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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
2
The circuit court jury of 12 cases tried yielded two defendant defeats. Sears Gardner verdict awarded $1 and costs. James Guyer fined $25. Best vs Love ended with a $40 commission verdict. Mrs Margaret Deahl, 80, mother of Mayor Deahl, died this morning. She is survived by three children.
Columbia City resident BH. B. Carter reports a $150 loss after an evening out with Amy Fausch. Authorities describe Fausch as suspected and the marshal departs for Elkhart to arrest the suspect.
Edward White sues Elkhart County Loan and Trust Company as administrator to the Miller estate in a family dispute. Seventy witnesses are subpoenaed and the trial could run a week. The $2,500 claim divides a large family. ten children are involved, three siding with the plaintiff.
Judge Ferrall seeks to adjourn court for the term ending July 1 and possibly earlier as the docket is nearly exhausted and hot weather makes sessions unproductive. The fall term will start in late September, providing lawyers with a three month vacation during which many plan trips.
The Kaufman-Hattle case will not be tried until the next term of court. Overtures toward a settlement have been made, but there is no prospect of an agreement at present.
Jury returns verdict for the defendant after a two hour deliberation in the Elkhart case involving possession and rent. Notes include estate matters, bids for commissions, and a probate listing with names such as Daniel D. Wlery and Gearra W. Rich.
A notice concerns the ELV? Railway Cler ical Co of Hart and its claims, reported in papers nationwide. The item appears from a Teene Journal-Gazette clipping sent from Botte with details about conductors and motormen, noting forms and applications.
A fraudulent railway clerical scheme in Elkhart Ind promised 25 cents for jobs. Officials could not confirm any connection to the E W Railway Clerical Co and found no trace of the firm after examining mail received at the post office. Postmaster Anderson noted reduced mail and suspicion that promoters aimed to skim 25 cents from applicants.
Indiana Attorney General Taylor urges the next legislature to simplify and unify the state's road and ditch statutes. He cites tangled, overlapping laws hindering rural communities and proposes reformation to ease interpretation and remove unnecessary provisions.
A series of property transfers shows buyers and sellers exchanging parcels in Elkhart Goshen Naples Clinton Middlebury Union and surrounding towns. Amounts range from 200 to 2200 dollars with land and lot transfers including heirs and multiple named parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Zellar return to their Lansing Michigan home. Jaquith Curtis spent days in Mishawaka visiting friends. Merril Pierce works at a Mishawaka rubber factory. Mrs. L J Curtis of Indianapolis visits her son C M Curtis.
Claiming to regulate the stomach and bowels, Burdock Blood Bitters is presented as a natural remedy that eliminates constipation rapidly, appealing to readers seeking fast digestive relief.
Edward Whitehead versus Elkhart Loan & Trust Co. ended this morning with a settlement awarding Whitehead 1500 and costs. The case drew 70 witnesses after he sued for 2500. Free telephone service was extended to Clinton Township farmers via Davenport and Central Union lines.
Frank Poyser was arrested by the sheriff and jailed on a desertion charge in Shipshewana. He admits leaving his wife but claims she was left with $400. Senator Dausman has been engaged to defend him.
Mrs. Susan Miller of Goshen was admitted to Longcliff this morning after an unspecified medical event.
A barn belonging to Jonathan Strawser near Bristol was struck by lightning last night and burned to the ground. One horse perished in the blaze.
The court will adjourn this afternoon until Monday morning. It is expected that all jury cases will be disposed of by the middle of next week and that final adjournment will occur around the end of June.
Hugh Binkley, second son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Binkley of Goshen, joined by Miss Bessie Puterbaugh of Benton Harbor Goshen News Times, participated in a February secret wedding in St Joseph Michigan, a city famed for clandestine marriages.
Attorney A. C. G. Mehl filed for guardianship of Emma Miller for Lydia Miller. A judgment of 209.38 dollars was awarded yesterday against the Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Chas B Bloom of Chicago aged 25 and Mabel Keipp of Goshen aged 21, and to William H Spaulding of Elkhart aged 26 and Florence M Crofoot of Elkhart aged 20.
