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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
Edson Foster of 741 West Washington Street presents a picture of his boyhood log schoolhouse near Middlebury Elkhart County. The structure, taken July 11, sits on land owned by William Work opposite Foster’s farm and has remained on its original site since 1836. A Richmond building also claims unmoved status and was preserved by local fund-raising.
The paper charges Miss Kate Irene Canning with unsound mind and forwards her to Longcliff asylum in Logansport for treatment once accepted. Sheriff Elliott has a photograph and a lock of Bertha Lane Mellish’s hair for comparison. Canning says her hair was bleached and has written to several people seeking corroboration. officers are confident in the girl’s identity.
A group of Marion Indiana high school graduates, unable to find jobs, worked a street crew shoveling dirt under a contractor. They were praised for grit as female classmates cheered them on, proving the school’s graduates can handle manual labor.
The article explains how circus attaches for Forepaugh and Sells Brothers prepare for storms and cyclones. They drill in safety tactics, lower tents and lights, move elephants to safety, and extinguish flames when a windstorm or clear-sky hurricane threatens. The aim is to prevent casualties amid unpredictable weather.
Six mortgages five releases and three liens recorded by Recorder Peddycard. Transfers include John Cloutier Jr to Homer Cloutier a lot in Elkhart for 1000 dollars and Carl B Shigley to Eq B L S A a lot in Elkhart for 10 dollars.
A city father filed a police complaint after his white daughter openly preferred the company of colored men. He alleged the girl confessed to an abortion performed last November after seven months of confinement. Police investigated but the affidavit remained unsigned as the father faltered.
One mortgage four releases one lien and transfers of 164 acres in Cleveland Baugo Millersburg listed with Sophia Wahl Catherine Smith Minnie Road Frank M Gulick Lucina A Ruggles David S Baldwin Mary C Wantz Vern Vancelot. Records show multiple deeds with nominal sums and parcel sizes 44 40 and 20 acres.
Judge J. D. Osborne, ex Elkhart circuit court judge who left five years ago for California, will travel from Marcellus Michigan to Goshen and may reestablish his law practice there. He once invested in orange orchards near Pesadena California and later worked in insurance and loans. Osborne previously practiced law in Goshen with A. S. Zook.
A missing person case traces a long journey from Barre Vermont to Battle Creek South Bend and Goshen with Sher. friends in the east. Identification is complete there with no doubt remains, while the overall mystery lingers unsolved.
A Conn display at Flanner's Music House Milwaukee features a $10,000 show window of Conn instruments including 4900 series, Boehm flutes, clarinets, trombones, melophones, euphoniums, and saxophones. The exhibit, tied to the Elks Carnival and Pan-American Expo remnants, invites band leaders and musicians to visit, with desk space and stationery provided. The Milwaukee Free Press notes direct delivery from Conn in Elkhart and promises a week of demonstrations and hospitality.
Creditors of Ernest E. White are notified to appear August 15 at 9 a.m. in the U.S. district court Toledo Lucas County Ohio and file their claims before Referee Fordyce Belford in bankruptcy.
Fire swept through the farm of Albert Eaton one and one half miles north of Elkhart Tuesday destroying a young peach and cherry orchard and narrowly missing his buildings which barely escaped the flames.
Leon H. Culver aged 34 of Boston and Jean H. Tucker aged 34 of Hillhart have been licensed to marry.
Copies of Barre Vermont Evening Telegram establish Kate Irene Canning as the same person who feigned heiress status and claimed an immense Texas estate. The report notes she sought legal help, gave Galveston names that proved fictitious, and pursued notoriety, with inconsistent claims and a self described orphaned background.
Aaron H. Shrock of Shipshewana, who vanished last Saturday while seeking work near Elkhart, has been found in Tama Iowa. He is a nephew of B F Shrock of Goshen, who traveled to Elkhart to aid the inquiry. His wife had opposed his Oklahoma plans, but officials say he did not intend to desert his family.
A Southampton baker’s horse found and coughed up a rubber banded roll of 230 dollars that had been lost days earlier. The horse kept the money in its mouth and stomach until returning it to the owner. A lighthearted note lauds the animal and its finder.
About 20 county board of education members met after County Superintendent Ellis called them to discuss the state’s new teachers salary law. Trustees warned of possible school closings or jail for violations, while Goshen city plans a $3,000 annual raise. Some boards intend to pay under the law, others to contract regardless, with calls to cut teacher numbers to fit funds.
The article notes the law may be unconstitutional and that the next legislature may repeal it. Trustees question prosecutions for resisting recognition, aiming to run schools on a business like basis. It states the people oppose the law, objecting to heavy taxation to fund teachers.
The Indianapolis News reports a revised Indiana corn crop estimate of 95,000,000 bushels, down from 150,000,000. The figure was announced this afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
An article in Pearson's magazine describes A Frederick Collins of Philadelphia proving wireless telephony using the earth's natural currents. A portable sending unit on a tripod and buried zinc screens transmit signals to a matched receiving unit a mile away, with the earth itself acting as the conductor.
