Rohrer & Co. Assigns Business to Demarest After Union Boycott
D. H. Rohrer & Co. assigned their retail grocery business at 403 South Main to M. A. Demarest. Liabilities are estimated at 8000 to 9000 dollars with assets of 1500 to 2000. The owner blamed a local union boycott over a non union employee and sectarian customer defections. Chicago creditor Walsh, Boyle & Co. holds about 3500 dollars. Local creditors include T. J. Woodard with a bill of sale on the Rohrer Bakery. President May of the C. L. A. says the Rohrer grocery was not on the unfair list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Rohrer & Co
South Main Street
M. A. Demarest
Michigan Street
Beardsley Avenue
Rohrer Grocery Co
Demarest
Rohrer
Chicago
Walsh, Boyle & Co
D. H. Rohrer
May
Rohrer Grocery
Sparks' Old Reliable Virginia Shows to Visit Elkhart
The circus led by John H. Sparks will perform in Elkhart on Tuesday September 8. The East Side Park crowd packed both performances yesterday with standing room and spectators on the ground. The first rate act line includes acrobats trapeze contortionists trained animals and a host of feats thrilling young and old. The show has a warm reception in this region and visits Canisteo and Corning in the current run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Sparks
Elkhart
Sparks’ Circus
East Side Park
Canisteo
Corning
N. Y
Daily Journal
Petersons seek divorce amid drunkenness and alimony case
Augusta Peterson files for divorce from Charles A. Peterson contending drunkenness. She seeks $1,000 alimony and $5 weekly child support for daughter Isabelle Catherine, age five. Charles is a Mason with Lake Shore, earning $75 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Peterson
Charles A. Peterson
Isabelle Catherine
Peterson
Lake Shore
Will of Mrs Anna E Iifert Filed for Probate
The will of Mrs Anna E Iifert was filed for probate yesterday. She leaves a small estate with Cath erine Hogebaum and Elsina Yoder each receiving five dollars and the remainder bequeathed to her children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna E. Iifert
Catherine Hogebaum
Elsina Yoder
Notice of guardianship and asylum transfer in Nappanee
Sheriff Elmer Manning receives notice that Henry B. Kring an insane patient from Nappanee is to be taken to the Longeelift asylum tomorrow morning. Clyde Raymer petitions for guardianship for Emma Bamforth of Elkhart who has a four thousand dollar estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Manning
Henry B. ‘Kring
Nappanee
Longeelift Insane Asylum
Clyde Raymer
Henry Bowers
Emma Bamforth
Elkhart
Mummert Sues Howard Jarbaugh Over $200 Contract
EB:Mummert files suit against Howard Jarbaugh alleging a contract dispute for $200 involving Standard Manufacturing Co. and related commercial dealings. The case centers on unpaid amounts and contract terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miufacturing . “Co
Hag
Howard Jarbaugh
Nappanee Gun Club Delegates to Goshen Conference
County gun clubs plan a general conference in Goshen on Tuesday September 1. Nappanee Gun Club will be represented by Will Smith and B. B. Maust to promote trap shooting tournaments at accessible county points year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee News
Goshen
Nappanee
Will Smith
B. B. Maust
City National Bank Secures Second Elkhart County Loan
Elkhart county borrows 20000 with three bids submitted. City National Bank wins with 5037.50 on a nine month loan at six percent, to repay 5225 at maturity. Salem Bank bid 5025 and Elkhart County Loan & Trust Co. bid 5027.50. Two additional loans of 5000 each remain to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
City National Bank
Salem Bank
Elkhart County,Loan & Trust Co
Consecration closes ninth Bible conference at Winona Lake
Rev J Wilbur Chapman led the consecration service closing the session of the ninth annual Bible conference at Winona Lake after eleven days. Attendance ranged from four thousand to ten thousand daily with S H Hadley of New York directing an evening service. John Willis Baer of New York city directed the hillside meeting and Rev James M Gray of Boston, a conference participant, was chosen evangelist by the assembly committee on evangelistic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilbur Chapman
Winona Lake
S. H. Hadley
Water Street
Amos Bigler Dies of Heart Failure at 82
Amos Bigler an elderly farmer living with his son Daniel three miles east of Nappanee died Sunday evening of heart failure aged 82 years nine months and three days. He is survived by his widow three sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Bigler
Daniel Bigler
Nappanee
Death of Mrs. Mabel Whetten-Wolfe at her mother's home
