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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1874
Page
3
The Money Order Department will open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. No orders will be issued or paid outside these hours. 86 KK. K. Brush, P. M.
The Observer reports a larger circulation than any other newspaper in Elkhart, asserting its dominance in local news distribution.
Local notices report new tin shop openings, firemen gathering, lectures, picnics, races, and social events. Mayo of residents travel, harvest starts, oil wells discovered, and a fatal cheese related illness among a 19 year old.
The Goshen Bristol Edwardsburg Middlebury Mishawaka and South Bend Temperance Leagues organize a reunion Fourth of July picnic at Beardsley’s Grove. Cornet Band plays and Mrs North gives the welcome, with Mrs Sherwood of Mishawaka replying. Tea coffee and ice cream aid expenses while Mishawaka Glee Club plans to entertain.
The Elkhart Driving Park opens next Saturday July 4 featuring $500 in premiums. Events include Class 1 half mile running best 2 in 3, Class 2 trotting for four year olds best 2 in 3, Class 3 for horses never beating 3 minutes best 3 in 5, Class 4 running mile heats best 2 in 3, and Class 6 trotting free for all best 3 in 5.
J. R. Mather, Esq., believed a small hard object near his shoulder was lodged there. He used a knife to examine it and extracted an old York shilling, described as an antique coin. The incident is framed as a humorous note on resuming specie payments.
Obituary note from Hallet Kilbourn Esq. recalls Charles Kerken dall of Washington who died Friday the 19th of consumption. He served as First Lieutenant in Elkhart during the Rebellion, Pay Master in the navy, Internal Revenue Collector for Natchez district, and government Inspector of Freedman banks. He was a generous, steadfast friend with a wide circle of acquaintances.
The firm Jansen, McClurg & Co. publishes a neat volume titled Truths for Today containing the late sermons of Rev. David A. Swing. This is the only authorized edition, distinct from inferior reprints. Copies are available from the publisher and at bookstores, with growing sales in the East and West.
Rail timetable excerpt lists eastbound and westbound trains from Elkhart including Night Express Grand Rapids Express and various accommodations and freight services with scheduled times such as 3.05 a.m and 4.05 p.m. It covers Air Line and Michigan divisions, specifying No 8 Night Express No 10 Michigan Accommodation No 4 Special New York Express Marion Express and Atlantic Express with corresponding westbound services and arrival times.
A dense listing details county officers including circuit judge Cyrus A. Wade and circuit prosecutor, surveyor John W. Egbert, coroners and commissioners across districts, school superintendent Henry Stauffer, town officers, clerks, treasurers, and fire department leaders. It also enumerates churches and pastors, Masonic lodges Kane No 3 and Eagle No 358, and Elkhart Chapter U D, with meeting schedules and key officers.
A dense catalog of farm goods and provisions with unit prices. Items include cornmeal per hundred, feathers per dozen, hides per pound, cattle live and dressed, salt per bushel, grain seed and feed, beeswax, butter, lard, tallow, various hay types per ton, oats and rye per bushel, and wheat. Names of units and pricing reflect historical market rates and product categories.
An old notice advertises rooms for rent at Jos Abbotts millinery store in Clifton. Enquiries directed to Isaac Grimes for boarding arrangements and availability.
Property notices offer lots for sale on easy terms with inquiries directed to H. P. Chapman. A modern house and lot on a top town street is available with well cistern and barn and a potential exchange near St Joseph or Bantos Harbor Michigan. The old Layton farm in Cleveland township comprises 116 acres at 65 dollars per acre with timber a brick house and barn and 1 fourth cash due now with 200 dollars annual payments. Caroline H. Hanna invites inquiries.
Persons interested in buying a horse may inquire at the office of the Business College and Telegraph Institute at Kalamazoo Michigan for a bargain.
A string of local ads notes Bucklens drug store catering to reapers and various goods. Jones & Slear photograph gallery and Riverside Green House offer art and plants. Also promotes Dr Walker’s Vinegar Bitters and Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment with other shop notices and job printing services.
Advertisements trumpet cures for chills fever dyspepsia and other ailments by Wilhofts Tonic Green's August Flower and Ague Conqueror. Also notes completion of a Missouri iron bridge boosting rail service with two daily trains Hannibal to Neosho valley and St. Louis to Southern Kansas and Texas travel options via cheaper rates and through Pullman sleepers.
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