Dairyman Levi Rowe Shot by Boy Hunting Near Goshen Avenue
Levi Rowe, a dairyman near Goshen avenue, was shot in the right arm by Bob Evans while the youths hunted near the Rowe property Saturday afternoon. The bullet passed through arm muscles four inches below the shoulder. Rowe pursued the boy, who fled to the timber. The incident prompted potential prosecution from the Evans family, while officials reminded readers of state game laws and fines.
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Mounday’s
Levi Rowe
Corporation
Goshen Avenue
Bob” Evans
Arthur Evans
Rowe
Evans
Mr. Rowe
Samuel Rowe
Enos Myers
Myers
M. M. Eckelman
Correct Synopsis of Michigan Game and Fish Laws
Summary of Michigan Game and Fish laws detailing open deer seasons, licensing, and protected species. Includes deer bag limit of three per year and license fees for residents and non residents. Covers use of dogs, artificial lights, and restrictions on hunting in parks and certain counties. Outlines seasons for foxes and fur bearing animals and penalties including bounties and prohibited methods.
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Maple River
Emmet
Au Sable River
Branch
St. Joseph
Grant M. Morse
Portland
Mich
Indiana
Michigan
Bois Blanc
Lapeer
Huron
Monroe
Sanilac
Tuscola
Malcomb
Allegan
Ottawa
St. Clair
Ainder
Lower Peninsula
Tiyner Peninsula
Antwerp
Man Applies for Marriage License May Be Married Woman
Friday night Fred Westfall of Elkhart sought a license from County Clerk Dennett claiming he had a valid divorce and that costs were paid. He promised proof but did not return, while Minnie Simonson’s divorce could not be found in county records.
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Fred Westfall
Hilkhart
Dennett
Minnie Simonson
Westfall
E L Zigler Sues Allen Haney for Divorce
E L Zigler files divorce suit against Allen Haney in Elkhart citing brutal treatment and ill health after a short marriage from February 8 1900 to August 1 1900. The complaint notes Mrs Haney cannot manage household duties. The couple resided in Elkhart.
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E. L. Zigler
Lottie Haney
Allen Haney
Guardian Appointed for J. R. Beardsley
Mrs. S. Beardsley is named guardian of J. R. Beardsley who is adjudged of unsound mind. She has filed hands valued at $60,900. His personal estate is estimated at $28,906 and annual income at $1,800.
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S. 4. Beardsley
J. R. Beardsley
Beardsley
Township Institute Opens First Regular Session
The first regular Township Institute met Saturday at the Normal School hall with about fifty teachers in attendance. It represents Cleveland Osolo Concord and Bango townships, highlighting regional teacher cooperation and local education efforts.
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Township Institute
Cleveland
Osolo
Kauffman Files Addition to Elkhart With County Recorder
John F B Kauffman filed with Recorder Peddycord a vial of Kauffman's addition to Elkhart city consisting of a few lots.
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John F. B. Kauffman
Kauffman
Elkhart
Tipton Editor Tinton M. Pershing Named Postmaster
Tinton M. Pershing founder of the Tipton Advocate and longtime northern Indiana editor becomes postmaster after James B. Johns resigns. Pershing recently sold his printing plant to W. M. Barnhart.
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Tinton
M. W. Pershing
Tipton
Indiana
James B. Johns
Preshing
W. M. Barnhart
Man Cleared After Two Mile Chase Over Home Burglary
Browning Fieldinge Huddleston’s home was entered yesterday while the family attended church and $8 was stolen. A stranger was placed under suspicion after a two mile chase and was run down, only to be found not guilty.
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Browning
Fieldinge Huddleston
Elkhart Man Bound Over In Horse Theft Case
Samuel Bowers faced a preliminary hearing before Judge Blake on grand larceny charges for stealing a horse from George A Grove near Wakarusa. Bound over to circuit court on $500 bond, he could not post and was jailed in Goshen. Police traced the horse to Goshen then back to Elkhart, where Bowers claimed he bought the animal from two men.
