Union Depot stage promises laughs at May 15 fundraiser
The Methodist ladies announce a comic Union Depot reenactment at Burch's opera house in North Judson on Tuesday May 15. The show features a depot master, ticket sellers, newsboys, and humorous passengers with crinolines and band boxes, plus characters like Carrie Nation and Uncle Josh Hayseed.
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the Methodist Church
Union
Burch’s
Opera House
Union Depot
Chicago
Josh Hayseed
Sarah
Mary Ann
New York City
Fleur de-lis Installation and Banquet at Burch's Opera House
Last Thursday evening at Burch's Opera House the Fleur de-lis club installed officers for the second quarter and held a banquet praised for its culinary excellence. Jacob Irimiter was inducted, with the next meeting slated for Friday evening May 18. Several local residents were noted in short items, including M. D. Hatinger visiting San Pierre, Wm. Munchenburg from Denham, and Charlie Kasch with Louis Peterson traveling to Knox. A lost pocket book with a $20 bill and $450 CD was mentioned, and Anton Andziewicz improved his home with plaster work. The First excursion of the season from North Jackson to Chicago is scheduled for May 19 at $1.50 round trip, with specific train restrictions. A potential southward railway line move is discussed, threatening Pulaski's hopes and the Winamec branch prospects.
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Burch’s
Opera House
Jacob Irimiter
Anton Andziewicz
Trio R. R
North Juckson
Chicago
Erie R. R
J. L. Burton
C. LE
Pulaski
Winamec
Deaths of Martha Ann Thompson and Herman Huebner
Martha Ann Thompson 61, widow of Isaac Thompson, was found dead in her yard at North Judson from heart trouble after returning from Illinois to live alone. Funeral at Round Lake church. Herman Huebner, 34, German-born, died after a three year illness. survived by wife Maria and parents Fred and Tillie. Funeral held at North Judson with Lutheran rites.
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Martha Ann Thompson
Isaac Thompson
Thompson
Wiramac
North Judson
Kankakee
Ill
Emma Loftus
Everett Spoor
Englerth
Parker
Ora
Henry and
James Short
Jacob Bozarth
Miller
Jesse Critchfield
Mary Lawrence
South Chicago
Iva Ragsdale
Kentucky
Cass County
Indiana
Round Lake Church
Herman Huebner
Barkenfelde
Germany
America
Denham
Maria Gappa
Fred
Tillie Huebner
Rev. G. Roesner
Lutheran Church
North Judson Cemetery
Decoration Day duties urged for civic action
A citizen urges prompt attention to Decoration Day duties citing President Roosevelt on duty. The piece calls for a mass meeting to appoint a committee, arrange a speaker, and keep civic initiative alive. Local notes mention visits, sermons, a new depot opening May 15, and a poultry association planning fall events.
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Roosevelt
Grand Army of the Republic
Gary City Planned on Lake Michigan Shore for Steel Boom
Plans for a new city Gary on the Indiana shore near Chicago envision a steel industry driven town housing 100000 people with 15000 workers and families. The Indiana Steel Company clears land for mills homes schools and public buildings and aims to leverage rail access for cheap materials and shipping.
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Indiana
Lake Michigan
Illinois Boundary Line
Gary
Indiana Steel Company
Eylinor Re
Chicago
Steel Trust
Judson
What Are We Going To Do for Decoration Day
The piece urges joining Decoration Day observances to honor the living and the dead. It reflects on the fading Grand Army of the Republic and calls for action to show appreciation while the opportunity remains.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Drainage Committee Plans Jasper Porter Lake Newton Meeting
The drainage committee holds an important Wheatfield meeting today. Tomorrow land owners from Jasper Porter Lake and Newton counties will gather at Baums Bridge to discuss draining the swamp lands and linking a new ditch to the large 80 foot wide ditch at Laporte and Jasper county lines. Attending will be Prof Elliott Government Engineer Washington DC Prof Dowens Anderson Prof Pence Purdue Prof Goss soil chemist and other prominent men.
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Jasper
Porter, Lake
Newton
Baums Bridge
Laporte
Elliott
Washington, D. C
Dowens
Anderson
Pence
Purdue University
Goss
Purdue
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M. E. Church
Carrie Nation
John H. Hopp
Knox
Felix Seroczynski
East Chicago
G. A. Spenner
EB. A. Short
E. B. McConnel
Logansport
Joseph Blaschke
Kellermann
White City
C. W. Weninger
South Bend
N. L. Marsh
Truman Smith
Fred Sonenburg
Jacob Keller
Lester Nelson
Circleville
Kansas
Z. T. Sweeney
M. D. Hatinger
San Pierre
Wm. Munchenburg
Charlie Kasch
Louis Peterson
Joe DeArmond
George Moderbeck
E. G. Snyder
Wallace Bros
J. Allen Barr
Geo
Rogers
Wm. Koza
Homer
Rownd ‘Lake
Christenson
Engish Lake
Thurs
Jacob Manz
English Lake
A. Tucker
J. L. Hodgson
Arthur Jarrett
Orin Schuyler
Earl Schuyler
Grace Leslie
Nellie Horton
Daisy Netherton
Clara Moderhock
Otto Radke
Nave
Lierce
W.h.gronendyk
Wayne Township
Hamburg-Bremn Insurance Company
Kesler and Weninger
F. M. “Canby
Duane
Dunn
Progress of Education
H. P. Schuyler
Illinois
Tressie Munchenburg
Tom Koza
W. H.gronendyk
Henry Schricker
Oscar B. Smith
Frank Blaschke
Ed Caponch
E. A Short’s Hardware
Burch’s Opera House
Er. G. Snyder
Star City
Winamac
Newton County
Starke County Poultry Association
Win
AL ‘Foust
Daughter Ja
Wheatfield
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