County to send large draft contingent to Ohio and Michigan camps
Warsaw area sees 112 county boys scheduled to entrain for Camp Sherman Ohio and Camp Caster Michigan next week. The August quota rises above 160 with 15 to 20 more called this month. Names of registrants include Orval Brown Rev Helser Kline Herschel Drudge and others. Provost Crowder plans further calls as class one tightens and class two looms.
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Ohio
Michigan
Warsaw
Crowder
Indiana
Teachers Institute Held in Warsaw This Week
Local teachers attended a weeklong institute in Warsaw with an excellent program. The event drew great interest from participants and highlighted professional development for the community educators.
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Warsaw
Drowning of 13 year old Willis Rockhill at Goose Lake
Willis Rockhill thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva T. Rockhill superintendent and matron at the county infirmary near Warsaw drowned in Goose Lake Sunday. He and three friends were swimming when he sprang from an old boat and sank. Rescue attempts failed and the body was recovered about fifteen minutes later from water ten to twelve feet deep. A pulmotor and a Warsaw physician assisted but could not revive him.
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Willis Rockhill
Alva T. Rockhill
County Infirmary
Warsaw
Goose Lake
Rockhill
Scouts Camp at Lake Runs Drills Tonight
Over twenty Marion boy scouts camp at the lake in about a dozen tents under army style rules. A Marion minister scout master plans to bring them to town Thursday evening for an exhibition drill on the street during a land concert, promising a worthy display.
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Marion
Large crowd attends band concert and patriotic meeting
A very large audience gathered last Thursday evening for a band concert and patriotic meeting. Rev Naftzver delivered a highly praised address drawing on broad experience.
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Naftzver
As Young as Ever Smith Horne Visits Home Folks
Smith Horne of Washington Indiana spent several days here visiting friends and recalling a boyhood on a southeast farm. He worked for years building band saw mills travel including London Amsterdam the Isle of Pines and other countries. Now retired from the road he runs a Washington wood working factory and remains active near seventy.
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Smith
Here
Horne
United States
London
Amsterdam
Germany
Isle of Pines
Washington
Special Service for Boys Entering U S Service at U B Church
A service will be held at the U S church next Sunday after Sunday School to unveil a service flag containing six stars. The names Clem Teeter Joobert Craig Chester Craig Union Oldfather Water Sunday Hollice Bryant appear as those in government service with Clem Teeter in the navy. The community is urged to attend to honor the boys offering their lives in World War I.
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U. S
Clem Teeter _ Joobert Craig
Chester Craig Union Oldfather Water Sunday
Hollice Bryant
Clem Teeter
Navy
Union Oldfather
Huntington Youth Heads to Camp Custer Next Week
William Bruce of Huntington will join his uncle A. J. Scotn and wife for a Huntington contingent trip to Camp Custer next Tuesday. Bruce served three and a half years in the army and accompanied Pershing on the Mexican border.
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William Bruce
Huntington
A. J. Scotn
Custer
Pershing
May Move Back to Indiana
Mrs. James Anglin of St. Louis has spent the week here with her mother Mrs. Myers and husband. Mr. Anglin, a traveling salesman for a hardware firm, has been transferred from Missouri to this territory and they will likely move to Warsaw soon.
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James Anglin
St. Louis
Myers
Anglin
Missouri
Warsaw
Beulah Martindale Returns Home From New Jersey Visit
Miss Beulah Martindale returns home from Barnton New Jersey after several weeks visiting her brother C O Martindale and family.
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Beulah Martindale
Barnton
New Jersey
C. O. Martindale
Indiana Public Service Commission Grants Telephone Rate Increase
The Public Service Commission of Indiana approved higher rates for People's Mutual Telephone Co serving about 965 phones in Mentone Silver Lake Burker and Big Foot. The decision retained toll charges and set plant value at 50831.14 with new monthly rates for various line types and a ten cent discount for early payment.
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Indiana
People’s Mutual Telephone Company
Mentone
Silver Lake
Burker
Big Foot
Telephone Company
J. E Hedley
Frazer & Frazer
J. E. Eschbach
J. F. Bowman
Warsaw
Miller reunion draws large crowd at Gamble home
A sizable turnout attended the Miller reunion at the Gamble home south of town last Sunday. Report reached us too late for this week’s issue but will be published in the next.
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Miller
Gamble
Mrs Cassie Brooks Returns to California After Visit
Mrs Cassie Brooks and her children returned to California after visiting with her mother Mrs Hannah Artmey and relatives in the locality for six weeks. She paused in Huntington for a day before continuing home.
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Cassie Brooks
Hannah Artmey
California
Huntington
Registration Day For Local Men Turning Twenty One
Saturday is the day for the registration of all young men who have just turned 21 since June 9. The locality has few eligible individuals, but all must report on that day.
Lowman Family Reunion Brings Crowd to the Lake
A large number of the Lowman family gathered at the lake for a reunion on Wednesday. No minutes were handed to the paper, but organizers hope to provide them for the next issue.
