Death in Goshen Woman Found Dead at Home
Mrs. C. M. Douglas aged 48 was found dead at her South Main Street residence in Goshen. Neighbors and the milkman reported the scene after she failed to answer at 5:30 pm, a fall against a sewing machine during an epileptic seizure believed to cause her death. An inquest was held by Coroner Eißenbeiss. she was a nurse and member of the W C T U and Relief Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Douglas
South Main Street
Goshen
Elkhart
Marshal Self
Eiisenbeiss
Relief Corps
Land transfers recorded in Goshen and Elkhart areas
Ira Jackson transfers a Goshen lot to Lucinda Jackson for 1 dollar. EB Hyde and wife sell 15 acres in Elk Hart to Cornelius Van Andrechene for 1 dollar. Jacob Miller sells 80 acres in Washington to Emma Rice for 1 dollar. John F Keefer and wife sell a Elkhart lot to Isabella Collins for 1000 dollars. Catherine Stiver sells 15 acres in Jackson to Valentine Stiver for 1000 dollars. Daniel Hess and wife sell a Goshen lot to Louisa Buzzard for 1400 dollars. Mary J Showalter sells to Eq. B L and association a lot in Elkhart for 700 dollars. Minnie B Miller sells a Nappinee lot to Jacob Hartman et al for 8500 dollars. Mary Pratt and others sell a Nappanee lot to John Hartman for 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Jackson
Lucinda Jackson
Goshen
Will EB. Hyde
Cornelius van Andrechene
Elkhart
Jacob Miller
Emma Rice
Washington
John F. Keefer
Isabella Collins
Catherine Stiver
Valentine Stiver
Jackson
Daniel Hess
Louisa Buzzard
Mary J. Showalter
Eq. B. L
Reed Sues App for 150 Damages Over Contract Breach
Esther A Reed sues Herman App seeking 150 dollars claiming breach of contract. Attorneys Davis Hubbell Davis represent Mrs Reed. alleged contract for goods later refused by Mr App. Reed is tied to Regal Manufacturing Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther A. Reed
Herman App
Davis, Hubbell & Davis
Reel
Death of William Cooper at 511 Princeton Street
William Cooper died suddenly last evening at his home 511 Princeton Street after a period of illness. He was a former Lake Shore conductor who retired after medical warning. Survived by wife Laura and five children Delbert Eugene Harry Ethel Ora. Coroner Eisenheiss held an inquest this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cooper
Wiliam Cooper
Princeton Street
Cooper
Lake Shore
Laura Cooper
Delbert
Eugene
Harry
Ethel
Ora
Frank Baldwin
Bicycle theft involving ten year old Connolly boy case
LA Parish reported a sister's bicycle stolen on Main street. Tom Connolly, a ten year old recently reined in for running away, was seen with the bike and attempting to sell it with two companions. Police arrested the trio. the other two were released. Connolly, considered incorrigible, may be sent to reform school. his father seeks circuit-court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connolly
L. A. Parish
Main Street
Tom Connolly
Yoder
Young Connolly
Jefferson Street
Brown
Jackson Street
Willie Watson
Lucian Genter
Reform School
Thomas Connolly
Marchesseau Bankruptcy Case Explained as Winding Up
Frank Marchesseau filed a petition in bankruptcy to settle the old affairs of the insolvent firm Heffner & Marchesseau. The firm failed ten years ago and the current trial seeks to adjust those earlier matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchesseau
Frank Marchesseau
Truth
Heffner & Marchesseau
Blood Bitters Promises Cure for Lazy Liver
A medical advertising claim touts Blood Bitters as a natural remedy for a lazy liver. The copy highlights the product as a nev er-failing solution and markets it to readers seeking health improvements.
