Third Trip There Declares Man Dangerously Insane
James Mather has been declared dangerously insane and confined at the police station after escalating violence. An insanity commission found him unstable, and a move to admit him to Longcliff asylum at Logansport was ordered pending physician examination and Goshen jail detention until an asylum order is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mather
Mather
Justice Brumbaugh
Longcliff Asylum
Logansport
John M. Brumbaug
A. L. Fisher
Dewey
Goshen
Free Rural Mail Service Starts February 1 in Indiana
Free rural delivery will begin February 1 across northern Indiana towns Bristol LaPorte Michigan City and Silver Lake with multiple carriers. In Bristol Elkhart County two carriers cover 4914 miles and 61 square miles serving 1507 people in 335 houses. LaPorte County adds one carrier on 2734 miles and 35 square miles serving 788 people in 175 houses. Michigan City in LaPorte County adds one carrier on 26 percent miles covering 30 square miles for 600 people in 120 houses. Silver Lake in Kosciusko County adds two carriers covering 47 miles and 60 square miles serving 1430 people in 286 houses. Carriers include S W Pease A G Miller William Rust Patrick H Lally S B Flora and William Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Bristol
Elkhart County
S. W. Pease
A. G. Miller
LaPorte
LaPorte County
Carrier
William Rust
Michigan City
Patrick H. Lally
Silver Lake
Koskiusko County
S. B. Flora
William Wiley
Debates and meetings mark Zion Y P C E gathering
Rosa Curtis is recovering from illness. The Y P C E at Zion was well attended Sunday night. Mrs J E Bish of Chicago spoke briefly. Willis Markel and family visited Arthur Repigie and family. The McFarren school debate drew a strong crowd last Friday night and the program lasting over two hours will recur Friday January 10 with the topic The Carrie Nation was justified in her smashing careers. Fred and Lewis Kinney plan home vacation. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Long visited Thomas Smith and family Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Curtis
Zion
J. EB. Hilbish
Chicago
Willis Markel
Arthur Repiogie
McFarren
Carrie Nation
Fred
Lewis Kinney
Benjamin Long
Thomas Smith
Indiana Teachers to Open Three Day Meeting in Indianapolis
The Indiana State Teachers Association begins a three day meeting in Indianapolis with an evening session at the statehouse. Retiring president R. L. Hamilton of Huntington and incoming president H. B. Brown of Valparaiso will speak. A symposium on Indiana education and a musical program will be featured. Various educational groups convene Thursday. The Indiana Academy of Science also starts its annual session Thursday afternoon in the agricultural rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
Statehouse
R. L .Hamilton
Huntington
H. B. Brown
Valparaiso
Indiana
Howard Sandison
Amos W.butler
F. L. Jones
C.A. van Matre
R. I. Hamilton
D. M. Gettiling
Wage Increase For Interurban Railway Workers
Indiana Railway Company of South Bend posts wage raise for motor men conductors and all power station staff by the hour. The second raise in a few years increases annual wages by about $10,000. The higher pay takes effect January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana ‘Railway Company
South Bend
Incomplete Text Prompt Records
Fragmentary OCR notes reference travel and a northern Illinois district placing limits or directions on movement. No clear events, persons, or organizations are identifiable from the readable fragment.
