Strict Boyville Laws Camp City Elects Councilmen
Postmaster Eckstein loses his way while attempting to visit Goshen as Winona Boys City begins its three week camp. Mayor Frank Abbott leads a youth run administration with laws banning profanity and tobacco for boy citizens. councilmen elected include Kenneth McDonald Clarence Kennedy Warren Cline Mack Marks Irwin Pooley Frank Whiting Asa Smith Robert Breightter Harry Geisler Orville Meyers Frank Albrecht Earl Pottinger Jack Lee Will Davis Hugh Stephens. The camp plans a future business district and expects registration near 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Abbott
Winona
Abbott
Winona Boys
City Exchange
Alreay
Kenneth McDonald
Clarence Kennedy
Warren Cline
Mack Marks
Irwin Pooley
Frank Whiting
Asa Smith
Robert Breightter
Harry Geisler
Orville Meyers
Frank Albrecht
Earl Pottinger
Jack Lee
Will Davis
Hugh Stephens
Eckstein
Goshen
Ward Eight
Bay City
Detroit Clothier Purchases Half Interest in Louie Simon Firm
Ed Frankenstein of Detroit has acquired a half interest in the clothing and shoe store Louie Simon & Co. The firm’s name and policy remain unchanged. The Frankenses live in Goshen, with the couple moving from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Simon & Co
Ed Frankenstein
Detroit
Frankenstein
Mrs. Frankenstein
Goshen
Potato Crop Expected to Be Slim This Year
Reports from across the country indicate a very small potato crop for the season. Vines appeared healthy but digging reveals only one or two small potatoes per hill. The cause is blamed on prolonged cold spring weather and excessive rainfall during the growing period.
Freight Car Overturn Delays at South Main Turnout
A Winona company freight car ran off the track at the South Main street turnout last evening. It required about three hours to place the car back on the rails as Winona cars prove a bit wide for the turnout amid ongoing difficulties at the turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Company
South Main Street
Winona
Hunted Without License Arrest in Syracuse
Hicksville business man H W Jackson was arrested by Game Warden Houser in Syracuse for hunting without a license and fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Jackson
Hicksville, C
Syracuse
Houser
Trustees Meeting Set At County Superintendent Office
Township trustees schedule regular meeting Monday at the office of County Superintendent Weaver to discuss several important topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Ball Game Tomorrow At Tonawanda Grounds
The Marion Owls and Goshen Grays will clash at Tonawanda grounds tomorrow as local teams pursue a win in a scheduled game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Owls
Goshen Grays
Tonawanda Grounds
Jones Furniture Sold to Smith Clark Company
Smith Clark Company closed a deal to purchase Jones Furniture stock and take possession August 15. The Brooks Street location remains open until the Sanders Hay building quarters are ready, after which the new store will occupy 210 212 South Main Street full structure except third floor. Mr Jones, who moved from Grand Rapids 18 years ago, will retire from furniture trade to pursue a similar manufacturing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Clark Company
E. L. Jones
Sanders-Hay
Jones
Brooks
South Main Street
Grand Rapids
Mich
Watson Expected To Enter Indiana Gubernatorial Race
Indianapolis dispatch reports Rushville hears James E. Watson sixth district congressman will seek the Republican nomination for governor. The Miller wing has strong local backing and Watson will face competition from Charles W. Miller, former attorney general, whose allies may stay loyal to his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Rushville
James E. Watson
Charles W. Miller
Watson
Miller
Milford Barber Trails Daughters as Mother Pursues
John H. Martin of Milford traveled to Syracuse with two young women. Their mother Mrs. Davis Homan followed with a blacksnake whip and a butcher knife, protesting the girls actions and chasing the party until warned of her approach and the trio escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Martin
Milford
Syracuse
Davis Homan
Martin
Pontius Gabriel Pontius Dies After Long Illness
Gabriel Pontius aged 63 or 83 years and a long time Elkhart county resident died at his daughter Mrs. Joseph Mann’s home five miles south of Elkhart after a week of critical condition. Surviving: two daughters Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Louisa Moyer, the latter mother of Mrs. Abraham E. Weaver. a son Frank Pontius who died years ago. Mrs Pontius had died about 18 years ago.