Benjamin Krack, a German inmate at the Allen county infirmary, died yesterday after years under restraint amid violent insanity. He had hoped to marry in Germany, earn property in America, then return, only to find his betrothed had wed another, driving him to despair and ultimate death in the asylum.
A message from Hillsdale County Sheriff notes Albert Ryan, sought for the murder of his wife at Litchfield near Hillsdale, is possibly in Indiana. Wolverines offer a reward for his capture and suspect he has connections in Elkhart or South Bend, with no trace found locally.
A torn passage notes huckleberries failing across the state due to drought and unusual conditions. The opening season forecast predicted a large crop but the dry weather curtailed yields, leaving berry gathering difficult for residents.
An 18 year old girl from near Elkhart attempted suicide after a failing romance. She first swallowed morphine from a bottle bought from a local druggist on South Main Street and was saved by her mother and a physician. She then consumed laudanum at home before neighbors and the mother intervened with antidotes. Authorities warn against selling poisons to the girl as her condition remains precarious.
Four mortgages two releases and several land transfers recorded. Ema Klawton transfers to Sarah and Otto Priemlot in Elkhart for 450 dollars. Elizabeth Wambaugh to Mary Jessup 40 acres in Union for 2200 dollars. W H Griner to W H Shellenberger land in York for 110 dollars. C W Keller to Milton Shoup lot in Middlebury for 800 dollars. W C Uline to Barney Uline lot in Nappanee for 1500 dollars. Helen M Kenyon et al to A E Kenyon lot in Elkhart for 6 dollars. A E Martin to C G Bower 16 acres in Concord for 2500 dollars. C G Bower to A E Martin lot in ? for 10500 dollars. F B Hugins to Pearl Kinney lot in Elkhart for 1 dollar.
Herman Fedder reports in a Klondike letter dated July 10 that the season lags six weeks to two months behind last year as frozen ground slows work. Many old miners plan to quit and return to the States, fearing insufficient payoff this summer. Fedder, part of a Cleveland party, says they will leave Nome September 1 for the claims and then travel back to Seattle to take another steamship route, covering over 4,000 miles to reach a point 1,200 miles away.
Charles Druliner a Lake Shore freight conductor was arrested in Whiting on a charge of obstructing a street crossing with a freight train. After delaying freight No. 79 for three hours, Whiting officials learned the arresting parties were not officers and Druliner was released. The Lake Shore company may sue Whiting for damages.
An English setter owned by W. C. Hovey in Goshen was stolen Wednesday evening and taken by boat toward Chicago. Twenty miles out the dog gnawed the rope and leaped into the water. it arrived home at noon Thursday, astonishing residents of St. Joseph.
County Assessor Puterbaugh and Treasurer Wood have filed their requisitions for 1902 supplies. The treasurer shows a $100 reduction from last year while the assessor's request is higher. All estimates will be filed soon and the county council will begin cutting. Officials consider the estimates generally extravagant.
The Chautauquan reports Canada plans to nationalize the telegraphs and possibly the telephones, with municipal control of lines after takeover. Proponents cite annual surplus and rising income, while workers seek state employment benefits. Britain’s 30 year old nationalization is cited as a model with some inefficiency but no push for privatization.
G Ambertof of Dells Ohio reports a facial sore failing to heal until one application of Banner Salve. After three applications the sore was completely healed with no scar, as cited from Rushton’s Drug Store.
Whist halls advertised as public resorts host games with money prizes. In contrast poker parlors face bans in major New England cities, while whist gatherings gain popularity in the region.
The government reports it has repurchased 324167 acres of original settler land for sheep runs within six years and resettled 1630 families on the properties.
A lady recommends Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into gloves and rub on hands to absorb perspiration and save gloves. The ad touts absolute purity and appeals to physicians and nurses. Dr W C Abbott of the Chicago Clinic endorses it as a grand preparation used in practice. Available at drag and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples, Allen 3 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Mrs Martin Myers had her purse snatched on Washington Street. The thief pushed her aside as she struck him with an umbrella. The money fell to the street and several silver dollars were taken before the suspect fled.
John Beam of West Middlesex Pa lauds Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only cure for dyspepsia he has used. He claims no preparation equals it and notes it contains natural digestants that help digest all foods, with Houseworth Bros endorsing.
The controller of the currency authorizes the bank to commence business with capital of 25000 dollars. Oratio D. Fuller serves as president and Monroe D. McCormack as cashier.
Dr George Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky recounts lasting kidney trouble and enlarged prostate relieved after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He states three bottles brought complete relief and urges fellow physicians to prescribe it, noting hundreds of successful cases. Rushtons drug store sells the product.
The bond of John Adams as post master for Parkersburg Montgomery County was approved and his commission issued.
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