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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
7
In Elkhart Review a brief market note lists prices for Wheat Oats Pork Butter Eggs with values unreadable due to damaged text. The fragment hints at commodity quotes but no specific figures or dates are readable.
Mortuary notices report Ellen Kane Kirkdorffer of near Bristol died at 4 15 am from gangrene. She leaves George Kirkdorffer, a daughter Delra, sisters Milton Ross and Mrs David Kirkdorffer, brothers Cyrus Alfred Abner Freeman and a third generation, and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 10 am. Also Mary Hartman of Goshen died of cancer aged 74, widow of Jesse Hartman. Funeral Saturday at 10 am. Six year old daughter of Guy Nusbaum of Goshen died of diphtheria, with parents and a four year old daughter ill. Mrs Marcella Parker of Niles died Tuesday. Funeral notes include Laura M Melcher whose service is Thursday at 2 pm at 1112 South Main with Rev C S Champlin.
Notice for the annual meeting of the Home Telephone Company of Elkhart County to be held at 112 High Street Elkhart Ind on Friday January 8 1909 at 1 p m The annual election will be held at this meeting W L Shoots Secretary.
The Modern Mincca bees held a Tuesday social with Mrs Poyser and Mrs Christina Jones winning honors. Mrs H Nash provided piano selections as cards continued. The Current Club met Tuesday afternoon with thirteen members and one guest discussing Paradise Lost by Mrs A J Moody. Mrs Wyant hosted Social Night with cards and a refined supper from 2 to 4. Mr and Mrs Hopkins hosted Hoffmans Hall assembly drawing forty to fifty couples.
Twenty one tramps, mostly young men and a few youths, were given shelter at the city building Tuesday night. A 17 year old boy claimed he was bound for Chicago. C P Paterson faced charges for carrying concealed weapons after police arrested him on the streets. Officers Northrup and Fonda locked him up. An intrusion call at 211 Middlebury street failed to reveal a marauder. One intoxicated man was arrested Tuesday night.
Goshen complains of an invasion of the lame and blind and a man named William Hoover is jailed for fifteen days for assaulting his wife's door. John M Pickering and Phoebe Rohr er obtain marriage licenses. Frank L Fox becomes Goshen Irwin theatre manager as A E LeVoy moves to Kenosha. Dredging fight looms as Wawasee Protective Association plans injunction against Sandusky Cement Co. Ed Kelly of Elkhart among directors. Cantata at St John’s church next Tuesday. 15dtf Dressmaking and bird cages advertised locally.
W E Wider was in Kalamazoo today. R J Chester visited Ligonier on Mr and Mrs Charles Miles are in Chicago today. Henry F Brown of Toledo was in the city on Tuesday. P B Stickles went to Michigan City on business. Mr and Mrs A H Beardsley went to Chicago this morning. Mrs John File visits her son in Buchanan. Miss Luella Abbott of Liberty Mills is guest of relatives here. Will Cronkhite left for Edgerton Ohio on business. Mrs Clyde Wilsey and son of Corunna visit Elkhart friends. H E Buckien was in the city Tuesday evening and went to Angola to see Rev and Mrs EB Baker of Warsaw. Mrs Edward F Gerster of Warsaw visits her parents. Rev C S Parker went to South Whitley to address Maccabees and will return tomorrow.
Edward Sawyer has tonsillitis. Mrs. Raatz of St. Joseph street is sick. Esther, daughter of Perry Bemiller, has rheumatism. Hazel, daughter of Adrian Van Ifonten of Elkhart avenue, is sick. Miss Elvira Spicer of No. 110 North Third street is seriously ill. Conductor W. H. Darling is slightly better after days of serious illness. Samuel Shriver of No. 307 Harrison street was called from his work at the Lake Shore roundhouse due to his daughter Hazel’s abscess in her head.
The Deltas lost to the A K of H basketball team 33 to 31 at the athletic hall on Tuesday. Stark led A K of H with 9 points, Cone scored 3 for the Deltas, while Arisman and Swaffield added 5 and 1 respectively. The game featured a stronger first half by A K of H and a late Deltas rally in the second half.
Numerous groups schedule Thursday and Friday gatherings in Elkheart. Catholic Women Foresters Ready Helpers Pythian Club and others list locations on Baldwin Middlebury North Main Virginia avenues. A YMC A board meeting plans opening doors to citizens and a G I A meeting is set 1:30 pm December 17 due to Sister Laura Melcher's funeral.
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