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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
4
The Elkhart post office reports July to September receipts of 15 491.92, up 70.09 from 1907. Total by month: July 4810.28 August 5531.60 September 5150.04. Foreign money orders fall as many Italians return home and send less money abroad. Civil service exam notices set for November 15 with applications due by October 19.
Officials say copies of new Indiana laws from the special session will take over a month to print and bind, with 20 000 copies produced. Most measures carried emergency clauses, governors signs include local option and funding bills. The Indiana anti saloon league prepares districts for county option elections while Ohio reports twelve new dry counties and no new wet votes.
Elkhart relatives of Emery Hitesman report no response to requests for more details to confirm the dead man’s identity. It is believed the body may have been disposed of as an indigent. Local relatives could not afford transport or burial costs.
Rev and Mrs R J Parrett quietly celebrate their thirty ninth anniversary on September 21. They receive by freight a collection of seventy five books on various subjects, a gift from Col Bara Ripple of Scranton Pa.
Attorneys clash over liquor license validity on judgments from Judge Van Fleet. C. C. Raymer argues full regular fees apply for the judgment period. J. H. State says no extra payment beyond commissioners’ grant suffices. County and city totals run to 355 dollars. A new trial motion follows a remonstrance ruling in Plymouth.
The Pabst Brewing Co. through attorney James S. Dodge Jr. sues A. K. Lanning, operator of a saloon at 617 South Main Street Elkhart. They seek $200 judgment for rent and possession. An attachment has been issued.
Dr Frederick Arnold Herring 96 longtime Elkheart county resident died at 8 45 am after a period of ill health. Born in Germany he arrived in Goshen in 1855 and became noted for botany languages and herbal medicines. He leaves property and five children five grandchildren and one great grandchild. His daughter Millie Herring long associated with local schools is now Mrs Prickett of Marion Massachusetts. His son Dr Frederick Herring of Chicago survives.
A minor fire at 212 South Main Street at 1 05 p m was put out by Central company’s chemical apparatus with nominal damage. The building owned by L M Simpson housed W R Lavender Coal Co Schreiner Heffner plumbers and George Doll. Fire origin unknown, started in a rear box pile. Doll’s wall at 210 South Main was scorched. damage total to be 75 dollars covered by insurance.
B. C. Godfrey & Sons plan a coal elevator and sheds along the E. and W. tracks near the Godfrey lumber yard. The $15,000 project aims for a 2,500 ton capacity and seeks cooperation from Lake Shore Co. and BE. J. Dowie, the company’s industrial agent, who surveyed the site Thursday.
The Cassopolis board of public works adopted the primary assessment roll for the street sewer project and set October 19 as the date for objections.
A notice warns residents not to move out of their precinct after today or they may lose the right to vote in the upcoming November election. The advisory urges voters to stay put to preserve their eligibility.
Police report a robbery at the Merchants Hotel by two strangers on Tuesday night. Five rooms on the second and third floors were ransacked with losses estimated around $1,000 mostly in jewelry. Victims include Mrs Williams and her family, plus a hotel employee. Jewelry stolen included a solid gold locket and chain. a gold bead necklace remained. Authorities believe the thiefs aimed to delay discovery.
Judge Hughes dismissed Harry Conway after he pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. Conway defended his mother from a violent dispute with his stepfather Daniel Greenwalt, who was injured in the altercation and later charged. The case centered on Conway stepping in to protect his mother as the brawl escalated.
A man calling himself Ed Miller cashed two forgeries in Nappanee. He used the name David J. Miller and targeted W. H. Best owner of a meat market and H. A. Burgener owner of a grocery. Best lost 7.26 and Burgener 8.25. The suspect is described as five feet tall, smooth shaven with an oily tongue. He went to both shops and the story continues on the fifth page.
Summary items include Century's engine and a yard collision, Baldwin lake hotel plans, Merchants Hotel robbery details, watches stolen in Dunlaps, a Nappanee forger, liquor license fee debates, local option prep, 1908 third quarter post office gains, a $1000 Indiana prize coin trophy, South Bend federation meeting, Republican clubs, law printing delays, Maybelle Snell McNamara suit, Main street fire, rural school wagon, Bryan political notes, Bankers on mood, Standard Oil hearing, Johnson withdraws, Ow ensville secret marriage, Indiana news, baseball scores, Gov Hanly supports Johnson, US fleet to Manila, and Ohio fire-rail deaths.
Fair and rising temperatures with fair local conditions. Furnished daily by Miles Medical Co. Maximum temperature 30. Minimum temperature 30. Wind velocity 30 mph.
In Superior Court the state won a bastardy case against Lloyd Macomber with a $300 support order and jail for nonpayment. Carrie J. McGee and Emma Minard were granted divorces. Cases include receivership dismissals, administration filings, guardianship support, and a busy next week docket with multiple hearings and trials.
