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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1870
Page
3
Local notices report a possible formation of a Good Templars lodge in Alto. Townsman John Steward left for Kansas for a short visit. Various items note auctions, rentals, deaths, weddings, political plans, and community concerns.
The notice promotes 8 Sterns clothing at 8 Main Street, D B Hendrickson & Son groceries near P and I depot, Kraus and Rosenthal ready made clothing on Main Street, Jake Maas meat sales on Railroad Street, and Dryden Co hardware on the Public Square. It also corrects a Circuit Court session date to the 4th Monday in May and touts the breadth of local shopping.
A group gathered January 18 1870 at R Vail estate to organize a Horticultural Society. R Vail elected president M Brown vice president L J Templin secretary pro tem and L W Leach treasurer. Meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays with essays on apples pears and cherries scheduled for February.
A reader lauds the Wilcox Gibbs sewing machine as a universal aid for housewives. Tom Coblentz is praised as a top, low-price grocer with full assortments. J S Garrigus reports a Good Templars Convention in Tetera burg. Coate Teague advertises low prices. Schultz offers cheaper meats by the Public Square. Ads note growing candidate numbers and bargains on a four room residence at $900. G W Hocker sells engines and saw mills plus a planing mill near the P I R R depot with repairs and custom work.
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