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Serving Suggestion - Best served cold for me, as you prefer for you. Take one fruit, nut and egg Tart, other Moon Puddings are applicable and to your choice, add the Moon crossed with fresh knit reeds and at the moment of perfection complete with an image that says, “Welcome Brighid,” to you. For me the perfect image was the High Priestess showing blue and white worn as a guiding light and set as a beacon bright to illuminate even the coldest night.
This image compiled by PHH Sykes 2019
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Please credit all elements of the image and link back to the original posted on Flickr 1st February 2019.
In this image there is my original photograph of a Walkers Ecclefechan Tart with a full moon and Brighid’s Cross from sources listed below as well a reproduction of a part of The High Priestess card from The Smith Waite Tarot, formerly named as the Rider Waite Tarot before the artist Pamela Colman Smith was recognised in the name of the deck she created with Arthur Edward Waite published in 1910 by Rider and so it is now out of copyright.
Photo Credits – acknowledged with thanks
Saint Brigid's Cross
Culnacreann, Saint Brigid's cross, made from rushes from County Down. Sony P-200 and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9
PIA00405 Earth's Moon
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During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Moon. The Galileo spacecraft took these images on December 7, 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the image is the Tycho impact basin. The dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins: Oceanus Procellarum (on the left), Mare Imbrium (center left), Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis (center), and Mare Crisium (near the right edge). This picture contains images through the Violet, 756 nm, 968 nm filters. The color is 'enhanced' in the sense that the CCD camera is sensitive to near infrared wavelengths of light beyond human vision. The Galileo project is managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Date: Circa 1870s
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Thomas D. Saunders
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
From
SAUNDERS' CITY ART GALLERY,
BUILDING NO. 99,
Opposite Court House, Main Street,
LEXINGTON, MO.
This photograph was taken by Thomas D. Saunders, a well-known photographer of Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. Saunders was born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, on August 16, 1831, and passed away in Lexington on July 31, 1898.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Date: Circa 1908
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Augusta Anderson, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: Libraries holding copies of The Shadowy St. Joe indicate that this souvenir book was published circa 1910. After researching the life of Augusta Anderson, however, it is much more likely that the book was published in 1908 or perhaps 1907. In addition, it is very likely that Augusta Anderson was neither the author of the book nor the photographer of the images contained within the book.
Augusta Anderson was born circa 1885. On February 13, 1908, in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, Augusta married Fred D. Straffin. Straffin was a fairly well-known photographer who operated from a Spokane photography studio. Straffin published a souvenir book of the Potlatch lumber mill located in Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, in 1907 that is very similar in design to The Shadowy St. Joe. Straffin also published a souvenir book of St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho, which is located along the St. Joe River, that is also of nearly the same design as The Shadowy St. Joe.
Straffin was somewhat under duress when he married Augusta Anderson. According to a news item published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle on February 8, 1908, Straffin had been “charged with the seduction of Augusta Anderson, 23 years of age…. Straffin claimed that the girl yielded readily to his request that she live with him, and denied that, except in a joking way, that he had ever promised to marry her. The girl denies these statements emphatically, alleging that she took the matter seriously. She broke down several times in court.”
It is learned from a June 18, 1908, news item also published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle that Straffin and Anderson had married on February 13, 1908, so that Straffin could avoid jail and have the seduction case dismissed in superior court. This same news item mentions that Augusta was now seeking a divorce after four months of marriage because Fred had “been drunk much of the time since their marriage and has not contributed to her support.” It also notes that before the marriage that Augusta had been a waitress and specifically states that “The groom was a photographer. He offered to teach the girl the art of the offer was accepted. Before the girl had mastered her trade, however, Straffin was arrested for intimate relations with her, and was bound over to the superior court to answer to the charge.”
The 1908 divorce case apparently was dismissed since there appears in the October 11, 1910, issue of The Press, published in Spokane, a notice of a pending divorce suit between Augusta and Fred D. Straffin. The Spokane Daily Chronicle’s January 19, 1911, issue reports that the divorce was granted and states that “She [August Straffin] charged that she was deserted on the day of her wedding, which occurred in Spokane in 1908, and that her husband had never contributed to her support. She was permitted to resume her maiden name, Augusta Anderson.”
Augusta Straffin appears in the 1908 city directory for Spokane with Fred as the proprietor of the Rembrandt Studio, while later directories do not tie Augusta to any photography business. Collectively, this information suggests that Augusta Anderson had neither taken the photographs appearing in The Shadowy St. Joe – there is no evidence that she was fully trained as a photographer – nor had she compiled the book as an author. Rather, evidence strongly suggests that Fred D. Straffin was responsible for the development and publication of The Shadowy St. Joe and perhaps had August listed as author as an inducement to initiate or maintain an intimate relationship with her. It is possible the Augusta had taken the photographs and authored the book while Fred was occupied with drinking and desertion of his wife, but this calls into question as to how Augusta was fully trained as a photographer.
Fred D. Straffin was born in 1869 and died April 23, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; he is buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. His death certificate indicates that he was a widow at the time of his death, suggesting that he may have remarried after being divorced from Augusta.
Little is known concerning August Anderson after her divorce from Fred. A notice of marriage licenses granted in Spokane County published in The Spokesman-Review on February 11, 1914, mentions that an Adam Noble or Spokane was granted a license to marry Augusta Anderson, also of Spokane. It is assumed that this is likely the same Augusta Anderson that married and divorced Fred D. Straffin.
Sources:
Anderson, Augusta. Circa 1908. The Shadowy St. Joe. Spokane, Washington: The Inland Printing Company. 54 p.
The Press, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; October 11, 1910; Volume 8, Number 312, Page 7, Column 5. Column titled “Three Divorce Suits.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 8, 1908; Volume 22, Number 139, Page 3, Column 5. Column titled “He Wronged a Woman.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; June 18, 1908; Volume 22, Number 251, Page 4, Column 5. Column titled “Wedded to Dodge Jail; Divorce.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; January 19, 1911; Volume 25, Number 124, Page 7, Column 6. Column titled “Deserted Bride is Given Divorce.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; December 10, 1907; Volume 25, Number 178, Page 18, Column 3. Column titled “Takes Pictures of Potlatch Mill.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 11, 1914; Volume 31, Number 241, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled “City and County Records. Marriage Licenses.”
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J. FALLER & SON
WATCHMAKERS
AND
JEWELERS
LAPORTE, IND
Date: Circa 1862
Source Type: Civil War token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: S. D. Childs and Company
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: During the American Civil War, coins issued by the government began to experience a severe decrease in circulation as citizens hoarded coins containing gold, silver, and copper. As a result, transacting business became increasingly difficult as the war progressed. Many merchants therefore contracted to have private minters produce tokens as a proxy for government issued coinage. Today, these tokens are referred to as "store cards."
H. A. Ratterman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the first merchant to circulate privately minted tokens during the fall of 1862. The United States Congress, however, banned the usage of non-government issued coins on June 8, 1864, when it enacted 18 U.S.C. § 486; this law made the minting and usage of privately minted coins illegal and punishable by a prison term of up to five years, a fine of up to $2,000, or both.
John B. Faller was born in Baden-Baden, Großherzogtum Baden, Rheinbund, in present day Germany on May 31, 1807. Faller emigrated to the United States in 1828 and married a woman named Mary. He would reside from in New York from 1835 to 1843, but can be found living in Berrien County, Michigan, in the 1850 Federal Census. The 1850 census enumeration lists Faller's occupation as "jeweler." In 1852, Faller moved from Michigan to LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana.
John Faller operated a business located on the north side of South Main Street "east of the Balcony Block" in LaPorte, first as "John Faller" and later as "J. Faller & Son." The son was his eldest son, Charles O. Faller, a goldsmith. The business operated from the early 1850s through at least the early 1870s.
John Faller passed away in LaPorte on December 30, 1884, and was buried in that community's Pine Lake Cemetery.
Charles O. Faller was born December 13, 1838, in New York, and died May 27, 1910, in LaPorte. Charles was also interred in LaPorte's Pine Lake Cemetery.
⦿ Fuld No. IN530B-3a; rarity R6 (20 to 75 examples known to exist)
⦿ Unlisted in Wagaman
⦿ Unlisted in Token Catalog
Sources:
The Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; January 21, 1860; Volume 11, Number 27, Page 1, Column 3.
