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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1872
Page
3
Various local items report prices of apples and wheat, community events, socials, and notices. Names include Reverend A E Bishop, Oscar Vanderlip, Mrs Vanderlip, Mr Mandler, and others amid church, opera house, and post office updates.
A Goshen letter from December 15 1872 reviews Bourbon County news including judgments by Plymouth term Common Pleas Judge, praise for Judge Wood, and local remarks on erudition language. It mentions Miss Mattie Violett visiting Bourbon, Dunkard Church membership in Solomon's Creek, and local farmers Alph Wright and Frank Wilson in York township.
A survey of regional topics notes Goshen voters backing $50,000 in New York and Chicago Air Line stock and $20,000 to $25,000 for the Benton Harbor R R, with telegraph poles up from Goshen to Wabash. Warsaw reveals a $16,000 school, Waterford and New Paris boast new facilities, and Goshen’s streets bustle with trade. The Proctor trial outcomes divide opinion while local legal and civic life continues, include court adjournments, banking changes, and public aid efforts.
For the convenience of the employer of the Railway Shops the post office delivery will remain open until 7 30 P M until further notice signed RB E Brusn P M Public notices in a compact form indicate extended evening hours for postal service serving railway workers.
Advertised letters include Emma Albin, Jacob Armstrong, Mrs Miller and many others. To obtain, callers must present this list and date, letters held after one week. Also notices of new Ottoman shawls and Whittlesey remedy offered for holiday shoppers.
The notice touts E H Keene and Sons furniture with holiday stock including lounges cham ber sets and marble tables. It promotes Richley s dressing hats and furs at Richley s plus J F Curtiss Co s large dress goods line offering two weeks of reduced prices. Hackathorn Co bakery and lunch counter at 96 Main Street pledges neatness cleanliness and good value for farmers and townsfolk.
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