Tod Sloan Denies Being Penniless After Losses
Tod Sloan in Paris denies claims of being broke after a heavy racing season. He seeks reinstatement claiming demand from American and English horsemen for the coming season. He sent Christmas gifts, including 800 cash, to foster parents and relatives. He reportedly has about 100000 left in property and stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod’ Sloan
Kokomo
Tod
Paris
D. G. Blanser
Marriage Licenses Issued at Goshen for Local Couples
Goshen reports issuance of marriage licenses to numerous couples including Fred Munsey and Pearl Bryson both of Elkhart. Harry Melvin and Lottie Shreiner of Elkhart. Elmer Mast and Alice Plank of Elkhart. William Peffrey and Elsie Carpenter of Evansville township. Daniel Bechtel and Blanche Cripe of Elkhart. Walter Weber of Nappanee. Mollie Buckner and Jesse Sullivan with parental consent. Clinton Hahn Goshen and May Loucks of Wakarusa. and others with county ties and ages from 18 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Fred Munsey
Elkhart
Pearl Bryson
Harry Oliver Melvin
Lottie ©. Shreiner
Elmer D. Mast
Alice Plank
William
Walter Weber
Nappanee
Mollie C. Buckner
Locke
Jesse Sullivan
Mishawaka
Anna Leonard
Elkhart County
Clinton E. Hahn
May Loucks
Wakarusa
Labor Men Indorse Van Fleet for Supreme Bench
After a stormy session the Central Labor Union of South Bend endorsed Judge John M. Van Fleet of Elkhart for the state supreme court seat. Delegates Charley Hackman Elmer Manning and James Smarr voiced support citing his friendship to organized labor. The union urged Gov Durbin to appoint Van Fleet with only two dissenting votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Union of
South Bend
John M. van Fleet
Elkhart
Baker
Judge van Fleet
Boy Sees Razor Used in Wife Murder
Six year old Strine, brother of the wife killer, visited the coroner to view the razor used in the throat cutting. The boy took the instrument, cried, and thanked the coroner as he left. Strine’s health and appetite improve. many visitors have come to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Strine
Ehisenbeiss
Strine
Christmas Fire Destroys Goshen Furniture Store
At 121 South Main Street E. L. Jones found the furnace in his furniture store red hot on Christmas morning. Firefighters flooded the building to stop the blaze, damaging the store opened only a week earlier with a $9,000 stock. Loss cited at about $3,000. Building owned by L. E. Bartholomew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
E. L. Jones
South Main Street
L. E. Bartholomew
Death of Mrs Kitzelman at 74 in Division Street home
Hannah J. Kitzelman aged 74 widow of John Kitzelman died Christmas morning at 6 25. She leaves three sons Wm B of Ft Wayne John W of Grand Rapids and L G Kitzelman of the city with whom she had lived eleven years. Shore services will be held Friday at 12 30 at the house by Rev S Light. The remains go to Ft Wayne on No 10 Friday at 1 30 over the Lake Shore. Funeral will be held there Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah J. Kitzelman
John Kitzelman
Division Street
Wm. B
Ft. Wayne
John W
Grand Rapids
L. G. Kitzelman
Rev. S. Light
County approves printing contracts for county publications
Commissioners awarded the county printing contracts. Class I duplicates and printed books went to the Go shen News-Times at 770.72, with Levy Bros. Indianapolis the other bid at 789.78. Class II merchandise went to the News-Times at 486.93 over Levy’s 563.64. Class I went to Levy Bros at 720.50, with News-Times at 820.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen News-Times
Levy Bros
Indianapolis
News-Times
Levy
Marriage in Goshen Unites Miss Hines and Mr Cecil Smith
Miss Alice Hines of Goshen and Mr Cecil Smith of Morenci Michigan were married Wednesday evening at the bride's parents home by Rev W P Pearce of the First Baptist Church. The couple will reside in Morenci where the groom is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Cecil. Smith
Morenci
Mich
Murdered Elkhart County man Peter Leisch found in East St. Louis
News reached Goshen of the Christmas Eve murder of Peter Leisch 44 formerly of Elkhart County. He was day yardmaster at Big Four yards East St. Louis. A coupling pin near the body suggested the weapon. His watch was gone but $90 salary was found. He died next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
East St. Louis
Peter Leisch
Elkhart County
Leisch
Deahl
Anthony Leisch
Millersburg
Mr. Leisch
Minshall Will Filed For Probate In Terre Haute
The will of D W Minshall disposes of an estate valued at about 1 000 000 and is filed for probate in Terre Haute. He leaves 500 to the local organized charity and 100 to a day nursery and Allen Chapel. Seven nieces receive 100 each and two sisters are paid rent on business property. 40000 is placed in trust for the son Charles small children. The son and Miss Helen Minshall inherit the residue equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Minshall
Terre Haute
Minshall
DePauw University
Society For Organized Charity
Allen Chapel
Minshalls
Charles
Helen Minshall
Death of Mrs Ida Cummins at Albion Ind
Telegram announced the death of Mrs Ida Cummins Christmas night in Albion Indiana. She was married to Rev A M Cummins former pastor of Castle United Brethren church in this city. Funeral Sunday morning at her former home in Warsaw. The Cummins family has many friends here who extend sympathy to the bereaved husband.
