Local Happenings Of A Day Report
Local notes report Mrs. Alice Shigley visiting friends in Carterville Illinois. Mrs. M H Greenly of Phinelander visits sister Mrs Walter Poole. Margaret Caldwell Greene, 30, dies of consumption in South Bend. St Joseph county farmers institute sessions praised. H B Bucklen predicts Elkhart to World Fair travel via Elkhart and Western. Elliott in Goshen suffers fall but no bones broken. Gen Reud Williams recalls 1873 generals funeral pact. attends Gen Bennett funeral. New London Connecticut reports small pox germ exposure from wallpaper. Truths readers recall Osceola carriage train crash involving South Bend party. Miss Hallie Hall suffers ischemic gangrene from frozen feet. possible amputations. Ruby Sweitzer dies at 7, west of city, rheumatic heart. funeral held at Watch Tower church.
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Margaret Caldwell Greene
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Goshen
Reud Williams
Warsaw
Bennett
Williams
Gen. Bennett
New London
Conn
TRUTH
Lake Shore
Osceola
W. H. Fries
Hallie Hall
Fall
Ruby
Oliver Sweitzer
Poisoned Cheese Sickens Dave Carpenter Family and Guests
A domestic poisoning case unfolds at Dave Carpenter’s home when new cheese sickens eight guests including Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter and three children, the servant Etta Strauss, and two boarders Henry Anderson and John Welsh. Dr. Short treats all as the mystery germ parypoxein is named, with Harry still ill but improving. The article also notes a late wedding at Mr. and Mrs. George Newell’s farm with Charles E. Shaver and Minnie I. Newell uniting in marriage before about a hundred attendees.
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Dave Carpenter
Henry Anderson
John Welsh
Harry
Waugh
Ann Arbor University
George Newell
Charles E. Shaver
Minnie I. Newell
William D. Parr
Miss Beach
Shaver
McCrary Disappears After Rugs Sale Plan
Police search for Billy McCrary a tramp printer who had worked briefly in local offices and obtained rugs from the New York Installment Company store to sell as an agent. He vanished after a tip in the Review led him to board a freight train out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCrary
Billy
New York
Fair is Fowll and Fowlis Fair Chickens Pay Off
Mrs David French of near Leesburg testifies a 25 cent chicken paid for itself with every dozen eggs. From January 4 to February 9 she produced 86.5 dozen eggs at 27 cents a dozen amounting to 23.35 dollars. She also used over eleven dozen in the family and keeps about 200 chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David French
Leesburg
Carthaginian merchant floods town with live cats ads
A Carthage merchant advertised for an unlimited number of cats and released 1,500 felines tagged with his business cards. Within hours every house in town and nearby areas were deluged with advertisements for the store, a bold marketing stunt.
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Carthage
Demand for Good Dwellings Outpaces Supply in Elkhart
A local observer says if money were available, he would invest in desirable dwellings in Elkhart. He notes no vacant houses could be found and a rental notice last week drew no replies, concluding few suitable houses exist for attracting new residents and urging builders to act.
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Elkhart
Monahan Appeals After Reconsideration Denied
State vs John Monahan appeals to the supreme court after a Reform School sentence for burglary. New evidence was offered when associates were released on suspended sentences, but the court refused to alter the order and he proceeds with the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Monahan
John Monahan
Supreme Court
Monahan
Reform School
Weather prophet predicts early spring after the 23rd
An early spring is forecast by Foster who says no more winter weather after the 23rd. The public seems inclined to accept the forecast, and Willard may need to hurry or another naturalist will claim the first robin sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Willard
Robin
Bound for bleeding Kansas Amish Mennonite settlers head west
A group of 34 Amish and Mennonite men women and children from Lagrange County travel by train from Goshen to McPherson and Reno counties Kansas seeking a new home amid warnings from politicians. Amos Shrock leads the migration as a special coach carries the party aboard No. 15.
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Lagrange County
Kansas
McPherson
Reno
Goshen
No. 15
Amos Shrock
Mounts Suggestion to Farmers on Prices and Goods
Ex Senator J A Mount, a Farmers Institute speaker and experienced farmer, warned last year of rising pork prices and advised preparation. He now says hog profits may fade while beef prices rise, wool could stay lucrative if tariffs remain, and horse markets weaken as electric motors replace animals. Corn and wheat prices may advance with demand dependent on supply.
Pretty wedding at Colburn home in Toledo
Bertha Colburn and Henry Needham wed at high noon in Toledo. Rev. S. Fulmer officiated before about fifty guests including Grace Weaver and Anna Hogue from out of town. A wedding feast followed at 2 PM, after which the couple will depart for their newly furnished home in Toledo aboard No. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Weaver
South Bend
Anna Hogue
Jackson, Mich
A. E. Boyer
Mishawaka
Morgan Plant
A. E. Plant
Burr Oak
Toledo
Post Leap Year Odds For Women Marrying Decline With Age
A humorous if dated table estimates a woman's chances to marry by age brackets from 15 to 55, with widows shown as far more likely to wed than spinster peers. A Bristol area man reports fifty-plus dollars missing money, urging return for a reward.