Fuld, George, and Melvin Fuld. 1975. U.S. Civil War Store Card. Second Edition. Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quarterman Publications, Inc. 615 p.
Marshall County Republican, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana; December 25, 1873; Volume 18, Number 7, Page 1, Column 5.
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
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ST. MARIES WHARF
Date: Circa 1908
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Augusta Anderson, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: Libraries holding copies of The Shadowy St. Joe indicate that this souvenir book was published circa 1910. After researching the life of Augusta Anderson, however, it is much more likely that the book was published in 1908 or perhaps 1907. In addition, it is very likely that Augusta Anderson was neither the author of the book nor the photographer of the images contained within the book.
Augusta Anderson was born circa 1885. On February 13, 1908, in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, Augusta married Fred D. Straffin. Straffin was a fairly well-known photographer who operated from a Spokane photography studio. Straffin published a souvenir book of the Potlatch lumber mill located in Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, in 1907 that is very similar in design to The Shadowy St. Joe. Straffin also published a souvenir book of St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho, which is located along the St. Joe River, that is also of nearly the same design as The Shadowy St. Joe.
Straffin was somewhat under duress when he married Augusta Anderson. According to a news item published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle on February 8, 1908, Straffin had been “charged with the seduction of Augusta Anderson, 23 years of age…. Straffin claimed that the girl yielded readily to his request that she live with him, and denied that, except in a joking way, that he had ever promised to marry her. The girl denies these statements emphatically, alleging that she took the matter seriously. She broke down several times in court.”
It is learned from a June 18, 1908, news item also published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle that Straffin and Anderson had married on February 13, 1908, so that Straffin could avoid jail and have the seduction case dismissed in superior court. This same news item mentions that Augusta was now seeking a divorce after four months of marriage because Fred had “been drunk much of the time since their marriage and has not contributed to her support.” It also notes that before the marriage that Augusta had been a waitress and specifically states that “The groom was a photographer. He offered to teach the girl the art of the offer was accepted. Before the girl had mastered her trade, however, Straffin was arrested for intimate relations with her, and was bound over to the superior court to answer to the charge.”
The 1908 divorce case apparently was dismissed since there appears in the October 11, 1910, issue of The Press, published in Spokane, a notice of a pending divorce suit between Augusta and Fred D. Straffin. The Spokane Daily Chronicle’s January 19, 1911, issue reports that the divorce was granted and states that “She [August Straffin] charged that she was deserted on the day of her wedding, which occurred in Spokane in 1908, and that her husband had never contributed to her support. She was permitted to resume her maiden name, Augusta Anderson.”
Augusta Straffin appears in the 1908 city directory for Spokane with Fred as the proprietor of the Rembrandt Studio, while later directories do not tie Augusta to any photography business. Collectively, this information suggests that Augusta Anderson had neither taken the photographs appearing in The Shadowy St. Joe – there is no evidence that she was fully trained as a photographer – nor had she compiled the book as an author. Rather, evidence strongly suggests that Fred D. Straffin was responsible for the development and publication of The Shadowy St. Joe and perhaps had August listed as author as an inducement to initiate or maintain an intimate relationship with her. It is possible the Augusta had taken the photographs and authored the book while Fred was occupied with drinking and desertion of his wife, but this calls into question as to how Augusta was fully trained as a photographer.
Fred D. Straffin was born in 1869 and died April 23, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; he is buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. His death certificate indicates that he was a widow at the time of his death, suggesting that he may have remarried after being divorced from Augusta.
Little is known concerning August Anderson after her divorce from Fred. A notice of marriage licenses granted in Spokane County published in The Spokesman-Review on February 11, 1914, mentions that an Adam Noble or Spokane was granted a license to marry Augusta Anderson, also of Spokane. It is assumed that this is likely the same Augusta Anderson that married and divorced Fred D. Straffin.
Sources:
Anderson, Augusta. Circa 1908. The Shadowy St. Joe. Spokane, Washington: The Inland Printing Company. 54 p.
The Press, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; October 11, 1910; Volume 8, Number 312, Page 7, Column 5. Column titled “Three Divorce Suits.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 8, 1908; Volume 22, Number 139, Page 3, Column 5. Column titled “He Wronged a Woman.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; June 18, 1908; Volume 22, Number 251, Page 4, Column 5. Column titled “Wedded to Dodge Jail; Divorce.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; January 19, 1911; Volume 25, Number 124, Page 7, Column 6. Column titled “Deserted Bride is Given Divorce.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; December 10, 1907; Volume 25, Number 178, Page 18, Column 3. Column titled “Takes Pictures of Potlatch Mill.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 11, 1914; Volume 31, Number 241, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled “City and County Records. Marriage Licenses.”
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Photos taken at The Black Country Museum 1940's Weekend, 2016. Please be respectful to the people in the photograph, (where applicable).
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Production Date: 1936
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The photograph is identified with the "Harlem Spike Camp," which is believed to have been associated with Camp Black Bear located on Bertha Hill along the North Fork of the Clearwater River at Headquarters, Idaho. Camp Black Bear was established by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Camp Black Bear was officially registered as Camp S-262, Company 1647 in the CCC, and it was established on May 2, 1934. This CCC camp focused on improvements in state-owned forests.
Many CCC camps also included "spike camps." A spike camp is a secondary or temporary camp established by a forestry crew that was accessible from the main camp. The spike camp would greatly reduce travel time to various work sites.
Copyright 2016. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
Date: 1912
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Lewis Publishing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This particular site located at 305 North Franklin Avenue has been occupied by four different educational facilities; namely, the Valparaiso Collegiate Institute (1861-1871), the first Central School (1871-1903), the second Central School (1904-1938), and Central Elementary School (1938-present). The Valparaiso Collegiate Institute was a four-room structure opened by the Presbyterians in 1861. When the Valparaiso Collegiate Institute went defunct, the school trustees for the City of Valparaiso purchased from the Presbyterians the site and buildings on it for use as a public school. The construction of the original Central School took place in 1871 and it was demolished in 1904; while the original Central School structure had a handsome exterior appearance, including two 100-foot towers, it was viewed by many in the community as faulty in its construction for use as a school. The Central High School, seen here, was constructed in 1904. At the time of its construction it was considered one of the most modern schools in Indiana. The total cost of construction for the structure was $80,000. It was later destroyed by a fire in 1938. The present location is home to Central Elementary School.
Source:
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Volume I. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 357 p. [see p. 212]
Copyright 2009. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Pall Magnusson N/A Pilot Killed
Alexander Watson N/A Wireless Operator Killed
Johann Rist N/A Passenger Killed
The aircraft was being ferried from Croydon to Iceland via Liverpool and Prestwick. The crew became disorientated in cloud and flew into high ground. The aircraft was built as an Oxford Mk.I HN471 for the RAF, but it did not see any active service. It was sold back to Airspeed in March 1946 and was registered at G-AHJY and was owned by a number of companies before being sold to Icelandic Airline in January 1951. During the same day as TF-RPM crashed the RAF lost two Meteors in the Peak District.
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HOBART FEDERAL
HOBART, IND.
COURTESY
PARKING
Date: Circa 1960s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: None
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This token appears in tokencatalog.com, the premier source for token information.
⦿ Wagaman No. H-5290a; rarity R3 (200 to 349 examples known to exist)
⦿ Token Catalog No. 335848
Sources:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
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Valparaiso, Looking South from Court House
Date: 1911
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: In this image, the structure partly covered by the eagle statue's wing housed the State Bank of Valparaiso; the law offices of Crumpacker & Sons was located in the second story of this building. The adjacent building with the tower topped by a weather vane is Valparaiso City Hall, which was erected in 1878 during the administration of Mayor John N. Skinner. Both of these buildings were located in Indiana Avenue and faced the south side of the Porter County Court House.
Source:
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
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FRANKLIN HOTEL
Date: 1905
Source Type: Advertisement
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Bumstead
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This structure still stands [2020] and is now referred to as the Franklin House since it no longer operates as a hotel. Situated at 58 South Campbell Street in Valparaiso, the structure housing the Franklin House pub was constructed in 1857. When the hotel was established it served as a hotel for passengers using the neighboring Pennsylvania Railroad Station, which had also been recently built.
