Weather’s grip on real estate stifles spring market
Weather briefing notes heavy spring rains and muddy roads slow Indianapolis real estate transfers. Agents report favorable finances and low interest, yet buyers falter when showings are blocked by poor roads and rain. Several parcels change hands this week, including properties on North Capitol Avenue, Park Avenue, Alabama Street, and more, reflecting a mixed but cash-ready market amid conditions.
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Louis Brink Fletcher
Carl F. Walk
Capitol Avenue
Walnut Street
Indiana Marion county transfers record for June 1 191
Transfers filed in Marion county Indiana for the 24 hours ending 1 p m June 1 191 with 30 transfers totaling 35319 23 dollars. Names include Amelia Schmid Elijah Jones Willis Privett Normen Meyers Peter Ferdinand Sickel Edwin Patterson John J Griffin Samuel H Burford and others with properties in Fletcher’s South Brookside and others in Indianapolis. Total listed values include 1509 00 3000 00 1000 00 6000 00 2470 00 and more with additional notes on repairs and buildings.
Classical School Hosts Luncheon and Class Events
Mrs Sewall will host a luncheon for the Girls Classical School class of 1901 including Bertha Bals Blanche Barbour Isabel Haas Julia Kern Beatrice Klass Belle Layman Emma Riberge Mary Sanders Bery Showers Margaret Shipp Edith Wilson Iris Wynn Florence Cothrell and Henrietta Frenzel ux. Prof H Morse Stephens of Cornell will visit and be guest at a dinner in his honor. Class day and senior events occur June 3 4 with reception and alumnae meeting at Englishs Hotel, 166 members in the association. The annual Classical School Annual debuts as journalism first edition of the school.
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Prof
H. Morse Stephens
Cornell University
City
Sewall
Girls’ Classical School
English’s
Smiths In a Tangle Over Tax Sale Names
In county court William C. Smith seeks to set aside a mistaken sale of his lot for back taxes and cancel the deed. He asks the court to determine the true names of defendants including Peter Bender Smith and Julia Gertrude Smith, both called Nancy Smith, and to appoint a guardian ad litem for minor defendants Natalias Lord Smith Julia Gertrude Smith and Mariam Smith. He alleges the auditor mixed his lot with another’s due to similar descriptions and seeks quieting of title.
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Smith
William C. Smith
Ida G. Smith
David Flanders Smith
Peter Bender Smith
Oble John Smith
Natalia Lord Smith
Julia Gertrude Smith
Nancy Smith
Mariam Smith
James S. Cruse
Francis T. Hamilton
John J. Smith
Frank M. Churchman
Natalias Lord Smith
Suit Against ex County Treasurer Schmidt Over Delinquent Taxes
Two suits filed by County Attorney Hugg on behalf of the State accuse ex treasurer William H. Schmidt and his bondsmen of illegally retaining 7 022 50 and 844 67 in fees for collecting delinquent taxes. Schmidt denies collecting any such taxes. Bondsmen listed total 36 names. Bond amount stands at 1 000 000. Schmidt reportedly in New York or Mexico, with negotiations ongoing after a prior report by Experts Ayres and Leslie. Holt refunded about 10 000 after being found short.
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William H. Schmidt
Schmidt
Martin Hugg
Board of Commissioners
Hiram W. Miller
Albert Sahm
Andrew Hagen
Otto Stechhan
Alfred Burdsal
John T. Brush
James L. Keach
Peter
Ayres
Leslie
Sterling R. Holt
Final ruling ends long county contempt case
Judge Allen of the Circuit Court ruled on a demurrer in the Heagan Mantel Company versus Smith Myers case. The decision ends a decade long dispute over contempt charges and control of a hardware business once overseen by Myers and tied to William H. Bennett.
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Allen
Heagan Mantel Company
Louisville
Smith Myers
Myers
William H. Bennett
Harper
Brown
Frederick F. Cady
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Mantel Company
Bennett
Suit to reform deed between Eliza Moesch and Shelby spouses
Eliza Moesch age 73 files suit against daughter Augusta Shelby and son in law George W. Shelby to reform a deed exchanging property. She says the instrument attempted to create a life estate for her and asks for a new deed in fee simple citing lack of understanding and reliance on the others statements.
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Eliza Moesch
Augusta Shelby
George W. Shelby
Liquor dealer Rikhoff files deed of assignment in probate
Herman H Rikhoff of J G Rikhoff Co wholesale liquor dealers at 356 South Meridian street yesterday filed a deed of assignment in the probate department assigning his property to Lewis A Coleman appointed signee under a bond of 1700. A schedule lists tangible assets at 252.09 and open creditor accounts at 2643.45 worth 9 after adjustment, totaling 72. Liabilities are not specified.
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Herman H. Rikhoff
J. G. Rikhoff & Co
South Meridian Street
Lewis A. Coleman
Phoenix Accident Society Sues Booth and Brigham for 87.27
The Phoenix Accident and Sick Benefit Association of Benton Harbor Michigan filed suit against John S Booth and his bondsman Edwin B Brigham for 87 27. It is claimed Booth acted as agent for the association in Indianapolis from May 18 to Dec 31 1900 and 87 27 collected in the last months of his term was not paid to the company.
