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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
8
A dated advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as pure and wholesome. It claims strict testing, no alum or harmful chemicals, and consistent superiority over other baking powders, urging housewives to trust its use for light, trouble free baking.
Rev Simons presided and preached at the United Brethren church meeting. Visitors include Rev and Mrs James Boyer of Adamsville, Mrs Laura Noles of Rome City visiting Charles Plank, and Dorotha Gongware is ill with lung fever. Frank Simpson of Chapel Hill visited D W Eby. Nettie Ross received a bouquet from Washington state with ferns mosses and wildflowers gathered February 21. Sleighing dwindles and roads are poor.
S A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina recounts his wife suffering from dyspepsia with a torpid liver until Elaters provided quick relief and full recovery. Houseworth Bros druggists sell and guarantee them at a bottle.
Henry Stevens, once a vagrant, underwent surgery at Clarke hospital last Tuesday. He is progressing well and the wounded leg is healing rapidly after an inch and a half of bone was removed. He plans to resume studies at Goshen College as soon as possible.
Leonard Frank buys 145 1 2 acres offered by Leander Anderson guardian for James S Mather at 60 dollars per acre. The land lies in Bangos township. The farm previously sold 20 years ago to Jonathan R Mather for 75 dollars per acre.
Arthur Kline of Wabash College writes he has been elected president of his class for next year. A graduate of the local high school he is currently a junior at the college.
A Chicago street car conductor attacked during a labor riot applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve and recovered quickly. G. J. Week of Tekonsha Michigan praises it for family use. The salve is touted as ideal for cuts and burns and is sold for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
In recent Baltic amber dredged from the sea large clear masses reveal inside them small intact mammal parts including fur teeth and claws, suggesting better preservation than expected for ancient life.
A description explains the eyeball receiving nourishment through minuscule blood vessels that cannot admit red corpuscles, affecting the eye's substance.
An old ad claims a man who faced indigestion or constipation has found a quick cure with King’s New Life Pills. The product promises relief from headache and digestive troubles and is offered for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store with a guaranteed quality.
John W. Culp of Elkhart has been granted a patent for a burglar and fire alarm system. The device combines detection and alert features to improve home security.
Congressman Brick announces that C. D. Sherwin will be re appointed postmaster at Goshen. Local officials and residents await formal confirmation and dates for the handling of duties in Goshen.
An old advertisement notes Ring Dyspepsia Tablets from Houseworth Bros promising relief and improving taste and digestion with a concise sales claim.
Iowa judges free bank president M Beuthien from embezzlement charges due to a deficiency in state law. The cashier Arnold Beuthien pleads guilty but may withdraw, risking a broader finding that bank officers can loan funds to themselves without penalty. The ruling centers on missing punishments for self loans.
W. W. Moore district attorney faced bribery charges after Frank D. Glover Austin businessman testified as a go-between. Glover said he delivered $12,500 at Kirby's direction and that Moore first demanded $30,000 to settle the suit. Kirby claimed $4,000,000 in bonds could be converted if dismissed.
Iowa officials stop construction of Standard Oil pipelines within state lines. An injunction was served on workers near Fort Madison as they extended a Chicago to Kansas pipeline along Santa Fe railroad right of way. State contends the railroad charter limits use to railroad purposes.
Elmira N Y March 1 The National Association of Roadmakers is expected to hold its convention in Elmira next month in conjunction with the New York Chicago Road association annual meeting Planned plans had pointed to Pittsburg but promoters of the New York Chicago meeting here March 21 22 have secured assurances that roadmakers will join with the national highway agitators.
In Syracuse New York on March 1 Irene Makowski age 3 used a red hot poker to play with her 19 month old brother Ignatus setting fire to his clothing. The two were alone in the house and the infant died a few hours later from the burns.
Richard J. Reynolds, tobacco magnate of Winston-Salem, has married his private secretary Miss Mary Kathleen Smith. The couple has sailed for Europe.
President has signed a joint resolution providing for the return of flags captured during the Civil War. The measure authorizes the return and restitution of historic battleground flags to their rightful owners or institutions.
Missouri Pacific conductor Jack Ramsey of Council Grove Kansas credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing sleeplessness and nervous strain from railroad work. He says the pills calm nerves and improve sleep and recommends them to other workers under stress. They are advertised as a universal remedy for nervous disorders and blood diseases.
Sacramento report states Senators Emmons Bankers Wright and French were expelled for receiving bribes. The investigating committee's findings were adopted by 35 votes. Bunkers and French were expelled with 34 votes, Emmons unanimously by 34 votes, while Wright was expelled after a final plea, by 33 for and none against.