CHAS. D. NUPPNAU F. W. BLAESE
FRANKLIN HOTEL.
First class in every respect.
Newly renovated and steam heat.
Boarding by the day or week.
First class bar in connection.
Sample room for travelling men.
NUPPNAU & BLAESE, Props.
Long distance telephone.
Near P. Ft. W. & C. R. R. Depot
Valparaiso, Ind.
Source:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p. [see p. 219]
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Modified, 1989 Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual including the front brake.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
BSW-43 Front Brake Set
The photographer of this image is Suzi Eszterhas. She is now 40 years of age. Suzi photographs almost any animal you can think of, but especially baby animals, and African animals. She has made contributions to TIME, Smithsonian, and BBC Wildlife magazines. Suzi says“I don’t really care if my name is associated with any specific thing. I simply believe in doing what you love to do. I love to photograph wildlife. I love working with animal families." I chose her work for my project because her art really makes me feel like i am right there with the animals.
Presbyterian Church
Date: 1911
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Located on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Street, the First Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1881. The church was later razed and the site was converted to a parking lot. The land on which the church stood was originally the home site of Dr. Seneca Ball. In 1837, Dr. Ball constructed a small building behind his residence that was used as the first school house in Center Township. The first teacher at this school as a Miss Eldred, sister of Mrs. Phebe (Eldred) Starr. Harry E. Ball and Sylvester W. Smith later taught at this school before it was abandoned for school use. Dr. Ball later used the structure for the storage of wood. During Indiana's centennial year in 1916, the Porter County Historical Society erected a marker commemorating this first school in Center Township. The marker was erected on the northwest corner of the church property and was formally dedicated on September 27, 1916.
Source:
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
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Date: Circa 1867-1870
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Archylus William Monfort and George Hill
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
Written in pencil on the reverse of the carte de visite is the following:
Mary Sunderland
Mary Sunderland was born in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, on April 27, 1868, the daughter of Nathan Page Sunderland and Martha Ellen DeMotte. It is believed that Mary never married and late in life lived with a brother, Will Sunderland in Burlington. She passed away in Burlington on June 22, 1961, at the age of 93. She is interred in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington.
Mary Sunderland was a niece of Mark L. DeMotte and a first cousin of Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
MONFORT & HILL,
Photographers,
57 Jefferson Street,
BURLINGTON, - - - IOWA.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Lowell, Indiana.
WILLIAM SIGLER,
AT SIGHT,
Will Pay to Bearer
FIFTY CENTS
In Current Funds, when presented in sums
of one or more Dollars.
Wm. Sigler
Date: ---?--- 25, 1862
Source Type: Obsolete Scrip
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. M. Wood, Printer, 23 Clark-st. Chicago
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This obsolete scrip is Does not appear in Wolka et al. but does appear in Wolka as 1450-04 and listed on his rarity scale as a R-8. A rarity of R-8 indicates the number of existing specimens is unknown.
William Sigler also produced scrip is denominations of 5¢ and 25¢.
The following is taken from the Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana (1904, pp. 76-77):
"WILLIAM SIGLER was a merchant for many years at Lowell. He was born December 31, 1822, in Clarksburg, which is now in [Harrison County] West Virginia, and so was fifteen years of age when the Sigler family settled in this county. In May, 1848, he was married to Miss Margaret Lee. In 1881 he removed from Lake county to Englewood [Cook County, Illinois] and afterward to La Grange [Cook County, Illinois], where he died in [July 16] 1902, nearly eighty years of age.
Of the nine members of the Sigler family of 1837 one only is now living, Mr. Eli Sigler, of Hebron, for many years one of the principal business men of that town. He has a son in Crown Point, Mr. E. Sigler, jeweler, and a daughter, Mrs. W.B. Brown: and William Sigler has a son in this county, Charles Sigler, the hotel builder at Cedar Lake. Samuel Sigler, the pioneer, has in the county other grandchildren. His descendants are to be found in other family lines."
William Sigler started his general store at Driscoll’s Corners in Lowell in 1854. The 1860 Federal Census for Lowell, Lake County, Indiana, lists Sigler’s occupation as “Merchant.” Sigler was also very active in cattle and hogs, operating a feedlot in the northeast part of Lowell. In 1879, Sigler went out of business in Lowell and moved to Crown Point. He then relocated at Englewood, Cook County, Chicago in 1881. William Sigler is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
The printer of this note, A. M. Wood, began his printing business in Chicago in 1856. He was accidentally killed on May 19, 1886, after he fell through the elevator hatchway of his company's new, but incomplete, building located at 184 Monroe Street. He was a 55 year old bachelor at the time of his death.
Source Information:
The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; May 21, 1886; Volume 46, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "The City."
Ball, Timothy H. 1904. Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana with a Compendium of History, 1834-1904. Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company. [see pp. 76-77]
Wolka, Wendell. 2018. A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip. Sun City Center, Florida: Wendell Wolka. 900 p. [see p. 488]
Wolka, Wendell A., Jack M. Vorhies, and Donald A. Schramm. 1978. Indiana: Obsolete Notes and Scrip. Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications. 306 p. [see p. 156]
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Gary Railways Interurban Line, Valparaiso Division, at Milepost 20, Long Lake
Valparaiso, Indiana
Date: 1938
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. F. Humiston
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Gary and Valparaiso Railway's Valparaiso Line operated from 1917 to October 23, 1938, when it was abandoned. The interurban provided hourly runs between Garyton (East Gary/Lake Station) and Valparaiso for many years. During the Great Depression, however, the schedule was reduced, with runs being operated every two hours. The discontinuance of interurban service was largely affected by the increasing use of automobiles, an improved highway system, and the financial depression. A freight service was also run on this line, transporting goods between Gary, LaPorte, South Bend, and Goshen. Milk cars were especially important in moving this commodity to larger population centers located to the west; milk cars were run on this line between Chesterton, Gary, Hammond, Indiana Harbor, LaPorte, and Valparaiso. Milk traffic on the line increased from 70 cans a day in 1913 to 270 cans by 1916. Milk cars continued operation from Valparaiso to Hammond until 1924.
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STATE BANK OF VALPARAISO
Date: 1905
Source Type: Advertisement
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Bumstead
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This structure still stands [2021] and is located on Indiana Avenue south of the Porter County Court House in Valparaiso, Indiana. The architect of the building was Jenney & Mundie.
STATE BANK OF VALPARAISO
WM. E. PINNEY, President.
LESLIE R. SKINNER, Vice-President.
PAUL NUPPNAU, Cashier.
JOHN L. JONES, Asst. Cashier.
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The following news item appears in the March 4, 1904, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Valparaiso.
The State Bank of Valparaiso has awarded the contract for the erection of a new building for the institution on the site of the present location. Work will commence April first and the building is to be ready for occupancy early in July. In the meantime the bank will move to temporary quarters, which have not yet been decided upon. The new building when completed is to cost in the neighborhood of $40,000 and is to be the finest banking institution in northern Indiana.
Sources:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p.
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 4, 1904; Volume 20, Number 48, Page 5, Column 7. Column titled "Valparaiso."
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Marshall Grove School
Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana
Date: Circa 1900
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Kouts Centennial Book (1965)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Marshall Grove School was located northeast of the intersection of county roads 700 South and 450 East. Historically, Marshall Grove School represented School District Number 1 of Pleasant Township. The school was built on land donated by Robert Anderson. The first school building burnt and a second was constructed on the same site with Charles Lembke as architect. This school was discontinued in 1937 due to consolidation of schools within the township.
Sources:
Centennial Committee. 1965. Kouts Centennial, 1865-1965. Kouts, Indiana: Centennial Committee. 181 p.
George A. Ogle & Company. 1906. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle & Company. 83 p. [see p. 31]
George A. Ogle & Company. 1921. Standard Atlas of Porter County, Indiana: Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle & Company. 61 p. [see p. 24]
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 27]
Lee & Lee. 1895. Lee and Lee’s Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Lee & Lee. 81 p. [see p. 26]
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Volume I. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 357 p. [see p. 163]
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Date: December Circa 1870s
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Lewis H. Mandeville
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
L. H. Mandeville
PHOTOGRAPHER
Valparaiso,
Ind.
