Foundry Owner Leaves Elkhart For Chicago After Dispute
F O Climer manager of the Diamond type foundry departs Elkhart after a split with Walter Brown. The Diamond foundry suspends operations and Brown reportedly seeks to unload the National Manufacturing Co. Climer plans to return later this month to settle with Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Diamond
Walter Brown
F. O. Climer
Chicago
National Manufacturing Co
Brown
Climer
Mr. Climer
East
Rural districts to gain telephone lines in Elkhart county
The Central Union telephone company aligned with Will J. Wilden to supply the Farmers' Telephone Co. with outside service. Wilden becomes sub licensed manager and has 44 subscribers, serving east of Goshen where farmers lacked service after clashes with Home and Bell companies. The switchboard will be at Wilden’s farm with magneto system.
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Elkhart County
Central Union Telephone Company
Will J. Wilden
Farmers’ Telephone Co
Wilden
Goshen
Elkhart
New Paris
Home and Bell
Farmers’ Exchange
No Quorum Stops County Council Special Session
County council members failed to form a quorum in a special session as Charles T. Green Joseph Smith and E W Walker appeared but could not transact business. A list of special appropriations signed by County Commissioners Davis and Whetten totaled 2484 00 with bills presented for 621 99 and 90. Regular annual session set to begin Tuesday September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Green
Elkhart
Joseph Smith
E. W. Walker
Greene
Davis and
Whetten
Elkhart Stone Yard
Beardsley Avenue Bridge
Olive Township Arch
Lecke Township Bridge
Jackson Township
Cooper
Public School Supply Bids For Upcoming Years
Bids for school supplies and utility items listed. National Paper and Supply Co 219.72 Review Printing Co 220.80 Mennonite Publishing Co 234 Truth Publishing House 327.75 General supplies Mennonite Publishing Co 268.60 EF. Timmins 300.65 General School Supply House of Chicago 207.23 H. A. Knevels 309.81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Paper and Supply Co
Review Printing Co
Mennonite Publishing Co
Truth Publishing House
EF. S
Timmins
House of Chicago
H. A. Knevels
Court Notes: Dawson Dismissed From Longcliff
Elkwart resident Clark Dawson was dismissed from Longcliff by Supt Rogers. Repeas filing noted at County Clerk lL. A Dennert's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Dawson
Elkwart
Longcliff
Supt
Rogers
Ll. A. Dennert
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
Licenses were granted yesterday to Nathaniel C. Altiand aged 37 of New Paris and Minnie A. Musser aged 37 of Benton. Also licensed were Charles C. Clark aged 22 of Nappanee and Nellie M. Shattuck aged 22 of Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel C. Altiand
New Paris
Minnie A. Musser
Benton
Charles C. Clark
Nappanee
Nellie M. Shattuck
Elkhart
Big electric railway plan links Cincinnati to Chicago region
LaPorte telegram reports the Fort Wayne Dayton and Cincinnati Traction Railroad plans the largest electric railway project yet for the area. The route would run from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne then to Warsaw, connecting Goshen Elkhart South Bend and LaPorte to Michigan City, with steamer access to Chicago. Backed by an extensive capitalist syndicate, the project seeks entry to Chicago via steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
LaPorte
Fort Wayne
Pilgrims From Kalamazoo Dowagiac Niles To Notre Dame
Several hundred people from Kalamazoo Dowagiac and Niles arrive on a special train next Sunday. They form a procession near Notre Dame station, walk to the grotto behind the Sacred Heart church, attend solemn high mass, hear a sermon, and Benediction is scheduled for 3 o'clock.
