Court House News and County Affairs Summary
Court House news reports divorce granted in the Della Hardman versus Albert Hare case. Probate appoints Joho F. Tom and James E. Tom as executors of Daniel E. Tom. Samuel Linn’s estate seeks private sale of personal property. petition granted. Commissioners inspect arches and abutments in multiple townships. Elkhart Bridge Co awarded contracts for Kinsey, Astor, and Foster bridges. McCarter and Cochran receive related awards. County Council approves extensive appropriations for county offices and services. tax levy reduced two cents to 24. County real estate transfers listed for the week ending Sept 6 1902. Marriage licenses issued to four couples. County meeting includes elected officers and a program with music and speeches. attendees from Warsaw, Etna Green, Plymouth, Valparaiso and surrounding areas.
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James E Tom
Daniel E. Tom
EB. A. Blue
Samuel Linn
Keefer
Monroe Township
Shultz
Clay Township
Rhoades
Circle
Jackson Township
Galbreath
Washington Township
Swartz
Tippecanoe Township
Elkhart Bridge Co
Kinsey
Wayne Township
Asterday
Prairie Township
Foster
Seward Township
George W. McCarter
Elba Cochran
Messrs. Martin & Barnes
Milford
Baylor Reunion Brings Baylors to Talma Indiana
The third annual Baylor family reunion met at Henry Baugher's Talma residence on Saturday August 30 1902. Fore noon featured social mingling and music. After a bounteous dinner shared by forty four attendees the gathering was called to order by president William.
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Baylor
Henry Baugher
Talma
Ind
Death notices and local business changes in Avon and surrounding towns
Deaths include Mrs. Renier widow of Francis Renier of Monroe and long time resident, age about 84, with nine children and extensive grandchildren. funeral at Avilla Catholic church. Mrs. Anna Reish, 84, longtime city resident, funeral at Stony Point church. Mrs. Thomas Welch, 74, Atwood area, funeral at Atwood Methodist church. Minear brothers start general merchandising in Claypool, William and George expanding from Mentone and Berey area, with plans to move families later.
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John
Fort Wayne
Andrew
Isadore
Avilla
Elizabeth Lay
Huntington County
Catharine Lay
Michagan
Clara Renier
Anna Reish
West Center Street
Thomas Welch
Atwood
Welch
C. V. Mull
Mentone
Oakwood
Minear
Panic warning from Treasury secretary on trusts and banks
Treasury secretary warns of looming panic amid plenty of money and crops. He states deposits are tied up in bond backed trusts, with New York banks loaded with loans to industrial firms and little cash in local banks. The Rochester Sentinel endorses this view, urging voters to curb trusts and oppose Republican reliance on rich financiers. It also critiques a proposed anti trust constitutional amendment as ineffective.
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Walter Wellman
the Record-Herald
Chicago
New York
Shaw
Rochester Sentinel
Morgans
Rockfellers
Gateses
Schwabs
Independent Run Seen For E. E. Small In Assembly Race
Representative E E Small of Val- Parasav plans an independent re election bid after losing GOP renomination amid party infighting over his city election vote for a Democrat. The Middlebury Independent notes dissatis fied Republicans and Democrats urged the move.
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E. E. Small
Val- Parasav
Assembly
Small
Hie
Thirteenth district boss Walter L Brown profiled
A sharply drawn portrait recalls Walter L Brown the Republican power broker in Indiana s Thirteenth district. Once unknown he rose rapidly through Elk hart money and politics, described as combative and carpet bagger by rivals, with ties to Toledo and a paper bag business, now central to district influence. The piece notes his meteoric rise and appetite for control.
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Walter L. Brown
13Th District
Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis
Ludlow
Mr. Brown
Elkhart County
Walter Brown
Brown
Thirteenth
Elkhart
Toledo
Tie
Notes On Family Reunions And Local Life
The column discusses the value of annual family reunions for strengthening kinship, fostering pride, and informing descendants about ancestors. It urges farmers to improve farm appearance by weed and bear removal along roadsides, and praises the current home farm overseer. It notes the death of Edward Eggleston, Indiana’s notable writer, and reflects on his legacy and reception.
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Dickens
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Saint Peter At the Gate
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Valparaiso
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Pierceton
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Geo. Sheely
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Packerton
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Pathe
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Indiana
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EK. B
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Fea Ship
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