Negative Preserved
This photograph was taken by Lewis H. Mandeville at his Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, photograph gallery. Mandeville was born January 15, 1823. During the 1850s, he trained in photography with Clark H. Lillibridge of Chicago. He opened his own photograph studio in Valparaiso in May 1855. Mandeville passed away on December 25, 1906.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Date: Circa 1872
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: James S. Spurgin
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
Written in ink on the reverse of this carte de visite is the following:
Ella [?] Burnett
Age 12 yr.
For the Marshall's
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
J. S. Spurgin's
NEW MAMMOTH
PHOTO-ROOMS,
9 & 11 E. Washington St.
GREEN CASTLE, IND.
This photograph was taken by James S. Spurgin who was a photographer at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, following in the profession of his father, David McKendre Spurgin. It is believed that James began operating the business in his name in 1879. James was born July 26, 1842, and died on July 24, 1888. He was buried in Greencastle's Forest Hill Cemetery.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Date: Circa 1865-1877
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Thomas D. Saunders
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The individual in this photographer has been identified as James E. Zeiler, the husband of Anna B. (Carpenter) Zeiler. James was born in Missouri in 1846, the son of Frederick and Virginia Zeiler. James died on September 7, 1903, at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and was buried in Machpelah Cemetery at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.
This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
FROM
SAUNDERS'
New Studio.
LEXINGTON, MISSOURI.
One Door East of Old Stand.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
This photograph was taken by Thomas D. Saunders, a well-known photographer of Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. Saunders was born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, on August 16, 1831, and passed away in Lexington on July 31, 1898.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
Thanks to Brandon Young in identifying the individual in this photograph!
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THE BEST
Specht - Finney - Skinner Company
Date: 1911
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The structure housing the Specht, Finney & Skinner Company department store was located at the northeast corner of Main Street (now Lincolnway) and Franklin Street. A large fire sweeping the block in 1885 gave the block the nickname the "Burnt Block." Although damaged by fire, the building was saved and remodeled. The business originally began in 1876 by A. V. Bartholomew. Claus F. Specht, a new arrival in to Valparaiso in 1871 from Holstein, Germany, worked as a sales clerk for Bartholomew when he opened his store. In 1877, Stephen L. Finney, a nephew of A. V. Bartholomew, joined the business. After Bartholomew retired in 1882, Specht, Finney, and Peter Hesser purchased the business. Hesser was soon bought out by Specht and Finney in 1883. Hesser then began a business with William Freeman called Hesser-Freeman Company. Later, Specht and Finney formed a new corporation, joining in partnership with L. R. Skinner. This postcard photograph was taken on July 4, 1910. The public gathering commemorated the first run of the Valparaiso & Northern Railway interurban on the new line running from Valparaiso northward to Flint Lake. The first interurban left Valparaiso at 9:00 am in charge of Conductor C. C. Metsker. Valparaiso Mayor William F. Spooner, Valparaiso City Clerk Clem Helm, and other local notables were passengers on the inaugural sixteen minute, three mile trip to Flint Lake. An engine operated by Frank Chowdrey, hooked to two flat cars with seats and decked out in flags and bunting, followed the interurban to Flint Lake. A total of 3,500 passengers were transported to Flint Lake that inaugural day for the festivities. Incorporated in August 1908, the Valparaiso & Northern Railway construction was financed by citizens of Valparaiso and outside investors; the railway was to become one of the feeder lines the the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad. A section between Chesterton and Goodrum, located just north of Woodville, was completed and put into service on February 18, 1911. The section between Flint Lake and Woodville was completed on October 7, 1911; between February and October of 1911, a bus was used to transport passengers between Goodrum and Flint Lake. Complete interurban through service between Chesterton, Valparaiso, and LaPorte was possible after a bridge was constructed over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on February 17, 1912. Interurban service to Valparaiso ceased on October 23, 1938, largely due to the increasing use of automobiles, an improved highway system, and the financial depression.
The Tremont House, a very early Valparaiso inn, previously stood at this location.
The following news item appears in the February 18, 1899, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
D. F. L. Skinner has purchased a 44 foot front of the Hamill lots at the north east corner of the Court house square upon which he will erect a large business block to be occupied as a department store by Specht, Finney & Skinner.
Specht & Finney, one of the Vale's most prosperous firms, will expand on March 1, by taking into the form Mr. Leslie R. Skinner, son of D. F. L. Skinner. The firm name will be Specht, Finney & Skinner and they will erect a large department store on the Hamil property on E. Main street.
The following news item appears in the March 4, 1899, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Valparaiso.
The plan for the department store of Specht, Finney & Skinner to be erected at the northeast corner of the public square has been prepared, and when completed this will be the finest business block in the state. It will be ready for occupancy early next fall.
The following news item appeared in the November 25, 1899, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Valparaiso.
Fully five thousand people attended the opening of "The Best," Specht, Finney & Skinner's new store, Tuesday evening and saw the finest store room in Northern Indiana.
Thirty traveling representatives of firms from whom "The Best" buys goods, were present, and were entertained at dinner by the firm.
The interior was decorated throughout with green festoons and chrysanthemums and the bright lights and vari-colored goods displayed presented a scene that will not soon be forgotted [sic] by the guests. Music was furnished during the evening by the Bell orchestra, stationed in the waiting room on the west side of the first floor. Perhaps the finest display features of the establishment are the large show windows on the south and west sides, giving an opportunity for display that can not be excelled. The arrangement of the window display shows much skill and taste. The department is under the direction of Mr. Samuel Buchanan, a past master in the art of decorating.
Souvenirs were given away by the thousand during the evening. Cigars, knife sharpeners, rulers, silver pin trays and fancy china saucers were handed out to the guests as long as the supply lasted.
The building is perfectly modern and up-to-date in every detail. It is 132x44 feet, two stories high, with a basement running the full length of the structure. Built of pressed brick and trimmed with Bedford stone it is one of the architectural beauties of Valparaiso.
Messrs. Specht, Finney & Skinner will be assisted by the following corps of clerks: E. K. Finney, W. B. McCallum, Samuel Buchanan, John Claussen, Herman Sievers, H. Lutz, H. Winneguth, Bertha Smith, Brenda Whitmore, Minnie Martin, Eda Finney, Dela Clifford, Lida Axe, Bertha Specht, Hattie Ritter, Bessie Brown, W. Ritter, Clara Deetz, Etta Mullins, Claus Claussen and Ava Campbell.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 18, 1899; Volume 15, Number 45, Page 5, Column 3. Column titled "About the County. Valparaiso."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 4, 1899; Volume 15, Number 47, Page 1, Column 4. Column titled "Valparaiso."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; November 25, 1899; Volume 16, Number 33, Page 4, Columns 2-3. Column titled "Valparaiso."
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Chesterton, Indiana
Date: Circa 1940s
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Constructed in 1876 a the the northwest corner of the present day intersection of West Indiana Avenue and South 3rd Street, this structure was razed by a fire in 1998. At the time the building was destroyed, the congregation had moved into a newly constructed church and the structure was being utilized by the North Coast Cultural Centre.
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The following news item was published in the September 17, 1884, issue of The Tribune:
Work has been commenced on the spire of the Catholic church of this place. The height of this spire when completed, will be 60 feet and on the top of this a cross 13 feet high made of iron, heavily plated with gold will be placed. When completed the entire height of the spire from the ground, will be 135 feet.
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The following news item was published in the October 15, 1884, issue of The Tribune:
The pinnacles on the Catholic Church spire were made by Quick Bros. There are four of them, one at each corner, and each are 12 feet high, and made of iron. That they were made by home talent reflects credit on the town. The spire is nearly completed, and the cross, which is really beautiful, has been placed in position. Now if work was commenced on the inside of the building, and the place generally repaired, seats changed so that at least six aisles would be made, this church would be indeed handsome.
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The following new item was published in the October 30, 1903, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
IMPOSING DEDICATION CEREMONIES
Of St. Patrick’s Church Witnessed by a Monster Crowd Last Sunday.
