Elkhart Business Views on Closed Town Policy
Local business leaders share mixed effects from strict liquor and Sabbath enforcement in Hilkhart. Some say sales suffer while others report no change. several cite fear of offending customers or workers, and a few condemn the policy as hurting commerce overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilkhart
Hanly
Tikhart
J. Tripp
Elkhart Department Store
B. J. Arisman
Fulton Market Co
W. H. Riblet
Golden Hotel
W. H. Leininger
A. A. Jones
Hardware
Henry Hoetger
Hoetger
L. C. Wells
J. Kiefer
Bacon
Elkhart ¥ Furniture Company
L. R. Boyle
Boyle & Brown
Conrad Ziesel
Ziesel Bros
Joe Shively
W. H. Spencer
W. C. Davis
Walley
Warren Hill
Warren G. Hill
Clint
Shafer, Shafer
Allen
Houseworth
Herman
Concord township to consolidate twelve schools into seven
Trustee Puterbaugh proposes uniting Concord township twelve districts into seven for next year. Most patrons back the plan to save 2500 to 3000 dollars annually, improve facilities, and offer better transportation with no pupil traveling more than 2.5 miles. Current operating costs are about 6000 dollars. At enumeration, 448 pupils attended township schools.
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Concord Township
Puterbaugh
Riverside
Bristol
Rowe
Middlebury Road
City
Sugar Grove
Pittsburg
Excelsior
Elkhart
Goshen
Dunlaps
Fairview
Paulus
Baker Hill
New Monument Idea For Indiana War Governor Arch
The Morton monument commission proposes a stone arch at the Market Street entrance of the state house with Oliver P. Morton’s statue at the keystone and an inscription along the arch. The plan requires an appropriation for erection on capitol grounds and two figures at the arch ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press News Assn
Indianapolis
Morton Monument Commission
Indiana
D. R. Lucas
Market Street
State House
Morton
Oliver P. Morton
Capitol Grounds
Washington Street
Tobacco Trust Behind Fight Over Indiana Anti Cigaret Law
Indianapolis May 23 The American Tobacco Company known as the tobacco trust backs the fight to annul Indiana's anti cigar et law. Two Indianapolis lawyers W W Lowry indicted for possessing a cigaret and ex Attorney General Taylor as counsel pursue the case arguing for a Supreme Court review. Neither lawyer smokes cigarets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press News Assn
Indianapolis
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Indiana
W. W. Lowry
Taylor
Supreme Court
Lowry
Saloonists Organize to Fight License Renewals in City
Temperance activists warned that renewal of Dayhuff license could spark trouble as saloonkeepers unite under attorney Perry L. Turner. A letter signed by 21 Third ward dealers urged Pabst Brewing to withhold backing for new licenses next year and especially in July. The group claims to be well organized with officers and broad citywide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry L. Turner
Pabst Brewing Co
Elkhart Hauer
Pabst Co
South Main Street
Charles Dearhuff
Darhuff Place
Third Ward
Dayhuff
Bunko Steering Case On Trial At South Bend
Patrick Henry Davis alias Thomas Edward Clarke alias Red Austin stands trial in St Joseph circuit court South Bend for swindling farmer Henry Crofoot out of 2500 in a bold banco steering case. Judge L G Hubbard sits as special judge with George A Kurtz state attorney and Charles Drummond Jonas Hoover for defense. Davis is described as haggard after arrest on Sept 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry Davis
Thomas Edward Clarke
Charles Drummond
South Bend
Jonas Hoover
Chicago
Crofoot
D. B. J. Schafer
Last of Ellison Case Closed in Embezzlement Matter
The embezzlement charge against Rollin Ellison was dismissed yesterday, ending the Ellison case. The result confirms the close of the matter with no further action expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellison
Rollin Ellison
Hanly Seen Dining at Five Cent Lunch Counters
