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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
7
John W. Fieldhouse serves as President JT Thornton Snell as Vice President Herman Bornemann as Vice President Walter S. Hazelton as Cashier in the bank leadership lineup.
A special train carrying Oberlin College students will pass through the city this evening. The event emphasizes travel by rail for a campus group and highlights a scheduled transit moment for local readers.
Simeon B. Truex of Cleveland avenue died at 10 p m Monday born April 3 1839 he lived here since 1864 surviving sons George D Oscar Jesse Q and daughters Mrs C H Birt Mrs Thomas Hough Mrs C H Markel and Mrs Clyde Miller a sister Mrs Frank Wing er of Marion Ohio funeral Thursday at 9 30 a m home then Providence church Rev N H Ford to preach at 12 o'clock Elizabeth Hoover of Middlebury died of pneumonia aged 76 survived by three daughters and a son Alice Nettie born four days ago daughter of Harry Scribner died this morning funeral at 3 p m William Estep of Milford died Sunday aged 70 Foreclosure suit Thomas Hunsberger vs Maggie M and Clarence J Bradford and Willard Cone filed in Superior Court.
The Bay View Circle met with Mrs. A. A. Rice as president and Mrs. Frances Gillette presiding. Members discussed magazine articles and noted Mrs. Rice’s upcoming move to Washington State. Harvey L. Dickerhoof and Laura A. Laidlaw announced plans to wed at the Laidlaw home with brief Ohio trip and lake shore employment details. Eighteen Gregory Wilson class members surprised their teacher with a gift umbrella after tea. Evelyn Nellie Davis announced engagement to Charlies W. Parritt with a January wedding planned.
The Knights of the Maccabees held a Monday night debate on whether women decreasing men's opportunities by competing in labor. Charles Replogle and E. L. Burns spoke for the affirmative, EB F Reich and L. D. Hall for the negative. The discussion drew a large audience and was followed by a smoker event.
Postmaster General relief cuts fines on mail train schedule lapses saving railroads thousands yearly. Wrecking crews assist bridge transfer at Fort Wayne line with Toledo wrecker and force. Salvation Army to hand out Christmas baskets of bread butter sugar coffee and vegetables to the city poor Thursday.
South Bend readers report Benjamin Collins and Mrs. Julia Butter, both older adults, arraigned in police court and convicted of intoxication. Each fined 11 dollars. Butter paid with a 50 dollar bill. Peter Nelson found loading empty boxes at Kirby's rear 10 p.m. Monday and was jailed on intoxication charge. Christ Adams arrested on assault warrant. case set for 9 a.m. today but postponed for one week.
Mrs Phoebe Pickering of New Paris, 47, married last Thursday to 23 year old Charles Pickering, cannot account for his disappearance after he left the next day. She has seven children and has been involved in divorce and will proceedings in prior years, with relatives settling for one third. A Goshen couple Judge and Mrs John H Baker near December 29 celebrate fiftieth anniversary of their Goshen marriage to Harriet De frees. August Rupholdt of Goshen Novelty Works loses ends of the first two fingers of his left hand.
The Elkhart basketball team will play Concordia College Fort Wayne on December 31 at home. A church program music titled The Coming of the King is planned at St John’s church this evening. Holiday and New Year dances are announced for December 24 31 and January 1 at community venues. Mock Sing owns Hand Laundry at 112 W Lexington and takes over December 28 with payment of all bills at 10 a m December 28 per Harry Lee.
Mishawaka chief of police B F Jarrett raided Pete Ecstein’s blind tiger near Bert Keilam’s pool room. Liquors and fixtures were seized as Ecstein and the chief failed to lock him inside. Louis Kerckhart took three beer bottles from Charles Belting’s saloon and Belting paid $10 and costs for selling liquor on Sunday. Mike Kline was found guilty of assault with intent to kill, sentenced to sixty days and $100 fine. John Witter likely fatally injured by a horse kick. a four year old boy was bitten by a dog returning from Sunday school. Congressman Barnhart returned from Washington for the holiday break.
T G Brown has the grip. Engineer C R Thompson returned home from Chicago ill, as is his young daughter. C E Nelson fell from a ladder and injured his right wrist. Joseph Kies, confined by a broken collar bone, can now go outside. Charles Cloyes, ill in Topeka, Kan., has returned home. Quincy Truex’s condition unknown after a fall in Indiana Harbor. he is grandchild of S B Truex who died Monday. Mrs Bert Sykes left for Jackson Mich., after her father’s illness. he later rallied. Mrs Mark Cooper fainted on Lake Shore tracks with her child but recovered. Harry Snell’s illness from appendicitis caused a pending trip to New York. condition improved. Mrs William Hutt of Kendallville burned starting a fire with coal oil.
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