Death of Capt Henry C Dodge Ailments Bright's Disease and Liver Failure
Henry Clay Dodge died at 2:20 PM at his home after a week of illness with Bright's disease and liver sorosis. His daughter from Chicago and son from Boston were notified. another son at Culebra Panama was en route. Dodge, a former Elkshart County lawyer and Civil War captain, had a long career in law and business and was famed for keeping his word. The obituary notes his early hardships, Civil War service, later legal practice, and family at the bedside including wife and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Dodge
Second
Marion Streets
Bright
Capt. Dodge
Ralph
Culebra
Panama
T.S. Baldwin
Doner’s* Grove
Chicago
Charles H
Boston
Ralph Dodge
Haseen
Honorine
James S. Dodge
James 8. Dodge, Jr
Elkshart County
George T. Beene
H. Dodge
Capt
Delaware Co
Ohio
Charles Dodge
Dodge
Lloyd W. Burns
Burns
Isaac Bucklen
Young Dodge
Indiana Volunteers
Cavalry
Perryville
Castillion Springs
Illahima
Mission
Ridge
Buzzard’s Roost
Etowah *River
Peach Tree Creek
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Elkhart
J. H. Scott
Asis
Gudge Wood
Hon. C. .Z. ‘Hubbell
Main Street
Sintence
Conn
C. G. Conn
Mrs Jonas Hoover Victim Of Aploplexy In Evanston Ill
Mrs. Cora B Hoover wife of Jonas Q Hoover of Evanston Illinois formerly of Elkhart died suddenly of apoplexy on Saturday. She was 42 born in Elkhart County taught in local public schools and married in 1881. She leaves a son Loring 16 a daughter Lois 12 a daughter Elva preceded in death. Survived by four sisters and a brother plus many relatives. Funeral services were held in Evanston and Elkhart with interment at Grace Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora B. Hoover
Jonas Q. Hoover
Evanston, Ill
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Cyrus Wirt
Osolo Township
Hoover
Elva
Northwestern University
Muncie
Landid H. Wirt
Richard Smith
Omaha
Evanston
Sherman Avenue
John H. Boyd
Presbyterian Church
W. J. Frazer
C. E. Rice
English Lutheran Church
Franklin and
Main Streets
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Mrs John Wert of Millersburg Dies at 86
Mrs John Wert aged 86 died last Friday night at 9 45. She leaves 14 children including W H Wert of Elkhart and Josiah of Goshen. Survived by husband John Wert 90. Funeral held at 10 this morning at Millersburg Lutheran Church with burial in Forest Grove cemetery. The couple came to the county from Stark County Ohio in 1860. There are 35 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wert
Millersburg
Spirit Land
W. H. Wert
Elkhart
Josiah
Goshen
J. L
Bartow
Florida
D. F
Milford
Co. Ls
Kendallville
J. W
Leah
Lagrange
Emeline
Catherine
Mary Jane
Adeline
Elkinda
Caroline
Millerburg
Francis
Wert
Lutheran Church Neary
John W. Wert
McLaughlin
Lutheran Church
Forest Grove
Stark County
Ohio
Death of Miss Edith Johnson at 32 years
At 1 o clock Sunday afternoon Miss Edith Johnson died at her home 207 Ward street. She was 32 years eight months old. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs William Johnson and three brothers Albert David and Melvin all of this city. Paralysis was the cause. Funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the house Rev Rice officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Johnson
Ward Street
William Johnson
Albert
David
Melvin
Rice
Mrs. Keating Dies After Illness in Indianapolis
Mrs Joseph Keating former wife of Joseph B Keating district attorney of Indianapolis died Saturday morning after Bright's disease following an illness that began at Christmas Officials say she had assisted prosecutions of Elkhart bank officials last spring in her civic work and social duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Keating
United States ‘District
Indianapolis
Elkhart Bank
Bright
New Elhart Incorporation In Indiana Report
Fragmentary notice notes new incorporation in Indiana with mentions of incorporators and American estimated affiliation. Details are unclear, but the item signals formal corporate establishment and involved parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Elhart Incorporation
Indiana.s
Butler Dies in Lake Shore Yard Collision
Gus Butler a 32 year old switchman from Buchanan Michigan died in a gravity yard accident at Lake Shore Gravity yards at 525 pm Wednesday. He was riding a coal car cut when an unknowing hump worker threw a switch causing a collision that crushed him. His body was sent to Niles for burial and his funeral will be held Saturday at 2 pm conducted by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Butler
Lake Shore
Butler
Manas
Larue Crossing
Stephen’s
Dewey
Curtis
Buchanan
Depot
Michigan
Brotherhood of Railroad
Big Four
Niles
Nicholas Reith Dead After 81 Years In Goshen Township
Nicholas Reith died yesterday at 4 PM at his Goshen road home near Goshen. He was 81, survived by three sons Guy Elmer and Albert and two stepdaughters Mrs Frank Kline and Mrs Simmons. He owned several farms, born in Ohio, moved to Elkhart county in 1855 and lived mainly in Harrison township. Funeral Saturday from the house with Rev Lefler officiating. He belonged to the German Lutheran church of Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Reith
Goshen
Goshen Road
Guy
Elmer
Albert
Frank Kline
Simmons
Leffler
Reith
German Lutheran Church of
Mrs Margaret DeBow Dead
Mrs. Margaret DeBow died in South Bend at Epworth hospital after five weeks illness. Survived by husband and two children Roscoe C. DeBow of South Bend and Mrs. Ernest Porter of Kalamazoo plus three sisters. Funeral held in South Bend. body to be brought to Elkhart for burial in Grace Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret DeBow
A. W
A. C
Hiram C. Brown
Jennie Waller
Birkhart
South Bend
Epworth Hospital
B. ¥. Allen
Kalamazoo
Elkhart
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Goshen Man Simon Swinehart Dead at 62
Simon Swinehart aged 62 died at his Goshen home on Tuesday. He was survived by his wife and several children. The obituary notes his passing and family survivors in brief terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon ‘Swinehart
Goshen
Anourpiile
Son of minister confesses to a string of acts in Corunna
In Corunna DeKalb county twelve year old Earl Reed son of Rev. Reed confesses to arson burglary and larceny after a spree sparked by a supposed tramp visit. Investigations reveal the boy fabricated the tale to cover misdeeds including stealing from Ryerson’s savings bank burglarizing Wallace’s barber shop and setting his father’s barn on fire. He is described as an avid reader of cheap sensational novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corunna
DeKalb County
Reed
Earl Reed
Young Reed
John Ryerson
Wallace
Ryerson
Contract Awards for Middlebury and Weston School Projects
The school board awarded the Middlebury street school to M L Maxon of Three Rivers with a bid of 13 650 and Weston school improvements to EK Hall with a bid of 12 375. Excavation on Middlebury to start next Monday and the building aimed for occupancy at the start of the next school year. Weston work to begin after June school closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Maxon
Three Rivers
Middlebury Street
Hall
Weston
Messrs
W. H. Mann
W. H. Riblet
M. A. Demarest
Middlebury
E. Hall
A. M. Kantz
Kistner & Son
A. H. Moyer
B. Hall
David Walters
Sues Indiana Railway Company for 25000 Damages
Fred V. Sweet and attorneys Talbot and Talbot of South Bend plus Jonas O Hoover of Chicago filed a 25000 damage suit in St Joseph County Circuit Court against Indiana Railway Company. They allege Sweet while employed as freight conductor for Grand Trunk Western Railroad in April 1904 on a train from Battle Creek to Chicago in South Bend came in contact with a dangerously low wire owned by the defendant, was thrown onto a car roof and suffered internal injuries and facial disfigurement causing embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railway Co
Fred V. Sweet
Talbot & Talbot
South Bend
Jonas O. Hoover
Chicago
Indiana Railway Company
St. Joseph County
Grand ‘Trunk & Western Railroad Company
Battle’ Creek
Civil Service Reforms Upset Indiana Politicians