The new addition to St. Patrick’s church was dedicated last Sunday with imposing ceremonies. The day was a perfect one, and in consequence, there was present and participating one of the largest crowds assembled in Chesterton for many a day. Promptly at ten o’clock a procession was formed at the Catholic school building, and headed by Ames Second Regiment band, of Michigan city, consisting of twenty-four pieces. Following the band were the altar boys and the priests, Rev. Frs. Raskiwicz, of Otis; Moench, of Mishawaka; and Juraschek. Fr. Raskiwicz, who is the oldest priest in the diocese, had been appointed by the bishop to take his place in the ceremonies, as he was unable to be present. Following the priests were the children and members of the congregation. The procession marched to the front door of the church, to the strains of some inspiring music, played by the band, and the priests after marching around the structure, and blessing it with hold water, formally opened the doors, and dedicated it to God.
The new church has a seating capacity of about five hundred, but for this occasion every available bit of floor space was used and even then hundreds were not able to gain an entrance to the building. Mass was celebrated by Fr. Raskiwicz, assisted by Frs. Moench and Juraschek. The venerable priest from Otis preached in Polish, and was followed by Fr. Moench, of Mishawaka, who delivered eloquent sermons in both German and English. He highly complimented the congregation for its generosity and loyalty to God, and said that no matter how generous you may be, you can never outdo God. He said that to him the greatest miracle was that the Christian religion still existed. That it had lived from the birth of Christ until the present time was a miracle never equalled [sic], and proved that it was in the care of a Divine God, and not in the hands of mere man. His sermon was full of good things, and while much is expected of Fr. Moench, for is widely known as a preacher of force and eloquence, on this occasion he agreeably surprised his friends. It would have given us great pleasure to have been able to reprint his sermon, but he did not have any notes, and none were taken.
The new addition to St. Patrick’s church makes the building extend from street to alley, 132 feet, and it is in the shape of the cross, and when the ceiling and walls are frescoed, it will be beautiful. The contract was in the hands of Jos. Ameling, of Chesterton, who has succeeded in winning for himself the highest praise from the entire congregation for the splendid work he did on the building. Father Juraschek says he has no complaint to make, but nothing but words of praise for all who worked on the job. This indicates the conscientious manner in which the building was constructed. The congregation has been growing of late years very steadily, and the old church was getting too small. When it was decided to enlarge, it was wisely decided to do so in a systematic manner, and the architect who designed the plans, could not have made a better edifice if he were to begin from the ground for an entirely new building. Everything is harmonious, and blends nicely with its surroundings. The congregation now has a fine parochial school building, a pastoral residence, a splendid church, and but very little debt. Considering the amount of property in its name, this congregation has few equals in the diocese in the matter of debt, for it is so small that it amounts to but very little. The congregation now needs a suitable home for its sisters, and when that is obtained it will be very comfortably situated.
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The following new item was published in the December 4, 1903, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Chesterton Chips.
The Chesterton Catholic church expected to be entirely out of debt by the first of the year. The new addition, a very imposing affair, is all paid for with the exception of about $700, and this sum will likely be pledged very soon now. The increased seating capacity of the church adds materially to the revenues, and when all of the seats are rented the income will be sufficient to defray the expenses of the church and school. This parish is doing what very few are in this diocese, giving schooling free. Most of the parochial schools charge a tuition fee. Here tuition is as free as at the public school. But for this school Westchester township would be obliged to increase its school facilities and build more school room.
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The following news item was published April 10, 1924, in The Chesterton Tribune:
LOCAL-PERSONAL-SOCIAL
Fifty years ago Henry Lembster [Lemster] took the contract to build the Chesterton Catholic church. It was his first job as a contractor. The writer [probably Arthur J. Bowser] assisted in the dedication of the building to the extent of playing in the band that furnished the music for the occasion. Fifty years is a long time back.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 30, 1903; Volume 20, Number 30, Page 1, Column 5.
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 4, 1903; Volume 20, Number 35, Page 5, Column 7. Column titled "Chesterton Chips."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; April 10, 1924; Volume 41, Number 5, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Local-Personal-Social."
The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; September 17, 1884; Volume 1, Number 25, Page 5, Column 2. Column titled "Chesterton Local Items."
The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 15, 1884; Volume 1, Number 29, Page 5, Column 3. Column titled "Chesterton Local Items."
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Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Jack Sherwood Thompson Flight Sergeant Pilot Killed
Peter Maurice Maskell Flight Lieutenant Navigator Killed
Robert Smith Flight Sergeant Signaller Killed
Vincent Graham Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Killed
William Allen Love Sergeant Signaller Killed
Thomas Iowerth Johnson Flight Lieutenant Instructor Killed
David William Henry Harris Flight Sergeant Instructor Killed
The crew had taken off from RAF Lindholme near Doncaster during the night of the 20th December for a Night Familiarisation exercise, this was to have been largely local flying. At just after midnight on the 21st the aircraft was heard flying east over Tintwhistle in low cloud, followed by the sound of it crashing. The aircraft burst into flames and was more or less gutted by fire. One of the crewmen had survived the crash and was found alive by the first local residents to reach the crash site but he died shortly afterwards.
The recorded details of the crash are very brief but they state that the aircraft was meant to remain in the area around Lindholme but had strayed too far towards the west without the pilot becoming aware. He had begun his let down procedure when the aircraft flew into the hill.
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Crew / Passengers Rank - If Applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Elmer D. Pitsenbarger 1st Lieutenant Pilot Killed
James D. Nendel 2nd Lieutenant Co-pilot Killed
Jack M. Bliss Flight Officer Navigator Killed
Frank Cser Flight Officer Bombardier Killed
Presley E. Farris Technical Sergeant Engineer Killed
Zoe W. Zwinge Technical Sergeant Radio Operator Killed
Frank A. Villelli Technical Sergeant Gunner (Tail) Killed
Curtis Anderson Staff Sergeant Gunner (Waist) Injured
Charles T. Lowbald Corporal Passenger Killed
Clarence S. Watson Corporal Passenger Killed (Missing)
The crew were on a cross country training flight from their home station at Harrington, near Kettering. The route was to have been Base - Goole - Huddersfield - Stafford - Builth Wells - Worcester - Banbury - Base. It was flown that day by another crew who reported very poor visibility in the area around where 42-94841 crashed.
After arriving in the Huddersfield area the 1st Lt Pitsenbarger turned the aircraft towards Stafford, it had drifted by half a mile to the west but was otherwise on course. While flying at 1,600ft the aircraft struck the northern edge of Twizle Head Moss above Holmfirth, the aircraft disintegrated over a short distance and caught fire. The centre section was completely gutted by the fire, and such was the severity of the blaze that Cpl Clarence Watson who was flying as a passenger was never found.
S/Sgt Curtis Anderson had been thrown out of the aircraft when it crashed, and although very badly injured survived.
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The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
Bryant School
Boone Township School District No. 6
Hebron, Indiana
Date: Circa 1898 to 1902
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Brown's Drug Store, A. H. Reading (Knox, Indiana)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The frame school house seen here, commonly referred to as the Bryant School, was constructed prior to 1880. The school was located two miles directly south of the town of Hebron on the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 33 North, Range 6 West on land owned by Robert Bryant, hence the school's name. Nothing remains at the site today [2015], which can viewed by examining the northeast corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and County Road 1000 South. Students attending this school lived within School District No. 6 of Boone Township. In 1922, with school consolidation taking place across all the townships of Porter County, the Bryant School was closed and students were transferred to the Hebron School in Hebron. By 1934, no school building was standing on the site.
The teacher visible to the far left is identified on the reverse of this photograph as Mabel Burgess Rice. According to records on Find A Grave, Mable Burgess was born Ellen Dolan in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On February 14, 1879, she was placed in the Chicago Orphan Asylum, but was soon adopted by Joseph and Ann Burgess on August 3, 1880. Mable graduated from Valparaiso University and taught school prior to her marriage to Clair Malcolm Rice in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, on January 3, 1902. Mable and Clair had the following children: Burgess, James, Clair, John, Keaton, and Ruth. Mable died February 9, 1943, in Butler, Bates County, Missouri.
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RESIDENCE OF SAM'L. SIGLER WHEELER, PORTER CO. IND.
