The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 April 1986 — Page 14

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Shown is the old Milford Methodist Church which was dedicated on July 22. 1900, and was destroyed by fire on May 8,1920. Like last week’s photo, this was also loaned to us by Bill Little. This was the second church built by members of the United Methodist Church and had the foundation of the first church. In the fire, only a pulpit Bible could be saved and the bell in the belfry fell and cracked. The present church was built in the 19205. History states the first church built by the Methodists in Milford was a 40x60 building which was built in 1866 on the corner of Catherine and West Streets.

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The land was deeded to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Milford by Edward S. Higbee and his wife, Clarissa, on July 11.1866. for SIOO. Prior to the building of the first church, the Methodists in Milford met in homes and stores. Mrs. Henry Day is known to have organized the first Methodist Sunday School, the exact date, however, is unknown. Many of the church’s records were lost in the fire. 4 Persons who have old photos of Milford to contribute to this new column should include as much information as possible with the photo. Special steps are being taken to insure safe return of all photos.

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reach between the ages of three and four years. Gross motor skills — Walks on a line; balances on one foot for five seconds, hops in place; uses a slide without assistance; gallops, rides a tricycle; jumps over a six inch object, landing on both feet; throws a ball over head; catches a ball bounced to him. Fine motor skills — Copies a circle; imitates a cross; traces a diamond; places small pegs in a

pegboard; cuts -with round tip scissors; builds a tower of nine blocks. Cognitive skills — Points to six basic colors; counts to three; does a seven piece puzzle; points to shapes; repeats songs and rhymes; knows first and last name. Self help skills — Spreads with a knife; buttons/unbottons; washes hands unassisted; pulls on shoes; knows age and sex; goes to toilet alone (may not have night control); undress/dress with some assistance; pulls on shoes. Social skills — Plays in same activity with other children not necessarily interacting; begins to interact in play; helps put things away; begins to take turns/share; begins dramatic play (playing house, travelling, pretending). . If you have concerns or questions about a child who has not reached the milestones for his age, call Cardinal Center, 267-3823, and ask for LuAnne Ramer. She can schedule a time for the child to be briefly evaluated to help determine if delays do exist. If so, she can offer suggestions as to where a parent can receive help in remediating those delays. 'Nose' A professional perfume tester is known in the trade as a “nose. ”

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MILFORD HAD its first bag lady roaming the streets last Friday afternoon. The bag lady, better known as Vera Schell, is one of the candidates running for mayor during the sesquicentennial. An old bell that she was ringing was loaned to her by Wilfred Tennet of Syracuse. It was the only thing that was salvaged from a boat that went down during World War H. Mrs. Schell was raising funds to help in her mayoral campaign The seven other candidates are also having fund raising events to help their campaigns. BONNIE GENE S Boutique is slated to qpen at 105 W. Emeline Street in Milford on Monday. April 14. The new Milford business will feature ladies* and young ladies' apparel in sizes 6 to 52. Among the items to be carried by Bonnie Nicolai, owner of the shop, are dresses, skirts, blouses, pants, coordinates, slacks, shirts, sweatshirts and jewelry. WHETTEN PIZZA, formerly the Upper Crust, on Main Street is now serving breakfast. The business is open at 6 a.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. Reports are that a number of people have tried Whetten’s early morning cooking. TOMORROW IS Milford’s birthday! It was on April 10, 1836. that Judge Aaron Perrine laid out the village of Milford. In doing so, he named four of the town's five streets after his children — Emeline. Catherine. James and Henry. SPEAKING ABOUT the sesquicentennial, we hope our readers are remembering events of the past and will write them down and send them our way for. the “I Remember” contest. Entries may be handwritten or typed but should be limited to 600 words. Prizes will be awarded for the best three and they will be printed in this newspaper s sesquicentennial edition. They should be mailed to the “I Remember" contest. The MailJournal, P. O. Box 188, Milford, Ind. 46542. The deadline is Friday, May 2.

