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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
3
Local town reports a new mail man providing free delivery, while community notes record church activities, sales at Bowen Bros, a public bulletin board at the grain office, a dispute between J C Bartindale and Squire Plummer with court actions, and an upcoming Lake Erie and Western excursion to Peoria from Otterbein Indiana.
Jacob Layman aged 74 from Montimorenci wed 61 year old Mary I Lewis of LaFayette as his fifth wife. Neighbors recall his earlier marriage to Katherine Evans of Cleveland ending in divorce. The piece notes Layman’s persistence in matrimony and hints at a public notice by Jack Timore about breeding horses at Collyer’s feed yard Otterbein.
The notice lists train numbers 2 4 10 74 and 6 on Atlantic and local freight services. No. 6 will not run Sundays between Peru and Detroit while No. 4 will not run Sundays between Peru and Toledo. Details show daily services 2:52 a.m. and 127 p.m. for specific trains. Preservation of connections with Boston line noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Onts White and mixed wheat terms. lacks clear actions or dates. No named organizations or people beyond obscure references. Unable to determine full event or headline from the fragment.
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