Third Rail Line Promises Fast NYC-Chicago Travel
At a Commercial Exchange meeting in Chicago promoters outlined a Maine incorporated line from Chicago to New York with 14 foot banked tracks and no grade crossings. Goshen and Waterford Mills would be stops, with LaPorte and South Bend papers backing the project. Finance is arranged, aims include ten hour NYC travel, and stock sales are not aggressively pursued to spark local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago New York
Chicago
Commercial Exchange Rooms
Chase
Corporation
Col. Hord
Price
Miller
Maine
Co-operative Construction Company
Railway Company
Steujoe
Laporte
Goshen
Checago
Waterford Mills
Coshen
Toeay Inter St
Foye
Rome
Waterford Mille
Chicazo
blaPorte
Eo. Mummiert
Neteld
Waterfard Mills
New York
South Bend
Robert Haven Art Co Moves Into Ulery Building
The Robert Haven Art Company moved into the Ulery building at 24 South Main Street. The firm will manufacture pupils paints drawing books and related school supplies for use in leading schools nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haven Art Company
Ulery
T24
South Main Street
Newsboys Enjoy Evening at Irwin Theatre
Thirty city newsboys were entertained by Manager Wolcott at the Irwin vaudeville theatre last evening. They received center front seats and applauded every act on the bill enthusiastically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Irwin
Parley by Rev. J. E. Ensign to Men Women and Youth
Rev J E Ensign speaks to men at 2 30 in Reformed church and to women at 3 30 in the Presbyterian church. In the evening he lectures on the Traffic to Girls at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ensign
Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Ensign
Baptist Church
Drugstore Mixes Medication With Baby Food
A city druggist clerk sold a box of toracic acid to a prominent family by mistake while they asked for baby food. Had the error not been found just before dispensing, the infant could have died.
New Trial Granted in Walker versus Stutz and Manning
In circuit court a new trial was granted in the case of Mrs. Hannah B. Walker versus Eugene E. Stutz and A Elmer Manning to quiet title. The move was for cause and under statute. Also noted are continued divorce actions and probate court docket items including estates discharged and final reports with May 21 hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Walker
E. E. Stutz
Hannah B. Walker
Eugene E. Stutz
A. Elmer Manning
Mordle
Mmnel
David Immet
Elkhart
Riverside Addition Sale Promises Low Prices on Installments
This week the last chance to buy in Riverside Addition before final unsold plots are closed out to one party. Lots sit on the interurban electric line with rising traffic among Goshen Elkhart and Lowh Bend, suggesting rapid value growth. See EL EL Miummert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Elkhart
Lowh Bend
Torrow
EL EL
Miummert
Gas rate changes hit Goshen utility and gaming devices
The dollar gas rate becomes effective with Goshen Gas Company. Slot machines now at 1.26 dollars per unit, rebates to follow until dollar wheels arrive in about six months. March ended the 1.20 gas rate. Future minimum meter bill set at 8 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Gas Company
Local Rail Company Loses Chicago Suit Over Damages
Charles A. Johnson of LaPorte County failed to secure a new trial against Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway in Chicago. A jury in South Bend awarded him $15,000 damages. An appeal to the appellate court was granted. bond set at $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Mchifan
Bishop White to Preach at St. James Church Week
Bishop and Mrs. John Hazen White arrive Monday and the bishop will lead three daily services at 7 a.m. 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at St. James church. They stay at Hotel Hascall while Chicago Park Lawn seeds and Hawks Hardware offer special shade lawn seed mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hazen White
St. James Church
Hotel Hascall
Chicago Park
Hawks Hardware Company
Local couples announce newborn sons in city
A son was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Sherman of North Eighth street and a son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Charlies Blough of South Ninth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Sherman
North Eighth Street
Charlies Blough
South Ninth Street
D B Nusbaum Reported Very Ill
D B Nusbaum of this city once living on a farm near Middlebury is very ill with heart trouble. He is the father of Mrs. E E Mummert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Nusbaum
Middlebury
E. E. Mummert
Foresters mull consolidation amid Samaritan split in Elkhart
In Elkhart the Samaritan order debates joining with the Independent Order of Foresters. George W. Risk of Lafayette promotes consolidation as Samaritans face financial troubles. A Goshen order decision remains undecided. Also scheduled at Jefferson Theatre Sunday night is the famed theosophist Dr George Arnold presenting spiritualist demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Samaritans
Elkhart
Order of Foresters
George W. Risk
Lafayette
The
Foresters
Risk
Goshen
Ty Samaritans
Samarian Radie
Tony
Jefferson
Jefferson Theatre
Priemry Gkco Arnold
Maciime Blavatsky
Arnolds
Royal Society of London
Eng
Tonides
County Board Inspects Bridges Including Six Span Span Bridge
County commissioners visited the six span bridge to review it and the proposed new sites to better prepare for forthcoming petitions. They also inspected the East Franklin street bridge in Elkhart over the river and the Yellow Creek bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Elkhart
