Elkhart Court Finishes Trials for Tree Destruction
Lee Weaver and Daniel Heffner of Elkhart Electric Company were fined three dollars each after a circuit court trial over cutting trees on Edwardsburg Avenue without city permission. The pair previously appealed from Elkhart city court where they were found guilty. The session also heard the case against Dean Chamberlain and Madge Carroll for the robbery of W. S. Asby in circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Weaver
Daniel Heffner
Elkhart
Edwardsburg Avenue
Heffner
Weaver
Elkhart Electric Company
Dean Chamberlain
Madge Carroll
W.S. Asby
Name Change and Mortgage Filed for Northern Indiana Railway
Papers filed with the county recorder rename Goshen & Indiana Traction Company to Northern Indiana Railway Company. A mortgage of 3,500,000 is filed with Columbia Trust Company of Pittsburgh as trustee. Bonds total 3,500 at 1,000 each bearing 5 percent until January 1, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Goshen & Indiana Traction Company
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Columbia Trust Company of
Pittsburg
State of Indiana v Wellington verdict and sentences
The jury found Harry Wellington guilty of petit larceny in Elkhart circuit court and sentenced him to thirty days in the Elkhart stone yard plus a $1 fine. Wellington said he was intoxicated and helped into a car, claiming he did not steal wine and that he is from Australia with Boer War service. Other notes mention divorces, subpoenas in Goshen, and appellate affirmation in Noyes Carriage Co. v Robbins, plus dismissal of Thornton v Burhans at plaintiff cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Australia
Real Estate Transfers in Goshen and Elkhart Regions
A string of property transfers lists buyers and sellers across Goshen Elkhart and South Elkhart. Notable deeds include Jacob B. Corneil and wife to L Y Vail for 18 lots in Goshen at 140 dollars and James J. Lynch and wife to Alvin Christopher for a lot in Elkhart at 200 dollars. Other transfers include Huebner Brewing Company sales, Briggsdale Improvement to Charles H Wright, and multiple Goshen Elkhart parcels with prices ranging from 90 to 1 850 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob B. Corneil
L. Y Vail
Goshen
James J. Lynch
Alvin Christopher
Elkhart
Harvey Shelly
Sylvester Hartsuck
City National Bank of
Lucy Whittaker
Sarah Ann Grubb
Louis Simpson
South Elkhart
Joseph
Property transfers in Indiana towns cited
Jacob Helper and wife deed a lot in Nappanee to Trustees of St John s and Emanuel Lutheran Church for 136 dollars. Henry W Weaver transfers a Goshen lot to Jennie M Weaver for 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Jacob “Helper
St. “John’s
Emanuel
Lutheran Church
Henry W. Weaver
Jennie M. Weaver
Goshen
Edwardsburg Community Notes and Local Visits
Rev E N Prentice returned from California praising the trip but preferring Michigan. Children’s Day services at the M E church drew large crowds and entertained. Mrs D D Phillips moved millinery to the Reese building on Cass street and will reside there. Remains of Miss Louise J Sharp from Bangor were buried here. Dr Hanson and wife drove from Niles in a car. Miss Elenn Van Antwerp visited her uncle G H Redfield in Mason. Artemus Dibble and wife visited relatives here. Mrs George Morse returned from Battle Creek. Grand Trunk Agent Schall’s brother and wife visiting. Mrs Lena Morse and family visiting. Mrs Louise Conley and daughter visiting. Mrs Grant Manning and daughter visiting Mrs Larson. Ad Rinehart and family visiting from Michigan City. James Carlisle started to Ohio for a month with his daughter. Mrs Leo Sweitzer visiting sister. Rev Pierce of Union preached at the Baptist church. Mrs Robert Carlisle visited sister in Eaton Rapids. Mrs Fred VanCamp presented a girl baby. Sherman and son Glen visited. Gene Claires sold his plant to a party. Miss Cu a of Dowagiac visiting Miss Etta friend. M rs Robbins visiting Cassopolis. Schock visiting this week. Griffin visited friends Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Prentice
