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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
1
For sale good dry wood at Henderson store. Alison R McLaughlin and family moving to Alexandria this week. Various local residents visit relatives and spend holidays including Whiteside Clawson Hawkins Richards and many others. Farmers notice butcher beeves at $1.00 each.
A sequence of holiday visits spans Marshall County to Logansport and Kokomo as families and relatives share Christmas togethers. Names include Misses Marjorie and Agnes St, Mrs Addie Robertson, John Burrows, Mrs Willard Burrows, Mrs Alvin Kitch el, Willard Butz funeral attendees, and numerous Thomas, Shewnon, Mills, Vint, Fisher, Whiteside, Cornell families visiting relatives such as C F Thomas, Archie Vint, and Mrs Alice Cornell.
The Kokomo community enjoyed a Christmas program with The Melting Pot at Shaners hall and a Christmas tree event at Eagles Hall. Salvation Army and Eagles lodge distributed 150 dinner baskets to assist needy residents, while local families hosted Christmas dinners and shared in holiday gatherings across Kokomo and nearby areas.
A home demonstration invites you to try the Aladdin coal oil lamp with no payment unless satisfied. Government tests and scientists at leading universities claim the lamp emits more than twice the light while using less than half the oil compared with standard lamps. The sale pitches higher quality white light and oil savings, with styles for every need.
The Marion Murphey home is for sale with a good house a barn and conveniences. It sits in a fine shaded location with fruit trees and is listed through contact B. B. Richards. Kokomo visitors Thursday included Harvey Gray and wife and a gathering of several local residents and guests from Buffalo Cassville Young America and Logansport with Turley family members from multiple towns.
Albert Rolier spent Saturday in Sharpsville. Paul Faris and wife celebrated Christmas with relatives in Marion. J A Funk and wife visited Hartford City. G W Burton visited Trafalgar relatives. Mrs Amanda Brown visits granddaughter in Cincinnati. Multiple families hosted relatives during Christmas including the Harness, Prather, Meek, and Lawrence households. A divorce arises as Mrs Lilie Daggett wins separation from Chas Daggett.
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