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Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1874
Page
2
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The Weekly Observer offers a New Years gift chromo with a subscription. Secure the special print with a yearly plan and enjoy the festive keepsake.
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Observer
Christmas at Eton the Puy Celebrated with Trees
The report describes Christmas at Eton the Puy, noting the holiday trees and some of the fruit they bore.
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Eton
Firemen Masquerade and Club Christmas Party Recap
A detailed stroll through Christmas Eve festivities across churches and social venues, noting gifts, costumes, and crowd scenes. Highlights include Methodist and Baptist trees, a large Presbyterian tree with a top angel, Santa’s comic entrance, and a grand Tyler's Club masquerade with numerous notable attendees and elegant outfits.
Democratic critique echoes in press over crabbers and spoilers
A Democratic exchange notes that Republican papers harshly condemn crabbers and spoilers, stronger than the Democratic press. The criticisms of their own party organization by the Republican press influenced the political shift that occurred last fall.
Petit Jurors Drawn for February Term 1875 Elkhart Court
The Elkhart Circuit Court selected Petit Juries for the February term 1875 listing jurors: Nicholas Inbody Elkhart township Frederick Wantz Clinton township Eli Vernon Benton township John P D Miller Jackson township Joseph Kulp Concord township Horace Randolph Bango township Joseph W. Seaman Olive township Henry G. Davis Jefferson township John Shaver Osolo William Darrow Cleveland township Robert Wysong Union township John Freed Locke township.
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Elkhart
Nicholas Inbody
Frederick Wantz
Clinton
Eli Vernon
Benton
John PD. Miller
Jackson
Joseph Kulp
Concord
Horace Randolph
Bango
Joseph W. Seaman
Olive
Henry G. Davis
Jefferson
John Shaver
Osolo
William Darrow
Cleveland
Robert Wysong
Union
John Freed
Locke
Club WrExKLY Observer At Greatly Reduced Rates
An offer to combine WrExKLY Observer with leading national publications at substantially discounted rates. This promotional pitch targets readers seeking bundled access to multiple outlets and emphasizes cost savings and broad coverage. It positions the Observer among top publications for a wider audience.
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Wrexkly Observer
Senate Republicans Near Passage of Fiscal Bill
Washington reports the Republican Senate caucus has agreed on a financial bill that is nearly certain to pass Congress and become law.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Washington post office vacancy winner noted by artist
The piece describes H. Chase reacting to the news that I. W. Miller won the post office vacancy in Washington. The special artist depicts Chase at the moment he learns Miller's selection, with a tone of sympathy for Charley.
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H. Chase
Washington
I. W. Miller
Charley
Prohibition Paper Power Aids Michigan Republicans
The question notes that in Michigan every town with a leading Prohibition paper produced a larger Republican majority than before. It asks how Republicans will explain this correlation amid temperance tensions.
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Michigan
Chase's Ragged Edge of De Spair Postmaster Change
Review of December 16 notes F. W. Miller will take R. K. Brush's place as postmaster. The item appears in a terse newspaper entry referencing local appointments and succession.
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F. W. Miller
R. K. Brush
Christmas Post Office Door Watchers At The Sanctum Window
From our sanctum window on Friday we counted 473 people who tried the post office doors between 9 a m and 6 p m. Many looked through the glass doors at the Christmas notice and did not notice the card. A Deliberate old gentleman tested the back door after reading the card and walked away with tobacco juice on the sidewalk. A pretty damsel showed disappointment as she stood by the door thinking of an absent lover. Post office clerks must have a holiday too, and those who would kick the back door in deserve self hatred.
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Santa Claus
Scott Braden
F. W. Miller
Wolsey
Ernie Doty
Frankie Lamb
Pratt
Dr. Frink
Kimart Daily
Wilsey
Afrs
Jaycox
Cap. Hammond
Geo. Adamson
den Champlain
Den
Tyler’s
Gen. Hascall
Porter Deardoff
Miss Henkle
Goshen
Libbie Eberhart
Laporte
J. W. Stover
Rufus Beardsley
Kizzie Cornish
Fanny
Carrie North
Carrie Davenport
Miss Beaumont
Frankie Moreheus
J. F. Hunt
Aggie Pratt
Misses Simontons
Mrs. Hascall
Ben Davenport
Tyler
Josh
Peter Schutt
Bristol Holiday Cheer and Lumber Trade Update
The Bristol community enjoyed Christmas with a church tree delighting children and adults. Tonight the Masonic Order plans installation and an oyster supper. Bristol Furniture Company expands, buying lumber and employing up to twelve teams for hauling last week.
