Chautauqua Program Highlights and Local Updates
The Mutual’s five day Chautauqua opens with Lenzo’s Band and notable orators. Highlights include Dr. James H. McLaren and Maynard Daggy with Dickensian characterizations. Local items: Hereford cattle sold for 8610 pounds, Garrett postmaster reappointed, 55000 tomato plants, Ossian marriage, Hillsdale celebration, Wells County agent re-elected, Farmers Bank receiver appointed, Coldwater judge appointment, liquor arrests near Union City, road oil for Sturgis, Orland Arbor of Gleaners, Newsboys Band at Winona Lake July 5–17.
Sparrows Targeted In Steuben County Plan
County Agent Parker urges a winter poisoning program to reduce English sparrows damaging wheat and gardens. He warns bounty payments are ineffective and costly, proposing a $800 or $400 appropriation to prepare and distribute poisoned bait for a unified county effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Steuben
Fertilizer Proves Beneficial On Wheat Farm
Grant Heller of Richland township reports strong gains from using 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre on most of a 19 acre wheat field in fall 1918. Fertilized plots yielded about 24 bushels per acre versus 8 on unfertilized. Other benefits include a much thicker clover stand and an estimated hay increase of 13 tons per acre alongside over 200 bushels of wheat from a single application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Heller
Richland Township
Administrator's Appointment for Rudolph Shank Estate
Notice states Rachel Shank has been appointed and qualified administrator of Rudolph Shank's Steuben county estate. The administrator is identified as Rachel Shank with attorney Dudley W. Gleason. The estate is deemed probably solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Shank
Steuben County
Rachel Shank
Dudley W. Gleason
Birthday Party for Bess Dotts on July Fourth
Sixteen youths gathered at Elmer Dotts home Saturday evening to celebrate Bess Dotts 16th birthday with games ice cream and cake Names present include Helen Gill Mable Clark Lorene Brown Esther Wartenbee Ava Hanson Ethel Miller Audra Deller and Bess Dotts The attending boys were Ford Throop Herbert McMurray Leon Dotts Ralph Reed Kenneth Zellars Russel Deller Demp ster Reppert and Roy Goodrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Dotts
Bess Dotts
Helen Gill
Mable Clark
Lorene Brown
Esther Wartenbee
Ava Hanson
Ethel Miller
Audra Deller
Ford Throop
Herbert McMurray
Leon Dotts
Ralph Reed
Kenneth Zellars
Russel Deller
Dempster Reppert
Roy Goodrich
American Legion Social a Great Success
The American Legion post reports a successful outdoor social despite cool weather. Ice cream and cake sales raised 30.64 dollars. The post thanks McElhenie Bros for lighting, Gier Bros for chairs, Fremont Library Association and L. C. Bisbee for tables, Bert Isenhower for rental, and the baking and assisting helpers. On Wednesday Geo. F. Harding spoke on the state convention. A dance is planned for the month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Post
McElhenie Bros
Alamo
Gier Bros
Fremont Library Ass’n
L. C. Bisbee
Bert Isenhower
Geo. F. Harding
Jordan Mortorff wed by Rev Wright in Coldwater
Kathleen Jordan and Glen Mortorff married by Rev R E Wright of Coldwater on Wednesday June 30 1920. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Carey T Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Jordan
Glen Mortorff
R. E. Wright
Coldwater
Carey T. Jordan
Chautauqua Week Opens Sunday in Fremont
Fremont prepares five days of afternoon and evening programs for all ages with a Junior Chautauqua for children. Supervisor Moe leads youth activities, pageant plans for Wednesday, and season tickets at $2 for adults and $1 for ages six to twelve. War tax of 20 cents applies at gate exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual
The
Middle West
Ricketts
Glee Club
James H. McLaren
Our
Little Earth
Fremont
J. Francis Ashley
Misa Thelma Moe
Moe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lenzo
Smith-Spring-Holmee
Hamilton Company
Hamilton
William Sterling Battin
Dickens
Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestra
Maynard Lee Daggy
Northwest
Puget Sound
Wizard
Jane
Elliott
Sipher-Schwarts Co
Julian G. Arnold
Fair Ground
Angola
H. M. van Lear
Garrett
Hicksville
Lena Holmes
Ossian
Orland
H. L. Hatfield
Hillsdale
Earl Salisbury
Wells County
Farmers Bank
Milton
Ind
Clayton Johnson
Knowlen
Union City
Mich
Sturgis
Newsboys
Indianapolis
Winona Lake
Winona
Christ
Jesus
United States
James Moore Hickson
Protestant Episcopal Church of England
Isaiah
Mississippi
Riley
Hower
James Whitcomb Riley
Washington, D. C
Congress
Ricketts Glee Club
Messrs. Holmes and
Smith
Mr. Smith
Victor Records
Maynard Lee
Ray
Fred T. Mackett
Subalmer Home Telephone
Tiree
Ge. A
C. W. Chapin
Chicago Veterinary Office
Fremont, Ind
B. C
Aan Ee
D. W. Gleason
First State Bank
Robert L. Wade
Indiana
B. A. Blosser
Fremont, Indiana
B. F. Chapin
Floet Scott Bidg
Fawkes Notary Public
First National Bank
M. R. Clark Notary
O. M. Hills
Kodak
Aluminum
Follett’s Store
Bare
Harper’s
West End
der Wice
Gter Bros. Hasdevare, Furniture
R. A. Gould
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