California
Michigan
M. E
D. D. Phillips
Reese
Cass Street
Louise J. Sharp
Bangor
Dr. Hanson
Niles
Elenn van Antwerp
G. H. Redfield
Mason
Artemus Dibble
Mishawaka
George Morse
Battle Creek
Grand Trunk
Schall
Three Rivers
Lena Morse
Vicksburg
Louise Conley
Charles Smith
Grant Manning
South Bend
Larson
Ad Rinehart
Michigan City
James Carlisle
Ohio
Leo Sweitzer
Dowagiac
William Sweitzer
Rev
Pierce
Union
Baptist Church
Holtz Birthday Observed At Family Gathering
Solo news reports Holtz celebrated her birthday last Tuesday with children and grandchildren present. Also noted are attendance at Children’s Day exercises at Route Creek Sunday evening and an ice cream social at Clinger’s Saturday night. Fishing party counts include thirty bass by Kinney and Curtis at Laberdy Lake last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stel Holtz
Grandyere
Arl Hilbish
Berle Nickel
Mr. Rockstroh
Guy Kinney
Carl Curtis
Laberdy Lake
John Hilbish
Chicago
Edwin
George Dean
Charles Kinney
Carl Wibert
Elkhart
Heaton Lake
Bulgarian Officers Alleged Plot to Kill Prince Ferdinand
A Sofia dispatch reports an alleged confession by Bulgarian officers of a 1902 plot to assassinate Prince Ferdinand. The conspiracy planned to elevate Ferdinand’s infant son to the throne after the killing, revealed by an anonymous letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sofia
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Jett-White Case Goes to Jury in Jackson Ky Proceedings
Jackson Ky June 19 The Jett White case was given to the jury at noon in a closing by the prosecuting attorney who denounced Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan as violators of the law. The verdict was expected this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Hargis
Callahan
Pope's Health Update Revealed in Rome Report
Rome reports on June 19 that the pope's condition is officially learned to be improving though details are sparse. The update underscores cautious optimism amid ongoing medical attention and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Shapiro Pleads Guilty In Lake Shore Car Theft Case
Joseph Shapiro pleads guilty to entering a Lake Shore freight car and stealing items. He is fined five dollars and given twenty days in the Elkhart stone yard. Dean Chamberlain receives one to three years in state prison for part in the Asby theft affair. Madge Carroll is fined twenty five dollars and sentenced to ten days in county jail. William A. Calkins trial set for next Monday with lawyer Perry L. Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Chamberlain
State
W. S. Asby
Madge Carroll
Elkhart
William A. Calkins
Perry L. Turner
Corunna
Ind
Joseph Shapiro
Lake Shore
Supreme Court affirms life sentence for Charles Dunn in murder case
The supreme court upholds the Allied county court ruling sending Charles Dunn to life imprisonment for the murder of Alice Cothrill. Dunn, a resident of Elkhart, was convicted in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Allied County Court
Charles Dunn
Alice Cothrill
Dunn
Elkhart
Letter from Fedder details Alaska holdings and clues
Charles Weiler reports a letter from Herman C. Fedder written in Council City on March 2. Fedder describes duties as deputy recorder and lists holdings on Mystery Creek 2240 acres, Pukmumy Creek 160 acres, and Casa Da Paga. He notes pay dirt up to 75 cents per pan, a mastodon skeleton find by a prospector, and mentions Miss Fitz a Klondike woman with $150,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Weiler
Herman C. Fedder
Council City
Fedder
Frank Weiler
Alaska
Mystery Creek
Pukmumy Creek
Casa da Paga
Klondike
Fitz
Arbitrate Effort Continues in Chicago Striking Waiters
Negotiations between striking waiters and hotel and restaurant employers resumed in Chicago with aims for a complete settlement. Unions stand firm on reinstating all strikers and recognizing the union, a hurdle for any accord. The Steam Power Council warns that delay may trigger a sympathetic strike by teamsters, firemen, engineers and elevator operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Steam Power Council
