Rager & Son Sell Grocery Store to Marsh and Hivey
The grocery firm of Rager & Son sold their stock to Marsh and Hivey who began invoicing Wednesday morning. J S Marsh is an experienced traveling salesman and Arthur Hivey, lifelong resident, will maintain the business standard. Work on Winana Lake power station progresses with concrete foundations, steel work, and boiler installation planned for eventual operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rager & Son
Messrs
J.S. Marsh
Fim
Arthur Hivey
Winana Lake
Babcock & Wilon
611st Birthday Anniversary For W E Wood
About fifty guests gathered at 611 Hendricks street to honor the 61st birthday of W E Wood. Superintendent A F Naylor and Horace Zollars presented a Morris chair from Mandatoin dairy while Mrs W E Wood hosted and a sumptuous supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Wood
Hendricks Street
Mandatoin Dairy
Morris
A. EF. Naylor
Horace Zollars
W. E. Wood
Fort Wayne News
County Board Sets Tough Normal School Requirement for Teachers
Kosciusko county education board acts on Supt Sarber advice to raise teacher standards by refusing a school to any applicant who does not attend a reputable normal school for at least three terms. Previously licenses allowed teaching with low averages and salaries in any township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Kosciusko County
Supt
Sarber
Elkhart Brake Man Sustains Peculiar Leg Break in Yard Incident
David L. Kistler, 36, of Elkhart and a brake man on the Hig Four road, broke both bones in his right leg while stepping by an engine during a switching move in the north yards on Wednesday afternoon last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Kistler
Elkhart
Histier
Warsaw Water Works System Sold
The Warsaw water works system including all property and its franchise for water and electric light was sold at public sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Water Works System
Warsaw
At. Public
New Paris to Get Elkhart County Observer
New Paris will launch a new newspaper next month called the Elkhart County Observer. It will be published by S. B. Dustman. The town has lacked a paper for about seven years and residents commend Mr. Dustman for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Paris
Elkhart County
Regular Services Draw I O O F and K of P Members
About fifty members from I O O F lodge No 576 and K of P lodge No 164 attended the regular services at the M E Church on the prior Sunday morning with several D of R members represented. The lodges met at the R of Phail at 10 o clock and proceeded to the church where reserved seats awaited them. Rev Sarah delivered a strong and impressive sermon from I Cor 3 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Sarah
P. Lodge
D. of R. Lodge
M. E
D. of R
Thel.o. O. F
K. of P
R. of Phail
Sarah
I Cor
Will Meet at Winona in June
The republican and democratic editorial associations plan a midsummer outing at Winona Lake in June. They will hold their first joint meeting, combining previously separate gatherings into one united event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Democratic
Winona Lake
Postal rule limits mail to under-21 requests with parent consent
A section of U S postal laws requires every person under 21 who asks for mail at two general delivery windows to present a written order from their parents or guardians. The provision stresses prior consent for underage patrons at general delivery points.
Manchester Landlord Robbed by Visitor in Sheller Hotel
A man robbed by a guest at the Sheller hotel in North Manchester was caught in a guest room last week. Police found two pocket books with $15 on the suspect, who was bonded for $200 but failed to secure it and was sent to Wabash jail to await trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Butcher
Sheller Hotel
North Man
Chester
Sheller
Chicago Examiner Ad Promises Bargain Subscription Price
A brief Chicago item notes that the Chicago Examiner can be furnished at the old price of 25 cents per month, with L. W. Myers promoting the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Examiner
L. W.myers
Daughters Defuse Fire by Smothering Draperies at Home
In a darkened room near dusk, 9 and 10 year olds Ethel and Portia Flora and sister Frankie saved a house by pulling down draperies from a lamp blaze. They burned their hands slightly but stopped the fire before it spread, preventing a serious outcome.
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Ethel
Portia Flora
Daughers
S.B Flora
Flora
Frankie
Deaths Listed for December with Names and Ages
Deaths Harvest lists those who died in December with dates of death and available ages. Alfred S. Bright is noted December 6 and William Swick is listed December 9 among others, illustrating the lingering uncertainty of life and the inevitability of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Bright
William Swick
Moyne Clymer Installed as Night Operator at Big Four North Vernon
Moyne Clymer has been transferred to the Big Four office in North Vernon where he serves as night operator for Agent J M Bloomer. Bloomer praises him as he proves capable and is getting along well with the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyne Clymer
Big Four Company
North Vernon
J M. Bloomer
Insane Percy Landis to be removed to Longcliff asylum
County Clerk Raser prepares to move Percy Landis of Jackson township to Longcliff asylum after evidence shows he has been of unsound mind since age seven. Landis is twenty four years old.
