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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
7
LOCAL BREVITIES SUMMARY
A carload of butchers rode No 16 from Chicago to Cleveland. An autopsy found Mrs J P Burkle died of gall stones and liver abscess. Hotel Golden dining room new mission style. Riblet began serving meals Sunday noon. John B Dayhuff seeks a saloon license at the September county meeting on Tyler avenue. Erastus B Cole of Corpus Christi, formerly of this city, bought land in Corpus Christi for 9500. total realty investments reach 24000 in two months. A front tire on C G Hassler’s car blew halfway between Hagelake and town. Shick carryall towed it home after heavy load and rough roads. seven prisoners are in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Burkle
Hotel Golden
Riblet
John B. Dayhuff
Tyler Avenue
Charles Schmidt
Erastus B. Cole
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf Coast
C. G. Hassler
Hagle Lake
Christiana Lake
Mortuary Notices From Elkhart Area Dwellers
Multiple obituaries including Beatrice Prentice of Madison street Lagrange and Ohio birth, George W. Durand of Goshen dies of gangrene, Max Perry of Indiana avenue dies of spinal meningitis, Samuel Sala Harrison township cancer, Mrs Burkle Christian church service, William Orton South Bend dies in Kenosha, John Miller Waterford death, Franklin Rupel St Joseph County pioneer, Christine Hackbarth South Bend, Mrs Eden Niles, and other local notices with funeral plans and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
J. R. Prentice
Madison Street
Ohio
Lagrange
Elkhart
R. R. Johnson
Prentice
Simonton Lake
George W. Durand
Goshen
Pennsylvania
Max Hopkins Perry
Pearl B. Perry
Indiana Avenue
Thelma
Guy
Ford Perry
L. A. Beeks
Trinity M. E. Church
Samuel Sala
Harrison Township
Jacob P. Burkle
Christian Church
G. Buckner
William
Orton
South Bend
Kenosha
Wis
John M. Miller
Waterford
Franklin Rupel
St. Joseph County
Lake Shore section crews lay 6600 feet of track fast
Seventy nine Lake Shore men laid 6600 feet of track between this city and Goshen on Monday completing 220 rails of sixty feet each weighing 100 pounds per foot. Passenger traffic commentary noted record summer activity though through freights stayed light. The Century arrived late from Toledo after a 107 minute Chicago run. June earnings rose to 886713.72 while New York Central earnings fell to 2174683.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Goshen
Lake Shore Road
City
Toledo
Here
Chicago
New York Central
Arrests Involved Disorderly Conduct And Vagrancy
Police dealt with a hangers on at the defunct Standard Hotel after an intoxication arrest. Officers responded to reports of an orgy in a tent behind Sycamore Street addresses 205 and 209. A man loitering at Lake Shore roundhouse was taken as a vagrant, and a burglar removal at Goldman's drug store ended with the culprit being a cat. Two vagrants were jailed and released the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearce
George Bisler
Standard
Lake Shore
Goldman’s
Marriage Licenses Listed for Goshen and Bristol Couples
Mentzer Whitehead of New Paris aged nineteen with parental consent and Hazel Hamlet of Goshen aged seventeen with parental consent. Ora Benjamin McDowell of Bristol aged twenty with parental consent and Wilma Cripe of Goshen aged twenty three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentzer Whitehead
New Paris
Hazel Hamlet
Goshen
Ora Benjamin McDowell
Bristol
Wilma Cripe
Local social events pepper a city week
M R Hopkins celebrated his birth anniversary with a surprise at No 31114 South Main Street. A Women's Home Missionary Reading Circle gathering at Mrs George Deweys on Leitch Street featured readings and refreshments. A string of weddings, picnics, and beaver group outings filled community life with dinners, launches, and plans for future gatherings at Eagle Lake and St Pauls M E church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Hopkins
Women's Home Missionary Reading Circle
Trinity M. E. Church
George Dewey
Leitch Street
Mesdames Nichols, Sterner
Neds
Wealthy Life Insurance Holders Led by Wanamaker
The report notes seven Americans hold $1,000,000 plus life insurance with Rodman Wanamaker carrying $4,000,000, the largest total. James B. Colgate tops New York residents with $1,500,000. Philadelphia leads in millionaire density with 148 insured for $33,000,000 compared to New York’s 491 for $57,000,000 and Chicago’s 185 for $24,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
James B. Colgate
Wall Street
New York
Chicago
County Treasurer Reports July Receipts and Balances
County Treasurer Croop reports July receipts of 48 600 97 bringing total available 97 955 83 after starting month 59 354 86. Expenditures totaled 48 984 04 leaving 48 971 79 on hand with 2 231 02 in First State Bank of Elkhart and 3 197 23 in St Joseph Valley Bank of Elkhart and about 11 000 in other county banks beyond Goshen institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croop
First State Bank of
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Quarterly Inspection Set for Late August
The quarterly inspection of the First battalion Third Infantry I N G will occur in the latter part of this month with Co B inspected on August 28. Central League results listed Monday include South Bend 3 Terre Haute 4 Day ton 7 Wheeling 6 Fort Wayne 10 Zanesville 0 Grand Rapids 4 Evansville 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Infantry
Co. B
South Bend
Terre Haute
Dayton
Wheeling
Fort Wayne
Zanesville
Grand Rapids
Evansville
How Strange It Is We See Others But Not Ourselves
A philosopher explains that people rarely recognize their own faces in person or in memory. We know friends’ appearances vividly yet cannot picture our own expressions or features when not looking in a mirror. The visitor finds the reflection unsettling and unsettlingly uncanny.
Fire safety tips from the New York Tribune
Practical fire precautions advise using a salt and ammonia solution to coat burning articles, preparing glass bottles with gas not to evaporate, and having at least two dozen fire grenades ready. It also covers smoke inhalation protection, behavior during fire, and safe evacuation techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Strictly Fresh Eggs Are Boiled By Risky Preference
A guest at a remote summer resort asks why eggs are always fried. The waiter answers in polite humor that boiled eggs are available but come with risk, reflecting the risk of spoiled or unsafe options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
The Plumbers Derby Conversation
A New York Press piece recounts a citizen praising Gus for his worn derby hat. He explains the hat protects him while crawling through pipes and beams and is packed with crumpled newspapers for inspiration and immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus
New York Press
Dukes Not Earls For Pitt Says St James Gazette
A St James Gazette anecdote recalls William Pitt the Elder as a noble mediator who supposedly offered an earldom while replying with lofty pride that he makes dukes. The remark frames Pitt as the decisive statesman who sees his rank as deserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pitt
St. James’ Gazette
Remarkable violinist praised for tone and craft
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a violinist is praised as exceedingly remarkable not for possession of a genuine Stradivarius but for skill and instrument sound. The exchange highlights admiration for technique and artistry over brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Real Estate Transfers Reported for Allendale and Jefferson Township
Edward Kelly transfers a lot in Allendale to Roy C. Beall for 500 dollars. Isaac Moser sells 40.50 acres in Jefferson township to Frank J. Cine for 2000 dollars. Mary M. Hamlet deeds 13.89 acres in Jefferson township to Jacob N. Bloss for 1200 dollars. John M. Snyder transfers a lot in Hartman Bros south addition Johnston to all Pan-Handle crews in a partial record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kelly
Roy C. Beall
Allendale
Ekhart
Isaac Moser
Frank J. Cine
Jefferson Township
Mary M. Hamlet
Jacob N. Bloss
John M. Snyder
George Wyman, Jr
Hartman Bros
Johnston
Local church groups announce midweek gatherings
The Jefferson Street Bible Class meets this evening with Mrs. John Gampher at 419 Jefferson Street. The Brethren S S C S holds its regular monthly meeting at 2 30 p m Wednesday. The Ladies Guild of St John s church plans a 2 p m Wednesday gathering with Mrs Homer Brown at Second and Water. Cora Smith Division No 143 G I A to B of L E B plans a social Thursday afternoon August 18 with picnic supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Street
John Gampher
S. S. C. S. of the Brethren Church
Ladies’ Guild
St. John's Church
Homer Brown
Second
Water Streets
Cora Smith
B .of
L. EB
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Joseph Valley Bank
John W. Fieldhouse
T. Thornton Snell
Herman Borneman
Walter S. Hazelton
State Bank
First State Bank
Elkhart Review
No. 16
Cleveland
Mortuary Record
Christine Hackbarth
James Eden
Niles
News OF the Railroads
William Jenkins
M. Scovelle
H. Babbitt
Charles Embry
Big Four
Engineer Beach
Lake Shore Company
Cc. E. Hoover
Frederick Nopper
William Kline
Police and Criminal News
L. O. Evans
la Junta
Colo
H. M. Evans
Elmer Evans
Wesley Longacre
Cleveland Township
Clara Johnson
Osolo
Rosa A. Hughes
Mr. Evans
Bettie White
Baltimore
May Garvin
Claire Paxson
Marie Benfer
This City
Robert
Hazen Haggerty
Floyd Best
Boles Cottage
Eagle Lake
Mrs. M. Simmons
Mrs. Garvin
St. Paul's M. E
Ladies’ Aid Society
Martin E. Tavenier
Kate Boulton
F. A. Bonander
Mr. Tavenier
Standard Beavers
Franch's Landing
Louie Club
Pindl’s Landing
Mishawaka
Will
A. P. Bartholomew
P. Be, Greenwalt
Saratoga
Ind
Riverside
Mr. Greenwalt
M. E
The
Sterling-Hudson Co
Marion St
Bell
Turnock
Sporting Goods Store
Elis’ Temple
Ziesel
American Pty. Co
American Printing Co
Uncle Sam
W. H. Theis
South Side
S. Main St
Shafer & Schulz
O.G. Curtis
Atore
O. G. Curtis
G. Curtis
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