Icy plunge to end troubles in Elkhart case filing
In Elkhart Indiana a complex bank priority dispute over the Consolidated Paper & Bag Co. assets ends with Indiana National Bank poised to receive about 16000 and a possible 10 percent dividend for depositors, following the master in chancery decision and sale of assets valued at 40000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Master In Chancery
Lambert
Consolidated Paper & Bag Co
Indiana National Bank
Strafford Maxon
National Manufacturing Co
First National Bank
Walter Brown
Ellen A. Parmater
G. Conn
National's
Perry I. Turner
Wilson Roose
James I. Harman
Demarest
van Fleet & van Fleet
Anthony Deahl
J. S. Dodge, Jr
Mrs Alma Barney Dies After Long Illness At 249 North Main
Mrs Alma E B Barney died at 12 40 this morning at her home 249 North Main street after a year of rheumatism and months in an unconscious state. Born Ligonter September 16 1844 she married Capt William Barney in 1865 and moved to this city. She leaves husband two sons Dr I M Barney and Clark H Barney two brothers Dewitt and Harry Hostetter of Seattle one sister Mrs Alice Sandrock of Atlanta. Funeral from the house Saturday at 2 p m conducted by Rev Frazer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma EB. Barney
North Main Street
Ligonter
William Barney
Main Street
Senator Hostetter
Ligonier
I. M. Barney
Clark H. Barney
Dewitt
Harry Hostetter
Seattle
Wash
Alice Sandrock
Atlanta, Ga
Rev
Frazer
City Editor McDonald Dies After Illness
City editor C. A. McDonald of the South Bend Times died at 2 15 a m after a rapid decline from typhoid fever and complications. He served the paper 25 years since its purchase by J B Stoll and left a wife and three children, with his daughter ill at Epworth Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McDonald
South Bend Times
Mr. McDonald
The
Times
J. B. Stoll
McDonald
Epworth Hospital
Court House progress by Columbus contractors under clear skies
Work on the Court House in Columbus Indiana proceeds with H McCormack & Co and partners directing a sizable crew. Foremen report both annexes will soon be under roof as pleasant weather aids reconstruction.
Articles of Incorporation Filed for Godfrey Lumber
B C Godfrey and Sons a Elkhart lumber dealer filed articles of incorporation naming B C J F and George P Godfrey as incorporators. The life is set at 25 years with capitalization of 300 shares at 100 each totaling 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Godfrey & Sons
Elkhart
B. C
J. F
George P. Godfrey
County Clerk Rejects Deputy for Local Marriages
The Berrien County Michigan clerk says appointing a deputy at Niles to issue marriage licenses would be illegal because licenses must be numbered in issuing order, which would be impossible to enforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrien County
Mich
Niles
Death of Mrs Mary Holdeman After Long Illness in Wakarusa
Mrs Mary Holdeman died at 5 10 PM at 415 Aspenwold Ave after a prolonged illness. She was 57 on January 3 1905 and widow of Rev George Holdeman who died in 1889. She leaves son Dr Eugene Holdeman and daughter Mrs Lucy Galloway plus four Harrington brothers and two sisters. Funeral at First Evangelical Church next Sunday at 1 30 PM conducted by Rev L S Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Holdeman
Aspenwold Avenue
Eugene Holdeman
George Holdeman
Canada
Wakarusa
Ind
Lucy Galloway
Ashley
David Harrington
Samuel C. Harrington
Jacob Harrington
Amos Harrington
Anna Eby
Breedville
Mich
Isaac Flickinger
Indiana Avenue
First Evangelical Church
L. S. Fisher
Sanitary Steel Folding Bed Co to move factory to Elkhart
C A Sidway named manager of the reorganized Sanitary Steel Folding Bed Co of Chicago which will locate in Elkhart by January 1. The frog and Crossing Works will be overhauled. $3 500 sale price funded by a $1 000 local subscription. About 75 workers to start. plant to reuse Chicago materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Steel Folding Bed Co
Chicago
Frog & Crossing Works
C. A. Sidway
Sidway Mercantile Co
Sanitary Steel Folding Bed Co. of
Elkhart
Frog & Crossing Co
Hilkhart
W. W. Sterling
Frog &Crossing
Chicago Capital
H. T. Sidway
Sidway Manufacturing Co
Sidway
Indiana
