Elkhart Launches Fast Becoming Pleasure Recreation
Elkhart introduces a new approach to recreation and pleasure through rapid, efficient means. The initiative promises streamlined access, aiming to boost leisure activities and community engagement.
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
1
Elkhart Hosts Thirty Eight Automobiles Show Wide Variety
Elkhart reports about 38 automobiles valued at roughly 60 000 with sixteen makes including Cadillac Columbia Pope Toledo Overland Winton Packard Locomobile Acme and more. Owners note high running costs and wear depreciation, while future purchases and a coming Chicago trip are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Cadillac
Columbia
Pope-Toledo
Overland
Thomas
Winton
Packard
Locomobile
Acme
Shelby
General
Peerless
Haes-Apperton
Fieldhouse
Chicago
W. W. Sterling
al Jen Cook
J.L. Harman
H. P. Columbia
W. G.hill
H. Pp. Pope
Toledo
Gene Atkins
Bristol
Charlies Clark
H. P. Pope
Perry L. Turner
Sh. P. Hayes-Apperton; A. H. Beardsley
H. P. Pearless
George Pratt
H.p. Locomobile
Carl Barney
Mr. Briggs, Sr
H. P. Winton
Martin Crown
H. P. Acme
Louisa J. Chapman
Charles Hassier
H. P. Packard
Charles Miles
H. Newell
H. P. Thomas
C. G. Conn
Howard Knevels
H. P. Overland
James Barger
H. P. General
U. S. Enders
H. P. Shelby
I. W. Short
Ed. Zeigler
C. M. Ejisenbeiss
EH. A. Baker
Nate Tibbitts
George Kistner
H. P. Cadillac
Kate Upp
Franklin Miles
Harry Goetell
Orrin Conely
Frank Towsley
Delos Weaver
al Signor
Jonas Hoover
al Smitley
W. B. Pratt
Studebaker
Odd Fellows Hold Memorial Service in Mishawaka
The Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Association of Odd Fellows met in Mishawaka for the first time to decorate graves and hold a memorial address by Past Grand Master T. R. Jessup of Richmond. Over 1,000 members attended a parade to Mishawaka park before the decision to hold the next service in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Indiana
Southern
Michigan
Elkhart
Final arguments in suit against Consolidated Bank receivers
Final arguments will be heard Thursday in the case of Wilpon Roose receiver of the Indiana Bank against the Consolidated Bank and related tors. The hearing follows a long dispute over the receivership and settlement terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil‘pon
Roose
Indiana 1. Bank
Consolidated
Kirkendall Found Guilty in City Court Fight
Donald Kirkendall was found guilty by a city court jury on assault and battery after a round house fight with Clarence C. Coats. He received a $33 fine plus costs, while Coats suffers lasting injuries including loss of sight in one eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kirkendall
Clarence C. Coats
E.A. Baker
Skinner & Wider
Kirkendall
Coats
Goshen
Potts Saloon Closed After Liquor Lawsuit
Irwin Potts’s saloon at Main and Lexington was shut from Saturday afternoon to yesterday for a Meyers Bros. judgment of 130 dollars. Potts claimed householder status allowed 600 property value. an inventory totaled 389.12. Plaintiffs’ attorneys will seek circuit court action to deny his householder claim. Potts is represented by Skinner and Wider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Irwin Potts
Meyers Bros
Laquor
Cincinnati
Conley and Darling
Potts
J. B. Davidson
A. F. Rowe
Circuit
Skinner and Wider
Goshen Woman Dies in New York Hospital
Mrs Emma Daily a 50 year old Goshen resident and widow of Thomas A Daily died in a New York hospital Sunday afternoon from complications after a recent operation. Daughter of Christian Stutz of Middlebury she was well known in Goshen and her death came as a sudden shock to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
New York
Emma Daily
Thomas A. Daily
Christian Stutz
Middlebury
New York Hospital
New Big Four Trains Put On Between Elkhart and Indianapolis
Two new Big Four trains begin service between Elkhart and Indianapolis connecting with the main division at Indianapolis. Train 41 departs at 1 40 p m for the south while Train 42 arrives from the south at 7 20 p m. Each consists of parlor car, combination car and coach with parlor cars also on Trains 38 and 34. Through service from Benton Harbor to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Benton Harbor
Elkhart Druggist Resigns for South Bend Post
William Berkey, a longtime Elkhart pharmacist at Houseworth Bros. middle drugstore, resigns to take a similar job in South Bend. He was among the city’s oldest druggists, worked at several stores, and was a popular, accommodating clerk with customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
William Berkey
Houseworth Bros. Middle Drugstore
South Bend
Berkey
Chicago Market Changes Hands
A. J. Horton acquired the Chicago Meat Market of Krau & Weippert and engaged Dave Busler as cutter. Horton's personal attention to the business and his wide Elkhart acquaintance are expected to attract a large patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. J
Dad) Horton
Krau & Weippert
Horton
Dave Busler
Elkhart
Elkhart Knight Presents Banner to Goshen Commandery No 50
Sir Knight George T. Barney of Elkhart presented Goshen Commandery No 50 with a silk banner trimmed in gold lace and a gold leaf monogram. The banner was described as one of the prettiest ever brought to Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Goshen Commandery
Knight
George T. Barney
Goshen
Aged Farmer Abraham Holderman Dies at 71
