High School Exercises Crowded at M B E Church
The high school graduating exercises were held at the M B E church last Friday evening. The auditorium was crowded to suffocation with music by the Albion College Quartet and a instructive address by Professor Loomis of Mt Pleasant. The class reflects great credit on Superintendent Professor McMackin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Chapel
Mr. Moore
Horace Sampson
Allen Dunning
Battle Creek
William Winkler
Marcellus
Criswell
John Mercer
Kalamazoo
Clayton Niles
Benton Harbor
C. C. Aikin
E. E. Schall
Frances Sweetland
South Bend
Frank Manchow
Samuel Rinehart
Elkhart
Co. B. Walter
Kim Shanahan
Aikin
Frank Schock
Chicago
Elkhart Real Estate Values Grow Despite Personal Decline
Township Assessor Pfeiffer reports city real property valued at 4,237,810, up from 3,790,620 in 1899, an overall rise including 447,190 added by the state board. Personal property valuation falls 63,647, with 26,000 of the drop linked to Warren Hill Company’s status change from partnership to corporation.
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Pfeiffer
Elkhart
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Warren Hill Company
Valuable Old Books Found in City Include 1768 Bible
The Truth office reports discoveries of rare books in the city. A family Bible owned by D. A. Erwin, printed in London in 1768, features engravings and a Curtis family record. Also owned by G. T. Lovegran is a 1801 book by Dantes Park about a debated subject.
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Truth Office
D. A. Erwin
London
Mark Baskett
Robert Baskett
Curtis
Erwin
Lovegran
Dantes Park
Minor Court Items Highlight Guardianship and Estate Actions
Stafford Maxon appointed guardian of the minor heirs of Martin Sage deceased with $2000 bond. Executors of Jennie L. Tyler's will filed additional inventory showing $515 on hand. Stump named administrator of Ephriam Stump estate granted permission to sell realty. Guardian Livy Chamberlain reported sale of Goff realty for $2000. Porter guardian of minor heirs of A Porter deceased authorized to sell realty with $100 extra bond. Allegan county Michigan opened estates. Schwalm final report shows $1301.54 on hand. hearing set for June 26. Harrington final report in Barbara C. Miller estate. balance $370.90. hearing June 16. Troyer final report in Jeremiah Yoder estate. hearing June 27. Skinner bond $3000 for Walter Francis estate to sell realty. Loucks administrator of Anna Jones estate filed personal property appraisal at $2038. Haden final report in Charles E. Hoff estate discharged. In May 34 marriage licenses issued. May instruments filed 467 in Recorder’s office. Rummel vs Yoder injunction and $1000 damages. defendants enjoined from prolonged im plement business in Wakarusa. plaintiff bears costs.
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Stafford Maxon
Martin Sage
William Knickerbocker
Livy
Chamberlain
Jennie L. Tyler
Jessie L. Stump
Ephriam Stump
Livy Chamberlain
Frank L. Goff
Charles L. Monger
William A . Porter
A. Porter
Allegan County
Mich
H. M. Schwalm
Anna Weaver
Barbara C. Miller
Samuel C. Harrington
Cornelius Troyer
Jeremiah Yoder
Ernest A. Skinner
Walter Francis
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Jonny Loucks
Anna Jones
William W. Haden
Charles E. Hoff
M. H. Kinney
Peddycord
Foreclosure and court actions set for trial week
The June 20 term of court adjourns with juries to be called for trial. The Shaefer v Jacobs foreclosure produced a plaintiff award of 232.94 dollars. Marion Proctor, as administrator of William Proctor, reported no personal property. The guardian appointment case for G W Pollock was dismissed at plaintiff cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Shaefer
Matilda Jacobs
G. W. Pollock
Plaintiff Wins Support Suit Against John Smith for 500 Dollars
In the case Catherine E. Smith versus John Smith and James McGowan executor the court awarded the plaintiff 500 dollars against John Smith late Tuesday afternoon Judge Ferrall stated the executor's decree will await determination of funds in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine E. Smith
John Smith
James McGowan
Ferrall
Beitman Divorce Granted Custody To Maggie Beitman
Maggie Beitman of Syracuse was granted a divorce from Jesse Beitman on grounds of abandonment and non support. She received custody of their five year old daughter Pauline Harriet Beitman and maintenance alimony of $1.60 per week.