Troubles of Rail Delay and Derailment Near Butler and South Bend
Yesterday noon the second No. 60 train struck the rear of second No. 76 at Butler, causing slight damage and delay. At South Bend, engine 547 derailed after colliding with a box car rear end and wrecked the front truck and tool chest. a wrecker was dispatched and returned by morning. Engineer S. A. Messenger was aboard 547.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
H. A. Henry
Butler
South Bend
S. A. Messenger
Court Notes Reflect Local Probate And Court Actions
County Treasurer I O Wood returned from Indianapolis with state tax revenue totaling 14852 75. Elias Blosser named guardian of Mary Culp minor heirs bond set at 450. Hattie Foster v James Rink libel suit dismissed. Circuit Court opens Monday with Judge Ferrall. docket expected light. H W Kantz named administrator of Philip Cook estate. Merriam Collins sues Davis L Miller for 100 with Mummert Jay as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O. Wood
Indianapolis
Elias Blosser
Mary Culp
Joseph G. Culp
Wilson
Hattie Foster
James Rink
Clinton Township
Circuit Court
J. D. Ferrall
H. W. Kantz
Philip Cook
Bristol
Merriam & Collins
Davis L. Miller
Mummert & Jay
Dairyman Struck by City Street Car Near Dunlaps
Lee Garver a dairyman living near Dunlaps was hit by a street car at 6:80 this morning near the Noyes carriage factory on South Main. The wagon was demolished and Garver injured. he blames Motorman Fisher for speeding though he does not seek arrest. Garver notes his son was nearly killed weeks earlier by a Lake Shore train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Garver
Dunlaps
Noyes Carriage Factory
South Main Street
Garver
Mr. Garver
Lake Shore
Accident Injures Bristol Farmer as Horse Runs Away
Theodore Blass, a Bristol area farmer, was badly hurt when his horse bolted on Middlebury street causing his carriage to overturn near the bridge. He suffered cuts and bruises, was shaken up and stayed in town overnight while his wrecked buggy was repaired. Earlier, he was rescued from the St Joe river wagon incident by two farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Blass
Bristol
Mr. Blass
Middlebury Street
Middlebury Street Bridge
St. Joe River
Turkey theft lands carpenter in jail over bond
George Streely of Canary avenue was arrested by Officer Miller on a warrant by Jesse Mitchell for stealing a turkey yesterday. Streely pleaded guilty before Justice Brumbaugh, bound over to the Circuit court on $300 bond and jailed after failing to secure a bondsman. His mother plans to sign his bond as police review her property later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Streely
Canary Avenue
Miller
Jesse Mitchell
Streely
St. Joe
Mr. Mitchell
Brumbaugh
Divorce suit filed over alleged cruelty in Warner case
Berkey and Zigler filed for Anna Warner against Fred Warner seeking divorce amid claims of cruel and inhuman treatment and habitual drunkenness. She seeks 500 alimony. A separate complaint in Brumaugh court alleges Fred Warner beat Anna on the 12th, with a warrant issued for his arrest as of 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warners
Fred
Anna
Berkey & Zigler
Anna Warner
Warner
Justice
Goshen
Sims
LaGrange
Ben Case
Commissioners approve bond for county surveyor amid bids for infirmary supplies
The county commissioners met and approved the bond of D F Cordrey as county surveyor. They opened a flood of bids for the infirmary and jail supplies with most contracts going to Elkhart firms. Goshen firms won on some meat and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Cordrey
Fieldhouse
Goshen
W. W. Poyser
Chicago Fair
Cornell Bros
Simmons & Dangler
A. Holtzinger
Elkhart
Co. T. Green
Warren Hill
Lusher Bros
Angstrom & Peterson
Boyle & Brown
Myers Bros
Dunlaps
HE. A. Canse
C. FE. Green
P. Rittel
Harper & Co
Goshen Milling Co
Board of County Commissioners
C. T. Greene
Elkhart Dry Goods Co
Philip Rittle
Cornell & Bechtel
Pension plans debated for longtime Lake Shore workers
The Lake Shore pension issue stalls for a year as committees from all departments discuss proposals. Will Zeisel leads a meeting with strong support for a future pension program. Eligibility set at fifteen years of service with retirement on incapacity, plans to be reviewed again next Tuesday in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Hikhart