Mrs. Mabel Whetten-Wolfe, 19, daughter of Mrs. Anna Whetten, died at her mother's home at eight o'clock this morning after a long illness from a complication of diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Whetten-Wolfe
Anna Whetten
Mishler Infant Dies of Cholera Infantum
Myrl Mishler two year old son of Mr and Mrs John Mishler of Foraker died of cholera infantum Tuesday night. The funeral was held Thursday at Union Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrl Mishler
John Mishler
Foraker
Union Center
Goshen Doctor Buys Mishawaka Practice
Dr. Amy A. Barron of Goshen has purchased the dental practice of Dr. Fred H. Irwin of Mishawaka and will take possession September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy A. Barron
Goshen
Fred H. Irwin
Mishawaka
Kendallville Furniture Reports Capital Stock Increase
The Kendallville Furniture company yesterday notified shareholders of raising capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. The action expands equity and may affect ownership proportions and future funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville Furniture Company
South Bend Attorney Frank M. Davis Missing Amid Fears of Suicide
Local police report attorney Frank M. Davis of South Bend is missing and authorities fear he may have taken his own life. Missing person units pursue leads as family and associates express concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Davis
South Bend
Local social and visit notes from Bristol and surrounding areas
Miss Florence Hilbish of Bristol visited a week with cousins Misses Mable and Pearl Hilbish of Zion. Zion Ladies Aid Society plans a meeting at Emma Long's home on Wednesday. Bertha Wohlhieter of Sailor goes to Elkhart for high school. Rev Charles Kesler and his mother visited friends Friday. J P Bickel and L H Welter from Elkhart spent Sunday with Ben and Emma Long. Bertha Wohlhieter and Hazel Dills visited Jessie Bickel Sunday. Charles Dills and Lloyd Dis visited friends at Mishawka. Albert Stamps of Bristol visited Or Brusman Sunday. Bessie Dills visits South Bend for a week. Mrs. Sarah Swinehart is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hilbish
Bristol
Misses Mable
Pearl Hilbish
Zion
Ladies Aid Society
Emma Long
Bertha Wohlhieter
Sailor
Elkhart
Charles Kesler
J. P. Bickel
L. H. Welter
Ben Long
Hazel Dills
Jessie Bickel
Charles Dills
Lloyd Dis
Mishawka
Albert Stamps
Or. Brusman
Bessie Dills
South Bend
Sarah Swinehart
County loan auction bids revealed by banks
The State bank won a $5,000 county loan yesterday with a $75 premium. Bids came from Hikhart County Loan & Trust Co at $5,067.50, City National Bank at $5,065, and Salem Bank at $5,038.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Hikhart County Loan & Trust Co
City National Bank
Salem Bank
Tax payments by railways posted in county records
The Wabash Railway company yesterday paid the second installment of county taxes amounting to 2670.11 dollars. The Lake Shore's second installment is over 11000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railway Company
Lake Shore
Maier Sues Hamilton Pease and Soens to Foreclose Mortgage
Alma J. Maier files suit in court against Orlando Hamilton, Henry W. Pease, and Christian Soens to foreclose a mortgage on property valued at $700. The action seeks judicial relief and enforcement of the mortgage claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma J. Maier
Orlando Hamilton
Henry
W. Pease
Christian Soens
Rowe Sues Edward Rowe for Divorce in Elk Hart
Matie A Rowe files divorce suit against Edward Rowe. The couple resides in Elk Hart with the action seeking dissolution of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matie A. Rowe
Edward
Rowe
Elkhart
Ellis Farm Sold Sparks Planned 157 Acre Industrial Area
Harden D. Markel purchased the 157 acre Ellis farm south of the Lake Shore yards and west of Oakland Avenue for 15000 dollars. He will plat 350 lots to finance a new Chicago factory site adjoining the yards and negotiate with three other Chicago industries for relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ellis
New Lake Shore
Oakland Avenue
Harden D. Markel
Elkhart
Chicago
Markel
Ellis
Ells
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Yards
Lake Shore Road
Large Snyder Listenberger family reunion held at Island Park
One of the area’s largest reunions gathered 250 members from the Snyder Listenberger and related families. Four generations of Listenbergers traced to George Listenberger. about 50 members. John Snyder progenitor with about 25 attendees. The 79 year old Mrs Catherine Cook is the oldest. Cook family totals 130 in all. Others include Fries and Ritters and out of town guests from Leitersford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Ritters
