Coesse News (1924)

The Evening Post, Columbia City, Indiana ~ Monday, August 11, 1924

• Frank Brower and family of Columbia City were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leininger.
• Paul Thompson and family of Fort Wayne were the week end guests of David Slater and family.
• William Judd and family attended the Hively-Egolf reunion at Loon Lake Sunday.
• Thomas Hickman and family and their guests, Mrs. Dora Kinsey and Mrs. Clyde Poss, of Washington, D. C., spent Sunday at Tri Lake.
• Miss Llewella Thomas, who has been ill, is much improved.
• The class of nineteen twenty-four of Coesse High School motored to Columbia city Sunday morning and had a class picture taken, an event which had been delayed by the illness of Lelewella Thomas. The class is composed of Llewella Thomas, Edith Beeching, Winona Miller, Helen Harshbarger and Ralph and Stuart Luther.
• Miss Edith Ryan came home Saturday evening to attend the Harshbarger reunion.
• Ballard Woods has been offered the position as janitor of the Arcola schools. He will begin his new duties Monday, August 11th.
• David Slater has been employed as janitor of the Coesse schools.
• The "Coesse Boys" were defeated by the Arcola base ball team Sunday at Arcola by a score of 11 to 5.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sharp and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sexton of Fort Wayne were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sharp.
• Helen and Keith Harsbarger were home from Fort Wayne for the week end.
• Roy Miller and family attended the Fort Wayne Post Office Employees picnic at Blue Lake Sunday.
• William Steiner and Glenwood Snyder motored to Fort Wayne and Bluffton Sunday afternoon.

Raymond Kessler's Chevrolet Coupe Upset (1924)

Columbia City Evening Post ~ Tuesday, July 29, 1924

Raymond Kessler, of this city, was driving his Chevrolet coupe near Mendon, Mich., Sunday night and struck some fresh gravel just over the top of a hill. His car swerved and when Raymond went to turn back in the road upset. The top was broken and the body damaged somewhat. The young man drove the car back to the Charles Thompson garage in this city for repairs Monday. No one was hurt in the accident.

Raymond has just finished a summer school at Berrien Springs. He was taking a young lady home from Battle Creek to Mendon when the upset happened.

Local News (1924)

Columbia City Evening Post ~ Tuesday, July 29, 1924

Receives Policy. Roscoe Brumbaugh, secretary of the Modern Woodman lodge, has received a check for $1,000 for Mrs. George Dimmick, on the insurance held by Mr. Dimmick, who died recently.

Clarence Eisaman, who was operated on for hernia and tumor at his home several days ago, is able to sit up a short time.

Bernice Woods, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Woods, east of town, who submitted to an operation for appendicitis at the Lutheran hospital, several days ago, is recovering and was brought home Tuesday in the J. A. DeMoney ambulance.

Funeral services for Harry Kirchener, who was killed Sunday when his automobile plunged over an embankment west of town, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, 2223 Zollinger avenue, Fort Wayne. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery.

Roy Metzger, of Thorncreek township, reports that he delivered a fine Jersey bull to Jay Fisher of Milford, Ind., to head Mr. Fisher's herd. The animal was delivered last Saturday. Mr. Fisher is a breeder of Jersey cattle and is having good success.

Joseph Creager, of Washington Center, is in the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, where he is being built up so that he can submit to an operation soon for kidney and bladder trouble.

The Medical Corps met Monday evening for their regular drill. The members talked over preparations for camping at Camp Knox the last two weeks in August.

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Krider and Mr. and Mrs. Will Krider, of Smith township, left Tuesday for Tipton, to attend the funeral of Dr. Allen S. Nickey, Wednesday.

Ralph Helfrich will resume his position at the postoffice Wednesday after a five day vacation.

Charles Aker, who is at the Lutheran hospital, is considerably improved and is able to be out a short time each day.

Marion Mayberry has resumed his position at the Rhoton Five and Ten Cent store, after spending a vacation at Coldwater and Marshall and other points in Michigan.

The paving on Chicago street is progressing nicely. About a couple of blocks, or more, of concrete are in and it will not be long until this is all completed. The contractors commenced laying concrete at Main street and are moving toward the east end.

Mrs. Fred Clark, who recently broke her right arm just below the shoulder and dislocated her right shoulder, is getting along very well. She was assisting in scrubbing the basement of the Baptist church and the water on the cement floor caused her to take a fearful fall, with the disastrous results described above.

Celebrated Their Golden Wedding (Young - 1924)

The Evening Post, Columbia City, Indiana ~ Wednesday, June 4, 1924

Mr. and Mrs. David Young had a wonderful celebration at their home on East Van Buren street, all day Wednesday, in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was a half century ago that they took the marriage vows spoken by the Rev. A. J. Douglas, deceased, and on this Golden anniversary day, their children and other relatives and friends gathered to join in the happy affair.

June 4th, fifty years ago, was a beautiful day, even nicer than today has been. Mr. and Mrs. Young were then living in Washington township. They rode to town in a big wagon, behind a team of horses and after the matrimonial knot had been tied, they drove back to the country, where Mr. Young spent the day plowing corn and Mrs. Young hoed in the garden, for they were both willing and hard workers.

The celebration today brought home all the children: George Young and wife, of Wayne, Mich., and their three children, Robert, Louise and Janice, and Eugene Young and family, of this city, and Mrs. Esther Wittich, of Detroit. Mrs. Wittich was accompanied by her son, Jack Wittich, and his wife, and their four year old son, Jack Wittich, Jr., who comprises the fourth generation. Two of Mr. Young's sisters, Mrs. Sarah Stiver, and her two daughters, Mrs. Minerva Bollinger and Mrs. Chleo Olinger, of North Manchester, and Mrs. J. D. Coverstone, of Churubusco, were there, as was Rev. Coverstone. Mrs. Mat Bell, of Kokomo, another sister, was not able to be present.

Mrs. Young sister, Mrs. Katie Wagner, and son, Russell Wagner, and wife, all of Fort Wayne, were there, while Mrs. Ellen Smith, of Laud, was not able to be present. Eugene Chavey and wife were present, Mr. Chavey being a half brother. Among others present were Mr. and Mrs. Simon Marsh, of Akron, O., the former being a brother-in-law of Mr. Young, Edward Zahrndt, of Detroit, and Ralph Olinger, of North Manchester.

There was a wonderful wedding cake with fifty candles on it, together with a little bride and groom. During the dinner, Lester Kellogg played a number of beautiful violin selections. Mr. Chavey was the spokesman in the presentation of a beautiful gold watch to Mr. Young, which was a gift from his children. The children presented their mother with a gold wedding ring, carved with orange blossom, and the bride and groom of fifty years were presented with a number of $5 gold pieces.

Flowers were brought from Detroit and they were arranged with such artistry that it would be difficult to describe their beauty. Everything seemed to work out to make the day enjoyable and it so happened that this was one of the few days this spring when tables could be spread outside, as they were at this celebration. Both Mr. and Mrs. Young are enjoying the very best of health. Mr. Young was 70 last September 24th, while Mrs. Young was 74 on January 14th. This has proven one of the very happiest days of their life and their many friends join in wishing them many more wedding anniversaries.