Court Sustains Demurrer in Lehman Sidewalk Case
Judge Dodge sustains the demurrer in the injunction suit by Mrs. Julia Lehman against the city council over a cement sidewalk on Lincoln avenue west of the Elkhart river. The court rules the question cannot be settled now and that the plaintiff has another remedy if assessments prove unsatisfactory. Construction to proceed, contractor John Aust, amid West Side demand for the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troyer
Oscar Jay
Lehman
Mr. Jay
Lincoln Avenue
David G. Lehman
Janda
John Aust
Aust
West Side
Picnic party at the dam for Mrs. Furney of Chicago
Messrs Clyde Davis Herbert Adams Myron C Dow Jr and William Nymeyer host a picnic tonight at the dam for Mrs Walter Furney of Chicago visiting Mr and Mrs Adams and others in society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Davis
Herbert Adams
Myron C. Dow, Jr
William Nymeyer
Walter Furney
Chicago
Adams
Elkhart Woman Alleges Gas Men Break Homes
Mrs. Jones reports to police that gas company workers use skeleton keys to read meters and often do not lock doors. Several residents say they have seen gas agents departing from homes, raising burglary concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Elkhart
Laketon Brick Plant Sold and Being Torn Down
The Laketon sand lime brick factory at North Manchester has closed, with the plant being dismantled for shipment to Canyon City Texas after being bought by a Texas land company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laketon
North Manchester
Canyon City
Texas
Texas Land Company
Campaign cuts highlight Miller in Indiana races
The C. W. Miller gubernatorial campaign gains momentum as nearly all Republican papers in Northern Indiana publish cuts of Miller alongside favorable remarks about his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
C. W. Miller
Indiana
Mr. Miller
Team Sets Wagons Free In Morning Runaway
A team drawing one of Thiele's ice wagons bolted from the factory and sped west on Jefferson Street toward Main before being halted with no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiele
Jefferson Street
Main
Miller to Hold Public Sale Near Goshen
Stephen G. Miller will hold a public sale at his farm one mile west of Goshen on Tuesday August 13. The auctioneers are D. G. Lehman and associates offering stock poultry and farm implements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen G. Miller
Goshen
D. G. Lehman
Elkhart Construction Wins Kosciusko Bridge Contracts
Kosciusko county commissioners awarded four bridge construction contracts to Elkhart Construction. The decision was reported as a key local project, with Frank Brumhbaugh noted as voicing concern or interest in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Construction Company
Kosciusko County Commissioners
Frank Brumhbaugh
Mens fine patent leather oxfords with gun metal style
Readable text notes men footwear priced at three dollars sixty cents. The item described is a pair of patent leather oxford shoes in gun metal style. This brief listing highlights a low cost shoe option in a historical catalog.
Commissioners Sign Five Year Lease for Superior Court Quarters
County commissioners in session signed a five year lease with Elkhart's Charles L Monger for third floor superior court rooms at $75 monthly including heat and light. An extra room would raise rent by $12 monthly. Commissioner Cannon initially objected to fire liability but later approved. Bridge plans were reviewed and some bills allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. L. Monger
Elkhart
Superior Court
Monger
Davis
Berlin
Gattshall
Cannon
Largest plat ever recorded in Elkhart county
The Hudson-Sterling Addition encompassing 9211 lots near the Noyes carriage works and Edward Kelly foundry was filed with the county recorder. A $14.05 recording fee was paid and a deed transferring 747 lots to Hudson-Sterling by Frank O. Hudson for 100000 was recorded. The Hudson Sterling company is newly incorporated with plans for a Whips plant in Allendale Addition and a summer recreation park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Hudson-Sterling
Elkhart
Noyes Carriage Works
Edward Kelly
County Recorder
Hudson-Sterling Company
Frank O. Hudson
Hudson Sterling Company
Allendale
Man Charged With Bigamy After Crown Point Wedding
Crown Point Attorney files charges of bigamy against Adolph Blocker after his marriage to Emma Miller in Wheaton Illinois. The couple allegedly fled to the south, but previous insanity adjudication and prior marriage complicate the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Blocker
Crown Point
Blocker
Emma Miller
Wheaton
Frank Pattee
South
Band of Gypsies Attract Goshen In Town
A group of gypsies in attractive attire toured Goshen last night and today. They traveled by several wagons and drew strong attention as the first genuine gypsies seen in the city for a long while.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Forty-Sixth Indiana Reunion Weeked in Logansport
The 22nd annual reunion of the 46th Indiana infantry will be held in Logansport on October 2 and 3. The regiment fought in several Civil War battles and numerous skirmishes, and the gathering is expected to be enjoyed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
46Th
Indiana Infantry
Logansport
Walker divorce action seeks custody after long marriage
Burdell Walker sues Charles Walker in Superior Court for divorce citing abandonment and failure to provide after a marriage on March 26 1898 and separation on March 26 1904. One child named Kennell Charles Walker is involved and custody is requested by the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Burdell Walker
Charles Walker
Kennell Charles Walker
Postmaster General Declares Rural Carriers Right of Way
The postmaster general issues an order granting rural mail carriers the right of way on all country roads. All other carriages and conveyances must yield to rural carriers at all times.
