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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
5
Reports from several sources indicate Indiana hunters ignore new game and fish statutes. Violations include hunting without permits, selling game, and hunting out of season. The permit system aims to curb early quail hunting. penalties range from fines to jail, with funds supporting game protection.
Otto Smith faced loss when a lightning strike killed one of his horses after it was injured. Georg Ford, a Zion Lutheran member born in 1844, was buried at Zion Church. He leaves a wife and seven children. The community offered sympathy. An entertainment event is planned at McFarren school house Friday November 8, and Clemon Kegerreis plans a brief visit to Vistula. Nearby residents, including Miss Pearl Coe of Chicago, visit Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cauffman. Albert Stamp of Bristol visited O F Brussman. A boat at Heaton Lake was moved to the St Joseph River by a resident who returned it within 18 hours. Many teachers in the area joined the Teachers Library Union.
A citywide wave of burglaries targets residences in Elkhart over two months. Police note amateur thieves work quickly on Jefferson street, breaking in after families leave lights off. A child’s bank and a revolver are taken, with the bank later found on a neighbor’s lawn.
Lake Shore mail train No 35 struck and killed a 17 or 18 year old girl at Whisky Crossing near the La Porte depot. The victim stood between tracks as an east bound freight moved aside. the cow catcher lifted her onto a waiting box car and the train passed over. She died instantly with a mangled face. Inquest set for 10 oclock tomorrow. The young woman’s name was not learned.
A summary of regional property filings shows multiple transfers of real estate in Elkhart and surrounding areas, including Elkhart, Middlebury, Union, and Washington townships. Notable deeds involve A J Moody to J C Mast and W E Porter to William Brusman, with prices ranging from 175 to 3200 dollars.
John M Cripe and family traveled from six miles south of Elkhart to a neighbor two miles away. A carriage crash left Mrs Cripe hospitalized with a skull wound and their son with a scalp wound while two horses fled and were not yet found. Elizabethtown reports three suspicious strangers triggering a bank guard scare that nearly led to a clash.
Mrs J H O Smith wife of the Rev Mr Smith formerly of Indianapolis occupied the First Christian church pulpit in his absence Sunday. He had gone to Chicago and missed his train. It was one of the best sermons that has been heard in the city.
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