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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
5
The Vandalia Line begins December 22 offering reduced fares from all stations to points on its line and many connecting destinations. For full details contact a Vandalia Line ticket agent or BE. A. Ford, Genl Passr Agent, St. Louis.
For Safe Molasses, ports end kraut barrels and butter tubs at El Kibbe's or Riverside bakery. 11-164 4t.
Real estate loans offered at current rates by the Co-Operative Savings and Loan Society. Terms available for home purchases and refinancing. Contact offices for application details and qualifications.
Life insurance firms lobby lawmakers to allow loans on policies issued to husbands for wives. Currently most companies void releases by married women. Some permit loans with wife affidavits but risk suits if funds go to the husband. Authors claim such cases are frequent.
A Crawfordsville dispatch reports Maurice Thompson in serious condition after a grip last winter. Doctors aim to restore him enough to travel south for recovery. lungs affected and he has ceased work, yet no immediate danger is noted.
A Jasper county stockman reportedly bought 450 cattle on mortgage, split them into lots, shipped to Chicago, and sold before creditors learned of the scheme. He vanished with profits, leaving over 12,000 debt to him and his lenders.
Farmers urge quail protection for five years to curb hunter entry and quail slaughter. A prominent farmer notes a small flock worth a dollar each for crop protection and enjoyment of looking at the birds on his land.
The 47th annual session will be held at the state house in Indianapolis December 26 to 28 with general sessions and meetings for mathematics science high schools classics literature and other subjects. The gathering usually draws hundreds of teachers to Indianapolis during the holiday period.
Fred Warner released from city jail after allegedly provoking his sister-in-law Miss Menges to assault. Menges remains bed bound with a broken leg from a cow incident. Warner pursues his voucher and money, tracing Mrs. Warner to Goshen and Deputy Prosecutor Frank, while witnesses in Bristol avoid exposure.
T. Dart Walker son of Mrs M Jennie Walker of Goshen may tour the world with John Porter the former McKinley private secretary now a literary man. Porter will travel for sketches and to illustrate Walker's historical works.
A newsboy on the Big Four, Lou Kerby, is celebrated as one of the finest warblers in the United States. He holds multiple medals for warbling and, while earning a good salary with a company on the road, works as a news butcher on the railroad. He has entertained passengers in the depot with his remarkable whistle imitations.
William Brown of St. Joe quit his railroad job in South Bend late Friday night, and hours later Fred Adams died in a wreck when the train of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa line was wrecked. Brown allegedly told a friend the disaster was foretold in a dream Thursday night.
The annual report of T. W. Powderly, commissioner-general of immigration, shows 2,050 immigrants destined for Indiana from U S and Canada ports last year. Among them were three professionals, 226 skilled laborers and mechanics, 1,050 with miscellaneous occupations, and 771 with none. They came from many nationalities.
Advertises telephone orders filled promptly with free delivery anywhere any time. Rushton’s Drug Store offers fast service and nationwide reach, emphasizing convenience and no delivery charges.
College students will arrive in the city next week for the holidays with friends. Several social events are planned in their honor as they pause from their studies and football, to enjoy time at home during Christmas.
State board of health records reveal six infant deaths named William Jennings Bryan in Indiana in November. No William McKinleys or Theodore Roosevelts appear on the mortality lists for that month.
The Barrett law repeal is set for consideration at the upcoming state legislature session. The measure has drawn wide interest in the state and beyond. It currently taxes property for improvements by front footage rather than potential increased value. a new bill would allow assessments based on benefits.
William Scott ex deputy United States marshal who helped break the Dalton gang is living as a day laborer in Logansport. His body bears scars from bullet and knife wounds impairment to an arm and a shattered leg with a missing ear, evidence of a violent past.
Rushton's Drug Store presents the latest stationery novelties showcasing updated writing implements, paper goods, and desk accessories for the season.
Burglars entered the Model Bros. general store in Woodland six miles south of Mishawaka in Madison township Sunday night. The post office safe was broken open. Loss to the firm is described as quite heavy and no clues are known.