Congressman Abraham Lincoln Brick complains of lost patronage as Roosevelt civil service reforms sweep jobs from state and federal departments. He and peers race to place constituents but find doors closed, except for civil service exams. Local notes report community visits, a river ice breaker undermined, and band preparations for spring events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln Brick
Indiana
Civil Service
Congress
Classified Service
Immigrant Inspection Service
Man Bruised at Conn Power Plant Accident
Harry Rininger suffered severe leg bruising at 5 AM while operating a pile driver at the Conn power plant. The lever was struck by the fall of the driver and hit his leg. He was taken home on Cherry Street for examination. no broken bones were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rininger
Conn
Rininger
Cherry Street
Real Estate Transfers Record in Elkhart Area
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels in Elkhart and surrounding townships. Names include Carrie R Howland, Daniel Morgan, Wilmer R Monger, Emanuel C Bickel, Willard W Sterling, Samuel Mast, Ida Ritchie, Adeline M Stone, Edward Crone, John W Fieldhouse, Fred W Hillman, Thomas A Hitchcock, Bryan, Elliott Crull, Sarah Rippey, William Snyder, B F Freeland, and Charles E Kauffman. Amounts range from 300 to 3 000 dollars for lots and acres across Concord and Benton townships and Bucklen's North and Upham's Add.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie R. Howland
John ‘Bryans
Bucklen
North Add
Elkhart
Elliott Crull
John W. Fieldhouse
Concord
Sarah EH. Rippey
William Snyder
Benton
Carrie. R. Howland
Daniel
Re “Morgan
Eichart
Wilmer R. Monger
Charles E. Kauffman
Middlebury
Willard Ww
Sterling
Samuel
Mast
Ladies Aid to Serve Dinner at Herb Bishop Sale on Friday
Osolo Township residents note the Ladies Aid Society will serve dinner at the Herb Bishop sale on Friday March 31. Several local families including the Roushs, Kings, Replogles, Dills, Yohns, Marks, Becks, Canifmans, Fishers, Harveys and Rockstrohs are mentioned visiting or hosting relatives this weekend at homes near Simonton Lake and Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Herb Bishop Sale
Jothanon Roush
Hikhart
Etta King
Vera
Helen
G. A. Yohn
Arthur Replogle
Willis Markel
McFarren School
Charles Replogle
Simonton Lake
Charles Dills
Richard Smith
L. L. Beck
Samuel Canfiman
Charles Fisher
John Harvey
Bert Harvey
Elkhart
Oliver Harvey
James Harvey
J. G. Rockstroh
Samuel Rockstroh
South Bend
Osceola News Roundup Highlights Local Moves
Mr Sylvester Weyrick has returned to Ohio. Martin Adams and family move on Leonard farm. Miss Daisy Smith shows improvement. Elmer Evans hosts sister Elsie Longrave of Colorado. A Solar System lecture at California school house entertained a fair audience. Astronomy class praises Mr Devor. Miss Katie Giggy returns to live with grandparents Frederic Weyrick. Ada Ward and children visit Mr and Mrs David Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola News
Sylvester Weyrick
Ohio
Martin Adams
Leonard Farm
Daisy Smith
Elmer Evans
Elsie Longrave
Colorado
California
Devor
Katie Giggy
Frederick Weyrick
Ada Ward
David Stewart
The Danger of Over Thinking Creates Health Risks
The text warns thousands die yearly from morbid overthinking and fear of illness or ruin. It urges eradicating melancholy thoughts with cheerful, bright mental influences and supports mental therapy as needed.
Arrangements Underway to Bring Japanese to California
Arrangements are being made to bring a large number of Japanese to California. The plan involves relocating a substantial group to the state, details not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Boployen
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Henry
Nannie E. Brown
Kane Lodge
Shiloh Field Post
Jonas Hoover
Buchanan, Mich
Gonfesses Grimes
Brick
Pie
Washington
Civil Service Commission
House of Representatives
Farmer
Edward Long
Osceola
Ind
Chas.Stutsman
Pearle Hilbish
Karl App
H. B. App
W. H. Newell
Jacobong
Rhom
Mishawaka
J. A. Mathias
M. E. Plank
Geo. Roth
Nettie Hilbish
Battle Creek
Edith Adams
New Paris
Chas. Lehman
F. H. Congdons
A. E. Mengis
L. J. Osborne
Chas. Albers
Bloomington
St. Joseph
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