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Maggie Beitman
Syracuse
Jesse Beitman
Pauline Harriet Beitman
Lane real estate case fails to set aside conveyance
Clark Lane and others sued Jacob Lane and others in circuit court to set aside a conveyance. Judge Ferrall will prepare a written special finding of facts and conclusions of law after the afternoon session on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lane
Jacob Lane
Circuit Court
Ferrall
Timmins Divorce Brought by Harmon and Zigler in Elkhart
Harmon and Zigler sue Mark Timmins for divorce from Alice C Timmins of Elkhart. The couple wed March 4 1899 and separated February 16 1900. They have a three year old daughter and the mother seeks custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon & Zigler
Alice C. Timmins
Mark Timmins
Elkhart
Objections Filed to Final Report in Reifsnyder Will Case
Dodge and Dodge file objections to the final report by executor William S. Daub in the Sarah A. Reifsnyder will matter. The executor is the decedent’s brother, and John F. Keifer represents Henry Reifsnyder, stepson and guardian, who is of unsound mind. Commissioner Ferrall did not set a hearing time. The estate once large now involves not more than 2800 dollars.
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Dodge& Dodge
John F. Keifer
William S. Daub
Sarah A. Reifsnyder
Mr. Keifer
Henry Reifsnyder
Ferrall
Strayer Divorce Granted Custody Awarded in Benton
Sarah A. Strayer was granted a divorce from William Strayer on cruel and inhuman treatment and awarded custody of their son Ray Strayer. The couple reside in Benton. Attorney H A Dausman represented the plaintiff. the defendant did not appear. L L Burris appeared for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah. A. Strayer
William Strayer
Ray Strayer
Benton
H. A. Dausman
L. L. Burris
Sheriff Manning Takes Mrs Stump to Longlift Asylum
Sheriff Manning removed Mrs Stump to an asylum called Longlift with the wife of a Union township Dunkard preacher and daughter of Jonathan Stiver of Jackson township. Mrs Stump TM is mother of six children.
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Manning
Fred Warner Charged With Robbery in South Bend
Fred Warner the umbrella mender was arrested in South Bend at 10 15 am Tuesday on a highway robbery charge. He allegedly held up John F. Miller a LaPorte Ind soldier and stole his watch found in Warner's pocket. The robbery occurred behind 127 North Michigan Street in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Warner
Elkhart County
South Bend
John F. Miller
LaPorte
Ind
Warner
North Michigan Street
Marriage Licenses Reported for Elkhart Couple Pairs
Sherman J. Rossiter and Maud F. Gandy of Elkhart listed among marriage licenses. Charles Engledon Atkinson and Mary Seager also recorded with date .2-22-058.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman J. Rossiter
Elkhart
Maud F. Gandy
Charles Engledon Atkinson
Mary Seager
Alleged Plot To Rob Asby Leads To Arrests
Dean Chamberlain and Madge Carroll were bound over to the circuit court after being arrested on a robbery plot involving Winnie Asby. Carroll, aided by Chamberlain, took $16.75 from Asby and was captured in South Bend. Both faced judge Corbett with $300 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Chamberlain
Madge Carroll
C. Rinehart
Elgie Hill
Monument
Sergeant Stamp
Rinehart
South Bend
Winnie Asby
Chamberlain
Asby
Miss Carroll
Battle Creek
Corpbett
Essig Family Reunion Near Canton Ohio
The Essigs of Ohio will meet at Curtis Essig’s home three-fourths of a mile northeast of Canton next week. Simon Essig served Frederick the Great and was a blacksmith for George Washington. Their family grew from about twenty after marriage to 1,800 in seventy years and 2,900 by ninety years. Simon had ninety-two grandchildren, some present yesterday.
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Sig
Frederick the Great
Simon Essig
George Washington
Essig
Essigs
Ohio
Curtis Essig
Canton
Tornado toll, hurricane wrecks and river fall reported
A tornado near Gainesville Georgia leaves 15 000 people dependent on charity and 2 000 seriously injured. A Manila cable reports a hurricane in the Philippines causing shipping damage. Efforts to float the grounded steamship Deutschland fail. Prince Ferdinand Maximillian dies in his Wachterbach castle. The Missouri river in Kansas City falls two feet in twenty four hours. Washington and Berlin dispatches accompany the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
War’ ‘Department
Gainesville
New York
Berlin
Ferdinand Maximillian
Isembourg and
Budingen
Wachterbach
Kansas City
Missouri River
Adirondack Fire Update Sees Mixed Conditions
Eastern Adirondacks show improved weather with winds easing and fires still burning until heavy rain. Elsewhere in New York Massachusetts and New Hampshire report unabated blazes. Vermont warns farm buildings and several villages threatened with destruction. Northern and eastern Maine face a terrible situation with losses in the millions.
