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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
9
The County News summarizes a week of visits, returns, and social events across Monticello Brookston and surrounding areas. People like Keith Thompson, Hettie Keach, and many families are noted visiting relatives, attending services, or hosting gatherings. several travels to Purdue, Chicago, and Lafayette are mentioned along with a sequence of births, funerals, and marriage news.
Burnettsville residents host relatives and friends from Indianapolis Delph i Loganport and Ark ansas with visits to Monticello Culver City Ida ville Sitka and Roths place on the Tippecanoe river. The obituary of Louis Samuel Wolfe and American Legion involvement conclude the section.
Miss Cora Moore returns home for a brief visit with her parents and plans a summer job in Michigan with sister Carrie. Numerous relatives and friends are noted visiting, church services led by Rev Fross, and local social events including a surprise birthday party for Mrs. George Diener. The Reynolds baseball team loses to Mt Avr 15 to 13.
Mrs. Melissa Million returned Thursday evening from a two weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Delzel of Gary. Mrs. Frank Townsley of East Chicago is visiting the families of J.M. Townsley and J.M. Mrs. Fred Spencer went to the
Mr and Mrs William Brown welcomed a son William Jr in the area. Visitors include Mr and Mrs John Irons with Dorothy, plus Mrs Bert Jackson sewing for Mrs Joe Kellenburger. Pulpit at the M P church was occupied by Rev Alley. Several attended a military funeral at Manon Sunday.
Hospital at Chicago for two to three weeks. Levi Blickenstaff hosts near Lafayette. Rev. McCall from Sidney visits with McCall family. Harry Sharp returns mother from Bluffton. others travel for family deaths and illnesses. U P church to hear Rev Henderson. frames of family journeys to Goshen and Logansport for tonsil/adenoids operation.
Mr and Mrs James Huffman spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Amick near Monticello. W A Kendall visited Frankfort on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Lee of Monticello were guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Quade Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown of Monticello were dinner guests of their son William Brown and wife.
Miss Jeanette Jaeger arrives from Chicago to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chamberlain. Many local families host and visit across Chalmers and Wolcott Route 2 with Sunday gatherings and relatives from North Dakota and Francesville.
The fine rain Saturday evening aided growing vegetation. Mrs. Olive Robinson and her daughter Wilma returned Sunday evening from visits with relatives in Valparaiso Gary and Chicago. In Chicago they called at the home of Rev. and Mrs Ferguson.
The town’s Sunday Schools will travel to Columbian Park on Thursday for their annual picnic. Mrs. Warren Stewart spent Sunday with relatives. Erastus Hague and wife of Woods Chapel visited Hugh Owens’ family. Magnus Tam of Burnettsville and Harry Stockton of Octagon joined D. E. Meek’s cousin visit. Mrs. Edward Van Camp, township trustee’s wife, remains critically ill. Mrs. Olive Robinson and daughters attended a Sewing Club meeting at Cairo. Master Burdell Scott of Brookston visited Warren North.
The report lists multiple local families and guests visiting relatives including Perry Baily, Harry Adwell with daughter Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Shuster and daughter visiting Philip Haxton and Mrs. Harley Schofield, Ernest Conder and wife hosting Orville Durfinger and family, Abe Musselman of Chili Indiana visiting Philip Haxton and Geo Timmons, and Mrs. H. H. Schuyler with daughter at Geo Timmons. Children’s Day exercises Sunday evening drew a large audience and were well rendered.
Mr and Mrs Luther Howell and son of Scottsburg and John Howell and family visited with Ernest Con der and wife Thursday evening. Joe Hewitt and family, Mrs Elizabeth Hewitt and Tillie Lowe motored to Kentland and Raub Sunday and visited with relatives. Mrs Margaret Baily and daughter. Mrs Mollie Erickson and children of Web City, Missouri, are visiting their son.
Clifford Ogle appointed widow carrier on the route. Rev Elmore filled his appointment at Pious Chapel Sunday. Grace Church visiting relatives with aunt Hattie Wilkerson. Mrs Fred Rose called on Mrs William Sunday. Mrs Myrtle Andrews and children. Continued on last page.
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