Roosevelt Visitation Delights Crowds in Filkhart
Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York passes through Filkhart at 1 45 pm en route to Chicago. He stops for a meal aboard the dining car while crowds press for a glimpse and he shakes hands on the platform. A few note him as a future vice president, but he deflects the idea and focuses on duties as governor. The piece also covers the annual school enumeration to determine state school fund allocations and notes public hesitation from families about reporting children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hoosevelt
New York
Filkhart
Chicago
Hera Brit
Patiemsuly
Geshing Leeder
Hcst
Marl Beds Found Near Elkhart To Be Developed
Marl beds north of Elkhart with 500 acres purchased by Goshen officials Prof Reiman and J W Rep logle report a fine marl strata 15 to 50 feet deep and white clay for cement making found nearby enabling a large cement factory to be built Elkhart growth expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Reiman
Goshen
J. W. Replogle
Elkhart
Elzhart
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Local Conveyances
Transfers show Rena Deshong with husband to Issec J O Donnell a land parcel in Osola and 310 Joseph Haines and wife to Samuel J Minnis a Goshen lot. other Goshen parcels include Mitchel Charnley to Samuel J Minn ie for £1 000 and John Hysen to Isese Wis ler for Goshen lot $270. Also Emme Berkey and husband to danob M Herkes a Clinton lot for 53100. Jotun Mr Roweereb site Grant Seaver. Beres iherrison to Noah Hoover executor of Samuel Goohenaur for 23 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Deshong
Issec J
Thomas Andersons
Jotun
Roweereb
Grant Seaver
Beres Ig
Iherrison
Cu Noah
Hoover
Samuel Goohenaur
Benjamin Younts
Neres Ip Herrisen
Loss of Boys at Reform School Report Shows Costs
The superintendent reports at the Indians reform school for 35 filed with the state treasurer that the annual cost per boy is 120 dollars with 0 paid by the counts. Assessments against counties for six months total 16290 37 dollars. Six months’ roll shows 628 boys and 512 aggregate attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform Senos
Supsilutended
I i the Indians Reform School
Plans for July Fourth Reunion by 157 Regiment in Goshen
The Goshen Times notes if plans proceed, Hikhart will mark Independence Day with a 157 Regiment reunion fireworks and band contests plus a grand program. It hints at city participation similar to last year when Goshen joined neighbor for a large celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Hikhart
157 Regiment
Goshen Wins Salting Plant Site for Pickling Industry
Goshen secures location for a salting plant linked to a Detroit firm. Cucumber seed shipped to farmers. Thirty vats with 1 000 bashets capacity each to be set up likely along the Big Four. Goshen deservedly praised for this industry gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Detroit
Fim
Admission Request for George W. Showalter Denied
Clerk Dennett reports no room at present for admission of George W. Showalter to Longcut asylum. Showalter, a man from near Middlebury, has been recently declared of unsound mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellil
Dennett
George W. Showalter
Longcut Asylum
Showalter
Middlebury
Max Ratner in Poor Health in County Jail
The long confinement of Max Ratner, the Daniaps dance hall man convicted of selling cigarettes to boys, in the county jail is taking a toll as he grows ill and is believed to be breaking down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Ratner
Daniaps
Tts
Cement Factory Work Moves Forward in Syracuse
Civil Engineer Henry Cook of Goshen travels to Syracuse to install a lever for the massive engine room of a new cement factory. The Chicago syndicate has leased land where a mineral paint deposit was found south of New Buffalo and a shaft is being sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cook
Goshen
Syracuse
Chicago Syndicate
New Buffalo
Isis
Dodge Defeat in Thirteenth District Ends Nomination Hope
In Elkhart and South Bend circles the 13th district vote ended James S. Dodge's bid as Durbin Griffiths split the field. South Bend interests shift to backing Congressman Brick as Newby and Gilbert vie for statewide posts. Smallpox scare in South Bend prompts police action and health precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S&s. Dodge
James S. Dodge
Durbin
Grifiths
Dodge
Elkharton
Kosciusko County
St. Joseph County
Mbpka
Dods
Gurong
Griffiths
Kiereoch & Dune
Saidates
Ikis Ciriain
Newby
Gilbert
Shotts
Baker
Embree
Babcock
Liles
Property transfers recorded in Elkhart and Benton counties
Transactions show Sesreah Yoder to J B Detweiler and wife a lot in Elkhart. David Hire to Wm M Hire land in Benton. Harden D Market and wife to Wm A Holloway a lot in Elkhart. Utyeta S Hoover to Philma Hers land in Ikhart. Anns M Gerster to Edward F Gerster a lot in Elkhart. Virgil Young and wife to George A Young 30 acres in Ogolo. Charles A Thompson to Thomas L Thompson a lot in Eikhart. Virgil Young et al to Virgil Young a lot in Eikhart. Thomas Thompson and wife to Virgil Young a lot in Eikhart. Thomas LeThompston to Carrie Thompson set in Hishart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesreah Yoder
J B Detweiler
Elkhart
David Hire
Wm M Hire
Benton
Harden D Market
Wm A Holloway
Utyeta S Hoover
Philma
Ikhart
Anns M Gerster
Edward F Gerster
Virgil Young
George A Young
Ogolo
Charles A Thompson
Thomas L Thompson
Lotin Eikhart
Virgil Young Et al
Thomas Thompson
Thomas LeThompston
Carrie Thompson
Hishart
Enumeration Report Shows 498 Pupils in Concord Township
Trustee Sweitzer completed the enumeration of school pupils outside Elkhart city, listing numerous districts with counts: Fairview 17 12, Pleasant Plains 34 38, Rest Hill 24 29, Dunlaps 38 38, Pittsburg 8 8, Suiza Geove 11 13, Kawe 37 22, Riverside 4 5, Paulus 27 23, Excelsior 16 11, Hunker Hill 29 29, Town Line 4 7. Totals: 248 males, 250 females, 498 pupils. down six from last year.
