Mortuary records and obituaries in local notes
The notice lists deaths of Daniel Pontius in Bango township age 93 at home of his son William Pontius. Anna Berryman of Goshen age 73. Eli P. Baker former prison deputy and traction magnate. Louis E. Yeakel of Goshen age 73. Mrs John Arnold near New Paris age 88. Mrs Henry Wickman of Chicago Heights. Samuel Evans near Warsaw age 77. William F. Weiler of LaPorte age 50. Funeral details for several include times at the Pontius home and Osceola Dunkard church. Further notes reference Amanda Young’s tragic death in Chicago.
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Daniel Pontius
William Pontius
Bango Township
Frank
Cass County
Mich
Cornelius
Spokane
Wash
Albert
Justus Fuller
Cornelius Pontius
Osceola Dunkard
Anna Berryman
Goshen
Eli P. Baker
Michigan City
James P. Murdock
Crawfordsville
Louis E. Yeakel
Northampton
Elkhart County
Samuel P. Yeakel
Wichita
Kan
Samuel Millers
Detroit
Matilda J. Yeakel
John Arnold
New Paris
Henry Wickman
John Hillar
Chicago Heights
Samuel Evans
Warsaw
William F. Weiler
LaPorte
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Young in Grace Lawn cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Young will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Congregational church conducted by Rev. A A Ogilvie. She will be interred in Grace Lawn cemetery beside her husband Daniel Young. Daughter Mrs Burt Murdock cannot attend from Columbus Mississippi.
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Chicago
J. P. Oakes
Michigan Street
A. A. Ogilvie
Congregational Church
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Daniel Young
Rail line mail crane proposal sparks resident protest
Lake Shore proposes a mail crane on No 30 to enable on the fly pouch pickup, but Kendallville citizens oppose the device as it could misrepresent the town size and importance. Traffic remains heavy with No 9 and No 15 late from the east, express trade up one third from last year, and a pony engine incident at Tenth Street. Local hiring notes include N A Stalter as freight brakeman and L H Wirt as fireman, with B J Miller visiting as road foreman of engines from Toledo.
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Kendallville
Lake Shore
Chicago
Tenth Street
N. A. Stalter
L. H. Wirt
B. J. Miller
Toledo
Suffering list grows. several injured in crossing accident
W H Darling shows slight improvement. Mrs Ella Bickel, injured when struck by train No 31 near the Gossard factory, rests comfortably and recalls crossing the tracks and hearing the approaching train.
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W. H. Darling
Ella Bickel
Gossard Factory
Local Movers and Visitors Departure Notes
J. E. Bender traveled to Chicago this morning. Mrs. J. W. Mason left for Massillon Ohio to visit friends and relatives over the holidays. Fred Edwards, in town for a week, will proceed to Toledo to open a vaudeville engagement on Sunday.
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J. W. Mason
Massillon
Ohio
Fred Hdwards
Toledo
Franz Hals Museum Revered Portraits Shine in Haarlem
The Franz Hals Museum in Haarlem celebrates the painter’s masterful guild life scenes and lively figures. Critics hail Hals’s color, directness, and enduring power, noting his late work hangs beside his masterpieces and Haarlem’s link to Hals remains strong. Home telephone rentals are due by December 30 1908 and local holiday ads follow.
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Franz Hals
Holland
Haarlem
Corporation
Hals
Springfield
Mass
Home Telephone Co
Drayman Brunk Found Dead After River Bottom Accident
Charles Brunk a seventy year old Niles drayman was found dead at the edge of the St Joseph river after falling from his wagon while unloading rubbish. The horse stood in the cold water all night as Brunk clung to a wheel awaiting help. The scene spans local deaths and urban incidents across the district.
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Charles Brunk
St. Joseph
Federal Court
Elkhart
Allen
DeKalb
Steuben
Lagrange
Noble
Kosciusko
Wabash
Miami
Huntington
Whitley
Wells
Adams
Blackford
Jay
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Michigan Street
Chicago
Arthur Strouse
Avilla
al Strouse
Frank Hannum
LaPorte
Seattle
Wash
Two or Three Furnished Rooms Wanted for Light Housekeeping
A notice seeks two or three furnished rooms or a furnished cottage for a husband and wife. Respond with J. O. S. care Review.
Unconquerable spirit in old Confederacy and wax candle tale
The piece reflects on Southern resilience after the Civil War with Thomas Nelson Page’s assertion of an unconquerable people. It includes a note on Cold and a Candle from Dr. Moss of the 1875 76 English polar expedition describing a candle flame burning skeleton like as it melts wax. It also reports a Delta High School Independents basketball game loss 20 to 13 and a brief telephony notice from Home Telephone Co.
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South
Thomas Nelson Page
Old Dominion
Moss
Deltas
Independents
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Savings Department
First State Bank
S. Main St
Chas. T. Greene
St. Joseph Valley
John W. Fieldhouse
T. Thornton Snell
Herman Borneman
Walter S. Hazelton
Elkhart Review
Mortuary Record
Amanda Young
China
Haviland
Tne Handsome
Hapsburg
Hine
Choice Assort
News OF the Railroads
J. E. Bender
van Aken Bros
Neighborhood News
Hidrgreati
Hedis
Keene Bros
Elks’ Temple
Askis Reishidrrie
the Royal Morris
Royal Morris
Warren Hill CO
Sidway Mercantile Co
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