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South Bend
Kalamazoo
Dowagiac
Niles
Notre Dame
Little Grove
Sacred Heart Church
Alexander the pigeon breaks long distance record attempt
The Mishawaka owner Peter Pollens reports his pigeon Alexander released in New Orleans arrived after eighty hours of flight in a rainy storm. The distance of 1,000 miles neared the world record, and Pollens earns 200 dollars plus pools equal to half that amount for the remarkable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Peter Pollens
Mishawaka
New Orleans
Priest Chaplain Injured in Train Accident in LaPorte
The Rev. Father Lucas, chaplain at the Catholic hospital in Lafayette, is hospitalized at Holy Family in LaPorte after a serious fall from a train coach in Westerton. He suffered a deep head gash and serious concussion and will not leave the hospital for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Lucas
Lafayette
Holy Family Hospital
LaPorte
Westerton
Goshen Barbers Adopt New Schedule of Prices and Hours
Barbers in Goshen except one will implement a new pricing and closing time plan starting September 1. The prior 25 cent rate for haircuts baths and shampoos will be restored and weekday closing time will move from 9 to 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Liverymen suspect same thief in Elkhart horse theft
Case and Smith believe the Michigan City horse thieves linked to LaPorte thefts may be the same pair involved in Elkhart. Sheriff Elliott and the driver who rented the rig traveled to LaPorte today to identify the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case & Smith
Michigan City
LaPorte
Elkhart
Sheriff Elliott
Milford man discharged then pleads guilty in assault case
Charles Appleby of Milford was charged with assault and battery with intent to commit rape on Della Young near Nappanee. In Justice Whisler's court the complaint withdrew the charge, and Appleby pled guilty to assault and battery paying 17 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Appleby
Milford
Della Young
Milford youth dies after illness at home
Irvin Gundermann aged 21 son of Bass Gundermann of Milford died at 8 30 last evening at the family residence of a complication of diseases. He had been a student at Angola this summer and it is thought he studied too assiduously breaking down his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Gundermann
Bass Gunderman
Milford
Angola
Sume
Judge Baker Returns Home From Chicago Visit
Goshen Democrat reports Judge F B Baker is home briefly from Chicago and recalls a 15 pound muscal lunge his father sent from a Wisconsin resort. The fish was shared among Baker's Chicago friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Democrat
F.B. Baker
Chicago
Wisconsin
Judge Baker
Novices Take White Veil Amid Solemn Mass at Notre Dame
After a solemn high mass by Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne at St. Mary's convent Notre Dame 18 novices received the white veil and 24 took their final vows in a ceremony attended by church officials and peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alerding
Fort Wayne
St. Mary’s Convent
Notre Dame
Theft Report At Goshen Home Ends With Loss
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock a thief entered the Goshen residence of Mrs. J. A. Simon at 702 South Eighth Street while she was absent and stole two gold rings and 50 cents in cash.
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J. A. Simon of
Goshen
South Eighth Street
Tragedy Claims Two in Separate Indiana Incidents
William Pontius of South Bend a carpenter aged 30 fell twenty seven feet from a scaffold striking his head and dying within a quarter hour. Frankie Hardman two months old of Warsaw died Tuesday evening of cholera infantum.
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William Pontius
South Bend
Frankie
Albert Hardman
Warsaw
State Catholic Benevolent Legion Convention Set for Mishawaka
The next state convention of the Catholic Benevolent Legion will be held at Mishawaka. The gathering will focus on organizational matters and upcoming charitable initiatives within the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Mishawaka
Daisy Johnson Loses Battle After Laudanum Attempt
In Marion Indiana on August 12 Daisy Johnson drank an ounce of laudanum after Marcus Skinner refused to call her for a drive. Physicians arrived in time to prevent a fatal outcome.
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Marion
Ind
Marcus Skinner
Daisy Johnson
Congressional Nominations Report Fragment
Fragmentary note lists nominations from Kentucky and Ohio. Identifies C H Linn as Republican from Kentucky and W B Nevin as Democrat from Ohio with unclear party labels and incomplete surrounding context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
C. H.linn
R. Dy
Ohio
NONE SOLD FOR DWELLINGS Local Dealers Withhold Coal
Elk Hart residents face a coal shortage as local dealers report only about 20 tons of stove coal available and most of the supply held for regular industrial customers. Dealers fear price manipulation by the coal trust, with shipments late and limited, and anticipate prices possibly reaching ten dollars a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Lambert
Octopus
Funeral for Arthur Vinton Folds to Oak Grove Cemetery
Arthur F. Vinton, a former Elkhart and Goshen resident wounded at Tianjin and died in Manila, is mourned with a full length portrait draped in the American flag. Floral tributes include a pillow from "Mamma" and a 17 rose bouquet from Mrs. Lew Dietz, an anchor from friends, and wreaths from the South Medford Baptist church. The remains rest at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vinton
Boston
Arthur F. Vinton
Tien-Tsin
Manila
Vinton
Elkhart
Goshen
Lew. Dietz
Medford Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemeery
Waterspout prediction stirs crowd in Cleveland meeting
A controversial Negro preacher in Cleveland predicted a waterspout would destroy Dikhart yesterday but the forecast failed to materialize. The crowd remained vocal and many people doubtless breathe easier now. The same preacher has caused intense excitement at Atlantic, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dikhart
Readers warn of bold travelers leaving town
Snippet hints at a crowd of stylish locals ready to depart with bags in hand and confidence high. The piece notes a wave of departures and questions the judgment of those who travel light and fast.