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Sweitzer
Concord Township
City of
Elkhart
Fairview
Pleasant Plains
Forrest Hill
Dunlaps
Pittsburg
Suiza
Geove
Kawe
Riverside
Paulus
Excelsior
Hunker Hill
Town Line
Man jailed for fish theft to crack rocks in Elkhart
Frank Wogeman, jailed by Squire Young at Goshen for illegally taking fish, has not paid the $40 fine and costs. He was brought to Elkhart yesterday evening to serve a two month rock-cracking sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wogeman
Squire Young
Goshen
Elkhart
Schedule Change Promised for Two Weeks Ahead
Merk Cummins, superintendent of the Street Railway, will move to South Bend this Saturday. He dismisses rumors that his brother will replace him. the brother has been assisting since January. If patronage grows with warm weather, three interurban cars will be added and run every half hour meeting at Springbrook Park, Twin Branch, Whitacker, and Keely, with the change likely on the 11th of next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merk Cummins
Street Railway Company
South Bend
Four Verdicts Filed in Local Coroner Inquiries
Coroner Hisenbeiss released four verdicts in Jackson township cases. Gaby Milley died at two days old from hemorrhage linked to an underdeveloped heart. Elizabeth Adams aged 59 in Qosolo township died from valvular heart disease. Barnard DBoese died at 73 from heart disease after a fall in the courthouse courtyard. Mery KE Kessler of mixhsm died at 55 from cholangiocarcinoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisenbeiss
Gaby Milley
Jackson Township
Hligsbeth Adams
Qosolo Township
Barnard Dboese
Mery Ke, Kessler
Mixhsm
Whc
Eye Injury Frightens Goshen Family Child Hit by Stone
Bonham Goshen, eldest son of Mr and Mrs S F Spohn, suffered a painful injury Wednesday when a stone struck his right eye area during play in a vacant lot. The wound bled profusely and a loss of the eye was feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
S. F. Spohn
Goshen
Stone
Burglars Attempt Break-In At Goshen Home
About 1 o'clock yesterday morning two men attempted to enter the Goshen residence of George W. Hillis. Hillis awakened, saw a man near a telephone pole, and the pair fled into the street when discovered before an alarm could be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hillis
Goshen
Hulis
Quiet Trade Suppressed by Fine Weather and Taxes
Merchants report weak city trade as farmers busy with spring work and property owners paying taxes feel poorer. Weather and tax burdens reduce spending power, dampening commerce across the town.
Family Baby Dies Sudden Death in Rural Home
A baby in a near kin community died suddenly without medical attendance. Parents, ignorant of state laws, moved the body to a town and sought a death permit from a physician who refused and directed them to call the coroner.
Hartman Farm Sold. Family Heads to Nappanee
Samuel Hartman near South West sells his farm to Robias Hartman of Nappanee and will move there. Robias Hartman's son Dan Hartman will occupy the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Samuel Hartman
South West
Robias Hartman
Dan Hartman
Settlement Reached In Paternity Case Involving Minnie Gilbert
Minnie Gilbert arranged a settlement over the paternity charge against Charles Blinder for 830. It remains unclear if the payment was delivered in cash or by note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blinder
Goshen
Minnie Gilbert
Death of Jacob Deahl Father of Mayor Deahl
Jacob Deahl father of Mayor B F Deahl and attorney Anthony Deahl was found dead in his bed at the Deahl home this morning. Born in Germany on November 23 1818 he was a skilled carpenter and architect who worked in Europe before moving to the United States. He married Margaret Hoffman at Millersburg 35 years ago and left a widow and three children Anthony Benjamin F Deahl and Mrs James H Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Deahl
B. F. Deahl
Anthony Deahl
Goshen
B. F. Deahli
James H. Rogers
Death of Charles Barber in Northeast Elkhart
Charles Barber died at 2:15 PM at the home near Dotson's corners in Northeast Elkhart after a yearlong illness of consumption and extended bed confinement. He was a member of the Maccabees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barber
Dotson’s Corners
Elkhart
Mr. Barber
The
Maccabees
James Reed’s Arrest and Local Crime Recap in Elkhart
A Saturday report details James Reed, twenty three, jailed on a concealed weapons charge as Elkhart police pursue further cases. The article notes Reed’s alleged home intrusions on Lincoln street, discovery of items by a victim, and prior police attention. Also covered is Max Ratner’s release after paying fines related to selling cigarettes to minors, with ongoing prosecutions possible pending his conduct.
