Nappanee Grants Licenses Amid Remonstrance Fight
The county board granted a liquor license to H. E. Rosebrough of Nappanee after a day of remonstrances and a contested power of attorney. The temperance side was defeated, and the action may lead to a case at the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Charles Walley
J. B. Cobb
Goshen
Wm. Whetton
New Paris
H. E. Rosebrough
Nappanee
Vailin
Deahl & Deahl
Board of Commissioners
Henry Gross
Supreme Cours
Pretty Wedding Unites Wilkins Son in Goshen Groom
Miss Caroline Wilk inson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilk inson married W Ralph Warner of Goshen at 10 30 this morning at the home of the Wilkinsons on Jefferson Street. Rev A A Ogilvie officiated in a ceremony attended by about thirty five relatives and friends. The couple will reside in Goshen after a breakfast hosted by Mrs J B Davenport. Guests included Hon L Wanner and Mrs L Wanner plus Misses Lona and Gertrude Wanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilkinson
Jefferson Street
Lock
Caroline
J. B. Davenport
L. Wanner
Joseph H. Lesh
JunLona
Gertrude Wanner
Goshen
Battle Over St Joseph River Power Privilege Near Berrien
Washington dispatch reports sharp contest between two water power firms for the St Joseph river dam near Berrien Springs. The House passed the Hamilton bill granting the Orinoco Water Power Co. the privilege. Senators and Representatives have introduced rival bills favoring the Berrien Springs Water Power Co. owned by New York stockholders, with potential use at South Bend. Indiana Power Co. also holds a nearby dam privilege and further conflict is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington Dispatch
St. Joseph River
Berrien Springs
House
Hamilton
Orinoco Water Power Company
Senate
Platt
Sherman
New York
South Bend
Indiana Power Company
St. Joe
Edward Kelly to Move Here From Gorden
Edward Kelly of the Edward Kelly Foundry and Machine company will relocate from Gorden to a new Prairie street home around June first. Elkhart residents will welcome Mr. Kelly as a citizen and local manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kelly
Bristol Man Seeks Admission for Daughter to Home for the Feeble Minded
Cyrus Long of Bristol asked county commissioners to admit his 14 year old daughter Etta Long to the home for the feeble minded. She has been afflicted since 1895. The request was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Long
Bristol
Etta Long
Explosion Injures Boy Making Lead Sinkers
A New Parts boy named Chas Rock was pouring molten lead into elder stock to make sinkers when the lead exploded. The incident nearly blinded him and left one eye badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Rock
County Commissioners Appoint Viewers for Jefferson Road Change
The county commissioners named BE W. Kinnison J W Crossan and Marton Rohrer to view a proposed relocation of the road in Jefferson township. The move follows a petition by George Kitson and others. Mrs Sasrah Bishop died at Bristol Monday after a cancer illness of several weeks. She leaves a. On Pohade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Kinnison
J. W. Crossan
Marton Rohrer
Jefferson Township
George Kitson
Sasrah Bishop
Bristol
A. On
Pohade
Wickham Returned to Elkhart Jail After Joliet Capture
Hiram E. Wickham, captured Tuesday night in Joliet, arrives at noon with Sheriff Elliott. He will serve his unexpired term from today, April 7, and faces at least two charges after release. Patterson remains at large with a clue guiding officers. Wickham used the name Fairfield in Joliet and had a Goshen girlfriend linked to his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram EH
Wickham
Elkhart
Elliott
Joliet
Stone Yard
Homer Patterson
Goshen
Patterson
Chicago
Joliat
Fairfield
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart Area