Springfield Feb. 28 The Illinois Mine Workers association passes constitutional changes requiring two extra years of service for full membership and free admission for sons of widows under 17. Annual elections of state and subdistrict officers move to the first Tuesday of February each year.
In Jefferson City on February 28 a 60 member Republican caucus heard Thomas K. Niedringhaus offer to withdraw in favor of any Republican other than R. C. Kerens if a consensus candidate is chosen. He pledged to release supporters from caucus obligations if that condition is met.
A dispute near Yazoo City Mississippi between Edward Stevens a planter and four black men led to the killing of Edward Stevens and his brother W H Stevens and the wounding of a black man named Wilder.
Boston mass February 28 invitations to the wedding of Minnie Twombly Jones and Captain Arthur Kamler Edler von Saarberg of the Austrian army have been withdrawn.
John Smiley aged 20 committed suicide after a half hour struggle with his bride in Muncie Indiana. He drank morphine to end his life following a jealous dispute with his young wife. Death occurred soon after the dose.
Chambersburg Pa Feb 28 Dr E S Freed prominent physician commits death by own action shooting himself in head his body found in his office by a patient in the city last night authorities report the tragedy shocked the community and authorities were investigating the case as a suicide with no immediate cause given for the act.
Charles Schmidt reports his valuable Haglish Pointer named Dewey has been stolen from the saloon. The incident details are unclear but theft is being investigated by local authorities.
A new automobile garage to be started by a Bristol and Elkhart group plans to locate at the Bowles livery barn at 108 South Second street in Elkhart. Capitalization set at 30000 dollars with eight agency lines and rental options. A 40 horsepower four cylinder Papa Toledo car ordered for delivery April 1.
The Trinity M E Sunday School Chorus under Mrs Minnie Nash received praise for a Sunday afternoon performance. Rev W Halpenny requested the same bird song for the evening and took a copy home. Mrs Nash has trained choirs at Chautauquas and Epworth League assemblies in Lincoln Nebraska.
The wayward girl, named withelad, was located at 7 PM yesterday at a friend’s home on Virginia Avenue by Officers White and Stamp. She accompanied her mother to return home at Silver Lake this morning.
Tenants in the Monger building faced inconvenience as the elevator became disabled after a gear cog slipped, rendering it immovable for a period this morning.
A Washington telegram reports Mrs J McM Smith and Miss Florence Smith of South Berd were received forenoon by President Roosevelt and Secretaries Test and Morton. They were accompanied by Congressman A Lo Brick of Indiana and Mrs Brick.
Elkhart investors in the Federal Supply Co Chicago contemplate reclaiming at least a portion of their $10 000 investment. Attorneys for local stockholders and Chicago lawyers believe a portion may be recovered amid legal entanglements. The firm holding the packing rights is seen as promising, and prominent figures like James L Harman of Elkhart remain optimistic about a partial recovery.
Ilustrious pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski performed for a large South Bend crowd with many Elkhart attendees among them. The program featured solo pieces and four encores including Liszt rhapsodies Chopin waltz and Mendelssohn song, with Schubert’s Erlkönig praised by local music lovers.
Attendance at Castle A B B Church on Sunday was good with strong Sunday school turnout and good interest. Rev J T Roberts of Marion Indiana delivered an excellent morning discourse while Bishop H E Kephart spoke Sunday and Monday evenings on conversion with four accessions to the church.
A St Joe Mining Co stockholder said the firm will send a representative to Alaska at season start to advance its holdings near Council City along Ofal Creek about 90 miles from Nome. Rich veins are claimed nearby and a Nome railroad under construction should ease ore shipment and reduce miners costs. Herman Fedder, who visited Alaska last summer, will join the representative to oversee work on the claims.
George Thomas sold his drugstore at the corner of Main and Marion streets to Claud Wall of Marion Indiana. Negotiations lasted about a week. Wall, a Purdue pharmacy graduate, plans to reopen the store within three or four days after the invoice close at noon.
John M Menschein operates as attorney at law and notary public offering life and fire insurance and loans from ten to ten thousand dollars. The office is on the second floor of the Odd Fellows Block above Heilfrick's Furniture Store.
Early today a blaze destroyed the Lakeside iron works three miles south of Milwaukee and badly damaged the Bruce engine plant and Racine iron and steel works. Estimated loss is $200,000.
The State of Indiana Elkhart county issues a non resident notice in the case Elisha A. Baker versus J A Clark. Clark must appear April 25 1905 at 2 pm at 412 South Main Elkhart to answer or demur to the complaint. failure may lead to judgment in absentia. Justice John M Brumbaugh signs the notice February 28 1906.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes DeWitt’s pills as a tonic not a drastic purge. It notes relief for headaches and constipation and mentions a Hamilton hotel context with a druggist distribution.
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