Mrs Gula Young Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Gula Young died at 7 30 p m Saturday at her daughter’s home on the Edwardsburg road after more than two years of heart trouble and complications. Born May 6 in Lockport New York she helped found a Methodist church in Chesaning Michigan and was a temperance speaker. She leaves two children and a brother with services Tuesday at St Paul M E Church and burial in Grace Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Brant
James Kurtz
Miss May Brant
Mr. Kurtz
Middlebury Street Bridge
Gulia ‘Young
Allen Stillman
Edwardsburg Road
Young
Yume
Gala Birdsall
Lockport
New York
Chesaning
Mich
H. M. Cummings
Methodist Church
Francis Willard
Kansas
Michigan
Cummings
Stillman
Virgil Young
Harry W. Cummins
Blackwell
Oklahoma
W. Birdsall
St. Paul’s M. BE
Greenwalt
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Cold Weather Record From Last Year
A brief note recalls last year at this time when the temperature dropped to six degrees below zero. It also notes that so far this winter there has been no occurrence of zero weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mercury
Will of H. C. Dodge Challenged in Circuit Court
A suit to set aside the will of Henry Clay Dodge was filed in the Circuit Court by Edith M. Baldwin and Nancy E. Dodge. The petition contends Dodge lacked testamentary capacity and was unduly influenced. Edith Baldwin is from Downers Grove near Chicago. Co defendants include Nancy E. and Ralph Dodge, his children. Commissioner and E A Carpenter are named in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Dodge
Edith M. Baldwin
Downer’s Grove
Chicago
Nancy E. Dodge
Nancy E
Ralph Dodge
Foreclosure Suit Over Chattel Mortgage Filed
The Marshall and Hashert Machine Co. sues New National Manufacturing Co. to foreclose a chattel mortgage for 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall & Hashert Machine Co
New National Manufacturing Co
Chester declines jury service. Carpentier named as acting commissioner
Harry Chester will not serve as jury commissioner. Astry Chester declines the role and B A Carpent er is named to act as jury commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chester
E. A
Astry Chester
B. A. Carpenter
Goshen and Indiana Railway Case Set for December Term
The city of Goshen versus the Indiana Railway company will be heard at the December term. The suit seeks to end the franchise for street running cars on East Lincoln Avenue and to compel removal of tracks and poles. The line is unused and the street center is in poor condition, while Winona Railway seeks to extend service along Washington Main Lincoln and Eighth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Indiana Railway Co
City of
The
Indiana Railway Company
Lincoln Avenue
Winona Railway Company
Washington, Main
Eighth Streets
Court bans dual representation in estate cases
Yesterday the court ruled that lawyers cannot represent both estates and their administrators in the same docket. Several cases were affected including the Abraham Lechlitner Cyrus Myers Frank Palmer and Abraham Hoover estates. The Hoover estate claim of 3752 by administrator Josiah Miller will require new counsel for the administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lechlitner
Cyrus Myers
Frank Palmer
Abraham Hoover
Hoover
Josiah Miller
Train attachment urged to secure Bass judgment
Dowagiac News reports the Big Four Railroad owes Edward Bass of Kalamazoo $1,416 plus costs from a Cass county circuit case. The supreme court affirmed the Cass county verdict on appeal but the railroad has not paid. Attorney C E Sweet warned that failure to pay by next Monday December 18 will trigger an attachment and halt a Big Four passenger train at Benton Harbor terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four Railroad Company
Dowagiac News
Edward Bass
Kalamazoo
Bass
Big Four
Cass County
Supreme Court
C. E. Sweet
Bass’ Atorney
Benton Harbor
Windows Sparkle as City Stores Prep for Santa
Preparations for Santa Claus are complete in city stores. Windows trimmed with holly and evergreens glow with colored lights and attractive wares. Holiday trade is brisk, with Saturday and yesterday busy and this week likely to be active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Vaudeville House Beginnings at Crystal Theatre
