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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
5
Sparks from a chimney ignited the shingle roof of a small wooden building north of the E. C. Duguid store at about 6 30 Sunday evening. The flames burned quickly but residents on the street spotted the fire and it was soon extinguished. Firemen arrived but were not needed. The building had composition roofing with a small strip of shingles near the eaves where the fire started.
Edward J. Mc Cauley, 29, of Decatur Illinois, leapt from a railcar in Oak Park with soot on his face and hair and hunger in his stomach. He entered Oaks pharmacy, claimed to be a soda fountain man, and was hired on the spot after washing up and donning a white linen suit.
A clipped and humorous fragment by Jim Dash compiling wry observations on politics age confidence flattery and everyday curiosities. The piece surveys jokes about public life personal vanity and mundane worries with a satirical edge.
Word reaches here that Claude Knauss sustained serious injuries in a Montana railroad wreck on March 14. He is hospitalized in Grassville Montana with a broken hip.
The office of state entomologist Frank N Wallace warns growers in light of high potato prices to plant only with preventive measures. To guard against potato scab, seed should be soaked for two hours in formaldehyde solution, sacks disinfected, very scabby eyes rejected, and crop rotation emphasized to avoid soil-borne infection.
The 1918 township trustee law sets salaries for Steuben County twelve townships and abolishes township road supervisor posts. Most trustees' salaries rise or fall to create savings countywide, with Fremont showing an increase. In 1915 trustees earned from 176 to 600, while road supervisors ranged 100 to 544. Fremont had 208 for trustees and 285 for supervisors. Overall, the reform would save about 1680 for the county based on 1915 figures. The law takes effect January 1, 1918.
Uncle Sam needs laborers, painters, carpenters, blacksmiths, toolmakers and machinists for increased government construction at navy yards and ordnance plants. The Civil Service Commission will issue registration blanks at the Angola post office for workers ready to accept immediate or urgent government employment.
Plans for Arbor Day will be announced later. A domestic science demonstration is set for Friday evening March 30 in the high school assembly room with admission 15 cents. Senior notes mention the upcoming senior play and manuscript work for commencement plus attendance reports. The Martha Society elects officers at church.
The Star Theater presents The Green Eyed Monster starring Robert Mantell tonight. Saturday features The Wrath of Cactus Moore a three reel western drama and one reel comedy. Tuesday spotlights Flora Parker De Haven in Behind Life s Stage A Price On His Head drama with one reel comedy and a Ford reel each Tuesday night.
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