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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
A compact advertisement invites readers to choose Nations for coal and oil with a full line of products and the lowest prices. It urges customers to visit the store to compare and buy, highlighting a wide selection and value.
G W Roudebush announces Bee Line will stand for a short season 74 miles north and a mile west of Otterbein to support the toll line purchase from Lafayette to Cheneyville by Otterbein and Heath Stingle Co.s. Directors meet to unite with Heath Stingle Co to take possession August.
The W. C L T U honored Miss Higa Baker Pheasant with a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J C Foster on Meddow Street. Rev Kemp presented a rocker, applauding her work. Guests enjoyed vocal and instrumental music, ice cream and cake as three physicians attended. The party ended near midnight with exchanges of thanks and good wishes.
Samuel V Reisenberick of Otterbein Benton County Indiana will receive bids by 10 a m July 29 1901 at the town clerk office for construction of a sidewalk on the north side of Oxford Street Otterbein according to Ordinance No 15 June 17 1901 and plans on file Bids require a $50 certified check and a contract to be signed within five days of award with completion in sixty days and a bond equal to twice the bid with a Benton County freeholder guaranteeing two years of repairs.
The Advisory Board of Bolivar Township Benton County Indiana will receive sealed bids until July 27 1901 at 2 p m for the erection of a school house in Bolivar Township at the NW quarter of the NE quarter section 12 township 24 range 7 west per plans on file The building must be completed by September 7 1901 The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids John Glynn Trustee Bolivar Township dated July 11 1901
The death roll reports Mrs. Thomas Graham of Otterbein dying July 18 1901 after a long illness. Olive Picken born April 20 1856, oldest of seven. obituaries note church membership and family survivors. Also William Moore longtime Bluls resident dies July 19 after tuberculosis. services led by Masons and the M E church with interment at Armstrong. details include marriage and children, and Pallbearers listed. A lively social scene includes Andy Johnson’s Saturday swing, a barn fire at James Scofehl’s barn with six mules nearby, and local notes on threshing orders and crop weather.
Sealed proposals for the Otterbein town hall and jail in Denton County Indiana will be received by the Town Clerk until August 14 1901. Bids read publicly by the Town Clerk in the presence of the Board of Trustees, with right to reject any bid. A fifty dollar certified check accompanies each bid and performance and indemnity bonds are required. Contracts must be completed within ninety days with plans on file in the Town Clerk’s office. Dated July 14 1901. EL W Timmons Town Clerk.
Notice states no telephone service on Sundays from 9 a.m. to p.m. except calls for physicians or emergencies. Plus notices invite a piano recital by Miss Alta Smith at Alfred McKinnis home on August 14. Local updates include visits, band organization, meat availability, and a traction engine steering exhibit by Leonard Brows.
Community brief with names and places including Waddell Bros. Baker’s Bakery Remington Medina and Ambia references. Mentions new butcher Chas. Weigle, threshing outfits, bread supply plans, a dog’s death from poison, and local visitors. (Names and places support multiple items. main tone is a scatter of notices and ads.)
The note invites farmers to seize a chance for a Farmer's Institute at Otterbein. It asserts destitute inmates are a moral lesson and urges greater farmer participation in meetings. Purdue offers to help and would conduct an Institute if farmers request it. Targets Madine Shelby and Bolivar.
The small dispute over building a Catholic church in Laghoon is resolved and construction will begin soon. The parsonage will be placed at St. Bridget seven miles north, with Father McCabe serving both churches. Subscriptions may be paid to treasurer I Burns for receipt.
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