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Phoenix Accident and Sick Benefit Association of
Benton Harbor, Mich
John S. Booth
Edwin B. Brigham
Booth
Indianapolis
Suit Filed to Recover Judgment Against Old Wayne Mutual
Sarah McDonough and John Herrity as administrator of Winifred Herrity estate sue Old Wayne Mutual Life Association of Indianapolis to collect a $1,250 judgment from a Pennsylvania case.
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Sarah McDonough
John Herrity
Winifred Herrity
Old Wayne Mutual Life Association of
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Butterworth Named Administrator of Estate
Charles W. Butterworth was yesterday appointed administrator of the estate of a deceased person, with duties to manage debts, assets, and final settlement under local probate law. No further details on the decedent or heirs are provided in the available text.
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Charles W. Butterworth
Eliza Butterworth Receives Bond in Estate Case
Eliza Butterworth posted a $900 bond as part of a court proceeding. Jane C. Buchanan was appointed administratrix of John Buchanan’s estate and posted a $200 bond.
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Eliza Butterworth
Jane C. Buchanan
John Buchanan
Superior Court Civil Docket Includes Divorce and Lien Judgments
In Room 1 Judge McMaster, multiple cases: Mamie MacCui vs William Mar. Curdy granted divorce with custody. Nora D. Strong vs Herbert A. Strong decree with custody. Elizabeth Newton vs Joseph A. Newton decree with custody. Elvina Low vs Elliott P. Low note case dismissed with costs. Room 3 dismissals on mechanic’s lien and damages actions. several judgments for costs. Circuit Court actions include hearings, dismissals, and new suits filed across multiple counties and courts.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Mamie MacCui
William
Mar. Curdy
Nora D. Strong
Herbert A. Strong
Elizabeth Newton
Joseph A. Newton
Elvina Low
Elliott P. Low
Vinson Carter
John W. Hearne
New York Investment Company
Mathias Dewald
James M. Parker
Lawrence A. Nageleisen
Circuit Court
Henry Clay
Clinton L. Hare
Thomas Francis Hickey
Morris
Greenbaum
Christian F. G. Koepper
the Chronicle
John H. Hunter
Monroe Klingensmith
George W. Klingensmith
Frank A. Morrison
Bridget Gorman
Justice of the Peace
Phoenix Accident and Sick Benefit Association of
Benton Harbor
Mich
John 8
Sarah McDonough
The
Old Wayne Mutual Life Association of Indianapolis
Eliza Moesch
George W. Shelby
William C. Smith
Ida G. Smith
Theodore E. Griffith
Jennie Kinzly
Grace A. Callahan
Clara Louise Coffman
Preston National Bank of Detroit
Charlies F. Coffin
Enoch H., Smith
Casper M. Jones
Supreme Court and appellate docket entries from Indiana records
Indiana Supreme Court and Appellate Court proceedings list multiple case titles and notes including State of Indiana ex rel. William Geake et al. vs Joseph V. Fox and Robert B. Driebelbiss vs Henry C. Berghoff with terms, bonds, and assignment of errors. Also includes David F. Highley v Marion Retherford and Elliott Rariden v Cullen Mason and related briefs and records across White, Marion, and Marshall counties.
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State of Indiana
William Geake
Joseph V. Fox
Allen C. C
Bond
Robert B. Driebelbiss
Henry C. Berghoff
Appellate Court
David F. Highley
Marion Retherford
Howard C. C. Appellant
James H. Halstead
Viola Gray
Marion C. C. Appellant
The
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Harry O. Johnson
Marion
C. Appellant
Elliott Rariden
Cullen C. Mason
White C. C
Esther B. Rariden
Mae Shunk
Schuyler CC
Falconburg
Marshall Co. C
City News Items From Local Pages
Mrs C B King and daughter Estelle return from Daytona Fla Bliss Perry Atlantic Monthly editor to lecture next Friday in Irvington Atheneum Mr and Mrs L T Dickason of Chicago spend Sunday with M L Gould Surrey Mr Arthur Smith of Fort Wayne attends Girls Classical School senior class dance Mr and Mrs Edward L Mercer entertain guest Mrs H W Robinson of Havana Cuba German Literary Club mass meeting at Mrs Bertha m Test home next Tuesday The marriage of M W Hession and Elsie Commons set for Wednesday June 5 Sunday school Central Christian Church to present elaborate program The bankruptcy petition of Terre Haute merchant Thomas C Ewing filed in Federal Court liabilities 1850 assets 25 County awards contract for concrete arch bridge over Main’s creek Pike township bid 105 Anthony Bradley janitor replaced by John W Males Miss Clara Ingram to receive informally for next week’s Miss Fannie Sloan wedding There are no invitations Mrs Sewall hosted tea with domestic prizes awarded Girls Industrial School annual picnic at Riverside Park 50 to 60 girls and instructors attended Frank M Riddell arrested for burglary and larceny at hover’s Hall entry tools stolen from East Market St Prison record Harvey Holbrook to celebrate eighty sixth birthday with daughter Mrs Howard Smock Charles E Coffin reports on When block sale to Owen Brothers of Utica N Y remodeling planned Howard Eateen a one star in Nathan Hale Rhode Island company closing season Kyle to end season in Pigini UL June 15 then New York rest of week then Atlantic City Reentry Benton county residents in Marion county picnic at Fairview Park June 2 program under executive committee Zinn secretary Twentieth annual set of Expect and Dramatic Art to be held tomorrow
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Elsie Commons
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Terre Haute
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Main's Creek
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Haley
Hover’s Hall
East Market Street
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Utica
N. Y
Howard Eateen
Nathan Hale
L. G. Halsey
Ballard
Kyle
Pigin
New York
Atlantic City
Benton County
Marion County
Fairview Park
Andes Zinn
Day fishery scheme revives amid housing bias claims
The city sees a renewed push for a day fishery association after local flat owners refuse to rent to families with children, echoing social tensions. A bankruptcy petition targets Harvey M. La Follette over a land scheme debt of 250 dollars, while a Berkshire Poland-China and Darte-Jersey hog sale is planned at Union Stock Yards.
