Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yi.2ADE/562.1.2
Message Board Post:
Do you have any burials for :
Koepke, Sprattley, or Hittle?
Thanks
Janeen
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yi.2ADE/585.1
Message Board Post:
Not sure if this will help, but I have an obituary that says
"Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery, west of Kouts"
I wanted to make all of you aware of the "change in policy" at the Marriage
License Dept. at the Valparaiso, Indiana courthouse. I drove 70 miles from
Illinois to the Valpo courthouse to look up some marriage applications.
After finding my marriage applications I took the books containing the needed
material to the front desk and asked them to copy the designated
applications. I was told "we only make copies on Wednesday afternoons". I
asked when and why this policy was implemented? The new policy went into
affect April 1st due to the cutbacks in the department. I said, "can I make
my own copies"? I was standing 5 feet from the copy machine. I was told
that was not allowed!! I asked how I was to get my copies made? The answer
was, " request them by mail and the copies will mailed to you". I ended up
filling out a envelope with my address and paying for the copies which will
be mailed to me. I then left and drove another 70 miles home.
It was obvious that nothing would change their mind. Why is it that due to
department cutbacks the public must always suffer? I have been at
courthouses in other counties where they make allowances for out-of-state
people coming in at non designated hours to perform Genealogy research. It
appears to me that the Marriage License Dept in Valparaiso is purposely
making it difficult to obtain Genealogy information.
Dave
Chesterton Tribune - December 24, 1885 cont
Post master Taylor is lying at his residence dangerously ill. He was
taken sick about a week ago. Last Sunday he became temporarily insane
and during the night jumped through the window and escaped from his
friends. At the time he had but very little clothing on. He went to the
home of Mr. Slont, and wanted to get that gentleman to take him to
Porter, saying that he was going to Chicago. He was taken into the
house and cared for. In the mean time the relatives of Mr. Taylor were
scouring the town and country for him, Mr. Slont sent word immediately
to the Taylor's of Richard's whereabouts, but when the messenger reached
the house, all the folks were gone, except the old folks. He was
afterwards taken home. During the greater part of the time since, he
has been out of his head, and suffering from a raging fever. Dr. Marr
is his attending physician. We do not know what his ailment is. The
greatest fears are entertained for his recovery. It has been utterly
impossible to obtain further particulars, as those in a position to
know, are expending their entire time and energies to aid the
unfortunate man. That Richard may speedily recover is the sincere wish
of all who know him.
CHRISMAN
A Merry Christmas to the readers of The TRIBUNE.
Chas. Cobb is braking on the Joliet division of the M.C. railway.
Herbert Ashton and sister Sundayed with friends here.
Peter Hommes, one of the participants in the bloody work occurring in
this town about Oct. 20th, will be released from durance vile on Monday
noon of this week.
John Olson, a pupil of the Crisman school, enrolled under Prof. H. B.
Brown, of the normal, for an indefinite period. Mr. Olson is one of the
far-seeing young men who is quite willing to deprive himself of the
short-lived and frivolous pleasures of youth in order that he may drink
more deeply from the never failing and pacific fountain whose healing
virtues have, to a certain extent, cleansed this mundane sphere from
ignorance, superstition, slavery, etc. etc. It is hoped that many more
of our young men will go and do likewise.
Trustee Harrison delivered the necessary supplies to his schools on
Friday last. Our trustees deserve much credit and encouragement in this
attempt at bettering the condition of our common schools. All
conscientious patrons of education will indorse any scheme that will
bring us one step nearer having "Free Schools."
Raffling for turkeys furnishes the boys with considerable amusement, and
it is not uncommon to hear of turkeys costing the owner 35 cents per
pound.
The transfer business at this place between the M.C. & B.O. railways has
increased to such an extent that the officials of both roads are
considering whether to appoint H.D. Scofield, the M.C.'s agent at this
place, as agent for both roads, relieve him an operator entirely.
A noted expert, Mr. D. L. Thomas in the hog business, thinks hog cholera
is due principally to impure water and over-feeding.
The Chesterton Tribune, December 24, 1885 cont.
No school this week.
It will soon be 1886.
H. Benson was in town last Saturday.
Rubber Boots only $2.25 at P.A. Johnson's.
