Peters Fends Off Attachment Attempt On Fourth Street
G Peters faced an attempted seizure of household goods over a $10 rent claim by H Gilman. Constable Cooley and Jourdan failed to gain entry, used abusive language, and later tried to arrest Peters. Peters sought legal help from J C Hoover, while Jonas O Weaver offered defense, flagging a possible damage suit against the officers and Judge Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooley
Jourdan
G. Peters
South Fourth Street
H.gilman
Peters
Main Street
Mr. Peters
New York
Jonas O. Weaver
Tapis
Foster
Double Fire Damages Mishawaka Area Buildings
A morning blaze near Mishawaka started at Deahl drug store and spread to a new saloon owned by Martin M. Klaer and run by his brother Jacob K. Klaer. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars with insurance on the drug store only. Young Klaer leaped from the second floor to escape. Both structures wrecked. Klaer building uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Wyatt
Deahl Drug Store
Martin M. Klaer
Jacob K. Klaer
Young Klaer
Klaer
Tennessees Gardner at Bucklen Theatre Tuesday Feb 16
The city will see a highly recommended comedy drama Tennessee's Gardner starring a superb company. Tennessee's Pardner blends humor, pathos, comedy and tragedy with powerful characters. The four act play is set in the Rocky Mountain mining region and promises lasting impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennesee
Gardner
Bucklen
Tennessee
Pardner
Rocky Mountain
Rogers Band Heads South for Florida Chautauqua
Mr. Chas. Rogers with eight Goshen band members depart Monday for DeFunick Springs Florida to start his eleventh straight engagement at the Florida Chautauqua thirteenth annual winter assembly February 18 to March 17. Afterward the group takes a three day Gulf fishing trip before a brief engagement at Albany Georgia Chautauqua.
Fighting for the money in county custody
Under-sheriff B F Earl handed 8640 to the county clerk Needham under court order. The funds will stay in chancery until ownership is resolved between American Fixpress Company and Delbert H Mittan, with a civil case likely to determine the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Earl
St. Joseph
Niles Sun
Delinquent County Tax List Sold at Court House Sale
County Treasurer Holdeman and Auditor Foster disposed of delinquent tax list properties in the court house corridor. Most parcels were sold yesterday forenoon except those in Elkhart city, Concord and Osolo townships. Principal buyers included Mitchell Charnley and Geo. D. Lint. Elkhart residents sold at 2 pm led by John Brodrick and Louis Simpson. The delinquent list was lengthy but many taxes paid yesterday and overall unpaid amounts were among the smallest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdeman
Foster
Court House
Elkhart City
Concord
Osolo
Mitchell Charnley
Chis. Kolb
E. E. Mummert
Geo. D. Lint
EB. A. Dausman
Henry Weaver
Elkhart
John Brodrick
John W. Fieldhouse
Geo. Compton
Louis Simpson
J. Oberholigzer
Cyrus Seiler
P. K. Clark
A Woman's Narrow Escape On Laporte Train
A woman narrowly fell from the platform as eastbound passenger train No 2 began to move from Laporte station. The brakeman grabbed her arm and pulled her clear, while Baggageman Greer and a Herald reporter observed. He warns that such platform bravado shows foolishness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Herald
Greer
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Blood Purity
Public health tone touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the leading blood purifier ahead of spring. Claims of unrivaled cures and world leading sales emphasize its role in purifying blood, enriching the system, and boosting overall health for warmer weather.
Fire Department Purchases Bay Team for New Hook and Ladder
Chief Mack Dotson and Dr. Schwin acquire a bay team from Mr. Harris west of Edwardsburg for 3200. Delivery is set for next Thursday. One old horse will be disposed of while the other remains as a substitute if either team horse is disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Mack Dotson
Schwin
Harris
Edwardsburg
Snowball Attack Causes Severe Injury in Grocery
Neil Beckley of South Bend tried to elude snowballers and rammed into a grocery, breaking a showcase. His hand and arm were cut severely, a large ligament and a vein were severed, and he nearly bled to death before the bleeding was controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Beckley
South Bend
Man From Wakarusa Sparks Court House Panic at Goshen
Alpha Myers of Wakarusa, a man with a prior asylum history, caused a wild scene at the Goshen court house entrance claiming rights to the building. Constable Yates lured him to the jail with a ruse and Myers was imprisoned while an asylum admission was sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Goshen Times
Wakarusa
Cpurt
Constable Yates
Officer Yates
Mr. Yates
Alpha Myers
Myers
Peculiar Goshen Domestic Clash Over Tobacco Spit
Mrs. George Hildebridle accused her husband of spitting tobacco juice in her face. The husband admitted the act and claimed his wife’s similar conduct compelled him. The justice dismissed the case, noting they had two children at home, and sent them home with fatherly advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
George Hildebridle
Stolen Goods Recovered From South Bend Cigar Factory
Police recovered cigars tobacco and clothing stolen from Michael Hazinski's cigar factory in South Bend. The items were found in a nearby barn the day after the theft. A U S revenue officer arrived Saturday and demanded the return of the staff forcing recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hazinski
South Bend
U.S. Revenue
Borges Bobs Up Again In Local Court Service
