Martin Tickfer Run Over by Freight Train
Martin Tickfer a Lake Shore molder was crushed by a freight wheel in the yards at 7 PM. His left leg was amputated at the knee and hip area with no other injuries. He lived on South Sixth Street and for years crossed the tracks to work, sometimes crawling under cars. he was treated at the hospital and returned home.
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Elkhart Yards
Martin Tickfer
Lake Shore
Tickfer
South Sixth Street
M.ci. A
Bowman
Lake Shore Life Insurance Co
Destitute 74-Year-Old Man Found At Station
An elderly vagrant entered the police station at about ten o clock seeking rest. He said he is 74 and has lived in Elkhart county forty years. He refused to give his name but later identified himself as Platt. Trustee Sweitzer arranged admission to the county infirmary.
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Elkhart County
Platt
Sweitzer Hazy
Brown Released After Theft Arrest Involving Harness
Cassius Brown, owner of a West Jackson Street second hand store, was arrested yesterday on theft charges for a harness and horse blanket. Windsor O. Phillips said he sold the items for 75 cents, claiming they came from two women who said they obtained them from a man and woman. Phillips was arrested and bound over to circuit court on $1000 bond after failing to post. Brown was released as police found no conclusive link to his store.
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Cassius Brown
Jackson Street
County to Adopt Reform Law Next January
County commissioners held the last regular meeting under the old law yesterday. The next regular session in January will be under the county reform law. All outstanding claims must be presented for payment this month or no allowance will be made after January 1 without county council appropriation. It is a misdemeanor under the new law for the auditor to draw warrants for sums not provided in the funds.
Suit for Divorce Filed by Harry Ort Against Bartie Ort
Harry Ort through attorney James Showalter files for divorce from Bartie Ort whom he married on November 6, 1895. He alleges she attempted to kill him with a hatchet on March 19, 1899 and later tried to cut his heart out with a knife, keeping him incapacitated for over a week. He also accuses her of vile names and desertion, asks for a decree of divorce and custody of their child.
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Harry. Ort
James Showalter
Bartie Ort
Death of Miss Mate Sanford at age 35
Miss Mate Sanford daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Sanford living six miles north of the city died this morning at 9 oclock of consumption. She leaves her parents four brothers Charlee Melvin Robert and Leroy and three sisters Mrs Balle Stook Mrs D F Cordrey and Miss Louise Sanford all in the vicinity. The fu-
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Mate Sanford
Henry Sanford
Charlee
Elkhart
Melvin
Robert
Leroy
Balle Stook
D. F. Cordrey
Cordrey
Louise Sanford
Samaritan fair dates set for January in Goshen
A joint Samarit an congress committee fixed January 15 to 20 for their fair at Goshen with new features and nightly high class entertainment promised. Sheriff Elliott brought Russell to Goshen from Kalamazoo. Russell charged with complicity in the Vanderlip diamond robbery. He and his wife traveled by inter urban and will stay in the county jail until the December grand jury convenes.
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Samaritan Congresses
Hile & Baker
Russell
Goshen
Elliott
Kalamazoo
Vanderlip
State Treasurers Visit Brings 26000 To Indiana
Treasurer Wood traveled to Indianapolis with about 26000 in hand to settle with the state and return home tomorrow. The treasury balance continues shrinking as portions will flow back to the county via school lands.
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Wood
Indianapolis
Treasury
Marquette Club Hosts Banquet For President A M Blass
Friday reception and banquet at the Marquette Club in the opera house block celebrated the club's second anniversary. About forty couples attended as Mr. A M Blass and his bride Maud Fox Blass were honored guests. Guests from out of town included Miss Memie Gamley Coldwater Mich Miss Ethel Pease Bristol Ind and Misses Lottie Ulery Kate Blinder and Fannie Minnich of Goshen.
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Marquette Club
Opera House
B. of L. F. Hall
Ladice
Apollo Orchestra
Bopper
A. M. Blass
Division Street
Tax Inquistor Leesh Bill Passed by Goshen County
Goshen Democrat reports the county commissioners approved Tax Inquisitor Leesh’s bill amounting to 8205 after deliberation. Leesh previously worked with L. M. Grimes on compromising tax claims on sequestered property. The article alleges large, secret profits from delinquents settlements, totaling around 310,000, tied to a deputy in the Attorney General’s office and county staff.
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Goshen
Leesh
Leech
L. M. Grimes
Ketchum
Sudden Death in Goshen Claims 15 Year Old Willard Swartz
The Goshen boy Willard Swartz, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swartz, died suddenly last night. Coroner Hisenbeiss was called to Goshen this morning to determine the cause of death. The report notes the unexplained nature of the incident.
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Goshen
Willard Swartz
Frank Swartz
Hisenbeiss
Goshen WRC Members Surprise Shiloh Post Visit
Twenty five Goshen W R C members visited Hikhart last night and were entertained by Shiloh Post W R C members. The Goshen women wore masks and fantastic costumes and attracted attention around the lodge area.
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W. RR. C
Goshen W.R.C
Hikhart
Shiloh
Real Estate Transfers and Pension Note
Real estate transfers list Ulery to Stonex in Goshen for 3500 dollars Seards ley to Home Industrial Co in Elkhart 2580 Reifsnyder and others to Lake in Elkhart 31000 Culp to Sansenich in Wakarusa 850 Pension claim for John Pereing of Millersburg seeks inspection by Dr Kreider for partial sight loss from Civil War era Second such filing by 157th Regiment Funeral services for Miss Mate Sanford will be held at her home and Newell church with interment at Grace Lawn cemetery Rev A A Ogilvie to officiate
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Theodore Claus
State Street Evangelical Church
Danial D. Ulery
L Stonex
Goshen
Home Industrial Co
Persiing
John Pereing
Millersburg
157Th Regiment
W.B. Kreider
Barge Gift Distributed to Colleges and Churches
Mrs. Caroline Haskell of Michigan City announced a gift distribution totaling 120000 to colleges and churches. Oberlin College received 20000 and the First Congregational Church of Michigan City, led by Rev. J B Knopf, received 10000.
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Caroline Haskell
Michigan City
Oberlin College
First Congregational Church of
J. B. Knopf
Goshen Dentist Recovers Lost Bank Certificate
A Goshen bank paid a $125 certificate of deposit issued in 1890 to a local dentist after the depositor, who had forgotten the paper, found it and presented it for payment with interest.
Liquor Licenses Granted by County Commissioners
Commissioners approved liquor licenses to R T Kepner A H Biarmag Charles Geng Louis B Tracy Elk Fart Louis Wagner Goshen and Frank Melvin Wakarusa in yesterday’s meeting.
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R.T. Kepner
A. H. Biarmag
Charles Geng
Louis B. Tracy
Elk Fart
Louis Wagner
Goshen
Frank Melvin
Wakarusa
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