Date: 1876
Source Type: Engraving
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. G. Hardesty
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The following biographical sketch of Samuel Sigler is published in Goodspeed and Blanchard's 1882 history of Porter County:
SAMUEL SIGLER, merchant, is a native of Fort Cumberland, Md., and was born February 13, 1816; he is the third of eight children of Samuel and Nancy (Taylor) Sigler; his father was a merchant and later a reed maker, of Dutch descent, and a son of Adam Sigler, who, for fifty years, filled a pulpit in the Methodist Episcopal Church; his mother was a native of Alleghany County, Va. At the age of six years, Samuel came with his parents to Clarksville, W. Va., and in 1834, the family settled in Elkhart County, near Goshen and in 1837, they located on 160 acres in Hobart Township, Lake County. On March 21, 1837, Samuel Sigler was married to Nancy Stockdale, a native of Washington County, Penn., by whom he had four children - Mrs. Margaret A. Arnold, George, Mrs. Eliza Willey and John N. In 1859, Mr. Sigler located at Wheeler, where he is engaged in mercantile business. In 1866, he was appointed Postmaster, being preceded by his son George. Mr. Sigler has been successful in business. He is a firm Republican and temperance advocate, and during the war was a member of the Union League. Besides his town property, he owns sixty-five acres near Wheeler. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been identified over forty years; his industry has brought him independence, and his character respect and honor. Samuel Sigler, Sr., departed this life in 1869; he was one of the pioneers of Lake County, and, with others of the family, experienced the trials and privations of that period; his life was quiet and uneventful, and he passed away greatly esteemed and lamented.
Sources:
Goodspeed, Weston A., and Charles Blanchard. 1882. Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, Illustrated. Chicago, Illinois: F. A. Battey & Company. 771 p. [see p. 346]
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 90]
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Books, Stationery, Publishing.
B. F. Perrine,
Manufacturing Stationer,
Valparaiso, Ind.
Ruling, Printing, Engraving, Binding, Blank Book Making.
Date: Circa 1880s
Source Type: Trade Card
Publisher, Printer: Unknown, but likely Perrine
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The following death notice for Benjamin Franklin Perrine appears in the December 19, 1930, issue of The Vidette-Messenger:
LIFELESS BODY FOUND IN BED; PASSES EASILY
Man Who Joined with Henry B. Brown in Valparaiso University Founding Victim, Heart Attack.
WAS ACTIVE UP TO HIS FINAL HOUR.
Benjamin F. Perrine, age 86 years, who was one of Henry Baker Brown's chief aides in the establishment of the Valparaiso Male and Female college, now Valparaiso university, died at 2 a. m. today at his home one-half mile east of Wheeler.
Death resulted from a heart attack which manifested itself about 1 o'clock. Previous to this he had complained of a pain in the chest, which was superinduced by a heavy cold. His son, Frank, went to his room before retiring, and administered relief. Then he remained with his father until the latter had fallen asleep.
This morning, Mrs. Perrine, the daughter-in-law, went to Mr. Perrine's room and failed to rouse him. She called in Mrs. C. E. Wilson, a practical nurse, who pronounced him dead.
According to the son, his father appeared to be in good health despite his advanced age. He ate a hearty supper and carried in some wood and corn to his room upstairs about 6:30 p. m. For the last eight or nine years he had never required the services of a doctor. However, he had experienced slight attacks of heart trouble. Three brothers, all bachelors, were all found dead in bed, under similar circumstances.
The body was brought to the F. A. LePell & Son Funeral home, and Dr. C. M. Davis, Porter county coroner, notified. He conducted an inquest today and found death due to angina pectoris, a heart ailment.
Mr. Perrine was born on May 24, 1844, at Muddy Creek, Warren county, Ohio, the son of pioneers, the family having owned the farm for 150 years.
In 1873, Mr. Perrine preceded Henry Baker Brown to Valparaiso, and upon the latter's arrival the two began the work of rehabilitating the old Valparaiso Male and Female college, which was then standing vacant and silent on the Hill. Its corner-stone had been laid April 25, 1860. It has been erected and supported by the people of Valparaiso and vicinity, but declined when the Civil war came on.
The first think Messrs. Brown and Perrine did was to employ some boys to pull weeks in the college campus; then the cleaning of the building began, and finally looking out for students. On September 16, 1873, the school was opened with 35 students, four teachers and four courses of study. The teachers were Mr. Perrine, M. E. Bogarte, Miss Mantie Baldwin and Miss Flo Hutchinson.
Mr. Perrine also owned and operated the university book store, conducting a printing business and at one time a bicycle manufacturing plant in connection. In 1892 he sold the book store to M. E. Bogarte and removed a year later to his present home in Wheeler.
The death of Mr. Perrine leaves Miss Mantie E. Baldwin, of this city, the only surviving member of the original founders of Valparaiso university. Prof. O. P. Kinsey is still living, spending his time between his old home in Freeport, Ohio, and St. Petersburg, Fla., but he did not become associated with the school until 1881, or 8 years after its founding.
Mr. and Mrs. Perrine were among the founders of the Valparaiso Christian church. she preceeded [sic] her husband in death on July 8, at the age of 76 years.
Mr. Perrine was a justice of the peace at Wheeler, resigning in 1918 to go to Valparaiso, Florida, a city founded by his son, the late John B. Perrine. Another son, James, also preceded his father in death.
Surviving are two sons, Frank, of Wheeler, and C. A. Perrine, of Chicago. He also leaves a grandson, son of the late J. B. Perrine, at Dellas [sic], Texas.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the F. A. LePell & Son funeral home, and will be private. Burial will be in James cemetery, near Wheeler.
Source:
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 19, 1930; Volume 4, Page 1, Column 1 and Page 3, Column 3. Column titled "Lifeless Body Found in Bed; Passes Easily."
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Date: 1920
Source Type: Sketch
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. Lorenzo Werich, Wilson Reed Berry (illustrator)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: An island situated along the original channel of the Kankakee River just west of the original mouth of Crooked Creek; its exact location is unknown, but Hardesty’s 1876 plat map of Boone Township suggests that it may have been located in the S½ of NW¼ of NW¼ of Section 36 T33N R6W.
Dredging of the Kankakee River to create Marble Ditch may have obliterated this island, but Werich writes that the island was still being referred to as Little Paradise Island as late as 1920. Werich also writes that it was “a beautiful small island near the river on a bayou.”
A trapper shanty was constructed by Lorenzo “Rens” Dow Brainard and Harrison Hartz Folsom on this island in 1845 and was reportedly the first trapper’s shanty built along the Kankakee River in Porter County. It is possible that Little Paradise Island and Long Ridge are the same location as Brainard and Folsom have been reported to have constructed a shanty on Long Ridge; however, Werich writes that Brainard and Folsom also built a shanty on Long Ridge in 1851, six years after they built their shanty on Little Paradise Island.
Source:
Vierling, Philip E. 2008. Kankakee Marsh Place-Names. Chicago Portage Ledger 9(1):1-28. [see p. 22]
Werich, Jacob Lorenzo. 1920. Pioneer Hunters of the Kankakee. Logansport, Indiana: Chronicle Printing Company. 197 p. [pp. 37-38, 39, 40]
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Date: December Circa 1874-1880
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Warren Henry Hayward
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
W. H. HAYWARD,
PHOTO ARTIST
Crown Point, Ind.
The photograph was taken by Warren Henry Hayward at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana.
Hayward operated a studio in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, which he sold to John Wesley McLellan in December 1873. Warren Henry Hayward would then move to neighboring Lake County, Indiana, and operate studios for more than forty years in Crown Point and Lowell in that county.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Lowell, Indiana.
WILLIAM SIGLER,
AT SIGHT,
Will Pay to Bearer
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
In Current Funds, when presented in sums
of one or more Dollars.
Wm. Sigler
Date: February 26, 1863
Source Type: Obsolete Scrip
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. M. Wood, Printer, 23 Clark-st. Chicago
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This obsolete scrip is listed in Wolka et al. as No. 460-2 and rated on their rarity scale as R-7 and Wolka as 1450-03 with a rarity of R-7. The rarity scale ranges from R-1 to R-7, with R-7 indicating that only one to five specimens of a scrip are known to exist.
William Sigler also produced scrip is denominations of 5¢ and 50¢.
