Census figures reveal U S growth and state rankings
The 1900 census shows the United States at 76,295,220, up 13,225,464 from 1890. Indiana ranks eighth with 2,516,463 people. the report notes mixed regional gains and possible new congressional apportionment.
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House of Representatives
Quail Hunting Dates and Local News Across Indiana
Chicago mayor Carter Harrison spoke at Rochester while Shipshewanna loses its paper. Quail hunting runs Nov 10 to Jan 1 amid plentiful birds. A Mishawaka fire damaged SKXamm Scheilinger plant, $10,000 loss with $3,500 insured. Warsaw to host a grand Democratic rally on Nov 3 with notable speakers. Neff vs Steele set for Monday at Walkerton. Wabash teacher salaries eyed at a proposed minimum of three dollars per day. Eli Davis injured at Kinzie while testing a Big Four shredder. A local man boasts tiny wooden headpiece yet seeks ad support only within county. Doctors form Physicians Protective Union of Wabash County to curb underpaid care.
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Warsaw
Hanna Day at Warsaw Brings Massive Civic Celebration
Warsaw marked Hanna day with a huge turnout. Thousands crowded the streets from morning to night for an industrial parade featuring most local businesses and wagons from nearby towns. At 4 pm Hanna arrived from Goshen and spoke from the courthouse steps before an estimated crowd of 15 000 on a great republican day.
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Hanna
Warsaw
Goshen
Nickel Plate rounds trip fare for non-resident voters
The Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets at one round trip fare for travel on November 3, 5, or 6 for non-resident voters returning home to vote. Tickets valid on sale date and return through November 6. Tickets via agent, call, or C A Asterlin, T P A, Fort Wayne. Bourbon News and the Mirror change hands and consolidate.
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C. A. Asterlin
Fr. Wayne
Hessian fly swarms threaten local wheat crop yields
An observer near Silver Lake reports dense Hessian fly swarms over fields, with farmers noting swarms in vast numbers and fears of reduced yields for the next year. The pest is described as active along highways and green wheatfields, casting a shadow as it passes overhead.
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Silver Lake
Campaign Notes and Local Market Glints From Kosciusko
In Kosciusko the circuit court will reconvene November 12 after a four week adjournment. New corn opens at 28 cents a bushel while farmers hint they will hold for better prices. Campaign months September and October were ideal. A playful item notes names McKinley and Bryan are scarce this year, while the puzzle in the Record office challenges readers to a campaign letter puzzle uc K BIRNYLAENY wa BR RIYNALNEY and promises a photograph prize for solving before next Tuesday.
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Sam Lloyd
New York City
Uc K Birnylaeny
Riynalney
Local Correspondence Highlights Personal Visits and Illness
Mrs I N Lucas fell on Mrs Brewer Monday. Mrs Bratt returned home Sunday. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Feigley last Thursday. L W Royse spoke Thursday evening. Grace Miller of Pierceton visits grandmother Mrs A Brown. Otto Welsheimer and wife of Warsaw called Sunday. J A Leckrone and wife of Warsaw guests of L E Simpsons Sunday. Mrs Daniel East and daughter Bessie sick with typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs Stiver visited Charles Brown’s. Mrs Flickinger of Fort Wayne stayed with her parents. Peter Catlet and Mr Parks of South Bend were in town on business. Delegation attended rally at Claypool last Wednesday. Mrs C J Miner of Silver Lake visited friends last week. Rev Snyder preached at U B church Sunday morning. Matilda Kyler Nellie Waddell Elva Fisher Nettie Lucas attended township institute at Sidney Saturday.
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Mrs. Bratt
Ladies’ Aid Society
J.A. Leckrone
Warsaw
Daniel East
Bessie
Mrs. Stiver
Charles Brown
Mrs. Flickinger
Fort Wayne
Mrs. Droud
Peter Catlet
Mr. Parks
South Bend
Claypool
C. J. Miner
Silver Lake
Snyder
U. B
Matilda Kyler
Nellie Waddell
Elva Fisher
Nettie Lucas
Township Institute
Sidney
Bread Offer at Hiram Rager’s Grocery
An ad notes fresh bread and buns at Hiram Rager’s store with Alleman’s bread guaranteed as the best. The notice solicits local bread patronage and includes a signature misread as Tirram Racer.