Hoover Couple Visits Council Bluffs Family on Marion Street
Mr and Mrs C Hoover of Council Bluffs Iowa visit Mrs O H Main and family on Marion street. Hoover formerly lived in Filkhart over thirty years ago and was pastor at the Methodist church when the old building was dedicated in 1862 George Bentley is out again after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. Hoover
Council Bluffs
Iowa
O. H. Main
Marion Street
Mr. Hoover
Filkhart
A Day's Minor Events Noted in Truth Readers
A compendium of small local items from Wednesday's Daily Truth includes deaths, births, travel, and a range of incidents. James C. Marquis dies at South Bena, a seven week old dies, Dr. Bowman’s son dies, a daughter is born to Stevens, Butler leads long distance line work, Chester writes valentines, a thief takes twenty chickens, Huyck goes violent again, Jenks may enter Cleveland cabinet, coroner probes Pearson death, scarlet fever cases in Nolan family, Thompson child improving, Strohl funeral at English Evangelical church, Mrs Ramsdell and Mrs Bippes travel for loved ones, Walter Ferguson injured at Lake Shore freight house, Conn to share $14,830 with 124 workers under profit plan.
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F. D. Butler
Chester
Johnny Kelley
Franklin Street
Lyman W. Huyck
South Bend
George A. Jenks
B. F. Shively
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Goshen
Johnson
Wm Pearson
Pearson
Thomas
Elmer Nolan
Willowdale
W.O Thompson
John Strohl
English Evangelical Church
Walter Ferguson
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Clause Printing Press Manufacturing Company
Morenci Observer
Observer
Ind
C.G. Conn
Conn
Three Lads From Lenawee Abandon Westward Plan
Three youths ages 12 to 15 from Lenawee Junction Mich named Glend Johnson Henry Wagger and Fred Fox were found in Go shen near Sheriff Crull's chop house intending to ride west to fight Sajuns but now remain in jail awaiting funds for three railroad tickets. C E Judson telegrams indicate tickets are on the way. sheriff Crull and Trustee Work discuss transportation aid as parents struggle with costs.
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Goshen
C. E. Judson
Secord
Crull
Charley Sanford Sells Mare After Chicago Visit
Charley Sanford returned to Chicago today after a stay that began Monday and sold his promising pacing mare to Walt Calvert.
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Charley Sanford
Chicago
Walt Calvert
Strangely Bold Window Thief Robs Saloon Front
A window at F DeGolier's west Pig eon street saloon was smashed around 4 30 am and a bottle of wet goods taken. The owner heard the crash from his upstairs rooms but did not see the thief. Officer Martin arrived and later a man was spotted at the window, but confusion led to the discovery only this morning of the break and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. DeGolier
West Pigeon Street
Martin
DeGolier
Plucky Boy Foils Robber in Shoe Store Heist
Ernest Keifer runs a shoe store in the Air Line house when Otto Cummins, a burly thief from Starr avenue, robs the till of 90 pennies. Carl Kiefer 13 and bystanders pursue. Cummins is captured near the Home Electric Light Works. He is bound over to court awaiting jail.
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Daily Truth
Ernest Keifer
Air Line
Otto Cummins
Starr Avenue
Carl Kiefer
Cummins
Carl
Kiefer
John Kinney
Home Electric Light Works
Arnold
1891 Indiana sheep losses and town notices
Mary details include rustler reports in Nappanee, a judge fined for carrying a concealed knife, a proposed People’s Party editorial start in Valparaiso, and a Bristol burglary where heavy thefts were thwarted by arson plans. Also notes on oil, potatoes, a horse injury, and a wild cat shipment.
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Truth
Daily
Howard Freese
Nappanee
Indiana
James McCartney
Lagrange High School
L. H. B. Sterner
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Lake County
Seeberger
Meetings at Trinity and Presbyterian Churches Offer Inspiring Services
Mrs. Robinson preached at Trinity church last evening as meetings continue for several days. All members urged to attend if possible. The Presbyterian meetings grow in interest with four prayer requests last night and a deep congregational feeling. Services daily at 7 30 p m.
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Trinity Church
Sheep and horses starved by prominent raiser near state line
Orzolo township farmers reported cruelty to the Humane Society. They said a well known sheep raiser allowed a flock and three horses to roam a field with only straw for food, causing several deaths and others to slowly starve. The matter was referred to the justice of the peace in Osolo.
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Orzolo
The
Humane Society
Justice of the Peace
Osolo
Hartford City Man’s Catlike Attack Baffles Doctors
Willie Smith of Hartford City is described as having another episode where he climbs trees tears bark off and lands head first then runs on all fours like a cat. The incident, occurring two years after a prior bite, is deemed incurable by local physicians.
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Hartford City
Willie Smith
Congregational Meeting at English Lutheran Church
Notice announces a congregational meeting at English Lutheran Church Cleveland Township on Saturday March 4 at 7 o clock p.m. to elect trustees led by Wm J Funkey by order of the congregation.
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Cleveland Township
Change in Terms for S. W. Bennett Noted
Readers are advised to observe a modification in the terms of S. W. Bennett, as shown on another page.
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S. W. Bennett
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For Truth
Alice Shigley
Carterville
Ill
M. H. Greenly
Phinelander
Walter Poole
Jonathan Garman
Bristol
St. Joe River
George Bentley
James C. Marquis
South Bena
W. B. Bowman
Judge
Gerome Stevens
Aspenwold Avenue
John Stewart
Texas
Zarlist Bros., Merchants
Laporte
People’s Party
Valparaiso
Nelson J Bozarth
People’s Champion
Jay County
Lou Marx
North Webster
J. H. Weaver
Division Street
Bert Jarrett
Lusher Bros
Northern
Southern Michigan Agricultural Society
Sturgis
Joseph H. Defrees
S. P. Bradford
Lagrange
P. F. Poorbaugh
San Juan
Argentine Republic
Poorbaugh
S. B. Romaine
Nora Merrit
E. R. Kerstetter
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