LTOOF Lodge No 60 transfers to Henry F Enders and wife, Elkhart, for $1. Henry F Enders and wife transfer to TOOF Lodge No 60 a lot in Elkhart for $1. Ira D Rowell and S J Rowell transfer for $1. PL Turner and wife transfer to Maud Ful kergon a lot in Elkhart for $1,500. F G Freed and wife transfer to George T Bar ney a lot in Elkhart for $70. Elkhart Improvement Co transfers to Hugh McLachlan a lot in Elkhart for $193. S J Rowell and wife transfer to Anna E Kid der and Lucy Whittaker a 100a lot in Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhert
Henry Franklin Enders
Elkhart
Henry F
Enders
Toof Lodge
Elghart
Rowell
Alto
Ain
Jefferson
Turner
Maud Fulkergon
G Freed
George T Barney
Hugh MecLachlan
S J Rowell
Anna E Kidder
Lucy Whittaker
Alimony Suit Seeks $600 Year for Wife and Child
Freda W. Stutsman sues in circuit court against Horan R. Stutsman Eli Culp and Ella Culp. Husband and wife married May 1158 1898. He left August 6 1899 without support for wife and infant. She seeks $600 yearly allowance and asks Culp to pay into court for this purpose. Attorneys Chamberlain Tarner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda W. Stutsman
Horan R. Stutsman
Eli Culp
Ella Culp
Stutsmans
Culp
Chamberlain & Tarner
Farmers Granted Franchise For Pole Route
O R Myers and seven others representing Farmers' Mutual Telephone Association of Clinton township filed a petition with the county commissioners for the privilege of erecting telephone poles along the public highway from R W Davenport's residence, where the central office is located. The petition was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Myers
Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Association
Clinton Township
R. W. Davenport
Elkhart area property transfers and local deaths and incidents
Property transfers shown include John O Davis and John W Fieldhouse in Elkhart with 2800, John Kern to Manning Rogers for 3700, and James H Gardner to Ram sey Kepner for 1000. John Marcin, 68, dies of dropsy at 1212 Rowland Street Elkhart. funeral Friday at United Brethren church Northeast Elkhart. A Nappanee man traps a groundhog. a child is burned by live electric wire in South Bend. a Kosciusko man drags a house that catches fire from sparks. Frank Hall dies in Indianapolis from smoking. J Q Hood endorses One Minute Cough Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O Davis
John W Fieldhouse
Elkhart
Mary L Leonard
He Kern
Manning Rogers
James H Gardner
Ramsey Kepner
John Marcin
Rowland Street
Fred Martin
Frank Ashbrook
Ermey Martin
United Brethern Church
Grace Lawn
W. E. Ingalls
Willowdale
M. E. Church
Andrews Missing From Main Street Confectionery
Charles Andrews, longtime confectioner at 313 South Main Street and partner in a lunch counter venture, has been missing since Wednesday afternoon. He and his family moved from Dayton six years ago. creditors fear he has left town. Mrs. Andrews reports no clear reason for his disappearance and an expert is checking the safe to sort his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Andrews
Main
Pigeon Street
Mr. Andrews
Dayton
Ohio
South Main Street
North Main Street
South Bend
Mira
Andrews
Brick Yard Employee John Spellman Arrested on Board Bill Warrant
John Spellman, an employee at the brick yard west of the city, was arrested by Officer Kurtz on a warrant sworn by Martha Dunbaugh for allegedly jumping his board bill. He was given a hearing at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spellman
Kurtz
Martha Dunbaugh
Spellman
Property Transfers in Indiana Towns Include Multiple Lot Sales
