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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
2
Community notes list visits and guests including Dr. Messner and Dr. Mather while noting measles at the Huckleberry family. Mrs. Murphy and others are mentioned with local social calls and family improvements. Advertisements reference seed corn and farm tools from Opp Hardware and Cardon seeds.
Della T Seifers and Benjiman F Dunwoody wed last Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs John W Seifers of Montmorenci in a ceremony performed by Rev O B Stewart. The bride, a Marion Normal School graduate, and the groom, a Putnam county farmer, will reside near Greencastle after June 1. Guests included Miss Zuanette Bowen and Rev A J Sommers family with services at St Pauls Lutheran church nearby.
A string of Sunday and weekend calls includes T. W. Bowyer and F. W. Moore with the Andersons near Boswell, Eliza Mather and Blanche Wagner with O. B. Leonard in West Lafayette, and Edna Jakes visiting Nancy Jakes in West Lafayette. Rev. Frank Morrow plans moves to Alerton. John Deere cultivator ads and furniture deliveries by Reifers Furniture Co. Also notes May Kelso’s cancer care, a Freshman class gathering at Albert Sherrill’s home, and local church cornerstone activities in Morocco and Otterbein.
Thursday marked the last day of school with morning exercises on the grounds featuring a Maypole dance drills and singing. In the afternoon the grade boys held a track meet with the eighth grade winning all prizes.
The third annual alumni banquet was held in the school building with about one hundred attendees. Supt. Lee Fisher presided as toastmaster after a welcome by Mac Smith and featured toasts by Ralph Dunn, Ben Roudebush, Myrtle Clement, Dr. C. R. Mather, Vivian Timmons, Edwin Smith, Kya Smith and others.
Sixty young people from Otterbein’s class were celebrated as nineteen of twenty graduates appeared for the baccalaureate at M E church. Rev. Salem B Towne of Depauw University preached on Moses. Governor J Frank Hanly spoke at commencement with Hon Mr Handy delivering an eloquent address. Supt Lee Fisher presented diplomas as music by the high school orchestra filled the assembly.
The column records Mrs Clyde Davis and daughter Helen visiting in Sheridan, remarks on Hon J Frank Hanly's address, Henry Woodhans and wife at commencement, Mrs Dave Eastburn returning from Park County visit, Edith Crose of Williamsport at school events, Elda McKinney leaving Otterbein Telephone, Mae Burns and Mae Bramlett changing duties, Mrs John Marwell visiting, Clara Laird and others at gatherings, and a promotion for gas ranges at Burge Hardware as warm days approach.
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