John Ammons, manager of the Crystal Vaudeville House at 114 South Main, arrived from Marion with a carpenters’ crew. Work starts at once and the opening is promised for January 15, with attractions booked through April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ammons
Crystal
South Main Street
Marion
Ammons
Court to Convene Monday Disbarment Case Expected
The circuit court will convene Monday and run through February 3. The Darrow Worden Talbot disbarment case is expected to come up for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Darrow- Worden-Talbot
Factory Site Allocation in Elliston Near Rail and Power Lines
Twelve acres in Elliston have been set aside for factory sites. Proximity to Lake Shore main lines and Hen Island Power Co. feed wires makes this portion of Elkhart the best location for a factory, according to current claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliston
Lake Shore
Hen Island Power Co
Elkhart
Walsh Nemesis Bosworth Ties Chicago Collapse to Elkhart Failure
Charles H. Bosworth, former Indiana National Bank receiver, is blamed for Walsh's downfall. The piece traces Bosworth’s rise, Walsh’s ambitions in railroads and banking, and the intertwined fortunes of Deneen Ridgely and local politics that culminated in investigations and impending prosecutions.
Chicago bankers face prosecution over insolvent banks
Chicago officials say John R. Walsh and officers of the Chicago National Home Savings and Equitable Trust face prosecution by national and state authorities. National Bank Examiner Bosworth, once an employee of Walsh, has presented the case to UYU District Attorney Morrison, who is expected to reach a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Ang Ulinois
Walsh
National Bank
Home Savings Bank
Federal Bank
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National, Home , Savings, and Equitable Trust
Bosworth
UYU
Morrison
Death of George A. Humiston Remains in Valparaiso
George A. Humiston 40 died unexpectedly at his home 211 West Beardsley Avenue Saturday night after a six week decline in health. He was a traveling salesman with Morrison Plummer & Co. and is survived by wife and three children Viola Mary Marret, plus his mother, a brother S A Humiston and sister Mrs H J Baker. Funeral services will be at his home Tuesday 8 am conducted by Knights Templars, with burial at Valparaiso after services and a citywide drugstore closure for the morning funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Humiston
West Beardsley Avenue
Lounsberry
Mr. Hamiston
Sandwich
Ill
Colorado Springs
Illinois
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Mich
Niles
Morrison Plummer & Co
Viola
Mary
Marret
S.A. Humiston
East
Valparaiso
Knights Templars
Hack-line urged to serve city mail commuters
A prominent business man returned to his city center office and urged immediate establishment of a hack line to serve residents forced to travel to the suburban district for mail. He called the location the heart of the city and emphasized daily commuting needs.
Necessary Amount Not Raised for Elkhart Rubber Plant
The $3,000 needed to secure Elkhart the rubber plant represented by H. M. Shepherd of Chicago has not yet been raised, but prospects are favorable it will be subscribed today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
H. M. Shepherd
Chicago
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Rson
Billy” Grant
Middlebury Street
James Brant
Brants
Supt
Siyers
Sergeant Whiteman
Elkhart River
Walley
England
Brant
London
George Andrews
Albany
N. Y
J. A. Fisher
Melvin Stuck
Court House
Mary Holderman
Co. A. Sidway
Gula Young
Will OF
H. C. Dodge
NEW National
Carpenter
Choleric
Charles H. Bosworth
Indiana Southern Railroad
Mr. Bosworth
Elkhart Bank
Indiana Southern Railway Co
Terre Haute
Seymour
Westport
Indianapolis
Washington
Bedford Stone
William Lorimer
Lorimer-Walsh
Lorimer
Charles S. Deneen
Washington Park
C. H. Bosworth
Southern Indiana Railway
Deneen
Ridgely
Cision
McCullough
Stead
Halfway
Mr. Walsh
George Humilton
Mason
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