Land transfers and deeds across Goshen Elkhart and beyond
A sequence of real estate deeds shows multiple transfers in Goshen Nappanee Elkhart and Union township. Transactions include Geo L Lamb to David E Jones for a Goshen lot at 800 dollars and Nappanee area exchanges with prices ranging from 250 to 20 000 dollars involving Coppes Zook Mutschler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. L. Lamb
David E. Jones
Goshen
Caroline E. McCall
Noah A. Lehman
Nappanee
Henry A. Siess
Cassandra Krantz
Cleveland
Charles A. Fishley
L. M
Clark H. Barney
Dunbar
Elkhart
Reuben A. Peffly
Zook
Coppes Et al
Coppes, Zook & Mutschler Co
Eli Yader
Union
Township Teachers Selected for Concord Township
Township Trustee Grosh names the teaching corps for Concord township outside Elkhart. The roster includes Edna Puterpaugh Fannie Sweitzer Lydia Schock Charles Dunmier James Dunmier J J Allery Ralph Virgil O P Grosh and I P Wyland. One position remains as Hoffman of Bango township seeks to exchange a teacher with Concord.
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Grosh
Concord Township
Elkhart
Edna Puterpaugh
Fannie Sweitzer
Lydia Schock
Messrs
Charles and
James Dunmier
J. J. Allery
Ralph Virgil
O. P. Grosh
I. P. Wyland
Hoffman
Bango Township
Death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway Widow of Col Hathaway
Former Elkhart resident Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway died at LaPorte on Wednesday at 85. She was widow of Col Gilbert Hathaway of the 73d Indiana Volunteers and was well known in the city. Her daughter Mrs. Lillian Watson formerly resided here.
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Elkhart
Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway
Gilbert Hathaway
LaPorte
Lillian Watson
Former Elkhartan Baldwin Dies in South Bend
C. A. Baldwin of Mishawaka, a prominent St. Joseph county farmer and former Elkhart resident, died this morning at Epworth hospital in South Bend from inflammation of the bowels. He was well known and widely mourned by friends in Elkhart and nearby areas.
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C. A. Baldwin
Mishawaka
St. Joseph County
Epworth Hospital
South Bend
Oil Well Depth Reaches 140 Feet on Davidhizer Farm
Reports from the Wakarusa area indicate the oil well boring on the Davidhizer farm has attained a depth of 140 feet. Details of associated tests or discoveries were not provided.
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Davidhizer
Wakarusa
Bread and goods taken from Dunlaps residence
A tramp entered A. Wolfe's Dunlaps home Monday morning and stole three loaves of bread a pan of biscuits a pie and a package of coffee. Mrs. Wolfe did not notice until dinner time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wolfe
Dunlaps
Goshen Democratic Club Adopts By Laws At Meeting
Members of the Goshen Democratic Club met at the council chamber Wednesday night and adopted by laws and constitution. L. B. Noble was elected financial secretary and the board of trustees now consists of Frank Evans Abram Peck James A. Arthur and Orlando Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Democratic Club
Council Chamber
L. B. Noble
Frank Evans
Abram Peck
James A. Arthur
Orlando Hamilton
Pension for Goshen Veteran John L. Griffith Raised
The pension of John L. Griffith of Goshen, a Spanish American War veteran, has been increased to six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Griffith
Goshen
Andrews Found Guilty of Bank Misappropriation in Detroit
Frank C. Andrews former vice president of City Savings Bank was found guilty of misapplying funds after a four week trial in Recorder Murphy's court. An appeal to the Supreme Court was announced and a sixty day stay of proceedings granted. Andrews remained in custody pending bail potential on appeal.
