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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
3
Ralph Darby son of Mr and Mrs J C Darby is bedbound for weeks after a Saturday evening plow accident. A tangled line toppled the implement and trapped his legs breaking them. Dr Chenoweth attended and recovery may take six weeks to two months.
In Lafayette on Wednesday the Reifers Furniture Co showcased a modern corner building at Main and Ninth. The four story edifice features window rooms per floor displaying living rooms, dining rooms, and sewing supplies, with a New Weds Dream display on the third floor. The firm, owned by the Reifers family, operates with two elevators and an automatic sprinkler system.
Full Registration Monday saw 282 registrations in the precinct. The report lists registrations from the county precincts and compares them with the 1912 registration figures to show changes over time.
The Progres So meeting at the opera house drew a good audience as eight Otterbein band members tried to enliven the evening. Speakers Rev. J. W. N. Bandy, Will H. Ade, and Martin Quinn spoke, with mixed political impact. Ade, a Congressional candidate, won friends though not strong on campaign points. The Bull Moosers cheered the gathering while railroad business dominated Benton county actions, approving a franchise for the Lafayette & Northwestern line and outlining survey and grading plans from Pine township to Fowler and a possible branch to Fowler. Also listed were uncalled for letters at Otterbein post office dated Oct 1, including Frank Boyer and others, to be returned if not collected by Oct 22.
Hon. Will R. Wood of Lafayette is set to address a Republican meeting in the Otterbein opera house on Friday October 16 at 7 30 p m. Music by the band will accompany the event and ladies are invited to attend.
J. F. Wild & Co. of Indianapolis bought Harrington road bonds for 9800 dollars on Wednesday with Evans & VanNatta of Fowler providing a 1 percent discount to pay par and accrued interest. Wild & Co. will take up the bonds early next year as the road, known locally as the County Line, runs from Otterbein to the White county line at the Geo. Rush corner and has been badly repaired for several years.
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