City Council tonday considers Goshen-Winona railway franchise
Next Monday evening Goshen city council will discuss modifying the Goshen-Winona railway franchise to improve public service. Proposals include shared tracks with the Indiana company and a revised loop via Lincoln avenue Fifth Clinton Main to Eighth, or a shorter loop north to Lincoln and back. The aim is better coverage for all residents without harming either company.
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Goshen-Winona
Goshen
Winona ‘Company
Eighth Street
Washington
Third
Jefferson
Eighth
Washington Street
Goshen- Winona Company
Indiana Company
Winona Company
Goshen-Winona Company
Highth Street
Lincoln Avenue
Fifth Street
Fifth
Clinton
Main
the College
Therby
County Commissioners Enter Contract Dispute Over Tax Ferret Plan
Report notes shock that the board considered Joseph Workman as a tax ferret without county council funding. Workman would take 35 percent of recovered taxes, a sum not appropriated. It also mentions Willis Nusbaum’s similar 25 percent collection contract and the replacement of W D Kiser as county collector.
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Workman
Board of County Commissioners
Joseph Workman
County Council
Willis C. Nusbaum
Elkhart County
Mr. Nusbaum
W. D. Kiser
Mortuary Notices From Goshen Area
Mrs. C. F. Fargo of Indianapolis died at the Fargo cottage on Lake Wawasee aged 57. Remains go to Indianapolis. Franklin Pletcher, 45, farmer of Olive Township, died at his Wakarusa home after a lingering illness. Survived by wife and five children. Funeral Sunday at 10 from the Christian church in Wakarusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
C. F. Fargo
Indianapolis
Lake Wawasee
Pletcher
Franklin Pletcher
Olive Township
Wakarusa
Correll Endorses Hoosier Carnival at Three Rivers Exhibit
J B Cor nell personally endorses the Hoosier Carnival company after their recent exhibition in Three Rivers Michigan, as reported by The Three Rivers Reporter. The endorsement highlights the carnival’s activities and presence in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Three Rivers
Mich
J. B. Cornell
Hoosier Carnival Company
Goshen Beats Winona 3 to 0 on Wisconsin Diamond
In a lively game Goshen defeated Winona 3 to 0 on the Winnona diamond yesterday afternoon. Goshen plated all three runs while Winona failed to score, with strong defense backing the victory.
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Goshen
Winona
Local Names in Goshen Area Obscure Family Linkage
William Miller of Goshen aged 26 is connected to Lulu Cripe of Goshen aged 24. Harvey Johnston of Etna Green, Indiana, age 20, is linked to Lucy A Miller of Nappanee aged 20.
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William
Miller
Goshen
Lulu Cripe
Harvey Johnston
Etna
Green
Ind
Lucy A. Miller
Nappanee
Body of Olive Templeton Found in St. Joseph River
The drowned Sawyer Wisconsin student Olive Templeton, missing since February 2 at Berrien Springs Michigan, was found at Taber's resort near St. Joseph. The body was brought to surface by the splash of the steamer May Graham and will be shipped to Wisconsin. Parents have been notified.
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Olive Templeton
Sawyer
Wis
Berrien Springs
Mich
Advent College
Taber's Resort
St. Joseph
May Graham
Wisconsin
Park Plan Near Goshen Island Promises River Steamer
A. P. Blosser of Goshen township proposes developing the island south of the city into a park by next year. Plans include clearing the island, adding flower beds, a band stand, and regular band concerts. Numerous row boats and naptha launches will operate and a handsome steamer will ply the river.
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A. P. Blosser
Society Events Elkhart Review Dinner Hosts Goshen Guests
Mrs Milton Nash entertained relatives and friends from Goshen at dinner last Tuesday. Guests included Mesdames George Hoffman Lulu McClaren Rebecca Church Will Wagner William Crowell Knapp and Miss Ethel Crowell, with Mrs Morgan of Cleveland township also attending. The meal featured three courses and yellow blossom table decor.