Ills Strike Local Residents In Quiet Community
Sick List notes Bert Shirk of the MecVitty farm ill at his parents home on South Eighth street. Mrs. Marion Penland of Queen street is ill with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Shirk
MecVitty
Michael Shirk
South Eighth Street
Marion Penland
Queen Street
Dog Poisoner Strikes. Councilman Loses Cocker Spaniel
Councilman Rimpler reports the loss of a valuable cocker spaniel and James Fisher mourns a prized collie after pets died in a suspected dog poisoner incident. Authorities have opened an inquiry into the alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rimpler
James Fisher
James McBee Buys Mercer Avenue Property
James McBee recently moved from Missouri and works at the Lewis Neville factory. He purchased a property on Mercer Avenue from Harry Canaler in Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
James McBee
Missouri
Lewis-Neville Factory
Harry Canaler
Mercer Avenue
Methodists Plan $50 000 Building at Winona Lake
Following Rome City assembly discontinuance, the Methodists have purchased ground at Winona Lake and will erect a $50,000 building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Rome City
Methodists
Winona Lake
Creatore Delights Winona Audiences With Energetic Concerts
Sig. Creatore, noted for his eccentric and tireless conducting, again fills the Winona auditorium as crowds pour in for yesterday's matinee and last night's show. Madame Barili remains the capable soloist, and encores are common, drawing larger local turnout than the Theodore Thomas orchestra. Goshen residents attend in force, and Italians open a new engagement at Oakwood Park in Kalama zo, Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig. Creatore
Winona
Creature
Madame Barili
Creature Organization
Goshen
Creatore
Theodore Thomas
Oakwood Park
Kalamazoo
Mich
Disbarment Costs Estimated At 2500 Dollars
The $2,500 estimate covers expenses from the disbarment proceedings that led to the removal of Mayor Darrow of La Porte and Attorney John W. Talbot of South Bend from Indiana circuit court practice. The figure, deemed reasonable for the time spent by the committee and Judge Richter's appointed attorneys, was filed with Auditor Miller in LaPorte for county council approval at the next session. The trial occurred about a year ago last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrow
la Porte
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Circuit Courts of
Indiana
Miller
LaPorte
Richter
Capt Streeter Lured to Jail and Arrested at Sea
Capt George Wellington Streeter, defying Indiana law and South Bend police, was lured off his steamer Ola Streeter yesterday afternoon and arrested by Sheriff Shaffer. Streeter tried to fire but was stopped. the boat remains in sheriff custody to be turned over to the lumber company under a writ of attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streeter
George Wellington Streeter
Indiana
South Bend
Ola Streeter
Shaffer
Florence Gray Remains in Jail As Trial Looms
Florence Gray, held in LaPorte jail on a Michigan City murder charge, receives a heavy stream of letters chiefly from Chicago and other Illinois towns. Friends write supportive notes while she awaits murder trial in the superior court next October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Gray
LaPorte
Michigan City
Chicago
Ilinois
Coroner Sees Suspicion in Dunlaps Body Find
Coroner Dewey believes conditions surrounding the unknown man found beside the Big Four near Dunlaps last Saturday are suspicious though there is no basis yet for action. The coroner notes these conditions were evident from the outset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Dunlaps
Elkhart Driving Club to stage matinee races and charity game
The Elkhart Driving Club offers a matinee program and a ball game between the Krum pets Giants and Goshen Grays on Saturday August 17 for the Clark hospital building fund supported by the Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Driving Club
Krumpetz Giants
Goshen Grays
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Clark Hospital
Loyal Americans Interurban Association Formed
An interurban association of the Loyal Americans of the Republic is being formed by the assemblies of Mishawaka South Bend Elkhart and Goshen. C Brown of Elkhart is president and George Smith of Mishawaka secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Loyal Americans of the Republic
Assemblies
Mishawaka
South Bend
Elkhart
Goshen
C. Brown
George Smith
Educated Horse Exhibitions in Cunningham Jet Parade
Dr. Boyd will stage exhibitions on the Cunningham Jet on South Main Street from August 13 through 17 inclusive with the educated horse King Pharaoh. The animal is proclaimed as the best educated horse in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Cunningham
South Main Street
King
Pharaoh
Child injured by barbed wire on Elkhart prairie farm
A ten year old boy, son of Amiel Andre, residing on the Israel Hess farm on Elkhart prairie, was severely cut on the arms while crawling through a barbed wire fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiel Andre
Israel, Hess
Elkhart Prairie
Elkhart Grants 50 Year Franchise for $150,000 Improvements
The C S B N I Ry Co wins a fifty year franchise in Elkhart after months of negotiation. The deal includes carriage of freight, double tracking of Marion and Main streets, and a $150,000 program of street improvements in partnership with Herbert E Bucklen and the Valley Line Traction Company. Two councilmen opposed the grant though the measure passed on second and third readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Messrs
Hazelton
Lounsberry
Marion
Main Streets
Northern Indiana Company
C.S.B.& N. I. Company
Herbert E
August Weather Records and Extreme Temperatures
The record shows the hottest August day on 12 August 1881 at 101 degrees. Over 36 years the average August temperature is 74 degrees, with 1875 the coolest August at 70 degrees. August 1900 averaged 79 degrees, the hottest for that month. On 23 August 1890 a low of 46 degrees marked a cold August day in the period.
