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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
8
The New Heats features extensive Tailored Street Hats to complement new suits and coats. Diverse shapes include high adds and very large brims, with low crowns and immense brims among the latest ideas. Prices range from 3 to 10 dollars and up.
The season presents Directoire Empire and semi-fitting coats in black and colors with Empire back and high collar. Rivening Capes use breadecloths and satins in shades like Wisteria Catawba tan wine grey and white. Special efforts bring exclusive coats at $25 in silk or satin lining, with higher priced options available.
Elkhart announces a fall opening next Monday with unprecedented values on broad cloth and wool suits. Prices range from 12.40 to 25.00 with satin linings, new styles, and colors, highlighting direct New York imports and tailored options for 32 to 40 inch lengths.
Exclusive styles from New York featured in Hine dressy suits at 35 dollars. Includes rubberized silk auto coats at 12.50 with water proofing and ripple back. Also offers black jackets 7.50 to 15.00, net waists at 5 dollars, embroidered linen waists up to 10 dollars, and tailor madaras waists at 1.25.
The display features modified sheath skirts in voiles with satin bands and gores, some buttoning front in black and colors priced from 8.50 to 15 dollars. Separate silk and satin skirts appear full with broadcloth trims, priced 10 to upwards of 15 dollars. Parnas skirts show diverse styles with satin and silk trims in black, grey, brown, navy, wine, and green, priced from 5 to 10 dollars and up.
A display of new hats features deep Mulberry Burgundy and Wisteria tones with London Smoke Taupe and yellow accents. Showcased are high crown and Directorie styles in exquisite shades with prices from 5 to 15 dollars.
Wilmington Del Sept 22 William G Mahaffey special referee appointed by Judge Gray began taking evidence in the government suit against the powder trust. The principal defendant is the Du Pont de Nemours Company with about thirty related powder concerns alleged controlled by it. The suit under Sherman anti trust seeks to restrain the firms from alleged restraint of trade.
Three superior court cases settled without jury. Bert Cole of Lenox pled guilty to petit larceny for theft at a carnival and received one to eight years in Jeffersonville reformatory. Other cases involved appeals from Brumbaugh court and a divorce proceeding dismissed for lack of prosecution.
Officials of the Underwood Department store placed in receivership after a Detroit creditor Edson Moore & Co. pressed claims of 734.59 detailing lack of patronage from winter and spring losses. Creditors number about 125 with several local small claims. A later note recalls a streetcar crowd theft attempt where Mr. Rucker foiled a crook who tried to swipe Mr. Deffler’s diamond stud, recovering the gem after a shove.
The Sneek board sets the coming year’s school tax levy at 1.10 dollars, exclusive of poll tax, with 40 cents for maintenance, 50 cents for sinking funds, and 20 cents for other purposes, totaling 1.10 dollars plus poll tax.
Expect big crowd as opening rally for leading Democratic candidate Lewis. Col James Hamilton of Chicago to speak. Proctor engaged. meeting heavily advertised across Elkhart and surrounding counties.
In Waukesha Wisconsin George Smith twenty five shot Mrs Grabow and her daughter Olga then wounded Sheriff Gwinnell before barricading himself. A posse of hundreds surrounded the Gradow farmhouse and captured Smith the next day. Mrs Grabow is dying Olga eleven is recovering.
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