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Hiram Rager
Alleman
Tirram Racer
For Rent near Silver Lake with land and gardens
For Rent. House and four acres of ground with fruit and garden two miles south of Silver Lake. Will rent by the year or lease for five years to anyone desiring to raise berries and garden truck. Call on or address L. B. Kemper, Silver Lake, Ind.
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Silver Lake
L. B. Kemper
Ind
Beaver Dam Social and Political Roundup
Beavers Dam reports Lewis Krause was in Warsaw on business yesterday. John Ball and family visited his father Sunday. Rev C J Miner conducted services at the U B church Sunday. Locals attended the rally in Warsaw on Wednesday. L W Rouse of Warsaw spoke to a large crowd here Saturday evening. Wesley Flenars children recovered from diphtheria. F K E Bowser democratic candidate for joint senator Kosciusko and Marshall counties spoke to a large assembly here Monday evening.
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John Ball
C. J. Miner
U. B
Warsaw
L. W. Rouse
Wesley Flenar
F. KE. Bowser
Kosciusko
Marshall
Obituary of Ulysses S. Grant Cochran in Indiana
Ulysses S. Grant Cochran born Sept 25 1869 in Etna township Kosciusko County Indiana died Oct 12 1900 in Burker Indiana age 31. He left four brothers one sister a father and mother three sisters preceded him. He joined United Brethren church as a youth and sought renewed faith before death. He married Sarah Widmeyer Sept 25 1892 and had two children one of whom died leaving a son Freddie.
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Ulysses S. Grant Cochran
Henry Clay
Nancy Cochran
Etna Township
Kosciusko County
Ind
Burker
United Brethren Church
Sarah Widmeyer
Freddie
Proper Feeding for Aging Horses and Cattle Ruminations
The article warns that old horses with poor teeth should receive moist ground feed to prevent bolting and ensure saliva flow for digestion. It notes dry ground oats and bran help slow intake. Cattle can chew cud slowly. after milking, they should be left undisturbed to ruminate and avoid rushing.
Proverbs on Women From 19th Century Quotes
An OCR fragment presents assorted, period style quotes about women. Phrases emphasize affection, purity, obedience, wisdom, and roles, attributed to Otway Morris and other sayings, with several gendered maxims and moral judgments.
Silver Lake Markets Prices for Eggs to Fog and Grain
Prices from Silver Lake markets show eggs per dozen at 15c, butter 15c per lb, lard 6c per lb, old chickens 5c per lb, young chickens 6c per lb, ducks 5c per lb, turkeys 64c per lb, wheat 75c per bushel, oats 20c, corn 36c, new corn 28c, cloverseed 4.00 to 4.25 per bushel, fogs 5.00 per 100 lbs.
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Mishawaka
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Kid” Steele
Walkerton
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San Juan
John W. Lewis
Wabash County
Eli C. Davis
Steven Manufacturing Company
Kinzie
South Whitley
Winchester
Covercion
Physicians’ Protective Union of
Hanna Day
Nickel Plate Road
Bourbon News
Mirror
Bright
Jennie O. Reichard
Springtown
Kosciusko Circuit
McKinley
Bryan
Packerton
I. N. Lucas
Mrs. Brewer
Otto Welsheimer
Beaver Dam
Lewis Krause
S. B. Whittenberger
Pierceton
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Claypool, Ind
White House
Mkcclennen
Meceglennen
Fora
Earttely
Otway
Aurora
Morris
Silver Lake Markets
J. C. Hay
F. Brown
W. J. Fitton
Conner Building
Silver Lake, Ind
Corner Market
Columbia Sts
Warsaw, Indiana
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