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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
3
We offer daily service to deliver the best goods from manufacturers and earth to your doors. We aim to prevent idleness hunger and want by anticipating needs and redeeming unsatisfactory items. Satisfaction will be mutual.
A humorous remark ponders what music some fellows would make with a cheap five dollar fiddle, suggesting affordable options to produce music at reasonable prices.
Public auction of livestock and farm implements to be held at the Weigle Market farm six miles north and one west of Otterbein on Tuesday February 17 1914. Items include 9 head horses cows calves hogs and a wide range of farm machinery household goods and Timothy seed with lunch served and terms announced in the big bills.
Shriners Club of Lafayette and vicinity hosted a banquet and theatre party for over 300 members and families. Luncheon at 6:30 at the Lafayette Club preceded a performance at Dreyfus Theatre featuring actor Wm Hodge in Road to Happiness. Attendees included A W Gephart W S Waddell J H Doherty L H Perigo F W Perigo J R Opp H Kretschman Dr L Peterson and their spouses.
Regular session hears bills from Standard Oil and Otterbein Light Power Co and approves others. An ordinance to place a flagman at Main Street crossing is read and accepted. Dr. O U Chenoweth named health officer. A 50 year storage tanks franchise petition filed by Standard Oil. Clerk’s deficit noted and remedy authorized. safe purchase discussed.
The last will of Mrs. Martha J. Merrick was probated this week and foster-son Ernest M. Hawkins qualified as executor. The estate leaves a Center township farm of 134 acres and Fowler residence to Hawkins, fit profits to several relatives, $300 each to cemetery associations for family plots, a half section in White County split among Ernest Hawkins John R. Hawkins and Elizabeth McKinnis, and remaining property distributed as stated.
William Conder died at his Walcott home on Sunday January 25 aged years. He had been in poor health for months, underwent operations in Chicago, returned home weakened, and then stopped working for Colborn-Wye Co after eight years of faithful service. Tuberculosis listed as the cause. One funeral was held Wednesday at ten from the M E Church with Rev. Reder conducting.
NOTICE The Otterbein Board of Trustees orders the Lake Erie and Western Railroad to place a flagman at the Maih street crossing within 30 days after ordinance adoption. The passage lists trustees C I Rowe N Timmons H Kretschman and clerk Bugb ee. The notice appears with other community items including social events and local moves.
Standard Oil Co. completes two storage tanks and a nearly finished sub-station building. Each tank holds 18 000 gallons, ensuring oil and gas line supply in the coming year. Mrs W Ford and her husband visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Manu.
Mrs. W. J. Gougar suffered two deep gashes to the forehead when a closet board fell on her at her Chauncey avenue home this morning. She was unconscious briefly. her two daughters assisted. Doctors said her condition is not serious. Lafayette Courier reports.
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