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Town News
November 27, 1901
Source: Steuben - Republican Newspaper, Angola, IN 27 Nov 1901.
Metz - William Van Pelt of Eastern Ohio is visiting his son,
Henry
Van Pelt. Alfred Pendill and children of near Angola, visited
with
J. W. Somerlott and family last Sunday. Arthur Haley and wife
moved
to near Bryon last Monday. He is engaged in work for James Calvin
on
his farm.
Crooked Lake - Carrie Fast was quite sick the first of the
week.
Mrs. Henry Sams is gradually losing her eye site from the effects of
the
grip. Guy Miller will start for New York about Christmas where he
will
spend the winter. Wilton Lemmon and wife of Jamestown visited
here
last week. They are taking orders for pictures.
Salem Center - W. E. Kimsey has a new carriage house about
finished.
William Haskins made a business trip to Garrett, Monday. R. E.
Butler
is having a stone wall built under his kitchen. Orlando Wilcox
who
was visiting D. B. Lewis a few weeks ago, telegraphed Mr. Lewis that
his
brother and family who lived in California had been murdered
recently.
Fred Whysong and Oakley Amerman started Monday for Jamesville,
Wisconsin,
where they will study telegraphy. John Greeno’s horse ran away
Monday while hitched to his carriage. It was overtaken by Wm.
Wood
and Ott Ross before very much damage was done to the buggy.
Orland - Frank Perkins has sold his farm east of town to John
Penix.
Mrs. Helen Aldrich visited her sister Mrs. Matie Lincoln, South of town
recently.
Mrs. Addie Cravan and son are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Haines
before going to her new home on Samuel Newman’s farm South of town.
Pleasant Lake - Mrs. Cornelia Snyder has gone to Carthage,
Indiana
to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Nellie Chadwick. Henry
Dahuff
received word last Saturday morning that his son Carl was dangerously
sick
at Hot Springs, Kansas. Married last week Wednesday evening at
the
home of the bride, William Mortoff and Diantha Carr.
Gage - Will Baird of Hudson is spending a few days with the
family
of his sister Mrs. Mary Twichell. Joseph Butler attended court in
Angola
for a short time Monday.
S. Jamestown - Roy Weldin is again working for Alvah
Spangle.
Eugene Abramson made a business trip to Waterloo last week. John
McNett
and family visited relatives at Lake Gage Sunday.
Hamilton - Al Bullard is so low that his death is expected at
any
time. Ota Sewell who has been sick with typhoid fever is
convalescent.
Nettle Lake -Mrs. Sarah Styles of Reading was a guest of Mrs.
George
Dick last Sunday. Frank Dunham of Chicago visited his brother
John
last week. Mrs. Ida Thomas of York visited her parents John
Dunham
and wife last week.
Sowle Settlement - The funeral of the late David Sowle was the
most
largely attended of any ever held at our schoolhouse. On Nov.14,
Ernest
Fast was married to Zula Sowle at her fathers home in Mesick, MI.
Nevada Mills - Grace Smith of Orland spent Sunday with Iola
Bachelor.
Mrs. S. Parker is suffering again with the disease called
shingles.
Theo Rogers is working in Orland for Rev. Ratzell’s family.
Fremont - Mrs. Phebe Harpham and Lettie Oberlin of Hudson,
Indiana
are visiting their cousin. Mrs. Frank Michael. Charley and
Lloyd
Allen are cutting timbers on the Failing farm and are living in a
tent.
Billy McClue is feeding 250 lambs.
Hudson - Married Tues. Nov. 19, 1901 by Rev. Stofer, Mr. J. D.
Miller
and Mrs. Susan Frederick. Married Sat. Nov. 16, at the home of
Rev.
Geo. Frederick, Miss Birdena Semen and Mr. Clyde Ling.
Crooked Creek - Vern Garn, wife and daughters of York are
visiting
her aunt Miss Helen Gray. The celebration of the 54th Anniversary
of
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weyburn and the former’s Birthday
took place at their home.
York - Sarah Wicoff spent part of last week with her sister Mrs.
Will
Hutchins in Scott Township. H. H. Thomas and wife of Angola have
been
spending a few days at the home of her brother George Osfall.
Local and Personal - The funeral of Mrs. Belle Buckland which
occurred
in the Christian Church last Thursday afternoon was well
attended.
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers