North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference under way in Kokomo
The North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference opens in Kokomo with Bishop E H Hughes presiding. Notable events include minister examinations, talks by Dr Wayinger and Rev J K Cecil, a temperance focus, and a banquet for DePauw graduates. Kokomo vies with Fort Wayne to host next year as Melvin J Hill leads singing.
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Kokomo
Ind
North Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Wayinger
Taylor University
Markland Avenue
J. K. Cecil
Fort Wayne
E. H. Hughes
San Francisco
Ohio
Springfield
DePauw University
Somerville Light
Elkhart
Clarence True Wilson
Chicago
Madison Snaderer
Anti-Saloon League
Wabash
Simpson
Melvin J. Hill
Kansas City
D. W. Wilams
Garrett
Huntington seeks new county school superintendent
Huntington Indiana faces a six week period to appoint Ira B Potts successor as superintendent of Huntington county schools. Three leading candidates emerge Clifford Funderburg W A Shock and Claude Kitch with party lines showing Republican Funderburg and Kitch and Democrat Shock. Trustees will select the appointee with county auditor voting in a tie.
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Huntington
Ind
Huntington County
Ira B. Potts
Clifford Funderburg
Huntington Township
Rock Creek
W. A. Shock
Claude Kitch
Indianapolis
Shock
Funderburg
Kitch
Smith
Fippensteele
Perry
Stahl
Thompson
Rhamey
James
Vitz
Summers
Heiney Neff
Jones
Boys Buy Toy Pistols In Wabash Trip To Lagro
In Wabash Indiana on April 4 two sons of prominent families obtained toy pistols from Alexander Fulton in Lagro. They told three others who planned to buy more. The group walked to Lagro and back spending money on guns. A clash between Mexican and US factions followed until Constable Guynn rounded up witnesses at school and affidavits were sworn against Fulton.
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Wabash
Ind
Lagro
Alexander Fulton
Guynn
Bent
Fulton
Railroad man meets accident in Wabash Indiana
David Knisley, a Big Four employee, was seriously injured at work early yesterday morning while unloading rails. One rail fell on his right foot, fracturing the great toe and badly mangling the others. Dr. N. H. Thompson treated him and he was sent home to the corner of Elms and Washington streets.
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Wabash
Ind
David Knisley
Elms and
Washington Streets
County Commissioners Meet In Albion To Decide Saloons
Albion Ind April 3 County commissioners in session at the courthouse decide how many saloons will be permitted in Ligonier and Walt Lake the two towns that went wet in the recent election.
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Albion
Ind
Court House
Ligonier
Walt Lake
Warsaw Boosters Organize New Furniture Plant
Warsaw Indiana March 31 The chamber of commerce formed two months ago has raised a factory fund and purchased the Wilder chair factory building for a new enterprise The Warsaw Furniture company will manufacture upholstered furniture with frames and upholstery made locally Employ about thirty workers initially and expand soon Incorporators Penrod Spiegel and Pearlman of Chicago with local organizers Frazer Ker Lessig Royse Alleman Reed Coleman Wann Catlin Frazer president Royse vice president Ker secretary Lessig treasurer
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Chamber of Commerce
Wilder Chair Factory
Warsaw Furniture Company
Chicago
Vorry
Warsaw
Messrs. Penrod
Spiegel
Pearlman
W. D. Frazer
Charles Ker
David Lessig
L. W. Royse
Eugene Alleman
W. W. Reed
J. W. Coleman
L. C. Wann
A. ©. Catlin
P. Frazer
Shoe Store Robbery in Van Wert Ends in Mystery
In Van Wert Ohio on March 31 police report a shoe store burglary where $5 was stolen after thieves forced rear doors and shattered glass. Bloodhounds tracked to an empty box car on Pennsylvania tracks, but trail ended there. Local police and dogs were called to assist the search.
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van Wert
Leeson & Stanley Shoe
Pennsylvania
Court House Alley
St. Marks
Forger Harry Stroup Arrested After Check Forgery
Kendallville Indiana April 4 Harry Stroup a neighbor of Bakerstown forged his wife s name to a 359 check and obtained 2506 from Noble County bank. He fled to Chicago for a good time but was traced and arrested in Albion after returning home for a visit. His movements were reported to officers who nabbed him at the Stroup home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
Harry Stroup
Bakerstown
Noble County Bank
Chicago
Albion
Harry
Stroup
Fair date set for Eastern Indiana Agricultural show
Kendallville Indiana April 4 The Eastern Indiana Agricultural association directors met yesterday to elect the executive board and set a fair opening date in the city They decided to proceed despite South Bend’s choice and set Monday September 18 as the opening day The executive committee includes J W Wright O F Johnston J E Gault and HY Hilt
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Kendallville
Ind
Eastern “Indiana Agricultural Association
South Bend
Bouth Bend
J. We. Wright
Oo. F. Johnston
HY Hilt
Closing order arrives for postoffice Sunday shift
Orders from Washington arrive in Huntington in April to close Sunday postoffice business. The lobby will shrink and furniture be adjusted. A private front office will be provided and clerks plus attaches will operate more efficiently under the new arrangement.