The following is taken from the Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana (1904, pp. 76-77):
"WILLIAM SIGLER was a merchant for many years at Lowell. He was born December 31, 1822, in Clarksburg, which is now in [Harrison County] West Virginia, and so was fifteen years of age when the Sigler family settled in this county. In May, 1848, he was married to Miss Margaret Lee. In 1881 he removed from Lake county to Englewood [Cook County, Illinois] and afterward to La Grange [Cook County, Illinois], where he died in [July 16] 1902, nearly eighty years of age.
Of the nine members of the Sigler family of 1837 one only is now living, Mr. Eli Sigler, of Hebron, for many years one of the principal business men of that town. He has a son in Crown Point, Mr. E. Sigler, jeweler, and a daughter, Mrs. W.B. Brown: and William Sigler has a son in this county, Charles Sigler, the hotel builder at Cedar Lake. Samuel Sigler, the pioneer, has in the county other grandchildren. His descendants are to be found in other family lines."
William Sigler started his general store at Driscoll’s Corners in Lowell in 1854. The 1860 Federal Census for Lowell, Lake County, Indiana, lists Sigler’s occupation as “Merchant.” Sigler was also very active in cattle and hogs, operating a feedlot in the northeast part of Lowell. In 1879, Sigler went out of business in Lowell and moved to Crown Point. He then relocated at Englewood, Cook County, Chicago in 1881. William Sigler is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
The printer of this note, A. M. Wood, began his printing business in Chicago in 1856. He was accidentally killed on May 19, 1886, after he fell through the elevator hatchway of his company's new, but incomplete, building located at 184 Monroe Street. He was a 55 year old bachelor at the time of his death.
Source Information:
The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; May 21, 1886; Volume 46, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "The City."
Ball, Timothy H. 1904. Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana with a Compendium of History, 1834-1904. Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company. [see pp. 76-77]
Wolka, Wendell. 2018. A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip. Sun City Center, Florida: Wendell Wolka. 900 p. [see p. 488]
Wolka, Wendell A., Jack M. Vorhies, and Donald A. Schramm. 1978. Indiana: Obsolete Notes and Scrip. Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications. 306 p. [see p. 156]
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THE
INDIANA STATE
Mining and Manufacturing Company
A
No. 1379
Will pay ONE DOLLAR to P. Jones
or bearer on demand
MICHIGAN CITY June 7, 1854
J. R. S. Oliver Cash'r
[The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company, Obsolete Scrip]
Date: 1854
Source Type: Obsolete Scrip
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This obsolete scrip is listed in Wolka et al. as 496-1 with a rarity of R-7 and Wolka as 1565-01 with a rarity of R-7. The rarity scale ranges from R-1 to R-7, with R-7 indicating that only one to five specimens of a scrip are known to exist.
The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, was considered a "wild cat" bank that issued "shinplasters." A shinplaster was a derogatory name given to paper notes circulated in frontier areas during the 1800s. These notes were issued by banks, merchants, wealthy individuals, and associations. They were intended to serve as banknotes or IOUs. They were often issued due to the scarcity of circulating notes in a geographic region.
Wolka states that this note "was probably a fraudulent institution whose main purpose was to circulate large quantities of unsecured paper money as far from home as possible."
Evidence from contemporary newspapers support Wolka’s claim that this institution exercised banking privileges in fraud and in violation of the general banking laws of Indiana. For example, a detailed article appears in the Evansville Daily Journal (Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana) on November 1, 1854, outlining why The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company was an institution circulating fraudulent notes.
In addition, a detailed Indiana “Bank Note List” appears in the August 5, 1858, issue of the Randolph County Journal (Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana), which lists the “Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Co. Michigan City” as a “SHINPLASTER.” At the end of listing of shinplaster’s is the following explanation: “NOTE. – The above is a list of ‘shinplasters,’ or ‘Hat Banks,’ having no legal existence and whose notes have no security of redemption beyond the pleasure of the issuers.”
The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company of Michigan City also issued $2 and $5 notes.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the name shinplaster comes from the quality of paper on which the note was printed, which was of such low quality that starch could be used to make papier-mâché-like plasters to place under socks to warm the shins.
Newspapers in the state would often publish a list of "shinplaster" companies and banks, indicating that these concerns were neither registered nor recognized by Indiana's Auditor's Office.
In the November 1st and 2nd, 1854, issues of the Evansville Daily Journal, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana [Volume 7, Numbers 160 and 161], the newspaper's editor, A. H. Sanders, lays out evidence that although The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company was officially organized as a banking corporation, the company exercised its banking privileges "in fraud and violation and open defiance of both the Constitution and the general banking law of the State."
Despite being deemed a shinplasterer, wild cat bank, broken bank, and suspended bank soon after being organized, The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company's notes were circulating as late as July 1858.
Source Information:
Evansville Daily Journal, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; November 1, 1854; volume 7, Number 160, Page 2, Columns Column titled “The Expose.”
Randolph County Journal, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana; August 5, 1858; Volume 1, Number 31, Page 4, Column 8. Column titled “Bank Note List.”
Wolka, Wendell. 2018. A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip. Sun City Center, Florida: Wendell Wolka. 900 p. [see p. 534]
Wolka, Wendell A., Jack M. Vorhies, and Donald A. Schramm. 1978. Indiana: Obsolete Notes and Scrip. Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications. 306 p. [see p. 169]
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www.sapadventures.com/ The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
Y.M.C.A. VALPO BARRACKS
1918
Date: 1918
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Charles Beam (#101)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Nearly 2,000 men were housed and trained at Valparaiso University for the Motor Transport Corps. This structure provided a recreation area for troops during their time spent at the training facility.
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The following news item appeared in the February 28, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Local, Personal, Social
Valparaiso University is now making preparations for the instruction of from one thousand to two thousand soldiers for the U. S. government in the art of civil engineering. The deal has not yet been completed, but indications are that within a short time a large number of Uncle Sam's boys in the war service will be housed in Valparaiso to learn civil engineering to help them in their work in France. Already plans are being made at the various hall and rooming houses on the hill to take care of this additional lot of men.
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The following news item appeared in the June 27, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
GROUND BROKEN FOR BARRACKS.
Valparaiso Work Believed First U. S. Step to Establish Army Cantonment.
Valparaiso, Ind., June 22. -- Ground was broken today for a modern military barracks to accommodate 1,000 men at Valparaiso University military industrial training school. This is believed to be the first step in the reported government plan to establish a regular army cantonment here to care for 20,000 men.
Men employed by the war department have surveyed five available local sites but the extensive university acreage within three blocks of the main college building are considered the most desirable for the purpose and it is probable the cantonment will be established there within a short time.
1,500 Now Enrolled.
There are now 1,500 men in the industrial school here and preparations are under way to care for the quotas sent here from each Indiana county July 1, probably 2,000 more.
Long hikes on the country roads and instructions in military drills during the day are tempered at night and on Sunday afternoons by concerts by a military band of seventy pieces.
Sidney page, formerly assistance coach at Valparaiso University, has been placed at the head of athletics by the government.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the August 29, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
FOUNDATIONS LAID FOR MORE BARRACKS FOR SOLDIERS.
Foundations for two more barracks for the university training detachment are being laid at University park. It is more than probable that others will follow until a large number dot the landscape in that vicinity, presaging the time when a good sized containment will blossom forth to meet the gaze of Valpoites. A large number of motor trucks are one the way here for the training of truck drivers, and many more will follow. The mechanics branch of the service will be eventually developed until it proportions take in every part of the trade. The hills surrounding Valparaiso offer such a splendid opportunity to test the cars and the drivers' ability that government officials have recognized it as a proper place to carry on this kind of training.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the November 14, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON LOCALS.