Odd Fellows Plan Spectacle for State Fair Week
W H Leedy grand secretary of the Indiana Odd Fellows and State Board of Agriculture leaders discussed a two to three evening spectacle. Cantons or drilled Odd Fellows units would portray soldiers of various nations while Sousa's band played. The Indiana National Guard would impersonate U S troops.
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Indiana Odd Fellows
McDonald
Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Odd Fellows
Sousa
National Guard of
Indiana
United States
Statewide school enrollment rises to 757526
Superintendent Jones reports the state total of 757,526 students, up 1,198 from last year led by gains in the gas belt. White pupils number 742,306, up 1,378, while 15,22 colored children increase by 144 to 15,322. Marion County accounts for 3.9 percent of colored pupils and totals 47,821 versus 47,566 last year.
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Jones
Grant County
Marion County
Broad Ripple Park Opens With Diving Horses Exhibition
Broad Ripple Park opens its season this afternoon with a display by King and Queen the diving horses under Prof. G F Holloway of Bancroft Iowa. They will perform this afternoon and evening and daily next week. No admission charged. The street car line will run ten minute service to Ripple.
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Broad Ripple
G. F. Holloway
Bancroft
Eee Ripple
Mistaken identity clears juror in gambling case
The Journal corrected a report that Terrance Moore, fined on two liquor law charges, sat on the jur y trying Charles Barnes and twenty-eight others. The man was a former police officer who resembled Moore, causing the mix up. The jury disagreed in the cases and was discharged after an all night deliberation.
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Terrance Moore
Charles Barnes
Police Department
Moore
Will Exchange Benches Between Judges Next Week
Judge John H. Baker of the United States Court and Judge J O Humphries of the Illinois court will exchange benches next week. The swap follows agreement to handle a backlog of criminal cases in Illinois during Judge Humphries tenure as district attorney. Judge Baker will be away all week.
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United States Court
J. O. Humphries
Illinois Court
Illnois
Humphries
Baker
Professor David K. Goss in Indianapolis After Germany Return
Prof. David K. Goss former superintendent of Indianapolis schools was in the city yesterday after returning from Germany where he led a boys' school. He will spend the summer in the United States and use Indianapolis as his headquarters.
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David K. Goss
Indianapolis
City
Germany
Goss
Property owners seek $500 payment for land use at encampment
Property owners near Fairview Park demand $500 from the State for the use of their land for the National Guard annual encampment in July, a claim that will likely push military officials to choose another site for the event.
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Fairview Park
National Guard
Banquet Honors John Hotz Before West Point Departure
Manual Training High School athletics held a banquet at the Bates House for John Hotz, soon bound for West Point. About thirty players and managers from baseball, track, and football attended, with toastmaster Noyes and remarks by Robert Hall praising Hotz’s four-year varsity record, leadership, and versatility. Hotz departs June 10 as a June class graduate. he has starred in football, baseball as catcher, and long distance running, and set a world indoor diving record at the Y M C A meet. He is twenty, 5 feet 7 1/2 inches, 16 pounds.
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John Hotz
West Point
Bates House
Noyes
Robert Hall
Hotz
Hall
West Point Military Academy
Hich
City offices begin noon closing rule in courthouse basement
Most city offices in the courthouse basement started a noon closing practice yesterday. Only the city controller's and the Board of Health stayed open after lunch.
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City Controller's
Board of Health
The Wine and Stanford. Harrison's missing wines mystery
A New York paper recounts President Harrison visiting Stanford University to lecture on international law. A suite of wines arrived but vanished, sparking a campus joke as the university bylaw on contraband beverages is cited and the matter ends with no further action.
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New York
Harrison
Stanford University
Jordan
Hidden sorrow returns to the surface in Atchison Globe
In the Atchison Globe a quip about people who seem to hide sorrow fades as the piece references digging up the Teagon and Sron. The item reads as a compact, period style notice reflecting local humor and commentary.
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Atchison Globe
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