Abraham Holderman longtime Bere resident aged 71 died Sunday at home. Other names tied to his community include Mrs Daniel Wenger, Mrs Irvin Wenger and Mrs Martha Cook. Burial arrangements and services are pending with local references to Bere area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Holderman
Bere
Railroader Sues for Divorce Over Dancing Wife
James B. MacCulloch of Elkhart files for divorce from Mabel Elinora MacCulloch alleging she is an inveterate dancer who chose dances over nursing him after a railway collision. He claims ten weeks in bed and neglected meals and household duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Elnora MacCulloch
James B. MacCulloch
Lake Shore
Elkhart
MacCulloch
Woman collapses from play's fright in Detroit
Mrs. Martin H. Kinney, wife of the Elkhart circuit court clerk, is in a Flint private sanatorium recovering from nervous prostration after witnessing Richard Mansfield in Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Detroit. Her nurse Miss Jessie Ashley accompanied her. Kinney says the play's realism caused the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mansfield
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Detroit
Mich
Martin H. Kinney
Elkhart Circuit Court
Flint
Dismissal in City Court For Disorderly Conduct Case
Robert Loose age 19 and Catherine Elco age 20 faced disorderly conduct charges after arrest at 221 1 2 North Main Street. A preliminary hearing was held yesterday before Judge Raymer. they pleaded not guilty. The case was dismissed today for lack of evidence of improper conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Loose
Catherine Elco
North Main Street
Raymer
Congressman Recommends Postmaster Brings Brady Approval
United Press reports on June 20 that Congressman Brick named his law partner Dennis Brady for postmaster of South Bend to succeed Horace Miller. Brady was appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press News
Asnn
Washington
Brick Today
Dennis Brady
South Bend
Horace Miller
Brady
Brakeman Scott Keene Injured in Dunne Park Switching
Scott Keene, a brakeman, had his leg badly bruised and mashed while switching at Dunne Park. He was taken home and to the hospital. His parents live seven miles north of the city. Injuries are not dangerous but recovery will take time. Fellow workers say he was fortunate to escape more serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Keene
Dunne Park
Mr .Keene
Spent the Night on the Waters at Diamond Lake
Charles Mowery spent a night adrift on Diamond Lake after fog blocked his view of the boat house. He rowed the shore all night until dawn, hoping never to repeat the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Mowery
Diamond Lake
Fire board ties with department over new team work
Officials report a tie in a dispute between the fire department and the board over a new team assignment. Details are unclear in the fragment but the disagreement involves organizational changes and responsibilities. Further information is expected from city records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Amon
Death of Elkhart Resident From Intense Heat
Richard F. Pultz, aged 78, carpenter and longtime Elkhart resident, died Sunday morning after collapsing from heat after a day of work. Survived by two sons Ransom and Frank, with services set at the Baptist church at 10 tomorrow led by Rev. O V Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Richard F. Pultz
Pultz
Thomas Clothing Store
Ransom
Chicago
Frank
Mr. Pultz
New York
Stephens
M. Stover
Lexington Avenue
Baptist Church
O. V. Wheeler
Nappanee Farmer Killed by Freight Train
Coroner and assistant spent the day in Nappanee investigating the death of Henry Ipe a local farmer who was run over by a B and O freight train Friday He was crossing the main track near his home when the fast train approached and could not stop The engine and eight cars passed over him He leaves a wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Dewey
C. M. Hisenbeiss
Nappanee
Henry Ipe
Ipe
New Ice Company Considered by Local Businessmen
A movement by several local businessmen aims to form a stock company to manufacture ice in the city. They criticize the St. Joe Ice company for poor service and high charges, claiming ice can be produced at half the current price with good profits. Other cities like Mishawaka and Hammond show successful ice firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe Ice Company
Mishawaka
Hammond
Circus Cancelled in South Bend Over Smallpox Fears
A telegram from a Barnum & Bailey agent announces cancellation of the June 30 engagement in South Bend due to smallpox outbreaks in Grand Rapids Michigan. The change in route prompted the South Bend date to be canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Barnum & Bailey
Grand Rapids
Mich
South Bend Woman Secures Divorce
Sadie Harris Fagan was granted a divorce from William Fagan in the St. Joseph circuit court this morning alleging abandonment. They married January 23, 1901 after a short acquaintance. Fagan, a former Notre Dame student, disappeared while they lived in Schenectady, New York. Mrs. Fagan is well known in Elkhart County where her father owns property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Sadie Harris Fagan
William Fagan
St. Joseph
Fagain
Notre Dame University
Schnectady
N. Y
Fagan
Elkhart County
Youth Elopes to Marry In Mich. Detention Spawns Doubts
Louis Swanger fourteen, son of a Mishawaka contractor, eloped with Miss Cleo Stockbarger about fifteen, traveling to St Joseph Michigan to wed. The union may be annulled amid questions over age and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Swanger
Mishawaka