Indiana crops show variable progress with cool spells
W T Blythe of the Weather Bureau notes a cool week ending June 15 with light showers early, then dry weather. Corn planting resumed. oats and wheat mixed results with rust and insects limiting yield. Clover prospects good. alfalfa hay made in Dearborn county. Transplanting rapid. tomatoes expected large crop statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Blythe
Indiana
Climatic and Crop Service, Weather Bureau
Timothy
Dearborn
May health report shows fewer deaths than last year
Secretary Hurry of the State Board of Health notes May health in the state featured 2,421 total deaths and an 11.3 per 1,000 rate. Tuberculosis caused 370 deaths, smallpox 579 cases with several counties reporting fatalities, typhoid 38 deaths, cancer 80, and orphaned children 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Jasper County
Boone
Marion
Vigo
Crawford
Daviess
Greene
Fatal Wreck on Illinois Central Near Raymond
A collision between a passenger and a freight train on the Illinois Central near Raymond Iowa results in nine dead and four seriously injured. Two passenger cars telescope. Killed are Waterloo Iowa crewmen Freight Engineer Fred Stoneman Freight Fireman I C Miller Passenger Fireman D J Bantz Freight Brakeman C P Stickney a mail clerk unnamed emigrant and three unidentified tramps. Two tramps severely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Des Moines
Iowa
Raymond
Fred Stoneman
I. C. Miller
D. J. Bantz
C. P. Stickney
Waterloo
Hardee killed in Bad Lands battle after jail escape
In a Bad Lands confrontation Monday William Hardee, a condemned murderer who escaped two weeks ago after killing a guard, was killed by the sheriff's posse. A posseman was wounded and died. News reached Glasgow, Montana, prompting a mob to hang Jack Brown from a courthouse window after taking him from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Mont
William Hardee
Hardee
Jack Brown
Unconfirmed Turkey Revolt Report Circulates in Europe
London reports from June 19 indicate Belgrade circulating rumors of a Turkish revolution and the Sultan's abdication, but diplomatic circles deny confirmation. Officials note ongoing unrest and strict censorship limiting news from Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgrade
Turkey
Ex President Cleveland Denies Candidacy Interest
The World quotes Cleveland saying he has no desire to enter public life and has no aspiration beyond peaceful days with his family. In Hamburg, during a Kaiser statue unveiling, barriers broke causing disorder. ambulances carried fifty eight injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the World
Cleveland
Hamburg
County Officials Consider $50,000 Courthouse Plan
County Commissioners and County Council will meet soon to discuss appropriations for a revised courthouse plan. The design calls for a two story sixteen foot addition at the four corners with new plumbing vaults windows and enlarged offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners
Board of County Council
Trial Denied in Western Union v Mary Swan Case
The court refused a new trial to the plaintiff in the Western Union Telegraph Co. versus Mrs. Mary Swan suit. The ruling upholds the prior verdict and ends further appellate steps in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Western Union Telegraph Co
Mary Swan
Divorce suit filed by Grace Monschein in circuit court
Attorneys Harmon and Zigler filed for Grace Monschein against John B. Monschein Jr. in the circuit court alleging non support. They wed November 13 1894 and separated July 15 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon & Zigler
Grace Monschein
John B. Monschein, Jr
Marriage Licenses in Elkhart Area Report