Gov. Hanly is less popular at the Columbia Club than his predecessor Gov Durbin who used to dine there daily. The club members valued his presence. Hanly, instead, eats at five cent lunch counters and is often seen about 1 p.m. at the Baltimore Dairy Lunch Room in the Traction Building having ham and water or milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United’ Press
Indianapolis
Hanly
Columbia Club
Durbin
Baltimore
Origins of Indiana County Names List Publicized
A UPI report from Indianapolis on May 2 provides the first published list of how Indiana counties got their names. It names Adams for John Quincy Adams, Allen for Col John Allen, Bartholomew for Joseph Bartholomew, and many others honoring generals, politicians, and notable figures, with notes on several counties’ origins and some place-name meanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Stubbs
Adams
John Quincy Adams
Allen
Col
John Allen
River Basin
Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew
Tippecanoe
Benton
Thomas W. Benton
Blackford
Judge Blackford
Boone
Daniel Boone
Brown
Jacob Brown
Carroll
Charles Carroll
Cass
Lewis Cass
Clark
George Rogers Clark
Henry Clay
Patric Clinton
Dewitt Clinton
Crawford
William Crawford
Gen
Washington
Daviess
Joseph H. Daviess
Dearborn
Henry Dearborn
Decatur
Commodore
DeKalb
Baron DeKalb
Camden
Delaware
Dubois
Toussaint Dubois
Harrison
Elkhart
Fayette
Lafayette
Floyd
John Floyd
Fountain
Major Fountain
Boone County
Maumee
Franklin
Fulton
Robert Fulton
Gibson
John Gibson
Treasury
Grant
Samuel
Moses Grant
Grant Creek
Switzerland County
Greene
Nathaniel Greene
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Hancock
John Hancock
William Henry Harrison
Hendricks
William Hendricks
Henry
Patrick Henry Howard
Col. T. A. Howard
Francisville
Col. Howard
Huntington
Samuel Huntington
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Jasper
Sergi
Jay
John Jay
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Jennings
Jonathan Jennings
Johnson
John Johnson
Supreme Court of
Indiana
Knox
Henry Knox
Kosciusko
LaGrange
Lake
Lake Michigan
LaPorte
Lawrence
James Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Francis Marion
Marshall
Martin
Major Martin
Newport
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Richard Montgomery
Morgan
Newton
Isaac Newton
Noble
Ohio
Orange
Car ‘Olina
Owen
Tip‘pecanoe
Bondamis
Priority of Claims Heard in Consolidated Case
Referee in bankruptcy Lambert of South Bend presided yesterday in the Consolidated Paper and Bag Co case to hear real estate mortgages bonds notes liens and other creditor claims. He will report findings to Federal Judge Anderson in Indianapolis for decisions affecting Indiana National Bank and other claimants in the suit led by Wilson Roose Receiver. A second meeting is set for next week here with about 40 creditors represented by named attorneys and trustee Demarest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
South Bend
Fn Chancery
Consolidated Paper & Bag Co
M. A. Demarest
Anderson
Indianapolis
Consolidated
Wilson Roose
Indiana National Bank
James S. Dodge, Jr
Perry L Turner
Vernon’w. Vans Figet
James H. State
Livy Chamberlin
Anthony Deahl
Schuyler Hubbell
James “T. Harman
Boxing Event Report From Goshen Lodge Tonight
Fragmentary text notes boxing at a Goshen lodge with attendance mentioned as high but details are unclear.
Grand jury hearings target local officials and forgers
The Goshen and Elkhart counties press reports indicate a busy grand jury examining L M R Hoover for forged notes and probing former Concord township trustee J H Grosh amid rumors of a trust fund shortfall. Subpoenas issued as cases widen to malfeasance and potential trustee records review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. R. Hoover
Elkhart
Goshen
Puterbaugh
Elkhart County
Dismissal of Fourteen Civil Dockets by Judge Dodge
Judge James S. Dodge presided as fourteen civil cases were dismissed at plaintiffs costs in a circuit court session. Eight hydraulic cases led the group, with remaining dismissals including Hubbard vs Brodrick, Leatherman vs Leatherman guardianship petition, Klein vs Bilkhart Mutual Life policy, Evans vs Evans divorce, and St Joseph County Savings Bank vs Brodrick et al.