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Elkhart
Goshen
Milton Nash
George Hoffman
Lulu McClaren
Rebecca Church
Will Wagner
William Crowell
Knapp
Ethel Crowell
Morgan
Cleveland Township
Boy Hurt Falls From Roof in Ligonier Incident
Howard Parshall 15 son of Al Parshall fell from a house roof in Ligonier while near the edge. He landed about 20 feet below and suffered fractures to both wrists. Parshall was on the roof when he lost balance and tumbled to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Howard Parshall
al Parshall
George T. Ager Weakens in Hospital Stay
George T. Ager has been hospitalized for more than a week with diminishing strength and little hope for recovery as he remains unconscious for much of the time at the Elkhart Truth report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Ager
Elkhart Truth
Boy Dies After Runaway Injury in Allen County
Charles Boley aged 14 son of Frank Boley Jr. of Allen county suffered fatal injuries in a runaway. He died within five minutes after being carried to a nearby house.
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Charles Boley
Frank Boley, Jr
Allen County
Sleepwalker Falls From Window Near Fort Wayne
John Herbert aged 73, while sleepwalking, fell from a window at his Fort Wayne area home and suffered injuries that doctors fear may be serious due to his age.
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John Herbert
Fort Wayne
Big Season at Wawasee Says Captain Rosson Sees Record Visitors
The Wawasee's Capt. Rosson reports a highly satisfactory season and forecasts a record number of visitors to the lake this year, signaling strong tourist interest and sustained activity around the ship and lake events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosson
Wawasee
Farm Sold in York Township for 1800
The C. P. Van Frank farm a 60 acre property in York township sold last week to S. K. Lentz for 1800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. van Frank
York Township
S. K. Lentz
New Aveline Hotel to Rebuild in Fort Wayne
The New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne is slated for reconstruction, signaling a major redevelopment project in the downtown area and promising updated lodging facilities for visitors and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveline
Fort Wayne
Improvements at Winona to spend three million dollars soon
Col Sol C Dickey told a large Morin band concert audience that Winona will see a $3,000,000 improvement program next year. Plans include Goshen-Warsaw electric interurban lines, a Warsaw to Peru line, and a South Bend to Fort Wayne line, with buildings between the auditorium and entrance removed for a Magnificent administration building. Gate receipts from 4 pm Saturday will be donated to the Morin band.
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Winona
Sol C. Dickey
Board of Managers
Goshen
Warsaw
Peru
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Dickey
Seven Drowned in St Joseph River Tragedy
Under Sheriff Pearl and searchers failed to recover Frank Hannock's body at Somerseyton resort using 50 pounds of dynamite. Explosives triggered in whirlpools and under sunken roots yielded no clue. Sheriff Tennant orders resort keepers to post warnings as four months see seven drownings on the St. Joe river.
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Pearl
Frank Hannock
St. Joseph
Somerseyton
Tennant
St. Joe River
Ex-Postmaster James D Casey Sued for Accounting in St Joseph
South Bend Fruit company has filed a suit in the St Joseph circuit court for an accounting from James D Casey of Ligonier former South Bend treasurer. Stuart Mc Kibben and Dudley M Shively represent the company alleging about 1.3 million dollars handled by Casey without full accounting.
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James D. Casey
Ligonier
South Bend Fruit Company
St. Joseph
Stuart McKibben
Dudley M. Shively
South Bend
Casey
Fruit Company
Nappanee Woman Shows Steady Improvement After Shooting
Mrs. Alfred Troyer of Nappanee, shot by her nine year old son Jesse, is improving steadily though the bullet remains unextracted. She is conscious and recovering.
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Alfred Troyer
Jesse Troyer
Troyer
Meeting on Water Works and Light Superintendent
A meeting of the committee on water works and light is called for this evening at the council chamber. The election of a superintendent for the water works and light plant is expected to be discussed though a decision may not be made. Several candidates seek the position while the plant runs under committee direction.
