Local Notes From Md And Nearby Towns
Almanac style items report Mary Shupp visiting Angola and Louisa Snow planning winter in East Gilead. Detroit and Quincy visits appear, with Thanksgiving plans, pictures presented to Fremont school, and a sunrise prayer meeting at Evangelical church. Local ads tout Cameron's drug store goods and Eagle office paper supplies. The Croxton Angola booking promises The Seminary Girl December 7 with other acts and dramatic productions at Opera House December 7 8 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
A. M. Caswell
Auburn
Hardware dealer retires after selling stock to community
W. Duguid retires from business after selling his hardware stock and asks all those indebted to him to call at once and settle, thanking the community for their patronage.
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W. Duguid
Promotions Across Rail Lines Reshape Executive Posts
S. D. McLelan of Indianapolis is promoted to General Passenger Agent of the Lake Erie & Western succeeding H. J. Rhein who moves to replace Warren J. Lynch as G P A of the Big Four. Lynch becomes Passenger Traffic Manager for the New York Central west of Buffalo. Daly moves to Passenger Traffic Manager of the New York Central east of Buffalo. A centralized advertising department for all New York Central lines is created with Geo H. Daniels named its manager. Daniels successor at the G P A post remains unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. McLelan
Indianapolis
Lake Erie & Western
H. J. Rhein
Warren J. Lynch
Mr. Lynch
N. Y. Central Lines
Buffalo
A. F. Daly
New York Centranes
Geo. H. Daniels
Daniel
Licensed to Wed List of Named Individuals
A wedding notice lists Ross H. Miller Zon G Pifer Elmer Widerman Mary Wright Henry Eisele Effie Leininger Shermy German Nellie Slick Earl Howard Letha McLish as licensed to wed. The fragment suggests a public record of marriage licenses or banns with multiple applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross H. Miller
Zon G. Pifer
Elmer Widerman
Mary Wright
Henry Eisele
Effie Leininger
Shermy German
Nellie Slick
Earl Howard
Letha McLish
Circuit Court Divorces Reported and Sentences Handed Down
Eula McElshenie was granted a divorce from Arthur McElhenie in a circuit court ruling last week. Alma Paul received a divorce from Jay Paul in Steuben circuit court last week. Ralph French and Vern Belote were sentenced to one year in the Jeffersonville re servatory. Sheri Hayward escorted them Saturday. Jas Smith, charged with stealing clothes from Thomas Landis of Pleasant Lake, got 90 days in jail, a 40 dollar fine and a ten year disfranchisement.
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Eula McElshenie
Arthur McElhenie
Alma Paul
Jay Paul
Steuben
Ralph French
Vern Belote
Jeffersonville
Sheri Hayward
Jas, Smith
Thos. Landis
Pleasant Lake
Through the Kitchen Window a Mother Sings of Work
While strolling one evening we glimpsed a piano melody from a young lady’s home. Through a kitchen window we saw the mother baking dough, sweat on her face, heat from the range, singing Well Work Till Jesus Comes.
Election of Road Supervisors Dec 16 Under New Indiana Law
Indiana changes shift road supervisor elections to December. The law requires elections on the second Saturday after the first Monday in December, which falls Dec 16. Supervisors elected next month take office on qualification, not after a two year term begun last January.
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Indiana
General Assembly
Attorney General
Chicago and Return Fare Announcement
Advertises a $3.55 round trip on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway by December 20 with return validity through December 23. Tickets exclude sleeping and parlor car use and require agents for details.
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Devoe Paint Ad Promotes Long Lasting Finish
A private business letter from F W Drvor & Co to Mr Thomas Tasker in Fremont Ind extols Devoe paint as the cheapest long lasting option. It claims Devoe lasts longer than others and leads to a good looking job with minimal mention. The note is signed by the New York Chicago firm with a postscript naming R C Cameron as the local seller.
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Devoe
The Minister Was Mistaken About the Stove Fire
E. M. Renner checked the stove last Saturday and thought the fire was out. To revive it he poured kerosene into the firebox, then shut the door. A forceful flash blew the stove door open, the pipe fell, and a sheet of flame filled the room with smoke and soot. He escaped with singed hair and eyebrows but no serious injury.
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Hey
E. M. Renner
Mr. Renner
Notice to those concerned on purse theft
Notice warns individuals who took eight shillings of money from Mrs. Wolfe to return the sum immediately to avoid prosecution. The notice argues action will follow otherwise.
The Sultan of Turkey and a Court Ruling on Vaccination
A stray column notes public figures and health policy. It recalls a tale of a self important man and an old belief about cures. It cites the U S supreme court ruling that states may require compulsory vaccination, marking a first for the high court on this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Jacobson
Massachusetts
Supreme Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
Pricey single story tops $25,000 for exclusive rights
The Record-Herald touts a sensational offer: $25,000 for a single story with exclusive rights for one publication. It praises Conan Doyle's Sir Nigel as a landmark, noting the Sunday Magazine serial will begin in next Sunday's issue, December 3, and urges readers to buy the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Sherlock Holmes
Talabis
Nigel
Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
Record-Herald
Skinned by Young Con Artists Targeting Merchants
Local merchants report two young men in town with a pocket folder and a railroad time table selling ad sheets. They printed cards and paid part of the bill but left with about two dollars owed, and fled before completing payment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Goff
Notary Public
Hilton House
G. A. Moore
Taylor and Farmers
Fremont
Ind
B. F. Wolfe
S. W. Duguid & Co
B. F. Chapin
McKeehen’s
S. C. Wolfe
Ziptel Block
Taylor
Angola
Farmers
Bank of Fremont
Forasanits Indiana
Wan Ball
Barker
Baw
First National Bank
Do Figgelle
Chas. U
Lint Bros
D. Schaeffer
Chas E. Gleason
Weicht & McClue
H. B. Weicht
3. W. McClue
C. Dewey
ALMA
AAA
Mary Shupp
Daniel Schaeffer
Eagle Office
Louisa Snow
East Gilead
E.C. Duguid
Detroit
Mrs. J. P. Albright
Quincy,Mich
Ora Hill
Fremont School
Roy Isenhower
P. F. Weaver
Cameron's
Vrices
Lena Goff
Jackson
Ralph Snow
Cameron
Salinda Loose
Lillie Hagerman
Montgomery
Baax
Thomas F. Stafford
Etta Stafford
Quincy, Mich
Mary Bradley
Reading
Effie
Daisy Hall
Della Hall
Chase Hall
Mabel, Penner
I. D. Creel
Crow Agency
Montana
O. H. Cook
O. BR. Cook
New York
Knute Eveokaon
Croxton
Fern Sailor
Horace Winslow
Wilkinsvith
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
Colorado
Canyon
Circuit Court
Chicago
Mr. Thomas Tasker
Fremont, Ind
Turkey
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