Goshen to Get Summer Park With Ball Grounds and Vaudeville
Goshen plans a summer park south of town near the dam or Elkhart river with a baseball diamond, vaudeville theatre, boating and fishing facilities, and a band pavilion. Developer A. P. Blosser offers substantial investment if transportation cooperates, aiming for five cent fares to lure crowds. current rail lines to the dam limit local passenger service. The project seeks to attract Goshen’s 11,000 residents with a seasonably attractive resort and should produce a park for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Elkhart River
A. P. Blosser
Fetters
Winona Interurban Railway Co
Northern Indiana Company
Goshen College
Clerks Urge Uniform 6 15 Closing Hour Movement
The Clerks Union met at the Commercial Exchange to push a uniform 6:15 pm closing rule. The gathering praised the policy, urged clerks to ensure timely store closing, and noted it benefits workers and merchants, reducing hardship and giving evenings to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerks’ Union
Commercial Exchange Rooms
Lake Shore Company Seeks Ulery Property for Third Track
Lake Shore Railway has not yet finalized the purchase of the G. J. Ulery property between Main and Fifth streets required for its third yard-track. Right of way has been secured. work is being rushed and the track should be in use soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Ulery
Lake Shore Railway Company
G. J. Ulery
Main
Fifth Streets
Nusbaum Rites Set For Elkhart Matron At Yellow Creek
Mrs Peter Nusbaum died yesterday at 2 30 PM at her Elkhart home aged 76 She came from Harrison township and moved to Elkhart seven years ago Survived by husband five children and a nephew Funeral will be Saturday at 11 30 AM at Yellow Creek church with interment at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nusbalm
Peter Nusbaum
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Harrison Township
Martin Overholt
Kalamazoo
Mich
Christian
John Nusbaum
Henry Bechtel
George Nusbaum
David S. Bechtel
South Seventh Street
Yellow Creek
Aterment
Pennsylvania Rail Cuts Fare On Long Trips
The Pennsylvania railroad announces fare reductions for passengers with a new maximum one way rate listed at two and a half cents plus three cents? and introduces 1000 mile books for twenty dollars. The change takes effect in November with the cash deposit removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Dying by Inches in South Bend Gardener's Quiet End
Joseph Joslin once prosperous landscape gardener of South Bend endures cancer’s toll with patient fortitude as his life is slowly eaten away.
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Joseph Joslin
South Bend
Drowned man found in Lake James near Angola
Walter Haller, 29, a hardware merchant of Hartford City, died in the waters of Lake James about three miles north of Angola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake James
Walter Haller
Hartford City
Angola
Reunion at Island Park Elkhart Work Short Larimer Families
The Work Short and Larimer reunion of three pioneer families gathered at Island Park in Elkhart yesterday with about 75 attendees. Descendants from Middlebury Eden and Elk Hart township enjoyed social events, speeches by Aaron Work and John Larimer, and officers elected including President Dr W H Short and Secretary Frank Larimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Work
Thomas Short
Ed Short
Drs
I. W. Short
Elkhart
Eden Township
Lagrange County
Brice Larimer
Jno. Larimer
John Larimer
Greenville
Aaron Work
No record of marriage between Matilda Jacobs and John King
Mrs. Matilda Jacobs died recently and no Elkhart county record shows a ceremony with John King. Her body was buried at Oak Ridge cemetery yesterday afternoon. King, then in North Dakota harvest fields, learned of the marriage only on her deathbed. He had been living with Mrs. Jacobs after coming to Goshen as a wanderer. Her estate includes a $400 property and a $250 school fund mortgage. funeral costs may exhaust assets, and King plans to come in about three weeks to handle the estate.
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Matilda Jacobs
John King
Elkhart County
King
Goshen
Jacobs
Elkhart
South Bend
Case Comes to Goshen in Freed Hearing Change of Venue
The Freed case, moved from Nappanee on a venue change, will be heard August 9 in Goshen under Justice Whisler. Officials say the arrest involved an ordinary drunk, with gossip centering on how the booze was obtained and who provided it, not the wider charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Goshen
Well Known Goshen Lady Surprises Friends by Marriage
Edith Schadt longtime head trimmer at Berryman millinery store married Tuesday in Colorado Springs to Edward C Bray of Denison Texas. Announcement surprised friends. groom a Denison shoe merchant. They plan to reside in Denison and are touring to Salt Lake City and California.