Will Zeisel
Will of Jesse D. Vail Probate Bequeaths Estate to Wife Then Children
The will of Jesse D. Vail is filed for probate. It directs the entire estate to his wife for life and to be divided equally among his three children after her death. Louis W. Vail is named executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Vail
Louis W. Vail
Horse Stealing Ring Suspected in Indiana Swamps
Reports of horse thefts surface in Rochester and Muncie with northern Indiana losses rising. Officials warn that organized gangs use the Kankakee swamps as their base, despite efforts by detectives. Farmers consider vigilance leagues to curb the wholesale thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvers
Rochester
Ind
Muncie
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kankakee
Goshen Attorney Returns from New York on Water Power Bill
Hon C W Miller of Goshen returns from New York where he pressed a bill with Senator Fairbanks and Representative Overstreet to declare Elkhart river navigable and not dammable without federal consent. He was aided by Indiana senators and the delegation including Senator Hanna supporting the measure to curb further water power development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Miller
Goshen
New York
Elkhart
Senate
Fairbanks
House
Overstreet
Indianapolis
War Department
Miller
Washington
Indiana
M. A. Hanna
Caught in the Act at Hill's Dry Goods Store
Miss Taylor a clerk at Hill's store found a 15 year old girl hiding a shaving brush and about a dozen pairs of silk hose. The girl and a middle aged woman, likely her mother, were questioned but allowed to leave after managers intervened. Officers traced them to Lusher Bros but were told to release. The women, dressed plainly, were believed to be local shoplifters living north of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Taylor
Hill
Stanton
Will Winship
Whiteman
Kurtz
Miller
Lusher Bros
Hill’s
Grocers Form Session To Boost Indiana Association
Members of the Indiana Retail Grocers association met at the Spencer house in Indianapolis to plan a Wednesday Board of Trade gathering and discuss state-wide organizing. Leaders from South Bend Elkhart and Goshen outlined aims to expand membership and push for a state convention in January to press for amendments to pure food laws and wage-debt exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocers’ Association
Indiana Retail Grocers Association
Spencer House
Indianapolis
Board of Trade
Nothern
J. E. Williams
South Bend
C. M. Lounsberry
Elkhart
A. J. Mears
Horace Prell
South Bend Association
I. J. Crowe
Goshen Association
General Assembly
The Cooper Inquest Reveals Aneurysm Rupture
At yesterday's inquest on William Cooper the coroner and Dr. Short found death due to aneurysm rupture. They noted the heart had nearly worn through the first rib and damaged the vertebra. The deceased had injuries from six years earlier linked to the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
William Cooper
Eisenheiss
Wakarusa Gains Telephone Exchange to Boost Growth
Within a week the Wakarusa telephone exchange is expected to be in working order allowing residents to call friends directly. The move mirrors the town's growth and aligns with other progress indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakarusa
Eukharian
Real Estate Transfers From E Banta to Susan Cookingham
Real estate transfer records show E Banta and wife selling a Goshen lot to Susan C Cookingham for 200 dollars. The transaction underscores a private property transfer within Goshen with price noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. E. Banta
Susan C. Cookingham
Goshen
Goshen City Attorney Files Bankruptcy Petition
Goshen City Attorney Charles C. Black files for bankruptcy in a United States court. Liabilities total 219731.02 with no assets beyond exemptions. Black’s decline traces to 1893 panic after leading a railroad and land company in Missouri and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Black
Goshen
United States
Black
Missouri
Texas
The Ham Sized Like a Shingle Outshines Cooking Schools
An exchange contrasts cooking schools with a hunter’s return at dusk to a big farmhouse where the missus fries a ham the size of a shingle, serves light biscuits, jug yeast biscuits, rich gravy and coffee. The narrator questions the value of formal cooking schools.