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Balarce
James Reed
Tain
Elkhart
Reed
the &Reat
States
Diivers
Lincoln Street
William Evats
Cesopants
Wien
Bitchenwalt
Kveus
Ciy
Lebindine
Gap
Alcimed
Kiced
Lois Tire
Blene
County Council Delays Waterford Bridge Vote
County council led by George Milburn met at Gosken to consider a Waterford bridge petition. The item was laid over to the September meeting due to high iron prices. Recorder Peddycord refused, and Auditor Berkey received new supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Milburn
Gosken
Waterford
County Council
Recorder Peddycord
Berkey
Enumerator Troubles At City Doors In Ohio Township
Enumeration work faces entrance refusals as J B Moyer and others encounter resistance at Second street residences. A child sighting leads to police aid, with explanations that the child belongs to a Miles laboratory worker. Multiple households resist entry during the citywide enumeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Moyer
Second Street
Wire Thieves Nabbed In Island Park Copper Theft
Claude Evans and Arthur Barnes aged about 16 and 17 were arrested on the charge of stealing insulated copper wire from Island Park. Police say evidence led to arrests after discovering wire disposed of in Goshen and locally, with others possibly implicated. Evans and Barnes deny involvement and police praise the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Evans
Arthur Barnes
Insland Park
Goshen
Llue
Barnes
Evans
Eivans
Interurban Collision Rails Through Mishawaka
An interurban car traveling twenty miles per hour hit a horse and buggy owned by Dr. Pierse of Osceola near Mishawaka. The horse was ruined while Pierse's 14 year old daughter, alone in the buggy, escaped uninjured in what is described as miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Pierse
Osceola
Reward Offered for Robbers in Valparaiso
Sheriff reports a 3150 reward posted by Valparaiso merchants for the arrest and conviction of three men suspected in the Azores robbery. All three are under 30 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitilett
Green
Valparaiso
Azores
Worker Loses Thumb at Nappanee Furniture Plant
William Smith, an employee at the Nappanee furniture factory, nearly severed his right thumb on a rip saw yesterday. Amputation was necessary near the base of the thumb, but he had accident insurance to cover the injury.
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Lopaz
Frank Stookey
Weits
Lapaz
William Smith
Nappanee Furniture Factory
Aged Pedestrian and Local Happenings in Indiana
A Bristol man John Hildridge over eighty walks easily between towns. D M Bout surveys land in Kankakee valley for sugar beet culture. Some northern farmers consider spring wheat due to fall crop uncertainty. Admiral Dewey to pass through Elkhart county en route to Chicago via Nappanee. A barrel accident in Marcellus kills four year old Jesse Whitenight. Widow Fields, 74, dies at Henry Kronk’s home in Wakarausa with burial at South Union.
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Indiana
Admiral Dewey
Elkhart County
Washington
Chicago
Jesse Whitenight
Marcellus
Widow Fields
Henry Kronk
Wakarusa
South Union
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Teddy Our
Benton Road
Vo Connaughy
Frank Robinson
Jinox
Robinson
Abraham Lincoln
Evangelist Moody
Indiana Railway Company
Eikhart
Martin & Page
Malleable Iron Co
Studebaker Bros
Reuben Culp
Wakarnes
Gompisint Agsinet
Gelcohner
Culp
Wells County
Braffton
Logansport
Bes
Leach
Oaly
Eix-Recorder
Immell
Ups Real
Charles Arthur Carl Hisle
Brick
Supreme Court
Frank L. Jones
Charles Pémy
Jesse Weik
Greenassile
Leroy Nash
Tipton
J. Vv. Johnson
Fowler
T. J. Hudgens
Shelbyville
J. B. Conner
Indianaplig
George Smith
Smith
Max Eratner
Dunilaps
Ratner
Eteela
A .L. Stump
New Paris
Union Township
Michigan
Myron Penron
William Penroy
Foraker
Moses Wallace
Laporte
Teamsters
Benton Harbor
Wabash
Island Park
John Hildridge
Bristol
D. M. Bout
Mill Creek
Kankakee Valley
A. BR. Beardsley
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