An elegant line of Bibles at Green & Harper's.
Go to P. A. Johnson's for a fur cap. From $2 to $3.50.
Think of it. A good umbrella for 30 cts. at P.A. Johnson's.
Don't forget that H. Dabbert has a large line of Holiday goods. His
store is at Hageman.
Mr. John Daly, of Salt Creek, one of Porter County's solid men, was in
town last Sabbath, among his many friends.
A wedding occurs this (Thursday) afternoon at the residence of Rev.
Lambert. The contracting parties live in Hageman.
Insure your property with Niles Highwood. He represents several of the
best companies in the world. Office, Taylor Bros. store.
Remember the Masonic dance in Moroney's Hall Christmas night. You are
invited to be present and participate in the festivities.
Last Saturday, Phil Muldoon slipped and fell, fracturing a bone in his
left hand and spraining his wrist. The wound is a very painful one.
The will be an oyster supper given for the benefit of the Swedish
Lutheran church, at Mrs. Johnson's Hall on Saturday night, Dec. 26. All
are invited to come and get a dish of oysters.
J.J. Borland, of Valparaiso came to Chesterton last Friday with a stock
of books, which he offered for sale at auction in Brucker's store. He
was not very successful in the venture.
Mrs. T. J. Johnson invites the ladies of Westchester township and
vicinity to come and see her stock of Millinery goods and ladies
underwear. New Goods are arriving constantly, and must be sold.
Winter is here, and so is A.L. Harper, the Hardware man, with a line of
sleigh-bells. Oh, yes, and by the way, you need a stove don't you. He
has some nice ones, coal or wood burners, cook or heating, and also can
furnish you with coal and wood. He has some toys, too, nice ones for
presents for the children. Call and see him.
The Toronto (Can.) Globe sends out a Christmas number, this year, a copy
of which is on our table. The cover is magnificent. The inside pages
are filled with choice gems of literary word, as in fact, the Globe
always is. Typhographically, this number is very fine, and not only
reflects credit on the Globe, but on all Canada.
Vidette - Levi Bowser, a brother of Louis Bowser and years ago resident
of this city, is visiting relatives here and this morning made this
office a pleasant call, Mr. Bowser is one of those offensive partisans,
having held, and is still holding the post-office at Academy, near Fort
Wayne. He has served seven years in the army, being in Custer's famous
fight with the Indians.
The criminal cases on the circuit court docket number 54 and are
summarized as follows: assault and battery 4, assault and battery with
intent to kill 2, murder 1, selling liquor on Sunday 3, selling liquor
to minors 22, selling liquor without license 9, selling liquor on the
4th of July 2, larceny 1, surety of the peace 1, malicious trespass 1,
prostitution 3, allowing minors to play pool 1, keeping gambling
apparatus 2, gambling house 2.
The Daily News of Monday, Dec. 20th says! "It is stated upon the
authority of Senator Vorhees that the Indian nominations of United
States District Attorney Lamb, United States Marshall Hawkins,
International Revenue, Collectors Henderson and Hunter, and Postmaster
Wadsworth, of Laporte, will not be confirmed. All are charged with
"offensive partisanship." And the proof is so complete, in the opinion
of Senator Vorhees, "that the nominations will have to be withdrawn."
Friday was a busy day for Justice Gondring. He tried and disposed of
four suits. One was a suit on note, one assault and battery, two
assaults with intent to kill, and the fourth, the suit against Mrs.
Willis for disturbing the public school. The first was settled by a
decision against defendant, the second case, defendant plead guilty, and
fined $1 and costs, the next two cases defendants were bound over to
Circuit Court, and defendant in the last case was sent to jail to board
out a find of $25 and costs. Pretty good days work.
One of the fortune tellers in whom the Italians have so much faith
declared to Leo XIII., soon after he become Cardinal Pecci, that he
would one day be Pope, and that he would not see his seventy-fifth year.
