various lots and monetary amounts across Fremont, Angola, Nodaway, Jacmon, Salem, York, and surrounding areas.
Indiana agricultural car stops in Fremont all day in March. Lecturers from the state will attend and the exhibition is free to all. No farmer or farming enthusiast should miss it as the car routes to only two other stations between here and Fort Wayne.
A list of recently added volumes for reference and subscribers to cut out and file. Titles include Astoria Mahomet and his Successors Life of Columbus Tales of a Traveller The Alhambra The Sketch Book The Shuttle Graustark Beverly of Graustark The Post Girl The Web of the Golden Spider The Gray Cloak The Goose Girl When Patty Went to College The Man in Lower Ten Cowardice Court The Crisis Peter At the Foot of the Rainbow The Third Degree When a Man Marries Janice Meredith The Squaw Man My Lady of the North My Lady of the South The Window at the White Cat Ina Vadas Jane Stewart Eight Cousins Love in Bloom Emmy Lou Following the Flag Winning His Way My Days and Nights on the Battle Field The Man Without a Country Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Ridpath’s History of the U S in four volumes
A new fire bell was set at the corner of the telephone exchange to ring instantly from the central office. The town is divided into four wards for rapid fire location with wards numbered. reporting the alarm requires staying on the line until the operator repeats the ward number to avoid mistakes.
Allen J. Vesey of Fort Wayne won the 12th district chairmanship at the Fort Wayne meeting yesterday. Louis N. Litman of La Grange was the sole rival, with the ballot showing 48 to 40.
The Salem couple Hower Ladow and Jeanie May Packer are listed in the marriage licenses section, with events recorded in Hamilton.
Ed Isenhower and his wife, living east of town, lost their farmhouse in a Wednesday night blaze. The family, awakened by the fire, could save only a table and a few chairs as clothing and bedding burned.
Miss Maude Fulton attended Fremont last Friday afternoon while Mrs Wallace Judson traveled to Ango la last Saturday forenoon. James Mingus and wife joined a family party near Bradley's Corners. Mrs Daisy Bohner and children visited Perry Duguid and family over Sunday. The L T L group planned a gathering at Perry Duguid’s home Friday night and Methodist church meetings concluded with much interest last week.
A grammarian discusses proper placement of shall will would and should in modern usage. He notes that would conveys futurity and is clearer in the first person, while should creates ambiguity between futurity and obligation.
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