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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
A garbled weather note mentions a highest temperature of 27 and wind at 15 miles per hour. The readable snippet reflects a newspaper weather brief with unclear surrounding text.
Local notices list Grace Lutheran Missionary Reading class meeting Friday at 2 p m at Mrs Henry Struble 706 Myrtle Street A K W H club gathering at J Tl Rohrer home Sunday 2 30 p m Reesker choir rehearsal tonight 6 30 A card party at Century club Friday for ladies and men Naomi Rebekah Lodge meets Friday night in IO hall with picnic supper and initiation Helping Hand club day meeting Friday with Mrs L Trump Neady Helpers club postponed to January 6 due to holiday season
Preparations for the reception and banquet by the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers proceed at the Hiks club this afternoon and evening. A 4 to 6 pm reception for officers and out of town guests precedes a lengthy program and elaborate banquet with dancing.
Mrs. Ralphieu hosted friends at her home with green and red decor and Christmas bells. Guests included Mrs. A. C. Davis and H. P. Davis who read aloud. Mrs. Little entertained for newlywed Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders, residents of Angola. The Sanders plan to move there after a ceremony at Mrs. A. C. Gebhart’s home. A Christmas dance was announced by J. S. Kies at the Anderson Ha. In Elkhart Buckner officiated a marriage between Bert Chilcotte and Isabelle Ludlow at the Buckner home.
Tdwin Wood and wife spend week in Adrian Michigan. William Currier of Goshen called on Elkhart friends. Miss Flora Kaatz of Goshen visited yesterday. Mrs Avery Brownt to Lake Mills Wisconsin for winter with relatives. Morgan family return to Chicago after a short visit. Mrs Rohrer and Miss Larra Renaire of AHMord guests of Mrs Rose. Mrs Sherman Brow or Chayottle visiting relatives in St Joseph. Mr and Mrs Mey Schafer to Houston Texas for future residence. Mrs John Hoffman and Mrs Roy Yast travel to Chicago for a few days. Mr and Mrs George Frick return to Goshen from Virginia Avenue. Eva Kern of Wisconsin arrives for a few days visit. Mrs Edward G Hickox and Bennie visiting sister-in-law Mrs Charles Thompson Park Avenue. Mr Bickel will reside with 52.0) differson Street and work at Elkhart Carriage & Harness Co. Funeral attendees for Engineer Charles R Thompson from Detroit J G Hvatt of Flint Prof and Mrs R T Putnam sister of deceased and others return home. Mrs Carnes of Michigan Avenue Chicago Hd Kvatt senior marine student at U of Michigan and Mrs Evatt of Ann Arbor attend. Mrs Wa Shaw Benton Mich also present.
A fragmentary plea requests prompt aid for needy households in the vicinity. It notes organized effort by several societies to provide proper penitence and Christmas cheer, urging others to share information about local homes unable to meet demands. Names will not be published.
The recital by Miss Cora Belle Himes and pupils at Eagles Hall drew a large appreciative audience. Miss Margaret Ludwig and Fred A. Whapham contributed solos and cornet, with notable pantomime and colored light displays. The evening showcased Miss Himes's supervision and featured lively numbers including a farce titled Blind Attachment.
In the text fragmented names and roles appear for a group including Mark Doepker and Adam Tickfer with titles such as advocate and warden. The note mentions trustees Kessler inside guard Burkhard outside guard Séeberger and others as trustees. After the business meeting the men enjoyed an oyster supper.
The court upholds the option law allowing Read the Truth publications to operate. The decision affirms the legal framework governing weekly 10 cent editions and preserves the options available to the publisher under existing statutes.
Miss Wood, facing a serious indictment, traveled to the city for trial. An officer attempted to handcuff her, but she and her attorney protested, leading to the officer’s withdrawal. Bail was reduced from 35,000 to 1,000 as adjournment was granted due to illness of Senator Piatt.
Emeralds originate chiefly from the Colombian Andes where the most valuable mines lie. The government leases key mines to a British syndicate to supply at least 31,250,900 in emeralds annually for twenty years, with a government share. The duke of Devonshire owns the largest gem, a perfect sit-sided crystal weighing nine ounces.
A distraught woman complains to a friend in New York about a canceled plan to rent 23 Washington Square North for the winter after seeing a lager beer sign on a house near the front of the Russian consulate.
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