Fight Over Rates Between Interurban and Lake Shore
Reports from Auburn indicate a rate war on the Auburn Fort Wayne route. The Lake Shore fixed Auburn Fort Wayne passenger fare at 46 cents while the Toledo and Chicago interurban kept 55 cents. This week the interurban announced a new rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Toledo
Chicago
Lake Shore
Fort Wayne
Band Concert at Court Park Pavilion Tonight
Rogers Band presents a weekly open air concert in Court Park Pavilion starting at 7:80. The program includes March Old Faithful Holzman Selection Mayor of Tokio Peters Cornet Solo Honeysuckle Polka Casey Overture Poet and Peasant Piccolo Solo and the selected Rollicking Girl. Francis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Band
Court Park Pavilion
Old Faithful
Holzman
Tokio
Peters
Casey
Seppe Piccolo
Francis
Dealers to Buy Textbooks Through County Depository
Under the new law for country schools dealers from all towns in Elkhart county must buy books via the official county depository in Goshen. Today dealers from Elkhart visited to secure their supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Goshen
Elkhart
Downey Denies Guilt in Mail Sack Robbery Case
Calvin L. Downey formerly of Elkhart was arrested in Toledo Ohio on charges tied to robbing United States mail sacks at the depot. He is held to the federal grand jury in bonds of $1,000 and proclaims his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Calvin L. Downey
Elkhart
Toledo
United States
Indiana geological and statistical reports mail list notified
W L Stonex receives 50 copies of the geological and statistical reports of Indiana and is placed on the regular mailing list. The volumes complete the current file and will be added to the Historical Society’s list flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Stonex
Geological and Statistical Reports
Indiana
Historical Society
Birth announcement for Kreider daughter near Goshen
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kreider six miles west of Goshen. The child lived only a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank ‘Kreider
Goshen
Reichenstein Will Recover After Suicide Attempt
I. G. Reichenstein son of a wealthy Russian banker is recovering at Clark hospital Elkhart after leaping from a toilet room window of a Lake Shore train en route to Salt Lake City. Doctors say neck wound is healing and serious complications are past. Police suspect he fretted over trivial matters and chose death. the motive remains unclear. He has no apparent relatives and has given no public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. G. Reichenstein
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Clark Hospital
Reichstein
Salt Lake City
Reichenstein
E. E. Mummert
Lake Wawasee
Jennie Allen
Chicago
H. W. Raton
Clare Darton
Adrian
Mich
Sadie Gallagher
Mary Cornell
Rosalie Roach
M. H. Olinger
Garrett
J. H. Caton
R. C. Wiskinski
South Bend
C. B
Bucklen
J. &. Mishler
Mendon
Clarence E. Kerring
Winona Lake
Syracuse
Anna
Bertie Hatter
Millersburg
Ed Straub
Tom Foster
Harvey Hawks
Stone Lake
Jonas O. Hoover
Samuel Hoover
Clinton Township
Henry Warren
Alderman
Wawasee
Francis B. Bade
New York City
Elmer Ressler
Mary Ellis
W.S. Felkner
Marjorie
Milford
R. H. August
Ocean Park
Cal
Goshen
S. F. Myers
Berrien Springs
Chauncey Myers
Niles
Boniie
Jane Hawkins
Benton
Mason City
George
H. B. Kelly
Reba
Waterloo
Josephine Brodrick
Eleanor Jones
Velda Cond
Hibbart
Georgianna Lacy
Harry Mcintyre
North Manchester
McIntyre
Maude Humphreys
Avilla
Ind
Chester Adams
Charles Aitken
Iva MacDonough
Home Telephone Exchange
Wakarusa
Fred Bement
David
Berthea Metzger
Claypool
Harry C. Dangler
Mary
J. L. Hendrickson
W. H. Canode
Fukton
Ill
Canode
Abe Kaatz
Rose Scott
Lara
Albion
Mesdames Co. T
D. F. Kain
George J. Bragg
National Cream Separator Company
Canada
Lew Sykes
Baltimore
Charles Meyer
Daniel Kauffman
Benton Harbor
Lake
Frank Fidler
North of Goshen
Creature
Winona
Messrs
and Mesdames C. A
Clyde Davis
M. CG. Landis
C. E.kerring
Mary Bivins
Winnie Reod
Mildred Stone
Alice ‘Bivins
Miwaukeé
Nellie Davis
Pearl Ulery
Owen Davis
SLR
Ulery
Winamac Well Yields Artesian Water After Oil Hunt
