Round Town items mix illness and events in Elkhart
Various local notes from Elkhart recount residents faring illness like typhoid and stroke, church activities, plans for driving park races, hotel stays, and social visits. Mentions include Scott Braden at home, Will Knickerbocker ill, H. Dodge wandering in darkness, new organ at Baptist church, and frequent community updates on neighbors and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Knickerbocker
Hank Dodge
Baptist Sunday School
Episcopal Church
Geo. Rivers
Cassopolis
The
Gem
Obituary for Uncle Ben Terr Cer In Elkhart 1873
The Old English Mason Brex Sean Terr Cer aged 63 years 7 months 28 days died suddenly while joining the inner lodge. He lived in Elkhart and was known for kindness and integrity. A Mason of Kane Lodge for about sixteen years served as secretary and treasurer. He was born in Staffordshire England, lived in Jersey City and Indiana, and died peacefully leaving a beloved community figure.
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Elkhart
Sean Terr Cer
Ben
Turnock
Staffordshire
England
Jersey City
Indiana
Hoosier State
Kane Lodge
Hale
Butter markets rise in Wanatah and Kosciusko dairy land
Wanatah ships from one to three thousand pounds of butter daily, hinting at a major state market. Kosciusko county holds 340023 acres valued at 2247 per acre. The Warsaw Indiaman notes Kosciusko tax assessment cost taxpayers 2609.50. Ex President Fillmore visited near Ann Arbor for a family reunion at Calvin Fillmore's home.
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Wanatah
Kosciusko County
Warsaw Indiaman
Kosciusko Co
Fillmore
Ann Arbor
Calvin
Keep Within His Means and Leave the World Better
A thoughtful maxim urging restraint and temperance. It advocates relying on personal integrity over legal counsel, honest self-assessment for a clear conscience, and improving the soil to benefit future generations. If happiness and contentment seem unattainable after these aims, the message implies there is little hope.
Hutchinson reports petition signatures for city cistern bonds
At a special meeting Mr Hutchi son presented a report on obtaining signatures for petitions to issue bonds to build cisterns for city fire protection. The report was accepted. Marshal Converse reported $532.75 poll tax receipts and $238.75 expenditures, leaving $6 balance due. Leonard and Mish named to investigate Harrison street sidewalk petition. W L Howland, Clerk.
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Hutchison
Marshal Converse
C. H. Leonard
J. Mish
Harrison Street
W. L. Howland
Trotting Park Notice in Elkhart August 1873
All owners of horses within the corporation of Elkhart who expect to compete in the races of the 15th are to report at the Trotting Park this Wednesday evening between 7 and 8 o clock for entering their horses in due form. By Orver Cox. Elkhart, Aug. 8, 1873.
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Bucklen & Son
Saratoga
Tompkins
Bosley
Tetonsha
Mich
Episcopal Church
Indiana School Journal
Watts
Elkhart
A. Leach
Baptist
Ella Bennett
Galesburg
Michigan
O. E. White
R. Blackman
John J. Menger
Sarah A. Everingham
J. G. Biddle
The
Observer
W. W. Smith
Corporation of Elkhart
Orver Cox
Post Office Hours Change and Local Notices
Post Office opens at 7 30 a m and closes at 7 30 p m from today August 6 until further notice. Cedar Posts and Pine Fencing offered by H C Wright Co. New shawls rag carpets clothing and dry goods promotion notices from Hoke Kirk and J F Curtiss Co. Five hundred dollars sought for one year loan by Enterprise Observer. Ladies Library Association to elect officers August 15 at 94 Main St. Fish Griggs offer insured property services in Elkhart with strong fire insurance partner links.
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Ladies’ Library Association
Main St
J. W. Allen
Sec’y
Ferro-Phosperated Elixirs of Calisaya Tonic Claim
For loss of appetite dyspepsia indigestion low mood and debility Caswell Hazard Co New York Ferro Phosphorated Elixirs of Calisaya is pitched as the best tonic and stimulant for fever recovery. It is said to prevent fever and ague and other intermittent fevers when taken in season.
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Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Harvey's Old Colony Ague Syrup Cures Malaria
Port Washington Ohio February 15 1873 copy verifies that F C Mirzer & Son of New Philadelphia Ohio endorse Harvey's Old Colony Ague Syrup claiming it cured ague after quinine failed Professor Wa Hart affirms the cure and the product is sold by I Bucklen & Son Bilkhart Indiana.
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Port Washmerton
Messrs
F. C. Mirzer & Son
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Harvey
Old Colony
Wa. Hart
I. Bucklen & Son
Bilkhart
Ind
A Noble Occupation in Farming
A youthful man seeking steady middle life has best prospects in farming. A dependent temperament suits a farmer, offering health and leisure by tilling the soil and acquiring a small plot of earth. The passage extols farming as a secure, virtuous occupation.
Whittlesey Listed For Various Ailments
The notice lists Whittlesey as a remedy or treatment for numerous conditions including bilious attacks lung inflammation chronic diarrhea bad taste in the mouth stomach cramps worms and pinworms constipation or castiveness issues with the blood liver kidneys and heart palpitations.
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Whittlesey
Estate Administrator Appointed After Property Transfer
A notice records the appointment of an administrator to handle the affairs of an estate following the transfer process. Details indicate the focus on asset distribution and filings required by probate authorities.
Diverse Classifieds From Whittlesey to Missouri Land Offer
Notices seek payment for six months due, dissolution of Quail and Marvin, land for sale including 22 acres near the corporation, farm listings near Elkhart, a cheap Allen Pinkerton farm with $4500 price, a Cassopolis mill and farm, local bakers Hackathorn & Co. emphasis on quality, and 1.2 million acres of Missouri land offered by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad with seven year terms for emigrants.
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Quail ‘& Marvin
Allen Pinkerton
Elkhart
Mishawaka Road
Savey
Eureka
Cass County
Cassopolis
Michigan
A. W. Luxsarp
Cassopolis, Mich
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri
St. Louis
A. Tuck
Farmer Lunch at Hackathorn No 96 Main Street
Hackathorn & Co. operates a well stocked lunch counter at 96 Main Street offering substantial meals at reasonable prices for farmer customers and townsfolk alike. The lunch counter, designed by Mack for farmer friends, invites all to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Hackathorn & Co
Main Street
Hackathorn and Co
Mack
Excursion Tickets to Colorado and Texas via Missouri Pacific
In summer 1873 Missouri Pacific Railroad will offer very low fare Excursion Tickets from St. Louis to Denver and return, highlighting the beauty of Colorado and Rocky Mountain parks. The route includes Kansas and Western states with a Texas connection now complete for first class all-rail travel to Texas. For maps and schedules see I. G. Wheeler, Northern Passenger Agency, 72 Lloyd.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Texas
Passenars
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
R. R
Atlantic’& Pacific R
I. G. Wheeler
Northern Pesseniger Agarity
Lloyd
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Carrie Davenport
Miss Foster
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Queen’s Menagerie
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Father Quinlan
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Fred Wilkening
Oscar Mott
Lewis Vandewaker
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State News
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Hox & Kirk
J. F. Curtiss & Co
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Squire Fish
M. Truly
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Mer Joan ProupFoor
C. Turton
Wx. Dickinson
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Davio ProupFoor
Gero
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W. C. Brew
James T. Dewan
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H. W. Gaxson
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