Hood Will Meet Monday Night at M E Church
On Monday July 26 at 8 30 the Men s Brotherhood gathers in the M E Church basement with Hon Louis W Fairfield of Angola as speaker He is regarded as one of the regions best and a real message will be delivered E C Duguid s division leads the program Heavy fire damage at Coldwater destroyed the Van Aken Bros Garage with losses over 40000 and three horses nine cars and valuable items burned in the third floor Adams shop Van Aken Bros plan to rebuild
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Men's Brotherhood
M. E
Louis W. Fairfield
Angola
Congress
Fremont
E. C. Duguid
Coldwater
van Aken Bros
Adams
VanAken Bros
Pageant director plans August productions with big cast
Donald Robertson, who has directed pageants in Fort Wayne, Chicago, St. Louis and other cities, conducts rehearsals for the pageant America portraying national progress and local history. More than 500 will appear in the show scheduled for August 9 and 10. Madame Galli Curci, famed Italian singer now in France, has pledged to return for her Winona engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robertson
Fort Wayne
Chicago
St. Louis
America
Madame Galli Curci
France
Woodard Letter From Texas Brims With News And Nostalgia
In Cleburne Texas on July 11 1920 A R Woodard writes to Mr Wells detailing plans to mail yearly papers from Fremont Indiana He laments mail delays and misses home travels shares Texas summer life hay cattle fat cattle and watermelons He mentions entertaining friends from Chicago Galveston Beaumont Austin and Waco and hopes to visit Fremont Indiana next year He notes 55 frying chickens and Texas fruit and melons plus son Paul returning from medical college in June memories of a 21st birthday and birthday gifts still kept He ends with best wishes and continued Eagle issues. The piece also covers The Dollar Shrinks describing purchasing power declines from 1915 through 1920 in Illinois Public Utilities Commission testimony and Brings Home the Bacon about Montie Dewire winning Indiana State School honors and cup permanently.
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Lone Star State
Cleburne
Texas
Mr. Wells
Fremont
Chicago
Galveston
Beaumont
Austin
Waco
Indiana
Paul
Medical College
Jennie
Eagle
A. R. Woodard
Remembering the Tramp Dog and the Family Plea
A narrator recalls bringing home a disreputable tramp dog after Fat urged keeping him. The dog’s muddy scent and eager energy clash with the mother's disapproval. Promises to care, earn money, and hide the odor follow before a bath and uneasy compromise.
Items of Interest From Neighboring Towns
Coldwater Chautauqua starts Saturday. Kendallville builds a community house costing 50000. It is estimated 15000000 people ride in Fords daily. Two houses at Kimmel Indiana were destroyed by lightning Sunday. The annual Red Cross Roll Call runs November 11 to 25. Improvements costing 4500 are planned on Hillsdale fair. Senator Harding and Gov. Cox have spoken in Pioneer. Battle Creek Michigan negotiates for West Virginia coal mine output. The old Comstock House at Hudson Michigan closed by order of the state building inspector. An Ann Arbor man gathered nearly 200 pounds of dandelion seed to ship south for greens. Franklin Shie of Fort Wayne was struck by lightning and likely to die. Income taxes would be less painful if named differently. Nothing makes a man madder than paying taxes.
Wit and Wisdom Fragments From Old Sayings
A collection of humorous adages on aging, work, money, and human nature. Observations about being elderly while doing new things, the ease of some men versus the hard path, and cautions about wealth, care, and deceit. Includes lines about loafers, babies, and stock schemes.
Milnes Supply sells retail grocery to Kemp and Carrol
Milnes Supply Company of Coldwater sells its retail grocery and meat business to Walton Kemp of Coldwater and Neil Carrol of East Gilead. The Milnes firm has operated for 57 years with current owners in the store for over thirty years. New owners take possession Monday. Milnes will keep the wholesale bakery and wholesale grocery operations.
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Milnes Supply Company
Coldwater
Walton Kemp
Neil Carrol
East Gilead
Milnes Company
Milnes Co
Notice of ditch improvement bids in Fremont Township
Trustee J O Worthington of Fremont Township Steuben County Indiana announces bids to improve and repair ditches. Bids open 2 o clock 7th 1920 with plans in office and surety of at least a stated amount. specifications include excavation details and cubic yards.
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Fremont Township
Steuben County
Indiana
J. O. Worthington
Death of Mrs Thomas Tasker at 70 in Fremont area
Mrs Thomas Tasker died last Thursday evening after a long illness aged 70 years 2 months 19 days at her son Richard Tasker’s home near James Town. She leaves husband of over 51 years one daughter Mrs Alex Kauffman one son Richard four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Richard Tasker’s home with burial in Fremont cemetery.
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Thomas Tasker
Richard Tasker
Jamestown
Tasker
Alex. Kauffman
Richard
Fremont
Redpath Chautauqua Opens In Angola With Wide Program
The Redpath Chautauqua begins seven days of lectures and entertainment on South Wayne street backed by Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore and a Lyric Mezzo Soprano. Topics include Modern Unrest and The Place of the Farm in Modern Life with postwar solutions highlighted. Season tickets are on sale. adult $3.03, child $1.65. Paul, thePlatform Superintendent, is highly recommended.
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Angola Chautauqua
South Wayne Street
Louise Stallings
New York Opera
Grobeckers
Vodlers
Redpath
Redpath Chautauqua
Chautauqua
School of Thought
Angola
Paul
Redpath Bureau
Grim and Osfall Families Hold Fourth Reunion at Watters Home
The Grim and Osfall families held their fourth reunion at Sam and Mrs. Watters' Fremont home on July 15 with 32 members from eight families. Sam Watters was reelected president, Mrs. H. Thomas secretary, and George Kirk treasurer. One birth, but no marriages or deaths were reported. next gathering set for July 1921 at H. Thomas home in Angola. Ice cream and cake capped the day after a Chautauqua and a ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim
Osfall
Sam Watters
Fremont
H. Thomas
George Kirk
Clifton Jr
Clifton
Lillian Grim
Montpelier
Ohio
Notice to Pythian Sisters Initiatory Work Planned
Notice to Pythian Sisters states initiatory work is planned for the meeting on August 3. All degree staff and refreshment committee members are requested to be present. Nora Button, M. BE. C, Ruby Hershey, M. of R. & C.
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Nora Button
M. BE
Ruby Hershey
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Hood
Hém. L. W. Fairfield
Winona
Ilinois Public Utilities Commission
Chicago Elevated Railway
Montie Dewire
Eden
South Bend
Dewire
Fat
Kendallville
Kimmel
Ind
Red Cross
Senator Harding
Gov. Cox
Fioneer
Battle Creek, Mich
West Virginia
Comstock
Hudson, Mich
Ann Arbor
Franklin Shie
Care
Grim and Osfall
Sidel & Doster’s
Fremont, Ind
Mero
Reese
Aluminum
Harper’s
West End Meat Market
Straw & Sidel
R. A. Gould
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