Past
Town News
March 21, 1900
Source: Steuben - Republican Newspaper, Angola, IN 21 March 1900.
Metz - Doan Sommerlott, family and Mother visited last Sunday
with
our townsman, John Sommerlott. A large number of relatives of
Mrs.
Fayette Barron called upon her last Saturday evening to remind her she
had
passed the 40th milestone.
Angola - Clarence Penner, north of town and Arminda Cole, of Scott
Township have been granted a marriage license. James
Forrester lostone of his horses last week. Frank Sowle,
who is about 93
yearsold, is bedfast, caused from a hard fall five or six weeks
ago.
Heinjured his hip and it is now causing him much trouble.
Flint - Mrs. S.E. Ousterhout is visiting her sister in
Michigan.
A.V.Yoder and family visited Geo. Light and family Sunday.
Salem Center - Bessie Woodford of Hudson is
visiting
with Frank Woodford. Born Saturday March 17, 1900 to Ellsworth Dewitt
and
wife, a son.
Orland - Addie Hains is in Salem at the home of her
brother
caring for a new nephew. A son and first child arrived at the
home
of Jay Fuller and wife on March 11, 1900. Mrs. George Cleveland
of
Flint was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Roberts last
week.
Born to Carl Jeffery and wife of Brushy Prairie, Indiana on
March17,
1900, a son and first child. Blake Barrows of Illinois, a former
resident
of Orland, visited his brother John Barrows and family recently. This
was
his first visit in 30 years.
Pleasant Lake - Mary Jane and Fred Blackman have been
granted
a pension. Albert Newell of Defiance, Ohio is visiting his
brother
Willis here. Mrs. Brazilla Woodworth is staying with her
daughter,
Mrs. Belle Ueberin Ashley, a week or two.
S. Jamestown - Luther Casebeer now lives in Nevada Mills
. Anna Wiggins is much better and is visiting her grandma, Mrs.
Pifer.
Hamilton - Oscar Douglas of near Benton Harbor, Michigan
is visiting his niece, Mrs. John Jackman and family this week. Ina
Farley
is visiting hersister, Mrs. F. P. Thomas and family at Auburn
this
week. Mrs. Freman Hamman died at her home three miles south of Hamilton
March 14, 1900, age 26 years.
Nevada Mills - Cecil Terry of Orland is spending his
vacation
among friendshere. Mrs. Alma Rodgers and daughter Theo, went to
Ray last week for a short visit. Theo will stay a few
weeks.
Mrs. Rogers was accompanied home by her niece Gula Hall. Fremont
- A.E. Masters was called home Monday. His boy is sick with
typhoid fever.
Hudson - Mrs. Ed Clark of Angola, spent Sunday with Geo.
Fisher
and family. James Whysong went to Goshen last Saturday to
visit
his sister Mrs. Rutan. Mrs. Josie Putt died at the home of her
sisterMrs.
Sadie Doty at Coldwater, Mi March 15, 1900 of pneumonia.
Crooked Creek - The family of Gerard Taylor is having the
measles.
Stillman Collins, wife and son Grover, spent a couple of days
with
her parents south of Orland. Little Fred Lemmon, son of Elder
and
Mrs. Sherman Lemmon born July 4, 1898,died at Fonda, Iowa March
10,
1900 of pneumonia. His parents brought him to East Gilead
for
burial.
York - Ora Shook lost his horse one day last week. Lena Lint, of
Fremont visited Sylvia Wicoff part of this week.
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers