Lake Township Trustee Thanks Voters For Four Year Service
A Lake township trustee expresses gratitude to residents for courteous treatment during four years in office. He recalls two promises to advance school interests and improve roads, praises teachers, road supervisors, and the advisory board, and notes gravel works and costs. He also acknowledges bondsmen including his father J. B. Skinner and others.
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Lake Township
Lake
Sarber
J. B. ‘Skinner
John’ ‘Bilger
Milton
Indiana, 1809: State on the Edge of Modern America
A century ago Indiana stood in primitive conditions with Ottawa and Miami lands unrelinquished. Tecumseh planned resistance as Col. George Rogers Clark era veterans lingered while Vincennes remained the capital and Vincennes to Corydon moves loomed.
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Lincoln
Indianapolis
Middle West
Indiana
Northwest Territory
George Rogers Clark
Ohio
William Henry Harrison
Indiana Territory
Vincennes
Tippecanoe
Chicago
Illinois
Vincenne
Michigan
Wisconsin
Corydon
Tecumseh
Year Book Programs Highlight Victoria Regdit Meetings
The Brcorp job department issued a neat Victoria Regdit Year Book listing programs for each meeting of the year. The items are well arranged and include very good subjects for discussion and study.
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Brcorp
Victoria Regdit
Claypool Lumber & Coal Co Stock List Highlights
Sewer tile flue linings red brick cement brick and fire brick and fire clay kept in stock at all times by Claypool Lumber and Coal Co.
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Claypool Lumber & Coal Co
A Bachelor Club Saga by Bernard Votter
A humorous verse recounts the formation of a bachelor club in December. Members invest a small sum, camp in July, endure cold and rain, and stage a quirky election day celebration. The poem name checks members like R G and Penny Helser, with playful pride in their antics.
Former Warsaw editor buys Syracuse Journal
Charles W. Cook, former editor of the Warsaw Union and former owner of the Pierceton Record, has purchased the Syracuse Journal started last April by Walker and Francis. The paper will align Democratic in politics. The original Kosciusko County Standard traits were folded into the Syracuse Journal plant after past ownership by a Grenback leader and Bourbon party paper seed. the plant later moved to Leesburg.
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Charles W. Cook
Warsaw Union
Pierceton Record
Syracuse Journal
Walker & Fancis
Cook
Kosciusko County Standard
Grenback
Bourbon
Leesburg
Claypool Lumber and Coal Co Advertises Deliveries
Blacksmith Coals is highlighted as a speciality and Claypool Lumber and Coal Co pledges to supply and deliver coal of any kind.
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Blacksmith Coals Speciality
The
Claypool Lumber & Coal Co
Bonding and gratitude from C Leroy Leonard
A short thank you note expresses gratitude to Thacker men who bonded the writer and those who showed kind treatment. Leonard pledges to remember their good work and trust, signing as Your friend, C Leroy Leonard.
Surprise Party For Cecil Hill At Wesley Yates Home
Cecil Hill was surprised Tuesday evening by his schoolmates at the Wesley Yates home as his parents plan a move to Texas soon. Friends expressed regret at leaving the school and shared the pleasant past associations with Cecil.
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Cecil Hill
Wesley Yates
Cecil
Texas
Cane
Sale of Fred Summer's interest in Summe Bro's hantwat store
Fred Summer has traded his interest in the Summe Bro's hantwat store to a new owner, transferring control and equity. The transaction details indicate a complete or partial buyout, with no further information on the purchaser or terms.
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Fred Summer
Summe Bro’s
Hantwat
Record Office Ad Promises Free Paper for All Readers
An advertisement states the paper is free to all who have their bills printed at the RECORD Office and offers guaranteed satisfaction.
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Guranteed
Record subscription pitch sparks light humor
A brief noted exchange suggests inducing a friend to subscribe to the RECORD at the rate of one dollar per year, presenting it as a simple offer.
Story of Mary and Her Lamb Told by Edward Garnick
The article profiles Richard Kimball Powers aged 97 who recalls Mary Sawyer and the origin of the little lamb tale near Sterling Massachusetts. Powers born November 26 1810 in Sterling is Mary's second cousin and recalls the 1800s context including Marys family and the farm where she raised the lamb.
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Richard Kimball Powers
Mary Sawyer
Little Lamb
Mary
Mr. Powers
Lancaster
Mass
Sterling
Sawyer
Ephriam Powers
Richard Powers
Thomas
Nathaniel
Thomas Sawyer
Emma
Susan
Luke
Charles Hill Dies After Long Illness at Silver Lake
Charles Hill aged about 70 died Sunday January 10 1909 at Silver Lake after years of illness. He worked as a stone mason and had lived his life in the locality. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the church under the auspices of the M E Lodge of which he was a member. Services were conducted by E Wright and interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Charles. Hill
Sunda
Silver Lake
E. Wright
M.echi
Lakeview
Charles Hitx Birth and Death Notice
Charles Hitx of Indiana died aged 61 years 8 months after a long illness. He married Aug 13 1868 to Mrs Florence Bouse and was a Lutheran convert from North Manchester. Survived by wife five children three sisters and many grandchildren and friends.
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Charles Hitx
County
Indiana
Clarence
North Manches
Florence Bouse
Card of Thanks Reflects on Community Support After Loss
We extend gratitude to the citizens for their kindness during our husband’s illness and passing. The home now feels empty with two vacancies while we reflect on the sympathy shown by the community.
Resolutions of Condolent from Silver Lake Committee
A fragmentary notice shows a committee from Silver Lake adopting resolutions of condolence. The readable text records a formal decision to express sympathy and formalize the act within their meeting minutes.
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Cu ‘Leroy Leonard
Bernard B. Votter
Tne
R. G
Penny Helser
Harry Bouse
Hoop
Bernard Votter
Dale Hammon
Frank Haney
Iva McKrill
Ethel Flora
Eunice
Selah Bill
Mabel Haney
Bessie Snyder
Velma Sprigg
Hugh Snyder
Will Wederick
Calvin ‘Fruit
Roy Lindsay
Charles Haney
Art Arthur
Dean Tullis
Cloyce Paulus
Ed Hay
Herbert
Dean Hill
Edward T. Garnick
Ior Herald
Silver Lake, ‘Luc
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