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Newspaper

Elkhart Observer

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1874

Page

3

Lillie Young at the Flag Store and Meader & Sage Ads

Local notices promote Lillie Young at the Flag Store and Meader & Sage offering furniture dry goods and boot or shoe items. Advertisements tout Martyn's Egyptian Lustrine as a brilliant dressing and urge calls to inspect cupboards and bottles at Meader & Sage's with everything advertised as cheap.

Lillie Young Flag Shuey & Mochelle S. Meader & Sage Martyn Flag Store Shuey & Mochelle’s Meader & Sage’s Meader & Sage

Elkhart Daily items mix local news and notices

Round Town notes flood Elkhart with names and events from W G Meader to Major Carter, mills, courts, saloon licenses, burglaries, travels, divorces, and temperance meetings. Mentions O'Neal Findlay pulp paper, Elliott street, and West Michigan rail activity amid brisk city life reporting.

For Sale Various Properties in Elkhart Area

Corner of Washington and Second streets known as the old Dunn property offering moderate terms. L ots for sale on long time very cheap inquire H P Chapman No 12 St Joseph street South Elkhart. New house on best street with barn and water and excellent fences. Exchange possible for property near St Joseph or Benton Harbor Mich. Layton farm 116 acres at 65 per acre brick house barns orchard water. Terms one fourth cash balance annually 200. Caroline H Hanna apply on premises Also one lot in Hall s addition to Elkhart inquire at this office.

Washington and Second Streets St. Joseph Benton Harbor Mich Cleveland Township Elkhart County Edwardsburg Road Layton Caroline H. Hanna Hall Elkhart

Premium Offer With Osstrorer Unearths OxRSERVER Year Book

Readers can secure a one year subscription to OxRSERVER and the accompanying valuable book for $2.75, a premium arrangement arranged with the publishers. The book’s retail price is $1.50. This offer combines subscription access and a bonus volume at a bundled price.

Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad Advances Toward Anderson

The CWE MRR pushes south to Anderson with Indianapolis connection planned. Marion reached. Fairmount tied for future rail iron. Coal traffic grows locally as President Ransom Gardner drives progress. A G Wells partners with him promising continued success. Elkhart and Lake Michigan link not abandoned. panic delayed but construction expected soon bringing new industries.

Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad Anderson Indianapolis Marion Fairmount Ransom Gardner A. G. Wells Elkhart Lake Michigan

Convictions and sentences from local court

Geo Smith convicted of stealing suspenders from a car and jailed 60 days. An unnamed man pled guilty to petit larceny and got 30 days. Saloon keeper Willtrout pled guilty to two liquor law violations and was fined 10 dollars each. Sheriff noted whisky would cover the fines but judge declined credit. Fritcke fined 10 dollars in two guilty pleas. Jennie Cook and Eva A Hill released from marriage.

Geo. Smith Willtrout Fritcke Jennie Cook Eva A. Hill

Pictures Ordered After Chicago Visit

While the Misses Squires and Owen of Chicago were in town they had several pictures taken at Westervelt and Bobb. On returning home they ordered ten dozen pictures and the negatives.

Squires Owen Chicago Westervelt & Bobb’s

Death of Benjamin Sweet at Adamsville Michigan

Benjamin Sweet aged four years five months six days died September 9 1874 in Adamsville from congestion of the brain. He was a son of Mr Sweet a resident of Elkheart for 19 years previously from Ohio. Survived by wife and five children three boys two girls. Funeral at his Adamsville home tomorrow at 10 AM with burial in Adamsville.

Marshal Colburn Rice’s Woods Henry L. Becraft California Thomas O’leary L. S. Road Milwaukee J.O. Gregg Chas. O’neal Findlay Ohio O’neal Kendallville John H. Baker Freeman Charley Murray Elkhart J. D. Burger Elkhart County Laporte Broadaxe J. C.talbott G. P. Reynolds Jno Charley Staker Harry Wheeler South Bend No. 10 Adamsville Mich Benjamin Sweet Mr. Sweet Republic ATS Grantville Prircnarn Mr. Prircnarn Rachael West Jefferson Iowa Mr. Prerciarp T. A. Parker B.F. Prrreuarn John Starks John Walker B. Ritchard UE East Washington Street Indianapolis

Post Office Advertised Letters List

A list of names appears as held for postage with instructions to call for advertised letters after one week. The notice records multiple recipients and notes letters are not advertised until one week has passed. Potential applicants must provide the date of the lit to claim any letters.

Elkhart Market Prices for Provisions and Stock

Market list shows butter lard tallow eggs and poultry prices per unit, along with green apples beans potatoes cornmeal and varied feeds and farm goods. Hides beeswax hay and grain items appear with unit costs and per bushel or ton measures.