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Huntington
Ind
Postoffice
Washington
Bechtold fatally injured while en route for insurance exam
Samuel Bechtold of Belden was killed near Lagro while traveling to Wabash to be examined for a $3000 to $4000 life policy with a Boston company. The insurer questioned Dr. N H Thompson after learning Bechtold was en route for examination when the crash occurred.
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Samuel Bechtold
Wabash
Ind
Belden
Lagro
N. H. Thompson
Boston
Bechtold
Instant death for tramp struck by express near Butler
Joseph Stevenson of Mechanicksburg, age about forty, was killed instantly when a Lake Shore freight failed to notice as an express approached. He carried a suit case with carpentry tools and a shotgun. The body was taken to Butler where relatives were notified. whereabouts and destination remain unknown.
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Butler
Ind
Joseph Stevenson
Mechanicksburg
Lake Shore
Old Brown Place
Odd Fellows Plan Rally in Kendallville April 27
Kendallville hosts county lodge meet to celebrate the 92d anniversary of the order in the United States. A banquet and rally day are planned with 262 local Odd Fellows and about 220 Rebekahs, as business leaders unite to welcome visiting members from other county lodges.
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Kendallville
Ind
Odd Fellows
United States
Rebekahs
Woodmen to Hold Big County Lodge Meeting at Albion
Albion Ind March 29 Plans are rapid for a major Woodmen gathering in Albion on April 5 with attendees from across the county. The Kendallville degree team under Herman Hile will conduct initiation and certify a large class of candidates learning the crafts.
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Albion
Ind
Kendallville
Kendallville Degree Team, Which Under the Direction of ‘Herman , Hile
Albion Pioneer Dies in Albion Indiana
Albion Indiana March 29 George Easterday pioneer of Albion and Noble county died at his home yesterday morning after a lingering illness aged 83 He resided in the Albion neighborhood for many years Survived by five sons and a daughter Funeral tomorrow morning from his residence
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Albion
Ind
George Eaasterday
Nobie County
Seldence
Defiance Preparations For City Revival Tabernacle
In Defiance Ohio a month long evangelistic revival is planned with a two thousand seat temporary tabernacle. Rev Henry S Stough from Wheaton Illinois is likely evangelist and Mr Spooner to lead the choir. A thousand dollar stock guarantee will fund expenses. half subscribed so far. A finance and building committee spearhead the project to attract crowds and avoid overcapacity at any single church.
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Baptist Church
Henry S. Stough
Wheaton
Spooner
Big Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Fire Destroys Old Landmark in Portland Indiana
A frame dwelling at Liber in Portland Indiana, long a local landmark and former Liber College building, burned yesterday afternoon. William Long, away on business, could not save the house as iron roofing over shingles hindered access. The fire damaged the historic structure, once tied to the college, and remained a residence for Mrs. Long until her death two years ago.
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Portland
Ind
Liber
William Long
Jay County
Liber College
Widow Receives Damages in Traction Suit
A Tippecanoe county jury awards $6,000 to the widow of Nathaniel Young, a Huntington painter, for his death after being thrown from a traction bridge by an unguarded feed wire near Lafayette. The Terre Haute and Indianapolis Traction Co. was found liable. verdict read after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Attorneys were George W. Galvin and Stewart Hammond & Simms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Nathaniel Young
Terre Haute and Indianapolis Traction Company
Tippecanoe County
Young
Wild Cat Creek
Lafayette
Traction Company
George W. Galvin
Stewart, Hammond & Simms
Jury Disagrees In Will Case At Warsaw Ind
Heirs of Charles Brown contested John D Widaman estate bequest of all real and personal property without appraisal. After a lengthy trial the jury returned a verdict of disagreement on a ballot of 10 to 2 in favor of the defendants. The crowded courtroom heard hours of testimony and debate over the will's surrounding circumstances and wording.