Wawasee Association to Meet at Inn
The Wawasee Protective Association will hold its annual meeting at the Wawasee Inn on Tuesday August 18. The group enforces lake fish laws and handles government fish consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wawasee Protective Association
Wawasee Inn
Hastily Built Cottage At Lake Wawasee
Mr and Mrs Ralph M Penireath and daughter of Clinton Indiana settle for the summer in a new cottage at Vawter Park Lake Wawasee. The structure is noted as the quickest ever erected at the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Penireath
Clinton
Indiana
Vawter Pake
Lake Wawasee
New Members Named to Elkhart County Board of Charities
The Elkhart county board of charities announces new members including Dr. A. C. Yoder of Goshen for 3 years, Dr. J. E. Barbour of Bristol for 3 years, and Mrs. R. Helfrick of Elkhart for 1 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Settlement of William Crowell policy drawn by Maccabees
E. E. Shoup received a $1,000 check payable to the widow of William Crowell. The payment reflects the policy carried in the order of the Maccabees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E.shoup
William Crowell
Order of the Maccabees
School Bonds Initiated as New High School Rises
The city board of education has taken up the first five $1,000 school bonds issued for the new high school construction. About $49,000 in bonds remain to be issued or paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Education
Divorce Suit Filed Over Living Conditions in Indiana
Mrs. William E Posten of Detroit Michigan sues for divorce claiming her husband forced her to reside in an old hovel in LaPorte County Indiana alleging harsh living conditions and abandonment in the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
William E. Posten Fias
LaPorte County
Vault Furniture Placement Under Heavy Hands
A large force of men is engaged in placing the vault furniture, the work described as a heavy, hands-on operation. The fragment notes the intense activity and manpower involved in the vault setup.
Interurban Fare Ruling Forces Two Cent Mile Rate
Indiana railroad officials clash with the attorney general over applying the two cent per mile law to interurban lines. The commission plans to sue to enforce lower fares, mirroring steam lines, while the AG says electric lines are exempt. The C S B and N L Co may cut its tariff to Elkhart Whitaker crossing and other adjacent stations from ten cents and beyond, reverting to prior five and fifteen cent scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railway Commission
Elkhart
Whitaker Crossing
Osceola
Lima Ohio Dominates Second National Choral Contest
In Winona Lake the Lima Ohio group swept most events at the National Choral Society meet. Winners included Lyric soprano Miss Zanna Stoddard Bluffton Ohio Ladies Quartet Lima Ohio and the Lima male chorus in the first contest. The second contest crowned Maude Evans Venice Indiana soprano solo Grant Johnson Marion Indiana bass solo and a Lima soprano alto duet Mrs Charles Lynch and Miss Badeau. The gathering closed with 400 voices singing the Messiah.
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Lima O
National Choral Society
Winona Lake
Lima
Zanna Stoddard
Bluffton
Guartette
Maude Evans
Venedocia
Grant Johnson
Marion
Ind
Charles Lynch
Miss Badeau
Brewers at Ward in First ward suspends saloon action
The First ward of South Bend votes to suspend action against the brewers for now. The pledge requires respect for residence districts and strict compliance with the law by saloons in the ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Moliere Declared Sane Then Committed to Asylum
Charles F. Moliere of Goshen and Syracuse, aged 80, was found sane by a board including Drs. Hoy Ford and Justice Greene and ordered committed to the asylum after requesting care due to declining health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Moliere
Goshen
Syracuse
Middlebury Announces New School Staff Assignments
The Middlebury schools hire Supt L M Culp Principal J P Lantz Grammar Dept J H Fike Intermediate Mary Thut Primary Meda Martin. The new school building will not be ready until late in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Supt
Drowning of Two Girls in Calumet River at Hammond
Edith Scholtz aged 13 and Elsie Hall aged 17 from South Chicago drowned in the Calumet river at Hammond while wading and playing with a capsized boat. Both girls were pulled into deep water and perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Scholtz
Elsie ‘Hall
Calumet River
Hammond
Chicago
Man and son narrowly escape freight train on-track ride
A. W. Strieby of Syracuse rode ahead of a freight train on the track and nearly was pulled into the wheels. He and his young son jumped clear at the last moment leaving the bicycle crushed by the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Doing Nicely After Kidney Operation
Telegram from Chicago notes Mrs. Charles Crowell is doing nicely in St Elizabeth's Hospital after the kidney removal operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Crowell
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Change of Time for Sunday Benton Harbor Excursion
The Sunday Big Four trip to Benton Harbor departs 50 minutes later. Goshen departure shifts from 7 45 a m to 8 35 a m.
