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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
3
On the Switzer farm two miles northeast of Osterbein on August 23 at 2 p.m. I E Switzer hosts a grand exhibition inviting all, with corn growers urged to witness Hawkins Hawkins as agents of the renowned corn binder in the world.
Local items report visits by Thomas dentist and others, telegraph office opening, jail cells purchased, and a nuisance frog pond abated. Otterbein census data fixes population at 675 with 70 residents nearby. rainfall ends drought after 50 days. Banquet tales and farm notes pepper the page along with a Yeddo reunion invitation and hen that nests on a buggy.
Local residents in Otterbein and surrounding areas hold family gatherings and visit friends this week. Households mention Pimmons Moore and Bingham kin, with travel to Lafayette and Burnettsville noted. school board work continues as Otterbein notes building repairs and fall term preparations.
Breeding notes describe Bee Line No 080 2217 a Canadian fast pacer with Given’s Bellfounder lineage. After June 12 Bee Line will stand for a short season at 74 miles birth and 1 mile west of Otterbolt under Joseph B. Snyders.
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