County board adopts bridge plans and probate notes
Special session of the commissioners and probate court covers plans for a 10 foot circle arch on the Koontz ditch in Jackson township and a new abutment for the Mincar bridge in Washington township. Ditches in Kosciusko and Elkhart counties receive petitions and a transcript is sent to Fulton County. Probate actions include the will of Conrad Streeby, administrators for Simon Dewart, and guardians for Adam H. Cook's minor heir.
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Commissioners’ Court
Board of County Commissioners
Jackson
Washington Townships
Hans Swanson
Prairie
Harrison
Jas. A. Cook
Swick
Seward
Franklin, Clay and Lake
Koontz Ditch
Jackson Township
Mincar
Grassy Creek
Washington , Township
David Harsh
William Clemmer
Isaac Jeffries
Taylor Jeffries
Kosciusko
Fulton
Fulton Corney
Elkhart County
Miles
Kasciusko
Elkhart
Conrad Streeby
Eliza A. Streiby
C. W. Stileby
Della Miller
Jos. K. Mock
Mary A Dewart
William F. Dewart
Simon Dewart
Amanda BE. King
Adam Hi. Cook
Property transfers and parcels in Kee 3 and Winona Park
The record notes transfers involving lots in Scott township and Winona Park. Julia Kimes Edward Kimes and Cora L Berst with husband convey to Erwin J B Kimes. Kee quarter section 83 Kee 3 Pun and tract 9117 referenced, with prices 8000 and 2000 for specified parcels and 44.32 acres of NW quarter.
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Scott
Ind
Andrew J Diddle
Winona Park
Julia Kimes
Edward Kimes
Cora L Berst
Erwin J B Kimes
Law to Prevent Cruelty to Animals Enacted
A new law makes cruelty to animals a misdemeanor. It covers overdriving, overloading, torture, starvation, beating, mutilation, or killing. Custodians of animals must provide food, drink, shelter, and protection from weather or face fines up to 200 dollars or up to ninety days in jail. The article endorses community enforcement.
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Taylor
Tennessee
Three Ranks Conferred at Forest Lodge No 46
Last Wednesday evening forest lodge No 46 Knight of Pythias held a special meeting for conferring all three ranks. One candidate received first and second ranks, two received third. Visiting brethren from Leesburg, Claypool, Silver Lake and Middlebury attended. Social hour followed with refreshments arranged by J. H. White and mandolin quartet entertainment.
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Forest Lodge No
Knight of Pythias
Leesburg
Claypool
Silver Lake
Middlebury
Home Lodge
J. H. White
Ray Bartel
Harry Miller
Charles Kelley
Will Winters
Two Quirky Verdicts From A Western Town
A popular town figure faced trial after a street scuffle and the jury quickly acquitted, finding no intent to kill but to paralyze. The judge observed the brief deliberation as the foreman announced the verdict amid applause. A Georgia rural case followed, where the coroner’s jury ruled death resulted from a failed attempt to light a pipe with an electric light.
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Georgia
Black Danger Upsurge Ends War Hopes in Africa
Lancaster Examiner reports English officers warn of a rising native Black Danger in South Africa risking a joint British Boer defense and potentially altering the war. Article contrasts white and native populations across Cape Colony Natal Transvaal and Rhodesia, urging cooperation and noting natives watch for advantage amid conflict.
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South Africa
Boerland
Unis
Cape Colony
Tasutoland
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Natal
Rhodesia
Loge
Lancaster
Examiner
Words of Wisdom at Roger Williams College Address
W H Counsil president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes at Norma Ala delivers remarks at Roger Williams College. His address references overcoming adversity and acknowledges the importance of education and opportunity for Black students.
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Roger Williams College
W. H. Counsil
Agricultural and Mechanical College For
Norma
Ala
Richmond
Increased funding to expand farmers institutes nationwide
The last general assembly raised the appropriation for farmers institutes enabling more meetings each season. The general committee aims to hold supplemental meetings in small towns near county lines, with a goal to reach every farmer within two years. Local cooperation and early county chairman applications by August are urged. W. C. Larra, Supt. Farmers Institutes.
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General Committee
Purdue University
County Institute
Farmers’ Institutes
Ausprust
W. C. Larra
Rural telephone lines linked to roads and trolley routes
The article discusses rural telephone service as a natural extension after better roads, cycle paths, and rural delivery. It argues the long distance system will connect farmers to business and social life, potentially saving yearly phone costs and aiding in emergencies by enabling instant communication.
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Anex
Reminiscences of Kosciusko Pioneers by William Boggs
A long reminiscence recalls William Boggs of Wayne township born in 1837 eventful Indiana life. He recounts moving from Henry county to Kosciusko in 1840, crossing frozen waterways, clearing eight acres for corn, and enduring frontier loneliness. He notes voting in 1836 for Martin Van Buren, describes Leesburg as county seat before Warsaw existed, and reflects on early government. The piece also references Indiana authors James Whitcomb Riley and Maurice Thompson and urges state literary pride in schools.
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William Boggs
Wayne Township
Boggs
Kosciusko County
Indiana
Henry County
LaPorte
Koschuska County
South Bend
Elkhart
Little Prairie
Leesburg
al Mr. Ash
Oswego
Warsaw
Pione
Martin van Buren
Elkhart High School
James
Whitcomb Riley
Maurice
Thompson
Ux Hoosiers
Anticles
Bailey
James Whitcomb Riley
Hoosier
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Irene Bennett
State of Indiana
John Lawrence
Justice Court
Anna E. Lane
Jerome B. Matthews
Schuyler P.lane
Jeromeb. Matthews
Nellie P. Lane
Nathaniel P. Mauzy
Oliver P. Smith
Sheriff
Isaac Books
Daniel Hartman
John J. Longacre
Harriet D. Frazier
Court House
Elty
Worley
Young's Court
State of
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Justice Kiler
Board of Review
County Board of Review
David Kintvel
M. A. Wilcox
A. E. Warley
Swith
Borg
Edward A. Smith and
Gertrude Anglin
George Bobn
Delma Meredith
Lloyd H. Shadley
Maud Mindien
Valentine I. Hostetter
Lizzie Shumiaker
S. B. Weaver
Abbie Ray
William C. Swartz
Eastetla Cable
Leroy Humphreys
Iva D. Bogan
Kosciusko Abstract and Title Guaranty Company
Masonic Block
Stephen Gerard
Barnabus Gerard
Ida Wood
Etna Green
Margaret John
Curtis C Farberlot
Samuel D. Sled
George ‘W Chapman
Nww
Wayne
William Crist
George Crist
Joseph K Moek
William Strneby
Elizabeth Hines
Turkey Creek
Louise Schusteins
Abraham L
Sidney
John
Parker
Annie
Beigh
Peoples
McConnell
James A. Cook
Jacob E. Cook
S. W
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William Bibler
Sec
Washington
William Kuhns
Rachael
Dan M Garber
Barbaral Garber
Jonn & McNamara
Ryerson
Pierceton
Ridenbrugn
Forest Lodge
Knighta
Pythias
Mabie
Farmer's Institutes
Rural Telephone Service
Will Carlton
Henry
Continental Army
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