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Benton Harbor
Big Four
Goshen
Oakwood Assembly Opens Near Syracuse Amid Low Attendance
The Oakwood Assembly near Syracuse opens with smaller crowds than in past years, failing to match the large attendance typical of earlier seasons and highlighting reduced turnout at the event.
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Oakwood
Syracuse
Fort Wayne South Bend Electric Bonds Still Sought
An ongoing effort continues to dispose of bonds for the Fort Wayne South Bend Electric line.
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Fort Wayne- South Bend
Mysterious Railway Death Found West of Tunlaps
A young man in his mid twenties was found dead beside a Big Four freight track about a mile west of Tunlaps. The body showed a gunshotlike hole in the back of the head and a fractured upper jaw, with 40 cents a gold initialed watch and an A under M H on a traction line ticket found on him. Coroner, police, and undertakers in Elkhart hold the remains for identification as investigators seek how the body came to lie there.
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Big Four
Tunlaps
J. W. Pyle
Stephens Undertaking Rooms
Elkhart
M. H
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
James Odel
Dewey
Justices Accused of Graft by Indiana Deputy AG
Deputy Attorney General Bingham reports that Indiana justices of the peace have been diverting state fines into personal pockets. Audits show underreported state fees from multiple counties with several large fines omitted or reduced. The findings push for a reform of the justice court system as deputies continue collection efforts.
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Bingham
Indiana
Attorney General
Miller
Art Portland Cement Co. plans to resume operations at Kimmell
The Art Portland Cement Co. of Kimmell Indiana expects to resume production after a brief shutdown. It makes white Portland cement shipped across the United States Canada and Mexico. An agency in Buenos Aires is in place and talks for substantial orders to Australia are under way. Demand grows weekly and factory capacity may double with new machinery. Stockholders remain confident as prospects brighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Portland Cement Company
Kimmell
Ind
United States
Canada
Mexico
Buenos Ayres
Australia
Art Fortl and Cement Company
Farmers Day at Winona Lake Set for August 14
Winona Lake announces an elaborate Farmers Day on August 14 featuring Dr. W. O. Thompson president of Ohio State University delivering a message of vital interest to farmers. Other attractions include concerts by the Newsboys Band of Indianapolis and the Winona Boys' City in Winona Woods where hundreds of boys spend three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Newsboys’ Band
Indianapolis
Winona
Winona Woods
House Burned by Lightning Near Boneyville
Lightning struck a house owned by Mort Sanger near Boneyville on Thursday. The unoccupied residence burned with all contents. household goods were stored inside and were unsalvageable. Insurance covered the house for 200 dollars, contents uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort Sanger
Boneyville
Fatal Accident Near Warsaw Causes Flight by Autoists
J. Murray of North Manchester was thrown from his buggy when his horse frightened at an automobile. He lay dying near Warsaw as the autoists sped away to avoid apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Murray
Manchester
Warsaw
Patents Issued in South Bend to Harvey and McIntyre
Patents issued in South Bend include Harvey 8. Cover for an eye guard and H. H. McIntyre for a photographic printing process receive official notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Harvey 8
H. H. McIntyre
Local Notices From Lagrange Area Skimmings
Farmers report oats failure this summer while ex senator Gostlin plans an Hammond opera house. Sweeney a Hagenbeck-Wallace ring master once lived in Lagrange. Lambrigger Zoo tents blew down in Michigan City storm. Ducker left with diseased leg. Steward acquitted of malicious trespass. Leo Summers to keep farming after lightning death of his father Pat. S J Peabody Lumber Co buys Columbia City Lumber and Coal Co. Eva Fell resigns as Auburn Junction postmistress. Bash of Eden township nets 2400 dollars from peppermint. Whitmer mauled by mad cow near Wolcottville. Jane Shannon sues Lake Shore for 10000. Frank Shannon killed crossing at New Durham. William Fulton dies after long illness. B O & O foreman Bowsher moves to Syracuse with new job.
