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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
7
Elkhart market bulletin notes wheat corn and oats pricing with eggs and butter details listed among commodity quotes. The fragment signals agricultural price movements and dairy butter values in a local market snapshot.
The B F Hartzog farm of 142 acres southeast of town sold to J A Graner of Wolcottville, via Neilsburg Felthouse. A city dog poisoned by a miscreant dies. earlier item wrongly credited to Herbert Domer. In Frank Fortino liquor case the jury could not agree. initial vote 10 to 2 for conviction, then 11 to 1. One juror resisted, shouting and clapping, delaying verdict. Fortino to be retried in May. Parks officials clash with dogs as Superintendent Slear cracks down on park dog presence.
Frequent canine clashes on the island lead to a bull dog clinging to a victim until tossed into the river thrice. The superintendent warned the owner a repeat incident would result in the dog being killed. Additional dogs will be similarly treated if disturbances continue.
Grand Rapids nurse Miss Mabel Barnaby wed vaudeville performer Henry Schnack in a South Bend justice court after a two year romance rooted in a Grand Rapids hospital. They left for Sandusky Ohio where Schnack headlines a vaudeville bill this week.
Hallene Leiniger, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Leiniger, collided with a VanHorn back causing a fall on the pavement and a bruised right arm with a broken front bicycle wheel. Fred Weiss of Goshen suffered a three inch scalp gash from a falling ladder while picking cherries today.
Public Works board met to hear objections to opening and extending Jauriet court to Pratt street but no objections were raised. Stone Yard resumed operations after a suspension, with several vagrants and drunks noted nearby.
Mrs Josephine Hoben of Niles died Tuesday at age 57 Others include DeWitt Shaw of Coldwater and S W Shumard whose funeral drew many friends Elks led services at Grace Lawn Grace Congregational church hosted by Rev A A Ogilvie A storm interrupted the procession delaying services Funeral details also note the deaths of B H Grant of Marshall diabetic gangrene George W Best and Harley Killinger with services at homes and Sailor Cemetery
In the Superior Court guardian Lois A. Brushart files foreclosure against Clifford R. Mathias Bessie R. Mathias and Winfield S. Ashby to collect 500 note plus costs and attorney fees. A receiver may be appointed to manage rents during redemption year. Property located in Northeast Elkhart. Judgment prayed for at least 700 dollars. E B Zigler represents plaintiff.
Local social columns report the marriage of Miss Bennis Hale of Goshen to Guy T. MacBride of Elkhart at the Hale home with fifty relatives and friends. The couple planned a trip to Oklahoma and will reside at 111 Water street after July. Other notes include a reunion on the Island, the wedding of Henry B. Sargent and Ella Merchant, a picnic at McNaughton Park with a river launch, and the marriage of Carl Kiefer and Lulu Strickland, detailing residences and local affiliations.
Delegates from across Indiana gather in Masonic hall for the twentieth annual session of the Order of the Eastern Star in South Bend. The opening meeting ends with a reception in American Hall by the Odessa chapter and the session continues tomorrow.
Harry A Metzgar caused the arrest of Cyrus E Frye today on a war rant charging assault and battery. The hearing will be in the city court at 9 a m tomorrow. Cc C Morris of No 808 Winestreet notified police Tuesday night of a bicycle swap with an old bike left and the good one taken.
A saw mill on Charles Miller’s Goshen farm five miles east burned Tuesday morning. The six month old mill, installed by Syracuse buyers, suffered total loss with about seventy five cords of millwood gone. No insurance. Ownership credited to Lincoln McPherson of Syracuse and Miller family stake in lumber to C T Miller. Fire origin unknown.
A six inch pipe blew from the air drum at the storage tank near the engine room, halting air supply for hours. Engineers and foremen including H H Evans and C G Perry are active on trains, interlocking plants, and telegraph line repairs as new automatic signals extend from Millers to Indiana Harbor. Freight engine 4531 derailed on the sidetrack.
Warsaw and Michigan City residents report heavy water use and low pressure affecting services and a church fire blamed on pressure. A Blue Racer attack near LaPorte and a cave collapse trap two Plymouth boys, later saved. A Gary saloon closes amid a protest jingle. Coldwater youths injure another boy with a lit bicycle lamp as officials probe.
Sanford S. Frame administrator of Moses Frame estate and Kate S. Upp administratrix of Abraham Upp estate report final actions and are discharged. Josiah Rohrer administrator of Jacob Moyer estate files final report. Hiram Pontius guardian of Mary Straub minors files final report and discharge. Arthur E. Schuler guardian of John Schuler ward reports final settlement for Leo J. and ensures other wards. National Surety Co released from bond on Maggie Willi guardian for H Albert Willi minors.
Mrs Bloomfield Moore notes etiquette lessons in a tale where a snobbish brother and sister mock guests including the Grinders. Their uncle awake in the corridor reveals their grandfather was a bootmaker, some say untrustworthy, and sends them to bed.
A glimpse into cramp rings made from decayed coffin metal, blessed in an ornate Good Friday rite once popular with English kings. Mentioned by 1557 medical sources and diplomatic gifts in 1508 from Lord Berners to Charles V’s court. local notes report visitors and a Chicago trip by R. R. Hayes and a Fort Wayne visit by Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich and son Don.
The Central League standings show Dayton leading with 596 points, followed by Evansville 571, Grand Rapids .566, Terre Haute .519, Zanesville .491, South Bend .491, Fort Wayne .460, and Wheeling .260. Also reported is Baton Rouge joining Missouri, Kentucky, New York, and the District of Columbia in banning race-track gambling after the Senate approved the Locke anti-gambling bill by 21 to 9. D. Dentrow of Bristol is seriously ill as two Elkhart doctors visit him. two senators skipped treatment to vote.
Regular Owls meeting tonight discusses important business. Catholic Lady Foresters hold second social session next Thursday. Ready Helpers sew for Mrs Fisher Baldwin street Thursday afternoon. Congenial Club meets with Mrs Norton Virginia avenue Thursday afternoon. Richardson Art Embroidery Club meets with Mrs Blanchard Marion street Thursday at 2 pm. Woodmen and Circle host ice cream social Thursday evening at Mrs Forrey Prairie street. Ladies Aid Grace Lutheran ice cream social Friday evening Marion Ninth street baseline church. Kings Daughters host ice cream social Wednesday June 24 at H W Godfrey West Lexington avenue for local charity. St Joe Ice Co supplies the ice cream.
A roster of Elkhart area businesses appears including Bentz Borneman & Sons E M Chester Chas Dotson Ind Mich Elec Co S H Joseph Knevels Leininger Russell Dwight Elkhart Cafe H A Shaffer Water Co Sterling Hudson Go W Fieldhouse St Toe Ice Co First National Bank Valley Store Hote Bucklen Gardner Steinberg Bank Warren Hill Co Houseworth North C Valley Co Wilson Ziegler Bucklen Cigar Case Zoringer Hub Restaurant and others inviting support from local customers.
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