Yellow Creek
Freeland Elected Mayor of Sturgis by 115 Vote Margin
A Freeland formerly of Middlebury won the Sturgis mayoral seat by a 115 vote majority on the democratic ticket. He is a leading Sturgis businessman and president of a manufacturing firm. His county friends wish him a successful administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Freeland
Middlebury
Sturgis
Mr. Freeland
Grading Progress on Valley Line Corridor
Grading along the Valley Line from Lagrange to Angola will be pushed rapidly. One wing started grading between Lake Gage and Crooked Lake on Tuesday. The route out of Lagrange has been settled and the G. R. I. tracks will be dredged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Angola
Lake Gage
Crooked Lake
Railway officials survey Syracuse Goshen right of way
A. E. Weist and C. P. Jones were in Syracuse working for the H. c.C. & N. W. Railway. Mr. Jones has been busy taking up the right of way between Syracuse and Goshen. The road is not dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Weist
C. P. Jones
Syracuse
H. C.c. & N. W. Railway
Nappanee Doctor Sells Riverside Property to Cross Sisters
Dr. A. Young of Nappanee sells a West Side Riverside addition residence for $900 to Mrs. Nancy E. Cross Bloom and Miss Bernice Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Young
Nappanee
Nancy E. Cross-Bloom
Bernice Cross
Riverside Addition
Library Sets Record With 442 Circulated Books
At the Carnegie library in Elkhart the March 6 circulation rose to 442 volumes, surpassing all prior daily totals and setting a new local record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Lbrary
Elkhart
Michigan men inspect West Side church explosion
Edward J. Russey of Cassopolis and A. W. France of Lansing, manufacturers of acetylene lighting plants, visited yesterday to study the German Baptist church explosion. They came to inquire into the circumstances as they are researching such lighting systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Russeys
Cassopolis
Mich
A. W. France
Lansing
Obituaries Chronicle Indiana Residents Die Across Counties
Mrs Fredericka Spangler longtime Fort Wayne resident died yesterday. Mrs Elza Spitler a pioneer of Allen county died near Cedarville aged 85. Mrs Jacob Roach died near Warsaw yesterday morning at 71 after a lingering illness. Mrs Alfred L May died yesterday in South Bend after two months illness, a resident there 18 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericka Spangler
Fort Wayne
Elza Spitler
Allen County
Cedarville
Jacob Roach
Warsaw
Alfred L. May
South Bend
Local residents report illness and recovery across town
SS and Stutsman residents suffer various illnesses from catarrhal fey to topsilitis while Melvin Todd Benjamin Butzer and George Stahl of Waterford are ill with pneumonia. Ex Sherix John H. Violett shows slow improvement as Mrs. Charles F. Thompson and Mrs. W. W. Hedgepeth also recover or improve from tonsilitis and related ailments. Lamar Croop shows slight improvement after an ulcerated tooth. Samuel Hoke and other accident victims at the German Baptist church event near recovery. Eat Lehman convalesces at home with rheumatism after years without attacks. Has mother brings him home from Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Todd
Benjamin Butzer
George Stahl
Waterford
Sherix
John H. Violett
Charles F. Thompson
Isaiah Violett
W. W. B. Hedgepeth
Mr. Hedgepeth
Lamar Croop
Llas
Samuel Hoke
West Side
Lehman
East Jefferson Street
Fron Huntington
Elkhart Plans Driving Park and Baseball Grounds Near Interurban Line
Elkhart sportsmen heard a first report on a driving park and baseball grounds project north of the interurban line as it enters the city. Goshen reports indicate substantial stock sales and likely success for the plan. Old Corner Stone of the Congregational church dated 1872 opened. tin box deposits rotted and papers matted. Buckeye Valley Line representatives met in Elkhart to discuss extending the road from Middlebury to Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Elkhart
Elkharttow
Goshen
Congregational
Middlebury
Skating Bet Promises Action At Casino Rink
Manager Frank Alford and M. M. Ulery plan a roller rink wager next Monday. Ulery must perform a backward skate to win. A large crowd is expected as Ulery showcases his skating at the Casino yesterday and prepares for the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alford
M. M. Ulery
Ulery
Roanoke Debates Franchise as City Considers Lighting Plant
A Roanoke vote on an electric signal franchise is tabled while the city considers building its own lighting plant. Meanwhile notable local items include 95th birthday for John Wyatt near Spencerville, Rev. G W Henderson's death in Warren, and attorney John W Orndorff planning retirement and a Senate canvass. Charles Thorne’s 12 year secret marriage resurfaces as he returns to Wabash with wife and 11 year old son after years abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wyatt
Spencerville
Dekalb County
G. W. Henderson
Warren
Disciples’ Church
Roanoke
Andrews
John W. Orndorff
Caurabusco
Orndorff
Lake James
Whitley
Huntington
Charles Thorne
Thorne
Florida
West
Wabash
Easter hats and civic notes mix in LaPorte news
Local items report Easter millinery sales at The Economy in LaPorte and Peter Pan hats at The Economy. Warsaw hosts Ten Thousand Club events, Winona Academy plans a new school, and J Monahan campaigns for state treasurer. Citizens debate Warsaw water ownership. regional moves include Go shen to Middlebury and Hopkins returning to Jefferson township.