Goshen Ladies Seek Library Building For City
Mrs. Martin Van Buren Starr and Mrs. J. B. Andrews have circulated a subscription to acquire the Devor building at Seventh street and Lincoln avenue for library use. They report strong encouragement from supporters and are thanked for their efforts regardless of outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Martin van Buren Starr
J. B. Andrews
Devor
Seventh Street
Lincoln Avenue
Juror From Niles Falls Ill During Lehman Sheep Theft Trial
Wm. Reed of Niles, one of the jurors in the Lehman sheep stealing case at St. Joe, became violently ill Wednesday. He rested on a court lounge with eyes closed and head on a pillow as spectators feared his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Reed
Niles
Lehman
St. Joe
Poultry House Boosts Coldwater Economy
In Coldwater a hidden poultry house pays out about a thousand dollars weekly to local poultry raisers. The operation benefits the city by circulating thousands of dollars monthly that might otherwise go elsewhere if prices rose. The good produce buyer is described as a town’s good friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Alex Lapierre Arrested Over Cream of Tartar Compound
In Cassapolis, Alex Lapierre was arrested after selling a compound last June made of corn starch, acid, sulphate of lime and alum described as cream of tartar substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Cassapolis
Alex. Lapierre
Chosen Friends Order Placed in Receiver’s Hands
The Chosen Friends lodge with about eighty local members was placed in the hands of Cyrus J. Clark as receiver by certificate holder attorney general Taylor. An injunction stops lodges from remitting assessments to Newark while insolvency ends hopes of reorganization and shocks to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of “Chosen Friends
E. A. Campbell
Taylor
Cyrus J. Clark
Marion County
Treasury
Newark
N. J
District of Columbia
Chosen Friends
Supreme Recorder Linn
Supreme Secretary
Linn
Woman Denied Salary After Official's Absence
Mrs. B B Brothers wife of the Go shen official removed for absconding has been drawing his salary. Upon applying for the last quarter she was refused payment pending an investigation into the legality of the action. The issue opens a new and notable question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Brothers
Goshen
Warning to merchants on holiday shoplifting
An editorial criticizes inexpert women shoplifters from Warren Hill's store, urging spotters for holidays. It condemns the quick release of the two suspects, calls for punishment, and laments the influence of kleptomaniacs among high society.
Greene elected mayor of Everett over Republican rival
Charles K. Greene former Noble county treasurer wins Everett Washington mayoral race by a 23 vote majority over a strong Republican opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. Greene
Noble County
Everett
Washington
Brace of Accidents At Lake Shore Round House
Engine Inspector C. S. Munger had a locker fire from a torch spark burning clothing and two five dollar bills. Wim. McGrimsey, a machine helper, injured when eccentric straps fell and struck his arm and wrist. J. W. Stuck, a Lake Shore brake man, hurt by an air hose bursting, injuring his knee cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Munger
Lake Shore Round House
Wim. McGrimsey
J. W. Stuck
Lake Shore
Chesterton
Purdue changes admission rules adding plane geometry
Trustees vote to raise freshman admission standards by requiring plane geometry starting September 1902, with recommendations for 1901 applicants to prepare. Residents keep free tuition with lab material fees. non residents enrolling after September 1 1901 face a $265 annual tuition plus standard fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Purdue
Misrepresenting Mailable Packages At Elkhart Examined
Misrepresenting contents of packages sent through the mails can incur a ten dollar fine per violation and will be held until the proper postage is paid. Clerks will enforce strict rules on merchandise and printed matter with all packages inspected before leaving Elkhart. People may still exchange Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Judge McCabe Rules Voting Machines Unconstitutional
Judge McCabe a former Indiana Supreme Court jurist argues that voting machines violate the constitution which requires ballot voting. He claims voting by machine is not ballot voting and cites standard dictionaries to support his view noting the question has not been widely discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCabe
Indiana Supreme Court
Milford Accident Narrows Death For John Coy
John Coy of Milford narrowly escaped serious injury after his clothing caught on a shaft near machinery at Milford Hoop Co. He was badly bruised and unable to work since the incident. No bones were broken and he was released after his clothing gave way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coy
Milford
Milford Hoop Co
Burris Forms Law Partnership In Goshen
Milford Mail reports L. L. Burris has formed a law partnership with Senator BH. A. Dausman of Goshen and begun duties there. Burris is described as fully qualified for a successful legal career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
L. L. Burris
BH. A. Dausman
Goshen
Burris
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