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Elkhart Daily Review

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1908

Page

7

Market notes from Elkhart review prices

Local column lists farm commodities with prices for wheat corn oats beans pork butter and bees. Items include a wheat price around 96 and oats near 2.05 while butter and beans show varied quotes.

Local Brevities Mirror Small Town News

Mrs. Edna Webb, a smallpox patient, is gravely ill today. A rose bush at 1106 Franklin Street yields a blossom recalling a distant June. A saloon dispute ended with one man struck and knocked over a lunch counter. Carl Simonton recovered a bull terrier from Dan Ott after it strayed. George Ziesel took Mildred Fruesinger home in East Chicago for care. Mr. M. Clark finished interior work for Mr. Myers in South Bend, a gift for Myers’ daughter. Clark’s pride in the artistry remains evident.

Calvin Robbins Franklin Street Carl Simonton Dan Ott Ott Noa George Ziesel Mildred Fruesinger Chicago Ann Eckert Longcliff Jr M. Clark Mr. Myers South Bend

Police report on Harrington assault charge and plea

Harry Harrington arrested Tuesday evening faced an assault charge. He entered a guilty plea in city court this morning and was fined one dollar plus costs.

Harry Harrington J. A. Brownlee R. E. Proctor Chage

New Trial Denied in Searfoss Suit Over Alleged Cruelty

After the jury verdict for the plaintiff in the Searfoss case, defense counsel E A Dausman moved for a new trial arguing the verdict conflicted with the evidence and that the court erred in denying a dismissal. The court overruled the motion and instructed a $400 judgment to be paid in four installments beginning January 1909. The session adjourned to 9:30 a m Friday with several cases carried to the November term.

Searfoss E. A. Dausman Calvert H. Defrees Alpheus A. Zimmerman Malinda Culp Henry J. Culp George C. Kistner Rupert S. Horton Michael Fishley Herbert E. Bucklen Densmore A. Bratton Lydia E. Bratton Louis B

Light circuit court session with orders and entries

In the Circuit Court on Wednesday the session was brief with work limited to court orders and various entries. The Gustaf Clara Leonard divorce case shows defendant in default. An application to practice law before the Elkhar circuit court was filed by Guy M. Dausman. The state was not ready to try Winifred Weaver on a perjury charge. Prosecution requested a continuance in the Douglas Stewart assault case due to an ill key witness. J. A. Bigelow, probation officer, reported five juveniles under surveillance behaving well, with Judge Dodge overseeing their welfare. A divorce suit was filed today by Lizzie Mortimore against Francis Mortimore for non support, residing in Hikhart.

Gustaf Clara Leonard Guy M. Dausman Elkhar Winifred Weaver Lloyd L. Burris Douglas Stewart J. A. Bigelow Dodge Lizzie Mortimore Francis Mortimore Hikhart

Guardian and Administrator Totals Balance on Hand

Wisler guardian reports balance on hand of 156.13 dollars while Landis administrator shows 605.07 dollars in custody.

Wisler Guardian Landis

Rail line reports record time with extra cars

The Century flyer with two extra cars, including the Chicago National League team, ran from Chicago to this city on Wednesday afternoon arriving to schedule in Toledo and only slightly late in Cleveland and Buffalo. Mark Floyd hauled the train from Chicago while Ira Sparklin drove to Toledo. E R Dreves traveled to Chicago.

Chicago Toledo Cleveland Buffalo Hero Mark Floyd Ira Sparklin Here E. R. Dreves

Deaths and Funeral Notices in Bristol Area

Albert F son of Adam Foreman of 902 Indiana avenue died at 3 p m Wednesday of typhoid malaria born December 19 1904 leaves two sisters Jessie and Agnes funeral Saturday at 1 p m at home by Rev C A Wright interment Oak Ridge cemetery Bristol also Mrs Mary Kline of Atwood died Wednesday of blood poisoning aged 67 Mrs Jonathan Hummer of near South Bend died Wednesday aged 54 Mrs Sarah Dunnuck of near Warsaw died Tuesday night aged 75

