Nelson Jontz Rittenhouse Reunion Held at Myrtle Glenn Park
The Nelson Jontz Rittenhouse families gathered at Myrtle Glenn park on Wednesday August 16 with about seventy five members and many other attendees. Attendees came from Wooster Ohio Warsaw Claypool Macy North Manchester and nearby areas. The Lutheran Aid society provided a noon dinner and the afternoon featured socializing reminiscences and officer elections. The next reunion will be held at the same park.
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Nelson- Jontz-Rittenhouse
Myrtle Glenn Park
Wooster
Ohio
Warsaw
Claypool
Macy
North Manchester
Disko
Lutheran Aid Society
Myrtle- Glenn Park
Positois V B R Resigns Driver Post for New Partnership
Resigned his position as driver for Braude and Ditzler and formed a partnership with Ira Burk in a saw mill and lighting plant.
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V.br
Aissinger
Braude & Ditzler
Ira Burk
Bill families hold second reunion at Myrtle-Glenn Park
The second Bill family reunion gathered at Myrtle-Glenn Park with many members from various sections of the country attending. Younger and older Uills joined relatives in a nationwide gathering.
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Bill
Myrtle-Glenn Park
Camping party heads to Yellow Creek lake for ten days
S B Burdge and family joined Charles Wardwell and wife Miss Mary McKahan and Jamis Ingals at Yellow Creek lake the first of the week to stay ten days at the Dew Drop Inn campsite.
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S. B. Burdge
Roy
Cathleen
Charles Wardwell
Mary McKahan
Jamis Ingals
Yellow Creek Lake
Bennie Drudge Attends Reunion With Jones and Mitten Families
Mr and Mrs Bennie Drudge attended a Jones and Mitten family reunion at Boyd Park west of Wabash last Saturday with Mrs Drudge a member. They visited the Levi Armey home in Wabash on Sunday.
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Bennie Drudge
Jones and Mitten
Boyd Park
Wabash /ast
Mrs. Drudge
Levi Armey
Wabash
Akron Opera House Draws Crowded Crowd Last Night
Report from Akron notes a large local turnout for the performance of Fempest and Sunshine at the opera house. Manager Mr Gast says several good shows are booked for the future but dates remain undisclosed.
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Akron
Obituary of Mary Ann Worley Bouse of Indiana origins
Mary Ann Worley Bouse died Aug. 2, 1911, in Indiana at about 70 years old. Born Oct. 1, 1840 in Preble County Ohio, she married John J. Bouse Feb. 7, 1858. Survived by 9 children, 25 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 8 sisters, a brother Adan Worley, and many friends. She joined the Brethren church in youth and bore years of suffering with patience.
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Mary Ann Worley
John John
Mary Worley
Preble County
Ohio
Indiana
John J. Bouse
Brethren Church
Nancy Tully
Adan Worley
Warsaw Defeats Peru in Ball Game Score 15 to 6
A crowd of over a dozen baseball fans attended the Warsaw versus Peru game in Warsaw. The final score favored Warsaw 15 to 6, with Warsaw holding the lead from start to finish.
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Warsaw
Peru
Emery Shutt Named Driver for Braude and Ditzler Wagon
Emery Shutt has accepted a driver position with the Braude and Ditzler produce company. He began work Monday morning, driving one of the wagons.
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Emery Shutt
Braude & Ditzler Produce Company
Rec ORD Office Receives News Item Submission
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Advertisers target lull season with mail order push
In the dull season Chicago mail order houses flood the market with catalogs. Carriers are loaded with promotions as local merchants pull back, enabling mail order firms to clear seven million dollars last year. Myrtle Glenk Park hosts Old Letters Picnic next Thursday.
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Chicago
Two Nebraska Brothers Reunite After Thirty Years
Thomas Bishop and his wife from Wisner Nebraska visited relatives in the area with William Bishop. The brothers Thomas and William had not met for over thirty years and their brief reunion at the Simon Bishop home was enjoyed by both before the Bishops continued to Pennsylvania and then back to the western home.
