Court House News Highlights Circuit Court Actions
Commissioners report distribution figures totaling 8576.79 with allocations to Edgar W Noris and Lincoln Abbott et al. Judicial rulings include damages of 50.50 in a Bush v Hay case and several partition, ditch, and highway petitions. March 16 viewers appointed for a public road vacation. D N Melick named justice of the peace for Etna township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Stein
Cecelia Cor- Soran
Chas. A. Bush
James Hay
Joe, Huffman
Wm. W. McDonald
Spyoal
John I Magee
James W. Brown
Elmer E. James
Andrew J. Price
Jeffierson
VancBuren
Joshua Bareham
Washington Township
Edwin W. Highee
Milford
Leesburg
Calvin C. Miler
Jacob S. Kwonts
Aaron Dr. Heckman
Auditor’s Office
Etna
Township Examinations Set for Graduation Across Townships
Trustees decided to hold graduation examinations on Saturday March 21 at multiple locations including Packerton Sidney North Webster Syracuse Milford Oswego Warnah Claypoo Silver Lake Yellow Creek Lake Beaver Dam Harrison Center Atwood District No 3 Scott township Etna Green Mentone Leesburg and Oswego The commencement will be at Winona park on Saturday June 6 An effort will seek Dr Nathan Schafer Pennsylvania superintendent of public instruction to lecture on that occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packerton
Sidney
North Webster
Syracuse
Milford
Oswego
Warnaw
Claypoo
Silver Lake
Yellow Creek Lake
Beaver Dam
Harrison Center
Atwood
Scott Township
Etna Green
Mentone
Leesburg
Winona Park
Real Estate Transfers from Kosciusko Abstracts
Real estate transfers for the week recorded by Kosciusko Abstract and Title Guaranty Co list transactions including Elia Haines to Levi J Miller for NE 14 in Monroe township priced at 3000. G B Pontius to Isaac N Pontius NW 1-4 of SE ¼ in Clay township at 8500. O M Chumley to J T Bigenahan in Hay's addition Pierceton at 4100. Weldon Reed to Grant Reed N 1-2 of NE ¼ in Monroe township at 6250. George Ruff to Emes Gal breath it in Conrad Moore's addition Pierceton at 450. and others with unclear names and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko Abstract
Title Guaranty Company
Oltica
Grabner’s
Elia Haines
Levi J.miller
Weldon Reed
Grant Reed
Monroa
George ‘D Ruff
Emas Galbreath
Conrad & Moore
Margaret Countryman
Mavie
Social events entertain Winona circle and local surprise birthday
The Winona Reading circle enjoyed a Friday gathering hosted by Attorney Bert Shane and Mrs Schloss on North Buffalo street with guests, poems, readings on Hamlet and Scotland, music, and a delicious lunch. Captain Eli M Rager, a Civil War veteran and North Manchester elder, died at 78 after a life noted for community presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Bert Shane
Schloss
North Buffalo Street
Wilthe Company
Charles James Fox
Walter Brooker
Wwerses
Sue Teachout
Hamlet
EK. E. Hickman
Scot
Misa Reed
Maurice Wilcox
Orville Kilmer
Abe Brubsker
Eli M Rager
North Marcheater
Kosciusko Corn Growers Hold 1903 Meeting at Court House
The Kosciusko Corn Growers association met last Saturday in the court house with limited attendance due to bad weather. O. A Somers Kokomo spoke on seed corn selection and care, stressing home grown seed, middle ear grains, and proper planting and drainage. Officers elected for 1903 were W. B. Chenoweth president E. M. Funk secretary and J. F. Magee treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko Corn Growers’ Association
Court House
O. A Somers
Kokomo
Farmers’ Institute
Somers
W. B. Chenoweth
E. M. Funk
J. F. Magee
Troy Laundry Change Hands
A deal was completed last Wednesday transferring the Troy laundry from Barlinger & Lake to Stark & Kemp who came from Ohio. Barlinger started in the laundry business three years ago, acquiring the Harper laundry and later the Lake City laundry. Jesse Lake joined to form Barlinger & Lake, praised as upright citizens. both men are long-time county residents. The Union wishes the new proprietors success in Warnaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlnger
Baringer& Lake
Baringer
Mr. Lake
Warnaw
David
Johnathan
Damon
Pythias
Order of Knights of
Syracuse
Dionyanus
Dionysius
Pythian Owas
Lystrious Order
Bob
Notable local figures and events from Pierceton area
The Pierceton column notes Prof. M. F. Scott’s acclamation as County School Commissioner of Ions County and J. H. Taylor’s trip to Indian Territory. It records births and deaths in Muskingum and Pierceton areas, farm moves near Warsaw, a marriage at Burket, railroad job changes, and community notices from Mentone and Syracuse with brief obits and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierceton
M. F. Scott
Ions County
Mich
J. H. Taylor
Indian Territory
Charles
Muskogee
Margaret Meredith
Muskingum County
Ohio
John Maston
Indiana
Snyder Farm
Whitley County
Luwer Lake
Hecort
Loren Kemper
Warsaw
H. J. Parks
Theunite Brethren Parsonage
Burket
C. J. Miner
William L. Botkin
Della TL. Hill
Claypool
George Isenberger
Rager
Big Four Railroad Company
Rushville
Nellie Galimore
Mentone
Ina
Levi Brown
Elliott Manwartog
David Teel
Allen Jeffries
Taylor Jeffries
Riley Ralston
Levaburg Standard
Eliza Armstrong
John McGean
Ott
Montgomery
Presbyterian Church
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Samuel B. Whittenberger
Frank Brown
Samuel B Whittenberger
Samel Barrett
Margaret Bybee
Goldie R. Hullman
Thomas Cretcher
Wmn
Juhoson
Commissioners’ Court
Pontius
Isaac N Pontius
O M
Chumley
J T Bigenahanit
Hay
K. S. Blackfoul
Hirthway
Alyhough
Fulton County
Rochester
Klkhart County
Rochester Sentinel
Wm. Caldwell
Kosciusko Corn Growers
Troy Laundry
A. C
Mylford
Pearl Fike
Major Collins
Elkhart and Winona
Thos. Rhorer
Ligonier
I. M. Steel
Rev. Keefer
Syracuse Register
John Richards
Fred Butt
Richards
Closs
Partridge
Goshen-Ft. Wayne Electric Railroad
Prof. Newberry
Order OF Eastern Star
The
Eastern Star
William Conrad
Mamie Conrad
O. J. Chandler
MreIda Chandler
Warbaw
Mra
Hattie Kingery
W. M
Ww. Conrad
W. P
Mary Rarick
Assoc. M
Esther Burker
Seo’y
Lydia McComb
Treas
Rose Hetrick
Lottie Bigdon
Assoc
Mary Goodwin
Adab
Cora Stephenson
Ruth
Estella Boyd
Esther
Ida Chandler
Martha
Nelle Johnson
Elecia
Emms Goshorn Warder
Hugh Kingery
Mia
Mamie Oram
E. S. Johnson
Ferriéra
Leesberg
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Martin Luther
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
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