Ferdinand Borges known for The Magic Mirror show received papers summoning him to Cass County court to answer for 3250 procured from Henry Luce after prior troubles in this city and Valparaiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borges
Ferdinand Borges
Valparaiso
Cass County
Henry Luce
Have They Eloped Two Goshen Residents Flee City
Fred Kincel and Mrs. James Wallace Number Two, both gay Goshen residents, reportedly eloped leaving families behind. The pair vanished between Saturday and Sunday and may be headed toward Elkhart or home, with no confirmed trace or motive beyond seeking to escape local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Fred Kincel
James Wallace
Indiana
Times
Wallace
Forscoth
Kincel
Elkhart
Bristol Brevities: Local notes from Bristol Indiana
Special Correspondence covers contractor Whitmer roof work on the Mosier opera house. Various locals include Henry Milburn, Oliver Meachem delivering wheat, John Bellows handling joint business, and Jack Wearing jailed for disorderly conduct. Other items mention a new district No. 3 school, early corn planting, Cuba liberty talk, and residents visiting nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Ind
Whitmer
Mosier Opera House
Henry Milburn
Oliver Meachem
Cass County
John W. Bellows
Jack Wearing
Cigar
Schenck
Esq. Nutting
Jack
Stone Yard
Marshal Winslow
Chas. EK. Adams
Elkhart
Charley Long
Post Office
Roose
Frank Shupert
Spokane
Wash
Northern Pacific Railroad
County Commission Denies Steel Bridge Petition in Goshen
County commissioners Walley Nye and Kinnison met Saturday in Goshen. They approved miscellaneous bills but denied the petition for a steel bridge across the hydraulic canal in Elkhart. Estimated construction cost was $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Walley
Nye
Kinnison
Elkhart
Robbery and stabbing near Armour Avenue in Chicago
Clarence Smith, Lake Shore engineer at Bawheese Lake, was robbed of $1.06 and a pocket knife by a large colored burglar on the streets near 25th street and Armour avenue. The assailant knifed Smith in the face before taking his overcoat and fleeing. Smith was taken to a hospital for treatment after notifying police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Lake Shore
Bawheese Lake
Chicago
25Th Street
Armour Avenue
Smith
Mr. Smith
Sixth
Harrison Streets
Union News Briefs From Michigan Society and Local Incidents
A sleigh party visited Miss Ethel Arnold and enjoyed music and recitals. Howard Hilton’s barn was broken into at Cassopolis with loss of robe harness and other gear. no thief found. Mr. Mechling died after illness. funeral held with relatives from nearby towns attending. A sleigh ride to Mr. H. M. Fox’s residence brought a cheerful surprise for his son Will. Charles Kyte remains critically ill with boils and blood poisoning feared. John Weinger of Bristol arrested for intoxication and fined. he will work off costs in the Stone yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Long
M. Bellows
Jonesville
Mich
Jerre Butts
Bristol
Elkhart
Mr. Dills
Libbie Virgil
J. H. Virgil
Plymouth
Ind
E. D. Kramer
Goshen
Maggie Boyer
Jennie Kramer
Marble
Perry Rowe
Perry
Liberty
Cuba
Washington Battery
James Fetters
John Garman
Heaton
Ed Gemberling
Garman
Union
Norman Kelle
H. &. Bell
Ethel Arnold
Howard Hilton
Cassopolis
Mr. Hilton
John Hilton
Howard
Jonas Mechling
Rev
Clark
North Liberty
Mechling
H. M. Fox
Will
Bowen
Anneta Loupee
F. B
Burg
L. Q. Hitchcox
Allene
O. Loupee
Charles Kyte
Deserted wife of W J Lawhead linked to West Indies run
Freight brakeman W J Lawhead found his wife missing from Hickory street with only their 12 year old son at home. Two letters on the table suggest she planned to follow her father to Chicago and then to the West Indies, stating she was tired of him and would accompany her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Lawhead
Western Division
Lake Shore Railroad
Hickory Street
Charles
West Indies
Chicago woman commits suicide in Florida hotel
Mrs. N S Burham of Chicago died by chloroform in the Commercial hotel at Starke Florida. She left letters naming several Chicago and Nebraska addresses and asking prayers. She had worked as an art critic for the Chicago Inter Ocean during the world's fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.S. Burham
Chicago
Starke
Florida
Ida Samarindyck
Lake Avenue
John B. Wyman
Chadron
Neb
G. A. Abercrombie
Kendall Green
Mass
Ida Samarindyok
Elkhart
Ind
Inter Ocean
Nighttime pursuit at depot ends with officer's intervention
Two Go shen young ladies visiting the city sought protection from Officer Schafer after a persistent suitor followed them at the depot. One woman resisted and warned she would not accompany him, prompting police involvement before the train departure on the 12:20 Lake Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Lake Shore
Sentenced to the Stone Pile for drunken conduct
Albert Carpenter of Go shen was arrested on Main Street Saturday night by Officer Schaffer for intoxication. He faced Judge Arnold this morning and was fined ten dollars and ordered to serve ten days in the stone yard to satisfy the city’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Carpenter
Goshen
Red Eye
Main Street
Schaffer
Arnold
Carpenter
Officer Dunbar Injured In Ice Slip On Main Street
Officer Dunbar slipped and fell on ice in front of Norman Beckley's residence on south Main street last Saturday about ten o'clock. He sprained his right ankle and broke a small bone near the ankle. Taken to his home on north Main street by cutter. Dr. Thomas dressed the leg and he will be bedbound for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Norman Beckley
South Main Street
North Main Street
Thomas
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Constable Cooley
J. C. Hoover
Circuit Court
CBD
E. Mittan
St. Joseph County
Bristol Brevities
Charley LongeHustling
Euffian
The
Chicago Tribune
Carlisle Hill
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