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William Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Pennsylvania
Building New Cement Walks in North East Town
Numerous cement walks laid in the north east part of town improve the area’s appearance. The writer urges continued effort and praises the community project.
Picnic Unites M. E. Sunday School With Local Schools
The M. E. Sunday School joined South Pleasant and Twin Lake schools for a Thursday picnic at Myrtle Glenn park. Twin Lake sent a large delegation by eleven autos. The Silver Lake band played, a 4 pounteous dinner followed, Rev. A. A. Hunter gave a brief address, with talks by R. S. Shepherd and Fletcher Kroft. Cathleen Burdge Annabelle Viers and Ruth Puck read, then afternoon activities included bathing and boating.
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M. E
South Pleasant
Twin Lake
Myrtle Glenn Park
Silver Lake
A. A. Hunter
R. S. Shepherd
Fletcher Kroft
Cathleen Burdge
Annabelle Vie
Card of Thanks for Christian Clinker Funeral
The Christian Clinker funeral at South Pleasant church last Friday was well attended by a large circle of friends and neighbors. Mr Clinker, an early settler noted for hard work, suffered a stroke a week before death and declined until passing away.
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Mr. Clinker
Center Items From Community Gathering
Alfretta Price entertained Erica Dahlem Sunday. Beatrice Moyer visited Bessie Carr last Thursday evening. Allison Swick and family visited the Alf Price home Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Heckman visited relatives in Claypool last week. Samuel Clink spent Sunday at the William Snake home. J D Gill and family spent Sunday near Mentone. Vit Johnston and wife visited at North Manchester. Phillis Underhill of Silver Lake was a guest of Marie Carr Saturday night and Sunday. A county infirmary picnic drew many from the community. Beatrice Moyer and sister Pearl Heckman visited the Austin Decker home east of Claypool. Alfretta Price returned from Plymouth after three weeks visiting relatives. Artie Carr and family Roy Carr and family Chester Bouse and Ezra Funk visited the Al Carr home Sunday. Sunday school reorganized with Supt Abner Moyer Sec Delphia Johnston Pianoist Bessie Carr Chorister Daisy Bouse Librarian Mildred Bouse Cradle Roll Supt Etta Hill Class Leader John Rowland. The Center Sunday School young people held a picnic at the camp ground Sunday with many attendees.
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Abner Moyer
Delphia Johnston
Bessie Carr
Daisy Bouse
Miildred Bouse
Etta Hill
John Rowland
Center
Camp Ground
Messrs
Cleiie Paulus
Guy Aker
Walter Stout
Orval Alspaugh
Joe Parker
Ernest Beber
Ellis Hill
Lester Rowland
Vera Zeiters
Esther Snake
Ruth Rowland
Meatrice Moyer
Leora Kreiter
Card of Thanks for Christian Clinker
Through the columns of the Record we extend thanks to those who were faithful and lent assistance during the sickness death and funeral of our beloved husband and father Christian Clinker. We pray friends may gather around them in sorrow. Mrs Clinker and Children.
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Christian Clinker
Old Settlers Picnic Set for Next Thursday at Myrtle-Glenn Park
A community event titled the Old Settlers picnic is planned for next Thursday at Myrtle-Glenn park. The gathering invites local residents to share memories and enjoy a day outdoors.
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Myrtle-Glenn Park
Old Settlers
Grove Chapel News Update
John Deuffman is on the sick list. Marshall Beigh bought a new harp. Miss Gladys Thompson visited Sunday with Miss Iva Beigh. Sabbath school here every Sunday morning. Rev. Hunter preached an excellent sermon last Sunday afternoon. Lawrence Beigh returned home from work with Chester Schaffer. Attendees from here at the ice cream social at Packerton last Saturday. Roscoe Keplinger and wife Bertha Metzger and Eddie Cauffman visited Odor Arnold home. Mable Beigh Nellie Skinper Vesta Arnold Ruth Deaton visited Sunday with Ruth Garman. Young people enjoyed a very pleasant day.
