June 4, 1885
CIRCUIT COURT
The June Term of the Circuit Court convened Monday Morning. Final
administrators reports were filed in the estates of Peter S. Kinkle and
Fredrick Fries. Final reports of guardians in the cases of John Moreland,
guardian and Harrison Moreland, ward. John Schneider, guardian, and Mary
Rudolph ward; were filed. Current reports were received in the estates of
David Dixon, Henry Hanson and James Baum. Jno Gustafson was appointed
administrator of the estate of Peter Gustafson, in bond of $1,400.
Mrs. L. Kurt of Chicago, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Gust
Johnson, returned last Satuday.
William Brummitt has filed suit against Mary J. Farrell, et al., to recover
$400 on note.
Transfers
W. H. Banta to Sarah Crisman, the west 1/2 of lot 6. blk. B., Banta's
subdivision, Valparaiso, for $25.
Aaron Stanton to Caroline Stanton, his wife, 110 acres of land in Washington
township, for $12,000.
Charles W. Betterton to Benjamin Asler a strip of land in Pleasant township
for $40.
Thomas G. Lytle, administrator of the estate of F. E. Weyant, to C. H.
Dickinson lot 37 in Powell's addition ,for
$600.
Equalization
The Count Board of equalization met on Monday afternoon last, and reduced
assessments on estates to the following extent:
S. P. Robbins $3,000
Emil Broady 2,500
C. R. Schenck 1,500
B. & O. R.R 375
Thomas Moulding 1,330
Accident
On Thursday last, Albert Hankins and John Flannery were putting down a
tubular well on the farm of Chas. Swanson, at Culver's Point near
Baileytown. In the work they used a large derrick, and a little boy playing
it, swinging on a rope attached, pulled it down. In falling, the derrick
struck Hankins on the shoulder from behind, breaking the shoulder blade, and
some of the small bones in the left foot. He was knocked insensible, and
but for ready assistance, would have died. He was at once taken to his home
in Chesterton, and is slowly recovering from his powerful injuries. His
physician is of the opinion that his injuries will not be of a permanent
nature, but are likely to keep him confined for some time. The unfortunate
man, is a laboring man, with a family, and can ill afford to lay idle.
For Sale:
1 Span of Mules, Harness and Wagon.
1 Span of Horses, Harness and Wagon.
! one year old colt
3 Hogs
! Single Buggy
The same to be sold at private sale, separately or in lots to suit the
purchaser. For further particulars apply to Jno. T. Taylor, Chesterton,
Ind.
Can You Take a Hint
There are a few young men in Chesterton, and girls, too, for that matter,
who, if not already in trouble, will soon be walling and gnashing their
teeth, and praying for silence. These foolish young men and giddy girls,
like the butterfly, hover around the flame, and sooner or later, are
scorched. Yes, scorched by the fierce flame of public scorn and disgrace.
Several flaming cases of shameful prositution, occuring in this vicinity
came to our notice within the past few months, but The Tribune has refrained
from publishing the facts and exposing the principals because it seems to us
an outrage on respectable society to compell them to know of such actions.
Parents, some of you have sons and daughters who are going to the bad just
as fast as sin can carry them, and you stand by and let go. It is no credit
to a newspaper to publish such facts as have and are existing in our midst;
no credit to the village, and no credit to society.
Decoration Day
Under the able management of Hathaway Post, G. A. R., the proper observance
of decoration day was successfully carried out in Chesterton. The programe,
previously agreed upon was faithfully carried out, and the result was very
pleasing. The procession first marched to the Catholic cemetery, where the
graves of the soldier dead were decorated by the children, after which they
went to the Chesterton cemetery. Here after the graves were decorated, the
choir sang appropriate songs, which were followed by an address from Rev. Z.
Lambert. John C. Coulter also made a very eloquent address. The stores
were closed in the afternoon, and nearly all spent that day in paying
tribute to the memories of our Nation's heroes.
Still in Business
Wilkinson & Foster, Agricultural Dealers, Valparaiso, wish to inform their
customers and friends, that notwithstanding the fact they were burned out in
the recent conflagration, they are still continuing in business, and for the
present may be found at Feo. Babcock's house. As soon as possibly they will
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Stop Thief!
Was what L. B. Osborn, a clerk in the Old Gustafson store, cried, last
Thursday noon. A man with a pair of boots on the dead run, was what Osborn
wanted stopped, and after a hard chase, succeeded in overhauling a thief
near the M. E. Church. The fellow's name was Fred Wills, a farmer living
near town. He came into the store, while Osborn was sitting at the desk; in
the rear end of the room. Asking for a few articles which were not in
stock, Wills went to the front end of the store and looked at some boots.
Osborn paid no more attention to him, until, a few minutes afterward,
glancing through the window on the west side of the store, he saw Wills
pass, with a pair of boots, partially hidden under his coat. Thinking that
had been stolen, he at once gave pursuit, and captured his man. Recognizing
the boots as some belonging to the stock, Wills was at once arrested. A
search revealed the fact, that he stole a pair of shoes, a few minutes
before, in Diddie's store. A bottle of alcohol and a self cocking revolver
were also found on his person, at the preliminary examination before Squire
Gondring. Wills pleaded "not guilty", and was bound over the the Circuit
Court in bonds of $200. As he refused to give bail, he was taken to
Valparaiso and placed in jall to await trial. Wills owns 40 acres of land
and is pretty well-to-do, but it seems he is a natural thief. He was the
man who stole the boots om Gustafson's store some time ago, and was caught,
but released, and escaped prosecution. This time it is very probably that
he will be given a chance to learn to make boots in the Michigan City
prison.