Clara explains to George why she reported age 22 to the census taker while they were born the same year. She notes she has lived faster, an aside echoed by the speaker about being 31. The exchange is printed in the Chicago Daly News.
An old-timer manager leads an exchange asking what happened to the apple parings and apple butter stir-offs that once flavored social life in Hoosier country districts. The vignette hints at fading rural customs and community gatherings remnants.
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo next summer will feature unmatched floral displays and landscape effects. The Society of American Florists plans to hold its 1801 convention there, drawing about 1,000 delegates and families from across the United States. Exhibits will include rare water plants such as Nilumbiums and Victoria Regia, with extensive grounds and the Mirror Lakes beside the Grand Canal.
Work has begun on a United States life saving station at the Buffalo Pan American Exposition grounds. Located on the lake side in Delaware Park this station will be fully equipped with apparatus and a crew of ten men ready to perform daily life saving demonstrations modeling a coastal coast guard station.
Report describes booming real estate around Buffalo Pan American Exposition grounds with signs advertising boarding houses launches and hotels. Advertisements urge investors and future operators to capitalize on vacant lots for summer business and exposition-related ventures.
The exposition draws formal acceptances from Central and South American nations. Exhibits from major Latin American countries are in preparation, with government displays planned from the Philippines Porto Rico Cuba and Hawaii. About fifteen acres are allocated for state and foreign buildings on the eastern grounds.
Special Washington Letter describes chestnuts being wormy from a long snouted beetle that lays eggs through the burr. The piece covers how worms develop, how to prepare nuts by boiling, drying, and curing, and notes on beetle life cycles, moths, and nut cultivation practices. It also discusses tree sexes, market trends, and the nutritional value of chestnuts and related oils.
An Italian man was jailed after stealing a woman's portrait at the Paris exposition. He allegedly stood long before the artwork, tore it from display, and hid it under his coat. He claimed the portrait's beauty hypnotized him and he could not resist taking it.
Elkhart manufacturers say five cent Havana cigars cannot be produced at a profit. Chicago importers reportedly expect large Cuban shipments this year. Local tobacco prices and cigar quality are not improving, with next six months' production unchanged from last year.
Reported mob from Catlettsburg was said to head to Germantown to lynch John Gibson charged with torturing his stepdaughter to death. A large Germantown crowd met Gibson as he arrived but no violence occurred. Officers said the danger had passed by 7 30 this morning and Gibson was returned to Maysville jail.
A detachment of the Fifth cavalry engaged about 100 insurgents south of Santa Cruz and pursued them for four miles. Fourteen insurgents were found dead. no American casualties reported. Several minor encounters occurred in the period.
Eighteen people were injured in a panic at the Twelfth Street Turner hall in Chicago late yesterday afternoon, sixteen of them children. Many others suffered minor bruises in the rush for the doors.
Arthur Reynolds president of the Des Moines and Northern Iowa railroad announced plans to build a line into Des Moines next spring. An engineering party will start locating the route between Boone and Des Moines on Monday.
In Cedar Falls Iowa a masked robber entered the Anderson hotel office at Mason City about 3 o clock in the morning and demanded the night clerk hand over cash. The thief escaped with 66 dollars.
Chicago December 12 mayor Harrison denies retiring or replacing Joseph Ripley as superintendent of police. He stresses no change in leadership is planned and rejects rumors of an immediate transition.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item depicts a carriage horse and a work horse side by side. The work horse mocks the carriage horse’s meals, while the aristocratic mare flaunts her silver chains and stable diet as a tease.
A Boston anecdote recalls a trip to Back Bay where friends took the narrator to hear an echo. The tale ends with an amusing exchange as the echo supposedly answers with a muffled curse, provoking smiles at the harbor town.
Notice states the trustee Charles W. Fish has qualified and taken possession of all assets from Harvey A. Chamberlain under an Elkhart Circuit Court order to administer for the benefit of bona fide creditors. Indiana date December 11, 1900.
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