The latter was then much more probable than the former, for the Cardinal
was even then in feeble health, and was appointed to the office
thirty-two years ago. Since his elevation to the papacy he is reported
to feel very uneasy about his seventy-fifth birthday, which will be
March 2 next. If he should die before that date, which naturally he
might, since he had been almost a life-long invalid, and is constantly
having ill-turns, the circumstances would be remembered for generations
in Rome, and cited as proof of the prophetic power of professed
conjurers. Leo conceals his superstitious apprehension, of course,
though a correspondent writes from the Eternal City that an immense
burden will be lifted from the pontifical soul after the clock has
sounded the midnight hour on March 2. The prediction is said to be well
known in Rome, and many zealous Catholics are praying it may not be
fulfilled.
The case of Tratevas vs. Ben was to be called Wednesday.
C.A. Anderson plead guilty to 3 indictments for selling liquor to
minors, and was fined $100 and costs.
A man in South Bend claims to have a watch that was carried by George
Washington, which was presented to him in 1755.
The merchants of Chesterton report an excellent trade during the past
week. The goods purchased for presents have been as a rule, of cheaper
grades, but the sales have been large. On the whole, the aggregate
amount spent this Christmas is as large as on previous years.
WEDDING - Last Sunday Charles Dahlquist, of Chicago, was united in the
holy bonds of matrimony with Mary Borg, daughter of John Borg, of this
place. The marriage was solemnized by the Rev. A. Challman, of the
Swedish Lutheran Church, at Ballytown. We wish the young couple
happiness and success throughout life, but feel disappointed that they
will not remain among us. They intend to make Chicago their future
home.
Natural gas is now solving the problem of "Where shall we get fuel when
coal and wood is exhausted." In Pennsylvania a number of gas wells are
in successful operation, furnishing heat as well as light for the
manufacturing establishments as well as private houses. In Cleveland a
large rolling mill has found a gas well, and now have abandoned coal. In
Goshen parties are trying to obtain a supply of natural gas. Could the
Brick-yards of Porter successfully sink such a well, and get a
sufficient supply of gas to burn brick, great results would surely
follow. It is among the possibilities.
Wm. Diddle wishes to call the attention of the public to his stock of
Christmas toys for the children. It is large, and well selected.
Although the tastes of people vary a great deal, I think I can please
the majority. I know my prices are low for I mark very closely, aiming
to get a living profit and no more. They are just what you want in this
weather, in fact they are needed in all seasons of the year. My rubber
boots are of good quality. For the Ladies I have just received a line
of hoods, in all colors, and the latest style. Come and see them, they
are well made, and I sell them almost as cheap as you can buy the
material in them and make them yourself. Come to the store yourself and
see what there is.
Wm. H. Diddie
Chesterton Tribune - December 24, 1885 cont
In and About Chesterton
A Merry Christmas to you.
Insure with S.A. Harper
Jay Pinney is in town this week.
Get Swan Nilson to do your painting.
Room to rent - Inquire at TRIBUNE office.
Postmaster B.O. Taylor is dangerously ill.
A bare Christmas makes a fat graveyard.
A beautiful decorated lamp only $1.50 at P.A. Johnson's.
Subscribe for The TRIBUNE. Get your friends to subscribe.
Can't you add one name to The TRIBUNE subscription list?
For Bargains in Hardware, Stoves, Wagons, etc, go to A.L. Harper.
You can get a knobby all-wool lined Arctic for $1.24 at P.A. Johnson's.
Copies of the The TRIBUNE on sale at M.A. Salisbury & Co., every week.
A full line of Hoods for Ladies' and Children at P.A. Johnson's, at
bottom prices.
Mr. Jno C. Coulter went to Valparaiso on Tuesday last. His business was
of a legal nature.
Bring your job work to this office. First class facilities for doing
good work. Prices reasonable.
Rabbit hunting is all the rage. One sportsman killed fourteen bunnies
one day last week.
FARM TO RENT - Cheap. Good house, barn, and 60 acres or more. Call on
J.H. Busse, Porter, Ind.
When you want elegant photographs taken, be sure to visit Bryant's
photograph gallery, of Laporte.
Oysters in bulk, by the pint, quart, quart or gallon. Also served by
the dish in any style, at Johnson's Hotel.
Mr. Tillotson of Valparaiso, was in town last Friday, and acted as
attorney for Mrs. Willis. Homer is a good one.
Come and square up your subscription accounts. Christmas is coming and
we want to buy a present for the baby. Don't forget us.
