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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
7
Readable parts mention oats and butter with scattered numbers and dates, suggesting a brief market or supply note. No clear event, location, or named entities are identifiable beyond generic commodities.
Local note recalls the shortest day with only nine hours eight minutes of sun. A Hooper Nebraska resident visiting city hosts Mr. and Mrs. S J Pauling. a pocketbook lost near Lake Shore depot Saturday is reported.
Lt Lambert wife of Ira D Carlos dies at home in Goshen from blood poisoning born November 29, 1883. Survived by husband son Willis mother Mrs Mary Riggle brothers Charles Domer Jacob Domer sister Mrs Amos Miller Funeral at Mennonite church South Prairie St at 2:20 PM Wednesday Also notices of Taylor Shobe of Ligonier death aged about 60 and Alexander Lutes of Syracuse death while unloading hay with son in law Cheles Coy.
Deaths reported include Elmer Banker formerly of Bristol who died December 7 in southern Missouri of stomach cancer with interment in Toledo Ohio. Henry Pelrett a Kosciusko County farmer died at age sixty three and Mrs Sarah Raymond aged sixty seven died in Kendallville.
A wedding Saturday evening united Dallas native George L. Dingman and Miss Gladys VanGorder at the VanGorder home in South Bend. The bride is I. R. VanGorder’s niece. Earlier, Letta Wireman received a linen shower from eleven Sykes store clerks at Mulberry Street. Perry Yoder of Goshega wed Miss Vera Du Vale of South Bend in a South Bend ceremony Saturday.
Elkhart Tent K O T M meets Tuesday evening to debate whether women entering labor decrease men's opportunities. W F E Wider and B A L Burns will affirm. L D Hall and Edward Reich will oppose. German Workingmen’s Benevolent Association elects officers Fred Strego president Alphons Krafft vice president H O Hartman secretary Christ Munch treasurer Frank Kleinert trustee William Reiner guard.
Ww J Tyler promoted to assistant supervisor of air brakes with Collinwood HQ under Supervisor C H Weaver of Cleveland. Also notes Dixon’s previous role, storehouse changes, typhoid illness of Hubbard, Brydebaugh visiting Toledo, a marsh fire at Dora Mosier marsh not causing damage, Wert trades property to 601 Garfield Ave, receiver Ethan A Carpenter appointed for W H Mann Lumber Co, Sullivan Stock Company to perform Tempest and Sunshine on Christmas Day, and Hon Enos Watson of Winchester ill.
The Woodmen Circle meets Wednesday afternoon. Elkhart Council has a regular meeting tomorrow evening with a matter of special importance. The W C T U meets with Mrs Samuel Wertz at 2 p m Tuesday at 500 Middlebury Street. Pro morrow guards and officers to practice for installation at 1 p m. The Progressive Hive meets then. The Presbyterian Young Women's Missionary Society meets with Mrs W B Hile at 317 Harrison Street Tuesday evening.
An officer assisted a dementia sufferer at the Golden Hotel Saturday evening. He improved by Sunday and hoped to resume work. The man blamed over-indulgence in whisky. Another officer ejected a man at the Standard Hotel Saturday evening for profane language and disturbing guests, who identified himself as G C Richmond.
George Moyer of Mishawaka slashed his throat and hanged himself in a garage. Police Chief Jarrett broke in, seized the razor and cut the rope, saving Moyer. Community reports note a testimonial for J M Studebaker at the Oliver Hotel in tribute and a public building pledge by Congressman Barnhart. Fires and water supply efforts are also listed, along with a children’s matinee at Bucklen theatre and a lumber company receivership notice.
Elkhart notice describes a cottage on South Main Street available for rent either furnished or unfurnished. Address given as G Review and 21dtt appears in the classifieds.
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