Moves to Form New Indiana County Centered in Royal Center
Oliver Hand, editor of the Royal Center Record, advocates creating a new Indiana county with Royal Center as county seat. He proposes uniting parts of Cass White Pulaski and Fulton counties to balance the region and place the county seat centrally in Royal Center.
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Oliver Hand
Royal Center Record
Indiana
Royal Center
Ife
Cass
White Countes
Pulaski and
Fulton
White
Ceunte
The Fee and Salary Law Plan for County Officers
The plan proposes a per capita fee of 10 cents for the first ten thousand residents and 5 cents for each person beyond that, plus 30 dollars per million dollars of taxable property valuation. Salaries drawn quarterly with a 10 percent share of collected fees to officers. Belief the plan will rise with population and encourage fee collectors to be diligent.
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Elief
South African Liberty Battle and Indiana Beet Plant Move Hint
The piece contrasts President Krueger and supporters with Northern Indiana editors praised as un-American for backing the British crown. It notes sugar beet emissaries seeking 6,000 acres from Indiana, with a promised relocation of a $3,000,000 plant if the state supplies the majority.
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Krueger
Patrick Henry
Indiana
Benton Harbor
Tobacco Chewers May See Weed Prices Drop After April First
A new concern with capital of 1.25 million dollars has been incorporated in St. Louis to fight the trusts. The war will be on after April 1 and prices may be reduced as a result.
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St. Louis
Citizens Debate Warsaw Water Works Ownership
Citizens of Warsaw discuss municipal ownership of water works and electric light plants amid a nationwide awakening to corporate robbery of public franchises. The piece notes broad public concern over utility control by private corporations.
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Warsaw
Brick Nominated By Acclamation In Thirteenth District
The Republicans of the Thirteenth Congressional district held a convention in Elkhart and nominated incumbent A. L. Brick by acclamation. James B. Dodge of Elkhart was endorsed for governor.
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Thirteenth
Elkhart
A. L. Brick
James 8. Dodge
Piano swindlers active in northern Indiana
Reports warn of piano swindlers working in northern Indiana areas. They approach farmers with a high grade piano and obtain a home placement permit. Weeks later the permit appears in a bank as a $300 promissory note, signaling a fraud scheme.
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Indiana
Republican convention names joint senatorial candidate
At Bourbon last week John W. Parks of Plymouth was nominated as the joint senatorial candidate for Marshall and Kosciusko counties. A buyer is warned to avoid signing instruments from strangers before consulting a reputable lawyer to prevent swindles.
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Bourbon
John W. Parks
Plymouth
Marshall and
Kosciusko Counties
Barber Retired Pioneer of New York and Indiana Passes
Milos Barber born November 12 1803 in London Massachusetts died February 28 1900 aged 96 years 3 months 16 days. He moved to Sheldon Genessee County New York at eight, later to Green County New York and married Miranda O Butler September 15 1830. They had eighteen children, five of whom died before him along with his wife eleven years earlier. He settled in Indiana in the 1840s joining the Franklin Presbyterian church, later transferring to the Lutheran church at Silver Lake and finally the United Brethren church at Franklin. Funeral was held at Franklin with Rev C J Miner officiating.
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Milos Barber
London
Mass
Sheldon
Genessee County
New York
Green County
Miranda O. Butler
Barber
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
Franklin
Silver Lake
United Brethren Church
C. J. Miner
Hoosier Mortality Reports In Odd Causes
The state board of health reports curious death reasons among Hoosiers. One man died of information of the brain another ran over by a log and never recovered another suffered general congestion a man could not breathe all day before dying another had heart failure for several days and another ended by general failure of the system.
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State Board of Health
Burkett Infant Dies After Sudden Illness
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Milo Howard, residents west of Burkett, fell ill Friday with vomiting and died before reaching home. The Howard couple had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Van Duren near Warsaw at the time.
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Bud Warren
John Tinkey
Plesant Valley
Maud Homan
Claypool
Neva Shobe
Gaylord Williams
W. E. Davis
Kalida
Ohio
Milo Howard
Burkett
Notable Local Moves And Visits In Community News
I Tucker began work for Jlrace Tucker last Monday. Miss Bertha Bush of Burket spent Sunday with her aunt Mrs Dora Stevens. The roals for a short time were blocked with snow but it’s all over now. Misses Ida and Millie Tucker spent Sunday with the family of Leonad Summer. Jake Weiss and Alva Summie left for Illinois last week to work next summer. Beaver Dam youths attended the institute last Saturday at Sevas topol.
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I. Tucker
Jlrace
Ida
Millie Tucker
Leonad
Jake Weiss
Alva Summie
Illinois
Beaver Dam
Sevastopol
Local Society Notes Reach From Warsaw to Akron
Mrs. O. F. Brown is on the sick list this week. J. A. Teeter transacts business in parts unknown. O. F. Brown transacted business at Warsaw on Thursday. William Black and wife transacted business at Akron on Monday. We are blessed with a new divine healer in this section of the country. Earl Cline and wife are guests of many friends this week with about forty attending an old fashioned bel ling on Wednesday evening. The event ended with the boys smoking cigars.
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O. F. Brown
J. A. Teeter
Warsaw
William Black
Akron
Earl Cline
Home seekers excursion to West Northwest Southwest April 3 1900
A homeseekers excursion will run to points in the West Northwest and Southwest on April 3 1900. Tickets on sale April 3 good for return within twenty-one days at one fare plus 2.00 for round trip. Inquiries to agents or address A Asterlin IT P A Fort Wayne Ind 434.3.
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A. Asterlin
IT. P. A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Central Passenger Association Mileage Tickets Adoption
The Nickel Plate road has joined the mileage ticket bureau of the Central Passenger Association and all mileage tickets properly issued by any member bureau are valid on that road on and after February 10.
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Central Passenger Association
Advertisement for farm feed and meals rate and schedule
The speaker offers bolted meal for house use with no charge and plans to run on Tuesdays and Saturdays each week. They keep Feed and Meal on hand for exchange, charging one eighth toll or four cents per bushel for feed and five cents for corn.
Local notices and illnesses from a small town
Road conditions described as very icy. Miss Chloe Gill remains on the sick list. Burl Rowland suffers tonsillitis. Lawrence Alspaugh visited his mother on Wednesday. Frank Metheny and Alf Price traveled to Warsaw on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Metheny received news of a death in the family.
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L B. Geier
Sam Beber
Bennie
John Bouse
William Little
Elsie
Clair Keesey
Converse
Sam Beecher
George Michaels
Sidney
Frank Metheny
Alf Price
Jacob Haney
Chloe Gill
Lawrence Alspaugh
Warsaw
Mrs. Metheny
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Record Publishing Company Publishers
L. W. Ayers, MaNacer
Andrew Hamman
Hoosiers
Burket
Seward
The
Nickel Plate Road
Silver Lake Markets
Recorp
Ravis
Shine
Poate
Belvidere, Ill
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Cago & ST. Louis RY
Michigan
J. L.arthur
D. B. Martin
Ina
Adam Stout
J. C. Cavender
C. £. Stout
Adam Stout & CO
Silver Lake, Ind
S. D. Henderson
George Gall
George W. Yotter
Little Burl Rowland
Kosciusko Circuit Court
Kosciusko County
T Mglenner
E. B. Flavien, M. D
Central Drug Store
J. D. Gill
P.O
Monrge Wedrick
Alvin Bowen
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