George Culper and wife transfer to Jon Cop et al a lot in Nappanee. Davenport couple sells 2800 J B Davenport and wife to Blanda C Manugson a lot in Elkhart for 15000. Anthony Leach and wife to George W Gilbert a lot in Millersburg for 300. Elizabeth Myers et al transfer to John W Balyeat 64 acres in York and Middlebury for 3225. John Riblet and wife to Frances R Balyeat a lot in Middlebury for 1000. Amelie E Specht to Niles Peter Rodel a lot in Elkhart for 1600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Culper
Jon Copp2s
Nappanee
J B Davenport
Blanda C Manugson
Elkhart
Anthony Leach
George W Gilbert
Millersburg
Elizabeth Myers
John W Bal Yeat
York
Middlebury
John Riblet
Frances R Balyeat
Amelie E Specht
Niles Peter Rodel
Gross License Refused and Local Deaths Reported
The Nar pance liquor license for Henry Gross was refused by the county board, while H B Rosbrough received the license. John T Merrill died at Goshen after a brief illness from heart disease. coroner cites heart disease and leaves a son Elmer Merrill in Cincinnati. LaPorte commissioners void the Northern Traction franchise to build LaPorte to Michigan City due to wind and funding. Jonathan Robinson of monocle died from head injury endured fifteen years earlier in Darke County Ohio. John M Lewis, detained in Anderson as 40 insane, seeks relief from a claimed conspiracy via Masonic and Pythian brethren. St Joseph fruit grower ships 600 strawberry plants to Dawson City Alaska for climate test by Sampson. Samuel Barron, 45, coal miner, dies in Clinton saloon from unknown cause. no family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Merrill
Goshen
Eijsenheiss
Elmer Merrill
Cincinnati
LaPorte County
Northern Traction Company
LaPorte
Michigan City
Jonathan Robinson
Monocle
Darke County
Ohio
St. Joseph
Dawson City
Alaska
Sampson
St. Joe
Woods Fire Near Simonton Lake Suspected Monahan Pattit
Charles Yost reports a forest fire north of Simonton Lake burned a large timber area with heavy loss to a Michigan resident. He describes three young men camping there last week, matching a prior police description of Monahan and Pettit. The youths are in the county jail awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Yost
Simonton Lake
Michigan
Monahan
Pettit
Asit
Loys
Yost
Monshan
Pattit
Ada Brandon Nears Death After Morphine Overdose Try
Ada Brandon a well known woman attempted suicide in a room on South Main Street at night. It took two hours of work to save her life. She ate the entire drug after supper and was found in a very low condition around 8 20. Dr. Kuhn rushed to her aid and she survived. She planned to die and said she would try again. A few weeks earlier a boarding house girl killed herself with morphine over heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Brandon
Scuth Main Street
B. F. Kuhn
Brandon
Chicken thefts target farms near city in game night raid
E Kehres, a farmer three miles north of the city, reported thirty five chickens stolen from his farm four nights ago. Police suspect the same thieves who took Mr Luce’s chickens on Cassopolis street committed the Kehres raid during game night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kehres
Paroled convict and local notices from Indiana papers
Sheriff Elliott seeks parole for Frank McLaughan a 1898 grand larceny convict at Jeffer sonville reformatory. Goshen teachers changes Miss Nihart resigns ill health replacement Miss Madge Jenkinson. Benton Harbor worker John Ryland learns of 335000 inheritance from Chicago uncle. Joseph Stevin dies at 58 wealthy. Mushrooms found preserved in bottle. Hulbert churn factory reorganized into stock company. Goshen tied to Indiana Ohio electric line at Huntington. Kokomo youths raise corn for India famine relief. Mrs Hanne of LaPorte with lockjaw unchanged. North Manchester Journal to run daily during Dankards meeting. Governor Mount did not visit La Porte. Miss Mollie Gulling dies from Kokomo motor accident. Prof. Peltow resigns LaPorte music post. Edwin O Laidlaw pension raised to 314. LaPorte capitalists eye Jackson Michigan lands. Healing Banner Salve ad ends.
