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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
5
The passage notes a Frank Baldwin Circle meeting scheduled for 2 o clock Friday afternoon. Several relatives and locals are mentioned visiting or staying with families in Mishawaka South Bend Bristol Gary and Lima. The column lists many social calls Christmas visits and holiday trips among residents including Ohmer Bedger Ohimer and others from South Bend Mishawaka and Garrett.
Mr and Mrs Clarence McGraw of South Main street hosted a large group of friends for a Christmas Eve luncheon. Prof W Goestsline of Burlington Iowa formerly of Goshen high school and Miss Minnie Vick of Goshen were married yesterday afternoon at the bride's home in Goshen.
Rey Luther J Smith pastor of the Tirst English Lutheran church in Goshen and Miss Edna Permbuci, a former parish member, wed at 5 o'clock Christmas morning in Roseville Ohio. The congregation gifted a handsome dining room set for the minister's home.
Nearly 109 couples attended the Elks Christmas dancing party last evening at the Temple. Guests arrived at 6 pm for a carte dining supper by Edward Shirk. Geiss orchestra played from 9 pm with continuous dances except a 20 minute intermission. Ollie Sweitzer chaired the entertainment committee and served as floor manager.
Mrs L G Stutsman hosted a small gathering of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union on Tuesday afternoon at Middlebury Street. The meeting featured Crusade Day devotions, scripture readings, songs, and a roll call with Christmas quotations. A brief business session ended with a gift presentation from Mrs Milton Wertzy and remarks by President Mrs Van Wood Parker. Next meeting set for Dec 31 at Mrs Werte’s home with a program on Mothers' Meetings and Purity and quarterly department reports.
A Christmas wedding was held Wednesday evening at the home of Rev. W. H. Brightmire. Nellie Timm, a Hill's store clerk, and Willard W. Reed of the Lake Shore road were married with Miss Ethel Timm and W. H. Reed in attendance. The couple will reside in Elkhart.
William Cole and Miss Emma Mon scheain, well known young people, were married in Goshen last Saturday. Cole is a draughtsman at the Wester-Kimball Co. plant. Mrs. Cole has long lived with her sister, Mrs. Harry Zook, on North Main Street.
Mr and Mrs William Goersline wed in Goshen Sunday afternoon and rode Lake Shore train No 23 to Chicago with a cheering crowd of well wishers in Elkhart. Mrs Goersline formerly Miss Minnie Fick.
Mr and Mrs N J Roswell entertained fifteen guests yesterday for Christmas dinner. Attending were Mr and Mrs J F Folsom of South Bend Mr and Mrs Ray Van Gorder of Kalamazoo Mich Miss Anna Reim of Cleveland Mr and Mrs IR Van Gorder Mr and Mrs George Reim and Mr and Miss Roswell of the city. Christmas cheer was evident throughout the day.
Mr and Mrs A N Smith hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs A L Callahan from Scott Indiana and Mrs Alice Callahan and her children from Three Rivers Michigan yesterday.
Dr and Mrs Eugene Holdeman marked their second wedding anniversary at home on Aspenwold Avenue yesterday with twelve guests in attendance.
Dr J C Meming and his wife entertained Dr and Mrs C F Fleming of Wabash yesterday in an informal visit that highlighted social ties among local physicians and their families.
Dr and Mrs Crow entertained several friends at dinner yesterday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Martin Crow Mr and Mrs C H Burhans and family and Mr and Mrs W W Sterling.
Mr and Mrs James Birtch of West Beardsley avenue entertained twenty friends at a Christmas dinner yesterday in a warm holiday gathering.
Ver A. Scott a Beth Main Street grocer sustained a painful sprain yesterday when he slipped and fell on ice during the morning. He received medical attention and is resting at home.
A Lake Shire fireman involved in an incident yesterday drew attention amid unclear details. Reports mention GRE and Toledo names in connection with the event, but full facts remain unavailable.
Charles L. Wagner speaks on the Slayton Lyceum Bureau list and describes Pitchfork Tillman's notoriety while noting William Jennings Bryan's high earnings and heavy schedule. Bryan reportedly topped $50,000 yearly from lectures, with 175 dates in 1907 and per-appearance averages above $300.
In Indianapolis on Christmas morning Booth Tarkington and a companion were involved in a disturbance at Washington Street and Capitol Avenue. Police arrived after a caller warned of a riot and Tarkington resisted officers before being released on his own recognizance with a promise to report to court. Detectives Manning and Samels sustained bruises and prepared to testify.
Humane Officer Miller shot a horse on Washington Street whose life was deemed useless due to disease and age. City Engineer Smith is finishing the Ninth district sewer assessment row. Russell Brownell of 906 Pearl Street was reported last Tuesday afternoon but found by his parents moments later. The Teddy bear craze reaches its zenith as a Main Street firm reports its supply of 450 sold out by Tuesday noon.
The reorganized Elkhart County Agricultural Society plans the first annual county fair in Goshen for the first or second week of September next year. A decisive date decision will be taken after January 1. Future annual meetings will be on the first Saturday in December. The Mast Model Pacing farm purchase is progressing with the initial $600 paid and title work underway.
Christmas services and cantatas filled Grace Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, and United Brethren churches in Elkhart with high merit celebrations. Schools aided the poor with dinners and gifts while parishioners contributed food, toys, and fruit, and large crowds packed St Pauls for a cantata.
