Lafayette Weekly Journal
Dayton Items
September 4, 1903
Dayton, R. R. 23 fragment
Aaron Yost lost a valuable calf last week, killed by lightning.
September 4, 1903
Rev. F. N. Palmer and wife are now moving their furniture to their new home
in Winona.
Mrs. W. D. Burton is visiting friends in Mulberry.
William Glaze and sons have remodeled Mrs. Schultzs house.
Charles McCormick and Gertrude Kerckhoff were the guests of Mrs. B. C.
Sharpe last Saturday and Sunday.
Walter Krall and wife will return to Chicago next Monday.
Melone Kiefer will go to Chicago in the near future, where he will begin
work on the street car line.
Rev. Wilbur preached his farewell sermon for this year last Sunday evening.
He has gone to South Bend, where conference is now convening.
Margaret Hill is visiting friends in Brookston.
Ed Paul is cleaning the school building and getting it in shape for
occupancy on the 14th inst.
Mrs. Blanche Muse is visiting friends in Delphi this week.
Mrs. Cora Adams has been the guest of her mother this week.
Arthur Lupton and wife were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mell Slayton last
Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Brady of Chicago is the guest of her mother.
Thomas Johnsons family has now moved into Dayton, where they occupy the
Brand property.
Mrs. C. E. Sharp is the guest of Mrs. Jacob Burton this week.
Ed Dryer and family spent Sunday with John Dryer and wife.
Major Dryer is very poorly at present.
Frank Ford and family were the guests of Mrs. Andrew Dryer last Sunday.
The teachers for Dayton school have been selected as follows: Principal, B.
Hooker; grammar department, W. F. Smith; intermediate, Miss Blanche Rogers;
primary, Miss Ada Motter. Miss Dora Hill will assist Mr. Hooker in the high
school work. With this excellent corps of teachers the success of our school
is already assured.
The interurban line is built to the old Rycraft farm and in a week will be
to the belt railroad.
October 16, 1903
Wm. Widmer, who had his leg broken while practicing football last week, is
doing as well as could be expected.
William Ralton, who is working in the smelters at Joplin, Mo., was in Dayton
last Monday night.
Rev. Israel Hatton, who is in charge of the Circuit at Reynolds, was the
guest of W. F. Smith last Monday night.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church cleared very nearly $100 at their
fair. [Oct. 23, 1903: correction, $150.00]
The Sheffield teachers met in institute last Saturday.
The Dayton football team [dubbed the Tigers in another column] is glad to
announce that it is now perfect in organization and is ready to issue or
accept challenges from any or all teams from surrounding towns. Address all
communications to Harry Freeman, Dayton, Ind. The following is the line-up:
C. Peters; r.g., Peterson; l.g., Allen; r.t., Hallman; l.t., Vanderkhoff;
r.e., Sims; l.e., Johnson; q.b., John Widmer; r.h.b., Gibson; l.h.b., Krall;
f.b., Sharpe. The team will meet for practice next Monday night.
Discord among members and tattlers from without have just about ruined the
organization of the Dayton band. Until members can get down to business and
not listen to mischief makers from without they will never make a band.
Edward Dryers team ran away last Monday and injured the horses to some
extent.
Sheffield township Sunday School convention will meet at Newcomber next
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Williams, who is ill with typhoid fever, is getting better.
Rathbone Sisters adopted Mrs. Emma Virgin into their order last Monday
night.
Pearcy Shelly was the guest of his father last Sunday.
Blanche Rogers was ill during the first part of the week and had to dismiss
school. She is now able to resume her work.
Quite a number of our town folks went to Frankfort Sunday and from there to
Lebanon by way of the interurban.
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