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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
8
California, Mich invites parents and patrons from Wakeman and Phillips districts to unite May 21 for a school closing picnic with entertainment from all three districts. Residents urged to bring baskets and enjoy time with the children. WCTU notes include donations and Jubilee fund plans.
Mrs Shank of Fremont visits Mr and Mrs Gaff Legg while Chas Bailey spends time with his sister Mrs Geo Paradine in Coldwater. The church sheds blown earlier are being repaired. L A Miller and daughter with Mr and Mrs Herman Kohl of Angola visit J C Disbro. Road work begins on the Lester road from the Pike to the Indiana state line using crushed stone and gravel. Homer Ryan of Bronson visits J C Disbro.
Miss Violet Watters led the West California sewing club in a Friday home exhibit deemed fine. Clubs from Kinderhook and Ovid attended while Hall's Corners leaders hosted a cafeteria supper. Miss Robb of Lansing delivered an engaging talk.
Kathryn Brown won first prize at the Kinderhook garment club exhibit and the county first year work title at Coldwater, earning a week of free entertainment at M A C Lansing in June. Marguerite Peppiatt and Marjorie Brown took second and third prizes. the club cleared eight dollars from ice cream sales. A play titled A Rejuvenated Farm was a success. Baby boy Geo Spencer greeted by Mr and Mrs Rufus Ryan. Visits noted among local families with Dorothy Brown, Anna Welker, and others in the region.
Bernettie Sprague Wilkinson born Batavia Michigan April 4 1848 died April 29 1920 at her daughter's home in Coldwater aged 77 after brief illness. She married Silas Wilkinson in 1860 and had four children Arthur Delonson Cola Lena with Lena dying young. They later moved to California Michigan. She is survived by nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral held at United Presbyterian Church Coldwater with Rev. R A Wright. Burial beside her husband in California Cemetery.
James Ewing announces a uniform charge for cemetery lot care from last season. Full lots pay $1.50 and half lots 75 cents, with payment due by May 30th.
The American Library Association promotes the Books for Everybody movement to broaden rural library service. Letters from farmers across the nation request practical titles on drainage, crop rotation, poultry, fuels, and star maps, highlighting a need for county library expansion and sustained reading access.
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