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Samuel Bowers
George A. Grove
Wakarusa
Blake
Elliott
Goshen
Bowers
Prairie Street
Indiana Avenue
George C. Grove
Mr. Grove
Indiana
Michigan
Elkhart
Silvers
Nappanee
Sheriff Elliott
Middlebury Street
Moore
Whiteman
Lehman
Flagman Says Warning Ignored Before Train Hit Elderly Woman
Mrs Mary E Collins 59 living with her daughter at 802 Johnson street was struck by a Lake Shore engine at the South Main street crossing. Ed Dawson the crossing flagman says gates were down and he shouted but she did not heed. He stepped in front of the engine and tried to stop her but she jerked free and stepped into the path as the train backed toward the crossing.
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Mrs. Collins
Tom Connolley, Jr
Hackman Bailey
I W. Short
Johnson Street
Mary E. Collins
John Ulrich
Lake Shore
Main ‘Street
Blair
Stoucher
Round House
Erossine
Collins
Dawson
Oldest Man in Indiana: Joseph Hush in St Joseph infirmary
Joseph Hush, once of Warren township, is now an inmate at the St Joseph county infirmary and likely the oldest man in Indiana. Born in 1793 in New Jersey, he lived near the Olive township line for decades, married in Michigan in 1825, voted for Madison in 1812, and fathered nine children, only three living. He remains in fairly good health at nearly 109.
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Joseph Hush
Warren Township
St. Joseph County
Indiana
New Jersey
Olive Township
Berrien County
Michigan
James Madison
Cost of Quarantine in City to Suppress Smallpox
The city spent 2 096 05 to control a recent smallpox outbreak with 33 monitored cases and hundreds of exposures. Despite citizen objections, all cases were quarantined and the city avoided major losses while Elkhart reported no deaths and Muncie faced 100 000 in costs.
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Health Department
Muncie
Elkhart
Felled Amber-Like Mineral Found on Elkhart Farm
Eli Conley of Elkhart showed a farm east of Mishawaka to two buyers when they found a tract with red oily dust. The sample resembles amber, valued by local painters, suggesting a potential fortune if the mineral proves valuable.
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Eli Conley
Elkhart
Mishawaka
Mr. Conley
Land transfers in Elkhart Jefferson Clinton Baugo figures
Orville T. Chamberlain transfers to Albert J. Irwin a lot in Elkhart for 12000 dollars. Daniel Logan deeds land in Jefferson to G. W. Gardner for 2000 dollars. Amanda Lacount to Newton J. Rohrer lands in Clinton for 2800 dollars. Jonathan Shrock to Frank Sailor lands in Clinton township for 400 dollars. Elizabeth Secor transfers land in Baugo to Harvey Shaum for 450 dollars.
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Orville T. Chamberlain
Albert J. Irwin
Elkhart
Daniel Logan
G. W. Gardner
Jefferson
Amanda Lacount
Newton J. Rohrer
Clinton
Jonathan Shrock
Frank Sailor
Clinton Township
Elizabeth Secor
Harvey Shaum
Baugo
Change in Management at Noyes Carriage Plant
Elkhart’s large Noyes Carriage factory may undergo a management change soon. The company cannot declare details yet but will make the facts public once arranged. The report notes the plant’s prominence in the area.
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Noyes
Elkhart
Marriage Licenses Issued by Clerk Dennett in Goshen
Clerk Dennett issued marriage licenses to Clarence S. Swartzbaugh 24 and Ada B. Berkel 22 from Goshen. George B. England 25 also Goshen with Arvilla Wolfe Arehart 29. William E. Hothorn 25 of Versailles Ohio with Mary Ishan 19 of Goshen. Thomas A. Carpenter 60 and Martha A. Berkey Dewey 52 of Goshen.
