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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
4
County attorneys revealed in Superior Court that they sought permission to participate in the oral arguments before the Supreme Court on two test cases involving Goshen. An effort to consolidate a case with Elk Hart attorneys was reportedly unsuccessful as preparations continued.
Three boys aged 9 16 and 17 were arrested for stealing bicycles from Elkhart streets. Two admitted thefts while the eldest Forest Kreps allegedly pawned a stolen wheel at a Main Street shop for cash. Parents and probation officials took charge as police pursued the case.
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Elkhart leaders claim the next congressional nominee should be from Elkhart County and condemn A R Beardsley as eliminated. The county braces for a power struggle as Elkhart positions itself as the political center with Goshen’s influence waning.
Helmuth Riebe, 61, a German laborer with Lake Shore, was struck by a train at the yards near the roundhouses at 5 40 pm while attempting to alight from a swiftly moving train. He suffered multiple injuries including two broken ribs and possible internal damage and was taken by ambulance to his home on Aspenwald avenue after a restless night.
A two story frame farmhouse on Leonard Frank’s farm near Elkhart was destroyed by fire early morning. Neighbors aided after the blaze started in the roof near a defective chimney. Most household goods were saved and stored at Louis Frank’s home. Insurance on the house was thought insufficient.
Sidway Mercantile Co. trustees urge rapid bond subscriptions to raise 10 000 to 11 000 within two days. Work starts immediately on a new Sidway plant to be built with bond proceeds. The site aims to employ 600 workers by January 1 and produce baby carriages and go cart wheels as chief products. None of the 150 000 bond proceeds will be used for the present plant. the entire sum funds new buildings and machinery.
Heavy rains last night damaged the private water power plant at C G Conn's Lawndale home washing out about fifty feet of embankment around an artificial lake and causing the powerhouse to collapse. Loss estimated between two and five thousand dollars. The gardener reported opening floodgates but continued heavy rain after midnight.
Goshen lawyers press for early Supreme Court decision on the South Bend circuit court adjudication. Local officials and attorneys, citing obstruction delays, seek prompt action as the final adjudication looms and the court calendar tightens.
All boys who enter the corn contest are urged to beat the court room on Saturday May 4 at 2 30 p m.
William L Roy a TaGrange county farmer died from extensive burns suffered while trying to extinguish flames that claimed his wife who died after a long agony. The couple leaves two children a 16 year old daughter and a 14 year old son. Mrs Roys funeral was large and held Sunday afternoon while the husband is to be buried this afternoon.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as curing rheumatism in almost every form and advanced stages by purifying the blood. It describes rheumatism as a painful inflammation affecting muscles and joint coverings, with heart risk, and claims the pills restore blood to a rich red healthy state. It cites a patient in Auburn who suffered fifteen years from pure blood drought and overwork.
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