Justice Blanks, Deeds, Mortgages, Notes, etc., for sale at this office.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
And now tis said another tailor shop is coming. Well the geese are
getting pretty numerous, and the pasture very short. Dry picking.
A nice line of samples of new year's cards just received. Prices ranging
from 75 cts. to $5.00 per pack. Call and see them at The TRIBUNE
office.
The saloon men of Chesterton will have a little business at the county
seat this week or next. A number of indictments have been sworn against
all of them.
Chas. Johnson is spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Oliver
Johnson. He contemplates going to New Mexico to take a position as
telegraph operator at Santa Fe.
Wm. Brucker, while on his way from the Central House to his store last
Friday, fell on the slippery walk on Main Street, and sprained his
ankle. He now walks on crutches.
Brucker, the Westville man, who started a store in Frank Brown's
building a few months ago, packed up, and leaves for other parts. The
venture, for Brucker, was a financial disaster.
There will be a ball given at Moroney's Hall, on New Year's Eve, Dec.
31st. It is under the management of Mr. Jno. Moroney, which is ample
guarantee that it will be a pleasant affair.
Notice the announcement of Green & Harper - why of course, you will, you
can't help yourself, and then go to the store and look at the nice
things displayed. Once inside the store you will look, admire, buy, go
home and scatter happiness broadcast.
Mr. Jno. Alsfasser, now of Peru, spent Sunday and Monday last in
Chesterton. He is doing a thriving insurance and real estate business
in Peru. Mr. Alsfasser is a promising young man with friends wherever
he goes, and we predict for him a prosperous future.
Deputy Sheriff Herrick was in town again last Monday. Up to the visit
before this one he had succeeded in serving the papers on almost every
man, woman, and child in the township, and now we hear that he returned
to bring up the geese. Verily Chesterton had better move into the
courthouse.
The first number of the Laporte Daily Bee is on our table. The
publishers are the Burrough Bros. formerly of the Walkerton Leader.
Judging from the appearance of the sheet, one would think it was gotten
up by amateurs, for typographically it is a very poor job. Laporte may
support a daily, which the Bee is not. Daily papers depending on local
patronage, are in our experience, attempting to fill a want that is not
wanted. The Daily Vidette, of Valparaiso, has been around nearly three
years, and during that time he has absorbed the entire profit of the
whole office, which includes the weekly Vidette. A gentleman in
conversation with Judge Talbott the other day heard him (the judge) say,
"I have sunk my own time, and the value of the whole office for the
Daily." The Vidette office is worth $5,000.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: DAHLQUIST BORG CHALLMAN
Classification: Marriage
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yi.2ADE/606
Message Board Post:
Chesterton Tribune - December 24, 1885
WEDDING - Last Sunday Charles Dahlquist, of Chicago, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Mary Borg, daughter of John Borg, of this place. The marriage was solemnized by the Rev. A. Challman, of the Swedish Lutheran Church, at Ballytown. We wish the young couple happiness and success throughout life, but feel disappointed that they will not remain among us. They intend to make Chicago their future home.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Bonham
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yi.2ADE/603.1.1
Message Board Post:
Thanks for the telephone numbers. I'll give them a try.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Classification: Cemetery
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yi.2ADE/603.1
Message Board Post:
Regarding McCool Cemetery, I don't have the mailing address, but I have phone numbers (as of April 2001, at least):
Caretaker: 219-763-2717
Trustee: Dewayne Gilbert: 219-762-1623
Also, there are 68 records posted on Find A Grave, most with pictures (not a complete, list by any means).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=85842
Hello
Is there anyone in the Gary Indiana area that could look up an obituary for
me, please?
I have sent for a certificate but they say they do not have one.
I am looking for a Henry LePage that died in April 1925 in Gary Indiana.
Thanks and be safe
Twanda
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yi.2ADE/139.1.1
Message Board Post:
Hi,
This may be a long shot but it's worth a try. I am looking for any relatives to my Uncle, his name was Gerald Harrison Ludolph, his mother was Carrie Harrison (Spregue?) an his father was Herman Otto Ludolph. He grew up in pipestone and eventually moved to Phoenix Arizona and married a Pearlene Ludolph. He died in Pheonix October 1984. Any Info???