Albert F Adam Foreman Indiana Avenue Jessie Agnes C. A. Wright Oak Ridge Cemetery Bristol Mary Kline Atwood

Hatch & Sons Win Gibson Stone Road Contract

Hatch and Sons of Goshen have secured a contract to build a two mile crushed stone road at Gibson, Indiana, costing seventeen thousand dollars. A separate contract for decorating the rebuilt Elkhart county courthouse is set for award on November 7, and the acetylene lighting plant at the county infirmary may also be awarded then. In Napanee, James Casper fell while helping install stove pipe at the Brethren church and fractured a rib. Ben Hur Benefit at Dream Tonight.

Hatch & Sons Goshen Gibson Ind Elkhart County Court House County Infirmary Brethren Church Nappanee James Casper

Cubs on Twentieth Century Limited Headed to New York

Special correspondent aboard the Twentieth Century notes Chicago Cubs fans cheer as Boston beats New York 2 0 en route to final game in New York. Elkhart crowd greets score update and Mordecai Brown adjusts his pitching hand for Hoosier spectators. Alkhart Athletic Club forms with 76 members and plans basketball and possibly football. Y M C A gym paraphernalia donated to the new club.

Chicago Record-Herald Twentieth Century Limited Cubs New York Chicago Elkhart Mordecai Brown Brownie

Enduring feats and injuries mark Michigan town updates

In Ford Michigan Ari Woodruff has voted first at every election for ten years. Bluffton saw Albert Numbers play piano nine hours twelve minutes until swelling and finger damage forced rest. Eva Haines, sixteen, was badly injured when kicked by a colt near Nappanee. The South Bend Y M C A dedication by Studebakers is postponed to October 24. A Mishawaka saloon building owned by Russ of Elkhart was fire damaged for about 100 dollars early Wednesday.

Ford, Mich Ari Woodruff Bluffton Albert Numbers Ossian Eva George Haines Nappanee South Bend Studebakers Mishawaka Russ Elkhart

Marriage License Report for Blosser Bosse and Miller Winegardner

Marriage license issued for Clarence M. Blosser of Union township and Anna F. Bosse of Wakarusa. A license was used today by Hugh A. Miller and Mabel Winegardner.

Clarence M. Blosser Union Township Anna EF. Bosse Wakarusa Hugh A. Miller Mabel Winegardner

Ambition of a Man Seen in Self-Cartoon Amusement

A reflection on how true greatness starts when a man can view cartoons of himself and feel amusement rather than offense, suggesting self awareness as a measure of character and status.

National Funeral Directors Endorse Live and Let Die Motto

In Indianapolis on October 8 the National Funeral Directors Association adopts live and let die as its guiding policy. A report by President Eickelberg is approved urging members to support a congressional bill to ban burials at sea except for infectious cases, requiring disinfectants and shipboard arrangements, with denial of clearance papers for noncompliant vessels. Sentiment cites distress of families when burials occur at sea.

Indianapolis National Funeral Directors’ Association Eickelberg Congress

Aeronaut Ed Mossman Quits Balloon Life

Ed Mossman of Kokomo Indiana returns home after a 1000 foot fall during a balloon ascent at North Manchester and says he is finished with aviation. He is recovering from injuries after earlier ascents in Elkhart several weeks prior.

Aeronaut Kokomo Ind Ed Mossman North Manchester Elkhart

Woman in Lincoln misreads firecracker as candle

Mrs Sophia Brehm of 1804 Claremont Avenue lit a fuse thinking it was a candle. A cannon firecracker exploded in the cellar, shattering her right hand and hospital reports say she probably will die. The incident occurred in Lincoln Nebraska on October 8.

Lincoln, Neb Sophia Brehm Claremont Avenue

Tipping in Bohemia Sparks Gratuity Culture

In Prague tipping is treated as standard for tramway conductors and cafe staff. Heads waiters in Bohemia reportedly earn more from tips than professors, with patrons giving a half krone to the head waiter and small coins to assistants. A London Chronicle note highlights the social weight of tips in daily life.

Prague Bohemia London Chronicle

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