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Another contest being held in connection with the sesquicentennial by this newspaper is a search for Milford's Oldest Living Native. We want information on who these people are. how long they lived in Milford, where they live now. who their parents were, did they .attend school here, and other interesting information that can be shared. Entries for this contest should be sent to "Milford's Oldest Living Native.* c/o The MailJournal. P. O Box 188, Milford. Ind. 46542 Again, the deadline is Friday. May 2. OBSERVATION: FROM time to time in a person's life he or she spends a very special weekend. Such was the case last Friday and Saturday when Bud and 1

Indiana livestock value declines

By EARL L. PARK Agri. Statistician The total value of the four major species of livestock and poultry on Indiana farms January 1 of this year (December 1, 1985 for swine and chickens) amounted to $976.6 million, down four percent from the $1,022 billion a year earlier. Cattle and calves: Cattle numbers were down three percent in 1985 but value per head at $395 was the same as a year ago. Total cattle inventory value, at $620.2 million, declined three percent from the $639.9 million last year. Cows and heifers that have calved totaled 605.000 head, five percent fewer than a year earlier. Os this total, 400,000 were beef cows (down nine percent) and 205,000 were milk cows (up four percent). Hogs and pigs-: Hog and pig numbers December 1, 1985), at 4.15 million, were down three percent from a year earlier and the average value per head decreased from S7B in 1984 to $76 in 1985. This dropped the total inventory value to $315.4 million, six percent less than a year ago. Indiana remained third in the nation in the number of hogs on hand December 1. Sheep and lambs: Indiana sheep producers had nine percent fewer sheep and lambs than a year earlier.. Stock sheep totaled 72,000 head, a record low. Average value per head increased $6 from a year ago to $67.50 but total inventory value at $6.8 million was slightly below the previous year. Chickens: Total chicken inventory, at $28.6 million, birds was a record high. With this inventory. Indiana ranked second in the nation for both total chickens and hens and pullets of laying age

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joined other members of the Christian Church of Milford's Kingdom Builder s class for an overnight retreat at Epworth Forest. The theme was. “25 years and Still in Love." Class President Bill Chariton and his wife, Marlene, headed the committee that provided the program, entertainment and snacks and a mystery couple for the event. It gave many of us a chance to get to know our new minister and his wife. Dale and Willa Kuhns, a little better and gave them a chance to get to know us better, too. The Kuhns, by the way. moved to Woodland A'cres, Syracuse, last Thursday. The mystery speaker turned out to be Dr. Floyd Rheinheimer and his wife. Irene. They told the couples present about their yearlong sabbatical and of visiting a number of states, including spending two months in Texas during the winter. Serving as leaders for the event were Ron and Jean Ann Collins. He is minister at the Cedar Creek Church of Christ. The couple stressed communication and appreciation during both Friday night and Saturday morning’s sessions. The information, as they noted before beginning on Friday, was nothing new. They just wanted to refresh the memories of those present and get them thinking again about the person they married. By the time we broke up on Saturday afternoon all agreed we needed to have some sort of retreat or another next year. It was a different type of weekend. It was refreshing. — JRS -

(21.9 million) during 1985. The total value of the chicken inventory was $34.3 million, down 15 percent from 1984. The value per bird decreased 25 cents from the previous year to $1.20 as of December 1,1985. Another first for FFA team The Wawasee Future Farmers of America Dairy Judging Team continued its winning ways by placing first in the 1986 Wabash County Invitational Dairy Judging Contest. The Livestock Judging team, junior division, placed eighth and another team placed 10th. Once again the dairy team was ‘lead by senior Rich Karst, who captured the individual honors for the second consecutive contest. Other team members included Tim Troup, third place individual overall; Jeff Stookey, seventh individual; and Jim Kats. The team will be competing in the area contest for the chance to advance to state competition. The Livestock Judging team members who placed eighth are: Terry Templin, Tony Davis and Brian Wuthrich placed eighth. The 10th placed team consisted of Tony Greuter. Dave Rosenberry and Steve Davis. Time zones There are 11 time zones in the Soviet Union, the world’s largest country. Echo The sound heard by a listener when holding a seashell to the ear does not come from the shell itself. It is the echo of the blood pulsing in the listener’s own ear.