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Edith Schadt
Berryman
Colorado Springs
Col
Edward C. Bray
Denison
Texas
Epileptic Seizure Causes Fall At Winona Concert
Harry Black a visitor from Winona suffered an epileptic fit while listening to a concert program. He toppled from an upper window sill onto the cement sidewalk below where Amos Clark stood. Neither man was seriously hurt, but the incident sparked excitement around the auditorium.
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Harry Black
Winona
Amos Clark
Black
Clark
Big Grange Meeting in Whitley County Picnic at Columbia City
Whitley county Grange holds a large meeting and picnic at Columbia City with speakers National lecturer W F Gaunt Mullica Hill New Jersey and State Master Aaron Jones South Bend.
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Grange
Whitley County
Columbia City
W. F. Gaunt
Mullica Hill
N. J
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Brethren church reunion in Elkhart coast to coast
Brethren members traveled to Elkhart today by three special trolley cars for a reunion with Goshen Napanee New Paris and Elkhart at Island Park. The gathering highlighted regional church ties and community fellowship among neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Brethren Church
Eikhart
Goshen
Nappanee
New Paris
Island Park
Myers Narrowly Escapes Train Death Near Elkhart
Henry Myers of South Bend a familiar Elkhart visitor and occasional arrestee for intoxication traveled toward his camping ground when his wagon nearly cleared a Big Four main street crossing. A northbound passenger train struck the wagon rear wheel, throwing Myers aboard the ground but sparing him serious injury.
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South Bend
Henry Myers
Elkhart
Barney
Christiana Creek
Big Four
Myers
Sunday School Convention Opens in Nappanee
The Elkhart district Sunday School and YP U convention began Tuesday night at United Brethren church in Nappanee with Rev J Grimes of Elkhart delivering the sermon. A reception for visiting delegates followed at Mr and Mrs Jacob Hartman’s home as a large number of visitors arrived. Attendance is expected to be very large.
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Elkhart
United Brethren Church
Nappanee
J. Grimes
Jacob Hartman
Kauffman Returns to Goshen After Harbor Visit
Martin Kauffman, who left Goshen for Benton Harbor to run a hotel, has returned to Goshen and can be found at M. Shoolonan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Martin Kauffman
Benton Harbor
M. Shoolonan
Bucklen Opera House Seeks Bond Elimination in Elk hart Meeting
Bucklen Opera House in Elkhart plans to wipe out its bonded debt as stockholders meet. Since 23 years ago 336000 in stock and 30000 in bonds were issued. No dividends were paid. proceeds funded bond redemptions. Directors elected include Bucklen and Fieldhouse with Sommers leasing the theater for five years. Dr E C Crowe to build a 10000 sanitarium at Franklin and Second streets. Elkhart council remains divided over traction franchises and Main street double tracking.
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Bucklen Opera House
Elkhart
Herbert E. Bucklen
Strafford Maxon
J. W. Fieldhouse
Louis M. Simpson
Ethan A. Carpenter
Norman Sage
Bucklen
E. C. Crowe
Franklin and
Second Streets
Northern Indiana Railway Extends South Eighth Street Line
The Northern Indiana Co plans to start work next week on extending its city line along South Eighth Street from Lincoln Avenue to Douglas Street. Materials have been distributed, ties hauled, and labor shortages delayed progress. Officials hope to finish before cold weather, with curves for a one-block loop expected on completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Indiana Co
South Eighth Street
Northern Indiana Railway Co
Lincoln Avenue
Douglas Street
J Christ Sack Dies in Ligonier After Long Illness
J Christ Sack, a well known musician and former banker, died at his Ligonier home at 65. His wife had died weeks earlier. Sack once led the Ligonier band with statewide reputation and in recent years lived on a fruit farm. His children Frank Anna and Matie Sack are noted musicians here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Christ Sack
Ligonier
Mr. Sack
Frank
Anna
Matie Sack
Two Families Broken Divorce Petitions Filed in La Porte
William J. Finley a La Porte County farmer files for divorce from Ella Warner wife of Preston Warner a La Porte manufacturer after finding letters from admirers including Warner. Both spouses pursue legal separation citing broken homes and marital strain as the action unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Finley
LaPorte County
Ella Warner
Preston Warner
LaPorte
Finley
Warner
Mr. Finley
Syracuse Town Ordinance on Poll Tax Fines
A Syracuse ordinance states a man liable for poll tax who refuses to pay or work when notified by the street commissioner faces a fine of at least eight dollars. The text notes attempts to impose higher taxes on such individuals.
