Long Distance Line Deals Between Cleveland Fort Wayne Firms
Cleveland and Fort Wayne firms negotiate over the Kendallville Goshen telephone line owned by Barber and Beasley of Toledo Negotiations await which company will gain control United States company plans copper circuitry to Chicago expanding long distance service Beers interests bolster Fort Wayne International Company aims to South Bend via Goshen Elkhart to South Bend line treated as temporary link Central Union competition noted Monster reptile encounter near town when butcher Eimer Simmons kills an 11 foot 4 inch blue racer snake with a pistol shot in road north of city
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Kendallville-Goshen
Messrs
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Sinternational
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Gousnen
Elkhart
H.C. Bickel
United States
Messrs Barber
Ibrailey
Central Union Company
Eimer Simmons
Recreation editor criticized as selfish over hunting rules
A North Dakota resident condemns G O Shields of Recreation for dictating hunting conduct and labeling other sportsmen as game hogs. He cites a New York circle’s railcar party to North Dakota that slaughtered thousands of birds and polluted soup with leftovers, urging state laws to curb such overhunting while praising local Elkhart County sportsmen for differing views.
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New York
Recreation
League of American Sportsmen
G. O. Shields
New York City
Jaspers
North Dakota
Richland County
Sherenne
Elkhart County
South Bend Greens Run Roughshod Over Flint Nine
The South Bend Greens dominated the Flint team at Springbrook park with scores 36 to 1 and 15 to 5 as Goshen fans filled interurban cars. Management seeks a merit team, possibly a big league club, to boost interest in upcoming contests at Springbrook.
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South Bend Greens
Flint Nine
Springbrook Park
Trreens
South Benders
Flints
Goshen
Springbrook
Local couple wed at Fifth Avenue parsonage
Louis D. Klopfenstein and Miss Flo Chamberlain were married by Rev. A H McKee Saturday afternoon. The couple plans to reside on the North Side and friends extend congratulations.
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Louis D. Klopfenstein
Flo Chamberlain
A. H. McKee
Fifth Avenue
Kiopfenstein
Indiana Railway to finish Goshen to South Bend interurban line
The Indiana Railway aims to complete the Goshen to South Bend interurban with cars running between the towns and round trip tickets at 65 cents. Time tables are issued and preparations ready for full operation. A Forepaugh Sells Bros. circus stop in South Bend next Saturday is expected to bring large business and special theatre car service is planned for fall and winter.
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Indiana Railway Company
Goshen
South Bend
Gier
Sells Bros
County Council Organizes Amid Meeting Confusion
County commissioners met eight days under a new law and organized the county council with four present. Daniel Zook acted as the sole attendee from Nappanee. John Cook, Geo Milburn, Ira Hapner were away. The next meeting is set for September 11 and other actions included a school funds settlement and a marriage license issued to Oscar Stealy and Lucinda Pletcher. James Brown, recently paroled from Michigan City, completed his sentence.
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Daniel Zook
BE W Walker
Henry Zeisel
Ira Hapner
George Milburn
Daniel A Sanders
John Cook
Nappanee
Coul
Wawasee
E W Walker
George Miburn
James Brown
Michigan City
Abductor in Peru Jail After Nellie Berger Abduction
Nellie Berger writes a letter to her parents aiding arrest of her abductor Johnson also known as Reynolds. The man, a farmhand for Mr Acton ten miles from town, faces charges of abduction and criminal assault and claims he abused her during a long enforced journey.
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Nellie Berger
Acton
Johnson
Thompson
Jones
Reynolds
Peru
Rochester Sentinel
Neltie
Elkhart Man in Trouble Over Alleged Affairs
A Louisville visitor in Goshen seeks attorney Snowalter claiming a prominent Elkhart dry goods merchant spent many nights with her. She shows letters bearing the merchant’s signature and says she may press a private settlement to avoid court exposure. The case outcome remains undecided.
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Goshen
Louisville
Kentucky
Arlington Hotel
Suowalter
Elkhart
Snowalter
Ekhart
Lincoln avenue crossing blocked for railway relaying work
The Lincoln avenue crossing of the LS MS railway is closed today due to relaying map traces and repairs on the inter locking switch. All vehicles to and from the station are diverted via Ninth street as LS MS yards undergo extensive repairs the most in years. The council meets tonight with franchise for the Angola LaGrange Shen electric railway as top agenda item amid other bills. Brick for Indiana Railway Company paving between tracks arrived and stored near the LS MS freight house. Track in the paved district will be torn up and rebuilt soon.
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Lincoln Avenue
L.S . Mos Railway
Ninth Street
Angola- LaGrangt
Indiana Railway Company
Elkhart
Boyer
Indiana Electric Railway Co
Elkhat
South Bend
Mishawaka
Awards Pointe
South Bend Tribune
Local News Briefs From Starke and Steuben Counties
Henry Krutz son of court bailiff George Krutz injured his head diving into shallow water. Oliver Miller was appointed postmaster at a stage stop on Saturday. Steuben County saw Salina Butler replaced. I N Campton appointed for Hamlet in Starke County. J E Jolly resigned from that post.