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Lowman
Barber Shop Change as A. H. Bowen Takes Over
A. H. Bowen purchased the Walter Houmman barber shop on Monday and took immediate possession. Pierre Underhill will continue to work at the shop.
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A. H. Bowen
Walter Houmman
Pierre Underhill
Saints Camp Meeting Draws Large Crowd at Yellow Creek
A very large crowd attended the Saints camp meeting at Yellow Creek camp ground last Sunday. Officials expect even more attendees next Sunday as the event continues.
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Saints
Yellow Creek
One Minute Food Talks on Organizing for Food Saving
Don Herold argues that Germany is fighting the U S and that Americans must form organized food saving efforts rather than disorganized actions. He praises food clubs started in Indiana and expanding nationwide, noting they require knowledge and study to conserve resources effectively. He advocates a mass formation and group spirit to mobilize home front defense.
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Germany
Lloyd George
U. S
Indiana
Rea
Dorothy Dando Returns as Instructor for New Term
Here Ready For School Dorothy Dando arrived last Friday to join the institute this week and prepare for the opening of our schools. She was an instructor here last winter and has been engaged for the coming term.
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Minge
Dorothy Dando
Sister Visits Akron Sister In Indianapolis To See Ill Mrs Willis Maples
Mrs J W Walburn and Mrs Moore traveled to Indiana polis last Friday to visit their sister Mrs Willis Maples who was very ill. She was reported slightly better at the latest update and Mrs Walburn returned home Wednesday evening.
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J. W. Walburn
Akron
Moore
Indianapolis
Willis Maples
Naval Exhibit Draws Large Warsaw Crowd
A strong turnout from the locality viewed a naval exhibit in Warsaw on Saturday. The display from the Great Lakes training station included a 25 piece Jackie band, a miniature submarine, a life size torpedo, a miniature destroyer and an Eagle boat. The train route passed through Wisconsin toward Peru and other Indiana points, then back through Michigan and Illinois, with the Culver Black Horse troop also present.
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Warsaw
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Peru
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Culver Black Horse
Mrs. Stoner Dead at Claypool at 70
Mrs. O. P. Stoner died at her Claypool home last Thursday at age 70 after long illness caused by dropsy. She is survived by her husband and several children.
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O. P.‘Stoner
Claypool
Boys Trip Through Canada To Niagara Falls
Mr and Mrs E M Funk publish most of Orval Carr letter from Camp Devens Mass recounting a July to August journey of the 36th Regiment leaving Fort Snelling, passing Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit then through Canada to Niagara Falls with stops for Cross reception ice cream rest and sightseeing. The voyage included a 260 foot suspension bridge over the Falls and notes on soil and crops later in Indiana.
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Orval Carr
Camp Devens
Mass
Fort Snelling
Chicago
Burlington & St. Paul
Wisconsin
New York Central
Detroit
Red Cross
Milwaukee
Canada
Indiana
Niagara Falls
Falls
Transferred to Alabama Camp Details from Camp Taylor News
Henry Ayers, who went to Camp Taylor with a band of selected men several weeks ago, writes us that he has been transferred to an Alabama camp. The note notes the move and the ongoing disposition of soldiers in training.
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Henry Ayers
Camp Taylor
A Hint to the Wise at Public Meeting
The notice warns youths who caused a disturbance during Reverend Naftzeer’s address that disturbing a public meeting is against the law. It states a heavy fine may be imposed and authorities will enforce the law, hoping a word to the wise suffices.
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Naftzeer
Time to Register for Kosciusko County Voters
Kosciusko County voters must register to participate in the November election. The registration board has begun processing registrations and urges eligible residents to sign up before the October deadline.
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Kosciusko County
Little Folks Registration Contest for Shetland Pony
In this issue the city announces a contest for boys and girls under age to register and collect votes at participating businesses. The child with the most votes wins a Shetland pony and a free saddle. The event runs August 24 to August 30, 1918, with details at local firms offering turnout and information.
Government Seizes Telephone Plant At Midnight
The government seized the telephone plant at midnight July 3 and ordered all accounts due as of that date to be settled immediately. Peoples Mutual Telephony noted the takeover.
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Peoples Mutual Telephony
Grandson of W. E. Wood Captured Germ
The clipping from Alliance reports Fre W. Lattimer, serving with American forces overseas, decorated for bravery on a bombing raid. It notes his actions against five Germans and disabling a tip gun, plus a wartime letter describing bayonet use and upcoming moves to the front.
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W. E
I. W. Lattimer
Aliance
W. Lattimer
Amecan
Oversea
Lattimer
Germ
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Camp Sherman
Mich
Institute
Boy Scouts
Smith Horne
Old Town
Washington, Ind
U. B
The
Peoples Mutual Telephone Company
the Public Service Commission of
Kanyat Reuniors
Saints Meeting
Don Herold
Trip
Massachusetts
E. M. Funk
Alabama
Ing
Howard-Larue Familia
W. E. Wood
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