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Gostlin
Hammond
Charles J. Sweeney
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Lagrange
Lambrigger Zoo
Michigan City
John Ducker
Alfred Steward
Josephine Mack
Syracuse
Leo Summers
Pat Summers
Noble County
S. J. Peabody Lumber Co
Columbia City
Columbia City Lumber and Coal Co
Eva Fell
Auburn Junction
Lagrange Standard
T. C. Bash
Eden Township
S. Whitmer
Wolcottville
Jane Shannon
Lake Shore Company
Frank Shannon
New Durham
William Fulton
Wabash
Jacob Bowsher
Albion
Syracuse & Milford Railway Company
Ruined Banker Daniel Krisher Dies Amid Embezzlement Indictments
Care Kills Ruined Banker Daniel Krisher, once president of the de funct bank at North Manchester and former postmaster editor and lawyer, dead of worry after repeated indictments for embezzlement. Bank failed under his presidency. depositors prosecuted him claiming he took money while insolvent. Three grand juries indicted him. two quashed. third still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Krisher
North Manchester
Ownership dispute set for Kosciusko terms trial
The Alonzo Doty versus Sandusky Portland Cement Co case is scheduled for trial the first week of the coming Kosciusko circuit term. Doty seeks to compel the firm to execute a deed to land near Waukee Lake, claimed under an old void contract with John Gowthrop, in which Doty had no substantial interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Doty
Sandusky Portland Cement Co
Kosciusko
Mr. Doty
Waukee Lake
Cement Company
John Gowthrop
Doty
Dalton Named Guardian for Mrs. Julia Kessler in Court
In the Superior Court W D Dalton was appointed guardian of Mrs Julia Kessler, succeeding Edward F Kessler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Dalton
Julia Kessler
Edward F. Kessler
Sunday church notices across Goshen gather crowds
Special announcements list services at First English Lutheran First Reformed Presbyterian Elkhart rescue home talk at Eichart Rescue Home Association First Church of Christ Scientist at 206 North Main First Baptist Church St James musical evensong with soloists and choir fund drive. Miss Manahan to take vacation. Miss Dausman to substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Smith
Ohio
First English Lutheran
First Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Bachman
Miss Lambert
Miss Sharp
Eichart Rescue Home Association
Elkhart
First Church of Christ, Scientist
North Main
St. James’s Church
My Redeemer
Lord
Manahan
Mgr
Taggart
Miss Fick
Miss Dausman
Miss Manahan
Widow Repeats Marriage Proposal at Funeral
Mrs. M. Joles of Bronson Michigan accepted a marriage proposal from Edward Turner an undertaker after his gentle handling of her husband at the grave and his sympathetic bearing. She cried and he comforted her with hopeful words. They planned to wed in Elkhart but had gone to South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Joles
Bronson
Mich
Edward Turner
Elkhart
South Bend
Ex-Central league pitcher Moffit stars in 3–0 win over Montreal
Elmer Moffit, former Central league pitcher, returning from a shoulder injury with Toronto, pitched sensationally against Montreal Monday. He held opponents to three scattered hits through the first three innings and secured a 3 to 0 victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Moffit
Toronto
Montreal
Niles Plant May Move to South Bend or Battle Creek
The National Printing and Engraving Co. plans to relocate its largest industry from Niles due to shipping and facility needs. Arriving in 1902 from Chicago, the firm operates 150 workers earning 18 to 75 dollars weekly, with potential moves to South Bend or Battle Creek.
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Niles
National Printing and Engraving Company
National Company
Chicago
South Bend
Battle Creek
Barbers to Organize for Uniform Price Schedule
Barbers from Kimmell Syracuse Cromwell Leesburg Nappanee Goshen and Warsaw will meet in Milford next Monday evening to establish a uniform price schedule for services.
