A December 7, 1977 article from The Goshen News about a fire on the north shore that destroyed two homes (William Hurst and Mrs. George Hay cottages) and damaged another (Wiley Spurgeon’s). Later, another fire at the Kale Island home of Dr....
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of Dubois County Sheriff Hilary Hochgesang at the German American Bank in the town of Dubois, IN after a robbery there. This photograph goes with the articles "Dubois bank robbed; $11,036 taken" and "2 escape in...
A public subscription library was established in Anderson by 1879, but it led a nomadic existence for many years. It found a home on the second floor of the Masonic Temple Building on Meridian Street in the 1890's. After the city voted to support...
According to library historical files, the original location was occupied by the market house located on the square which was on lots 69, 70 and 71 which had been laid aside for a courthouse, jail and public market place. The lots were sold to the...
Advertising items from the Hoops Tea Company (approx. 1900). William Acton Hoops, a native of Goshen, prospered in Chicago where he was an importer of teas, coffees and spices. He bought 4 lots (currently Pier 797) from Dr. John Wright (the...
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Affidavit of witness who saw illegal trading. Young man over the age of fourteen was engaged in common labor on the Sabbath; bail was set at $25.00.
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Alexander Obney is fined $1.00 for causing a riot based on affadavit of Susan Ferguson.
An article about “Rich Man (William. A. Hoops) Charters Switching Crew” article (1902). Hoops, upon learning about the death of his mother in Eaton, OH, negotiated an extra run of the B & O passenger train to get him to his destination sooner. ...
An article in the Jasper Herald about a bank robbery at the German American Bank in the town of Dubois, IN. Shown in the photograph are State Trooper Norman Weber (left) and Deputy James Hasenour (right) with the getaway car. Keywords: men,...
An article in the Jasper Herald about a bank robbery at the German American Bank in the town of Dubois, IN. This is a continuation from the article "Dubois bank robbed; $11,036 taken." Pictured is German American Bank vice president Max Burke. ...
Church buildings; Ft. Wayne (Ind.); Matthews Brothers Stone Company
An image of the Temple for Achduth Vesholom Synagogue in Fort Wayne, Indiana, built in 1961 out of stone supplied exclusively by Matthews Bros. at a cost of $750,000.
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Based on testimony of Lucy Stout, James Stout is charged with Assault and Battery from incident on December 10, 1863. James Stout is fined $100.00.
Black and White Photograph. Governor Jackson presented John O. Bowers a check for $32,034.00 in payment for the first purchase of 106 acres of duneland for Indiana Dunes State Park. This photograph is part of the album "First Purchase of the...
Black and White Photograph. Governor Jackson read the deed for the first purchase of 106 acres for Indiana Dunes State Park while John O. Bowers examined the check for $32,034.00. This photograph is part of the album "First Purchase of the Dunes."
Debbie Carlton, of Brownsburg, Indiana, won a two minute shopping spree on May 31, 1984, netting $279.18 worth of groceries from the Brownsburg Galyan's Family Market. Her name had been selected in a drawing. Her winning strategy was to concentrate...
Elwood's City Building was constructed in 1899 at a cost of $35,000. It was based on a model of the Chicago Town Hall. It was replaced in 2003 with a new Municipal Building. In 2005, the Robert Palmer Institute of Biomechanics was announced as...
Erected circa 1831, the first sermon was preached by Reverend Lewis Hurlbut. The first trustees were John Woodburn, Charles Burnett, William Robinson, John Pugh and Charles Woodard. The first sextant was to "sweep the church, dust the pulpit and...
Fred Pfortner started his grocery business in these buildings in 1897. Before that the address at 317 had been a grocery and the other two buildings had housed various businesses including a locksmith, a restaurant, a store selling agricultural...
