Interesting Pioneer Sketches in Early Frontier Days
Old Elehart appears in its earliest days offering the only reminiscences of frontier life in this vicinity ever published.
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
11
Pioneer Thanksgiving Dinner in Early Elkhart
A reminiscence recalls the 1819 Thanksgiving prepared by the Ruple and Benson squatters east of Elkhart, Indiana. Neighbors shared a frontier feast of game, pumpkin pie, and gingerbread, cooked over fires with maple sugar and self-made provisions amid hardships and pioneer life.
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Havillah Beardsley
Elkhart
Elkhart County
New York
Pine Creek
St. Joseph
Indiana
South Bend
Jacob Ruple
Jacob
John Ruple
Henry Benson
Jane
Ruple
John
Jake
Hank
Liz
Jacob Auple
Begzan
Ole
York State
The Oddities of Elphart Enduring Pussy Miller
In Elphart a half demented woodcutter nicknamed Pussy Miller attracted jokes and charity alike. He quipped odd sayings as he sawn wood near Shuey’s, raised a large family, and finally died after long epilepsy, leaving his children dispersed.
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Elphart
Pussy Miller
Dan Hickman
Miller
Shuey’s
Pioneer Girl Diary Extracts From Elkhart Life
An Elkhart woman shares diary fragments from her mother’s girlhood in 1839. The excerpts describe frontier life near the Elkhart river, a South Bend trading post, homemaking routines, a new dress, quilting bees, arrivals of Indians and moving crews, and early community events.
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Elkhart
Elkhart River
Jackson Street
South Bend
Papa
Mamma
Gid Pennell
Ohio
Mr. W
Diary notes reveal social life in Felkhart area
Excerpts from a young diary recount romance at the Bend with Johnnie and Mr. L, plans for a new schoolhouse, a turkey hunt, a bear sighting, and a baptismal church project. Entries dated July through April describe dances, bets, river trips, and family discussions while noting a forthcoming diary publication with sensitive names omitted.
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Lib Jones
Smith
Mr. W
Papa
Ohio
Mamma
Smith’s
Malry
Johnnie
Mary
Jake
Mr. L
Penwell
Mr. Penwell
St. Joseph Valley
Jake Auple
Christiana Jake
St. Joe
Pierre Moran
Detroit
Bend
Women Civic Club Charts City Government In Binghamton
The One Women’s Club of Binghamton New York outlines a charter study of city government. The Civic club examined theory elections civil service taxes pavements bridges street and fire departments board of education library vacation schools and other city agencies. The group will compare city charters to suggest improvements. They previously placed waste paper baskets on main street corners for city cleanliness.
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Binghamton
New York
Civic Club
Board of Education
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Health
Civic Dub
Island park plans offer free bath houses
The proposal outlines an island park with free bath houses and aims to persuade the mayor to appoint a woman to fill the upcoming January vacancy on the board of school commissioners.
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Board of School Commissioners
Man Burned In Kerosene Fire At Home
Lake Shore Conductor Shmuel Long was severely burned after pouring kerosene on a wood fire and igniting it with a match. He was taken to Clark hospital with burns to his face hands arms and shoulder. Fire department aided by neighbors extinguished the blaze and Long's wife cared for a ill daughter in Niles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meonday
Lake Shore
Shmuel Long
Division Street
Lane
Gene Gemberling
Hobart Davis
Main
di Vision
Central Department
Mr. Long
December Weather Almanac Says Cold Wave Across Nation
A cold wave will sweep the country in December with stormy, cold conditions. Snow from Maine to Virginia early month, then rain and snow in the north, followed by cold spells and pleasant intervals. A Texas storm may move up the Mississippi bringing rain and western snow, ending with warmer temperatures.
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Maine
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
New England
Texas
Mississippi
West Gulf States
Farewell Sermon Marks Gwynne's Departure for Chicago
Rev. Gwynne delivered his farewell sermon to the Sabbath school on Sunday morning. He will leave Tuesday with his family for Chicago to spend the holidays. The congregation expresses sincere regret as they bid him farewell.
Indicted for Counterfeiting Gold Coin By Grand Jury
The Indianapolis federal grand jury returned indictments Friday against J Wesley Hummer and Cory G Young for counterfeiting gold coins. Hummer was arrested in Elkhart with much bogus money after passing five dollar pieces to merchants. Young was arrested near South Bend and brought to Indianapolis. Both confessed and provided details on sources of material.
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Indianapolis
J. Wesley Hummer
Cory G. Young
Hummer
Elkhart
Young
Supt
Braden
South Bend
Youngs
Engineer Rollins Laid Wreck to Rest in White Pigeon Crash
A Lake Shore employee with forty one years of service testified yesterday that Engineer George W Rollins who died in the White Pigeon wreck last Sunday fired the locomotive. The statement clarifies the sequence leading to the collision and absolves no party of responsibility.
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Lake Shore
George W. Rollins
White Pizeon
Paris Millinery Trends at PUFRIS Races Highlight Bold Furs
The piece catalogs Paris fashion at the PUFRIS races with hats trimmed in ermine seal skin and mink. It notes velvet galloon with metallic threads and new toques in Nile green, black velvet, and gray felt with ostrich plumes and sealskin bands.
Paris trims and panne prints lead fashion at the shop
Paris fashion notes highlight printed panne and foulard trims. Velvet bands on white ground fabrics create the best effect with matching velvet shades. White crepe and self colored embroidery appear in race wraps, with white mousseline hems and brocade linings. Fur boas favor natural skins and light colors, while the white fox trend gains admirers.
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Sadie Merritt
Had a Jury of His Peers
Henry W Payne a Massachusetts lawyer once defended a 15 year old arson suspect in a charity case. After a judge’s charge the boy was nearly acquitted then found guilty. Payne declined to move for a new trial saying his client already deserved the most precious heritage of trial by a jury of peers.
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Henry W. Payne
Massachusetts
Wiiken
Payne
Pew
Alwas
Uncle A'Faex Sparks Encourages Top Play
A quirky local voice urges competitiveness in football, stressing to always aim for the top of the heap during the game. The saying frames effort as key to success and pride in performance.
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Faex
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