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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1902
Page
5
A discussion contrasts a 1902 stylish will with older probate practice. The modern version favors brevity, a single beneficiary, and direct language, while older wills used formal religious phrasing and lengthy preambles before detailing estate dispositions.
Aunt Selina, a quiet Baysville widow, receives a costly valentine and puzzling hope. The sender, postman John Moore, hidden by gossips, is revealed as a noble suitor who lived unnoticed. Her loneliness ends as she accepts his heart and a ready home.
Caroline Holley 74 who died left nearly all her $20 000 estate to Lucius B Eaton in her self written will filed for probate Eaton an adopted son and fellow treasury employee faces opposition from heirs at law who seek to void the document Eaton and the heirs prepare for a protracted fight over the estate balance and debt assignment
Mrs. H. Geiger of Dunkerton Iowa reports great relief from stomach trouble and constipation after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by all druggists.
Erskine C. Murphy former Iowa division manager for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad died of heart failure after a burglary at his home. He had just sent a police report and was on the way home when he collapsed. a patrol wagon hurried to the scene. Nearby merchants urge condemnation of burned ruins to block insurance use of the site for another building.
Patrick Kiernan, 87, died Sunday at the home of Miss Breen 908 Olivest after a lingering illness. The funeral from St. Patrick's church is set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. under the auspices of Capital council 276 Y M L, of which he was a member.
A Wabash freight train wreck occurred near the bridge in Logansport on Sunday. One car plunged through the bridge into the ice fifty feet below. eight cars were smashed. No injuries were reported.
A North Salem woman performs a full week of household tasks including nine washings five ironings and cake baking while a barber adds a first town bathtube. The Jamestown and Press editors trade barbs, and local snippets reflect quirky happenings from Laurel to Brazil with births, misadventures, and small town tales.
Residents plan a Monday gathering at the old West Indianapolis town hall to press for new bridges over the White River at Morris Street and River Avenue, seeking urgent construction soon.
In Brazil Indiana on February 24 a yard engine of the C. E. I. railroad crashed into a caboose of a local freight, fatally injuring Samuel Lynch.
In Indiana Patoka records two smallpox cases amid local fires and civic notes. Maurice Lauer's Muncie home burned causing about 10000 dollars in losses. A Danville fire damaged interior remains and hurt Frank Reichard. Wayne county soldier Larry Phelps earns a promotion for saving two comrades in the Philippines. Vincennes plans a reception for Alice of Old Vincennes. Democrats in Hancock County name ticket. Elwood workers nominate city officers.
Claude W. Barbour was taken by his parents from Columbus to Virginia after two weeks of abduction. He walked back to Columbus in a physically ruined state, his feet frozen and nearly exhausted. His wife, who followed him in fear, was left under police guard as she faced distress over the incident.
Mrs. O B Jameson hosts a Thursday tea for Mrs. Milburn. Miss Dorothy David of School 46 to chair the Principals club event on Feb 26. Miss Jessie Emery and Charles W Tyler announce their engagement. Mrs. Henry D Pierges hosts a luncheon with daffodils for Mrs. J A Milburn. Mrs. Wagner plans March trip to California for son Fletcher at Stanford. Mrs. Charles Mallory hosts a Monday literary gathering. Mrs Olah Perkins Toph reads a paper.
Charles Fernekes Jr and his wife of Chicago killed by Lake Shore train as they attempted to cross tracks at Chesterton after visiting in Indiana. They mistook a limited train for their own and were badly mangled in the collision. The notice includes various local ads and services.
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