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Newspaper

Waynetown Despatch

Location

Waynetown, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1916

Page

2

Mellott area social notices and road work update

A series of local social notices from Mellott area recount visits by residents to Attica Waynetown Mecca Hillsboro and Crawfordsville with names such as Ora Kell Aaron Wade and Robert DeArmond. The piece notes the start of a new road east of Mellott and plans for stone and gravel work. It also mentions a funeral for Olive Hicks and several family gatherings and visits, plus a birthing notice and a birthday gathering.

Ora Kell Attica Aaron Wade Waynetown Robert DeArmond Mecca Harvey McBroom George Berg Hillsboro Jasper Dolce Fine McKinney Williamsport Jane Oyler Mellott Bert Oyler Alexander Ervin Gephart Otterbein Olive Hicks Ira Hicks Dry Run

Measles Reported in Elmda le and Local Social Notes

Miss Zella Humphreys has the measles. Sunday church attendance included several from Elmda le. Clifford Higbee stayed Saturday night with Claude Fouts. Jode Swank and family visited P. N. Zeigler and family. John Eads and family visited William Todd and family. Barnum Dazy and family visited Charley Dazey and wife. Miss Nina Quick stayed Saturday night with Charley Kennedy. Several attended a party at Ben Fullenwider’s Saturday night. Emerson Grenard and wife visited.

William Rogers The Willing Workers Society Bertha Laren Lester Harshbarger Dan Swank Wesley Grubbs Candy Lewellen Crawfordsville Oscar Zook C. A. Kennedy James Quick Baptist Church A. S. Goff Verna Willie Grubbs Homer Goff Charley Fouts Joseph Fouts Zella Humphreys Center Clifford Higbee Claude Fouts Jode Swank P. N. Zeigler John Eads William Todd Barnum Dazy Charley Dazey Nina Quick Charley Kennedy Ben Fullenwider Emerson Grenard

Social Gossip From Attica Wingate And Nearby

Sam Snodgrass and family were in Attica Tuesday O L Palin and family were shopping in Attica Monday James Whitesides and J C Mc Bride were in Wingate Wednesday Quite a number from here attended church in Wingate Sunday evening Rev H C Riley and wife spent Monday with Charley Bacon and family F E McKinney and family spent Sunday with James Mitchell and wife Everett Kay and wife entertained to Sunday dinner Ray Dinwiddie and Will Clarkson and wife took supper with Jared Frankenfield and wife R V Dinwiddie and family took supper with H M Kellogg and family Robert Bever and wife of Hillsboro spent Wednesday with H M Kellogg and family Miss Pearl Foster spent Saturday night and Sunday with Chalmer Shultz and family T C Shultz and family and Miss Pearl Foster spent a part of the week in the capital city.

Asa Allen Danville Ill Robert Chester Arthur Fowler Michigan Charley Stephens Robert Claypool Spencer Ind Rex Claypool H. H. Paiin Mary Todd Crawfordsville Jennie Frankenfield Bennett Perry Dully Richmond Stork Babe George Chamberlain H. M. Kellogg Rob Roy Nora Clawson Edith Clawson R. N. Voliva George Bennett J. R. Chester Mr. Bennett Turkey Run Frank Kirkpatrick Mary Kellogg E. Y. Stokes Wingate Christian Church Tuttle Club Wabash College Iva Westfall Texas Esick Seeley William Sink Sam Snodgrass Attica O. L. Palin James Whitesides J. C. McBride H. C. Riley Charley Bacon F. E. McKinney James Mitchell Everett Kay Ray Dinwiddie Will Clarkson Jared Frankenfield R. V. Dinwiddie Robert Bever Hillsboro Miss Pearl Foster Chalmer Shultz T. C. Shultz Capital

Fraud alert over false Pioneer Society in Indiana Centennial

The Indiana Historical Commission warns citizens about a bogus Pioneer Society of Indiana claiming Indianapolis headquarters and promising state officials and Purdue professors will give addresses and balloon ascents for a one day Centennial event. No such arrangements exist. the manager has not clarified plans, signaling a lack of good faith and a warning to the public.

Indiana Historical Commission Pioneer Society of Indiana Indianapolis Purdue University Baloon

Visits and diversions in Elmdale and Danville

Dan and Abe Haut and Mrs. Sarah Cronker of Elmdale visited Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hauk on Tuesday. Byron Ellis traveled to Danville Indiana on Sunday for a week with Herman Peveler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peveler. Afterward he will go to Indianapolis to spend the following week with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Murphey.

Dan Abe Haut Sarah Cronker Elmdale Dick Hauk Byron Ellis Danville Ind Herman Peveler Chris. Peveler Indianapolis J. H. Murphey

Prophet Hicks Portends June Weather With Storms and Rain

Weather writer Prophet Hicks predicts a stormy June with a central storm around the 4th, a rain and thunder period the 14th to 19th, and a high activity stretch toward month end. A cool spell follows, with floods likely in local streams and rivers and a magnetism cycle centered around June 11.

Sings His Way to Freedom

Four year old Harry Joline of Philadelphia sang to guerrillas in Villa and secured the release of his imprisoned parents. Son of Mr and Mrs Harry Joline he has traveled 14000 miles with his mining engineer father and mother through the United States Canada and Mexico in the last 45 days. They were in Juarez Mexico during the Columbus raid and faced affronts.

Harry Philadelphia Harry Joline Villa United States Canada Mexico Juarez

Automobile party to Roachdale for revival

Miss Bertha Smith of New Ross visited Miss Lena Bruner for weekend. A large Hillsboro auto party plans to go to Roachdale next Sunday for Evangelist Newlin revival, aiming for 30 to 50 cars.

Bertha Smith New Ross Lena Bruner Hillsboro Roachdale Evangelist Newlin

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Bertha Dinwiddie Alta Shultz Will Mellett H. H. Palin Lafayette Charley Finfrock Newtown Darnell Nottingham Brussels S. R. Shuler & Son Prophet Hicks Gerichs Sanger John Linville Bud Fye John J. Birdcell Northern Cafe Endicott East Main Street Bishof Crawfordsville, Indiana C. A. Roark Waynetown, Ind Redmen Res. Wayne Hotel Col William Nine William Sayler John D. Smith With New Market Hardware Co New Market Indiana
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