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Committee On Water Works and
Wheat Patch Leads Northern Indiana's Largest Yield
Seventy five years on the Haw patch remains a top wheat area in northern Indiana. This year the section posts its largest yield in history and every bushel will be saved for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Local furniture dealer leaves LaPorte amid gossip
M. Talmage, a LaPorte furniture dealer, has departed the city in disgust with gossipers. A circulating report claimed he left his family, which Mrs. Talmage denies while expressing relief at escaping gossip and LaPorte.
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M. Talmage
LaPorte
Fifth Avenue Methodist Plans Home Camp Meeting
The Fifth Avenue Methodist church schedules a home camp meeting and evangelistic services for the first two weeks of September. Miss Oliver G. Marsall, a deaconess evangelist from Cincinnati, will assist the pastor in the services.
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Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Oliver G. Marsall
Cincinnati
Heat Stirs Local Election Talk as Campaigns Sleep
Voters face a slow start with no official announcements yet in the new law era. Democrats name Charles Kohler for mayor potential. Republicans mull May or Lowry for mayor and Jo seph H. Lesh or Herbert H. Gortner for clerk. Orrin Watts likely seeks re election as treasurer as county politics remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kohler
George A. Beck
Lowry
Joseph H. Lesh
Herbert H. Gortner
W. W. Johnson
Orrin Watts
J. M. Gowing
Bender
Goshen
Charles E. Neidig
John Granvile Knox
Elkhart County
Chief Silvers
Elkhart
Concord Township
Mr. Neidig
Silvers
Brother and Sister Reunite at Van Dog and Pony Show
The Bristol Banner reports a heartwarming reunion after years apart. Mrs. C. J. Hermance, nee Lucy Wells, and J. H. Van, show proprietor, discovered they are half siblings through their mother who remarried. Hermance had kept a photo, recognized the likeness during the tour, and verified their kinship after meeting at the Hermance store. The moment followed years of separation at Berrier Springs.
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Bristol
C. J. Hermance
Lucy Wells
J. H. van
Berrier Springs
Hermance & Dussel
Builds Large Sheep Barn in St. Joe County
Charles Stevenson a major sheep dealer near White Pigeon has completed a modern barn in St. Joe county Michigan measuring 28 by 260 feet and 10 feet high with capacity for 1000 sheep in winter feed. The barn includes a full pipe and hydrant system fed by a wind mill tank.
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Charles Stevenson
White Pigeon
St. Joe County
Mich
Fruit market partners Cathcart and Adams form alliance
Messrs. J. F. Cathcart and F. H. Adams join in buying and selling fruits. Both have been absent this week. Cathcart travels westward to seek markets while Adams scouts northern Michigan for the same purpose.
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Messrs
J. F. Cathcart
F. H. Adams
Here
Michigan
Bristol
Farmers Day at Winona Lake to feature notable speakers
Farmers Day at Winona Lake Friday August 18 will include addresses by Gov. Bachelder of New Hampshire Mrs C W Bucher of Marion and Hon Aaron Jones of South Bend among others delivering remarks at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Gov. Bachelder
New Hampshire
C. W. Boucher
Marion
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Peppermint Oil Yields 41 Pounds Per Acre
C R Dodge of Cass county Michigan reports a peppermint crop of 30 acres yielding 41 pounds of oil per acre. At $2.60 per pound the total value is $3,189 for the harvest.
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R. Dodge
Cass County
Mich
Indiana National Guard Camp Closes At Fort Benjamin Harrison
Peace has been declared and the Indiana National Guard camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison ends after ten days of instruction. Marksmanship improved with three men at 25 of 25 in one company and ten at 500 yards in another. Field day results show the Second Regiment leading, followed by the Third and First, with future camps likely to make field days a staple. Co G First Reg I N G Goshen returns home tonight.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana National Guard
Harry B. Smith
Co. G
Reg. I N. G
Goshen
Fatal accidental rifle discharge near Garrett ends teen life
Henry Bartels age 17 died minutes after an accidental rifle discharge while he went to kill a chicken at the family farm one mile east of Garrett. He had attended Ringling Bros Circus in Auburn and was found in the barnyard with a breast wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bartels
Garrett
Bartels
Ringling Bros
Auburn
Fatal Burns After Gas Stove Blaze in South Bend
Mrs. Rose Cullers, of South Bend, was burned when attempting to fill a lit gasoline stove. Flames enveloped her clothing and a blast followed as neighbors rushed to help. Lewis Lederer helped extinguish the fire but suffered burns to hands and face. Mrs. Cullers died soon after at St. Joseph's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Cullers
South Bend
Lewis Lederer
St. Joseph's Hospital
Local Women Confined to Homes by Illness and Rheumatism
Mrs. Niles of West Goshen is confined to her home by illness. Mrs. Bowman of Reynolds Street is confined to her home by rheumatism.