Mary E. Winters was granted a divorce from George K. Winters. The couple are Elk Hartans.
The Harris Nickel Plate Railway Circus was nearly wiped out yesterday afternoon in Sigourney Iowa while in Elk Hart. A tornado collapsed the main tent injuring about fifty people though only two serious cases. Campbell Miss Clara age twenty suffered back injuries and may not recover while Utterback Samuel was seriously hurt in the head. Spectators were trampled and crowded under canvas as the tent fell, causing widespread panic.
Northern Indiana editors from Elkhart and Mishawaka joined others in South Bend for a banquet at the Oliver Hotel honoring the Northern Indiana Editorial Association on the eve of its thirty fourth annual meeting. Edweed A Jernegan of Mishawaka Enterprise presides as president while South Bend manufacturers host the event. The group plans trolley rides to Twin Branches and South Bend lines as the annual meeting proceeds.
Washington correspondent Louis Ludlow reports under the omnibus buildings bill no site may exceed 15 percent of the total appropriation, reducing graft risk. Indiana limestone is urged for new public buildings, with Vincennes and Richmond pushing for stone. Elkhart site cost limit set at 12,500 dollars and fire-safe spacing required.
The Big Four altered time cards with new arrivals for southbound trains including No. 33 at 9 06 a m and No. 25 at 2 35 p m and added No. 41 5 30 a m daily except Sunday No 21 4 10 a m Sunday only No 27 7 15 p m while northbound trains Nos 22 12 15 p m No 34 4 50 p m No 26 10 15 p m and No 28 7 20 a m also an excursion to Marion for $1 round trip is set for June 26.
The thirty third annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Editorial Association in South Bend adjourned yesterday morning. Officers elected include President Clay W. Metsker Plymouth first vice president W W Lockwood Peru second vice president W E Beeson Winchester and third vice president James H E McDonald Ligoner secretary treasurer J S Conologue Kendallville.
Anna McLaughlin to August Stock er lots in Elkhart 1200 dollars. L B Winder to Joseph Myers land in Locke 240 dollars. Elkhart Imp Co to B G Krienke lot in Elkhart 193 dollars. Hattie Fulmer to Samuel Clarke lot in Elkhart 300 dollars. Herman Borneman to Young Men's Christian Association of Lake Shore Railroad lot in Elkhart 2500 dollars.
The Wallace show is praised for featuring horses and boasting a top judge in the industry. Ben Wallace built a premier stable with hundreds of high quality horses, presenting a winter showcase of equine excellence.
Graduates received diplomas at the Elkhart Institute ceremony held at the opera house. Prof. Charles Zueblin of Chicago University spoke on Education and Democracy. The program included Institute chorus numbers and prayers by Rev. Light and Rev. John Blosser.
Attorneys for Tyler Cruthers seek release via habeas corpus from Sheriff Bray arguing sheriff lacked authority to arrest Cruthers on a warrant from a justice of the peace while serving as circuit court officer. They claim the alleged fake race if staged in Springfield Illinois deprives Indiana of jurisdiction. Judge Neal set Monday afternoon for arguments.
Bloomington Ind June 14 It can be stated on good authority that Dr Joseph Swain has not yet accepted the presidency of Swarthmore and that there are other considerations including raising the endowment fund The Indiana University trustees met on Saturday and Swain told the board he would decide by week’s start John W Cravens registrar of Indiana University has been offered a Swarthmore post but will likely remain.
The United States Fish Commission reports a new goby species from the Philippines smaller than any known vertebrate, measuring from under ten to about 15 millimeters. The fish are abundant and valued as a diet item by locals who catch them in close woven nets, and the genus name proposed is mystichthys from Greek roots meaning smallest fish.
The ad claims summer diarrhoea affects stay-at-homes from over eating and ice water. It touts Perry Davis Pain Killer as the only reliable remedy priced at 25 and 50 cents.
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