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Ciircuit Court
James S. Dodge
Plantiffs
Horacé Hubbard
Justus L. Brodrick
Henry L. Leatherman
Lewis L. Leatherman
Guardian
Harry Klein
The
Bilkhart Mutual Life Association
Gertrude L. Evans
James A. Evans
St. Joseph County Savings Bank
Court Notes In Fremont Fulker v Fulkerson receiver sale
Receiver granted permission to sell property below appraised value. In A D Straw v Dottie Straw, cross complaint dismissed. The suit on account Jesse G Houser v David D Lehman has been reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Fulkerson
Effie Fulkerson
A. D. Straw
Dottie Straw
Cross
Jesse G. Houser
David D. Lehman
Hydraulic litigation dismissed after Conn plant sale
Circuit court meeting resulted in the dismissal of nearly all cases linked to the Conn hydraulic plant. The sale of the Conn plant to the St. Joseph and Elkhart company Hen Island concern ended the litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn Hydraulic Plant
Conn
St. Joseph and Elkhart Company
Hen Island
Elkhart Church Seeks 100 Dollar Share for Carnegie Library
A First Evangelical church committee in Elkhart aims to raise 100 dollars toward Elkhart’s share of 25000 dollars the national church seeks within sixty days. The funds support a science hall at the Evangelical College in Naperville Illinois and match Andrew Carnegie’s donation for a library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
First Evangelical Church
Elhart
National Church
Andrew Carnegie
Evangelical College
Napersville
Ill
Printers Accept Applications From Three Candidates
The Elkhart Typographical Union held a meeting last night and accepted applications from three candidates for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elkhart Typographical Union
Library to Close Two Days for Spring Cleaning
Carnegie library will close Wednesday and Thursday for spring cleaning and will not be open for reading or exchange of books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Carnegie. Library
Marriage Licenses Record for Goshen and Elkhart Couples
Harry Folker 19 and Minnie Belle Mishler of Goshen obtain license. Melinda Wentworth 20 and another partner of Elkhart apply for license. Details indicate local county clerks processing nuptial permissions.
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Harry
Howard Folker
Minnie
Belle Mishler
Goshen
Melinda
Wentworth
Elkhart
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Haskin
Congregational Trustees
John Houseworth
George Rogers
John Pollard
Kavanagh
FLAN
Concord TP
Commission
Saloonists
BUNKO
Red” Austin
Henry Crofoot
State
Pike
Zabulon Pike
York
Porter
David Porter
Posey
Thomas Posey
Pulaski
Count Pulaski
Savannah
Putnam
Randolph
North Carolina
Ripley
Rush
Scott
Charles Scott
Kentucky
Shelby
Isaac Shelby
Spencer
Capt
Spier Spencer
Starke
John Starke
Bennington
St. Joseph
Steuben
Baron Steuben
Sullivan
Daniel Sullivan
Vincennes
Louisville
Switzerland
Tipton
John Tipton
Congress
Union
Wayne
Vanderburgh
Henry Vanderburgh
Legislative Council of the
Northwest
Vermillion
Diamar
Vince House
Wada
Warrier
Warricr
Washingto
Country
Mada Wells
W. H. Iveens
Fort. Wayne
Fort Dearborn
White
Isaac White
Whitley
William Whitley
Battle of the Thames
Trustee Demarest
Artans
Eikhart
Tomor
Grand Jury
Abel
James B. Moyer
William Charpie
Board of Review
People
Iva Bumitiel
Tockwood
Ye Ps
Gary
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