Letter from Fort Collins explains local life in Colorado
A handwritten letter from July 25 1607 from Fort Collins Colorado describes the city named after an old Indian fort and its scenery. It notes ten thousand seats, proximity to Denver, and the Cache La Poudre Valley as the second richest. details agriculture including beets and alfalfa, a new streetcar line, coal quality, and local social life including a July 4 river park event with neighbors from Longmont Indiana.
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Fort
Colligs
Dvutves
Custer
Denver
Colorado and Southern Railway
Cache la Pundre
United States
Rocky Mountains
Salvation Army
Driffis
Jucege Henson
Shear
J. A. Leckron
Ile
Reeo Np
Tadiana
Zimmie
le Haad
Rive Park
C. Carter
Longmont
Colc
Indiana
Ooks Road
Weather Favors Farmers With Steady Threshing Weather
No better weather for threshing wheat and hay could be hoped for than the past week. Farmers are not idle and continue work under favorable conditions.
Stout Resigns as Commercial State Bank Cashier
With July closing C EE Stout steps down after several years as cashier of the Commercial State Bank in Lat, and William Kern is appointed to fill the vacancy. Stout cites planned rest before taking the county clerk role in Kosciusko County. Kern succeeds him at the cashier window to serve bank patrons.
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Stout
Hink
Kosciuske
Wiel
Flowers Sent By Mrs Snoberger Acknowledged
The REcorpD office staff thank Mrs A J Snoberger for a bouquet of sweet peas and nasturtiums from her home garden. She understands the value of a pleasant scent in the musty printing office.
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Recorpd
A. J. Snoberger
Claypool Resident Catharine Leiter Dies at 68
Mrs. Catharine Leiter of Claypool died Friday at her home at age sixty eight. Funeral services were held Sunday at the United Brethren Church conducted by Rev. Rhodes. The remains were taken to Palestine for interment.
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Catharine Leiter
Claypool
United Brethren Church
Rhodes
Palestine
Post Card Sale At RECORD Office
Post cards of all kinds sold at ail prices at the RECORD office.
Warsaw Resident Dies by Own Action at Oakwood Cemetery
Reuben Brodbelt, a respected Warsaw citizen, was found dying at his wife's grave in Oakwood cemetery Monday afternoon. He had swallowed carbolic acid and died at 7:35 p.m. at Dr. McDonald's office after laments over financial losses that cost him his farm years earlier.
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Reuben Brodbelt
Warsaw
Oakwood Cemetery
McDonald
Injured by Fall From Water Wagon
Samuel Cautisman, a threshing worker living northeast, fell from a water wagon last Saturday. Steam frightened the horses as he stepped from the tank to fix a hose, causing the horses to start. He threw himself outward to avoid the hoofs and fell across the wagon wheel injuring his side and back.
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Samuel Cautisman
Here
Ladies Aid Festival At Al Carr Lawn
The Ladies' Aid of Center U. B. church plans a public festival on the Al Carr lawn next Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.
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the Ladies’ Aid of the
Center U. B. Church
al Carr
Meek Defeats Cancer in Remarkable Return to Health
A communication from comrade J. A. Meek dated Winona Lake July 31 reports another battle won against cancer. He praises Mrs. Meek for removing the cancer from his lip and notes renewed vigor after a life spent facing Civil War and prison hardships.
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J. A. Meek
Winona Lake
Meek
Indiana crops show signs of recovery and strong harvest in 1907
An Indiana farm report notes improving wheat and corn prospects after a rough start to the year. Oats recovered from damage, hay remains decent, and small farms may expand ground to finish corn. The piece ends with a social notice of Mrs. America Jane Evans’s 64th birthday celebration and plans for a Golden Wedding in 191? at Silver Lake.
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Indiana
America Jane Evans
Thomas B. Evans
East Main Street
Henrietta E. Chapman
Bloomingdale
Ind
Silver Lake Glens Park
Grandma Evans
Republican City
Neb
Hillsbro
Oregon
Nook
Main
High Street
Silver Lake
T. B
A. J. Evans
Whortleberry Crop Less Promising This Year
George Arnold reports the whortleberry crop in the marshes west of town is less promising than last year. A few berries are being gathered and sold to ready buyers at 12 vents at the marshes. Post Cards at the Record office.
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Fieorge Arnold
Robbers Blow Safe At Claypool Lumber Firm
The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co. safe was blown open last Thursday night but no cash was taken as funds had been deposited in the bank. A glass cutter formed a hole in a window to reach the office, where a nitro glycerine blast destroyed the safe. Two revolvers and a pair of spectacles were stolen. robbers believed to be disguised as tramps escaped unseen.
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Claypool
Apprentice Traditions At Getty Meat Shop Ties Moral Training
Jacob Zimmerman, an experienced butcher, mentors apprentices including Ed Ayers at the Getty meat shop. Zimmerman, a long time chief clerk, has trained over a dozen students who later became proprietors or preachers, reflecting his free moral instruction.
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Getty
Jacob Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Mio
Bat accident injures young spectator at game
Herbert Wilson, son of Mrs Samuel Lieber, was struck on the nose by a bat that slipped from a Meptope batter during a Sunday game. Floyd Methennen Wat Wise was hit on the leg. Mose Wilson avoided serious harm after a bat struck near him. Dr Sherbondy treated the wound and Wilson is recovering at home.
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Herbert Wilson
Samuel Lieber
Iittle Ioas
Dicken
Fox
Floyd Methennen Wat Wise
Wilson Boys
McGlennen
Wilson
Sherbondy
Laziness Quip Sparks Eyes Wide in Local parlance
A young man asked his partner what she would say if he blew a kiss. She replied that he would be mighty lazy. The anecdote circulates as a light hearted town tale from a Sunday evening.
Fashioned Riding Club Parade Attracts Big Crowd
A witness recalls a riding club parade with up to twenty four riders and a procession of fifty two automobiles with headlights. The narrator notes writing paper is costly and twice as expensive as before, reflecting on expenses.
Curious Claim on Skin Pores Sparks Breathless Note
A reader asserts that the skin holds 3,500 perspiration pores per inch, a figure the paper has not verified but finds plausible given recent widespread activity from its own pores.
Weather and reading habits in a fertile country
The writer notes warm days with cool nights and a heavy two hour rain period. They describe a fine rain and frequent readings of the Recorps every Monday, reading it over and over.
J. D. Gill Offers Nappanee Buggies in Modern Styles
Don’t miss J. D. Gill handling the Nappanee Buggies praised as high grade and up to date in styles. He offers cash sales or exchanges for live stock, urging buyers to see him before purchase to avoid regret.
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J. D. Gill
Examination Draws 66 Applicants for Rural Carrier
In Warsaw on Saturday a rural carrier examination attracted 66 entrants from Kosciusko county. Among those tested were Ezra Fuck Artie Carr Miles Clark and Mrs Rozella Flora of the area.
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Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Ezra Fuck
Artie Carr
Miles Clark
Rozella Flora
Sight of Eye Entirely Gone
Mrs Ed Burk loses sight in her left eye due to the injury described. The report notes the medical cause and outlines the impact on her daily life and prospects.
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Ed Burk
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A. H. Bowen
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins
Colorado
Missrs Bulls
Hanson
Jamon
Ness
CE Stout
State Bank
W. H
Kern
C. EE. Stout
Mercial State Bank
William Kern
America
Mrs. Meek
Brother Meck
T. B. Evans
Silver Lake, Ind
Effie J. Sprigg
Roy G
Lula M
Velma B
Gladys M
Lucile
Nora M
Jacob MeKrill
Evans
Ed Ayers
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