Riddle and local notes mix in early 1900s county page
Short items list social visits, job calls, and local happenings. Notes mention Miss ACMA Zike new Hel lo girl at the exchange, sales needs for stone loads, and visitors including Clara Jacobs Edgerton Ohio and Mrs H E Bechtel. Sheriff Bell asks jail visitors on weekdays and smallpox case reported. Local events include Farmers Institute sessions, bowling matches Kendallville vs Auburn, and personages such as Elmer Pinchon editor Pioneer Press and Wm Barnard editor Mil tersburg Grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acma Zike
Clara Jacobs
Edgerton
Ohio
H. E. Bechtel
Republican committeemen reorganize Noble County central committee
A meeting at Albion House reorganized the Noble County Republican central committee with T. M. Reed as permanent chairman E. G. Thompson as vice chairman and Wm Ogle as treasurer. A new advisory committee was approved and selected from precinct committeemen. Readiness expressed for McKinley’s November win. List of selected precinct committeemen across Sparta Perry York Noble Green Jefferson Wayne Allen Swan Albion. Third quarterly M E church services set for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion House
Wallyville
Wassiee Sgt
T. M. Reed
Lbion
E. G. Thompson
Ligonier
Wm. Ogle
Kendallville
Central Committee
A. F. van Niman
Noble County Republican Central Committee
Noble County Central Committee
Messrs
Reed
Thompson
Noble County
Wm. McKinley
Tata
George
Ss. Bouse
Sparta
S. Gréed
Moses Kiser
Perry
Ye G. Thompson
James Kinnison
Joseph Drain
Isaac King
York
C. E. Pollock
F.C. Fuller
Noble
Samuel Braden, Jr
Geo. Kitt
Green
Thos. E. Budd
W. H. Smith
Jefferson
Bert Kimmell
Orange
Daniel Rumbaugh
W. A
Toilsome Flight of a 12 Year Old Horse Thief
Clarence Squires 12 years old hitched a Waldron horse and buggy and fled across multiple towns. He slept in a shed near Wawasee then traveled to Leesburg and Warsaw before being captured and held on a $500 bond. His parents are poor but respected. prior conduct reportedly good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ence Squires
Hamilton
Droud
Lake Wawasee
Leesburg
Warsaw
Indianapolis
Mrs Eva Clark Stricken With Stroke in Warsaw Visit
A message last evening stated Eva Clark of this city, visiting her daughter Mrs Da Vault in Warsaw, suffered a stroke and was not expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Reed
L. W. Welker
Ft. Wayne
Mamie Clark
Warsaw
Thos. de Vault
Eva Clark
da Vault
Illness Strikes Dea McDonald of Jefferson Township
Dea McDonald son of Ryer McDonald from Jefferson township lies in a Chicago hospital in danger after illness began in August. He was moved from a B&O freight engine to a Hicksville Ohio pusher job before six weeks ago, then to hospital with inflammation of the heart lining and little hope expressed by hospital staff. Noble County friends share sorrow over the news. Frank Stanley of Green Township recounts a mistaken hog slaughter incident where he killed Mr. Pippinger’s hog, thinking it was his own, after a stray hog led to confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clouse
Noble County
Albion
Texas
York Township Cabienes
F.C. Fuller
Charles Pollock
Chas. Bowman
S. P. Horsey
Montgomery County
C. F. Parry
Akron
Ind
P. A
Dea McDonald
Ryer McDonald
Jefferson Township
Chicago
Hicksville
Ohio
Frank Stanley
Green
Township
Geo. Wright
Mr. Pippinger
Mr. Stanley
Son Bert Konkle Plans Brief Albion Visit
S. K. Konkle received a letter Tuesday saying his son Bert, of Philadelphia, would stop in Albion last evening while traveling from Chicago to his home, and spend a day or two with his parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Konkle
Bert
Philadelphia
Albion
Chicago
Real estate bargains listed across Indiana and nearby states
A dairy farm near a northern Indiana town to rent or sell with stock optional. A two story frame dwelling near the courthouse with outbuildings. 25 acres near Merriam with timber and cultivated land. Various farms and lots in Lima Indiana Avilla Hoboken Battle Creek Taylor County and Wisconsin with prices and terms. Listings invite renters and day laborers to request full information.
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Indiana
Clark
Wood Counties
Wis
Hoboken
Battle Creek
Mich
Taylor Co
Verdicts and sentences in Jeffersonville circuit court cases
The circuit court verdicts include Milo Gaff guilty of assault and battery with intent to rape with an indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen years in the reformatory. Other trials cover petit larceny with mixed outcomes, alibi disputes, and arrests. sentences range from one to three years in the penitentiary and reform school placements. Civil actions include the Aprtman Miller Co. vs Sprankle Hardware Co., title disputes, and a divorce granted to Merritt J. Sweet from Emma Sweet, with attorney fees noted.