Hikhart
John Cook
George Cook
William Cook
Thias Cook
W. H. Ritter
Tim Holderman
Obituary of Mrs Guy Newell and family kin
Mishawaka Indiana notes the burial of Mrs Sarah C Rose maiden name of Mrs Guy Newell at Osolo cemetery. Born February 11 1824 in Erie County New York she died August 25 1903 adopted by an uncle after her mother died and married Guy Newell in 1847. She left eleven children all but one, Carrie Lamb, deceased. Grandchild is Mrs Lamb. Poem accompanies tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Newls
Osolo
Sarah C. Rose
Erie
County
New York
Guy Newell
Carrie Lamb
Marriage Licenses Issued To Eleven Couples In Elkhart Area
Frank H. Bowser aged 25 and Alice S. Zimmerman aged 21 both of Elkhart. George W. Tapping aged 54 and Margaret Ross aged 48 of Elkhart. John Hook aged 26 of Mishawaka and Dela Slabaugh aged 17 with parental consent of Elkhart. Lars Hanson aged 28 of Valparaiso and Elizabeth Culp aged 25 of Wakarusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Bowser
Alice S. Zimmerman
Elkhart
George W. Tapping
Margaret Ross
John Hook
Mishawaka
Dela Slabaugh
Lars Hanson
Valparaiso
Elizabeth Culp
Wakarusa
Fieldhouse to Move Into New Lexington Ave Offices
John W. Fieldhouse expects to occupy large new offices on Lexington Avenue Monday. The building to be erected on the site of his old office by Charles Monger will begin immediately. The upper story of Monger's new building will house the Christian Science church and be set up for lectures and reading rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Fieldhouse
Lexington Avenue
Charles Monger
Monger
Christian Science Cult
Train wreck hits American league teams in Napoleon
A special train carrying the Cleveland and St. Louis American league teams was ditched here early this morning. The Cleveland sleeper was wrecked. Pitcher Sudhoft of St. Louis suffered a cut and sprained wrist. Center Fielder Heidrick of St. Louis, face cut and leg bruised, Second Baseman Lajoie, Cleveland, face cut and knee sprained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Cleveland
St. Louis
Sudhoft
Heidrick
Lajoie
Erie wreck at Newburgh Junction kills one, injures fourteen
Turner New York August 29 One man is dead and fourteen injured in a railroad wreck on the Erie near Newburgh Junction this morning as the first section of a milk and passenger train was struck by the second section. The dead man is unidentified and nearly every passenger in the wrecked cars was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
N. Y
Erie
Newburgh Junction
Spanish Court Scrap in Madrid Arrests Officers
August 29 report says thirty frontier garrison officers were arrested on charges of conspiring to block the queen mother’s return from Vienna where she visits her daughter. The army blames her for losses in Cuba and the Philippines and she is unpopular with the forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Queen Mother
Spain
Vienna
Cuba
Philippines
Dan Miller & Co. Coffee Merchants Fail Over Price War
Brooklyn reports the failure of Dan Miller & Co., coffee merchants, for about half a million dollars. The collapse is attributed to aggressive price cutting by large coffee combines. Canton, Ohio banks’ heavy losses are denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Dan Miller & Co
Canton
Powers Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Goebel Case
Georgetown Kentucky August 29 The jury returned a verdict of first degree murder against Caleb Powers in the Goebel assassination case. Powers was sentenced to death marking a third conviction for conspiracy. previously he faced life terms in earlier trials where he served as secretary of state at the time of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Powers
Gov. Goebel
Turkish volley targets Austrian consulate in Uskub
A dispatch from Uskub reports Turkish troops firing a volley through the town near the Austrian consulate with no injuries. The incident may heighten Austria Porte tensions. Separately, correspondence of Macedonian leader Sarafof seized at Monastir shows he received substantial aid from pan Slavic Russian committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Uskub
Austria
Porte
Sarafof
Monastir
Outbreak Fears in Macedonia Ahead of Week
Constantinople reports authentic information that revolutionary outbreaks may occur in Macedonia next week. Precautions are being taken to quell any outbreaks if they occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Macedonia
County loan details amid Saturday bank state note
Fragments indicate a $5,000 loan made by the county on Saturday to the state bank. References to the Joan and AL months appear in unclear context, with missing surrounding facts.
