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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
7
A regional bank markets itself on strong conservative management and generous terms to draw new customers. It solicits savings and checking accounts and invites business deposits from individuals and firms.
The note states 3 percent interest on savings and on certificates of deposit. CDs accrue interest from the date of deposit and allow withdrawals anytime.
John W. Fieldhouse serves as President with T Thornton Snell as Vice President Herman Borneman also a Vice President and Walter S. Hazelton as Cashier listed in the bank ledger.
Grass fires along the Lake Shore right of way spread from Osceola cemetery to Stockberger’s woods as crews replace old cupolas with fire proof ones at the roundhouses. Northbound Big Four train 48 ran two hours late due to a disabled engine, arriving Elkhart at 2 pm. F C Cone returns from vacation to roundhouse work. Lake Shore inspection engine 24 is under repair in Elkhart shops.
A woman reported a theft of a gold watch and chain in Mishawaka on Wednesday evening. Police were notified and investigating.
James Boltenhouse was arrested on a farm near Elihart for neglecting alimony and child support to a former wife in South Bend. Bond set at 300 dollars. A new plan funds weekly Goshen band concerts via courthouse park collection boxes asking for nickels or dimes. A plowing accident near Millersburg injures a man’s leg. Two Nappanee youths, 17, walk to Elkhart seeking work but return home empty handed. Bud Pattison, a blind prodigy, will tend bats for John McMahon in Goshen. Goshen forms two bands led by Neil Fuller and manager Clarence Miller.
Market brief from Elkhart on August 6 1908 notes prices and cabbage butter eggs and other staples with quoted ranges and percentages for buyers and sellers.
Northern Indiana will open its line west of South Bend as far as Hudson Lake, running cars regularly next Sunday. The Trumpet Notes Band from Bucklea Hotel pleased a large crowd with several popular extra numbers. Mrs Sadie Grubb plans a millinery department in the rear of H B Sykes Co store in about two weeks. Mrs D R Bowles has thought of W E Burris residence.
Joseph Fisher announces he will seek a liquor license at the county commissioners September meeting for 505 South Main street and Lewis Tracy will seek a license for 615 South Main street, both in the Fourth ward. D. M. Best will occupy the remodeled corner of Second and Jefferson streets with Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Bowles and family.
David How of How Bros jewelers and stationers in LaPorte dropped dead in Quincy Illinois on business. He was 38 and left a mother and two brothers. Fern Worthington of Mishawaka died aged three. burial in Bristol Thursday. Mrs Sarah Denslow widow of Henry Denslow died at home near Spring Brook Park at 87.
Four thunderstorms swept Coldwater on Tuesday afternoon and evening causing fires in several barns nearby though overall activity was described as good. Local damage report notes multiple barn fires sparked by lightning.
Joseph Crow of Nappanee suffers severe hand injuries requiring amputation after a grinder accident at the George L. Lamb factory. Detectives foil a burglary at the Big Four shops in Wabash during a thunderstorm with gunfire exchanged but no injuries. Milton Wolf near Rome City pays 280 for manufacturing cigars without a factory license. John Goodemore of South Haven dies suddenly at Niles depot. Joseph Garierowski drowns at Dollar lake after cramps. Coldwater fire wells cleaned for future use. South Bend police chief referees boxing. farmers report systematic theft by foreigners, three arrested.
Constantinople reports a new progressive ministry chosen to replace the resigned cabinet. The move aims to ensure the constitution is upheld.
Goshen dairymen raise milk price from six to eight cents a quart after a recent one cent increase. Officials cite higher costs to comply with strict Pure Food Law enforcement as the reason for the continued rise.
Street Commissioner Williams places zinc warning signs at city entry streets, procured by the board of public works. Supt. Silvers signs the notices. the two and a half by three foot zinc panels should endure in the city.
Officers responded to a Marion Street and Fourth Street call after a woman reported a tramp, denied entry, returned to try doors, and stole a basket of peaches from a porch. No thief or calling woman identified.
The annual meeting elected H. E. Bucklen Norman Sage F. G. Shaw E. A. Carpenter L. M. Simpson S. Maxon to the board. Bucklen named president Sage treasurer and Maxon secretary after reports were approved.
An advertisement value moment surfaces as Aeronaut Mason Edward Moosman arrives at George Mountjoy's home at 6 30 p m claiming a paper report confirmed the event.
He had failed to repair the chimney but his balloon damage led him to revise his plan. He did not like the idea that his word was not good, so he proceeded to fix up the chimney.
A press special asserts a negro assaulted Mrs. Schoonover and is at large in a critical condition scenario. The Knox Indiana report disputes this, saying the suspect escaped, the injury is not life threatening, and no mob action occurred. The incident involved a prior robbery and a revolver taken from the home.
Hundreds of lizard shaped creatures poured from the sky on Tuesday evening covering streets and yards near South Bend and Talbot avenues. Cars and wagons crushed many as residents gathered specimens while fearing bites. The unusual storm left many dead and prompted talk of street sweeping. Richard Seaman of Mishawaka died Wednesday at age seventy seven.
The Goshen News-Times notes Frank Gale’s closure of the Irwin vaudeville house after managers promise to stage a thriving venue. It recalls repeated brief tenures as new managers pledge draws, only to depart the city weeks later.
A Parsee sacred fire in a Ligigull temple, Persia, has reportedly burned without being extinguished since the era of Raphereth twelve centuries ago, according to local lore.
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