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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
1
A field report describes sixty five Italian laborers housed in a improvised shack near Lake Shore's Pleasant Lake. Men sleep squashed in a narrow space with outdoor cooking and primitive facilities. They are employed in track laying under supervisor George Heller and supplied by a Chicago broker.
A Saturday project kept a force of wire crews busy as the Caswell building was moved. Burl Gripman supervised electric light wires, Burl Rathbun protected the Farmer's lines, and George, Bert Griffith, and Arthur Wells worked with the Steuben company lines all day.
Kinderhook residents hosted and visited friends across nearby towns including Mr. Joel Shutts and Geo. Kugler. Visitors from Fort Wayne Otsego and Angola are noted. School in District No 2 closed for day. teachers and pupils awaiting new enrollments and summer plans noted. Mrs Bel le Holbrook teaches piano and Teresa Holbrook Winslow violin.
The M E church was filled for Decoration Day services with Governor proclamation read by Hon. Emory Melendy. A choir directed by Harry Ling sang America. Rev. Fulgham gave the address. G A R with the band escorted to the cemetery for exercises.
Angola's first city election last Monday selected leaders from both sides. On the Citizens ticket Orville Carver was Mayor, Royal J. Carpenter Treasurer, DeWitt Ewers Lafe Feastermaker and Orville Oodale councilmen for Wards 1 2 and 3. On the Republican ticket Roy Hirst Clerk J A Shaughness and Frank Gilmore were elected councilmen at large.
The June National Magazine features William Marion Reedy's vivid review of San Francisco’s past, Myrtle Garrison’s lectures on The Ruins of Stanford, and Frank Putnam’s Loss and Gain at San Francisco. John Mellorven weighs in with a sharp piece on Government by Injunction. Putnam argues representative government has failed after 120 years and outlines a new political party to supersede the two old parties.
Marriage license record lists Harley 8 Lucas and Elizabeth Murray and Albert G Boyle with Cora Case and Carl W Tube and Edna L Libey involved.
A large ocean liner arrived three days late due to barnacles on hull and sides, the ship’s officers explained. Local druggist Rh C Cameron compared the incident to cod liver oil and Vinol, claiming Vinol preserves medicinal power without stomach upset and offering a money back guarantee if it fails.
A letter to Mr Enos Walter argues a gallon saved yields four or five dollars, noting dealers in Bridgeport report high returns on ten gallon purchases of Devoe lead and zinc paint. It explains Devoe is ground by machinery while lead and oil are ground by hand, offering labor related price differences. J C Cameron markets the paint.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fass offers at her Martin Fass farm two miles west and a half mile north of West California a Monday sale at 1 o clock. Items include two good work horses one draft stallion Honest Tom two milk cows two two year old heifers one yearling heifer one yearling bull seven shoats broad saw 25 baskets corn two tons of hay lumber wagon a single buggy drill cultivator plow drag fanning mill pair mules corn marker stone boat double harness 60 chickens two turkeys cooking stove heating stove and many other articles.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway sells tickets to Boston from May 31 with return by July 15 at roughly half rates. Full details from agents or A. J. Smith G P A Cleveland. Also a note on acids aiding skin tone.
Clerking in F Abrams store helps Ray resident Spencer Handy. Mr and Mrs George Worton of Ray delivered a mounted loon in Quincy. Missionary society met with Rev Mclved Smith and wife. Mrs Madge Duguid and children visited Burt Bohner. Charles McLouth family returned from visit. Worton Jr and wife attended aunt Margeret Chestnut funeral in Reading. Various locals hosted dinners and visited kin in Angol a Custer Teceniiy Belle Center and other nearby towns.
Frank Day and wife visited relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Miller while Sidney Young and family traveled from Ohio to visit E. B. Clark. Wilton Lemmon plans an addition at Jamestown with Tasker handling the work. A cemetery cleanup drew a large crowd with some workers returning Monday. H C Miller plowed five teams last Monday amid a North Dakota storm and May frost. Mrs. E Clark went to Angelik to meet Ross who then went to Warsaw for agricultural school.
A self declared candidate announces intention for the Recorder of Steubach post pending nominating convention. The statement reflects a political process and party dynamics with unspecified backing or date.
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