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Hunter
Roscoe Keplinger
Bertha Metzger
Eddie Cauffman
Odor Arnold
Mable Beigh
Nellie Skinper
Vesta Arnold
Ruth Deaton
Ruth Garman
Death of Lloyd Isenberger
Lloyd Isenberger eldest son of Mr and Mrs George Isnberger who lived east of Warsaw died at his parents home after a tuberculosis illness He was about 25 and his remains were taken to Wabash for interment He is survived by his wife and his parents and several brothers The family is well known in the area and the community extends sympathy.
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Lloyd Isenberger
George Isnberger
Warsaw
Wabash
Hea
Isenberger
Mentone Home Coming Weekend Planned With Band Concerts
Six autos arrived bearing banners announcing Mentone home-coming events from August 30 to September 2. The Mentone band performed in the public square and a parade schedule features aid settlers day athletics baby show industrial parade farmers day and colt show with band concerts fireworks open air musicals and masquerades nightly.
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Mentone
Twe
Local Couple United in Marriage Near Disko
Clarence Moore of the west of town and Miss Tressie Krofti from Disko were married last week. The couple has many friends in the area who extend congratulations.
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Clarence Moore
Tressie Krofti
Disko
Excellent Sermon Delivered by Rev. Earl Paulus in Troy
The sermon by Rev. Earl Paulus of Troy Ohio at the Lutheran church drew a large congregation last Sunday forenoon. The delivery was praised as excellent and well attended.
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Earl Paulus
Troy
Ohio
They All Come Back to Old Town In Welcome Move
Thomas Raker and his wife return from Elkhart to occupy part of the house with Jacob Rager and wife. The Rakers were former residents and their return is welcomed by the community in the old town.
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Thomas Raker
Elkhart
Will
Jacob Rager
Mrs. Raker
Old Town
Was Here on Furlough
William Bouse visited relatives and friends following the death of his mother Mary Ann Bouse, who died August 2 at her home north of town. Bouse, a standing army member and longtime training official, has served about twelve years and is now stationed at Columbus Ohio.
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William Bouse
Mary Ann Bouse
Here
Mr. Bouse
Standing Army
Uncle Sam
Columbus
Ohio
Family Reunion Reaches Here from Missouri and Puke State
Earl Alspaugh arrived here last Friday from Missouri where he had been for some time. His wife and son followed from the Puke state several months ago.
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Earl Alspaugh
Missouri
McClure Family Visits Relatives Here From Mississippi
Charles McClure and his son Rensselaer arrived last Sunday and are visiting with numerous relatives in the area, continuing a long family tradition of local connections.
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Charles McClure and
Son Rensselaer
Mississippi
Expenditures and Tax Levies For the Year 1911
Lake township trustees in Kosciusko county Indiana outline proposed yearly expenditures and taxes. Items include township 1500 dollars and 30 cents per hundred, local tuition 2000 dollars and 30 cents, special school 3000 dollars and 35 cents, road 1625 dollars and 25 cents, additional road 650 dollars and 10 cents, library 75 dollars and 1 cent per hundred. Total expenditures 8550 dollars and total tax 30 cents per hundred. August 5, 1911.
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Lake Township
Kusciusko County
Ind
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Yellow Creek
Opera
Record Office
Myrtle Glenk Park
Thomas Bishop
Nebraska
Wisner Nebraska
Iam
Simon Bishop
Thomas and
Craig & Hildenbrand
C. A. Pearson
Clinker
South
Alfretta Price
Erica Dahlem
Beatrice Moyer
Allison Swick
Alf Price
Pearl Heckman
Mrs
Samuel Clink
William Snake Home
J.D. Gill
James Gill
Vit Johnston
North
Manchester
Phillis Underhill
Marie Carr
Austin Decker
Artie Carr
Roy Carr
Chester Bouse
Ezra Funk
al Carr
Downings
F. M Downing
Claypool, Ind
Emphalmer
Grove Chapel News
John Deuffman
Marshall Beigh
Gladys Thompson
Iva Beigh
Lawrence Beigh
Chester Schaffer
Packerton
Just
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