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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
5
The column lists holiday engagements and visits across families in Kokomo and nearby towns, including Chalmer Spaulding entering Purdue after the holidays and various relatives gathering in Illinois and Canada. It also promotes holiday sales like solid oak furniture, notes a death in the Kitchel family, and mentions a white Christmas forecast.
Friday January 2 1914 program at Showers Hall includes music and invocations. R L Thompson opens at 9 45 am with a music program and discussion on farm life and vocational education in Indiana. Evening program at 7 00 pm features flowers for the farm home and an agricultural education talk by Harry Gray with Mrs Kline and Mrs John Countryman presiding.
Indiana changes recording rules: all deeds mortgages and leases must be recorded in the county recorder's office with priority based on filing time. Effective January 1 1914, any later deed mortgage or lease recorded after a prior instrument in good faith for valuable consideration is fraudulent and void against such prior record.
The last will and testament of Manera Chambers has been admitted to probate in the circuit court. Real estate will be sold to settle debts and any remaining assets divided equally among the children. Charles E. Chambers named executor to oversee the estate.
A jolly crowd gathered last Tuesday night to bid Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Roberts farewell before their move to Marion. The surprise event featured an old fashioned taffy pull and music by Miss Ruth Merrell. Attendees included the Ronk, Price, Hart, Reece, Foy, Merrell, Crites, Goodier, Tolly, Barnhouse, Cunningham, Ray, and Smith families, all extending best wishes for happiness in the new home.
Galveston Drug Co. earns praise from locals for introducing Adlétika a buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture. The German remedy claims quick relief from sour stomach gas and constipation after a single dose and is said to have cured appendicitis in history.
Dr Smoyer and Miss Blanch Platt attended Monday evening supper with Sim Goldsberry and his wife. A local ad notes first class furniture at mail order prices through December 25. Morning mail deliveries increased from twenty two sacks on Monday to a much larger amount on Tuesday. Mail sent from Galveston remains very large.
H E McFarland pastor announces services and Sunday School at 9 30 led by J W Wood with preaching at 10 30 and 7 00. A Christmas entertainment and tree is set for Wednesday evening. United Brethren notes list Rev Geo H Trinkle preaching Sundays 10 30 and 7 00 with Sunday School at 9 30 led by Prof Hahn and C E activities weekly and a Christmas Eve program beginning at 7 30.
Sunday school and preaching scheduled at Baptist and Universalist churches with Christmas exercises this week. Local families including Walter House, Fred Eckley, Christopher Bean, J T Farley, Pam Tritt, A Alspaugh and Mrs. Ross Snell are mentioned along with recent visits and a newborn daughter Ruth to Deisch.
Dr W E Garritson and family will spend Christmas and the remainder of the week with friends in the country. The note is part of a circulated social update mentioning local names and casual plans.
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