Local Notes from Otterbein and Surrounding Areas
Bills are out for Fred Rowe's sale to be held Wednesday January 15 1902. The bazaar at St Bridget features drawings and prizes as local participation grows. New Otterbein telephone directories list about 201 names and service expands. W C T A met at Mrs L E Collyer's with plans for New Year social. Miss Gusta Dahlberg rushed to Cincinnati when her sister fell ill with a death in Lafayette Green Bush cemetery services private. Ward Foster's hardware club sent editor a lively pay up session amid a noisy reception and a cheerful disruption with washing and tinware all around.
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W. Collyer
Collyer
St. Bridget
Obterbein Telephone Co
L. E. Collyer
Ella Maddox
Ida Moore
Woodward
Oklahoma
J. M. Workman
Woodward Dispatch
News
Bulleton
Republican
Live Stock
Gusta Dahlberg
Frank Grover
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dance Ulngheo
Ward & Foster's Hardware Store
Selah
Bennie Allen Dies After Accidental Rifle Shot
A young boy Bennie Allen aged over 10 is fatally shot by his older brother John in a family home near Pond Grove. The weapon was a loaded 22 rifle accidentally discharged while the boy stood in the doorway during breakfast. Funeral services were held at Pond Grove with Rev. Meredith officiating.
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Bennie Allen
T. J. Allen
John
Bennie
Smith
Leaming
Allen
Hbereaved
Pond Grove
Meredith
Pond Grove Cemetery
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