Local BREVITIES: Humane view on muzzling dogs and street work
Reports warn of mad dog dangers and urge muzzling dogs annually. A dispute between two business partners led to a head injury requiring medical care. humane advice cautions against stressing horses in cold weather. A city fireman’s dog was poisoned by tainted bait found on premises. another bait appeared earlier. Macadam street work begins on Elk heart streets with oil and sand, weather permitting, delaying opening to traffic for two to three days. The County Fair and Kuhlman Bickel are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Domer
Elkhart
Crawford Street
Beardsley Avenue
Grove Street
Lexington Avenue
Severe Storm Causes Outages and Farm Losses
Beir telephone exchange reported about thirty lines out of use as an eaves trough from the Beardsley building fell across the lead. Lightning damaged electrical systems and a storm shed at Sid Way factory blew down, spooking a team of horses. In Goshen lightning was bright though the worst passed, while Elkhart and Branch counties reported damage and a Presbyterian church burned in Michigan City. Olaf Mummert narrowly escaped by climbing through a window, and three cows in Jefferson township were killed by lightning on Sunday morning.
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Beir Telephone Exchange
Beardsley
Ziesel Bros
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Sidway
Mason Street
Indiana
Michigan
Elkhart
Michigan City
Branch County
Coldwater
Goshen
E. E. Mummert
Charles Logan
Jefferson Township
Preparing for Teachers Institute in Goshen High School
County Superintendent A E Weaver has arranged a four day Elkhart county institute starting August 24 in Goshen high school's assembly room. Two lectures daily feature Dr J A Woodburn Indiana University, Prof Edwin Starbuck Iowa University, and Carrie Adams Terre Haute normal instructor. John W Ellis Elkhart County Historical Society to discuss Evolution of Lighting.
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A. E. Weaver
Elkhart County Institute
Goshen High School
J. A. Woodburn
History Department
Indiana University
Edwin &. Starbuck
Iowa University
Carrie 45. Adams
State Normal
Terre Haute
John W. Ellis
The
Elkhart County Historical Society
Walden Shoe Stock Acquired by Elkhart Department Store
Elkhart Department Store purchased the stock of Edwin M Walden shoe store at 209 South Main Street. The acquired stock will be moved to the department store tonight and Mr Walden will manage the shoe department for the purchasing firm.
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Elkhart
Edwin M. Walden
South Main Street
Mr. Walden
Broncho Bucked Auto Injuring Boy On Second Street
A bucking broncho frightened by an automobile threw a boy to the pavement on Second Street Monday. The boy lay dazed as the broncho continued bucking nearby attracting bystanders.
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Second Street
Elkhart Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses were issued today to Harry B. Sargent and Ella M. Merchant of Elkhart and Carl V. Strupe and Elmar S. Yoder of Elkhart. The latter couple will be married tomorrow at the Delicatessen Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Sargent
Ella M. Merchant
Elkhart
Carl V. Strupe
Elmars
Yoder
Long Automobile Trip to New York by Zigler and Snell
E B Zigler and T T Snell depart for New York in the Zigler Thomas Flyer. They plan a slow overland trip through New England, seeing the country, and will stay in the east a few days before returning. Snell now operates a business in Atlantic City. Also reported is the murder case of William Zimmerman, arraigned after a fatal shooting in South Bend. he pleads not guilty and is held for grand jury. He explains the accident while cleaning his gun, and distributes $50 among undertaker, flowers, and his wife’s children. Burial in Oak Cemetery follows. He cites complex family history across several marriages.
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Joseph Zaraka
Joseph
Lake Shore
Hungary
Zaraka
E. B. Zigler
T. T. Snell
New York
Mr. Zigler
Harry Snell
Atlantic City
William Zimmerman
South Bend
Zimmerman
Elkhart
Mc Weeny
Buchanan
Mich
Oak Cemetery
Times
Alfred Dennis Zimmerman
Elmer
Walter
Sudden Deaths Reported in Elkhart Area Obituaries
The notice lists multiple local deaths including Mrs. Richard Reynolds and Rev. Lawrence W. Hubbard family, with funeral details. Also reports Glen Beasecker, 16, of Goshen, and Harley S. Killinger, born 1883, plus Mary Ann Cook of South Bend, Edward Grant, Mrs. M. C. Wing, Thomas Higginson, and Col. W. G. Wilson with brief survivals and burial plans.
