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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
7
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The Top o' the World is presented at the Bucklen tonight. The Three Twins theatrical company will pass through the city on a special train early Friday morning en route to Grand Rapids. Elkhartans Granted Patents include W. H. for a ventilating device and H. Manning for a friction power transmission device.
The circuit court petit jury has been convened again, with a report set for January 11. rk: convends on January 4.
Joseph B. son of Samuel Ganger of Goshen died of typhoid fever on Wednesday. Frederick Walter of LaPorte died Wednesday aged seventy three. John Smeltzer of Nappanee died Saturday aged fifty two. Funeral notes indicate arrangements for Harry Congdon whose remains will be brought by interurban car to the home of C. M. Fry and burial in Grace Cemetery following Saturday services.
The report details multiple social events including a New Year’s matinee dance at Anderson's Hall, a five hundred party hosted by Miss Clara Ziesel with guests from Goshen Detroit and Decatur, and a twenty-first birthday surprise for Pearl Hunt at the Hunt home. It notes a piano recital by Miss Lillian Emerson’s pupils, a Dunkard Sunday school class gathering, and a watch party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Godfrey on Johnson Street.
Elkhart Lodge of Knights of Pythias elected EH. Arms as chancellor commander W. J. Palmer as vice chancellor Arthur E. Cole as prelate B. Frank Bressler as master at arms R. D. Bryden as inner guard Fred E. Russell as outer guard Charles Dunnington as master of work W. H. Weigner as keeper of records and seals C. H. Patterson as master of ex chequer Charles H. Deitch as master of finance E. A. Baker trustees to fill Hanson vacancy Isaac Snyder elected trustee to succeed him.
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls M E church elected President Mrs Herbert Rowe, Vice President Mrs Fred McCreary, Secretary Mrs F N Potter, and Treasurer Mrs Elmer Peabody at a Crawford street meeting. The next gathering will be with Mrs Frank Brumbaugh on Simonton street. Rev Rufus A White of Chicago will resume duties this Sunday after recovery from tuberculosis. his suspension was lifted by physicians. He is known as a lecturer with the Elkhart Lecture Association.
Basketball fans await a game at the Elkhart Athletic Club gym in the Dodge block as the Elkharts face Concordia College Fort Wayne. Concordia, touring and among the state's strongest teams, recently beat Notre Dame in a tight contest. Local lineup features Beavers Williams Rutter Bailey Smith Riblet. Concordia is a German minister training school.
Josiah Culp aged 71 and Mrs Mollie Plummer aged 76 were married at Wakurusa on Wednesday evening. It is the groom's fifth marriage and the bride's fourth, with neither having used divorce courts. The item ends with a stray line about a man named Patrick at Goshen who fell on a walk.
Frank Paullis, former Lake Shore paint shop foreman, receives a walrus hide traveling bag and garnet ring from shop mates as he leaves Sunday to head the car and locomotive paint departments at Collinwood Monday. J J Shanahan presided. the Car Repairers Association meeting had small attendance and officers were not elected.
The Noble county local option election petition, containing 1,908 signatures, was filed on Wednesday and will be reviewed by commissioners next Monday. A South Bend man’s son located him in Danville IL, saying he would not return home due to domestic troubles. A $10,000 damage suit by Sarah O Neil against Henry D Johnson of South Bend over a fall in the Johnson residence is before the supreme court. Mishawaka saloonman Joseph Wachs was indicted for selling liquor on Thanksgiving Day.
A respectable London merchant arrives in York and is drawn into a case when a highwayman on trial accuses him of the crime. The judge learns the man was in Dover and aboard the Calais packet, producing his books to prove his movements. The highwayman is acquitted and both men later face burglary charges.
An elderly court usher, longtime faithful servant, dozes off during a session. The judge handles the disturbance with tact, sternly warning that there must be no snoring in court as the embarrassed official regains composure.
The painter recalls renting a cod from a London fishmonger to serve as a model for a painting. After two hours, the canvas neared completion and the shopkeeper, stubborn yet proud, finally allowed payment. The Corcoran Gallery later bought the work for a substantial sum, and the fishmonger declined any reward when informed.
A list of residents and relatives planning New Year visits and trips across Elkhart and nearby cities. Names include B McManus Gordon Schultz Crane Palmer Quinn Jackson Rowe and others. Mentions of travel to Ashtabula Indianapolis Three Rivers Detroit Cadillac Mich and Canada with weather notes from Listowell Ontario.
The article warns that chloride of lime washing used to age Oriental and Persian rugs weakens wool and cotton, causing brittle warp, holes, and eventual ruin. It notes unscrupulous dealers may push this process to inflate value with an antique sheen.
Mrs H R Harper of Wolf avenue is sick. Lloyd Simonton has the grip. Mrs Homer Hetrick of Conestreet has the grip. Charles Schult, father of W J Schult, is quite sick with heart trouble. Miss Alice Stull of South Bend discovered a burglar in her sister's room, screamed and fainted. the burglar fled with plunder. Stull remained unconscious for five hours.
The Arion Quartet will sing at Castle U B Church this evening. The L S I C Sewing Circle meets with Mrs Cotterill at 1101 East Jackson street Friday afternoon. The Ladies Aid of the Second U B church Northeast Elkhart hosts an oyster supper New Year’s night from 4 30 PM. The Presbyterian official board meets at 8 15 PM after a 7 15 PM prayer meeting. Naomi Lodge D of R holds a regular meeting Friday. A watch night service at St Pauls M E Church starts at 8 PM and runs to midnight with sermons and a consecration service led by Rev W H Brighthmire.
Briefs from the New York Press and Philadelphia Press share quaint exchanges. A wife teases a husband about honeyed words while a boy asks to be an angel with gray whiskers, revealing small humor amid daily home life.
A London Express quote shows a husband and wife exchange as the physician’s rule about always agreeing with others is challenged by a remark that if followed, Maria would be nowhere. The dialogue highlights a clash between professional guidance and personal belief.
The London Globe quotes a heavy father challenging a suitor who claims he is the luxury his daughter desires. A Beecher quip about flowers recalls God making them without souls.
Royal Arch Masons notice Concord Chapter No. 101 R A M will hold a stated meeting Friday evening January 1 1909 at 730 PM for installation of officers followed by refreshments E A Doke H P G B Hoopingarner Secretary
A New Year's Eve dance to see out the old year and welcome the new is planned at Hoffman's hall with Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hopkins noted as hosts for the event. Bod2.
Pleasant Plain Avenue four blocks south of Allendale offers two and one half acre garden lots ready for suburban homes. Nicely located with ample space for gardens. Inquire with D M Best about these parcels.
Two women died in South Bend on a Wednesday. Mrs Daniel Clark aged fifty five and Mrs Willis E Card aged fifty three are listed among the deceased.
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