The westbound Century traveling at 75 mph through Gary derailed after a tire on a drive wheel came off. Engineer James Downey’s quick emergency stop kept the engine on track for about 200 yards before derailing, affecting Train No. 1 which arrived 25 minutes late to Elkhart. An old railroader notes high speed can be a safety factor, recalling Millers last six months ago incident.
A switch engine led by Engineer J. C. Brown and Fire man H. J. Dalrymple collided with the follow‑on "dummy" locomotive operated by Engineer Shultz near the shops at 10 a.m. The dummy cab was crushed, the coupling rigging torn, and frames bent as the lead engine backed up. Shultz jumped clear to avoid injury. damage extended to a flat car and the locomotive fronts.
Rumors in railroad circles claim a new supervisor of tests will be created for the Lake Shore drafting department with F. E. Towsley slated for the post and P. P. Mitts to become chief draftsman of Collinwood. The move aims to ease overburdened leadership and may be followed by other shop department changes. Chief Signal Engineer C. E. Deny of Cleveland is in the city for further discussion.
The Ninth Indiana sent members to Valparaiso for the old regiment reunion starting Thursday night. J D Braden Abram Dills Jesse Drake F M Dunbar George Bellows John Daly Conrad Taylor J C Koehler Augustus Manning and wife and Valentine Marx rode the 8 o clock interurban. William Markel of Goshen joined local members here.
Max Henry of Barber Asphalt Co says a repair gang will arrive Monday to finish work on Second Street and Lexington Avenue.
Marriage licenses issued for Willard C. Biddle and Dora Culp. Earl Sailor and Nora P. Cook. W. H. Allen of the Trail shop suffered a crushed finger injury from shears while cutting sheet iron.
Indiana Governor Hanly won’t let Representative Johnson quit the race after his surprise vote on the option bill. Johnson will remain on the ticket and wage a morality campaign in his Clinton district with full anti saloon league support and gubernatorial aid.
In Vincennes Indiana the Indiana Federation of Labor near its opening session adopted anti temperance resolutions targeting the Indiana Anti Saloon League and affirming the right to drink as desired. Miners and United Mine Workers leaders threaten to pull organized labor from the state federation.
Marion Indiana reports that Pasquale Trotta was acquitted of murdering Errigo Quarranta. A crowd of about thirty Italians cheered, with Trotta kissing jurors and embracing supporters. LaPorte later notes Ray Lamphere trial reset to November 9 at the LaPorte circuit court.
New York report says Mrs. Russell Thomas, heiress Silvay Speer of Atlanta, is guarded at Hotel Astor with her mother and business associate. Her chauffeur husband chases northward to reclaim the bride. A steamer bound for Europe will take her tomorrow.
Word from St Petersburg states that Maxim Gorky has recently married Mrs Andrieff. The woman, who accompanied Gorky to New York two years ago, sparked social ostracism in America when it was revealed she was not his wife.
American fleet reaches Manila but cholera delays official welcome. The ships plan to sail for Japan on October 12.
Toledo reports four dead in an Ohio Central wreck at Sugar Ridge after an extra freight rear ended a special train from Bowling Green. Fire in Knox’s store killed three and injured eleven in Youngstown. In Chicago a wife’s bigamy case arises when Whitfield and Bolleyn meet their spouses in a cigarmaker’s hall. Miller and Watson campaign across multiple towns in Indiana with large crowds.
Boston October 2 railroad commissioners ruled express rates from Boston were too high dealing a blow to the American and National express companies. They did not set new rates, leaving determinations to the companies.
Mrs Alma Brady of Owensville reveals seven months of secrecy ending in a broken marriage with Raymond Lawrence a traveling salesman based in Louisville Kentucky The couple wed in Owensboro Kentucky but Lawrence refused to accompany his bride home and fled to parts unknown prompting a disowned outcome for Mrs Brady and a dispute over the marriage certificate.
Eugene Dilley, a former Trafalgar school teacher missing since July 25, is reported in Chatsworth, NL. He suffers head injury from six years ago causing periodic mental imbalance and illness. He is 40, wife and six children. Deputy Sheriff Fred Watson plans to travel to Dilley.
In Petersburg county, a new corn crop is being marketed at 50 to 60 cents a bushel depending on quality. Few farmers are selling while most hold for higher prices, and analysts anticipate the county’s yield will fall short of demand.
William Edwards was arrested at Terre Haute and brought to Greencastle. He answered the general description of the murderer of Traction Agent Hendren but was not the man wanted.
In Sullivan Indiana on October 2, reports say several gangs of Hunyaks will arrive to work on the Tidewater Pipeline company project. By early next week about 250 men are planned to be at work.
Perry Illa aged 57 collapsed while sitting on a box at his Petersburg Indiana residence on October 2 and died. No preceding symptoms or cause are stated. death occurred at his home.
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