The Beardsley avenue extension of the city railway line will resume with the coming Monday morning due to cold weather, as Superintendent William Cummins inspects progress. Delays are blamed on ground freezing and late material deliveries, with spring bringing renewed activity on Murdoch improvements in Hikhart and the new interurban station and shops in Allendale.
Chief Kohler of Cleveland issues order making patrolmen judge minor offense cases. Instead of jail, officers will deliver lectures on drinking and take the offender home. Lincoln Jeffins hails Kohler as the ablest police chief in America.
The Milwaukee Sentinel satirically questions Percival Lowell's claim that Mars is inhabited with at least 59 canals for irrigation. It jokes about Martian life, dry climate, and even proposes offering aid to a distant planet while mocking savants.
After dinner the orator regales guests with a familiar parable about a man who ordered two eggs at a restaurant. The audience interrupts in chorus, listening as the storyteller proceeds in calm, genial tones.
A statesman admits his planned speeches will not sway events but will serve as rehearsal for his upcoming lecture tour. He emphasizes the value of preparing content and delivery for future engagements.
San Francisco dispatch reports a blaze destroying a block of factories and stores bounded by Mission Jessie and First streets. Loss totals 2,000,000 with 82,000,000 cited as TISCO figures.
J E Collings of 1209 Harrison Street reported being followed on Eighth Street around 11:30 pm Tuesday. Police could not locate the two men and Mishawaka authorities were alerted to a hold up and a $65 watch theft the prior night. The suspect is described as tall with dark curly hair, wearing a double breasted dark suit with light stripes.
A secretary cites repeated phrases. Senator Sorghum vows to keep hammering the point until audiences learn it by heart, hoping the repeated line becomes an epigram in political discourse.
In a quoted complaint Mrs. Louisa Schmitt hurls a rebuke at a teacher for not advancing her daughter despite alleged geography deficiency. She asserts the priority is graduation and chides the value of geography by claiming her other daughter married without it.
A Baltimore American item notes a curious outcome at a second-hand car auction where a victim reports being sold by the auctioneer to obtain a sale. No further details on parties or dates.
A Washington Star report quotes a diplomatic employee saying the czar still rules Russia, while a weather expert adds that it only drizzle in the forecast.
A quirky sign on a royal tomb near Luxor along the Nile reads This tomb is especially reserved for luncheons. The odd marker invites curiosity about travel customs and signage in historic sites.
Mr QO Bo Stary hosted a Christmas dinner for his children five miles southwest of Baenart. Guests included Mrs James Lloyd Mrs Perry Moore Mrs Harley McDowell of Elkhart Mason Stair of Gassopolis and Miss Emia Revel Stair. All present wished a happy New Year as they departed.
Fragmentary Baltimore American text shows dispute about a new reporter’s performance with odd phrasing and misquotes. The excerpt mentions the reporter's assignments and an accusation of failing versus improving, reflecting newspaper style of the period.
Across Dutch homes the kettle remains suspended from a crane above the open fireplace. This practice persists not for style but because housewives have not yet tried an alternative heating and boiling method.
A drunken man was reported at the Lake Shore depot around 10 30 p m. An officer hurried to the scene but the man had already disappeared.
A pithy reflection contrasts grand battles with daily annoyances noting you may defeat a lion yet cannot escape mosquitoes. The paragraph frames how small worries erode spirit more than epic challenges.
A polite little girl at dinner spots a hair in her fish and asks her grandmother what kind of fish it is. The grandmother replies Yahi but the girl suggests mermaid. The piece comments on a playful exchange from Youth's Companion.
Fragmentary text cites Cicero, noting "thankful heart" as a virtue and placing it as parent to all other virtues. The passage mentions Abas and a page reference, showing a literary-quotational context from early modern talk.
An anxious boy sobs that he is blamed for everything and unable to do anything right, expressing a sense of unfair judgment and self-doubt in a troubled moment. The fragment captures a child's feeling of being unfairly targeted and overwhelmed.
A fragment discusses the term cult of the child and notes weariness with its use. The passage reflects attitudes toward motherhood and social content in the era.
A Shaw family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw on Thomas street yesterday. Four generations were represented, including Mrs. Herman Lange, great grandmother. Mrs. Frank Shaw, grandmother. Mrs. George Shaw and her daughter Miss Helen. Guests from town included Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Shaw Miss Carrie Shaw Mrs. Herman Lange and two daughters Misses Delia and Mary, all of Warsaw, and Robert E. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaw of St. Louis.
Mrs. Sue W. Hart has been appointed one of the aides on the staff of the National President of the W. R. C.
Goshen Indiana will host the Virginius revival at the New Jefferson theater on Wednesday night. James ONeill Norman Hackett and Charles D Herman head the cast, with ONeill Jr. and others of the New York company. Goshen becomes the sole Indiana host as St Wayne Elkhart and South Bend dates are canceled.
In Elkhart County grand jury indictments allege violations of state regulations. The circuit court petit jury will hear cases starting Monday January 6 with Emmit Moriarity Herschel Geyer Jas Atkinson Harry Carpenter and Chas Himehaugh. Subsequent days list John McMahon Joseph D Kramer William Lower John Lower Milton M Ulery John E Lower Jr Cephus Himebaugh and Clyde J Castetter among others.
The Pleasure Club hosts a New Year's dance with music and dancing at Hoffmann Hall next Saturday evening. Good music and good time promised for attendees.
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