Young Man Drowned at Lake James
Herbert Helmick age 22 of Richmond Indiana drowned while fishing from a boat at Nodaway Beach Lake James last Friday. He slipped from the boat while unhooking a fish and sank in seventeen feet of water. He suffered epileptic fits and is believed to have been seized disabling him. The body was recovered and sent to Klinks for shipment to Richmond.
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Lake James
Herbert Helmick
T Ichmond
Ind
Helmick
Nodaway Beach
Klink
Angola
Richmond
Visits Fremont After Many Years by James Wood
James Wood former Fremont resident from the 1880s spent a few days greeting old friends in Fremont. It’s been twenty four years since he left and he finds many changes yet many people he knew as a boy remain. He plans to return soon and is currently staying with Clyde Michael in Sturgis Michigan.
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James Wood
Vremont
Mr. Wood
Clyde Michael
Sturgis
Mich
Auburn Man May Bring Damage Suit
Daniel Jetmore of Auburn while visiting Hamilton last week fell into a twelve foot deep pit made for an electric lighting plant. No barricade or lantern warned pedestrians. He sustained painful injuries and works as a lineman for Home Telephone Company of Auburn.
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Daniel Jetmore
Auburn
Hamilton
Jetmore
Home Telephone Company
Fremont Ordinance Prohibits Gaming Devices Without License
Town of Fremont warns that keeping or using wheel of fortune chuck sock slot machines or other gaming devices for profit without a license from the Board of Trustees is subject to a twenty dollar fine. License fees require payment to the town treasurer before issuance, at twenty dollars per day for using such devices.
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Fremont
Board of ‘Tenatees
Board of ‘Trustees
Evangelical Church Week Services Announced
Evangelical Church schedules morning and Sunday School at 9:30, preaches at 10:30 and 7:30, prayer meeting Wednesday evening. John Downey and wife returned to Jackson Monday after a brief visit.
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John Downey
Jackson
Love and a Playful Betrothal Tale from Betty Lee
Comic verse pairs Betty Lee with a playful suitor in a sports themed courtship. He pledges loyalty and cheeky affection, promising to sign up as teammate, chase a home run, and forget errors if she agrees to share his life. A lighthearted, flirtatious plea framed as game jargon.
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Betty Lee
Waterloo man kills his wife in Toledo apartment
Carey S Beidler, 38, of Waterloo Indiana is jailed in Toledo charged with murdering his wife during a dinner visit. After repeated attempts to meet her in Toledo parks he entered her apartment and shot her dead then fled but was captured nearby. The couple had been estranged for three years. Beidler worked as a Lake Shore railroad telegraph operator and recently moved to Toledo. The crime shocked Waterloo where both families are well regarded.
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Carey
Deidler
Waterloo
Ind
Toledo
Beidler
Lake Shore Railroad
Hillsdale Fair Opens September 30 with Many Attractions
Hillsdale County Fair runs September 30 through October 4 with well prepared grounds and new drainage to handle rain. Featured acts include Buckskin Ben's Wild West and Willoughby’s athletic show, Jack and Jill and the two headed baby, extra vaudeville, and twelve Uniform Bank Napcabes on October 2 and 3. The Canadian Northwestland show and state dairy and food department exhibit will appear in agricultural hall, with a strong emphasis on home food care and safety. The women’s congress, declamatory school prize events, and a big race program are also planned with new entrants and horses expected on the track.
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Buckskin Ben
Willoughby
Jack and Jill
Voltinu
Cor-Ella
Zeno the
Uniform Bank Napcabees
Agricultural Hall
State Dairy and Food Department
Hilladale
Woman's Congress
Schood
Progressives Organize for Steuben County Meeting
Steuben county progressives held a meeting in Angola at the office of Orville Carver to complete county and township organization. Orville Carver chosen county chairman with D A Junglass as vice chairman Earl Moss secretary and John Harpham treasurer. Committee men were selected for precincts. few voters attended and some opposed placing a county ticket in the field.