Disappearance of Charles Andrews Remains a Mystery
Charles Andrews, seen in Chicago on Friday, left town Wednesday for parts unknown. His lawyer says no financial worry, though Andrews sought loans from several sources and had little money with him. Mrs. Andrews and a safe remain on site as hopes rise for his early return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Andrews
Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Chicago
Lake Shore
Fourth of July plan discussed by local committee
The old committee on the Fourth of July celebration invites members of the lodge, regiment, and Historical society to meet in the council room at city hall Monday night at 7 30. Mayor Tunner will preside as preliminary steps are taken. Spanish American veterans plan a meeting in Elkhart with a July 10 date, while Elkhart’s July 4 celebration is described as the grandest in Northern Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lojth Regiment
The
Historical Society
Avcoe City Pill
Uck
Tunner
Elkhart
Bighart
Indiana
Soldier Boys
Echos
Michigan Line
Narrow Escape For Express Wagon Driver
Ray Foy, driver for a U S express wagon, barely escaped serious injury when a heavy load shifted in a rear alley. A heavy iron safe bicycle and barrel toppled from the wagon upon leaving the office yard, the fall striking his back and hip as the horse halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Foy
Foy
Edward Gravitt Injured At Work On Lake Shore Shops
Edward Gravitt of Vistula Street, an employee at the Lake Shore shops, was seriously injured when a D rail slipped while he blocked it. A deep arm wound severed an artery and he nearly bled to death until a fellow worker bound the wound and he was taken to Dr. Eckelman’s office for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gravitt
Vistula Street
T” Rail
Lake Shore
Mr. Gravitt
Drs. Eckelman
Whitey Captured in Joplin After Long Kalamazoo Manhunt
Albert Peverits known as Whitey alias Thomas Black, a famed Richland bank robber sought since Slater and Allison case, was arrested Thursday in Joplin Missouri without resistance. Sheriff Snow pursues the witness Charles Russell who testified in Kalamazoo. officers fear Russell may refuse to travel from Kansas City to testify. The capture raises questions about reliability of Russell and the suspicious role of Black’s brother-in-law in the handover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Peverits
Whitey
Thomas Black
Richland
Kalamszoo
Slater
Allison
Charles Russell
Joplin
Missouri
Snow
Kalamazoo
Black
John Bucker
Russell
Kansas City
Goshen
Hamsell
Hassell
Woman Rescued After Falling Into City Cistern
Mrs John Zaitler an elderly resident above Schnneharts grocery on West Jackson street fell headfirst into a rear cistern full of water shortly after noon. Four men pulled her from the narrow top opening after she struggled submerged but clothes kept her afloat. She had been robbed of 200 and five watches six weeks earlier. She is not expected to suffer ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zaitler
Schnnehart’s Grocery
West Jackson Street
Zaider
South Bend
School Board Loses Rehearing in Elkhart Case
The Supreme Court overruled a petition for rehearing in the Elkhart school board case against Cyrus Seiler, seeking $5,900 claimed to be unpaid to the board. The lower court had ruled for the county, and the board’s effort to recover the funds failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Israel O. Wood
Elkhart County
Cyrus Seiler
Elkhart
Obituary: Mrs. Ernest Fulkerson Dies at 27 in Highbart
Mrs. Ernest Fulkerson died at 3 this morning at 303 North Main Street after a long illness. She was 27, survived by her husband, a 16 month old son, and a 3 year old daughter. Her parents Mr and Mrs Poulip Outshall of Bristol attended. Funeral Monday with interment in Grace Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Fulkerson
North Main Street
Poulip Outshall
Bristol
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Highbart
Nea
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. BE. Hosebrough
Caroline Wilkinson
Ralph Warnner
Whiteman
Harrison Biggs
Kosciusko County
Frank Hall
Indianapolis
J. Q. Hood
Justice of the Peace
Crosby, Miss
Gross
Narpance
H. B. Rosbrough
John M. Lewis
Anderson
Samuel Barron
Clinton
Barron
Frank McLaughan
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Nihart
Madge Jenkinson
John Ryland
Tennester
Benton Harbor
Joseph Stevin
Benton
Hulbert Churn
Shipshewana
Indiana & Ohio Electric
Huntington
India
John Hanne
North Manchester Journal
Dankards
Mount
Mollie Gulling
Kokomo
R. W. Peltow
Edwin O. Laidlaw
Mishawaka
Jackson, Mich
EAGLE
Nigatto
Shore Shops
Charles EK
Rinehart
Dwight
J.J. Hoffman & Sons
Osolo Township
Rinehert
Justice of the Peace Brumbaugh
Jacob Housour
Joplin, Mo
John Zeitler
Honesring
Woods
Norway
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