Baptism by Ice Water At Somerset Church Service
Rev. Mr. Hatcher a German Baptist minister baptized three converts in the river at Somerset on Monday. A hole was cut in the ice and two women and a child were baptized as a large congregation witnessed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hatcher
Somerset
Golden Hotel Sold to Local School Principal
The Golden Hotel has changed hands with W. M. Golden leasing to W. H. Riblet, principal of the Middlebury street school, who will take charge at 9 am tomorrow. Riblet plans remodeling and will retain the former staff for now while Golden resides with his daughter in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Hotel
W. M. Golden
W. H. Riblet
Middlebury Street
Second and
Harrison Streets
Riblet
Perry
Kansas
Golden
EB. W. Guitteau
South Bend
Happy Indiana prisoner freed after 27 years behind walls
Alfred Jones a colored man about eighty, released from Michigan City prison by Gov Durbin. He had served a life sentence since 1874 for murder of a man he claimed broke up his home. A Princeton family offers him a home for the rest of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Jones
Indiana
Durbin
Michigan City
Jones
Vanderburg
Princeton
Retired Shaffer Sheltered Women Known as Tin Can Annie
Anderson, an old soldier, shared rooms with Shaffer who ran a grocery years ago. The James woman, nicknamed Tin Can Annie, was a police figure known from many police court appearances. Shaffer lived a quiet retirement but provided shelter to women of the same stamp for a long time, until others found accommodation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
James
Annie
Shaffer
Annie James
Fort Wayne Post Office Sets Single Day Stamp Record
The Fort Wayne post office sold $1,000 worth of stamps in one day, prompting smiles at Elkhart where the stamp business averages $500 to $1,200 daily. The Elkhart office had raised its single day record from $1,650 to $2,654, and officials note Elkhart may deserve a new post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
Ft. Wayne
Elkhart
Daniel Morrisey
Marriage Licenses for Billey Thomas and Smith Hinds unions
James H. Billey of Ligonier and Eva Thomas of Elkhart wed after licensing. William Pletcher age 24 and Susie Risser age 32 of Harrison township also hold licenses. Cecil Smith age 22 of Morenci Michigan and Alice J. Hinds age 19 of Goshen obtained licenses as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Billey
Ligonier
Eva Thomas
Elkhart
William Pletcher
Susie Risser
Harrison Township
Cecil Smith
Morenci
Mich
Alice J. Hinds
Goshen
Legally informal wedding契 without license or clergyman in South Bend
A marriage was performed in a South Bend law office between Bertha Best and Edward Hanover both residents of near Gallien Michigan. They joined in a mutual contract claiming wife and husband status from execution until death with Dr Gundling present to inquire about common law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Talbot & Talbot
Bertha Best
Edward Hanover
Near Gallien
Berrian County
Mich
Ite Cana
Gundling
Indiana
Marying
1885 Indiana Supreme Court Report reference
The record notes the 101st volume of the Indiana Supreme Court Reports on page 129 with witness attestations by John Edward Hanover and Bertha Best and the date written above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Supreme Court
John Edward Hanover
Bertha Best
Indiana Teachers Conclude Annual Meeting In Indianapolis
The Indiana state teachers association closed its annual meeting in Indianapolis with full county representation from three to twenty teachers and school officers. A key issue was reorganizing schools by adopting new ideas, with discussions ongoing outside sessions. A symposium titled What Shall Be Indiana's Next Step in Educational Progress featured five papers by Howard Sandison A Butler Frank L Jones C A Van Matre and D M Geeting focusing on ideals reforms school economy supervision and teacher training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
Indiana
Howard Sandison
State Normal School
A. Butler
Frank L. Jones
C. A. van Matre
Delaware County
D. M. Geeting
Greensburg
Christmas Day at Jeffersonville Reformatory
