Local Markets Wheat Corn Oats Pork Butter Eggs
Wheat and corn prices noted with steady trends. Oats and pork provide mixed signals while butter and eggs show slight movements in local market summaries.
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
7
Wheat and corn prices noted with steady trends. Oats and pork provide mixed signals while butter and eggs show slight movements in local market summaries.
Porch parties can be held with comfort on this fifteenth day of October. On account of lack of work the twelve men employed by the Kuhlman Electric Co. were laid off on Wednesday night. It is expected that there will be enough work to allow them to start again next Monday morning.
Margaret B Turnman dies at brother EBJ Mentzer home at 603 Kilbourn Street at 6 30 p m born December 1859 widow of Jeremiah Turnman survived by two brothers and a sister Funeral notes include Christian Berger sent to Corunna for interment Mrs C F Graham of Ligonier dies in Fort Wayne hospital husband a prominent Ligonier implement dealer Winnie Butler Juday dies in Goshen at 35 Margaret Bush of Goshen dies at 60 Bazaar at Eagle hall opens with many domestic art items Tag Day urged on October 17
Elkhart Woman's Club hosts a season opening with papers on staple foods diet for children and refining home influences. Earl F. Vernier weds Pearl Kuhn at the First Evangelical church. couple to Niagara Falls then reside at 500 Hickory. Mrs. Chester A. Bodge birthday surprise with opal gift.
Forty-five Elkhart members attended the South Bend chapter’s thirty seven year celebration. Charter members surviving are Mrs Esther Livingston and Mrs Lovina Blowney. The chapter now has 275 members with eight initiated Wednesday. Grand matron Mrs Pauline Summers and other dignitaries attended. A luncheon, decorated club rooms, and a musical program followed. The Railway Conductors Ladies Auxiliary held a supper for conductors and families with a social session after.
The Twentieth Century eighteen hour train with the Cubs' team prompted talk that the government will press the railroads to add a mail car. Initially the train refused mail car service, arguing the service would require more than four cars.
John Coner of 324 St Joseph street calls police Wednesday evening to quiet youths causing a disturbance in front of his home and to check a barking dog at 418 Hickory street disturbing a sick daughter.
In Circuit Court the Pabst Brewing Company won a default judgment against A K Lan ning of Elkhart for 150 dollars. Other cases included dismissals, a not guilty verdict for William Method in a petit larceny charge, and maintenance and restraining order actions in Goshen.
Mrs. Mary Fergison of Nappanee aged seventy four may die as the result of a fall that left one hip broken. She had an operation last year to remove cancer and has since been an invalid. Saturday morning she slipped from bed unseen by her family and fell in her helpless condition.
Edward Kell and Cecil Reod were freed from a bull at the Gunness farm near LaPorte after being held for an hour and a half. Theosophists may be convinced Mrs Gunnness is dead and that her soul resides in the bull. Ramadka Bros in South Bend showed cash. a thief broke a $100 plate glass to grab $3. Three youths near Ligonier found a flobert rifle and fired at a dog. the farmer fired back, a bullet struck the robe, and another hit his leg. A Goshen doctor treated the wound and the victim worried how to explain it to his parents before husking corn on Monday.
In a tense courtroom exchange the opposing counsel presses the witness about hereditary insanity. After an hour of questioning the witness confirms the possibility, noting a great grandfather who left a path to ministry to become a lawyer.
The Willow Bay Addition sale extends Saturday and Sunday October 17 and 18. The tract sits on the St. Joe river’s south bank, nine blocks west of Main Street, offering a home site and strong investment potential with a favorable location.
Carl Schurz recalls Bismarck recounting the Koniggratz battle test of Moltke. A tense pause before the crown prince arrived behind Austrian lines, Bismarck nervously offered a cigar to Moltke who calmly chose a Havana. The scene affirmed Moltke’s composure as Prussian guns spoke and the Austrians faltered, then the battle turned.
General Tom Edgar, Galveston Island’s first white child, recalls serving as juror in 1865 during federal occupation. A black defendant was tried for stealing a mule. defense argued non guilt citing promised by the United States of two mules and sixty acres, which influenced the verdict. The jurors returned not guilty, and Edgar notes Uncle Sam’s word may not have been fulfilled.
The article notes heavy soot from wood fires increases fire risk and recommends yearly chimney burning on a damp day. It describes lighting a straw bundle in the flue to burn out deposits and using a four inch metal ball on a rope to sweep, or a brush on a jointed pole for lower chimneys.
The clipped quotes show tension between a bartender and boss as a patron is questioned for guidance. The Christian World notes a promise of ongoing progress, while the Courier-Journal frames a scene of wary restraint and social judgment.
A brisk fishing tale features a speaker exclaiming about an enormous fish, calling it a monster and expressing disbelief at the size. The lively exchange evokes a colorful, old timey newspaper voice.
A humorous exchange centers on a bargain sale where a wife lamented losing all her money from her purse while her husband confirms the tight squeeze of funds during the event.
A New York Post legend recounts the Pascagoula Indians defending a gulf point. Facing annihilation, the tribe’s people walk into the sea singing, choosing freedom and death over slavery as white invaders advance. The tale preserves their memory in wind and pines along the Pascagoula shore.
Bryan urges the formation of Democratic clubs amid precincts unable to staff an organization. Frank Paulus will entertain guests with his specialty at the bazar.
Birds such as the bower bird in Australia and New Guinea build playhouses, archway structures used for games rather than nests, decorated with shells and feathers. The text also reflects Carlyle’s view that the greatest hope lies in the birth of heroes and future generations.
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