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Dennett
Clarence S. Swartzbaugh
Goshen
Ada
B. Berkel
England
Arvilla Wolfe-Arehart
Wm. E. Hothorn
Versailles
Mary Ishan
Thomas A. Carpenter
Martha
A. Berkey- Dewey
Take Shore schedules passenger trains into effect
The new winter schedule takes effect Sunday November 2nd, easing Buffalo traffic. Trains from Buffalo run slowly with heavy congestion. Monday morning westbound No 15 was split into two sections, each a half hour late.
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Buffalo
Upheld: Weekly Wage Law Victory in Indiana Court
The Indiana circuit court upheld the weekly wage law as constitutional in a landmark decision. Muncie, Indiana, saw a major legal victory for the state with the ruling reinforcing the law’s validity.
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Muncie
Ind
The
Eleventh Annual WRC Convention Opens in Shiloh Hall
The eleventh annual Woman's Relief Corps convention for Whitley Allen Noble Steuben DeKalb LaGrange and Elkhart counties opened at Shiloh Post hall with about 200 members. Delegates from several towns attended. reports highlighted 18000 members in good standing and 66 percent of flood relief funds sent to Texas.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
Whitley
Allen
Noble
Steuben
DeKalb
la Grange
Elkhart
Shiloh Post Hall
Shiloh
Samaritan Hall
Shiloh Corps
Mott
Ona Sherwood
Hudson
Titus
Miss Sherwood
McDonald
Columbia City
Texas
Ft. Wayne
Mara Strawser
Ona Sherrow
Mary J. Hissong
Ind
Mary J. Francis
Margaret Marcunns
LaGrange
Mary McCaskey
Mary Peddycord
Emily Knapp
Sarah Self
Goshen
Alice Shaver
Etta Grueter
Waterloo
Mary Haller
Minnie Bury
Anna E. Kidder
Martha Prickett
Carrie Gradner
Ligonier
Divorce Granted in Elk hart Case and Replevin Ruling
Yesterday Judge Ferrall overruled defendants motion for a new trial in the replevin suit of Mrs. Sadie Andrews against Wm Dwight et al. The case, tried at the last term, awarded damages to Andrews after creditors seized her restaurant goods to pay her husband’s debts. Margaret J Johnson was granted a divorce from Oliver M Johnson. Dodge & Dodge appeared as attorneys. The suit Mummert & Jay v Reuben H Lechlitner was settled and dismissed. the defendant paid the claim. Kamm & Schellinger Brewing Co sued George Disch to collect a debt in place of George Dresch.
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Sadie Andrews
Wm. Dwight
Ferrall
Elkhart
Margaret J. Johnson
Oliver M. Johnson
Dodge & Dodge
Mummert & Jay
Reuben H. Lechlitner
Kamm & Schellinger Brewing Co
George Disch
George Dresch
Real estate transfers and mortgages recorded by Peddycard
Six mortgages and three releases filed with Recorder Peddycard include Elizabeth A. Secor to Harvey Shaum land in Bango for 450. Heirs of Wm Wambaugh to Coppes Bros and Zook land in Union for 10. Se Kryder to Leander Stauffer land in Locke for 300. Imma Eddy to Nellie Shoup lot in Elkhart for 140. W H Dunbar to H E Corbett lot in Elkhart for 1000. J W Fieldhouse to Maria B Sackett lot in Elkhart for 400. Geo W Gardner to Daniel Logan lot in Goshen for 1500. Edith D Funk to Ww H Kerman lot in Goshen for 1000.
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Recorder Peddycard
Elizabeth A. Secor
Harvey Shaum
Bango
Wm. Wambaugh
Coppes Bros
Zook
Union
Se _Kryder
Leander Stauffer
Locke
Imma Eddy
Nellie Shoup
Elkhart
W. H. Dunbar
H. E. Corbett
Maria. B. Sackett
Daniel Logan
Goshen
Edith ‘D. Funk
Probate commissionership contest continues with party support
The probate commissionership race between Justice Geo W. Farrell and William H. Charnley proceeds with active backing from both sides. Supporters include Judge J. Ms VanFleet Representative Vernon VanFleet Supreme Judge Francis Baker Perry Ner Col. James ve Dodge SeCaustal Representative EB. B. Mummert and council members.