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Milo Gaff
Jeffersonville
Ed. Engle
Mr. Dodge
Rome City
Barg
T. M. Bells
Zeigler
James Fink
Iis
Alpec
Ifre
Bite Ted
Albion
Jokr
Figo Ynier
Ward Smith
Ligonier
Clarence Squires
Reform School
Aprtman, Miller Co
Sprankle Hardware Co
Kendallville
Geo. Henderson
Wolf Lake
Ken Co
Aultman, Miller Co
Madeline Gase
W. H. Wigton
T. A. Redmond
Kendaliville
L. W. Welker
Chas
H. Dull
Patrick Hagerty
Merritt J. Sweet
Emma Sweet
L.W. Welker
Arrison Conley
Sarah Conley
Gertrude Slessman
Miranda Benson
Whitley County
Newly Installed Officers of Wor den Post and Worden W R C
Newly installed officers for Wor den Post No 205 and Worden W R C for the year are listed with positions such as Com William Trump Sen Vice T S Lewis Jun Vice William Boate Quartermaster W N Voris and others. A separate note mentions improvements by Tom Story in his barber shop including antiseptic soap and new glasses to enhance customer comfort. Local political anecdote recounts a Democratic central committee moment and a Goshen doctor visit to Harry Morris health concerns.
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Worden Post
Worden W. R. C
William Trump
T. S. Lewis
William Boate
W. N. Voris
H. L. Snider
T. C. Green
H. C. Pressler
Storey
Indiana
Story
Tom
Cure for LaGrippe Promised by Dr Miles Nervine
A promotional piece explains LaGrippe causes severe pain and lasting weakness. It touts Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy that targets the nervous system, rebuilds nerves, and restores energy and mood, with claims of renewed health and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles’ Nervine
Jurors Dismissed For Term In Davis Will Contests
The trial of the will contest of the late Mrs Ester Davis was postponed to next Tuesday as jurors, gathered for a potential week long jury case, were dismissed after term settlement. A struck jury is secured with sixteen men summoned. two from Wayne township, three from Orange and eleven from Perry.
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Ester Davis
Wayne Township
Orange
Perry
York township men attend Fort Wayne Republican district convention
Chas. Bowman and S. P. Hursey and B. F. Bowman of York township went to Ft. Wayne yesterday to attend the Republican district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Bowman
S. P. Hursey
York Township
B. F. Bowman
Ft. Wayne
Woman pastor to preach at Pleasant Hill church
The Pleasant Hill church in York township will be served by Rev. Mary G. Rheabottom of Wakarusa. She will not move to the church vicinity but will travel from Wakarusa each Sunday to preach, a novelty in the country at present.
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Pleasant Hill
York Township
Mary G. Rheabottom
Wakarusa
Telephones Expanded Local Exchange and New Toll Line
L W Welker added to the local exchange at office 71 and residence 72. A toll line to Wawaka is completed. Sheriff Bell escorted Ernest Drake to the Fort Wayne school for the feeble minded on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Welker
Wawaka
Sheriff Bell
Ernest Drake
Fort Wayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riddle
Elmer Pinchon
Pioneer Press
New Era
Bell
Edwin Grant
Topeka
J. M. Harris
Tiffin
Ona Hexter
Fremont
Wm. Barnard
Miltersburg Grit
Morris and Stoops
Inez Johnston
Paul
Farmers’ Institute
Auburn
James Wirebrenner
Ephraim Crouch
Dan Winebrenner
Cromwell
E. F. Spencer
P. T. Smith
Grand Rapids
Frank Clapp
Wm. Sliter
Goshen
Samuel Stoops
Morris
Jennie Simon
Swan
Daisy Cook
Hile
Elkhart
Minnie Munger
Dorcas Society
U. B. Church
James Walton
Elizabeth Cummins
Manchester
A. M. Cummins
Townsend
Presbyterian Church
Europe
Asia
Ireland
Turkey
Palestine
B. F. Leiser
Willis Foster's Corner
Avilla
Ben
E. Dodge
Louisiana
Cordova
Noth
Amcaretiee
Aecotor Mansion
Welsbach
OES
L. D. Worden
Kimmells Place
South Orange Street
P. S
Kimmell’s Meat Market
Central F Kendalls
E. Buchanan
M. E. Church
Court House
Merriam
van St
Lima
Orange Street
Jas. J. Lash
Albion, Ind
Ey Circuit Court
Emma Garwood
Ella Miller
Martha Prickett
Democratic Central Committee
Wm. Showalter
Jim McDonald
Showalter
Dr. Marr
Jim McMcDonald
McDonald
LaGrippe
Feilee
Dr. Miles
Geo. A. Andrews
Gt. Barrington
Mass
Miles
Mites Medical Co
Eikhart
Russell Jr Merchant Tailer
J. Keller & CO
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