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Warsaw
Ind
Charles Brown
John D. Widaman
Renoon
Named as adjutant for Indiana National Guard unit
Columbia City Indiana April 3 Lieut Earl A Smith of company G named for the staff adjutant to Major J R Harrison of the third battalion thina regiment Indiana National Guard to take the place of Ray Hj who resigned in the fall Smith ranked first lieutenant of the battalion takes his place advancing the second officer in company G Earl R Briggs is at present second lieutenant
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Columbia City
Ind
Earl A. Smith
Thina Regiment
Indiana
National Suara
Jray Hj
Smith
Leutenant
Earl R. “Briggs
Andrews Landing Becomes Lucas Abstracted Ownership
Andrews Indiana March 29 Huntington attorney and abstractor C K Lucas now legally owner of Andrews after securing title to thirty acres including many residences by transferring claims from Catherine Kearns, heir to a west of city estate. Residents caution this move aims to quiet title and preserve peace.
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Andrews
Ind
C. K. Lucas
Huntington
Lucas
Dueck
Blaze threatens lime kiln in Huntington plant fire
Fire alarm sounded at 6 pm as workmen left the lime kilns. A top timber surrounding the metal kilns caught fire, with flames shooting high. Night crews formed a brigade, but smoke and water hoses could not halt the blaze, reviving memories of last summer’s near-total destruction.
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Huntington
Ind
Jesse Drabenatort
Boy Scouts Form Permanent Unit In Wabash
Wabash Indiana March 31 Scoutmaster Crabb opened the Memorial hall ceremony at 3 30 pm to introduce patrol leaders and patrols to the scout committee Mayor Wilson presided and gave the oath The committee led by Dr Wilson includes L A Dawes Miss Lora Hartler Lewis Auger Rev D H Guild Benjamin Wolf Father Sullivan Fred King Robert Lyon J C Reynolds Murat Blizard Mrs Neil Lamaree Miss Adelaide Baylor Dr LaSelle and C R Crabb The group will supervise troops patrols award badges and appoint scoutmasters The uniform plan under discussion calls khaki coats and trousers with leggings broad brimmed hats and haversacks and will be decided by the boys
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Wabash
Ind
sBoy Scout Organization
Memorial Hall
Crabb
Wilson
Scout Committee
Dr. Wilson
LA. Dawes
Lora Hartler
Lewis Auger
D. H. Guild
Benjamin Wolf
Father Sullivan
Fred King
Robert Lyon
J. C. Reynolds
Murat Blizard
Neil Lamaree
Misa Adelaide Baylor
Dr. LaSelle
C. R. Crabb
Father and Son Locked in County Bastile for Alimony Failures
Huntington Ind March 31 George Hoover known for his liquor habits was jailed for twenty one days for contempt of court after failing to pay alimony to his former wife who had a divorce from him. His son Lloyd after a prior arrest for refusing to leave the streets is now also in jail joining his father.
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Bastile
Huntington
Ind
George Hoover
Lloyd
Cook
Hoover
Old frame building moved to free church lot in Portland
In Portland Indiana on Walnut and Commerce a derelict frame structure on the church lot is being jacked and moved to the Cring lot to clear space for the new Church of Christ. Construction will begin as soon as weather permits.
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Portland
Ind
Walnut
Commerce Streets
Church of Christ
Warsaw Furniture Company Capital and Officers Listed
Warszaw Indiana reports another corporate filing noting the Warsaw Furniture company of Warsaw as a manufacturer with capital stock of 15000 dollars. Principal officer listed is Josep Penrod and the filing was recorded with the secretary of state on Friday.
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Warsaw
Ind
Ancorporation
Warsaw Furniture Company
Wtack
Enrinpal
Josep Penrod
County Board to Turn Down Many Liquor Licenses
Elkhart Indiana April 3. The county board faces strong opposition as about fifteen to twenty liquor license applicants seek permits. Though law requires refusal for certain prior convictions, the commissioners act as moral judges in other respects. Convictions for illegal operations will be weighed cautiously, with even minimal taint affecting refusals.
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Elkhart
Ind
Board of County Commissioners
Physician Trepines Skull In Serious Wabash Shooting
Earl Abernathy of Andrews, a young man who recently shot himself, was operated on Saturday night at a Wabash hospital. The skull was trephined and the bullet removed from the brain base. Since Friday he worsened, with paralysis and brain pressure noted, and the operation was deemed imperative to try to save his life.
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Wabash
Ind
Earl Abernathy
Andrews
Abernathy
Harem skirt street experiment in Bluffton draws one observer
In Bluffton Indiana on April 3 a sample harem skirt was shown at the Arnold store. A clerical worker agreed to model the outfit for a Jefferson street parade a block and back. Management gauged public reaction by counting how many paused to stare. Only one veteran truly noticed the novelty.
