Past
Town News
June 5, 1901
Source: The Steuben Republican Newspaper, 5 Jun 1901.
Orland - Mrs Martha Kimball Canse is expected home from Utah for
a
visit soon. Howard Packer and his sister Florence spent a part of
the
week at Vicksburg, Michigan. Mrs. Warren Arnold and children
spent
Saturday and Sunday with her sister Mrs. Ida Miller of Lake Gage.
Josiah
Bowser and Mrs. Jane Hedgelin were married Sunday June 2nd at the home
of
Thomas Hedgelin N.W. of Orland. M.T. Rose, manager of the new
hotel
at Lake Gage at Shady Nook informs us that 8 gentleman and their wives
have
engaged rooms as soon as the building is complete.
Pleasant Lake - The Redman Family reunion occurs at the home of
Isaac
Kratzer tomorrow. Mrs. Simon Dahuff and daughter Mattie were
attacked
by a cow Sunday and badly hurt before Mr. Dahuff could reach
them.
Mrs. Dahuff was not injured as much as the daughter.
Flint - Paul Neal, Frank Noyes and the Lucas brothers will
assist
in the concert Saturday evening. Ralph Morse and Ross McNett of
Nevada,
spent Sunday with Demmice and John Arnold.
Salem Center - J. W. Dewitt and son, who have been here the last
four
weeks with their feather renovator moved Monday to S. Milford and will
renovate
that town. Mark Ladow died. Mrs. Nettie Dewitt, wife of
Clarence
died at her home in Garrett. D. B. Lewis, wife and family
attended
a family reunion of the Cochran and Newnam Families at the home of Wm.
Cochran
near S. Milford yesterday.
N. Otsego - About 35 friends and relatives gathered at the home
of
Charles Dauber, recently, to remind their daughter May of her
birthday.
Lewis Brown and family of South of Auburn, visited the former’s brother
J. M. Brown, Saturday and Sunday. John W. Sickels is making
preparations
to build a wall under his barn. Mrs. Lacey of Pleasant Lake was a
guest
of her sister Mrs. Mortorff last Sunday.
Hamilton - Decoration Day Services of 1901 will long be
remembered
by the Leman Griffith GAR Post and the citizens of Hamilton and
vicinity.
About 2,000 people took part in the ceremonies placing flowers on the
graves
of past hero soldiers, hearing addresses and an old fashioned camp fire
closed
the day. There were also singing and recitations by the young
people.
Hudson - E. W. Ransburg of Ft. Wayne was a guest of his father
Steve
Ransburg and other friends here last week. Mrs. George Shuman,
Mrs.
Cora Curwin and Mrs. Amos Frederick visited their sister Mrs. Ransburg
in
Michigan over Sunday. Mrs. Clinesmith of Chicago and Mrs.
Clinesmith
of Lincoln Center Kansas, who were called here by the death of their
father
Eli Cox, have all returned home.
Gage - Mell Jones, wife and son Roy of Lima, Miss Eva May Tubbs
of
LaGrange and Ira Tubbs of Angola visited Sunday at Henry
Elliott’s.
Saturday afternoon, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Tubbs and Frank Bashore went
fishing
and brought home a nice string of fish for the Sunday meal.
Crooked Creek - There was a large gathering on the West side of
Lake
George at the Case Landing, being the annual reunion of the Depew and
Kelso
families.
York - Wm. Malcolm and wife of Springport, Michigan are visiting
their
son Bert and other friends.
Nevada Mills - Geo. Carpenter of Tenn. was a visitor of S.
Parker’s
last week. Amos Bachalor and wife of Angola are staying with
their
son Fremont and wife.
Metz - George Powers and family were here last Thursday.
Orville
Goodale recently visited this vicinity.
Fremont - Mrs. F. C. Dewey and Mrs. Julia Morgan spent last
Friday
with their Mother Mrs. Henry Knass of Kinderhook Township. Mrs.
Thomas
Pinkerton, who has been spending several weeks with her Mother Mrs.
Mundy,
will return home this week.
Local and Personal - Pete Richardson and wife have opened their
hotel
“Oak Bluff Cottage” at the N.W. shore of Crooked Lake are ready
to accommodate guests with good rooms and board by the day or
week.
A marriage licence was issued June 1st for Ezekiel Brown of Jamestown
and
Ann Eliza Ryan of near Flint.
Submitted by: Jean Ann Childers