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Detroit, Mich
Frank C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Recorder Murphy’s Court
Kirchner
Supreme Court
Andrews
Murphy
Beaumont
Phosphate Rock Production Falls in 1901 Compared to 1900
Washington reports 1901 US phosphate rock output at 1,483,723 long tons valued $5,316,403, down from 1,491,216 tons worth $5,359,248 in 1900. Florida remains the leading producing state with further improvements noted though totals for the year are not yet compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Florida
Bell Telephone abandons Elkhart field as Home Electric expands
The Bell Telephone Co plans to abandon the Hik hart field leaving only long distance service as local patronage drops from 450 to about 200 subscribers. The Home Telephone Co responds by expanding with $2,400 in cable and 600 new lines, installing a multi switchboard system to handle more customers and compete with Bell for toll lines between Elkhart and South Bend.
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Bell Telephone Co
Hikhart
Bell
Bell Service
Bell Company
Home Telephone Co
George Fister
South Bend Home Telephone Co
South Bend
Elkhart
Love
The
Bell Co
Home Co
Fister
Public Building Delays Hit Indiana Towns
Government officials in charge of public buildings warn delays for post office projects in Elkhart Anderson Logansport and other Indiana towns due to high material costs and uncertain deliveries Iron and steel drive up costs and may require 25 percent bonuses to secure contracts according to the South Bend Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Anderson
Logansport
Indiana
South Bend
Young Couple Obtains Marriage License in Connecticut
Peter R. White aged 25 of Winsted and Bertha A. Shelton aged 22 of Goshen were licensed to marry. The groom formerly worked as a clerk at the Hotel Hattel and the bride was employed in the dining room.
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Peter R. White
Winsted, Conn
Bertha A. Shelton
Goshen
Hattel
Smiths Named Executors of John S Smith Estate
John H Smith and Charles S Smith yesterday qualified as executors of the estate of John S Smith, deceased. They gave bond in the sum of $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. and
Charles S. Smith
John S. Smith
Lake Shore shows strong five year earnings progress
Over five years Lake Shore reduced fixed charges by more than 560000 while net earnings rose by about 2600000. In 1896 fixed charges were 59 percent of net earnings, 1901 they fell to 36 percent. Investment income grew from 354212 to 1229290, funding 65 percent of annual bond interest of 2037526. Pennsylvania led with investment income covering all bond interest and a surplus above 2 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania
Lutz Returns from Ohio Sales Trip Representing Cham berlain Co
Elias Lutz formerly of a local place but now in Eikhart sent to Ohio to sell medicine for Ike Lehman and wife received regular letters and money. He arrived in the celebrated town Monday and is now representing the Chamberlain Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Lutz
Eikhart
Mr Lutz
Ohio
Ike Lehman
Lutz
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Wakarusa Tribune
Death of Henry Rhoades Aged 68 in Harrison Township
Henry Rhoades aged 68 died Thursday evening at his Harrison township home after a three year illness following a paralytic stroke. A 20 year settler of Hik hart county, he came from Ohio with his parents in 1847. He leaves his widow and son George Rhoades who resides on the old homestead. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10 AM at Union Chapel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rhoades
Harrison Township
Rhoades
Hikhart County
Ohio
George Rhoades
Union Chapel
Train wreck near Hammond injures several on excursion train
A Monon passenger train collided with an Erie freight near Hammond Indiana killing one man likely fatally injuring his brother and wounding three others. The wreck sparked a fire, explosions, and panic as rescuers worked amid burning cars and slashed rails. The injured included Daniel E Farris and F B Kline among others. students from Bartlett's Business College were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Monon
Erie
Hammond
Ind
George W. Farris
Daniel E. Farris
F. B. Kline
Frank Lewis
Samuel R. Marshall
Bartlett’s Business College
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Grand Haven
Lake
Indiana
Kline
Folice
Daniel Farris
Daniel
Lewis
Marshall
Farris Brothers
Howewisch
Forest Fires Threaten Florence Town and Mills
Florence Wis Aug 18 Forest fires raging in the vicinity threaten the town and have called out the fire department to protect the D S Fuller saw mill. Crops nearby are seriously threatened and residents of Commonwealth a mining village south of here have united to combat the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Wis
D. S. Fuller
Commonwealth
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