Portland's New Furniture Novelty Manufacturing Firm
Portland Indiana prepares to open the Furniture Novelty Manufacturing company in the Cottage hotel building on Depot street opposite Holmes elevator. The plant will produce A Dewalt inventions such as swinging lawn chairs, stop ladders and scaffold combos, clothes racks, automatic reclining chairs, mission furniture and novelties, with a furniture repair department offering restoration and upholstery.
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Portland
Ind
Furniture Novelty Manufacturing Company
Huntington Pioneer Dies After Long Illness
W E Anderson of Huntington Indiana died yesterday at 1 30 pm at his First Street home after a long illness with cancer of the bowels He was born November 1 1832 in Pennsylvania and moved to the county as a child He lived in Clear Creek township before moving to town ten years ago The funeral will be held at the U B church tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev C H Beth and Rev Smick officiating Interment will be in Mt Hope cemetery
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Huntington
Ind
W. E. Anderson
First Street
Mr. Anderson
Pennsylvania
Clear Creek Township
U. B. Church
C. H. Beth
Smick
Mt. Hope Cemetery
MAY BUILD NEW COURT HOUSE IN JAY COUNTY
Portland Ind April 1 Jay county plans to replace the old brick temple of justice with a new 20000 dollar structure. The landmark court house has long hosted noted trials and will be razed if a circulating petition gains favor with the board of commissioners.
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Portland
Ind
Jay
Temple of Justice
Board of Commissioners
Forger Makes Get Away In Goshen Scam
A man calling himself James Wilson passed bad checks at several Goshen stores including Wells Shafer & Schult FP A Blessing Scores & Co and the Winer clothing store to obtain $20 from each. He fled before investigators could trace him. No further trace of the suspect has been found.
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Goshen
Ind
James Wilson
L. C. Wells, Shafer , & Schult
Blessing,Scores , &:Co
Winer Clothing Store
Inke
Kim
Postmaster at Waterloo Enthuses in Quiet Transfer
Waterloo Ind April 3 N Jackman new postmaster assumed duties Saturday morning and began familiarizing himself with the job Meanwhile Mr Miser former sports master remains for a short period to assist and steady the office transition toward smooth operation
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Waterloo
Ind
N.jackman
Pontinaatag
Miser
Sensational case in progress in Huntington court
Huntington Ind March 36 A civil action to provide support for a child dominates a crowded Huntington circuit court scene. Earl Messersmith of Wayne township and Miss Osta Shuff of Grant county bring prominent families and high legal talent to a hard fought hearing. The case traces back to Mt Etna justice court and grant circuit court penalties, with a jury to decide the amount of child support.
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Huntington
Ind
Earl Messersmith
Wayne Township
Osta Shuff
Grant County
Starling
Messersmith
State Reformatory
Marion
Huntington County
Reformatory
Miss Shuff
Justice’s Court
Mt. Etna
Grant
Migs Shuff
Charles Shuff
Fire narrowly damages Buescher factory in Elkhart
In Elkhart Indiana yesterday a fire started in the Buescher band instrument factory when a candle touched wrapping wadding in the shipping room. Timely use of six Babcock extinguishers controlled the blaze with minor damage and no call for central fire crews.
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Elkhart
Ind
Babcock
Buescher Band
Peter Nelson
Nelson
Central
Saloons to Open in Columbia City Saturday
Columbia City Indiana March 30 with the March term of the commissioners court continuing it is believed four licenses to operate saloons will be granted. It is expected the four successful bidders will open for business Saturday morning rendering the city notably wet.
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Columbia City
Ind
Commissioners’ Court
Strana Land Corporation Incorporates in Indiana
Ligonier Indiana April 3 The Strana Land corporation limited filed articles of incorporation in Indianapolis The firm among the state s largest realty concerns has 600000 in common stock equal first preferred and 200000 second preferred Its incorporators and directors are Simon P Straus Isaac D Straus Abe Ackerman Frank R Smith Jerome Ackerman Odell Oldfather and George R Buist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Ind
Strana Land Corporation, Limited
Indianapolis
Simon P. Straus
Isaac D. Straus
Abe Ackerman
Frank R. Smith
Jerome Ackerman
Odell Oldfather
George R. Buist
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UIENS
Fort Aine
New Furniture Company
Forger
Farmer -In
Joseph Stephenson
ODD Fellows Plan Rally
Kendallville Lodge
County Lodge Meeting
Noble County Woodmen
Albion Pioneer
Defiance
Fire Brigade
BOY Scouts
Furniture Firm Incorporates
Elkhart County
Trephines Skull
Bluffton
Rough Furniture
Horn
F. M. Smith & Co
Calhoun St
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