Past
Town News
March 20, 1901
Source: The Steuben-Republican Newspaper, 20 Mar 1901.
Pleasant Lake - Kate Fuller of Chesterton is visiting her sister
Mrs.
Minnie Huffman. The R.F.D. mail carriers are being fed maple
sugar
by the patrons these days. Worthy Tuttle went to New York City
Saturday
to join Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show as a muscian in the Cowboy
Band.
This is his second year in the best band traveling. Earl Tuttle
and
Lulu Cogswell were married at the home of the bride’s parents in
Pleasant
Lake, 12 Mar 1901 by Rev. J. S. Smith. *Obituary of Magdalena
Fetterhoff.
Orland- Thomas Haines and wife spent part of last week in Salem
with
their son Del Haines and family. Mrs. Fannie Paxon, Mother of
George
Jackman, who was reported dangerously ill last week, is reported better
at
present. Mrs. Inez Mock and children near Honey Lake, were guests
of
her Mother, Mrs. Carrie Pendall part of last week.
Fremont- Miss Anna Myers closed her school in Ray last
Friday.
Ford Follett, E.B. Follett’s third boy has a notion to join the navy
and will start soon in New Jersey for training.
Locals- We can eat eggs now they have come down in price to
$1.00
per hundred. Marriage licences issued this week for Abe Ralston
and
Addie Sowle, Henry Jackman and Belle Kogin.
Crooked Creek- Mrs. Patience Gray received a letter lately from
her
daughter Mrs. Laura Williams of Marion, Michigan, saying their home and
contents
had been destroyed by fire.
Ellis- School commenced in the Starr and Woodworth school houses
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ethel Chard is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Thompson,
southeast of Angola. Mrs. G.Cassel has been visiting with her
sister,
Mrs. Frank Ellis of Bethel, Michigan and reports the arrival of a 10
pound
baby boy born 9 Mar 1901.
Gage- Born 17 Mar 1901 to Mr. and Mrs. David Musser, a
daughter.
Mrs. Lottie Rowe of Camden spent last Friday with her Mother, Mrs.
Vanscoit.
Nellie Evans of Coldwater, Michigan is visiting her sisters, Madge
Sunday
and Zoe Burk.
S. Jamestown-On the sick list are Samuel Herald, Alva Spangle, and
Matilda
Hutchins.
Nevada Mills-T.E. Lucas is erecting a private phone from his
home
to his farm South of Orland. The funeral of Maria Collins took
place
at the Collins School.
Salem Center- Ralph Ousterhout is running his furnature shop
night
and day in order to have Frank Hughes furnature ready for him by April
1.
Mr. Singer is now down with the smallpox at the home of Mr.
Warner.
Mr. Singer helped to care for Mr. Warner when he was sick with the same
disease.
*Obituary of Mildred Dewitt.
Metz- Born to Fred Fast and wife, 14 Mar 1901, a son.
Evilo
Gaskill has been visiting for the last few days with her uncle Ford
Norris
in Hillsdale.
Flint- Arlie Gleason moves to the Fisk farm near Pleasant Lake,
this
week and Frank Clark of Hudson moves here. Mrs. George Cleveland
remembers
very well seeing the Prince of Whales now King of England at Bucyrus,
Ohio
in 1860.
Hamilton- J. B. Zeigler and wife visited her brother I.A.
Hathaway
and family at Hudson last Sunday. Mortimer Sharp and family moved
into
Mrs. Eleanor Dirrim’s house recently vacated by Frank Lockamire. *
Death notice of William Fee’s wife.
Births- Born 18 Mar 1901 to Dewitt Ewers and wife, a daughter
and
second child. In Fremont T., 17 Mar 1901 to Joseph Stroh and
wife,
a son and 6th child.
Marriages- At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright in
Otsego
T., 16 Mar 1901, Ora Eddy of DeKalb County and Miss Bertha Wright, W.H.
Keyes
officiating.
Justice of the Peace- R.F. Roads- Millgrove; W.L. Balch -
Fremont;
Daniel Grigg - York; Nelson J. Letts - Scott; James Turkey - Pleasant;
Israel
Kemery - Pleasant; John Cobert - Jackson; S.E. Ousterhout - Jackson;
A.G.
Parsell - Salem; Frank Dreher - Salem; F. M. Kelley - Steuben; E.L.
Headley
- Steuben; J. W. Thomas - Otsego; John W. Goodale - Richland; Albert
Morley
- Richland.
Administrators Appointment - Estate of Anna L. Osborn
Notice of Petition to Sell - Estate of Dexter Robbins
Administrators Sale - Estate of Jane R. Smith
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers