Change in Ownership at Elkhart Bristol Board and Paper Co
Cyrue E. Frye has purchased the Metzger holdings making him practically the sole owner of the Elkhart Bristol Board and Paper Co Elliott Crull becomes president with Frye as secretary and treasurer and Frye’s wife as third incorporator The firm will continue with greater vigor Planing Mill changes ownership Winey Bros will acquire Newman Monger Co planing mill to manufacture veneered doors for wholesale trade Warfield Newman exits to California Another large industrial project is being considered with a location to be proposed to Elkhart citizens and could rival Maxwell-Briscoe in value and cost but no details are available yet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrue E. Frye
Elkhart Bristol Board & Paper Co
Indianapolis
Consolidated Mill
Harry A. Metzger
South Bend
Elkhart
Albert E. Metzger
Frye
Elliott Crull
Mr. Frye
Mr. Fryes
Planing
Winey Bros
Newman-Monger Co
East Street
Elkhart Avenue
Warfield Newman
California
W. F. Stanton
Epworth League Plans District Convention in Wakarusa
Epworth League officials from Goshen district met in Goshen with Rev. W. H. Brightmire to map the next district convention set for June 22 and 28 in Wakarusa. He was asked to secure a pledge from Bishop James Quayle to deliver an address on the 23rd as president-in-general of theEpworth League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Goshen
M. BE
W. H. Brightmire
Elkhart
Wakarusa
Brightmire
James Quayle
Fumigation at Prairie Street Mennonite Church and Nearby Home
Health officer Foltz fumigated the Prairie Street Mennonite Church this afternoon after learning the Christopher child sickened there last Sunday. Special arrangements allowed services to resume tomorrow. Foltz also fumigated the Kyte home, where a smallpox patient had recovered, and the Christopher home was fumigated after the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fumigates
Foltz
Prairie Street Mennonite
Christopher Child
Traction Engine May Be Used If Boiler Fails
Boiler supplying heat for the Depot Hotel block broke down at 1 a m leaving hotel store rooms and flats without heat. Repair parts arrived from New York today and management hopes to have heat restored by evening. If not, a traction engine will be procured to furnish steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
New York
Carpenter Roy Nusbaum suffers hand injury from falling plank
Roy Nusbaum employed as a carpenter at Lake Shore dislocated a bone in his hand when a plank fell from a car onto his hand on Friday. Donald Snader also injured his right big toe when a casting dropped in the Lake Shore shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nusbaum
Lake Shore
Donald Snader
No Creditors Appear in South Bend Hearing
Horace Moulton was granted the exemption requested as none of his creditors appeared at the time fixed by the referee in South Bend. The session for the Underwood bankruptcy cases was expected to occupy most of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Moulton
South Bend
Watch Found by Local Agent Returns to Owner
C. A. Smith, a local interurban ticket agent, found a gold watch at the corner of Second and Harrison Streets Friday night and returned it to the rightful owner whose name was engraved on the fob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Smith
Interurban
Second and
Harrison Streets
Sheriff’s Sales In Goshen Court House Today
Sheriff Ziesel advertised several Elkhart lots for sale at the Goshen courthouse today as executions. Lot 598 in McNaughton & Compton’s addition lies to Mary Smallwood for Frank Brumbaugh. Lot 43 in Proctor Skinner addition belongs to William G Holbrook for Michael Fishley. Lot 23 in Columbian Heights owns P T Widdis for Michael Fishley. Lot 168 in Beardsley’s fourth addition is H E Buckley for Michael Fishley, though the plat shows no Lot 168 and the parcel sits in Christina Creek bed under water, casting Bucklen’s indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziesel
Elkhart
Court House
Goshen
McNaughton & Compton
Mary Smallwood
Frank Brumbaugh
Proctor-Skinner
William G. Holbrook
Michael Fishley
Carpenter suspects source of blaze at 211 Main Street
A carpenter rebuilding a burned stairway at 211 Main street after a November 17 fire discovered smoke near a wall. Inspecting the Blessing shoe store wall, he found a loosened chimney brick letting heat and smoke escape onto nearby rubbish, leading Fire Chief Leader to halt rebuilding until repairs are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 211
Main Street
Blessing Shoe Store
Blessing Store
Expensive Work By Bucklen On Valley Line Track
H E Bucklen employs a crew to straighten the Valley Line at a sharp curve south of Cutler lake west of Lake Gage. The roadbed crosses a 35 foot muck area needing five acres of timber and brush bridges to be built, with timber placed between five feet of dirt. Bucklen spends thousands in Steuben county beyond prior tax or subscription expectations, reports the Angola Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bucklen
Cutler Lake
Lake Gagé
Bucklen
Dreams of a country farm along St Joseph river.
Undertaker Henry Stephens pursues a country farm dream on the St Joseph river below the city while others in Elkhart share similar aspirations. Arthur W Aldrich has bought out partner Lloyd Simonton in real estate and insurance, operating Aldrich Simonton alone from the Monger building after purchasing Cyrus Seller’s business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stephens
St. Joseph
Elkhart
A.V. Aldrich
Arthur W. Aldrich
Lloyd Simonton
Aldrich & Simonton
Cyrus Seller
Monger
Mr. Aldrich
Banquet Guests Fete Women at Elkhart Church Event
Dr Henry Webb Johnson of South Bend lauded Elkhart women and urged a future stone church as the First Presbyterian pastor spoke at the men’s league annual banquet at Hotel Bucklen. Music by Sperry Orchestra accompanied four course service for 134 women and 202 total guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Old
Men's League
Hotel Bucklen
H. B. Sykes
Sperry Orchestra
W. B. Hile
Ira Kauffman
George W. Butler
E. A. van Nuys
Goshen
Henry Webb Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
South Bend
Elkhart
Indiana
Taft
God
Johnson
Amandus M. Smith
Dr. J. 1
Elkhart firms change hands and local events noted
Frye and Elliott Crull become owners of Elkhart Bristol Board & Paper Co. Winey Bros acquire Newman-Monger Lumber Co. Presbyterian men honor women at annual banquet. Joe and Mabel Howard featured in papts. Many local groups hold elections. H. E. Bucklen funds Valley railroad work. Elkhart woman named Napoleon of finance. John McLaughlin dies in Washington. Traction engine heats hotel. a house and church fumigated. Industrial proposition still under consideration amid broader regional updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. BE
Lake Shore
Weather forecast for tonight and Sunday outlook
Government forecast notes fair tonight and warmer with Sunday rain or snow. Local condition remains fair. Furnished daily by Miles Medical Co. Maximum temperature 53.4. Minimum temperature 9.2. Wind velocity 4 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Landlady Foils Bogus Check Worker in South Bend Case
A man posing as James Wooden used a forged Briggs estate check to rent a room at the Law Exchange building. Mrs Callin sent the check for protest, kept the funds, and later found the man had fled. Earlier he passed several other checks under different names and collected cash in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Gaine
W. H. Ward
Seattle
South Bend
Court schedules rulings in Jordan-Miller case and related actions
Friday night session in the superior court expedited the Jordan-Miller case with a judgment on the special finding of facts and a Monday hearing on conclusions of law. Hikhart Realty and Improvement Association seeks vacating of lots 68 to 84 and 85 to 110 and adjacent streets in Studebaker Park. R. E. Proctor filed the petition. W H. Myers versus George Rennett promissory note and accounting case settled and dismissed. Almeda-Rufus Dunmier divorce case dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan-Miller
Hikhart Realty and Improvement Association
Studebaker Park
R. E. Proctor
W H. Myers
George Rennett
Almeda
Letter of Thanks for Caring for Orphaned Child
Mr and Mrs Ralph Gardner of 401 Vinestreet returned from Reno on November 15 with Elizabeth Harrison orphaned by her mother s murder. They sent the child to her grandmother in Orange New Jersey about two weeks ago and have received a thanks letter. Gardner paid about 20 for the transportation. Mrs Sarah Barrett of South Bend died Thursday at age 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkharton
John McLaughlin
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Yards
Abe McLaughlin
Blaine Avenue
B. F. McLaughlin
South Bend
Ralph Gardner
Vinestreet
Reno
Nev
Elizabeth Harrison
Orange
N. J
Gardner
Cruiser Yankee Sinks After Reef Floated
New Bedford December 5 reports the cruiser Yankee sank off Penik's Island after a gale, with 125 wreckers aboard saved. The ship, aground ten weeks on Hen and Chickens reef, was floated yesterday using compressed air lifting methods and towed to New Bedford for repairs before proceeding to New York under its own steam. Commander Marsh and crew were rescued by tugs. The vessel, built 1892, cost $575,000, displacement 6,225 tons, 3,800 horsepower, and 12.5 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Penik’s Island
New York
Marsh
Indiana
Wright to Stay as Secretary of War Through Next Year
Washington December 5 Luke Wright secretary of war will remain in Taft's cabinet until near year end when he retires and is to be succeeded by Gov Magoon the present provisional Cuban governor. Magoon will be sent to the Philippines for an inspection of the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
New York
Albany
Washington
Luke Wright
Taft
Magoon
Cuba
Philippines
Four Die in Ax Murders in Trinidad
Four members of the Casino Garia family were found slain at their home on Crisp Creek in Trinidad Colorado. The victims suffered ax blows and the deaths are believed to have occurred Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
Casino Garia
Crisp Creek
Once Ridiculed German Emperor
New York Dec 5 Rear Admiral Joseph Coughlin retired died suddenly of heart disease at his New Rochelle home He commanded the cruiser Raleigh in the battle of Manila Bay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Coughlin
New Rochelle
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Westinghouse Electric Mfg receivership lifted
Pittsburg December 5 The Westinghouse Electric Mfg Co receivership was lifted today and the firm is reported to be in fine financial condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co
Injured South Bend Lineman Dies After Fall
L. L. Barrick, 24, a South Shore line lineman from South Bend, died from injuries after falling from a car at New Carlisle. He recently moved from Warsaw with his wife and belonged to the electrical workers union the Odd Fellows and the Eagles. Two hundred South Bend residents face warrants from Prosecutor Joseph Talbot for failure to pay dog licenses. Mrs. F. G. Palmatier reports the loss of a gold hunting case watch with leather fob marked A. J. P. Jacob Eckstein of Mishawaka, a saloon owner, broke one ankle after slipping while carrying a 140 pound cheese downstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. E. Barrick
South Bend
South Shore Electric
New Carlisle
Warsaw
Electrical Workers’ Union
The
Odd Fellows
Hagles
Joseph Talbot
F. G. Palmatier
Harrison Street
Jacob Eckstein
Mishawaka
Evolution of U S Presidential Elections and Nominations
The piece traces changes from 1804 when the president and vice president ran on one ballot to the rise of popular electors by 1828. It notes pre 1800 legislature selection, 1824 congressional caucus failures, and 1828 shifts including Tennessee backing Andrew Jackson and the end of congressional caucus nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Congress
Electoral College
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Congressional Caucus
John Quincy Adams
WomEn Fought Like She-Devils In West Virginia Outlaw Shootout
In Charlestown Virginia December 5 deputy sheriff Wiley Litteral of Kentucky and outlaw Bill Vinson were killed as US Deputy Marshal Dan Cunningham led a posse against twenty Kentucky and West Virginia outlaws barricaded in Vinson's home. The federal officers sought to serve a federal process on Joe Vinson. The posse, joined by Lawrence county men, arrived at daybreak and a gunfight ensued with several arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Wiley Litteral
Lawrence County
Bill’ Vinson
United States
Marshall Dan Cunningham
Kentucky
West Virginia
Vinson
Joe Vinson
Marshal Tyree
Cunningham
Litteral
Trade Review notes December demand and inventory cautiousness
R G Dut & Co. highlights colder weather boosting seasonal retail demand and holiday trade progress while assortments remain uneven due to dealer conservatism and stocks. Industrial activity holds steady except in inventory limited sectors. Leather demand shows strength with broader consumption, though sales stay fair as large buyers completed year end cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dut & Co
Review of Trade Today
News of the Railroads Report From Yard and Banquet
Twenty five Italians to disinfect stock cars arrive from Chicago as disinfection lags. Eleven trains and full-capacity shops reflect elevated traffic in the gravity yard amid derailment delays near the Maumee river bridge. A Lake Shore banquet features London soloist R Hugh Ward at the Y M C A with twenty new members expected. Indiana railroad unions express satisfaction with recent legislation. A Lake Shore employee, Charles Moulton, reports injuries after a conflict with a co worker, with disputed accounts of who struck first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maumee River
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
H. M. Kivans Evans
Butler
R. Hugh Ward
London
Charles Moulton
Christian Nelson
Wreckage Found From Soo City in Deadly Newfoundland Storm
Wreckage washes ashore at Cape Ray confirming the excursion steamer Soo City went down in a severe gale that raged along the Newfoundland coast for two days. Captain John G. Dillon led the ship from Brooklyn to New Orleans bound service when disaster struck. at least eighteen crew were aboard with reports of twenty eight. Deck cabin and sixteen life preservers identified the vessel as Soo City. The storm, one of the severest in years, also wrecked ten Newfoundland fishing vessels with seventeen lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soo City
Indiana Transportation Company
Felix Jackson
Velasco
Tex
New Orleans
Texan
Michigan City
Ogdensburg
N. Y
F. W. County of
Milwaukee
Dillon
Sao City
Warships Stay On Guard As Haiti Transitions
Cablegrams between the state department and American Minister Furniss in Port au Prince outline ongoing support to the incoming Haitian administration. Furniss' assistance will be available, and the American warship at Port au Prince will remain in place during the transitory period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Washington
Bec
State Department
Furniss
Port Au Prince
Martial Law Proclaimed After Plot Against Salvadoran Leader
In San Salvador on December 5 a plot to overthrow President Figueroa was frustrated and martial law proclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador
San Salvador
Figueroa
Taft Supports New Mexico Statehood Claim
Snow halted Taft's golf at Hot Springs. Governor Curry urged statehood for New Mexico before the president-elect, who assured he favors the proposition. Taft will depart tomorrow for New York after the snowfall day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curry
New Mexico
Hot Springs
George Curry
Taft
New York
Johnson's Daughter Freed in Divorce Suit
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani daughter of Mayor Tom L. Johnson won a divorce from Frederico Mariani of New York. She testified he never supported her and the marriage began in March 1907 in Heigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederico Mariani
New York
Cleveland
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Mariani
Heigan
Arkansas River Flood Destroys Homes In Pine Bluff
Seven frame houses and a two story business building were swept into the Arkansas River as floodwaters rose at Pine Bluff Arkansas on December 5. A dyke is being undermined by the rising stream. In Vandalia Missouri August Wagner a well to do farmer was found murdered with a hatchet in his cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas River
Vandalia
August Wagner
Wagner
Fire Destroys Malvern Hill Historic Home
Malvern Hill, a noted colonial residence near Richmond, burned to the ground. Separately, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and W R Johnson & Co. pleaded guilty to rebating, with fines totaling 13 500 dollars nine thousand against the railroad and four thousand five hundred against Johnson. South Bend reported 110 births 53 deaths and 94 marriages in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Hii
Richmond
Malvern Hil
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
W. R. Johnson & Co
W. Rb, Johnson & Co
South Bend
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Frye
Bristol Board & Paper Co
the Daily Review
Napoleon
Presbyterian Church
Telegraphic
Iowa
Democrats
National House
Admiral Evans
Newfoundland
Haytien
Tom Johnson
Dun
National Commission
Harry Hazel
Davis-Austin
Omaha
Sarah Barrett
Yankee
Police and Criminal News
Dun’s Trade Review
News OF the Railroads
George Borneman
Fr. L. Stenberg
Cc. H. Weaver
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