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Henry Krutz
George Krutz
Oliver Miller
Steuben County
Salina Butler
I. N. Campton
Starke County
J. E. Jolly
Mrs Jessie Bartlett Davis Leaves the Bostonians
Mrs Jessie Bartlett Davie Davis famed cantatrice and wife of Will J Davis, longtime manager of the Columbia Theatre in Chicago, leaves the Bostonians after many seasons. She earned a weekly stipend of £600, with reports she plans to retire, though a disagreement with management is suspected. Goshen-known to attend here, rumors place her with Frank L Perley next season as co star with Alice Nielsen to form a premier light opera company.
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Jessie Bartlett Davis
Will J. Davis
Columbia Theatre
Chicago
Eichbart
Bostonians
Davis
Goshen
Frank L Perley
The
Alice Nielsen
Perley
County reform law faults dodge county pay delays
The Wabash Plain Dealer denounces the county reform law as a nuisance noting it delays payments to jurors bailiffs and other court staff until next May. It claims the law’s designers ignored practical county experience and only harms taxpayers while citing harsh financial strain on employees.
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The
Wabash Plain Dealer
the Plain Dealer
Municipal ownership in Huntington cited as drawback
The Huntington Herald argues municipal water ownership is costly and inefficient. It notes water charges can resemble private rates while a property tax levy of 31 cents funds plant maintenance and interest. The city gains no tax on large investments, relying on water use for compensation.
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Huntington Herald
The
Herald
Huntington
Woman Cyclist Injured as Thief Arrests Highlight Elkhart Crime
Mrs. Sarah Cutter of Middlebury Street Elkhart broke her left arm and two ribs in a bicycle crash Saturday night. Frank Watson of Milwaukee jailed after stealing a harness from Elkhart dealer Charles Paxson with $200 bond. Louis Godden arrested in New Carlisle for burglarizing Philliber cooper shop Elkhart. tools valued at $3 found in his possession. Two burglars attempted entry at Amos A Fish residence Wolfe's addition Elkhart. a vest with a watch and names found, identity unclear. Loomis sues Hall Long over unpaid salaries from a touring tent show started in Elkhart and Goshen. Five plain drunks booked. four to rocks. Elkhart council warned over Indiana Electric Railway bias against Elkhart. South Bend Tribune supports railway. Five wheelmen arrested for sidewalk riding. Two drifters jailed. Mrs Fay Hill of Chicago narrowly escapes crossing disaster near South Bend. Cook family obituary notes death of Cook of Oak Ridge Avenue. Funeral Wednesday at Salem church.
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Sarah Cutter
Middlebury Street
Elkhart
Frank Watson
Milwaukee
Charles E. Paxson
Goshen
Louis Godden
New Carlisle
Philliber Cooper
Godden
Amos A. Fish
Garfied Avenue
Wolfe
Neighbors Halt Dunkard Baptism of Ill Miss Pletcher
Saturday neighbors intervened as the Dunkard church planned immersion in the Elkhart river for Miss Pletcher, a critically ill young woman with consumption. They threatened police if the plan proceeded, and no further action followed. Miss Pletcher remains in danger.
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Dunkard Church
Miss Pletcher
Dunkards
Elkhart
Arrests and fines after drunken encounters in town
Officer Maloney arrested Bil Troyer near Al Wines blacksmith shop in a drunken state and fined him 10.70 in Judge Peters' court for settlement. Officer Vesey arrested a Stranger found intoxicated in Court Park and assessed the usual amount.
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Maloney
Bil Troyer
Alwine
Peters
Vesey
Court Park
First home grown watermelons marketed here today
The first home grown water melons of the season were marketed here today. The crop looks unusually large and raisers plan to ship to nearby points. The street car company had a gravel train on the city line today.
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Street Car
Tower
Burns Park
Notice to debtors for settlement by Aug 20
All persons knowing themselves in debt to me please call and make settlement on or before Aug 20 or your account will be given in the hands of an attorney. M. Binkley.
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M. Binkley
Property Transfers and a South Bend Cyclist Incident
Multiple deeds record transfers in Goshen Osceola and Nappanee with values from 100 to 1800 dollars. In South Bend a three year old boy was severely injured after a cyclist riding on the sidewalk struck him. bystanders report the rider refused to stop and the police vow to arrest reckless cyclists.
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John BE Black
Catharine S Black
Goshen
David S Simonton
Mary E
Chas F Leffelland
Osceola
Hiram E Spitler
Horace R Stauffer
Nappanee
Jennie E McDonald
Levi M Bonhager
Seth S Troyer
Jefferson
Bernam
Doyle
South Bend
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United States Company
Cleveland
Barber & Bailey
Toledo
Reimer Simmons
Monster
Coquina
Greens
Hklopfenstein-Chamberlain
G. A. R. Auspices
Marion
Howell Post No. Wit. A. R
Nash, Knox & Hubbell
Ili
Hatch
Joseph Brown
Harrison Township
Lake City
Warsaw
W. H. Smith
Ed Kelly
Thay
Osear Stealy
Lucinda Pletcher
Wood
Pota
Cooper Shop
A. A. Fish
Bower
General Grist
H. B. Loomis
Hall « Long
Ekshart
Loomis
Hall & Long
Harry Mather
Harry Stickler
Matt McCarty
Justice Brumbaugh
Es Lad
Zellinger
Germania Hall
Stone Yard
Fay Hill
Lake Shore Limited
Mortuary Record
Cook
Andrew Cook
Noah Cook
Oak Ridge Avenue
Ellis
County Board of Education
L. H. Noble
Fifth Street
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