Train 19 Crashes Into Freight Cars Near Main Street
Lake Shore No. 19 rear ended a string of about 20 freight cars being switched near the Main street crossing at 2 12 PM. Engineer Charles Toullerton and fireman Stephen A Dust were injured though not seriously. The crash disrupted service as debris and a derailed car blocked the track and a block station. Passengers raised 118 for the injured crew and letters of appreciation were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Main Street
Charles Toullerton
Toledo
Stephen A. Dust
State Street
Tullerton
Dush
J. B. MacCullough
Bowles
No. 6
Dr. Short
No. 19
Toullerton
Dusk
Charles Scott
Kit” Shoup
Hd Decamp
G. H. Koontz
Block Station
William Therman
Block House
C. McClellan
Second Street
Mark Floyd
Chicago
McClellan
S. A. Dush
Elkhart
Ind
Messrs Toullerton and
Dash
Elkhart County Tax Assessments See Increases Ordered
Elkhart County lands are assessed at 23.41 per acre and 27.87 for lands and improvements, with 10 percent increases applied by the state tax board. Elkhart city adds another 10 percent rise. St Joseph and LaGrange counties show lower bases with smaller percentage adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter D. Berkey
D. BE. Sherrick
Elkhart
St. Joseph County
la Grange
Elkhart County
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Elkhart City
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana Towns and Cities
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds across Goshen Elkhart Nappanee New Paris Washington township and surrounding areas. Transactions include Jos H McGowan to Isaac V McGowan for 80 acres and various lot transfers in Goshen Elkhart and Elkhart City with prices from 1 to 1750 dollars and names such as Fletcher Swartz Geis inger Hut tin Harker Dill Beyer Connie and Adams reflected in buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos
H. McGowan
Isaac V. McGowan
Lot Mather
Elkhart
Albert Huttin
John Huttin
Harlan A. Stauffer
W. McCoy
Wilden
Goshen
W. M. Brown
Zena Eckelberger
Lot Mercer
Elia M. Syphert
John C. Shaefer
Lot Wolfe
L. J. Brooks
Susan BH. Dill
Lot Jackson
Susan EB. Dill
C. S. Dill
Lot Mayfield
Sarah J. Beyer
R. A
Martha Connie
Washington
F. H. Adams
Selina
Martha A. Fetters
Elkhart City
Coral A. Harker
Concord
Susan E. Dill
Mayfield’s
Add
Seline
Cora A. .Harker
Delo and White Appeal Case for Possession in Elkhart Circuit
Levi Delo Michael Delo Amanda Jane White and Hattie Weigel appeal a possession case from Rays mer s court in Elkhart to the circuit court. City records show Skinner and Van Fleet & Van Fleet filed papers for the plaintiffs. The Delos and Mrs White are children of Henry J Delo and Hattie Weigel is a grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Delo
Michael Delo
Amanda Jane White
Hattie Weigel
Charles McCullough
Circuit Court
Raymer’s Court
Elkhart
Skinner and van. Fleet & van ‘Fleet
Delos
White
Henry J. Delo
Hattie ‘Weigel
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Union "Oycott
D. H R
Ohrer
Ellis Farm
Harden D. Market
Mishawaka, and
Fred Wiggins
Lapaz, Ind
Chas. Collins
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