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Newspaper

Elkhart Observer

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1872

Page

3

Elkhart News Highlights Local Doings and New Openings

Charley Carpenter suffers an epizootic. Eagle Lodge meets monthly on the first and third Fridays. Grand scenes on Jackson Street bridge project. Mrs VanSycle presents a daughter. Quaife Marvin Groceries present. Clifton House hosted 75 guests for turkey with oysters. Beardsley leaves for a special legislature session. Curtis Co store crowd incident. Keeneys return from Granite State trip to vote for Ulysses. Waite Wilbur announce dry goods display in Strong’s store. Local officials and merchants noted for activity and growth.

Quaife & Marvin Clifton House Beardsley Gov. Baker Curtis & Co’s Frank Keeney Granite State Frank Ulysses Waite Wilbur Strong T. Greene Elkhart County Spondalicks First National Bank

Ed Seeley Opens Coal Yard For Citizens At Fair Rates

Ed Seeley announces the immediate opening of a coal yard where residents can obtain coal at reasonable prices. The note adds that this service is timely and beneficial to the community.

Ed Seeley

Elkhart Social Chip to Hold Dances on Friday Evening

Hull and Arnold's popular dances for three winters at Josh Tyler's will be inaugurated next Friday evening the 15th under favorable auspices. Mr Wall pledges to instill greater knowledge of the intricate science of jigging into his youthful acrobats than ancient Terpsichore ever dreamed.

Elkhart Hull Arnold Josh Tyler Mr. Wall

News of the Week Highlights and World Updates

August Belmont and family sailed for Europe. St Paul steamship lines close early due to low water. M R Waite and Ole Bull arrive in New York. Chicago merchants chase deer on Menominee River, return with a bear and forty two deer. Emperor Ferdinand dies after abdicating in 1848. London thief writes of penury and first offense. August Windle, age about 21, dies in crash near Fort Wayne. funeral at Union Mills. German evacuation of Rheims and Vitry completes. Alsace and Lorraine join the German Empire. France shows vitality and hope to repay indemnity if stability endures.

Ferdinand Austria Francis Joseph Hungary Bohemia Lombardy Venice London Theff August Windle J. M. Windle Wanatah Ft. Wayne Ft. W Union Mills Rheims Vitry Alsace Lorraine France

Bonfire and political rally in Goshen district

Goshen correspondent reports a Republican rally with speeches by Woods Baker Ellis Cope land Wood. Supporters cheered Murray and Hascall. a strong speaker named often appeared but the name is forgotten. The crowd celebrated election results as state after state backed Grant and the mood recalled Civil War memories.

Goshen W. A. Woods J. H. Baker E. W.H. Ellis G. D. Copeland Col Ed. Wood Murray Hascall U. S Grant Lookout Mountain

Real Estate Transfers in Goshen and Nearby Towns

Real estate transfers listed include Andrew Phelps to Clarence Harris for 19 12 feet off Lot 110 in Goshen’s original plat. Lydia Burridge to William Donaldson for Lot 4 Block 46 Middlebury worth 700. Cominsky and Dourbolsky to Christian Shafer for part of Lot 70 Barnes second addition Goshen. William N Pauson to Susannah Lockhart for 400. Samuel Eyer to Daniel Eyer for part of Lot 2 in Wakarusa. Hill and Son to John Myers for 7500 Brick building and ground on Lot 109 Goshen. Julia Williamson to August Hofer t Centre one third of Lots 298 299 and most of Lot 300 Hoods and Britton’s addition Goshen.

Andrew Phelps Clarence M. Harris Goshen Lydia Burridge William Donnaldson Middlebury Cominsky Dourbolsky Christain Shafer Barnes William N. Pauson Susannah Lockhart Henry M. Dunbars Elkhart Samuel Eyer Daniel Eyer Wakarusa Hill and Son John Myers Julia Wiliamson August Hofert Hoods and Britton

Denxnick and Baupin wed in Oregon Wisconsin ceremony

Married at the residence of Mr. James Taylor in Oregon Wisconsin on November 4. The couple is Geo F Denxnick of Warsaw Indiana and Lorrie A Baupin of South Bend Indiana. Rev J C Aspinwall officiated.

James Taylor Oregon Wis J.C. Aspinwall Geo. F. Denxnick Warsaw Ind Lorrie A. Baupwin South Bend

Goshen Correspondence Highlights Local Growth and Events

Goshen notes two new brick blocks on South and North Main built by Kindig and Baker Mitchell Thomas, new dry goods and boot stores, a possible Goshen City Bank with Hitchcock as president, and a funeral for Baloo. A fatal freight-car accident mars election day. A colder mood toward temperance contrasts with more saloons. Local praise for Beane and community life, with schools, dentists, doctors, and theatres shaping a growing town.

