Court House Circuit Court Matters and Probate
Summaries of commissioner's court and probate actions include estate transfers, divorces, appeals, partitions, and probate entries. Final exhibits filed, administrators discharged, and several estates appointed executors and trustees. The will of Washington deceased probated. distributions to widow and heirs outlined with named executors and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minta EB
Hire
Catharine Johnson
Fletcher Stoner
Mary Cook
Washington
Samuel
Mary
George
Mary Brackner
Marla Sholl
Bridges and real estate transfers dominate county notices
The report details inspections and acceptances of the Swartz, Miller, and Graham bridges in Tippecanoe and Van Buren townships, with specific payouts to Elkhart Bridge Co. and individuals for abutments. It also notes condemnations of the Cattell ditch bridge and Danner ditch bridges, plans for new stone arches and steel spans, and lists extensive local property transfers across Kosciusko County with numerous buyers and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swartz
Tippecanoe Township
Geo. W. McCarter
Miller
Fooling Pierceton With a Negro George Washington Randolph
A Pierceton crowd chased a famed prospect named George Washington Randolph who claimed vast wealth and planned grand farms and a $50,000 residence. He bought Dr. King's and the Cole farms, left town with his grip in Warsaw, and reportedly faced a mock lynching and a scolding from attorney Ed Bowser. Also notes an elderly graduate Mary D Erlougher and Fort Wayne pickpocket incident involving Uncle Henry Rynearson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierceton
George Washington Randolph
Dr. King
Cole
Randolph
Hd Bowser
Warsaw
Ed Bowser
Old Settlers Meeting Brings Wide Community Enjoyment
Monroe and adjoining townships held the annual old settlers gathering in Joel Phillips grove. The day featured reminiscences from pioneers, speeches by Kemp, Moe, and others, a bountiful dinner, and the shared memory of county progress. Swain inspected orchards west of Warsaw and reported San Jose scale findings, prompting eradication efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers' Meeting
Monroe
Joel Philips
Mr. Kemp
North Manchester
F. B. Moe
South Whitley
L. H. Swain
Warsaw
Fort Wayne
San Jose Seale
Prevention in Tree Planting Cautions Against Pest
The article urges careful inspection of trees before planting to prevent pest spread. It stresses that prevention is better than cure and advises ensuring trees are free from pests prior to acceptance.
Rogers Goshen Band Impresses At Winona Season
Rogers Goshen band, led by Geo Roscoe, closed its Winona engagement praised as the best to play there during the assembly season. The group, with 18 years of Chautauqua appearances, was reengaged for next season amid enthusiastic applause, countering eastern press misstatements about leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Hotel
Rogers
Drs. Dickey, Chapman and Vincent
Harriet Frazer
Geo. E. Vincent
Chautauqua
N. Y
Vincent
Abe Brubaker
L. W. Royse
Houton C. Frazer
John A. Sloane
Susan Teachout
Anna Schoonover
Rogers’ Goshen
Winona
Dickey
Chas. E. Rogers
Goshen
Geo. ¥. Roscoe
Middle West
Indiana
Indiana Cattle Show Promises Rich Livestock Prize Line
Indiana Cattle Show at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis the week of September 14 promises strong livestock progress aided by famed herds. Secretary Charles Downing cites wide classes, lucrative premiums, and trophies. Entries close September 7 with fifteen classes led by judges Wallace Powell Hadley. The fair expects substantial livestock capacity. In other news Prickett buys Syracuse Register for 1000 dollars. Winona Electric Light and Water Co. granted a 50 year franchise to lay pipes and operate a plant, with obligations to supply spring water, heat and power, and conditions to operate fully within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles Downing