On Christmas morning 907 convicts were released from cells at the Jeffersonville Reformatory as part of an annual practice. All wore second grade or better outfits, with ten in solitary and fifty two in the third grade receiving small check suits and access to the second grade table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Elkhart Mail System Sees Record Registry Volume
Postmaster Anderson reports Elkhart mail traffic greatly surpassing prior years. Registry business soared, driven by a two week surge that challenged the department before the old registered pouch system was abolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Anderson
Search of Soldier's Home Fails to Find Articles
Constable Coley and Commissary Sergeant Meyers of Company KE Third Regiment I N G obtained a search warrant from Judge Blake for a private residence four miles south of the city. They sought uniforms and state equipment reportedly taken by a private who was dishonorably discharged but found nothing during the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coley
Meyers
I. N.G
Judge Blake
Ouse
Bond Notice In Estate Of Mrs Pola Administratrix
A probate notice indicates an administratrix Mrs Pola requires a bond of twenty thousand dollars. The wording specifies a bond amount for the estate administration and the executor’s surety obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pola
Bond
Three I road sale links to Lake Shore control
Chicago dispatch confirms sale of control of the Three I railroad from Clinton Iowa to St Joseph Michigan by Vanderbilts to Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Elkhart area purchases total about 40000 dollars as part of depot and right of way acquisitions. Local businessmen fear the line may never be completed to Elkhart, boosting Lake Shore freight efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Chicago
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Company
Elkhart
Toledo
South Bend
Ind
Clinton
Iowa
St. Joseph
Mich
M. A. Demarest
Elkhart Bridge Co
St. Joseph Hydraulic Co
Demarest
Indiana National Bank
Mississippi River
West
County Appropriations at Special Session
County council holds a special session with Joseph Smith BE Walker Ira Hapner D N Weaver and Charles T Greene approving initial allocations. Stenographer 136.50 Bailiff 80.00 Petit Jury 275.00 Insanity cases 49.60 Health officer supplies 59.70 County Assessor 105.00 Gas for public blogs 16.00 Truant officer 95.72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Joseph Smith
BE. W. Walker
Ira Hapner
D. N. Weaver
Chas. T. Greene
Aceboy
County Assessof
Jury Commissioners Draw 200 Names for Next Year
Walter S. Hazelton and C. L. Landgreaver held a meeting yesterday at the court house and drew one hundred taxpaying residents each to fill the jury box for 1902. Slips bearing the names were placed in the box for the grand and petit jury panels of the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S.hazelton
C. L.landgreaver
Court House
Coroner Returns Verdicts on Several Deaths
Coroner Esenbeiss issued verdicts in multiple cases. Eddie Dwyer of Chicago died after being run over by a circus train on the Big Four road while stealing a ride. John Christopher of Harrison Center died of heart apoplexy at his home. John R. Dale, five miles northeast of the city, died of heart disease after being found dead in a corn field where he had been at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esenbeiss
Eddie Dwyer
Chicago
John Christopher
Harrison Center
John R. Dale
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Nappanee
Fieldhouse transfers to Carrie and Mathias Jot listed in Elkhart records. Home Industrial Co. fields lot in Elkhart with Peter Kenoble to Josephus Neff noted. Nappanee transactions include Emma Fink to Albert McHey for 1800 dollars in a group record of 378.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieldhouse
Carrie
Mathias
Elkhart
Home Industrial Co
Peter
Josephus
Neff
Emma
Fink
Albert
McHey
Idan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Longclif
Osolo
Indiana Teachers
Illinois
Tod Sloan
Indorse van Fleet
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powhdeeri Co
Notr
Wee
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