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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
1
A local column weighs the Fremont township and town vote on building a joint high school. It argues the issue is a high school, not a common school, and considers transportation burdens, costs, and the likelihood of reestablishing a district school after centralization. A taxpayer outlines practical strains on families and drivers in winter.
A local call favors building and maintaining a joint Fremont school for better education. The piece urges parents to embrace early mornings and consider the country classroom’s benefits, recalling earlier school days.
The article argues that the state should finance and maintain main roads used by city through traffic due to higher construction and upkeep costs. Local counties and townships should not fund high priced through routes, as a cheaper half-cost road would meet local needs while cities bear most tax burdens.
The speaker argues for a graded joint high school to relieve overburdened teachers and provide music and drawing instruction, noting the health issues of current facilities and the need for property-based funding. Taxpayers would share costs by property value with free attendance for all students in the two school corporations.
The Frew State Bank opened for business last Monday and prospects for business are flattering. The new bank is in the Hank of Fremont room before it moved to Toledo Street. Stockholders seek to educate the public and build confidence in banking relations. J. B. Thompson will be cashier and has prior experience at Ray.
W. D. Hummel received a letter from his son Homer written at Bermuda. The Paulding was caught in a three to four day Atlantic storm blowing off course toward England. It reached Bermuda in a dismantled state with no boats or rigging and little provisions.
The argument compares abandoning Fremonts school to shift funding to the township. It notes that under current law the township would bear the school burden if the corporation leaves, with trustees managing funds from both areas. It argues that a joint school would tax both the township and the corporation by scholar count, and since most scholars live in the corporation, the corporation would face a higher tax than a pure township system.
The Home Telephone Company completed the purchase of Steuben County Farmers Telephone lines and business last Friday. The exchange will close soon and connections will be made with Home Company lines, adding nearly one thousand phones to the system.
Elmer Sidel purchased the restaurant and bakery in the Caswell building west of the hotel from Ora Brown and wife, who had run the successful business for several years. Sidel takes over a well established operation as Ora Brown exits.
Adlen Stockdale, a former Freemont pastor, tells Boston women to let their husbands sleep in church if they wish. The remark, intended as light counsel, has been widely quoted in daily newspapers nationwide.
A dog in midnight chill howls at the moon while people throw bricks. The bark disrupts sleep as the melody proves unmusical and foolish, blamed by some as a senseless nuisance in a restless country.
The Fremont township faces a decision on how to fulfill educational obligations. The trustee paid 508 dollars in tuition to the Fre mont school town and others, with outside tuition rising yearly. A joint high school building could reduce tuition costs and maintenance, potentially lowering the township levy while improving economy and significance.
Alvin C. Henley of Toledo and Jennie A. Brouse of Ray obtained a license. Forba Yockey of Angola and Myrtle Kogin of Angola applied with ages 22 and 18 respectively.
Services will be held at the regular time Sunday morning January 21 at the Evangelical Church. Congregants are urged to attend and participate in the planned worship.
Joe Brokaw, proprietor of a Angola picture show, will open in the Holcomb building Saturday night and will run two nights a week. He has provided high quality films in Angola and will maintain that standard locally.
A National magazine January note explains preserving old photos by soaking photographs in clean hot water to loosen them for removal from the cards. After drying, trim or cut away backgrounds and mount in a scrapbook or Kodak picture book for easy viewing of familiar scenes and faces.
Many residents learn of the death of Eugene W. Crain of Adrian Michigan which occurred last Thursday. Crain had made business trips in the area for many years and his passing is reported in local notices.
Sorosis shows 11 761 votes gained last week while Fremont High School 489 and Knights of Pythias 21 trail. Current tallies list Sorosis 111 573 and Knights of Pythias 9 786 with other clubs and schools including Fremont Evangelical 14 281 and Jamestown High School 285 in the standings.
A long list of transfers includes Jeremiah Gaskill and wife in Angola. Elmer E. Bachelor to Frank Parker in Angola. Fred Anderson to Harry I. Taylor in Jamestown and related exchanges in Pleasant. Martha McBride trustee to Geo DeLaney in Pleasant. many parcels across Angola, Jamestown, Fremont, Metz, Crown Point, Richland, Scott, and other areas with prices ranging from 10 to 16 thousand dollars. Details name buyers, sellers, parcels, and towns, reflecting a active local market.
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