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Justice Farrell
Géo. W. Farrell
Farrell
Ms VanFleet
Vernon VanFleet
Francis Baker
Perry
James Ve . Dodge
SeCaustal
Mummert Council
Justice Farrell Likely to Succeed Wilson in Probate Office
The report notes D. J. Troyer and others backing Justice Farrell to take over the probate service after Harry C. Wilson. Farrell is described as well qualified with extensive probate experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Troyer
Justice Farrell
Will
Harry C. Wilson
Zion church to hold Sunday and rally day services
Zion church schedules communion on Sunday October 13 with preparatory services the day before. Rev McLaughlin of Goshen urges strong attendance. Zion will observe Rally day on Sunday October 27 with a good program expected.
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Zion Church
McLaughlin
Goshen
Alice Kinney
Pennsylvania
Benjamin
Long
Michigan
Joseph Brown
Benjamin Stone
Cleveland
Bango
Osolo
Concord
Elkhart
G. W. Ellis
J. L. Allery
Charles Peplogie
Bencroft
Samuel Cauffman
Elkhart County Treasurer J O Wood Records Balance
J O Wood, treasurer of Elkhart County, reports a balance or amount of seventeen thousand fifty seven dollars and 79 cents. The note names the official and county context without additional details.
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Penege
J. O. Wood
Elkhart County
Blame Cast On Delos Weaver In County Phone Conflict
Goshen Democrat blames Delos N. Weaver of Elkhart for a county telephone service dispute after the council refused an appropriation. Critics say Weaver aimed to push phones out of the courthouse to boost his abstract office, but rivals The Weaver abstract office and two telephone firms ended up agreeing on county service despite the feud.
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Delos Weaver
Goshen
Delos N. Weaver
Elchhart
County Council
Bloody Ninth's Reunion in Mishawaka at Century Theatre
Mishawaka business men and citizens plan the Bloody Ninth Indiana veterans reunion at the Century theatre on Thursday and Friday. About a hundred veterans are expected with many traveling from distant towns for business sessions a noon banquet and a public campfire in the theatre. Elkheart residents include Major James D. Braden Captain Merritt Sergt Abraham Dils and Privates P. P. Abel Rinehart Stutsman Frank L. Dunbar H. L. Shupert J. C. Coler John Stanley Milton Nash and A. G. Manning.
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Mishawaka
Old Ninth Indiana Regiment
Elkhart
James D. Braden
Merritt
Abraham Dils
P. P. Abel
Rinehart Stutsman
Frank L. Dunbar
H. L. Shupert
J. C. Coler
John Stanley
Milton Nash
A. G. Manning
Aged Woman Seeks Aid for Home for Aged Women
Mrs. Sarah Hartsell, an elderly resident near Foraker, canvassed in the city to raise funds for her entrance to the Indianapolis home for aged women. She carried a signed paper endorsing the bearer as worthy of charity, bearing signatures from farmers W. S. Houser and C. H. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hartsell
Foraker
Indianapolis
W. S. Houser
Marriage Licenses Issued By County Clerk
Licenses granted to Martin J. Stroup 30 Chicago and Clara Nihart 23 Middlebury. Chas Collins Elkhart 23 and Cora Van Tillburg Elkhart 18 with parental consent.
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Dennett
Martin J. Stroup
Chicago
Clara
Nihart
Middlebury
Chas
Collins, Elkhart
Cora’ van Tillburg
County Clerk Reports Quarterly Collections
County clerk Dennett submitted his quarterly report to the county auditor yesterday. The total amount collected by the office for the quarter ending September 30 amounted to 1079.27 dollars.
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Dennett
Goshen Library Contract Let to Vec Well of Angola
A public works contract for Goshen's library building was let to Vec Well of Angola for eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars.
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Goshen
Angola
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