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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
7
The Odd Fellows depart by the 12:20 train tomorrow for Mishawaka to attend memorial services at Battell Park. Four counties will be represented: Elkhart St. Joseph Marshall and LaPorte.
Funeral services for James Lilly will be held Monday at 3 30 PM from his house on North Fifth Street. Burial will follow in Grace Lawn cemetery with Rev Light officiating.
Sheriff Manning escorted Attorney John Monschien to the asylum at Loneycliff yesterday morning. Officials believe a few weeks of treatment may restore his health.
Arrangements made with the Trumpet Notes band to accompany the Samaritans on their excursion to Fort Wayne on June 24.
A Goshen group including Mr and Mrs Charles E Gorham Mr and Mrs P R Judkins Mrs Mahlon A Vinnedge and Mrs W Jack Latta joined a Goshen party at the Kenwood club in Elkhart for an all afternoon golf on the Kenwood links and plans to dine at the club house that evening.
A period advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild and pleasant tasting. It claims no nausea or griping unlike pills and ordinary cathartics, aids digestion, and stimulates liver and bowels without irritation. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A Ritchinson Globe item quotes Joe Tack, a Missouri Pacific engineer between Wichita and Kiowa, claiming teriffic stomach pains were cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after a doctor recommended it. He says others were cured too and promotes the product with dealer availability.
Grand Trunk Railway System distributes a free descriptive booklet about The Royal Muskoka Hotel a resort on Lake Rosseau Muskoka Lakes Highlands of Ontario. The illustrated publication highlights lake scenery hotel features and summer pleasures and is available from W. Robinson TPA 506 Park Building Pittsburgh PA.
First class piano tuning and re pairing offered with orders left at the music store or by phone. All work guaranteed. Address 420 and 422 South Main Street. uw
An advertisement promises a scenic escape to the Muskoka district about 100 miles north of Toronto in the Highlands of Ontario. It pledges cool breezes and primitive nature away from heat, inviting readers to request free illustrated publications from W. Robinson, T. P. A., Grand Trunk System.
Advertises Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original non opiate cough syrup that moves the bowels to expel a cold. Claims relief of throat and lung irritation with a soothing healing effect and broad suitability for all ages. Sold at all druggists.
Parties placing their order for immediate delivery, price of coke set at four dollars per ton. Elkhart Gas Co foot of East High Street.
A reader praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best cure for painful piles, bleeding and protruding. The notice also claims it is effective for cuts burns and injuries and lists Houseworth Bros. druggists selling it for 25 cents.
Andrew S. Lamb offers loans with flexible amounts and terms to fit borrower needs. Prepayment privileges available. Located at 118 West Mexington Avenue.
A. A. Herren of Flinch Arkansas reports Foley's Honey and Tar as the best proportion for coughs colds and lung trouble. He claims it has cured consumption in the first stages and says no one who uses it remains unsatisfied. Houseworth Bros.
Tickets on sale May 9th 19th and 30th and June 12th apply to F R Mosfer T P A 115 Adams St Chicago IL. Excursions to Minnesota North and South Dakota and the Canadian Northwest.
A mild pleasant remedy to aid digestion and stimulate the liver and bowels without irritation. It does not nauseate or gripe, unlike pills or harsher laxatives, and is sold by Houseworth Bros.
Lake Shore Railway offers very low fares for a June 29 to July 4 excursion from Denver to meet repeats of Epworth League gathering. Tickets and details available from nearest Lake Shore agent.
A Lake Shore booklet offers a list of vacation spots including hotels farm homes and campsites. Readers may obtain a copy from any Lake Shore agent or request via A. J. Smith G. P. A. Cleveland Ohio.
Seven years of stomach and liver trouble ended for George Hoffman of Harper Washington after using Electric Bitters. He endorses them as a wonderful medicine and plans to keep them in his home. Houseworth Bros. sells bottles at 50 cents under guarantee.
Effective June 19 the Lake Shore By will place a new accommodation train in service over the Air Line Division between Elkhart and Toledo running daily except Sunday Leaving Elkhart 7 00 a m arriving Toledo 10 40 a m stopping practically at all stations 6 18 14 15 16 17 5t
Tickets on sale from May 23 to September 29 offer low rates to Seattle Bellingham Everett Victoria Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego For details contact F R Mosier at 115 Adams St Chicago Illinois Includes notices for dates of sale and agent information.
Barley and Personett question whether a Bristol steel rod requires enameling, exploring material suitability and finish options for restoration or manufacturing applications.
Window glass buyers are promised the largest stock at Turneck’s with guaranteed lowest price. customers can compare options and save on a wide range of panes and sizes across the showroom.
Barley & Personett at 108 Jefferson Street offer bicycle repair and enamel finishing services.
Rev C D Foote of Harpersville New York endured agonizing coughs from the grip and slept upright until he used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds which cured his cough and saved him from consumption Houseworth Bros druggists offer 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a free trial bottle.
Great Western Railway offers greatly reduced round trip rates for travel to Arizona Arkansas British Columbia Canadian Northwest Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Manitoba Mexico Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North and South Dakota Oregon Texas Washington and Wyoming. Tickets go on sale May 2 16 and June 6 20. For details contact F R Mosier T P A 115 Adams St Chicago Illinois.