St. Joseph, Mich
Cleo Stockbarger
Knickerbocker Ice Company considers Elkhart branch plant
Fred H. Heem, Knickerbocker Ice Co. representative, surveys Elkhart for a potential branch ice plant. If saloonkeepers and merchants sign ice contracts, the company may locate here along Lake Shore tracks to ice refrigerator and meat cars. Existing supply comes from Lake Shore ice house and St Joe Ice Co. The Frog and Crossing Company buildings along the tracks may suit an artificial plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Heem
Knickerbocker Ice Co
Chicago
Knickerbocker Company
Elkhart
Lake Shore
St. Joe Ice Co
Frog
Golf club building struck by lightning at Kenwood
The Kenwood Golf Club building was struck by lightning at 6 o clock Saturday evening. The bolt hit the chimney and stove, spread to a sink with tin pans, and followed pipes underground. Vernon Van Fleet and Rev. R. R. Graham were in an adjoining room and unharmed though they felt electric shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood Golf Club
Vernon van Fleet
Rev. R. R. Graham
Excursion trains run to Benton Harbor and Indianapolis
Ninety five excursion tickets sold to Elkhart residents for Benton Harbor and fifty for Indianapolis excursion rates. Three trains operated to Benton Harbor to handle the crowd. Another excursion planned for next Sunday to Benton Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Elkhart
Benton Harbor
Indianapolis
Muskegon Man Claims Tuberculosis Cure via Automobile Habit
Myron H. Jackson of Muskegon Michigan writes friends he is fully restored to health and cured of tuberculosis by adopting the automobile habit. He previously tried medicines and outdoor tent living, noting improved lung air intake from driving at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron H. Jackson
Muskegon, Mich
Memorial Day Service Postponed At Lutheran Church
The Samaritan Memorial Day service set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the Lutheran church was postponed due to extreme heat, with a morning service planned on a future Sunday. Attendance was expected to be small because of the hot weather.
Foot Injury From Glass in Stone Lake Incident
Dr. M. A. Farrer of Middlebury sustained a severe foot cut to the bone after jumping from a boat into shallow water on Stone lake. He and others landed on a sharp glass piece, causing the injury yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Farrer
Middlebury
Stone Lake
Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Middlebury Establishment
A Middlebury lumber yard owned by Nusbaum Bros. was destroyed by fire last night causing an estimated loss of 10000 dollars. It is unclear if the loss is insured. The yard had just opened this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Nusbaum Bros
Rain Relieves Suffering in New York Tenements
Rain showers early today eased suffering in New York tenement districts. Many died or collapsed after yesterday's boiler explosion at the Subway Company's power plant. Fireman Joseph Morgan and Frank Marone died, with injuries possibly increasing the death toll to ten as children slept in parks to escape heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press’News Assn
New York
Joseph Morgan
Frank
Marone
Subway
Commencement Exercises At Goshen College Landmark Event
Commencement exercises at Goshen College mark the formal ceremony closing a academic year. The program includes graduates receiving diplomas and remarks from faculty and speakers. The event underscores academic achievement and campus tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen College
Aka
Tag Day Receipts for Clark Hospital Benefit Reported
The second annual Tag Day by Clark Hospital Auxiliary yielded about 400 dollars amid heat and a storm. Weather and few workers limited total receipts. donations included large gifts from local businessmen. The event also faced criticism of hospital management, with physicians denying handling charity funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Hospital
Board of Advisers
Breen
Pratt and
Main Streets
Weaver Orchestra
Pat Runyan
Anton Austranger
Lake Shore
Austranger
Cigarmakers’ Union
Elkhart
Amish Conference Upholds Anti Divorce Ruling
About 600 Amish-Mennonites gathered for their annual conference with delegates from Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Indiana Illinois Kansas Nebraska and Missouri. The primary issue was divorce with the older faction prevailing narrowly over progressives as turmoil marked the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Goshen Priest Chancellor Named for St Peter’s Church
The former Goshen priest Charles Thiele of Whiting is named pastor at St. Peter’s Church succeeding the late Father Ferdinand Kverdt. Father Vernn, the new chancellor, has served in Plymouth for several years and was stationed in Goshen for a long period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Alerding
Charles Thiele
Whiting
Charley Thiele
St. Peter’s Church
Ferdinand Kverdt
Vernn
Plymouth
Gozhen
Osteopaths Pass Medical Examination
A brief report notes osteopaths pass a medical examination. The article references doctors and a group identified by initials, with limited readable details on the examination outcome and participants.
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St.Louis
Hartford
Conn
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William R. Riley
Hile
Rosa Ruby
Railroader
Dr. Jeykil
Brick
Miller
Keene
NEW Ice Company
IGE
Ars Ee Ie
Liege
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