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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
7
Local notes report visits and stays across Angola Hamilton Rome City York and Battle Creek including Frank C. Dewey Bert Abbott Alma Jordan and dozens more. The piece mentions theatre showings at Star Theater and a penny supper at the Evangelical church with Rotary Club guests and a Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Quincy.
A front page flow of names and movements shows Moses Fretz of Jackson visiting relatives, Chauncey Young from Coldwater in Fremont, Fay Leas from Toledo with Dr. R. L. Wade, and Miss Ethel Clark returning to Fort Wayne after ten days with W. D. Wells and family. Other shifts include Roy Williams of Kendallville visiting over the weekend, Lacey and Edith of Pleasant Lake, and many travelers to and from Angola, Quin Cy, and Battle Creek for schooling and nursing.
Ray Knapp stayed in Fremont from Friday to Wednesday visiting Mrs. Ethel Gould and family. Other locals, including B B Follett, Elmer Follett, and Earl Preston households, hosted relatives. Dr F M Gier and family and S J Gier and family vacationed at Lake George with Mrs H W Gier. Indianapolis dental college commencement attendees Mrs Frank Chambers and W A Friday traveled, while C A Bailey and Mrs H B Jordan drove to Grand Rapids. Elder Paul Preston spoke at the M E church on The Boys in the Trenches. Several families hosted gatherings with James Watters and wife and others from Ann Arbor and Jackson. Red Cross speaker Rev L W Kemper is expected at Ray Friday night. Steuben county registration board will be at the courthouse June 22 to August 20. all voters must register.
A severe storm struck Tuesday causing a house chimney at Will Duguid’s in the west part of town to be torn down and fill the home with soot. A barn near West California Michigan burned from lightning in the same storm. The edition also notes a big patriotic meeting at the M E church with Rev. Arthur J. Folsom and reports the marriage of Mann Peachey and Miss Adisa Peachey in South Bend. The Strau s Brothers Company advertises loans on farm lands 5 percent for five years. The 33d Pythian Circle held guest night with a program of readings solos and duets plus a musical contest.
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