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Milford
Kimmell
Syracuse
Cromwell
Leesburg
Nappanee
Goshen
Warsaw
Death in mill race ruled accidental in Elkhart
Coroner Dewey has rendered a verdict that Ed Maroney drowned in a mill race in Elkhart was an accidental death.
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Dewey
Ed Maroney
Elkhart
Elkhart Property Sold at Sheriff’s Sale
A property in Elkhart owned by Edward W. Haviland was bid in by Emma Welsh at a sheriff’s sale on a judgment of 1129.57 she held.
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Elkhart
Edward W. Haviland
Emma Welsh
Temperance Remonstrances Signal Liquor Contests in Court
In Jackson township 191 voters oppose William B. Whitehead’s bid for a New Paris liquor license as the village remains dry. Elkhart’s Third ward files a 295 name blanket remonstrance against Clyde Weaver John H Krumpetz and Charles A Smith with trials likely after licenses granted previously to July. Licenses for Geo. B. Dotson and Frank Wickwire may be challenged as remonstrances surface in the run up to 1908 January filing. Local liquor dealers fear a possible surprise setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Jackson Township
William B. Whitehead
New Paris
Elkhart
Clyde Weaver
John H. Krumpetz
Charles A. Smith
Geo. B. Dotson
Frank Wickwire
Janist
Hikhart
Doctor Falls From Street Car In Elkhart Injury
Dr. A J Criswell of Edwardsburg Michigan fell from a city street car platform in Elkhart yesterday and suffered a brain injury. His head struck the cement curb as his wife accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Criswell
Edwardsburg
Mich
Elkhart
Progressive Pedro Afternoon at Miss Davis Home
Miss Marie Davis entertained twenty four guests at her South Sixth Street residence yesterday afternoon. Out of town attendees included Miss Grast of Lafayette, Downes of Cleveland, McClurg of Pittsburg, Miriam Parker, Lillian Spohn and Bess Myers of Elkhart, Alice Bivins of Milwaukee, and Marguerite Turner of Indianapolis. prizes went to Miss Ruby Abbott and Miss Bernice Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Davis
Pedro
South Sixth Street
Ruby Abbott
Bernice Elliott
Collision at Fifth and Madison Leaves Two Cyclists Injured
Allen Kingman a Jenners drug store clerk and Ora Cripe a South Tenth Street resident riding bicycles collided at the southeast corner of Fifth and Madison. Both were on the sidewalk kingman northbound on Fifth and Cripe westbound on Madison. They fell to the ground with force. Kingman suffered lacerations to his fingers while Cripe sustained a broken collar bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Kingman
Jenners Drug Store
Ora Cripe
South Tenth Street
Fifth and
Madison Streets
Fifth Street
Madison Street
Mr. Kingman
Mr. Cripe
Fire at Winona Hotel Sparks Fire Department Save
A fire broke out at the Winona hotel during last evening’s performance at the audi torium. The Winona fire department responded quickly, saving the building which was among the largest on the assembly grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Band Ends Winona Engagement With Home Return
Rogers says the band and orchestra will arrive home tonight after completing a three week engagement in Winona this season. The group performed at an engagement this week and wraps up the run with tonight’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Winona
Lost Valuable Horse Near City After Operation
Fred Stutsman reported losing a valuable horse this morning while living about two miles northwest of the city. The disappearance follows an operation connected to the animal's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stutsman
Sick List: Mrs Dembufsky in Critical Condition Improves
Mrs. Jacob Dembufsky, previously in critical condition, shows only slight improvement as doctors monitor her health. Her status remains of concern to family and hospital staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dembufsky
Visiting English guests to stay with local families
Mr and Mrs Mark Cummins and their children arrive from England as guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Greene. Mr Cummins, formerly superintendent of the Northern Indiana Railway, now heads a Westinghouse Electric works. In Salem Ohio Mrs Bush and two daughters will relocate here to live on Wilson Avenue with Roy Herron soon moving in as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Cummins
England
Harry Greene
Cummins
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Westinghouse Electric Works
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Mortuary Record
Wawasee Association
Belive
Dunlaps
Elkhart Morgue
Portland Cement
Winona Farmers
Goshen’s
Commissioners’ Court
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