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    1. [INMONROE] H. T. Kitson Advertised Good Horse for Sale
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 9, 1900, p. 1. Good Horse. Bargain-Cheap. Inquire of H. T. Kitson, 328 South Walnut street, Bloomington.

    08/13/2015 05:10:34
    1. [INMONROE] Sousa's Band Performed at Bloomington, Terre Haute & Greencastle
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 9, 1900, p. 1. Sousa's famous band will be here Friday night week. The company of musicians will appear at Terre Haute Thursday evening, Greencastle Friday afternoon and will arrive here on a special train. Single admission ticket, $1.00.

    08/13/2015 05:10:11
    1. [INMONROE] H. E. Giles of Muncie Married Nora Pedigo, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Pedigo
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 9, 1900, p. 1. Note: the book Monroe County Marriage Records 1882-1920, published by the Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Indiana, 1995, lists a marriage between the bride (page 82) Nora Pedigo and the groom (page 162) Harry E. Giles, on 7 March 1900 and recorded in Monroe County Marriage Book 09, page 519. No additional birth or family information was included in the entry. A Surprise Wedding. A surprise wedding occurred Wednesday night when H. E. Giles, of Muncie and Miss Nora Pedigo of this city were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. F. Reed at his residence on east Fourth street. The bride is a well known young lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pedigo, east Tenth street. She has an excellent position at the Banner store, and has many friends and acquaintances. The groom is a young man of excellent habits and is a mechanic. The young couple will go to housekeeping in Muncie in June with the best wishes of all their friends.

    08/13/2015 05:09:50
    1. [INMONROE] Dr. C. H. Eigenmann Gave Course of Lectures at Ann Arbor, Michigan
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Dr. C. H. Eigenmann has returned from Ann Arbor, Mich, where he delivered a course of lectures.

    08/13/2015 05:09:23
    1. [INMONROE] P. H. Blue Bought Dickerson & Cooper Stone Quarry
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. P. H. Blue has bought the Dickerson and Cooper stone quarry in Spencer for $10,000.

    08/13/2015 05:09:01
    1. [INMONROE] Mrs. Wilburn Branam Died of Typhoid Fever at Age 19
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Mrs. Wilburn Branam, north of the city, died yesterday of typhoid fever. She was 19 years old, and a member of the Christian church. Remains will be buried in the Shiloh cemetery.

    08/13/2015 05:08:38
    1. [INMONROE] G. W. Loomis, Business Manager of Sousa Band, Arranged Details for Appearance
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. G. W. Loomis, business manager of the Sousa band, was in the city yesterday arranging details for the appearance of the musicians next Friday night.

    08/13/2015 05:08:15
    1. [INMONROE] Maude Cahill of Indianapolis Visited Her Aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Nelson
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Miss Maude Cahill, of Indianapolis, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Nelson, west Sixth street.

    08/13/2015 05:07:52
    1. [INMONROE] Marriage License Issued to Otto Lucas & Dessie Cagel or Cazee of Salt Creek Township
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Note: the book Monroe County Marriage Records 1882-1920, published by the Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Indiana, 1995, lists a marriage between the bride (page 18) Dessie Cazee and the groom (page 186) Otto Lucas, on 10 March 1900 and recorded in Monroe County Marriage Book 09, page 520. No additional birth or family information was included in the entry. The newspaper may have gotten her surname wrong or it may have been incorrectly recorded in the book; the original record, available at the Monroe County Historical Society Genealogy Library, should be consulted. Marriage license has been issued to Otto Lucas and Dessie Cagel [sic] of Salt Creek township.

    08/13/2015 05:07:33
    1. [INMONROE] S. E. Carmichael Visited His Mother in Greene County; Accompanied by Gus C. Davis
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. S. E. Carmichael went to Green [sic] county this morning on a few days visit with his venerable mother. He was accompanied by Gus C. Davis and the two will spend part of the time in hunting.

    08/12/2015 03:22:49
    1. [INMONROE] Mrs. Rose Braman Visited Her Mother at Spencer
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Mrs. Rose Braman has gone to Spencer to visit her mother.

    08/12/2015 03:21:40
    1. [INMONROE] Mrs. R. F. David Called to Washington, D. C. by Serious Illness of Her Sister
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Mrs. R. F. Davis was called yesterday to Washington, D. C., by the serious illness of her sister.

    08/12/2015 03:21:19
    1. [INMONROE] Mrs. Matilda Meadows, Widow of Riley Mercer, Died at Home of Son, Charles Meadows
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Death Came Suddenly. Mrs. Matilda Meadows, five miles east of the city, died suddenly yesterday morning after partaking of a light breakfast. She was in her usual good health, excepting that she suffered from a goiter on the neck. Deceased was 71 years old and resided with her son, Charles Meadows. She was the widow of Riley Mercer and the mother of five children. The funeral will occur at the Bethel church at ten o'clock this morning in charge of Rev. Garrison.

    08/12/2015 03:20:58
    1. [INMONROE] Dr. Rodney Smith & Dr. Otto Rogers Nominated for Coroner; Dr. Smith Selected
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 6, 1900, p. 1. Note: The following item was part of a longer item on a party political meeting, part of which including the headline was not copied. . Dr. Rodney Smith and Dr. Otto Rogers were the two nominations for coroner, and Dr. Smith received 62 votes to Dr. Rogers 31.

    08/12/2015 03:20:32
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    1. [INMONROE] Iris, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. H. S. Keller, Injured While Playing in the Carpenter Shop of Samuel Bray
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. While playing in Samuel Bray's carpenter shop yesterday, Iris, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Keller, had three fingers of her hand badly mangled. She and some other children were turning a machine and the little girl's fingers were caught in the cog wheels.

    08/12/2015 03:19:40
    1. [INMONROE] L.W. Ferguson & A. J. Hays Took Cattle to Indianapolis; Visited State House Where Hays Saw Flag He Fought Under in War for First Time Since War
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. L. W. Ferguson and A. J. Hays were at Indianapolis last week with some fine cattle, taking in the town and theaters. Mr. Hays made a trip through the state house, and in looking through the relics of the late war found the old flag under which he had fought as a member of the 67th Indiana-the the [sic] first time he had seen it since the war.

    08/12/2015 03:19:20
    1. [INMONROE] Two Children of Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Seriously Ill
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, Maple Heights, are seriously ill.

    08/12/2015 03:19:00
    1. [INMONROE] Oscar Laselle, Invalid Since Childhood, Died at Age 17
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. Note: Consider Lasalle as an alternate spelling for Laselle. Oscar Laselle died at his home in Washington township Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. He had been an invalid since childhood, caused by paralysis. He was 17 years of age and was highly respected throughout the community. The remains were interred Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the Hacker graveyard.

    08/12/2015 03:18:41
    1. [INMONROE] Bertha Dowell Died of Consumption at Age 21
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    3. Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, November 17, 1896, p. 4. Miss Bertha Dowell died Saturday morning at 2:30 a.m. at her home on west Smith avenue of consumption, after an illness of several months. She was 21 years of age and was an estimable young lady. The remains will be interred at Rose Hill Sunday at 10 o'clock.

    08/12/2015 03:18:22