News of the Railroads Weekly Car Movement Report
The weekly bulletin notes strong movement of all car classes last week and Elkhart shops operating four days this week. Lake Shore blacksmith shop shut early Monday for a blower break and installs a new unit today. work resumes tomorrow. Assistant General Superintendent Ingalls travels via private car toward Chicago. Lake Shore Hopkins freight house caught fire at 2 am Sunday. Henry Stephens visits city. L D VanCamp at Indianapolis. George Walters back from two weeks off. A P Brown returns after a week’s vacation.
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Elkhart
Lake Shore
A. S. Ingalls
Chicago
Hopkins
Mich
Henry Stephens
L. D. VanCamp
Jail in Dowagiac Holds Twenty-one Men and Two Boys
Police report twenty-one men and two boys in the local jail this morning. The boys are housed in the hospital ward upstairs. One arrest for intoxication occurred Monday night after complaints that boys playing ball near 1005 Lafayette Street broke a window at J A Carr’s home. Moxie Smith, previously arrested for attempting to wreck a train, was released by Justice Edwards at Dowagiac Monday as detectives found no case against him. Smith, described as not strongly minded and prone to frequenting saloons, allegedly confessed to obstructing a track and setting a house fire.
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Lafayetet Street
J. A. Carr
Moxie” Smith
Justice Edwards
Dowagiac
Smith
Goshen Night Officer Enforces Card Game Ban
County paper reports unrest in Goshen as Night Officer Santschi announces he will prevent illegal card playing following public criticism of his leniency. Community members react to the move amid ongoing local concerns about enforcement and public order.
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Goshen
Santschi
Local misfortunes and incidents in LaPorte area
In LaPorte a safe in Christ Nell’s brewery office was blown the $500 worth in rare coins stolen and hundreds in jewelry missed. Mr Noll took over $700 from the Saturday night safe on Sunday morning before leaving town. Kreidler’s meat market safe was ready to blow but the fuse burned out halfway. A lobby fight at the Warsaw post office injured Ruth Vanness. A skull fragment exam by a LaPorte dentist supported a $50 claim for services. Frank Storey parachuted at Springbrook Park, landing in the river after dropping from 1,000 feet. Clare W Fish of Kendallville was arrested in Los Angeles on embezzlement charges. LaPorte begins three days with the Indiana Municipal League. Harry Hants was injured trying to stop a runaway wagon horse. James Jenson of South Bend faces possible death from a fractured skull after a fall from a gas plant stack. Mrs Gray of Hill’s millinery nearly fainted from heat and was sent home.
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LaPorte
Christ Nell
Noll
Kreidler
William Chapman
Ed B. Smith
Warsaw
Ruth Vanness
Goshen
Gunnness
Clare W. Fish
Kendallville
Los Angeles
Cal
H. Jeyne & Co
Indiana Municipal League
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J. Goldberg
Chas. T. Greene
Elkhart Review
Samuel Ramsey
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Indianapolis
Samuel Henderson
Fortino
Frank Fortino
Walden
Show Avenue
Richard Reynolds
Lawrence W. Hubbard
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Marion
Floyd Reynolds
Manchester
J. A. Garber
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Glen Beasecker
Glen Berland Beasecker
William J. Beasecker
Bayville
Elkhart High School
Onne
Georgia Bensecker
Harley S. Killinger
Mason Township
Abner A
Maggie Killinger
Huon
Jesse
William
Abram
Ransom
Pleasant Killinger
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Elton
Mary A. Cook
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Hugh T. Montgomery
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Eilsha B. Cook
Beaver Dam
Wis
Sparta
Ind
Edward Grant
D. A
M. F. Fleming
Marshall
Col. W. G. Wilson
Rome City
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George Walters
A. P. Brown
Police and Criminal News
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Frank Storey
Springbrook Park
Storey
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James Jenson
Warren Hill Company
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Pyea TS Tat - Pele
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