Chesterton Tribune May 20, 1886
Sheriff Thomas, of Valparaiso, was in town Tuesday.
Dr. H.H. Loring, of Valparaiso, was in town last Sunday.
A.L. Harper, received a car load of farm machinery, last Monday.
Mr. S.E. Grover, the Champion man, of Laporte, is in town this week.
Edward Murphy, of Laporte, is spending a few days with his parents here.
A.L. Harper received from the Singer Sewing Machine Co, a fine Singer
buggy.
Mr. W.J.P. Piepenbrink, deputy revenue collector, of South Bend, was in
town last Tuesday.
Misses Sophia and Regenia Wieseman spent a few days last week visiting
their sister Louise, in Laporte.
Announcement to teachers:
At the Review Term beginning July 12th next, there will be a class in
each of the eight common branches. However, $6 in advance will secure,
in addition, a special course of penmanship at Prof U.S. Brewer's Pen
Art Hall. Mr. Brewer has an established reputation of being one of the
foremost penman of the state.
Regular tuition for Review Term, $5; per week, $1.
M.L. Phares
N.E. Yost
Chesterton, May 15, 1886
FURNESSVILLE
The strawberry crop seems promising and earlier that usual this year.
Miles and Payne have another car load of hoops, ready for shipping.
B.C. Smith, of Chesterton, was canvassing in our Ville last week.
School closes the 18th. An entertainment will be give by the pupils in
the evening.
A goodly number of our citizens attended the show at Michigan City, last
Thursday.
Wm. Brummitt was in Chicago last Monday on business.
Oliver Teale, in company with Bismark Neimer, of Michigan City, visited
his brothers here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Williams contemplate a visit to New York State next
month.
J.W. Brummit's little daughter Pearl was very sick several days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Newman visited in relatives in Michigan City last
Sunday.
The good citizens of this place unite in urging the political woman to
Pine Township
to become a candidate for County Auditor.
Mr. Gotlieb Welke is putting up a brick house which when completed will
be one of the finest in this place.
Herbert Crawford is kept busy improving and putting up buildings for the
people here. He is a good workman and the citizens, before going
anywhere should try to secure his services.
The correspondent here for the Michigan City Enterprise, is on the sick
list, and our worthy citizens rejoice in the fact that peace now reigns
supreme.
Our village school paid the City West school a visit last Friday
afternoon and was highly entertained with ___________ given by the
pupils, which reflected too much credit to themselves and teacher. Miss
Alice Jones has taught the young ideas of City West, for three years,
during which time she has given universal satisfaction.
Mr. Horace Helston who recently held the office of night operator here,
has been promoted to a better position at Lake, and a Mr. Swartz of
Homer, Mich. is his successor here. Mr. Helston is a promising young
man, so say the young ladies of Furnessville.
Dr. Brown, of Michigan City, was the guest of E.L.Furness last week,
while having his jugs filled with cream. Mr. Furness manufactures some
250 pounds of butter a week and could dispose of more, so great is the
demand for his butter, which people know to be genuine.
Several days ago our citizens were shocked when the sad and painful news
of Mrs. Emma Cooper's death reached our quiet Ville. Mrs. Cooper, nee,
Sheeley was formerly a resident of this place, but at the time of her
death resided with her husband and infant boy in Mason City, Iowa. The
remains were taken to Otsego, Mich, for interment. Mrs Julia Newman, in
company with relatives from Michigan City, attended the funeral. Mrs.
Cooper was highly respected and the bereaved relatives have the sympathy
of the whole community in this their hour of affliction.
City West School Report
The number of pupils enrolled during the entire school year were 40.
The average daily attendance of pupils during the entire school year was
19.
Lizzie Mentzer was not absent nor tardy during the following months are
as follows.
September:
Lizzie Mentzer
October:
Lillie Warren, Lewis Moores, Walter Rice, George Bancroft, and Lizzie
Mentzer.
November:
Minnie Holtz, Lizzie Mentzer, Lilly Warren, Lewis Moores, Frank Moores,
and Walter Rice.
December:
Lizzie Mentzer, Frank Moores, Lewis Moores, and Beorge Bancroft.
January:
Lizzie Mentzer, Lewis Moores, Frank Moores, and Mary Krulihowski.
March:
Mary Link, Linda Brown, Mary Kurlihowski, Lizzie Mentzer, and Charles
Olson.
April:
Lizie Mentzer, Lewis Moores, Frank Moores, and Walter Rice.
May:
Frank Moores, Hulda Hadenfeldt, Lewis Moores, and Lizzie Mentzer.
The school has been visited, during the year, by nearly all of the
Patrons of the school, trustee, and County Supt.
The closing ______________ Friday afternoon were attended by the Patrons
and friends of the school, and also by Miss Emily Brummitt, and her
school of Furnessville.
Alice A.
Jones, Teacher
School Tems
A number of our young folks attended the exhibition at the Morgan school
house last Saturday evening and pronounce it a great success. Many were
the compliments the school received.
Mrs. Babcock visited the school Thursday.
Miss Celia Young, formerly a pupil of the school, but now of Aurora,
Ills, visited the school last week.
Misses Minnie and Susie Buell paid the school a visit Friday.
All are invited to attend the exercises Friday, it being the last day of
school. Besides the customary program, including songs, recitations,
dialogues, etc, there will be on exhibition specimens of the work of
each pupil in the High School room.
The examination of those who intended to finish the common school course
occurred Saturday. It was a very rigid one. The number ________ was
five. It is not yet know who was successful, as the papers were sent to
the County Superintendent.
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