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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
5
A 50-person party including a 20-piece band arrived in Rockville on Tuesday evening in thirteen autos and surprised locals with a fine concert. Word of mouth and a phone tip drew a large crowd as they promoted a Chautauqua running August 4 to 13. The big day is Sunday August 6 with evangelist Billy Sunday as a headlining event.
Chas Fisher and wife spent Sunday with relatives near Perrysville. Miss Gertrude Audler came from Pine Village to visit the editor and wife. Rev O W McGauhey will preach at the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Several other residents travel to nearby towns for visits or to see friends and relatives.
Crawfordsville business leaders push to revive the Crawfordsville to Danville interurban despite the old Covington & Southwestern project. Capitalists show interest, financing is the first task, and a new steel interurban car maker may trial cars. If plans align, an announcement on organization could come before fall.
A sequence of local notes: Bert Drollinger adds to his house. Lou Jackson visits Covington friend Arthur Phipps. Short’s big show draws attention Friday. Ohio visitor Mrs. E. E. Baker stays with sister Mrs. E. L. Farr. Homer Myers and Will Coats families visit Cayuga relatives. Gordon Hurst from Chicago visits uncle Henry Glascock. Pearl Keller injured in a fall remains critical. Frank Maris and wife with newborn son visit Alice Moffett. Rev. George Moffett spends summer at home. George completes Butler College four year course. Hazel Shoaf Anna Helmic visit Ruth Drollinger. Charlie Drollinger returns from Kansas after twenty years. Scotts Prairie church Ladies Aid to host ice cream supper July 27 on the lawn.
David Shirk from Cayuga and E S Wilkey from Coyington spent Monday greeting old acquaintances, exchanging handshakes and pleasantries during the community visit.
Our line of hosiery presents the latest fashions in silk silk lisle lisle thread in black and shades for men women and children. Eiffel and Black Bat brands are carried with a promise of excellent wearing qualities after a single pair.
James Ray aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs George Ray of West Terre Haute died Friday evening at Union Hospital after an appendectomy He had lived in West Terre Haute six years coming from Mecca Ind with his parents in 1905 Survived by his parents one sister Miss Anna and one brother Bryan He was well known in the vicinity and many friends mourn his passing.
Mrs. Edgar Shoat visited in Yeddo on Monday. R. A. McCord returned from a Missouri business trip on Monday. O. P. Woody and his wife from Indianapolis were guests of relatives here the past few days. Mrs. Pearl Lewman of Winthrop visited G. C. Wilhite and family over Sunday. Chas. Best of Warren county met old acquaintances here earlier in the week. King Co. sells Cable-Nelson Pianos.
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