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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
7
Bank detail shows capital of $100000 with undivided profits of $60000. Officers listed include John W. Fieldhouse as President T Thornton Snell and Herman Borneman as Vice Presidents and Walter S Hazelton as Cashier.
The Buescher band instrument factory will close on New Year’s Day and remain closed until January 11 to allow for invoicing.
Obituaries list Mrs Catherine Zellers aged 51 of near Kendallville died suddenly as family hosted holiday visitors. Mrs J E Everiss of Adrian died last Saturday leaving two children and her mother. Frederick A Rohleder of Mishawaka died at Longcliff aged 63. Alfred S Wright of South Bend died aged 53. Salvation Army aims to appoint officers at a city meeting with Major McPherson visiting January 65. Local drive for War Cry appeal continues with Christmas issue cover photo of Mrs Booth. Petterson at hotel restaurant sustained hand injuries from tipped coffee pot while Brakeman R J Nelson suffered burns from a stove in a caboose.
Henry Stephens inspected Lake Shore material in the city as the railroad shifts stores for all roadmen to this point and Collinwood. Beginning January 1 all train crew pay checks will be issued from the Collinwood shop accountant's office. A derailment inquiry into the LaPorte engine accident found a possible broken driving rod pin, with no definite conclusions yet.
A city jail window displays a tiny flag while sixteen refugees are sheltered inside on Monday night. One arrest for drunkenness and another on commitment are noted as authorities handle the incident. Mary H Elizabeth Taylor of Louisville plans a new weekly titled Indiana Elite to debut mid January in South Bend, aiming a sixteenth page society news focus with a five dollar annual subscription.
The Indiana State Teachers Association begins its fifty fifth annual session in Indianapolis with Dr. Elmer B. Bryan delivering the opening address at Caleb Mills Hall. George W. Benton will give his inaugural as president elect. A vote on consolidating northern and southern Indiana teachers groups is on the agenda, with related meetings by county superintendents and the Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Sunday school revival praise precedes New Year sermon as Trinity M B and St Paul M B announce elected officers for nursery to senior departments in a year end reorganization. Christian church plans Wednesday officer elections with four deacons to serve two year terms and a church board meeting to redistribute duties.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Ogle of Goshen, parents of Mrs Hubert Morland of Elkhart, marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They have lived in Goshen 43 years. Mr Ogle, 74, will be 76 next month. He has worked as a cooper and brick maker and runs the Bemenderfer brick yard. They have six living children.
The district interurban meeting of the Woodman Circle held Monday evening drew about 300 attendees. Many came from surrounding towns and Mishawaka and South Bend groves attended in a chartered car. The feature of the meeting was the initiation of a new member.
A South Bend Woodmen of the World district meeting attracts delegates from Michigan City LaPorte St Joseph Benton Harbor Niles Goshen Elkhart and other towns. About 1 500 attendees expected with special interurban cars and key speakers including D M Shively and Charles Stephens Elkhart.
Mrs Helle Miller of Goshen aged 60 may die after falling down stairs while sleepwalking at 3 am today She suffers concussion and internal injuries Miss Anna Miller found her body at the foot of the stairs Other brief notes mention Indiana traction rules and a local basketball result Elkhart 114 Delta 7 and a new Goshen courthouse clock to strike midnight Thursday Mrs E V McDonald visits Three Rivers
A guest in Scotland pays the head keeper £1 for one day’s shooting and asks for his gun and cartridge bag to be moved to a second invitation. After town telegraphs him back, the man returns to the second place and finds the gun delayed until another £4 is paid. The master defends the keeper, saying he never interfered with guests and servants, implying the keeper earned tips independently.
A historical note traces luck symbols from iron fragments to horseshoes, noting Aubrey's Miscellanies describing horseshoes on London doorsteps and church walls. It recalls Nelson anchoring a horseshoe aboard HMS Victory, illustrating belief in lucky iron as defense against misfortune.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson debunks the buried alive fear noting no authentic cases and cites undertakers who call the myth a fake. A Swiss hotel visitor records a humorous limerick about calf length trousers worn by Alps tourists. Nuts as Food highlights nuts as free from adulteration and notes shell nuts are clean.
For sale a sixteen acre truck and fruit farm two miles south of Elk Hart described as the best small farm in the country. Inquiries to Kessler and Stauffer at Goshen Indiana with price to be discussed.
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