Poisoned or Profit? Tragedy in Darnell Case Sparks Inquest
John C. Darnell dies at Goshen under suspicious circumstances amid rumors of poisoning. His wife Mamie Fleming travels from Warsaw as an investigation looms. a $300 insurance payout to the late man’s mother adds to the tension. Widowed relatives and family ties stretch from West Virginia to Dakota and Minnesota as heirs are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Darnell
Goshen
Mamie Fleming
West Virginia
Darnell
Warsaw
Cean
Ash
Bat Little
Prank Goff Sells Photo Gallery to Rev Meyers
Prank Goff, longtime local photographer, sells his gallery to Rev. N. J. Meyers of South Bend due to failing health. Goff has struggled with illness for months and is seeking relief in Asheville, North Carolina. The sale takes effect April 1 with H. W. Hughes remaining with Meyers and staying in South Bend temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Goff
N. J. Meyers
South Bend
H. W. Hughes
Goff
Meyers
Staples Gale Marriage Quiet Home Ceremony
A quiet wedding was held about 9 o'clock Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Vanderlip on Main Street. Lorena V. Staples and Alpheus S. Gee of Albion Michigan were married by Rev. Dr. Gwynne of the First Presbyterian Church. Only family attended and a repast followed. The couple will likely make their home in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staples-Gale
V. B. Vanderlip
Main Street
Lorena V. Staples
Alpheus S. Gee
Albion
Mich
Gwynne
First Presbyterian Ohurchk
Gale
Michigan
Suit for Divorce Filed Against Mary Blass
Clayton Blass sues Mary Blass for divorce alleging separation since February 1898 after alleged abandonment by the wife. Corbett and Waltz are attorneys for the plaintiff. The couple married in 1895 and claim the abandonment was not his fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Blass
Corbett & Waltz
Mary Blass
Freight Cars: Woolen Bolts Stolen In Transit
A Lake Shore freight car arriving from the west was found broken open and three bolts of woolen material were stolen from a shipment bound for Henry Male of New York City from a South Bend woolen factory. Police believe the thieves may head toward Chicago as they investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shors
Henry Male
New York City
South Bend
Chicago
St John Heirs Sought Through County War Veteran Links
Saturday’s TRuTH reports a search for heirs of John St John who lived in the county. Mrs Mary B Nichols provided usable information. John St John moved with his wife, four daughters and a son to a farm west of the city near the Ross brick yard in 185. Both father and son enlisted when the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziltha
Elisha Harn
Red Wing
Minn
Anna Robinson
Marion Street
Harn
Nichols
St. Johns
Ross Brick Yard
Wakarusa
John St. John
Ambition for Money Produced Facts
Benton Harbor News reports a chaotic incident where intoxicated men slept on a pier in St Joseph and Benton, drawing family protests and disputed statements. The piece notes a daughter alleging a drugstore employee facilitated her father drunkenly harming reports and aims to illustrate sensational press behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Howard
St. Joseph
Wenton
Hes Snad
Burglary Arrests Linked to York Township Pair
Horace Patterson and H A Wickham of York township are arrested for burglarizing John Riblet’s Middlebury store. About $12 in canned goods tobacco and provisions were taken and later found in their shipshewana tents where they camped while finishing a wood cutting job. They confessed and are believed to plead guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Patterson
H. A. Wickham
York Township
John Riblet
Middlebury
Shipshewana
Change in Goshen News ownership alters presidency
Hon. L. W. Vail sells his interest in the News Printing Company at Goshen to George W. Kinnison of Florida for 9950 in stock. The change will affect the company presidency while M. W. Starr remains editor and manager, continuing his successful leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen News
L. W. Vail
News Printing Company
Goshen
George W. Kinnison
Florida
M. W. Starr
Starr
Fred Olson Arrested on Assault Charge in Goshen Case
Fred Olson is under arrest on an assault and battery charge filed by his wife. He faces jail unless a $50 bond is signed. Judge Blake released him previously, and he will remain jailed until a bond is posted before tonight's trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olson
Olson
Blake
Goshen
Forty More Families Move to Bristol for Cement Plant Jobs
Forty families relocate from Quincy Michigan to Bristol drawn by work at the Monolith Portland Cement Co. The move increases housing demand as Bristol faces a shortage of vacant homes, with all current rentals already filled at favorable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Quincey
Michigan
Monolith Portland Cement Co
Quincy
Smooth swindler lured G A R members in LaPorte for play
A smooth swindler won the confidence of prominent G A R members in LaPorte and proposed staging the play Our Heroes. He has since fled to another climate and enjoys the proceeds of his dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swindien
LaPorte
Monolith Cement Co Buys 80 Acre Dickerhoof Farm
The Monolith Portland Cement Company, already owning the Boyer water power and extensive Bristol realty, has purchased the Reuel Dickerhoof farm of eighty acres for $2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monolith Portland Cement Company
Boyer Water Power
Bristol
Reuel Dickerhoof
George Miller Dies at Goshen After Illness
George Miller aged 57 died at his Goshen home Friday evening after a prolonged illness from consumption. He resided in Goshen for many years. The funeral was held this afternoon under Masonic auspices. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Benfer died this morning at the home near Adamsville and also had a funeral this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
Goshen
Heathermith
In’ Gant
Isaac Benfer
Adamsville
Fight at Soudan Factory Ends With Knife Wounds
Constantine Hines, employed at the Soudan Mfg Co on North Main, was severely cut after a pay line dispute with factory superintendent James Adams. Adams and Edward Adams were arrested on assault with intent to kill charges, each bond set at 1000, as Hines fights for life with knife wounds to neck and chest and collapsed lung risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soudan Mfg Co
North Main Street
Constantine Hines
James Adams
Hines
Hne
James Adama
Adams
Flines
Ward Adams
Edward
Fred Stobbard
Olaimed
Koovkiong Hines
James Adatsa
A. M. Barron
Nate Ream
Frank Weatherwax
Main Street
Bowman
James
Kidward Adams
Messrs
George
John Mason
Mr. Sprague
Adams Brothers
A. M. Barren
Blake
John
George Mason
Soudan
Maemsa
Adams Boys
Mr. Hines
Braden
Frank
Weatherwax
Edward Adams
Chicago
Hinea
Russell Cleared In Acquittal In Vanderlip Case
The defendant Russell is declared not guilty and released with plans to stay temporarily at Goshen. Jury initially divided 8 to 4 for acquittal, then final ballot shifted to acquittal after a sealed verdict. Russell, in poor health, will visit his father-in-law Henry Copeland in Etna Green before any further arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Russell
Charles Roussell
Vanderlip
Robery
Ahilkhert
Sims
O. W. Miller
Perry L. Turner
Eilkhartan
Prosecator Sims
Henry Copeland
Etna Green
Kosciusko County
Vanderlip Diamond Robbery Confession From Allison
In a Jackson prison sworn statement dated December 13 1899 J S Allison recites a July 23 1898 Vanderlip home burglary in Elkhart Indiana. He identifies Charles Russell alias Evanston and others, describes the break in and jewelry disposals in South Bend Mishawaka and Elkhart, and notes rings and keys taken plus weapons worn during the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Allison
Vanderlip
Hikhart
Russell
Goshen
South Bend
Rob W. B. Vanderlip
Second and
Harrison Streets
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Indiana
Studebaker Wagon Works
St. Joseph County
Hiram Williamson
Tyler Avenue
State of Indiana
Jim Morrissey
Evanston
Second
Harrison Street
Fourth Ward
Mishawaka
Bert Annis
Evenston
W. B. Vanderlip
Toepp
Van
Gerlip
L. S
Ry. Co
Elkhary
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo
Crisis at hand as Con Hines fights for life after Sandon factory assault
Report from the Sandon factory incident details Con Hines hovering between life and death. Adams brothers, charged with assault with intent to kill, await a preliminary hearing set for April 9. Witnesses note possible two knives and bloodied clothes examined by Prosecutor Sims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brams
Sandon
Siunday
Con Hines
Hines
Mr. Hines
C’alock
James
Edward Adams
Blake
Adams Brothers
Seach
A. H. Beardsley
Mr. Sprague
D. M. Best
Sims
Willig
Judge Overrules Motion in Sheep Stealing Conviction
Judge Wilson overrules a bid for a new trial by H C Dodge and O M Conley for Jacob Caiger who was convicted of sheep stealing. The decision points toward a move to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
H.C. Dodge
O. M. Conley
Jacob Caiger
Supreme Court
Ham Charged With Burglary At Rib Lett’s Store Middlebury
Ham faces burglary charges for the Rib Lett’s store break in Middlebury Friday night and will enter guilty pleas before Judge Wilson this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Patterson
H. A. Wickham
Riblett
Middlebury
Wilson
Goshen firm sues for one hundred dollars in note case
Hawks Hardware Co. of Goshen sues Frank Miller for $100 on a note. Caiger sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for one to twenty-one years. Rushton’s Drug Store advertises hot water bottles syringes and other sick room supplies at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hawks Hardware Co
Goshen
Frank Miller
Caiger
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Rushton’s
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John C. Dainell
Insurance
Adams Bros
Con. Hines
Yock
J. S. Allison
County of
A. D
George KR. Stony
Diamond Dyes
Rushton’s Drug Store
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