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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1872
Page
2
In Piaxavouis Indiana on November 26 Morton was elected Senator by a nineteen vote majority on joint ballot. R. K. Brusn.
The article argues for a second railroad to Elkhart the Elkhart & Lake Michigan line. It urges tax or subscription funding, warns that rivals will benefit if the town remains isolated, and highlights water power and growth risks without rail access. It notes support across Concord township and cites similar regional railroad patterns.
Warrants issued for the arrest of Miss Susan B Anthony and fourteen Rochester women who voted in the last election. The remark suggests the women sought court testing of the act, noting that real results require arrest and legal action in New York.
A group of Davenport and surrounding merchants sign an agreement to close all stores on Thanksgiving Day November 28 1872. Signatories include J F Curtiss & Co Davenport & Hoke Wm Hunt Geo B Wood Brodrick Bros A R Beardsley J L Wolf & Co W J Meader & Co J Mish and others including John Guipe Sel igman R Blacktumn John Morrison Wm M Barney and Waite & Wilbur.
In Goshen on November 25, 1872 the epizootic spreads through Charlie Butterfield and Tom Evans livery stables with all horses affected and one death. Brown's Stable also reports every horse affected. Amid the animal sickness the Episcopal church under Rev Mitchel grows with a thriving Sabbath School. Local officials travel to Indianapolis for Supreme Court and Federal Court duties.
Two prisoners Andy Scully and Jas Kertz escaped while under Constable Ward's guard at Lake Shore House. They were allowed to wash and eat, then used an unlocked verandah window to reach the sidewalk about ten feet away, a skilled escape indicating persistence. G E Adamson is noted for his jewelry store in Elkhart.
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