Work on the barracks and other buildings at the Valparaiso university training detachment was stopped, temporarily, Tuesday morning by the Foster Lumber Co., until something more definite is received from the war department. All the barracks have been finished except the roof of one. The Y. M. C. A. building, the canteen, and a dance hall have not been finished.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the December 5, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Local, Personal, Social
Monday morning saw the beginning of the end of Valparaiso Military Training camp. Friday official word came to the commanding officer to begin demobilizing on Dec. 2 and the work is to be wound up by Dec. 12. There is much speculation as to what will be done with the numerous barracks erected east of the university and where the big army trucks will be sent, and what will become of them. The camp has been in existence since early in the summer and was a distributing point for mechanics and truck drivers and many of the drivers in France were located at this camp before going to overseas duty. At first work was taken up in the university building, but it soon became apparent that housing facilities were inadequate and soon barracks buildings commenced going up. Now that the war is over there will be no more use for these buildings and they will undoubtedly soon disappear. By the 12th of this month the last of the soldiers will have gone and Valparaiso will again settle down to its pre-war conditions.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 28, 1918; Volume 34, Number 50, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Local, Personal, Social."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; June 27, 1918; Volume 35, Number 15, Page 1, Column 4. Column titled "Ground Broken for Barracks."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 29, 1918; Volume 35, Number 24, Page 5, Column 2. Column titled "Steamer Roosevelt Steams Away."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; November 14, 1918; Volume 35, Number 35, Page 7, Column 6. Column titled "Chesterton Locals."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 5, 1918; Volume 35, Number 38, Page 6, Column 1. Column titled "Local, Personal, Social."
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Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Pall Magnusson N/A Pilot Killed
Alexander Watson N/A Wireless Operator Killed
Johann Rist N/A Passenger Killed
The aircraft was being ferried from Croydon to Iceland via Liverpool and Prestwick. The crew became disorientated in cloud and flew into high ground. The aircraft was built as an Oxford Mk.I HN471 for the RAF, but it did not see any active service. It was sold back to Airspeed in March 1946 and was registered at G-AHJY and was owned by a number of companies before being sold to Icelandic Airline in January 1951. During the same day as TF-RPM crashed the RAF lost two Meteors in the Peak District.
Text by kind permission of Alan L Clark peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Cover Page
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
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Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The image here shows the third court house constructed in Porter County. This structure was completed in 1883 at a cost of $157,348, nearly 25 percent over the original bid cost of $125,909. The building's footprint measured 128 feet by 98 feet, and had a tower height of 168 feet. A fire at the court house occurred during near zero temperatures on December 27, 1934, and required the assistance of fire departments from Gary and LaPorte to help extinguish the blaze. Tragically, fireman Raymond Meinke died of injuries sustained when his fire truck skidded on an icy highway six miles from Valparaiso on its return trip to LaPorte from this fire. Considerable controversy resulted from this fire; several residents had stated that the county had been warned repeatedly about building safety issues, especially about alleged faulty wiring, long before the fire took place and that these warnings were continually ignored by the county commissioners. William Hutton, an architect from Hammond, Indiana, assisted the county in receiving $100,000 from insurance companies after the fire. In 1936, William Scholer, an architect from Lafayette, Indiana, was hired by the county to prepare two separate plans: one plan for the complete demolition and construction of a new court house, and the second plan for the remodeling of the fire-damaged structure. In the end, remodeling the damaged structure won out. The cost for reconstructing the fire-damaged structure was $172,000, which was completed in 1937 by the the local firm Foster Lumber Company.
Source:
Reading, A. H. 1905. The City of Homes, Schools and Churches: A Pictorial Story of Valparaiso, Its People and Its Environs. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. H. Reading. 82 p. [see p. 8]
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Date: Circa 1880s
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Thomas Harrison
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
Harrison
PORTRAIT,
Photographer,
27 MAIN STREET,
Galesburg, Illinois.
The photograph was taken by Thomas Harrison at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Harrison began operation of a photography studio in Galesburg in 1879 or 1880. He was a native of England and born March 1, 1853. the year of his death is unknown, but it is believed he passed away in Alaska and was buried there.
It is possible that this is a portrait photograph of Joseph Gaston or his nephew Samuel McClure, both of whom were former Porter County residents that were living in Galesburg at the time this photograph was taken. The facial likeness, including the shape of the ears, is extremely similar to known photographs of Gaston and McClure - especially McClure. McClure would later go on to establish the powerhouse publication McClure's Magazine.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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www.sapadventures.com/ The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
SNOW ON MOUNT BALDY, DEC. 12, 1907
Date: Circa 1908
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Augusta Anderson, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: Libraries holding copies of The Shadowy St. Joe indicate that this souvenir book was published circa 1910. After researching the life of Augusta Anderson, however, it is much more likely that the book was published in 1908 or perhaps 1907. In addition, it is very likely that Augusta Anderson was neither the author of the book nor the photographer of the images contained within the book.
Augusta Anderson was born circa 1885. On February 13, 1908, in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, Augusta married Fred D. Straffin. Straffin was a fairly well-known photographer who operated from a Spokane photography studio. Straffin published a souvenir book of the Potlatch lumber mill located in Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, in 1907 that is very similar in design to The Shadowy St. Joe. Straffin also published a souvenir book of St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho, which is located along the St. Joe River, that is also of nearly the same design as The Shadowy St. Joe.
Straffin was somewhat under duress when he married Augusta Anderson. According to a news item published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle on February 8, 1908, Straffin had been “charged with the seduction of Augusta Anderson, 23 years of age…. Straffin claimed that the girl yielded readily to his request that she live with him, and denied that, except in a joking way, that he had ever promised to marry her. The girl denies these statements emphatically, alleging that she took the matter seriously. She broke down several times in court.”
It is learned from a June 18, 1908, news item also published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle that Straffin and Anderson had married on February 13, 1908, so that Straffin could avoid jail and have the seduction case dismissed in superior court. This same news item mentions that Augusta was now seeking a divorce after four months of marriage because Fred had “been drunk much of the time since their marriage and has not contributed to her support.” It also notes that before the marriage that Augusta had been a waitress and specifically states that “The groom was a photographer. He offered to teach the girl the art of the offer was accepted. Before the girl had mastered her trade, however, Straffin was arrested for intimate relations with her, and was bound over to the superior court to answer to the charge.”
The 1908 divorce case apparently was dismissed since there appears in the October 11, 1910, issue of The Press, published in Spokane, a notice of a pending divorce suit between Augusta and Fred D. Straffin. The Spokane Daily Chronicle’s January 19, 1911, issue reports that the divorce was granted and states that “She [August Straffin] charged that she was deserted on the day of her wedding, which occurred in Spokane in 1908, and that her husband had never contributed to her support. She was permitted to resume her maiden name, Augusta Anderson.”
Augusta Straffin appears in the 1908 city directory for Spokane with Fred as the proprietor of the Rembrandt Studio, while later directories do not tie Augusta to any photography business. Collectively, this information suggests that Augusta Anderson had neither taken the photographs appearing in The Shadowy St. Joe – there is no evidence that she was fully trained as a photographer – nor had she compiled the book as an author. Rather, evidence strongly suggests that Fred D. Straffin was responsible for the development and publication of The Shadowy St. Joe and perhaps had August listed as author as an inducement to initiate or maintain an intimate relationship with her. It is possible the Augusta had taken the photographs and authored the book while Fred was occupied with drinking and desertion of his wife, but this calls into question as to how Augusta was fully trained as a photographer.
Fred D. Straffin was born in 1869 and died April 23, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; he is buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in an unmarked grave. His death certificate indicates that he was a widow at the time of his death, suggesting that he may have remarried after being divorced from Augusta.
Little is known concerning August Anderson after her divorce from Fred. A notice of marriage licenses granted in Spokane County published in The Spokesman-Review on February 11, 1914, mentions that an Adam Noble or Spokane was granted a license to marry Augusta Anderson, also of Spokane. It is assumed that this is likely the same Augusta Anderson that married and divorced Fred D. Straffin.
Sources:
Anderson, Augusta. Circa 1908. The Shadowy St. Joe. Spokane, Washington: The Inland Printing Company. 54 p.
The Press, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; October 11, 1910; Volume 8, Number 312, Page 7, Column 5. Column titled “Three Divorce Suits.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 8, 1908; Volume 22, Number 139, Page 3, Column 5. Column titled “He Wronged a Woman.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; June 18, 1908; Volume 22, Number 251, Page 4, Column 5. Column titled “Wedded to Dodge Jail; Divorce.”
Spokane Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; January 19, 1911; Volume 25, Number 124, Page 7, Column 6. Column titled “Deserted Bride is Given Divorce.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; December 10, 1907; Volume 25, Number 178, Page 18, Column 3. Column titled “Takes Pictures of Potlatch Mill.”
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; February 11, 1914; Volume 31, Number 241, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled “City and County Records. Marriage Licenses.”
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