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Steuben County
Angola
Orville Carver
D. A. J+unglass
Earl Moss
John Harpham
Baker reunion and visits mark Camden social notes
Mr and Mrs Lockheart of Camden visited Sunday with E C Dally and family. The Baker reunion was held at Mrs Baker s home Saturday with seventy four in attendance. Roy Smith appears on the sick list. Viola Dally visits friends and attends the Bryan Carnival this week. Mr and Mrs James McConnel and I0D attended the Montgomery Home Coming Saturday. Eva Lowther, summering at James McConnel s, now in Detroit. Mrs A G Smith has been in Fremont caring for her mother with blood poison in her foot. Mr Horton and Mrs E Dally with children attended the Montpelier Fair Saturday. Lizzie Smith returns Tuesday from Ohio visits. Harry Strunk carries mail for Mr Fawkes this week.
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Baker
James McConnel
Montgomery
A. G. Smith
Fremont
Mr. Smiths
Dr Hurty Warns Of Typhoid Hazard In Indiana
Health commissioner J N Hurty predicts about 500 typhoid deaths in Indiana from now to December 1941. He warns of insanitary conditions and mails a state bulletin urging precautions. Projections: 125 deaths this month, 175 in October, 125 in November, 75 in December. August saw 125 typhoid deaths. A free circular explains prevention methods.
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Indiania
J. N. Hurty
Hurty
The
State Health Board
Health Board
Estate Health Board
Too Much to Expect Hewitt and the Climate
A terse exchange features Hewitt and Jewett debating whether the climate agrees with a stated expectation involving a wife. The dialogue hints at social expectations and personal relations framed by a climate metaphor.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Prohibition Call Seeks County Reorganization Meeting
Prohibition leaders urge county supporters to meet at the home of Jacob Mounts in Angola on Saturday September 21 at 2 p.m. to reorganize the county structure. Walter H. Ward signs the notice as organizer.
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Qur County
Jacob, Mounts
Angola
Walter H. Ward
Sealed Bids Sought for Fremont School Furniture
The Fremont joint school trustees invite sealed bids for school furniture for the new joint school building in Fremont Indiana. Bids are due Thursday October 89 1918 at 5 oclock p m. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Trustees CLEM O PEW LEE and others.
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Joint School Corporation
Fremont Township
Fremont
Clem
Pew
Fremont Two
Lee
Local Shifts And Visits Reported Around Town
J J Berry and wife spent Sunday in Angels. Miss Imo Worthington returned from Edgerton Ohio last Saturday. J J Berry remodeling his farm. Mrs Joseph Clark returned from South Dakota last Saturday. Mrs Olive Dawes kept house for Mrs Crack. Imo Worthington went to work for her brother Monday. George McKim received 4 parrot from grandson in Central America. Mrs Stillman Collins visited Mrs Walters near Fremont. George Straws camping at Lake George. Ralph Brown on sick list last week. Mrs Wilton Lemos visiting town from Friday. Spencer Coppis visited grandparents in Nevada last Friday. George Johnson in town Friday and Saturday. Frank Whaley and wife in Fremont last Friday. Mr Rhineheart of Angola in town with oil and gasoline. Bert Collins and family Sunday with George Colling. Elmer Side wife and son Sunday with Arch Harry and wife.
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Olive Dawes
Joseph Crack
Imo Worthington
Fort Wayne Fair Faces Flaws Amid Crowd Disappointments
Union Corners residents visited Adam Hingle and kin while many families spent Sunday with relatives including the Harbaughs and Livensbaugers. School opens with Velma Thompson teaching. A Fort Wayne fair fail marks a disappointing year with questionable midway attractions, short change artists, and pickpockets, dampening the crowd’s hopes for rodeo excitement.
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Fort Wayne Fair
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Westher
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Bryan, C
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James MecConnel's
Detroit
Mr. Horton
E. ©. Dally
Montpelier Fair
Lizzie Smith
Ohio
Harry Strunk
Mr. Fawkes
J.J. Berry
Angels
Edgerton
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Joseph Clark
South Dakota
George McKim
Central America
George Straw’s
Lake George
Ralph Brown
Mra
Wilton Lemos
Spencer Coppis
Nevada
George Johnson
Frank Whaley
Io Fremont
Mr. Rhineheart
Bert Collins
George Colling
Elmer Side
Arch Harry
Union Corners
Dave Brigle
Wayne
Adam Hingle
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Marie
Glen Shearer
J. C. Livensbacger
Montpelier
Herman Flickner
Wm. Fox
Joe Tarr
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Harbaugh
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Eden
Ivan
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Alva Traxier
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Hittiedale
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Farmers Phone
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Fremont, Indiana
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Taciley
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