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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
4
Wilbur Karl Pfeifer died suddenly at three weeks old from pulmonary hemorrhage after a light croup attack. Parents Mir Pfeifer and Mrs Charles Poifer mourn the infant. Funeral services were held Monday at home with interment in Mont Morene cemetery.
The Pfeifers thank neighbors and friends for kindness after the loss of their son Wilbur. Grateful for support during bereavement from the community.
Mrs Clara Wilson wife of Kdanid TL Wisen died at about five o'clock last Thursday at the family residence in Caeron TM. She was forty seven and leaves a husband and her mother Mrs Mary Miller. She belonged to the U B church at Green Hill and the local Rebekah Lodge. Funeral services were held Sunday at the UBS church in Green Hill conducted by Rev Stanly of Huntington with interment in Independence cemetery.
Bridget McNary dies at St Elizabeth Hospital Lafayette after an eighteen month battle with cancer in her right arm. She was a member of St Charles church and leaves two sisters and a brother. Born in Shelby township in 1868, she resided in the area most of her life. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at St Ann's church with burial at St Mary's cemetery.
Mrs Katherine Zink wife of Albert Zink died at the family residence near Templeton on Sunday morning from drop sy. She was a woman of good character and a Catholic parish member. Survived by husband eight children and six siblings. Remains taken to Lafayette Monday to the home of Charles Zink. Funeral services were from St Boniface Tuesday morning with interment at St Joseph cemetery.
Prof H B Gough of DePauw University addressed local men at the M E Church Sunday afternoon. His talk on Wanted: A Man mixed thoughtful moments with humor, and the meeting proved beneficial to attendees. Miss Marie Tulley with Mrs W T Mc Cabe sang a plowing vocal solo to open the gathering.
The local Masonic Judge through a committee bought the brick building at Main and Oxford once held by William Walsh and occupied by Mann and Kretschman and the Oberline Telephone Company. The lodge plans to use the hall and later equip it to match a leading forge in the country. Several youths from the area rode to Clase on Sunday afternoon to aid Rev. Bailey and Prof. Morrow at a meeting there.
A series of social visits and health updates across Lafayette and nearby towns. Dr and Mrs Lewis hosted the Five Hundred Club at South Main, while Mrs Clarene Richardson and baby returned from Clinton after a two week visit with W M Gabriel and wife. Mentions of hospital treatments, surgeries at St Elizabeth in Lafayette, and friends visiting or recovering, including Miss Belle McKinney who underwent appendicitis surgery and is improving.
The record lists seed sales or notices involving Same-Large English Clover Seed and Timothy Day, with references to Chas. W. Moore and Mae. The fragment suggests a catalog or notice of agricultural product offerings and associated names.
ZL The Band slid into a backward decline as Prof Crigster refused to lead one third of the group at a dime. The other two thirds were largely absent. Will Crawford, Carl Adwell, Chas Crawford and families hosted visitors in Montmorenci while Elmer Anderson from Bowell came for a visit with A M Smith’s family.
In Huntington the Rev. W E B Stanky preached Sunday night at the A B Church. Mrs Jovia Fowler remains at Dan at the bedside of her mother, in town for the week.
A Sun newspaper pitch describes a weekly letter service with 30 to 40 pages of local news written for families. The offer includes postage paid by Sun and costs $1 per year to send to any address, suggesting substantial value for long letters to relatives.
Burge and Opp Hardware hold openings this week with free drawings and valuable presents. Burge chose yesterday and today for dues while Opp extends from today to Saturday. Showcases arranged, factory reps on site to sign up attendees and potential customers.
A Friday evening gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abel's home hosted M. Vann Will Myers Chas Me de Wy Ford Gov Haun Mor ton Woodhams C. T. Messner CL W Davie Zoe Ross of Aubin Sue Bowen and Chas Lawkins. Ice cream coffee and cold foods were served as attendees shared a focal lme.
Advertisement notes the Largest Magazine in World as the top edited magazine from Soc per year. It urges readers to request a free sample copy and premium catalog from Topay's AlAcezine in Canton Ohio. It laments thousands of letters lost yearly and cites a missing return card in envelopes, urging readers to print the card on future envelopes.
Allen Ramsey of Vincennes was the guest Saturday of Dr. L Leamny and family in a local social visit, with no further details provided.
Joli Rifenberick undertakes interior redecorating work at Farmers & Merchants Bank, updating fixtures and design elements to refresh the banking space. The project focuses on improved layout and aesthetic enhancements for customers.
A playful 1913 auction notice lists items to be sold at the east front door of the White House in Washington and at Oyster Bay New York. The sale features an elephant a Bull Moose golf sticks a steam roller post office fixtures and other items with a noon lunch and a “Bull Moose sandwich” served. Terms offer four years with 3 percent interest or cash discounts with no reserve. Clerks include Col Wid Bevan and Prof Woodrow Woolson.
Hirzel Pool Room proprietor Joe Hirzel buys Jewell Pool Room fixtures and business, plans to combine the two rooms and operate in the Moonic Hall location with improvements and up to date equipment. Karl Jewell and Manford Frees pass the weekly wemy exam at Lefevette before entering Columbus barracks. Alfred Purvis family moves to Roachdale Putnam county. Mrs Keller and children visit Oxford with Young and Kretsehman families.
Itemized locals note oiling streets for season and sales at the Roth Circle Exchange and Maloney Building. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Bolt visiting Oxford, Merle Loman new Mann Kretschmann clerk, Decoration Day approaching, Arthur McKinnis sale, Albert Sherrill selling sweepers at Fulton, Mrs Godie ee and family visiting, Ruth Circle exchanges, Paul Taylor travels to Morocco, Rev W B Taylor and Rev Bailey meetings, John R Opp buying a Lanier player piano, Beatrice White visiting Lebanon, Wiebers sisters visit Indianapolis, Laird relatives in Fayette, rising U B Sunday school attendance, Ernest Abel hosted guests Emerson families.
The letter describes Martin’s return to Taian and travel to Tientsin and Peking for a large medical conference. She notes rapid train travel, crossing the Yellow River on a new bridge, and meeting missionaries, Yuan Shikai, and Mrs Jourdas. The group plans curricula, support for mission schools, and shared ten medical crews with funds and equipment.
PDO. Baugher and family along with Mies Nelle Mannatha were guests Sunday for dinner with A. EL Vannatta and family.
William Oblinger of Frankfort attended the funeral Monday for his grandson Wilbur Pfeifer. Mrs. C T Messner remains ill at home. A sale by K W Chenoweth promises many horses beyond those listed, offering a chance to buy a fine horse.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Abel and Isom Lloyd and Miss Elsia Rommell dined Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Johan Opp. The gathering reflected a cordial social occasion with local residents engaging in conversation.
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