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Syracuse
Not Well Founded on Hunt Backing Local Railway
The Columbia City Post reports rumors that L S J Hunt, a wealthy Columbia City man who made his fortune in Korea, may back the Indianapolis Huntington Columbia City Northwestern Railway Co. They say he arrived quietly and will not comment while speculation swirls about a possible library gift. His wealth stems from the Oriental Gold Mining Co in Korea and he has been active in Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
New Clagston Hotel
Hunt
Post
Oriental Gold Mining Co
Korea
Paris
London
Special Thursday sessions set for liquor cases at Wawasee
Prosecutor Sloane of Warsaw has designated Thursdays for the trial of liquor law violations in Turkey Creek township around Wawasee lake. He cites convenience for witnesses and the need to avoid moving office and witnesses to Warsaw or Syracuse while cases are pursued locally.
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Sloane
Warsaw
Turkey Creek Township
Wawasee Lake
Syracuse
Club House Proposed by Northern Indiana Owls
An interurban club house along the St. Joseph river at Osceola for Elkhart Mishawaka and South Bend Owl members is planned. Plans urge Elkhart to name a committee to meet with Mishawaka and South Bend to select a site. A stock company will be formed to buy land and build at about 10000 dollars. The favored site fronts the river 100 feet, runs 330 feet, in a new summer resort area near Hen Island dam, offering a high riverbank and eleven jets.
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St. Joseph
Osceola
Elkhart
Mishawaka
South Bend
Owl
Indiana
Hen Island
Ditch bid set at 15000 in Wabash county work
John Mishler of Nappanee will receive about 15000 dollars for building the Nelson ditch in Wabash county to the Eel river. The bid is very low and four thousand dollars under the original estimate. Twelve bidders competed with the project reclaiming low land and protecting farmland from overflow. The ditch will also serve nearby ditches and benefit a wide area.
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John Mishler
Nappanee
Nelson Ditch
Wabash County
Eel River
Disappointed in Love in Suit Over a Debt and Letters
Mrs. Catherine Zehner 45 a South Bend widow sues Lewis Johnson whom she hoped to marry. Court displays a bundle of love letters. The suit arises from a debt and Zehner laments Johnson married another woman and she urged him to abandon his bride and run away.
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Catherine Zehner
South Bend
Lewis Johnson
Portrait Artist At Newell Bros Draws Crowds
A Chicago portrait artist visits Newell Bros dry goods store delivering first class large portraits. He has no agents and all work must be left at Newell Bros. Orders are taken for one more week and priced at 18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Bros
Chicago
Dubuque Woman in Critical Condition After Accident
A Dubuque resident, daughter of B. A. Myers of Millersburg, formerly Goghen, remains critically ill after a reported incident at Dees. Details are unclear in the fragmentary OCR.
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Iif
Dubuque
C. A. Beckner
Dubuque Sa
B. A‘ Myera
Schools Open Sept 3rd For Fast Term New Organization
The Go shen board of Education voted to open public schools Monday Sept 3 four weeks from next Monday. The new board organization became effective last night with H F Banta as president Dr W O Valle tte as secretary and Joe H Lesh as treasurer. During August buildings will be put in condition for occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Goshen
H. F. Banta
W. O. Vallette
Joe H. Lesh
Outing for Poor Children Arrives in Millersburg
Thirty Chicago waifs arrived in Millersburg yesterday afternoon for a two weeks outing in the town and surrounding area. The program is organized by the ladies’ societies of Christian, Lutheran, and Reformed churches, with ten children each, staying in local homes at one or two per residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rumor of Fogarty Run Against Brick Likely Groundless
The South Bend Tribune questions a Democrat bid by Mayor Fogarty of South Bend in the Thirteenth District. It notes Fogarty’s popularity and lack of any indication he seeks the nomination, and suggests Mr. Shively is poised to challenge Brick.