Lake View Hotel Sold in Kosciusko County Deal
The Lake View hotel at Kuhn's Landing in Kosciusko county changed hands from W. H. Hover to Mr. Crouse of Fort Wayne for 3000 dollars.
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Lake View
Kuhn’s Landing
Kosciusko County
W. H. Hover
Mr. Crouse
Fort Wayne
Fleck Baby Born to William and Mrs Fleck at Clinton Corner
A son was born today to Mr and Mrs William Fleck at the corner of Clinton and Second streets.
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William Fleck
Clinton and
Second Streets
No Library from Carnegie Sparked Valparaiso Effort
Andrew Carnegie refused to assist Valparaiso citizens in obtaining a new library, stalling the local project and prompting residents to seek other funding avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Valparaiso
Young People alliance convention opens at Lake Wawasee
The 14th annual convention of the Young People's alliance of the Indiana Conference branch began at Oakwood Park Lake Wawasee and runs through Sunday evening. Delegates from South Bend Elkhart and other Indiana points are expected with Rev J H Lamb Rev L H Seager of Cleveland Ohio A H Kneeper Mishawaka and Ralph A Loose Elkhart among speakers. Conference officers include President G B Kimmel Dayton Ohio and Vice President J Wise Huntington Ind with Carl Hirschman Indianapolis Miss Bessie Rhinehart South Bend and H W Krause Indianapolis as secretaries and Adam Cook Urbana Ind treasurer. Music directed by Prof Abraham Miller Naperville IL.
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Young People’s Alliance of the
Indiana Conference
Oakwood Park
Lake Wawasee
South Bend
Elkhart
Indiana
J. H. Lamb
Ll. H. Seager
Cleveland
O. A. H. Kneeper
Mishawaka
Ralph A. Loose
Alliance
L. S. Fisher
George Greiner
Abraham Miller
Naperville
Elk Lodge Baseball League Planned in Indiana
A meeting is set for August 20 to organize a baseball league made up entirely of Elk Lodge members. The plan includes a short schedule this season and next, with teams from Elkhart Goshen South Bend Michigan City La Porte Warsaw Hammond and Valparaiso forming a firm league. Similar leagues will be pursued in central and southern Indiana.
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LaPorte
Elk Lodges
Elkhart
Goshen
South Bend
Michigan City
la Porte
Warsaw
Hammond
Valparaiso
Indiana
Northern Indiana Deaths Highlight Local Compassion and Enduring Illness
Catherine Francis Richey known as Sister Mary of St Oliva died at St Marys academy infirmary after five years with tuberculosis. Milwaukee born 42. Mrs Josephine Cretcher widow of James Cretcher near Warsaw died. family anticipated her death and relief came amid intense suffering. John Yeager aged farmer near Noblesville died after three weeks with heart trouble and general decline at 78. Albert Herdner inmate at Whitley county asylum died of tuberculosis. epilepsy noted. John S Norris longtime Oliver Plow Works employee in South Bend died of nervous prostration after a week. age 70. previously thought not dangerous.
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Catherine Francis Richey
Mary of
St. Oliva
St. Mary’s Academy
Milwaukee
Josephine Cretcher
James Cretcher
Warsaw
Noblesville
Noble County
Albert Herdner
Whitley County Asylum
John S. Norris
Oliver Plow Works
South Bend
Robbers stop Ligonier boy on Chicago streets
Zenith W. Purdy, a Ligonier youth visiting Chicago, was attacked by three men as he returned home from the west side. He was struck, forced to surrender a stick pin and $12 in cash, then the assailants fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenith W. Purdy
Ligonier
Chicago
West Side
Train Strikes Section Man Near Rolling Prairie
A Lake Shore train struck a section man at Rolling Prairie. The injuries were reported fatal, and a surgeon was dispatched from LaPorte on a special train.