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Bristol
M. E. Church
Masonic Order
Bristol Furniture Company
School Attendance and Honor Roll Highlights
The document records two departments with enrollment figures and attendance metrics. It lists average daily attendance, tardiness cases, and time lost, followed by a long honor roll of students including Eva Heaton and Chas Adams, and continues with Jennie L Barrett and more names in the next column.
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Paw Pore Ogee
Eva Heaton
Chas. Adams
Walter Bennett
Geo. Fisher
Marcus Sanger
Jennie L. Barrett
Honol Roll
Minerva Congdon
Fannie Hecoett
Matie Bugbee
Hettie Martin
School Roll and Attendance Ledger Highlights
Incomplete list shows pupils and staff names including Lydia Menges Ada Roe Vina Sweeney Emma Trayer and others. Mentions tardiness totals time lost and attendance metrics with several named clerical staff and the Prinl E B Myers.
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Lydia Menges
Ada Roe
Vina Sweeney
Emma Trayer
George Adams
Frank Adams
Grant Ernsburger
John Martin
Robert Probasco
Eddie Roe
Arthur Sanders
Chas. Seibut
Jacob Virgil
Chas. Ryder
Albert J. Myers
District No 7 Concord Towne Ship December School Report
The monthly school report for District No 7 Concord Towne ship covers the month ending December 25, 1874. Enrollment 63 with average daily attendance 507. Names of pupils with 100 percent average include Priscilla Kurtz Nancy Weaver Nora Page Lydia Row and others. Names with 90 percent average include Ella Page Ella Rickel Laura Bickel Clara Middleton Minerva Pindell Belle Lloyd Mary Newman Jonathan Kurtz John Lloyd Willard Kurtz Elmer Lloyd. W D Mippuizron, Teacher.
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Concord Towenship
Priscilla Kurtz
Nancy Weaver
Nora Page
Lydia Row
Jacob Krebbs
John Ulrich
Ella Page
Ella Rickel
Laura Bickel
Clara Middleton
Minerva Pindell
Belle Lloyd
Mary Newman
Jonathan Kurtz
John Lloyd
Wm. Mitchel
John Stuck
Willard Kurtz
Elmer Lloyd
W. D. Mippuizron
Two Girls Assaulted Near Millersburg
Special telegram reports two young girls aged 13 and 15 on their way to singing school were waylaid by two men, John Simpson and J Buck, who dragged them to a roadside workshop and assaulted them. They were captured and jailed by the town marshal in Gosnry.
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Observer
Gosnry
Millersburg
John Simpson
J. Buck
Horse accident leaves Osolo man badly hurt
Hon Geo T Barney reports John Shaver of Osolo township received a severe kick from a loose horse in the stable last Saturday night. The blow broke a rib and caused other injuries with doubtful chances of recovery. Charles Kingsley of the same township was struck in the right eye by a piece of wood caught in a buzz saw, sustaining a severe injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. T. Barney
John Shaver
Osolo Township
Mr. Barney
Chas. Kingsley
President signs acts on statutes authentication and land relief
Wasusterox December 28 The President signed acts to authenticate Revised Statutes and preserve legal origins in the State Department. Another act relieves homestead and preemption settlers whose crops were destroyed by grasshoppers allowing absence from lands until July 1876 without adverse rights if further crop destruction occurs. An act enables the Supreme Court District of Columbia to proceed with jury business.
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Wasutherox
United States
Department of State
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Desperate Venezuelan Battle Ends After 84 Hours
Advices from Barquisimento report a clash between Government troops led by General Marquess and insurgents commanded by General Colina lasting eighty four hours. Casualties run between seven hundred and eight hundred killed and wounded, with both sides claiming victory.
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Havana
Venezuela
Barquisimento
Marquess
Colina
Jersey City minister defers preaching pending Synod ruling
The Rev. Mr. Glendenning of Jersey City, appealing a Presbytery decision in the Pomeroy case, writes to his congregation that he will not preach until the Synod disposes of the case.
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New York
Glendenning
Jersey City
Pomeroy
Lake Shore Railway declares 3 1/4 percent dividend
At a December meeting in Commodore Vanderbilt's office the Lake Shore Railway Directors declare a dividend of 3 1/4 percent payable February 1. The company's floating debt is now fully paid off.