Criger Receives Sendoff as He Heads Home
Dispatches report Lou Criger, with tears in his eyes, began his journey home while Pittsburg players gave him a warm farewell at the Springs. Mrs. Criger insists he has not left the Springs and continues to advise her of his plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Criger
Pittsburg
Real estate transfers across town and a Middlebury hall
A sequence of land deals involving Interurban Land Co and multiple individuals lists parcels in Olive, Elkhart, Concord, Locke and Union towns with values from 100 to 11,000 dollars. The piece notes Middlebury plans a public hall with backing from Dr Teeters, W W Wise and other local businessmen, signaling a likely success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Drake
Otis CC
West
West Goshen
Samuel Weaver
Thomas Anderson
Concord Tp
Henry P. Pletcher
Elizabeth Pletcher
Jacob H. Miller
Olive
Joseph A. Schryer
Mary Schryer
Cornelius Morris
Wakarusa
Jacob Phend
Caroline Pettit
Lydia A. Romig
Henry H. Rupp
Elkhart
Joseph H. Gregory
Edward C
Libbie Stutsman
Washington
Robert Higgins
B. Carter Jessup
John G. Klein
Dwight H. Evick
Dollie V. Evick
U. S
Isaac Riley
Clinton
Jeannette Gortner Johnson
Joan G. Klein
Samuel E. Mast
Isaac Moser
Concord
Jennie E. Pessup
J. G. Klein
C. H. Winchester
Frederick W. Miller
Middlebury
Teeters
W. W
Wise
Railways To Test Crests Of Interurban Cars
The South Bend and Southern Michigan Railway plans to test the Crests of new interurban cars but will not place them in regular service until the roadbed is fully prepared. No schedule changes are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend & Southern Michigan Railways
Teachers Association Meets in South Bend April 4 6 1907
The executive committee of the Northern Indiana teachers association unanimously accepted an invitation to meet in South Bend from April 4 through 6, 1907, presented by Prof. Calvin E. Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Indiana Teachers Association
South Bend
Calvin E. Moon
Price Drop At Coldwater Commission Sale
Dan Wilkes bought property at Coldwater for $1,000 at a commission sale conducted by Ray Warner Co. It had been offered for $5,000 a year ago by the late S B Kitchel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Wilkes
S. B. Kitchel
Coldwater
Ray Warner & Co
Kalamazoo Grants 17-Year Street Franchise to Traction Co
The Kalamazoo city council issued a franchise to the Kalamazoo Elk hart and South Bend Traction Company allowing free use of city streets for a term of 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Elkhart and South Bend Traction Company
Goshen Girl Appointed Delegate to Northwestern Board
At a Presbyterian meeting in Decatur Miss Alice Brownell of Goshen was appointed a delegate to the Northwest Board meeting in Evanston on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Decatur
Alice Brownell
Board of
Northwest
Evanston
Elkhart Township Farm Sold for 7500
Jacob Straus sold to Simon J. Straus an Elkhart township farm for 7500 dollars. Salem Goodwell improved 80 acre farm in Jackson township. William Nymeyer listed at Salem bank of Zook Jay. Attys. 2td-lan. Goshen families who went to Canada arrive pleased with surroundings. Hubert Whitmer home from Andover Mass attending college will stay for Easter vacation. H L Wean & Son to exhibit four bull terrier pups tomorrow in display window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Goodwell
Jackson Township
William Nymeyer
Salem Bank of Zook & Jay
Attys
Goshen
Canada
Hubert Whitmer
Andover
Mass
H. L.wean & Son
Court House Interior Finishing Begins Next Week
Contractor Perkinson will start finishing the new court house interior next week. Most board floors are laid and the mosaic floors are well under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkinson
Court House
Bonds Sold At Valparaiso Buy Rudolph Kleybolte & Co
Bonds totaling 93165 dollars were sold at Valparaiso with Rudolph Kleybolte & Co of Cincinnati purchasing the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co
Cincinnati
Funeral Held for Charles Wurster in Aus
Mrs Hugh Dean Miss Lenora Dean and Miss Eva Dutsch arrived from Niles Michigan to attend the funeral of Charles Wurster. George R Harper involved in real estate loans and abstracts of Aus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Dean
Lenora Dean
Eva Dutsch
Niles, Mich
Charles Wurster
George R. Harper
Fine Saturday Brings Farmers as Merchants Report Strong Trade
The pleasant weather drew many farmers and merchants to the market with trade reportedly better than usual.
