Clippings 1872 to 1875

Clippings 1872 to 1875 is a collection of articles printed in the Albion New Era newspaper from 1872 to 1875.

Mr. S. E. Alvord collected the articles and pasted them on pages. Included are obituaries and numerous news articles.

This page has different topics and the page number.

All-name index of people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

To obtain a copy of the page(s), please send $3.00 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Noble County Genealogical Society
Attn: Judy Richter
P.O. Box 162
Albion, IN  46701
Any questions/comments, please email:  judyri@ligtel.com 

Clipping Topic Page # Location
The Railroad 1
Divorce Law 6
Miss Anthony & Female Suffrage 8
Earthquake 9
Death of Napoleon 9
Hawaiian Interregnum 9
Credit Mobilier 11
The Discreditable Mobilier 13
The Spanish Republic 15
The National Centennial 17
The New Liberal Party 18
Female Lawyer 1873 19
The Modoc War 20
The C & C S RR 20
The Next War 21
Albion 23
Baltimore, Pittsburgh & Chicago RR 24
Poor France 25
The Key-Hole Witness 26
The New Movement 26
The Fourth in Albion 29
Police Court Censorship 30A
Rome City 31
The People Aroused 32
New Mineral Springs 32
Baptist Grove Meeting 33
The Political Tendency 34
The Elections (1873) 36
The County Seat 46 Location of Courthouse
Historical Analogies 47 Location of Courthouse
The Meeting at Ligonier 50 Location of Courthouse
Citizens, Beware of the "Bond" Deception 51 Location of Courthouse
First Blood in Goshen 52 Location of Courthouse
Blue Grass Springs 55
The Celebration (4th July 1874) 58
The Grange Picnic 66
Dishonorable Warfare 67
The Drama 92
Exhumation of the Bones of Ancestors 100
The Spelling Match 104,106, 107
Misplaced Confidence 108
The Fourth (1875) 112A
The County of Noble (History) 134-136
Saved By Whisky (Albion/Ligonier History) 156
Court House Song 160
Glimpse of the Past (Court House History) 161
School Records 162
Noble County History 163
Well Kept Records 164
A Note of 50 Years Ago 165 Rowdy Ridge Tavern 165, 172, 183, 224
A Pioneer Orator(story of dog eating butter) 167
Kichwaqua's Grant (land owned by Indian) 169
Wolf Lake 169
Decade of Settlement 170
Mail Service 50 years ago 170, 171
Election of Sheriff 40 years ago 171
First Land Entries-Whom and Where 172 Rowdy Ridge Tavern
Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers 175-214
Elizabeth Tibbot Gibson/ Joel Bristol 183 Rowdy Ridge Tavern
Historical Notes 215-231
First Noble County Settlements 220
Cemetery Location (Sparta??) 220
Joel Bristol buried Apr 1850, age 57 224
Newspapers of Albion, History of the Press 232-
Story Old Jail ?237
Interview with Wm Hill 237A
A Domestic Tragedy 238
Merchants-Albion 239, 242
Departure of Gold Seekers 256
Going West 246,253
Fire in Albion (Flea Fire) 251
Jones vs Brewer (street fight) 251
Court Case & Fight 255
Story of Legal Ads 257-258 (Div, Etc) for newsletter
Court House Fire Date 264
Deaths and Administration 265
Arrest of a Gang of Desperadoes 272
Wildman Scared(Taking Lady to Albion) 280
The Regulators 295
The Keefer Homocide 297
The Hammel Killing 297
Burning of the Court House 298
Bryant's Tragic Death 302
Rooms for Courts (after the fire) 302
The Weston Contract (rebuild Court House) 302
The New Court House Again 303
Suicide of Frederick Allen 305
Rev Moore's wife thrown from buggy/killed 306
Businesses Listed 1873 307
A Cold-Blooded Murder (Farley) 308
List of Albion Twp Old Settlers (1873) 310
Nuisance Case (Nancy Mains-pub.nuisance)1873 311
Death in a Well 1873 312
Street Disorders & Stabbing Affray 313
Tiffin Addition (Albion) (1873) 317
Vote to Incorporate Albion 316-317, 319
The County Seat Discussion 317
Election for Albion Trustee, Clerk, Treasurer 319
First Town (Albion) Ordinance 319
Old Settlers (1874) 319
The Fourth (1874) 319-320
The First Shipment of Grain over the B & O 322
Nelson Prentiss Caned 322
Fox Hunts Around Albion (600 participants) 322
First Train in Albion 323
Swan Township School & Teachers 323
Fire (James Pepple Farm) 1874 324
New Jail Bids 1875 324, 324A
Failed Escape-Jail 1875 324A
Albion Ordinance 6 325
Albion Ordinance 7 & 8 326
Albion Fire 1875 326
Easy Arrest 327
Old Folks 327
Old Jail Ordered Sold (1875) 329-330
Knox Reunion 330
Stoney Family 331
Fire at Port Mitchell Flouring Mill  1875 334
Marriage Licenses 340
Death of Frank Williams 342
A Brilliant Wedding 342
The Bowman Family 342
A Hotel Sneak Their 342
"Old Rock" (a horse) 342
The Deadly Knife--stabbing of Denlar 343
Memories of a Pioneer (Bronson) 349-350
Speculation in Land 355, 360
Silas Doty (Reunion of the Regulators) 361
Washington At 21--The Final Struggle 363
The Regulators Meeting 369
Reminiscences 370
The Case of Gregory McDougal 370

 

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