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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
5
Local notices indicate important business to be addressed at a general meeting tonight. The agenda includes routine matters and a drill wall discussion, with HH Kus listed among participants.
Sturgis resident H B Jacobs and South Bend visitors John Byréss and Mrs Madden were in town yesterday. Kendallville and Marion residents joined relatives in Goshen for a funeral. Travelers' group delegates from Post W planned for Anderson meeting. A Merry Widow outing and a Catholic Foresters party provided entertainment with prizes and refreshments.
Nappanee Indiana May 14 Special Col A M Tupper leading financier and Col Tupper with Oliver of Knoxville Tenn and others review Fort Wayne to South Bend interurban route. They plan meetings with local groups to decide best line into town. Officials believe line will pass through farmland and key manufacturing centers.
Twenty one members of the Progress club enjoyed a four course luncheon at the home of Mrs. E. B. Zigler with tulips and pansies on the tables. An interesting program was given by Mesdames Robert Winslow Lloyd McMillan Claude Vail Will Patterson. The event closed a successful year for the club with the next meeting set for the first.
Society notes list Mrs Alice Madden Miss Mabel Iupson and Miss Inez Case entertaining tonight at Miss Case home on North Sixth Street with a strawberry party honoring Miss Jessie Wrightsman.
Twenty five friends gathered at Liberty Street for a surprise engagement party to honor Miss Jessie Wrightsman and her fiancé Albert J. Keyser. The event featured a grand shower, a pretend game leading to the Tyler home, a late-hour meal, and spring flowers adorning the setting with Mrs Mary Darling of Chicago as the sole out-of-town guest.
Mrs Mary Smith and William Evick married quietly at the bride’s home 902 Broadway Niles on Saturday night. They left for Chicago for a three day honeymoon and returned Tuesday evening to host a large wedding shower with about fifty guests and numerous gifts. Music and refreshments followed by a reception in the Armory with gymnasium class members of the W C A hosting and planning future practice.
A board will arrange adjustments to individual assessments after a sidewalk appearance. The terms and exact timing were not disclosed in the fragment.
Sick list notes Mrs Reece Henninger of Hickory Street ill with swallowing difficulties and a poor night. Mrs Henry D Wisherd of South Third Street improving but unable to swallow. Muri son of William Mitchell of Pratt Street seized with convulsions yesterday and remains in a severe condition.
A state inspector was asked to investigate a Stirgford plant heating system. Maxon reports two boilers in the basement and a forthcoming thorough probe by George Bailey, with annual inspections required by law. No current danger is cited while heating plants await fall restart.
A case filed in the Superior Court with venue changed from St Joseph County alleges Bertha Blackburn Fish married Bertha Fish September then deserted the plaintiff Bertha Blackburn. The complaint claims the parties are well connected and involves liquor license matters in the background.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a public matter and officials but lacks clear names, dates, or actions. Summarizes a vague local notice with illegible details, not enough to identify the event, parties, or deadlines.
Walter J. Willenberg, a boy, constructs a home workshop and a portable wireless receiving and transmitting station. He carries a battery in his pocket and a belt mounted setup that sends messages from a country road eight miles away to his family at home.
Edmund Burke asserts that war corrupts politics and morals, teaching hostility to others and dissolving national unity. He warns that hatred erodes affection for kin and the sense of charity, weakening national bonds and endangering civil harmony.
In Alaska's wintry expanse, dogs travel the frostbound land as vital life lines. The U S government relies on Arctic mail teams as premier dogs of the north, preserved as the superior breed for decades to meet growing service demands.
A fragmentary notice describes a theater owner complaining about lack of clear directions to the box office and patrons finding the way. The scene hints at moral undertones about how guidance affects churchgoers and paying customers.
Rev John MacGowan describes Chinese idol worship as fear or business driven with little reverence. He notes temples used to secure idol support for ventures and that failure leads to self blame. He observes mock affection toward idols and the humorous reaction of Chinese when asked if idols love them.
An 11 month old girl described as the largest infant for its age arrived on the St Paul and was weighed 48 pounds at Ellis Island. Officials questioned the mother Mrs Anna Ravet about the age in English and Yiddish with an interpreter present. The mother claimed the child was not a year old and would be next month.
The speech argues for shared national and state effort to avoid lavishness and conserve resources. Prof Chamberlin spoke on Soil Wastage focusing on rainfall and soil science, presenting theory and evidence as part of the address.
The New Paris Cemetery association held its sixteenth annual meeting at New Patris on May 12 to address cemetery matters and elect officers for the coming year. Officers elected: President T. J. Harriman, Secretary S. J. Charpres, Treasurer H. W. Shumaker. board members include J. L. Meerren F Beckner D. Birkfelt W. W. Mills W. M. Rourley L. M. Whitehead B. F. Paul. Financials show cash on hand 90.91 and credits 48.40. Lot prices range from 5 to 12 dollars. Josephus Brumbaugh of Baintertown invited inquiries about lot care for Memorial Day prep.
Fraternal notes announce that Fraternity will be the subject of iar Ick Stephens address at the Eagles memorial services next Sunday. A fine musical program is planned by the committee of arrangements. Naomi Rebekah lodge No 67% will meet Friday for a picnic supper and regular evening meeting after which the Rebekahs honor their thirty seventh anniversary with family entertainment. All sojourning Rebekahs are invited to attend.
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