Leo M Bradford of Elkhart and Emily E Longsdorf of Elkhart. John G C Moore of Baugo township and Hattie A Pontius of Baugo township listed for marriage licenses in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linceses
Leo M. Bradford
Elkhart
Emily E. Longsdorf
John GC. Moore
Baugo
Hattie A. Pontius
Eressesae
Property transfers in Goshen Elkhart and Nappanee area
A series of land and lot transfers in Goshen Elkhart Nappanee Middlebury Briggsdale Elkhart and Locke townships with prices ranging from 40 to 8 000 dollars. Transactions involve multiple heirs and couples including Weaver Hurst Whitmer Brown Switzer Murray Poorbaugh Pippinger Hess Miles Davidson Pfeiffer and Beane among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C. Weaver
Jennie M. Weaver
Goshen
Emma Weaver
Ida D. Weaver
John A. Hurst
Permelia Hurst
Nappanee
Mary J. Whitmer
Jesse D. Brown
Elkhart
Oliver H. Switzer
Thomas Bradfield
Theodore Kirk
Bango Township
Wiliam M. Murray
Theodore F. Poorbaugh
Betty Smith
Anna Bloom
Middlebury
Briggsdale Improvement Company
Fred W. Fahlgren
Briggsdale
F. C. Roff
R. and
S. Blair
Joseph L. Pippinger
Lovina Martin
Locke Township
W. Warlick
Frederick G. Fried
J. B. Corpe
Clara V. Cripe
W .A. Griffith
George W. Loomis
John F
Real estate transfers in Elkhart and surrounding towns
A series of property deeds recorded in Elkhart County and nearby townships lists conveyances to multiple buyers including Bechtel, Hixon, Hale, Toska, Clarke, Troyer, Lutz, Fedder, Noffinger, Burhans, Klinger, Longsdorf, Sage, Nusbaum, Doering, Smeltzer, Chamberlain, Will, and Underhill. Amounts range from 100 to 4 250 dollars covering lots and tracts in Goshen Middlebury Concord Olive Baugo and Washington townships and Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iel M. Bechtel
Goshen
Daniel M. Bechtel
W. Arnold
Christian Stutz
H. W. Hixon
Middlebury
Elkhart County Loan & Trust Co
Henry W. Hixon
Mddlebury
Samuel Hale
Concord Township
Otto Toska
Clara Clarke
Jacob Troyer
B. F. Lutz
Elkhart
Charles E. Fedder
Bango Township
William F. Noffinger
Baugo Township
G. W. Burhans
Briggsdale Improvement Company
Charles Klinger
Briggsdale
J. W. Fieldhouse
Edna
Elisa Longsdorf
Martin G. Sage
John W. Fieldhouse
G. W. Nusbaum
Abraham Moyer
Elkhart Township
J. M. Bechtel
George Doering
Wakarusa
George Martin
Levi Smeltzer
Olive Township
Jerome Martin
Robert S. Chamberlin
Wilson W
Nervous Headache Breeds Insanity Advert
A vintage ad extols Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills claiming they cure nervous headaches not just mask them. It features a testimonial from Mrs E Koontz of Elkhart Indiana and notes the product is sold by druggists or the Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on every package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W.chase
A. W. Chase
50Cat
Dr. A W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A.W. Chase
M. D
Indicted Newspaper Manager Linked to Investigating Committee
Indianapolis July report indicates Hilton Brown manager of News in Indianapolis stands indicted. Arthur Staple of St Louis detective Noel and attorney for the investigating committee, with George Hunt serving as secretary, named in the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Hilton Brown
News
Arthur. Staple
A. St. Louis
M Noel
Cou
George Hunt
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Northern Indiana Railway Co
Lulu BE
Lehman
Charlies
W. J. Stamp
A. and
C. Rinehart
Mary Carroll
Wash Browne
Noyes Carriage Company
Ollie B. Robbins
Solomon H. Thornton
George W. Burhans
Edwardsburg
Robert Carlisle
Eaton Rapids
Fred VanCamp
Sherman
Glen
Carlisle
Gene Claires
Son
Cu- “A
Etta
Aees Robbins
Cassopolis
Schock
Griffin
Solo News
Madge Carrol
Elkhart Man
the State Board
Ses Ee Oatesol
Court House
Clark Lane
Elizabeth Bowes
W. G. Thompson
Oscar Gandy
Elmer Manning
Isaac Moser
Mary E. Starr
Elias Crouse
Edward O
Pfeiffer
A. Re David
William ‘Barger
Mary Gibson
Charles E
Beane
Dan
E.Z Z. Benomme
Cohoe
Ayer
J.C. AS CO
Lowell, Mass
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