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Lake Shore
Rolling Prairie
LaPorte
Drayman Al Murray Sets 800 Mile Oklahoma Trip
Al Murray a longtime Wabash drayman begins an 800 mile journey to Oklahoma aiming to reach the destination in three weeks. He plans careful pacing and steady progress across the distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Murray
Wabash
Oklahoma
Walker-Lewis Carriage Co. Wholesale Buggies at Low Prices
A full line of Walker-Lew is quality at wholesale prices with top buggies as low as forty five dollars. Repository at factory Cottage avenue north Lewis and Neville Mfg Co succeeding Walker-Lewis Carriage Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker-Lewis
Cottage Avenue
North
Lewis and Neville Mfg. Co
Walker-Lewis Carriage Co
Mothers Narrowly Escape Drowning in St Joseph River
Mrs. Charles Reese, her three months old baby and her 11 year old daughter Sophia nearly drowned at Highland Park Elkhart. Earl and Ollie Smith pulled them from 15 feet of water after the baby wandered into the river and the mother and child struggled in soaked clothing. The group included Mr and Mrs Koontz who attempted to help. The Reese partywas saved but the mother and daughter collapsed from nervous shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reese
Sophia
St. Joseph
Highland Park
Elkhart
Earl
Ollie Smith
George Smith
Goshen
Reese
Allen Koontz
Local Notes Include Deaths and Rail Milestone
Mrs W E McCarty wife of the M E pastor at Portland died at her home in that city Wellington Schemmerhorn of Majonica Huntington county dropped dead in a neighbor’s yard Grace Trump 20 daughter of John Trump South Whitley suffers blood poisoning after cat bite Laying of first rail for Toledo and Chicago interurban at Auburn Junction soon Mayors of Auburn and Garrett invited to attend Divorce suit in Allegan Mich cites flea infestation and alleged cruelty detailing cross claims by James H Bostwick 79 and wife 73
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. McCarty
Portland
Wellington Schemmerhorn
Majonica
Huntington County
Grace Trump
John Trump
South Whitley
Toledo
Chicago
Auburn Junction
Auburn
Garrett
James H. Bostwick
Allegan
Mich
Bostwick
Commissioners consider expert accountant for tax seizures
A Democrat correspondent questions why commissioners would hire an expert accountant at 35 percent to locate seized tax property while urging investigation of $5900 allegedly stolen from Elkhart school funds. Records in the auditor and treasurer offices are cited as the source to identify the recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Workman
Elkhart
Fairmount Barred From Winona Ball Game After Row
Fairmount is barred from playing on the Winona assembly grounds after a disturbance at the baseball game. The incident ended with the ruling barring Fairmount from future use of the grounds for contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
Winona
Bishop Vincent Accepts Wakarusa Church Dedication
Bishop Vincent now at Rome City Assembly accepts invitation to dedicate the new Methodist church in Wakarusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Rome City
Repair Offer for Local Carriage Makers
Stop and take it to Lewis and Neville Mfg Co on Cottage Avenue North for a proper fix. They are successors to the Walker Lewis Carriage Co and provide repair service locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis & Neville Mfg. Co
Cottage Avenue
Walker- Lewis Carriage Co
Odd Fellows excursion to be held August 15 1905
A notice invites members to an Odd Fellows excursion on August 15 1905 with details in local notices. The event emphasizes remembrance and participation for lodge members and their guests.
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Nusbaum
Mortuary Record
Mr. Ager
ST. Joe
Michigan Resort
The
County Politics
Roosevelt
Elthanan W. Hess
Brother and Sister United
Bristol Banner
Reveille
Young People’s Association
Adam Cook
Urbana
Anna Speicher
PLAN
Base Ball League
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