Francis X Schellinger Dies. Noted Mishawaka Resident
Francis X. Schellinger, longtime Mishawaka resident and prominent St. Joseph county figure, has died after nearly 40 years of local life and service. He was widely known in the community for his civic involvement and standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis X. Schellinger
Mishawaka
St. Joseph County
Spring stock of fruit trees and shrubs offered
J. N. Trump & Son advertise a full spring stock of fruit trees shade trees ornamental trees shrubs roses peonies climbing vines and more. They invite customers to come while stock is complete at their residence 929 South Main street and nurseries on South Wilson avenue with home phone 317.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Trump & Son
South Main Street
Wilson Avenue
Personal notices from a Midwest city journey across states
A long list of local residents with travels to Chicago Des Moines Lincoln Columbia City and other towns. Names include B F L Deahl Dan M Sulivan Ray Hateh Judkins James Edsall Fred DC Zeigler Frank P Abbott Pauline Deering Jacob Wager Miss McDonald Miss Stella Snedecker Jorge Rowell CC W Shirk Sadie Blosser Rosa Nye Clara Gardner Frank Whitehead Mrs H H Johnson and others visiting returning or relocating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. FL Deahl
Warsaw
Dan M. Sulivan
Des Moines
Ray Hateh
Chicago
Pla
Judkins
Chivago
James Edsall
Mishawaka
Fred DC
Zeigler
Charles van Dorsten
Middleburs
Goshen
Frank P. Abbott
Hot Springs
Ark
Pauline Deering
Nappanee
Jacob Wager
James Freeland
New York City
Maywood
J. Henry J. Chatten
Charles Sparklin
Milford
Josie Vinson
Harold Hutchinson
Stella Snedecker
Columbia City
Jorge P Rowell
CC. W. Shirk
Pawtus&a
Oklahoma
Sadie Blosser
Rosa Nye
Nappaners
Columbia Cire
Clara Gardner
Arthur Gardner
West Side
John Gardner
Jefferson Township
Frank Whitehead
Canada
Hone
H. H. Johnson
George W. Webhmerer
WH. Miller
Winthrop
Washington
The Lion and the Mouse cast and Goshen tour plans
Amusements column notes Joseph Coyne in The Social Whirl at the New York Casino tonight. Josephine Lovett joins four companies for The Lion and the Mouse next season with a Goshen booking. Also mentions Gertrude Millington in Fantana and the Jeffersons producing Playing the Game. Yorke and Adams headline Bankers and Brokers at the Jefferson with strong staging but weaker singing. audience enjoyed the show. Lacqueret and Sunshine advertise James A. Riley & Son for furniture refinishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Coyne
New York
Irwin
Josephine Lovett
Andrew Mack
Shirley Rossmore
Goshen
Sus Yorke
Nick Adams
Vaudeville
Bankers and Brokers
the Jefferson
Yorke
Adams
Weber and Fields
Rogers Brothers
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Tell OF Third
Lucinda Kenyon
Albert R. Burns
Jacob K .Troyer
Edeward C. Paul
Admr
William and
Emma Tracnasel
Mary M. Rosen
Clark HH. Barnes
Admir
Alexander Crordon
Adbert al Gordon
Henry Sata
Samuel Sala
Chester Mc
Anna Jones
Irvin S. Durns
de Bal
Whisler
Christian Helfrick
Bey
O. Brady
Matin Street
Circuit Court
George E. Compton
William F. Beauler
Susan Beckner
Joseph M
Phoebe Rohter
STOC
Lillian Miller
Killian Miller
Hearne
Land
Mifler
Hep
Michigan City
Bishop White
the Order OF Foresters
Indiana
Beat al! Records
Michigan
Ho Whitmer
HS. Stutsman
Topeka
Stuant
Goshen College
Elkhart Sports
QO. L. Simmons—Fire Insurance
Ten Thousang Club
Winona Academy
Winona
W. O. Davis
California
J. Monahan
Fish Lake
Michigan State Line
Claypool
Peter Panhats
J. M. Robinson
D. K. Boyer
Bay Minette, Ala
Young People’s Union
Riley
James A. Riley & Son
Roy Love
Plymouth
Ethel McKinley
Kokomo
Fred Timmins
Sioux City
Timmins
Timmerman
Howard H. Hopkins
Interurban Land Co
Nancy E. Bloom
Simon J. Straus
John Leanna
Locke
Union Tos
Jacob Straus
Elkhart Township
Gertrude Millington
the Irwin
William Winter Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson Jr
Joseph Jefferson
William W. Jefferson
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