Indiana
David Wallace
Allie Powell
Wabash
Oscar Hadley
Danville
Downing
Winona
Winona Electric Light and Water Co
Opera
Horticultural Society Meeting at Pendleton Highlights
Notes from the Indiana Horticultural Society midsummer meeting in Pendleton Madison County describe uplifting talks on new apple varieties, including Longfield Wolf River Indian Gano and Black Ben Davis. C M Hobbs urged careful adoption while William Watson Woolen promoted Children’s Gardens and local effort by Amos Garretson to host and transport attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalpa
C. M. Hobbs
Bridgeport
Hobbs
Longfield
Wolf River
Ben Davis
William Watson Woolen
Ndianapolis
Woolen
Death of Mrs Sebring in Kosciusko County
Mrs Margaret Richerson Sebring born Hamilton County Ohio February 25 1816 died August 2 1903 age 86 years 7 4. She married Warren Sebring February 8 1840 in Hamilton County Ohio. They moved with their family to Wabash County and later Kosciusko County remaining there until her death. The obituary notes eight children including several daughters and one son. Funeral services held Tuesday April 4 at Paul Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret (Richerson) Sebring
Hamilton County
Ohio
Warren
Sebring
Wabash County
Nunber
Paul Chi
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Conmissioners Court
New Cason
Anna Whiteselle
Whiterselle
School City of
John B. Borie
John Switzer
Samuel Evans
Amise Martin
Charles S. Yeager
Alvin Beazel
Wm. G
Nellie Hawley
Geo
W. Hawley
Probate Court
Commis
Sere’ Court
Kosciusko Abstract
Title Guaranty Company
Ottlee
Grabner’s
Hizabetl E Strobridge
M Bartholonew
Turkey Creek
Reuben Beigh
Baum
Claypool
Margaret E Kiine
Leste
Kiot
Bumpasto
Alexander Makon
Syracuse
Saabb
Joseph Bampunter
Leitman
W H Ripple
Williama
Chenoweth
Lake View Park
JE Armstrong
Leesburg
A Weaver
E Weaver
Marsh
S H Whitmer
South Park
Lorne
Emma J Dunfee
Etna Green
Sol Mier
Albert Garber
E Hickman Lou
Kiet & Wood
J T Hoover
van Buren
Senora C Moon
Higbee
Migbee
Milford
Winifred
Hibberd Spencer Bartell Co
Abbie E
Minnie J Henderson
Daniel Stiller
Wendrickson
Willabold
A Lehman
Eraline Pollock
William Wallis
S P Pollock
W Johnson
Melvin Gard
RC Ebert
J H Bowser
Syracuse Water Power Co
JH Bowser
Syracuse Water Power
Rachael C Baldeker
Eli Shook
O King
James Longacre
Morton Place
Hickman
J Kioch
W J Gregg
C I
Spencer
Cripple Gate Heights
WI Gregg
George Smith
Phoebe Bunger
Brindley
Lyman
Mentone
Rouse
Reed O
Funk
Market Street
Marriage Livensee
Otis Carr
Zora Stoner
Nathaniel Francis
Mary Rosenating
John Broch
Mamie Furness
Art Staines
Ida Determan
Fred E. Smith
Bertie Kx
Fuller
Pierceton Peoople
Mary D. Erlougher
Bert Blake
Meotone
Henry Rynearson
Ft. Wayne
OLD Settlers’ Meeting
Phillips’ Grove
Monroe Township
Jose Seale
Pracuse Register
BE. A. Graham
Syracuse Register
E. A. Prickett
St. Louis
Graham
Register
J. P. Prickett
Milford Mail
Pennsylvania
Beotety, Or
Indiana Horticultural Society
Pendieton
Madison County
Sylvester Johnson
Irvington
W. B. Fitch
Lawrence
W. W. Stevens
Salem
W. H. Ragan
Greencastle
W. W. Woolen
H. 4. Swalm
South Bend
Theodore Whson
Pomona
Kosciusko County
Mr. Woolen
Hpe
Bess “Edu
Muleton
Eloity
Amos Garretson
Garretson
Pendleton
Joe Burton
Atos
Garretaon
Garreteon
Mrs Sebring
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