Goshen South Main Street J. L. Kindig North Main Street Baker, Mitchell & Thomas Baker Mitchell & Thomas Jacob Rayher Boots Shoes Mr. R Ixendallville W. Ll. Thomas Blunt and Latta C. Kindig Platter and Kapp Kuffee & Co Leesburg Walk & Bro Ohio Embryo H. A. Hitchcock Jos. Defrees Hitchcock Defrees Hawks Thomas Goshen City Bank Ballou Foster R. A Beane The Democrat Billy Beane Elkhart Methodist Sabbath School Supt. Hawks Wat Starr Martin P. O F. D. Miner Chicago Irvine Becknell State Medical School Indianapolis John Bowser Millersburg William Haldeman Waterford

Winter Clothing and Heat Conducting Fabrics

Sir Humphrey Davy showed linen conducts heat most and fabric weave tightness matters. For winter wear next to skin choose wool or silk loosely woven and select loosely woven fabrics. For external garments remove overcoats and furs in warm rooms to prevent throat and lung inflammations. In New York many physicians advise stopping furs for better health.

Humphrey Davy New York Scribner’s

Advertised Letters List And Postage Notice

Foreign Minkler Mrs EC HELD FOR POSTAGE. W. Wanner Joshen Ind. A. McGragor Canton Ohio Mrs RW Ostrander Kalamazoo Mich. Rev J P Ash Laporte Ind. To obtain these letters call for Advertised Letters and give the date. Letters not advertised until one week in the office. R K BRUSIL P M

W. Wanner Joshen Ind A. McGragor Canton Ohio RW. Ostrander Kalamazoo Mich J. P. Ash. Laporte R.K. Brusil P.M

Corrected Weekly Groceries and Lumber Notes

The list covers prices for groceries such as apples beans butter cornmeal eggs lard and wool plus timber items including pine sashes shingles studs and sheetings. Local notices advertise rentals jewelry insurance and goods from Meader's and Adamson's with contact cues and agent names. The notice also mentions new boot and shoe stock and a stray cow reward offer with Lyman Turner as contact.

Local Ads Sparkle With Goods and Travel Offers

The notice lists Miller and Adamson as depots for Singer sewing machines and fine table cutlery, promotes Missouri Pacific Rail Road with Pullman Palace Sleepers and multiple express trains, and advertises Miller's millinery and Hackathorn Co. lunch counter. Also mentions Demorest patterns, initial note paper, and North-Western Mutual Life Insurance district agent in South Bend with a $12,000,000 asset base.

Missouri Pacific Railroad St. Louis Kansas City West Fort Scott Parsons Lawrence Leavenworth Atchison Eyer North-Western Mutual Life Insurance Company Milwaukee Wis Indiana South Bend Ind

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fround Town Charley Carpenter Eagle Lodge Jackson Street VanSycle Cora Spangler Pigeon Street den. Brennen Dennis Mr. Brennen O. W. Vanderlip W. L. Knox Pratt Capt C. T. Wood J. W. Clark Conley’s Hall Waite & Wilbur OrnsEeaver Iron Bridge Main and Jackson Broadway Tucker Ielkhart Uncle Ben. Turnock John H. Shuey Wnd Charles H. Chase Esq Mons. Faber S. Beardsley Mr. Walter Mr. Beardsley A. C. Post Post Jeff Brown Joshua Ossrro- ER Sam Hokes Marion Street Samuel Wickwire Geo. Dean Lew Glover Main Street Texas Ranger Terre Firma Instanter News OF the Rewainize Bardon Calvin McMarlin Bollinger Abe Miller Ann Brown Nettie Mason Edward Bottenfelt Mary O Mealy John L Field Henry H Parker Chas Gramley Byron Peters Henry Guth Fredrick Porter J G Grady George Ricks Eliza A Garrity John Stone Fannie Hollinger M Schmogrow G Hill A A Shaw Nathan Hult Catharine Stahl Sareh Ifalladay Lester Sterhberg Valina Irwin Nancy Smith Cyrus Kesaler Elkhart Market H Mackathorn Maxon, Parinater & Cr Buckland’s M. Cummins Masonic Temple Meader’s Adamson Homer Kessler Logansport Second and High Sts Shuey Franklin Phil Hartford Phoenix Boston Lyman Turner Meader & Co.’s Hill & Miller’s C. W. Fish George E. Adamson George W. Best National Fire Insurance Company Detroit Fire and Marine ‘Insurance Co Detroit Great Central Singer Jas. Miller’s City Adamson’s Go To Hill Millers For Your Drugs Miller’s Webb Messrs Hackathorn & Co Hackathorn and Co Mack No.6 Trury’s Ridhley’s Dway Meader & Co Ana Pierce Eli RV. Pierce Prop’r Buffalo N.Y Isaac Bucklen Jackson Streets ElkHart, Ind E. Ee Jules Robins Jamaica Holland California Kelly’s Island Catawba Wine Ironde Quoit Wine Company Central Prescription Drug Store W. B. Whale
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