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Glen Falls
N. Y
Adirondacks
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Smoke over New York as fires burn in north and east
A smoke pall from northern and eastern forest fires hangs over New York with no relief in sight per the weather bureau. Beginning today prayers for the relief of the sufferers will be offered in Catholic and Episcopal churches across Greater New York.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Roosevelt Arrives in Pittsburg for Final Journey Leg
President Roosevelt touched down in Pittsburg pa for a brief stop and the last leg of his trip. A large crowd greeted him at the depot and a democratic dinner was held in their car with newspaper correspondents arranging it. Guards with brooms stood at attention as the president entered.
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Pittsburg
Roosevelt
National Guards
Busy Night for Police Records from Middlebury Street Incident
Police report a man caught stealing shingles on Middlebury Street and a death by self harm attempt. Earlier, thieves attempted break-in at a Lake Shore operator’s Osceola home, fled in a buggy toward the city. officers Stamp Rinehart and Dunbar pursued but were unable to locate the suspects.
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Lake Shore
Osceola
Stamp
A. Rinehart
Dunbar
Flood Waters Rise in St Louis Area Alarming Situation
Flood waters are rising in St Louis and East St Louis with the level near four feet above the danger mark. Levee conditions grow more dangerous by the minute as many families become homeless and property losses mount. Two more feet could inundate East St Louis.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Thief Arrested For Shingle Theft At West Franklin Street
Officer Dunbar stopped a man on West Franklin street after spotting him with two bundles of shingles from a house under construction at 1221 West Franklin. The suspect admitted stealing the shingles and was fined 50 dollars plus 9.50 costs.
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Osceola
Dunbar
West Franklin Street
West Harrison Street
Corbett
Essig Family Reunion Marks Seventh Annual Gathering
The Hesig family held its seventh annual reunion yesterday with relatives assembling to recalls kinship, share memories, and renew ties across generations in a local community gathering.
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Hesig
West Bottoms water works raised pumping capacity
Kansas City reports water works pumping capacity increased to 18,000,000 gallons. The union de pot and other west bottoms areas remain free from water and slime. The boosted capacity will be used only for fire protection and essential needs.
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Kansas City
Union de
West Bottoms
Insanity Inquest Scheduled After Middlebury Disturbance
Police were called to Middlebury Street where John Yonker, described as violent and distressed, threatened to drown himself. Officers Dunbar and Stamp brought him to the station. his wife consented to an insanity inquest set for this morning at 9.
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Middlebury Street
Dunbar
Stamp
John Yonker
Will Not Be Candidate Congressman Brick In Indianapolis Visit
An Indianapolis Journal item notes Walter Brown in the Thirteenth district may not seek reelection and a new chair may be chosen. rumors link Judge John H. Baker and other men to the post while A. L. Brick meets leaders but evades reporters about the talks.
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Brick
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Walter Brown
Thirteenth
John H. Baker
Goshen
Federal District Court
A. L. Brick
South Bend
Frere
First Reunion of Company E 129th Indiana Regiment Held
The first annual reunion of Company E, 129th Indiana regiment, met in Goshen at the G A R Post rooms. Deputy Recorder J W Kronk was chosen president, Moses B Culp secretary treasurer, and next reunion set for Elk Hart on the first Thursday in June. About thirty of the original hundred members remain living.
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129Th Indiana Regiment
Goshen
J. Whronk
Moses B. Culp
Wakarusa
Elkhart
Cornelius Morris
George Miller
Benjamin F. Lutz
Joel H. Miller
John Richardson
William Overly
Philip Smeltzer
Henry Himebaugh
Hikhart
George Robinson
Millersburg
Benjamin Ginter
Nappanee
Thomas M. Eldridge
David Smeltzer
J. W. Kronk
St Louis Flood Situation
Floods plague St Louis and nearby districts as water rises toward Tuesday crest. About a thousand homeless and widespread railroad disruption hit the east side and across the river. East St Louis, Venice, Madison and Granite City are most submerged with a million dollars in rail damage expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St Louis
East St. Louis
Bads Bridge
Kansas’ City
Venice
Madison
Granite City
There Will Be No Strike. Scranton News Brief
Fragmentary OCR text notes a June Scranton item citing W L Con mell and conciliation references. No clear event or dates beyond June. entities are uncertain and scattered.
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Scranton
W. L
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John C. Rummel
Anthony B. Yoder
Marion Proctor
William Proctor
Helen Kilkenny
New Portland
J. C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Manila
Philippines
Department of Visayas
Federal
August Machen
Washington, D. C
Machen
Ting
Essig Family Reunion
Simon
Eos
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