Pioneer Citizen William Hill Dies at 86 in Indiana
William Hill, born May 12 1823 in Lehigh County Pennsylvania, died August 3 at his daughter’s home two miles southeast of the town. He moved with family from Ohio to Indiana in 1839 and lived 70 years in a wilderness era, leaving a son William, four daughters and a devoted wife. Funeral held August 4 conducted by Rev. Hoffman at the family home with interment nearby.
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William Hill
W. EK. Ebers
Joe
Lehigh County
Seneca County
Ohio
Indiana
Ebert
Earth
Goshen
W. H. Boulton
A. Metzger
W. K. Ebert
A. F. Smaldey
Mt. Vernon
Willian Hoffman
Lutheran Church
Bunco on a Farmhouse Pin Scam Folly
A well dressed stranger arrives at a farmhouse claiming a lost valuable diamond pin and seeks help from the children. He leaves name and address and promises a $100 reward. Days later a tramp echoes the tale, the farmer buys the pin, and the first address yields no reply, exposing a bunco scheme.
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Buncoed
Miss Jessie Ferree Leaves Local Post Office for South Bend Course
Miss Jessie Ferree, an assistant in the local post office for four years, departed last Saturday for South Bend to enroll in a business college course. Her efficient service was praised and her upcoming replacement is expected to be difficult to find.
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Jessie Ferree
South Bend
Five Young Ladies Enjoy Week at Yellow Creek Lake
The Misses Mabelle Jontz Hazel Jontz Ethel Skinner Josephine Carpenter and Opal Kerlin are spending a week at Yellow Creek lake with a party of five. They occupy the Dew Drop Inn and report a very enjoyable time while others could not join due to unavoidable circumstances.
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Yellow Creek
Ethel Skinner
Josephine Carpenter
Opal Kerlin
Yellow Creek Lake
Dew Drop Inn
Warsaw Raises Relief Fund for Dye Burned Couple
Citizens of Warsaw subscribed more than $200 for Mr. and Mrs. J. R Dye, the couple badly burned in the gas explosion in their rooms last week.
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Warsaw
J. R Dye
Tender Hearted Traveler Given Grass Bed To Sleep
A traveler from Niles Michigan arrived Saturday with an excess of liquor but was not violent. The town marshal did not place him in the lockup but had him rest on a grassy spot near the old creamery, effectively letting him sober up there.
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Niles
Mich
Attendees flock to fair as trains carry 188 passengers
The fair drawing crowds from nearby areas continues after this week with strong turnout. This morning and at noon trains from the station carried 188 passengers, reflecting steady local interest in the event.
Rose Hill Sunday School Enjoys Lake Bank Picnic
Rose Hill Sunday School spent a day at Myrtle Glen Park on the lake shore. A sumptuous noon picnic dinner was followed by ice cream. A mid afternoon shower drove the group to cottages, but all regarded the day as pleasant and memorable.
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Rose Hill
Bank of Lake
Myrtle-Glenn Park
Myrtle-Glen Park
Real Estate Man Arrested On Rape Charge
M. C. Hubbard head of M C Hubbard Real Estate Co was arrested this morning on rape charge based on a complaint by Miss Laura Deveraux a sixteen year old girl. On arraignment before Justice Whitney examination set for September 2 bail fixed at 500 dollars furnished by Hubbard. I W Riford and H B Gray appear for the defendant.
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M. C. Hubbard
M.C. Hubbard Real Estate Co
Laura Devereaux
Whitney
I. W. Riford
H. 8. Gray
Benton Harbor
Mich
Zimmerman Family Holds Second Annual Reunion in Kendallville
The Zimmerman family held its second annual reunion at C. D. Zimmerman's Garden Street home, with twenty six relatives attending. The gathering featured a bounteous dinner and lively visits as members including J. L. Zimmerman, Harry Bouse, Charles Schwab, Walter Zimmerman, A. C. Zimmerman and Robert Zimmerman planned a future Texas move for Robert. A group photo capped the event.
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Zimmerman
C. D
Marie
Harry Bouse
Fred Pritchard
Silver Lake
Charles Schwab
Wawaka
Walter Zimmerman
Brimfield
V. Zimmerman
Marion
Robert Zimmerman
A. C. Zimmerman
Kendallville Daily
San
Band concert at Silver Lake continues weekly
The event invites attendees to a band concert at Silver Lake on Thursday evenings and continues every Thursday until the concert season ends.
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Silver Lake
Right Now is the Time to Subscribe for the Starver Lake Record
Local notice urges immediate subscription to the Starver Lake Record and requests residents send news items to the Rec ORD office.
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Starver Lake
Record Office
Swihart Store Remodel Plans Improve Accessibility
The Swihart store interior is being remodeled to improve convenience for customers. The rear elevation will be lowered to match the main floor, creating a single level across the room and basement for easier orientation.
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Swihart
Home Gathering At Philip Snoke Home
A Sunday reunion at the Philip Snoke home north of town drew Rev. J. T. Keesey and wife Walkerton Ed Enyart and family Peru L. D. Snoke and family Claypool Sylvester Snoke and family Akron Ralph Davis west of Claypool J A Teeter and family west of here The attendees praised such gatherings and urged children away from the parental roof to return often to gladden their aging parents.
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Philip Snoke
J. T. Keesey
Walkerton
Ed Enyart
Peru
L. D. Snoke
Claypool
Sylvester Snoke
Akron
Ralph Davis
West of Claypool
J. A. Teeter
West of Here
Plan Proposed to Simplify Registered Mail Processing
Charles Stevens, a railway postal clerk on the Pennsylvania Line, develops a duplicate register route book using carbon copies and cards to accompany each dispatch. Warsaw Union notes he discussed the plan with Charles B. Stevens and the third assistant postmaster general, aiming for adoption by the post office department.
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Charles Rager
Fifth Division Railway
Warsaw
Cincinnati
Charles B. Stevens
Stevens
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Rager
Mr. Stevens
Post Office Department
Washington
Culver Military Academy Closes Over Scarlet Fever Epidemic
The Military Academy at Culver shut its doors last week as scarlet fever swept through. Several hundred cadets returned home to their families amid the outbreak.
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Culver
Claypool Lumber & Coal Co Announces Full Fall Stock
Claypool Lumber and Coal Co proclaims a complete stock of building material in preparation for fall trade. The firm emphasizes breadth of inventory across all descriptions to meet contractor and homeowner needs.
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The
Claypool Lumber & Coal Co
Attacked by Maddened Cow Endangers Child
A seven year old girl named Marjorie, daughter of Gus Bouse, was threatened as a gentle cow she was milking charged and rumbled toward the two other children. Mrs. Aker, guiding the milking, faced the animal as it rose and gored.
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Marjorie
Dughter
Gus
Bouse
Mnuk
Bowen Intercepted by Narrow Muddy Road Collision
Ground observers report a distant landing as a man on a wire left line near the roadway. Bowen, traveling a considerable distance, did not notice the approaching hazard until impact was near.
Great floods in Mexico claim thousands of lives and homes
The latest estimate places deaths in the Santa Catarina river valley floods at about 2,000 with 15,000 to 20,000 homeless. Property loss tops 330 million dollars after 96 hours of continuous rain totaling 193 inches.
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Santa Catarina
Mexico
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Mabelle and
Hazel Jontz
Swihart Store
Snoke
This Vi
Warsaw Union
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Middletown
Tlemen
Gerience
Bein
Z. C. Swain
Remond Keily
Additio
Fishi
Altho
South America
Otto
Tansagy
Rager’s Drug Store
Gus Bouse
A. H. Bowen
Ia. H. Bowen
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