Gas house coke for fuel per ton delivered. Asd Fiikhart Gas Co., foot of East.
Delinquent taxes for Elkhart City Concord Bango Cleveland and Osolo townships are due at The Simpson Abstract Office 206 South Main St Elkhart Indiana paid to Louis N Simpson. E E Drake Treasurer Elkhart County.
Epworth League Denver Cal occasion prompts Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to offer round trip tickets to Denver from June 29 to July 4 at reduced rates. Inquiries urged with local Lake Shore agent for details.
An old advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best aid for digesting food and curing constipation. The copy emphasizes the famous pills as a reliable remedy and highlights their gentle, fast-acting effects.
Dancing masters in Columbus Ohio discuss reviving the old jig and clog with a waltz influence as a national trend. They praise the jig for limb development and grace while some hold to waltz and two step as the prevailing dances. Prof Beaumont studied Irish jig abroad to teach mastery at meetings. no jigs on nationals program but professional waltz clog by Prof Blackburn of Pittsburgh featured.
Richard Gardner, Sr., a Lake Shore railroad fireman, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with stopping his back pain and kidney decline. He reports severe symptoms leading to Bright's disease but says the first box brought relief and strengthened his back. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Ten times easier to cure coughs croup and lung and bronchial affections when bowels are open. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is the original laxative cough syrup. Gently moves the bowels and expels cold from the system. Best for coughs colds croup whooping cough. Remember the name Kennedy's and the red clover blossom and honey bee in the bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Board of Commissioners of Elkhart County invites sealed proposals by July 17 1905 for replacing wooden stringers with steel on the Highland Park bridge over the St Joseph River and replanking with cement abutments. Bids for new steel joists and floor on the Jackson Street bridge over the Elkhart River are also requested. Bond and affidavits required. board may reject all bids.
The advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as penetrating the skin to subdue inflammation and cure piles burns cuts eczema eczema Tetter Ring Worm and all skin diseases. It claims effectiveness for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and notes the product is made by E. C. De Witt & Co. and sold by all druggists.
Great Western Railway offers $16.00 fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis and return from Chicago with tickets on sale daily to September 30. Final return limit October 31. Also low rates to points in Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Apply to F. R. Mosier, 115 Adams Street, Chicago. Sept. 80.
Probate Court records show final reports filed for Clara Puterbaugh admr and others. appraisers named for John H Berlinz estate. executors and guardians bonded with specified amounts. inventories and balances in multiple estates. license revocation withdrawn for Chr Busse. Hartford Insurance case verdict for $338.46. replevin suit for T J Irving Wolfe favoring Wolfe after jury deliberation.
Editorials note the Czar and the Mikado weary of conflict and lament the price of war had terms been agreed earlier. The Paoll News recalls Fairbanks pressed on to open the exposition, citing duty despite potential 1908 presidency talk.
The South Bend Times notes the death of George E. Seney, longtime Ohio lawyer and Democratic leader from the Tiffin district 1883 to 1891. He served as quartermaster in the Civil War and authored Seney’s Ohio Code, linking him with Thurman Pendleton Ward Morgan Payne. The piece laments the loss of a key Buckeye Democrat.
The Goshen Democrat notes Governor Hanley is keeping Chicago gamblers out of Michigan City. The governor is described as very busy with many tasks.
Miss Bessie Light and Miss Francis Bailey of Crawfords ville Ind left for Valparaiso Ind to take a summer course at the Normal school. BE A. Smith in Elkhart. Harry Troune of South Bend visited George Shetterly. Mr Fish of Dowagiac visits Frank Bement and family. A D Houtz of Adamsville ill with rheumatism. John Atkinson and Chas Tatterday of Cassopolis in town. Genevieve Light and Maud Kelsey in Cassopolis. Wm Martin of Cassopolis visits A G Martin. Clark Olmsted of Pavilion visits relatives. Clifford and Constance Brady in Cassopolis.
Cleveland News reports Mr. and Mrs. Winias Weirick entertained Mr. and Mrs. Beers, with Mr. Forest Keyser and children as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Shreiner over Sunday. George Shreiner lost a valuable horse recently. Graduation exercises were well attended in Goshen on Thursday with several township graduates. Miss Goldie Penrod works for Mrs. Josiah Kreider. Willis Kreider traveled to South Bend on Sunday to resume work Monday.
Readable fragment reports Mrs 1 BE Smith removed from something linked to SS and a location at 109 Pacific with unclear context. No further details or names are available.
A special train excursion for fruit and truck growers will run from St. Louis to East Texas around June 20. The week long trip aims to study fruit and truck growing during harvest with visits to big orchards and meetings of horticultural leaders. Northern growers invited. Texas Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association hosts. itinerary and costs available.
An advertisement claims Dean's Ointment provides instant relief and a permanent cure for ching piles and similar issues. It lists a 50 cent price at any drug store.
May notice to Elkhart residents along gas mains offering a gas range at 17 dollars with no extra cost for future extensions. Buyers pay 5 dollars on order and 5 dollars monthly thereafter, until paid. Board of Directors Elkhart Gas Co. authorization.
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