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Percy Landis
Jackson Township
Raser
Longcliff Asylum
Landis
California letter from Nicewood on farming and development
A New California letter describes a mild winter in Siskiyou County, irrigation prospects from the Government Ditch project, and growing grain. The writer notes 320 acre homesteads with 160 acres irrigable water, good wages, and local sights like Mt. Shasta and the Sacramento River, inviting readers to move west.
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Indiana
United States
Golden State
California
Oregon
Siskiyou County
Mt. Shasta
Sacramento
Shasta Soda
S. P. By
Sison Fish Hatchery
Cedar Caves
Klamath
Tates
Nicewood
Journey to the southwest through Indiana and Missouri
A six man party led by C. L. Leonard travels February 6 from Indianapolis to St Louis then Lawton Oklahoma. They recall Daniel Vorheese and Paul Dresser, sing On the Banks of the Wabash, pass through Terre Haute and Springfield, reach Oklahoma City by evening, meet a local banker, and hint at continuing the trip next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Smith
G. A. McClure
Thomas Jameson
Jonathan Smith
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Lawton Y Okla
Daniel W. Vorheese
United States
Senate
Indiana
Paul Dresser
Tom
St .Louis
St Louis
Lawton
Mosart Hills
Missouri
Springfield
Smitha
Vinitia
Ee WO
Shousand
Labanful
Knights of Pythias Corner Stone Ceremony Planned in Indianapolis
Some 40000 visiting Knights are expected in Indianapolis next May for the corner stone laying of the Knights of Pythias new building at Pennsylvania and Ohio streets. Harry Wade leads the program with grand lodge officers and prominent order members from across the country. The completed building is described as the largest and most valuable Pythian property, with national significance attached to the ceremony. Supreme Lodge officers and Indiana and neighboring state Grand Lodge officers will be invited to participate.
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Indianapolis
Knights of Pythias
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Harry Wade
Supreme Lodge
Grand Lodge of
Indiana
Onion based rheumatism cure spreads among citizens
A newspaper note reports a homemade remedy using chopped onions mixed with flour or sulfur bound to the feet for leg pain or to the hands for arm or shoulder pain. The item ends with a quip about collecting delinquent subscribers to fund more cures.
Leased Building Becomes Flour and Feed Exchange
The former creamery building in Laketon is leased by Mr. Henderson from Beloit Wis to Laketon Milling Company. W F Helser will relocate feed grinding machinery to operate the exchange and will set up the new milling activity this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laketon Milling
W. F. Helser
Henderson
Beloit
Death of John W Sands 85 in Wayne County Ohio
John W Sands aged 85 died suddenly while at supper Thursday evening February 5 in Wayne County Ohio. A thrifty respected citizen born October 12 1821 in York County Pennsylvania he moved to Wayne County in 1837 and left three children Mrs George Roller Mrs Isaac Myers and John W Sands Jr all residing in Wayne County Fel 18 funeral date uncertain. He was brother to Isaac Sands near Yellow Greek Lake and Andrews J Sands of Peru formerly living nearby.
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John W. Sands
Wayne County
Ohio
Sands
York County
Unio
George Roller
Isaac Myers
Isaac Sands
Yello
Greek Lake
Andrews J. ‘Sands
Peru
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Marsh &Lively
Methodist Church
The
United
Manchester
Wyes
Clara M. Heiselman
Wesley Swick
Eeonrses
Jasper Hatfield
Rev
Babcock
Mary Paxton Lukens
Philip Perrywesesees Ose
P. S. Kreig
Edward L. Meredith Aesae
Mary Ann (Kiplinger
John M. Stickel
Warren Anderson
Farsrae
Samuel Wells
Oliver Hinkson
Solomon Metzger
Ebece
Scott Nicewood
Montague, Calif
Brush & Hanson
Silver Lake, Ind
Oklahoma
C. L. Leonard
Ion
P’s
the Gaming M. E
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