Pre-nuptial Showers Testify To Local Settled Weddings
Two rotating social notes from Willow Grove detail Miss Helen B Rowe’s pre nuptial shower hosted by Miss Vera Fowler and a November brides event for Miss Rowe at a northwest town home. The Willow Grove club met for planning talks on winter work and education with Purdue guest Roberta McNeil and speeches by John W Fowler and Margaret Fleenor. A late notice apologizes for an unreported Arthur Walwyn Evans lecture titled The Lords of the Land at the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Grove Community Club
Wm. Mann
Roberta McNeil
Purdue University
John W. Fowler
Margaret Fleenor
Mildred Wowler
Carrie Mann
Clark Freeman
Vera Fowler
Helen Rowe
Frances Brown
Agnes Caine
Clara Young
Miss Rowe
Arthur Walwyn Evans
Evans
Lords of the Land
Red Cross Seal Orders Surge Across Indiana
Special to the Otterbein Sun Indiana sees unprecedented 1914 Red Cross Seal orders. Cities listed include Indianapolis South Bend Fort Wayne Evansville Michigan City Kokomo Jeffersonville Fowler Newcastle Trushville Muncie Frankfort LaPorte Lafayette Richmond Bloomington Anderson with 10 000 to 130 000 orders. The campaign goods are distributed from 203 Public Savings Insurance Building Indianapolis and include materials for theaters envelopes and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Red Cross
Public Savings Insurance
Indiana
Europe
Hoosier
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Evansville
Michigan City
Kokomo
Jeffersonville
Fowler
Newcastle
Trushville
Muncie
Frankefort
Laporte
Lafayette
Richmond
Bloomington
Anderson
Indiana Commission
American Red Cross
East Market St
Indianaplois
Benton County Quarantine Orders For Foot and Mouth Disease
The Benton County Indiana Board of Commissioners enacts a strict quarantine as Foot and Mouth Disease spreads from neighboring counties. No animals on public highways, driving or leading animals restricted, no vehicles from infected districts may travel highways, dogs banned from highways, and enforcement by sheriff deputies road superintendents and county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Horse Thief Detective Association
OLeary Downey Wed in Humboldt Jena Ceremony
Kk H Q O Leary and Mrs Pearl Downey wed at Humboldt Jena on Sunday evening November 8. The couple’s engagement was first reported in the Lafayette Courier. O Leary lives in Otterbein and works away from home on a major dredging project near Trenton Town. The bride formerly lived here and recently resided at 614 Columbia Street in Lafayette. The newlyweds will have Otterbein friends’ best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. H. Q O'Leary
Pearl Downey
Humboldt
Jena
Lafayette Courier
O'Leary
Otterbein
Walcott Dredging Co
Trenton
Columbia Street
Lafayette
Mrs. O'Leary
Maxwell Jewelry Store Opens for Public Inspection
The Maxwell Jewelry store held a public inspection day with free Christmas Drawing tickets for visitors. The showroom displayed new fixtures and stock, and chrysanthemums marked the event from Lafayette friends. The proprietor reported a successful opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Jewelry
Maxwell
Lafayette
Local undertaker Chenoweth opens home display room
H D Chenoweth, a local undertaker and funeral director, has equipped a room at his residence as a display space. The quiet square location near Main street houses new stock and indirect lighting gives a pleasant appearance. He also operates a picture framing area in another part of the home to serve public needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Chenoweth
Main Street
Church Notes United Brethren Service and Meetings
Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 7:00 p.m. Thursday prayer meeting at 7:00 p.m. The first quarterly meeting of the new year will be held November 21 at 2:00 p.m. All quarterly conference members must attend with written reports. Emphasis on start of year importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren
Methodist Episcopal Church Services and Communion
The Methodist Episcopal Church hosts an 11:00 a.m. preaching service followed by the Quarterly Communion Service. Families are urged to sit together and commune together. Attendance at all services is invited, with emphasis on member participation at the Sunday Communion. Prayer meeting is held Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. A. A. Dunlavy, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Dunlavy
Town Otterbein Resolution Bans Steam Engines From Main Streets
Otterbein Board of Trustees adopts an ordinance prohibiting traction and steam engines on Main and Oxford streets due to road damage. Fines range from 10 to 25 dollars per offense. measure takes effect after public notice in a weekly newspaper for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of ‘Trustees
Otterbein
Ofbein
Benton County
Indiana
Board of Trustees
Oxford Street
Main Street
Main
Oxford
Co. F. Rowe
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Kretschman Leads to Feast
Relatives and friends gathered November 10 to honor Mrs. Kretschman with a planned evening surprise. About eleven o clock guests entered the home and set a long table with dishes from well filled baskets. At twelve they dined on a repast remembered for its hearty flavors and friendly company. The event was hosted by J. W. Ford, J. H. Morgan, O. O. Mann, J. H. Keller, W. Coffman, H. Kretschman and Clara Quigs Elmer Keller E Cowgill Robt Coffman. An ad for Adler ika remedies promotes a simple buckthorn bark mix as a fast bowel cleanser and cure for constipation and sour stomach. Burns & Davis Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kretschman
J. H. Morgan
O. O. Mann
J. H. Keller
W. Coffman
H. Kretechman
Clara Quigs
Elmer Keller
E. Cowgill
Robt. Coffman
Adler Ika
Burns & Davis Drug Co
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June Bird
Ken Lena Baugh
Henry Frick
Ingram Kincaid
Pete Richard
J. W. Carroll
P. M
Helen B. Rowe
Opp Hardware Co
Otterbein -Sun
Downey
Leary
Walsh
Ward A. Smith
W. W. Walsh
Ford & Hawkins
M. E. Church
M. E
Plummer
A. A. Dunlavy
Carolyn Shoemaker
Purdue
Vlames
D. BR. Nichols
Templeton
O. B. Nichols
Nichola
Foley
Friend
Burge & Davia Co
Ady
Ben M. Bugbee
the Youth’s Companion
Berkeley Street
Boston
Mass
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