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South Bend
Mayor Fogarty
Brick
White Fogarty
Mr. Shively
Remodel Deals Signed In Goshen Storefront Refurbish
C G Adams and Sons closed a long term lease with C A Harper for Harper's business room now housing Adams furnishing store. Harper also contracted M F Isbell to remodel the building. A new modern front and general transformation will create one of Goshen's finest store rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Adams & Sons
C. A. Harper
Adams
Elk Hart Gas Co Lowers Illuminating Gas Price
Elk Hart Gas Co announces new gas rates for all purposes at 1.25 per unit with a 10 cent discount if paid by the 20th of the month following use. Previous lighting gas priced at 1.80 minus 1 cent discount and fuel gas at 1.20 minus 5 cents. The new rate applies to both fuel and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Gas Co
Democrats Plan Daily Indiana Newspaper in Indianapolis
State Democrats push to launch a daily paper in Indianapolis by Sept 15 with W B Westlake already publishing a weekly The Hoosier in the city. Proposals include Hearst backing a Chicago edition, a Bryan-friendly financier, and a Bostonized plan linked to Tom Johnson of Cleveland as possible angel investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
W. B. Westlake
Marion
Hoosier
Wao. R. Hearst
Chicago
Bryan
Hearst
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
W. Worth Baily
Johnstown
Democratic Congressional Committee
Mr. Bally
Connecting Warsaw and Wabash by Electric Line
The fate of the Warsaw to Wabash electric line project will be decided in sixty days. J A Barry of the Wabash and Marion line has spent a year seeking financing. W J Hayes & Son of Cleveland would issue bonds worth 650000, if Barry and partners invest 200000 in property. Barry seeks 30000 from Warsaw township and 20000 from North Manchester township. North Manchester businessmen reportedly favor the plan, but subsidy chances are doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Wabash
J. A. Barry
Marion
Manchester
W. J. Hayes & Son
Cleveland
Barry
North Manchester
Excursions attract few riders despite low fares
Excursions advertised for today saw poor patronage with only four passengers on the Big Four trip to Winona and none on the Lake Shore road excursion to Atlantic City. The Niagara Falls outing drew 18 travelers, all while fares to the eastern trips remained very reasonable and surprising to organizers.
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Big Four
Winona
Lake Shore Road
Atlantic City
Niagara Falls
Democrats in Noble County name northern nominees for offices
A slate of Noble County Democrats for county offices signals strong prospects for victory. Contenders include George D. Gaby and George Jordan for auditor. Perry J. Stanley George O Forker Nathan B Rogers for sheriff. Jacob Lindsey John Epp for assessor. and Henry W Klick W H Favinger Omar Strangland H H Young David Wiley W Preper Nathan S Clealand and Hiram G Earnhart for commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble County
George D. Gaby
George Jordan
Perry J. Stanley
George O. Forker
Nathan B. Rogers
Jacob Lindsey
John Epp
Henry W. Klick
W. H. Favinger
Omar Strangland
H. H. Young
David Wiley
W. Preper
Nathan S. Clealand
Hiram G. Earnhart
Machinery sale to close out at Commercial Exchange
The Commercial Exchange offers a Hoyt double surfacer 24 in and several woodworking machines for sale. Items include a swing cutoff saw, belt sanding machine, axle stock tools, mortiger, post-aris, elbow sander, and a wood table cut-off saw. Sold at a rent to close out in the next few days. Inquire with G. Knox, Henry Widner, or A. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Exchange
Hoyt
G. Knox
Henry Widner
A i Jones
Local Abbreviated Sick List From The Prairie
Fragmentary notes list names and places including Albert Yates and Henry with scattered phrases. OCR reads like a broken sick list from a prairie town, mentioning Miss Anapusa and city references with unclear affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Yates
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Summer Park
Lake Shore Company
Reunion
Case
Big Grange Meeting
C. Crowe
H. G. Sommers
New York
Hazelton
Bucklea Valley
Club House
Anapusa
I _Lebrean
Henry
City
Han
Bikhact Prairie
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