Honey Eye Eversees

Anti-Periodic Fever and Ague Tonic and German Syrup Ad

Advertisements tout Wilhoft's Anti-Periodic Fever and Ague Tonic as a cure and preventer of malaria related chills fevers and sickness. It claims immediate relief and a decisive action with no bad effects. Also promotes Boschee's German Syrup backed by testimonials promising rapid throat and lung disease relief and a sample program offered by I Bucklen Son driven by G G Green Woodbury NY.

Wilhoff Wilhoft Boschee United States I. Bucklen & Son G. G. Green Woodbury, N. Y

Boonville Bridge Opens New Passenger Lines to Southwest

Completion of the iron bridge over the Missouri at Boonville enables a popular line. Two daily Hannibal to Neosho valley trains and two daily St. Louis to Southern Kansas trains will run. Through Pullman sleeping cars from Chicago Quincy Hannibal St Louis to Galveston with reduced rates. Thomas Darwin, Sedalia, Mo., offers maps and time tables.

Missouri River Boonville Northeast Great Southwest Hannibal Great Neosho Valley St. Louis Kansas Texas Chicago Quincy Galveston Missouri Indian Nation Thomas Darwin Sedalia

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The W. G. Meader Jerome Abbott Trinidad Colorado Fred V. Miller Maj. Carter Baldwin Dr. Russell Battle Creek A. K. Funk Capt. Barney John Baker E. B. Kindy Arkansas Baptists New England Isaac Guyer Harrison Center Martin Hoover Noble & Son Goshen Bristol Milling Co Benrgn Fahnestock Wm. Armstrong’s John Kran Mrs. Morr Main Street Rail Road Col. Tucker Faber’s Co. P. Stout Balelah Johny Jordan John Dacey Dan Stover Mel Chapman Harvey Little’s Colburn Willard Street Lindsey Squire Fish Whitmyer Mary Parvin Parvin Mr. Barr Henrietta Ferry A.D. Brown Freedman Commissioners Court New Paris Supreme Court Wakarusa A. E. Bishop Charles Wormley Delta Earl Weekly Observer Daily Melville Bonham Thomas Jordan Clifton House Commissioners Room Cornet Herb Bucklen High St Faber County Commissioners Room Clippers Cap Hammond Missioners Wm. Hill Atlantic and Great Eastern R. A Galion Harris Will Meader Bill Colwell Ernestine Doty Nelson Doty Pat Hammond Johnny Garman Hawley James Miller Cap. Hammond McElroy Bucklen Miss Bonnell Mrs. Lowry Mrs. Babb Mike Truby Jas. G. Clark America Brown Ed Campbell Ike Ferry Howe Jun A. S. and J. B. Davenport H. L. Martin Squire Brodrick Frank Shaw Inter Ocean John Cook Israe Emma Molloy Cook Indiana Beecher- Tilton Wabash Cincinnati and Wabash R. R Circuit Court Hiram Sweet Sturgis, Mich Oxnserver Benj Sweet Mike Kaskel LaGrange Center Tf J. H. Worentsoyx Johnson Walker Ayer Hill & Kelley Youne Hyson Japan No. 71 Way Freight Mik Hart, Ind Bender Nettie Brundage G. M. Barbin Christien Bodley AG Bim Miller Philip Baker Alice Chandler Cal Couleng James Copley John Coleman Jacob Crawford Libbie Jellengood Fisher Rhoda Frank Egnice M Helm Wm Hammond If Holderman Emma Hoover Dorothy Kerman Huff Cyntha Wonasuawawin Jones Walter Caroline Kelley Lou Wright Abner G Landin Woods W Lynch John Sturman Jennie McLear RM Young Palmer Paul Mills Wesley Miller Carrie Miller Harvey H Myres Sarah E Markel C E Pier Chas E Row Mary Renshaw John G Ruplé Andrew Shultz Charles Sheiderman Fred Shaw John Scarsberger John Tuter Samuel Wright Mollie W Wright Mary Wait Norman E Winters Morey’ Iggins Lucretia Awe Yan Te Wickerson Hammond Elkhart Market Saratoga Springs Elkhart, Ind Isaac Bucklen & Son Saratoga Carpenter's Block Main ST Carpenter’s Block John W. Masary R. R Ni E Gor Main Jackson Streets Bodldlom’s Variety Store Jackson St T. Bigelow Ironware James A. Lawson Fuller, Warren & Coo Troy New York Cleveland Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Ss. D. Howe Cnest and Lee Ind D. Howe Chambers St Imace Gow Medg R. K. Fellows South America Oseph T. Inman Station D. Bible House New York City Bre
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