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New York
Lake Shore Railway
Commodore Vanderbilt
Havemeyer Will Admitted To Probate In New York
The will of the late Mayor Havemeyer is admitted to probate. Estimated value of the property bequeathed ranges from 3 million to 5 million dollars. He leaves a widow, six sons and two daughters as heirs.
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New York
Havemeyer
Tweed Habeas Corpus Dismissed. Remanded to Custody
New York on December 22 Judge Barrett dismissed the writ of habeas corpus in the Wm. M. Tweed case and ordered the prisoner returned to custody.
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New York
Wm. M. Tweed
Barrett
Gerrit Smith Dies At Cochranes Residence
New York December 18 report Hon Gerrit Smith died about 12 30 today at General John Cochranes residence.
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New York
Gerrit Smith
John Cochrane
Gilmore Plans Bigger Jubilee in New York
Gilmore announces a larger jubilee in New York that aims to outshine past events and provoke rival Boston to envy the spectacle. The boastful plan emphasizes grandeur and public celebration.
Warlike New Orleans Report and Vicksburg Crisis
The latest report from New Orleans is warlike. The situation at Vicksburg is extremely critical. Charley Ross is said to be at Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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New Orleans
Vicksburg
Charley Ross
Black River Falls, Wis
Town Board Meeting Exxuart Elkheart Bonds and Ordinances
The Elkheart town board met Dec 23 with present members Cook McNaughton Wright and Parker. They approved last minute bills for cemetery sexton C. Marker marshal J. Dygert and others. A petition from School Trustees asked for a 10000 bond for a southwestern school building. an ordinance will be drawn. They passed ordinances regulating auction houses and bell ringing. They ordered road money collection and extended sidewalk building to spring. A cemetery extension plot was commissioned and notes totaling 1312.82 were approved for payment. The meeting adjourned.
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Cook
McNaughton
Wright
Parker
Barney Marker
Sexton
C. J. Gillette
John Dygert
Elkhart
John McNaughton
Treas
Charles Beardsley
Board of Trustees
W. H. Knickeerbocceer
Gifted lady enters lecture field with What's the Reason
The Delph i Journal notes a gifted lady who gave eloquent temperance addresses last summer. She has prepared a new lecture entitled Whats the Reason and is spoken of as very fine. Friends in the community would be gratified if she visited Delphi to repeat Whats the Reason for a full house.
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Delphi
Education Committee Reports District One Examinations
In District One Cleveland the first month term exams were held Monday and Tuesday December 21 and 22. Prizes were awarded in writing books to eight students, with numerous honors listed by class across Senior, Intermediate, and Primary departments. The report notes significant gaps in Geography and History study among several pupils and discusses grading plans needing patron cooperation.
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Cleveland
Mary Haney
Emma Marks
Frances Marks
Viola Landon
Oliver Landon
Alice Marks
Charles Haney
David Garl
Viola London
Eddie Thomas
Ffth
Woman's Industrial Schools Aimed at Empowering Widows and Soldiers' Families
Ellen Binessey recounts efforts to create Woman's Industrial Schools offering free lodging, trades, and business training for widows and pensioners. She notes support from Wendell Phillips and Mary Livermore, with Chicago and New York trials showing promise under the Woman's Educational and Industrial Aid Society.
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Ellen Kingsley
Father Abraham
Wendell Phillips
Chicago
Mary Livermore
Sanitary Commission
New York
Industral School
Ordinance Regulating Bell Ringing in Elkhart Town
Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of Elkhart Indiana the town prohibits ringing bells on streets or alleys except before auctions or other customer attracting buildings. Violators face a ten dollar fine plus costs including a corporation attorney fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indiana
LiKhArt Indiana Auction Licensing Ordinance Passed 1874
An 1874 ordinance in Lilkhart Indiana licenses auction sales with a sliding daily fee based on goods value. It sets cashier duties for affidavits, fines equal to three times the license amount, and immediate effective date on passage.
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Lilkhart
Indiana
Src
Joan McNaueurox
W.H. Kuickerwoener
Dawes Election Seen Likely by Massachusetts Legislature
The Legislature of Massachusetts is deemed probable to elect Dawes to the United States Senate. The move reflects political support and expected confirmation in the coming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
U. S
Massachusetts
Market Prices for Grains and Farm Goods
A fragment lists prices for grains and farm products including lard tallow poultry and eggs. various produce like potatoes cornmeal flour and butter. animals and byproducts such as cattle hides beeswax hay oats rye and wheat. includes multiple price per unit values and ranges. The OCR shows widespread garbled text but preserves key items and per unit prices.
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