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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1898
Page
3
Subscriptions and wedding notices fill the issue with names like Miss Ola McKinney and Wilbur Rugh, Effie Downey champion speller, and Joseph Carmaney. Town business includes auctions postponed by bad weather, a Brookston fire, and local promotions for Be ef and sausage sales and Tooms Lunch Counter.
A flurry of personal mentions notes Ed O Leara in Fowler and Mark Westfall, T A Allen, Chris Bowen, John Oden, Mrs O Bingham, M L Johnson in Lafayette and Otterbein. Weekly visits include Geo Voliva and luminaries from Round Grove and Indianapolis. Upcoming Loomis restaurant oysters and school events feature amid a string of travels and social calls.
The second quarterly conference of Green Hill circuit U B church will meet February 26 27 at Otterbein Indiana with preaching on the 20th. J C Bartindale offers Perfection Baking Powder at 25 cents a pound and guarantees satisfaction. Members of the Daughters of Rebecca were initiated and Mrs Commack’s temperance lectures boosted union membership. Otterbein W C T U notes a well attended meeting and plans a social at Mrs Florence Baker next Wednesday.
The column reports a grand reception planned by Mr J and Mrs Al Rush for their son Wilber and George with their wives on the 25th. It mentions residents in Lafay ette and Sempleton, a contract closed by He-Tplley with Benj Magee for a five room house on Switzer lots, and early work start. It records various local happenings including marriages, horse trading, a water tank installation, a stock offer in a perfumery venture, and social mentions such as barber shop ads and valentines activities.
Cards announce the marriage of Geo Rush to Pearl Hann. Alta Smith of Battle Ground visits Dr. Smith this week. Mrs. Ley Hawkins leaves for Chicago to visit her brother Elden for two to three weeks. Wane Aunt Margaret Hawking will replace Mrs. L Hawkins during absence while preparing meals for Levi. Wm Westfall is reported improving. FE Stevenson paid his Sun subscription. Mrs F B Stevenson travels to Oxford for a few days. Colonel Barnes, Call circulation man, Otterbein visitor to Henry Rumelman. Reinholt Pietzel substitutes. Dr Bingham Ezra McKinney Jno Herzel and wife travel to Tilbot to attend a tournament.
The note reports Geo Rowe's grave illness with Kright's disease and Tom Anderson's critical condition. It mentions Mrs Stockton and Miss Brosa visiting Round Grove, a Singing Evangelist engagement led by Paul Gilbert starting March 1 at M B church, and other local happenings including illness, travel, housing changes, a drug store fire loss at Kneale & Kneale, and community visits.
Alpha Smith and Lawrence Timmons were married last Wednesday amid a community protracted meeting held in Willow Grove. Fila Eastburn and Etta Griffin visited there, with notes of local residents, including Mrs Whitmore, connected to the event.
The advertisement promotes men suit and overcoat deals with prices like 10 and 850 and 8.50 and offers hats caps underwear and gents furnishing goods described as thoroughly up-to-date with brand new stock.
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