A Winamac drilling attempt for oil or gas struck water instead a flowing artesian well. The town plans to pipe the water to the courthouse and square and erect a drinking fountain as saloons face remonstrance and local officials move to close Sunday shops and tobacco stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Court House
Yellow ends on cabooses to aid flagmen visibility
A Toledo incident prompts New York Central to paint caboose ends yellow so engineers notice flagmen. A flagman signaling a fast approaching train was followed by a yellow street car crossing. the engineer did not see the flag until the car passed, narrowly averting a crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Lake Shore
Toledo
Goshen Grays Defeat Milford White Sox in City Match
A large crowd watched the Goshen Grays and Milford White Sox play in Milford today. The game followed the Creatore concert and ended with Milford losing to Goshen. two pitchers were used by each team and Milford had won 12 to 2 at Winona yesterday. Next Sunday the Nappanee Tigers meet the Grays at Tonawanda Park in a 3 o'clock game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Grays
Milford White Sox
Winona
Nappanee Tigers
Grays
Tonawanda Park
Tigers
Milford
Creatore
Milford contractor Doty refunded overpayment on Workman bridge
The Kosciusko county commissioners were refunded $138.25 by contractor Doty of Milford after an error in bridge figures. Deputy Auditor Longfellow discovered the overpayment a week after the payment order had been issued, correcting a miscalculation from the last bridge setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doty
Milford
Kosciusko County
Workman Bridge
Longfellow
Editor Geiger Plans New Car After Crash
Virgil A. Geiger editor of the Chu rubusco Truth and four companions were seriously hurt ten days ago when their automobile plunged over the Spy Run embankment. Geiger and William Kelley of Ft Wayne escaped death and Geiger now travels to Ft Wayne to buy another car after his Cadillac was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geiger
Virgil A. Geiger
Bryan Folk and Miller to Speak at Indiana Fraternal Event
William J. Bryan and Gov Folk will speak at the annual log rolling of the Indiana Modern Woodmen in Vincennes next week. Attorney General Miller of Goshen will address fraternal brotherhood as lodge men from across Indiana attend, with an estimated 5 000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Folk
Miller
William J. Bryan
Gov
Indiana Modern Woodmen
Vincennes
Goshen
Indiana
Shortage alleged in county treasury report
County records in Irvine show the Kosciuszko County depository short about 13000 dollars with only 2628 dollars on Rand's books. Treasurer George Irvine admits muddled accounts but denies a cash shortage in the county treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Irvine
Kosciusko
County Depository
Rand
DePauws President Welcomed at Winona Assembly Banquet
Alumni and Methodist pastors gathered at the Winona Assembly to honor Dr. Edwin Holt Hughes president of DePauw University. A Westminster banquet followed with music by Salt Lake City Boys’ band and a talk on the boy and his four life stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Edwin Holt- Hughes
DePauw University
Westminster
Hughes
Dickey
Salt Lake City
Boys’ City
DePauw
Northwest
Boyless
Lion Store Prepares Friday Saturday Banner Sale
The Lion Store announces a ten day clothing and shoe sale with Friday and Saturday banner days featuring low prices on reliable makes. Shoppers are urged to visit and see bargains, even if not needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Store
Hawks Hardware Co retailing builders hardware doors and roofing
Local advertises Hawks Hardware Co offering builders hardware doors windows and tin roofing for new homes or remodels. The notice targets homeowners and contractors seeking materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks ‘Hardware. Co
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Julia Lehman
Judge Dodge
Society News
Vernon
Talbot
Railroad Assessment
C.S.B. & N. I. Company
Edwin H. Hughes
Fred D. Zeigler
Robinson, Ill
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