Democrats Ready for Elkhart County Convention
The Elkhart county convention is set for next Tuesday at Island Park in Elkhart with large township delegations expected. Democrats foresee acclamation nominations and no factional fights, while Republicans face internal rifts led by Walter Brown affecting several key offices.
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Ieland Park
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Goshen
Walter Brown
F. B. Leaming
Brown
Elmer Manning
Ollie Sweitzer
Concord
Frank Brumbaugh
Bridge Contract Fame
Vernon W. Vanfleet
E. E. Mummert
Vanfleet
Aoul
Mummert
Joe Mick
Orrin M. Conley
Jacob Sanders
Milton M. Galentine
James Matthews
Clinton Township
Chas, Aitken
Chas. A. Cook
John W. Brown
Nappanee
George Milburn
Bristol
Walter Weir
Charles W. Foulks
Frank W. Brown
Wakarusa
Charles Eby
York Township
George Krutz
A. N. Gordon
Harvey W. Kantz
William B. Donaldson
Millersburg
G. A. Whippy
J. A. Snapp
F. M. Ibrig
J. 5. Inks
Henry Cook
John L. Cooper
David Conrad
Union Township
John W. Price
Jackson Township
Mesars
EK. W. Walker
Joseph Smith
Daniel Zook
Delos N. Weaver
Ira Hapner
Benton
Charles T. Greene
Hugh Corbett
Democratic County Central Committee
F E. Hering
Notre Dame
Dennett
Union B. Hunt
Brumbaugh
Democrats Aim for Clean Ticket in Coming Nomination
The passage argues for nominating a ticket of good, clean men for the legislature. It asserts that the choice will be made next Tuesday and promises detailed campaign discussion as it progresses. It frames the goal as replacing men who sell public positions.
Local court records note marriages and property sales
Marriage licenses issued to Robert E. Maypole and Lil lian M. Wulff and Jesse A. Burkett with Laura R. Kauffman in Elkhart county. Auctions include Equitable Building & Loan vs Hauenstein at 1053.03 and Fidelity Building & Savings vs Gordon at 1000. Property for George Collmer's guardianship not sold. horse theft lacks suspects. Henry Dick funeral at Trinity Lutheran, Oak Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Cressler. large attendance from local towns and floral tributes.
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Robert E. Maypole
Chicago
Lillian M. Wulff
Elkhart County
Jesse A. Burkett
Huntington
Laura R. Kauffman
Equitable Building & Loan Association
William H. Hauenstein
Elkhart
Fidelity Building & Savings Association
Albert W. Gordon
Joe County
George Collmer
Guardian
We Anna
Mary Zeitler
Henry Dick
Oak Ridge
Cressler
Trinity Lutheran Church
South Bend
Miss Edna Ludwig Suicide in Harri son Township
Miss Edna Ludwig 19 daughter of George Ludwig of Harri son township Paulding county Ohio died Sunday night by taking laudanum. Supposedly driven by grief over her mother's death two years ago she left a note. She was of good character. Investigation pending and possible relation to a local man killed here.
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Hicksville
Ohio
Edna Ludwig
George Ludwig
Harrison Township
Paulding County
Ludwig
Couple Weds at Parsonage in Chicago News
Robert Maypole and Miss Lillian Wulff of Chicago married at the Reformed parsonage at 10:30 by Rev Nevin B Mathes. Groom is son of Alderman Maypole and works for the Chicago Telephone Co. They honeymoon at Wolf's resort in Illinois and plan to make Chicago their home.
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Robert Maypole
Lillian Wulff
Chicago
Nevin B. Mathes
Alderman Maypole
Windy City
Chicago Telephone Co
Wolf's Resort
Illinois
City Clerk-elect Ben Bender prepares for duties in office
City Clerk-elect Ben C. Bender tours the clerk’s office to learn duties as the council prepares for a leadership transition. The next Monday council meeting will be the last for Mayor Deahl and Clerk Beck before successors take office on September 1. Treasurer Wilson will retire with Treasurer-elect Watts succeeding him. Buel Davis Returns Home from Plymouth Avenue recalls a recent trip from New Orleans and a world tour.
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Ben C. Bender
Deahl
Beck
Bender
Wilson
Watts
Buel Davis
O. N. Davis
Plymouth Avenue
New Orleans
South Africa
Chicago Police Chief Links Body to Missing Officer
Chief O Neill of Chicago informed Marshal Self that the body may be that of Max Matzdorf a British cavalry officer missing from the city but the description did not match.
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O’neil
Chicago
Marshal Self
Ludwig
Max Matzdorf
Bicyclist Robbed on Lincoln Avenue by Thugs
Last evening a cyclist riding east on Lincoln avenue near the Lake Shore depot was knocked down by thugs and his wheel stolen. No arrests reported.
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Lincoln Avenue
Lake Shore Depot
Elkhart Excursion Train and Show News Patchwork
An Elkhart morning reports an excursion train of 13 coaches with over 1700 tickets sold. Mrs. Ida Peck, 57, dies in Elkhart, survived by husband Fred and two sons. Prof. Hering addresses laboring men, capturing their attention. The Gaskill-Mundy show arrives with 25-car train for Elks carnival. A booster excursion for 150 Elks to South Bend tonight. Peter R White and Bertha A Shelton wed in Elkhart after secrecy. The funeral of Ralph Simmons. Andrew and Philip Brotherhood attends. Rev Pearce gives eulogy with Joseph imagery. carnations and roses in floral tributes.
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Elkhart
Ida 8. Peck
Fred Peck
South Bend
Ralph Simmons
Andrew
Philip
Oak Ridge
Rev
Pearce
Joseph
Francis Edwards
Clarence Brown
Frank Ibrig
Ralph Immel
Walter Schmeykal
Walter Myers
Eel River Conference Closes After Long Sessions
The Eel River Christian Conference met in Goshen with President Whitelock in chair. Delegates filled pulpits, debated by-laws, and approved resolutions on temperance and church publications. The next annual session was awarded to Huntington after county-wide voting.
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Whitelock
Strickland
D. B. Atkinson
Merom
John R. H. Latehaw
Dekalb Ohio
Goshen
Newhouse
Fifth Street
M. E
J. Miller
J.W. Bolton
J. A. Wood
North Side Evangelical Lutheran
L. D. Holiday
Christian
R. W. Page
David Hidy
W. J. Spoho
Elkhart
O. W. White- Jock
KE. T. Spohn
United States
The
Herald of Gospel Liberty
Conference Fund
Conference Mission
Committee On
Bro. Lawrence
Thorncreek Church
Peter Winebrenner
Jesse Fanning
E. T. Spohn
Eel River Conference
J. F. Barnes
Kimmel
Willard Jones
Clearcreek
G. R. Hammond
W. H. Lafong
Sparta
J. N. Alywine
Cromwell
Charles Pollock
Pleasant Hhs
George Good
Warren
Reuben Judy
Stringtown
Holiday
C. V
M. A. Strickland
Fred G. Strickland
Harley Rutgera
Huntington
R. R. Shoemaker
W. W. Stewart
Elkhart Riverside Choir
A. E. Kemp
Jordan
Marion
J. W. Bolton
Spahn
Merriam
Dunfee
Belleville
Buena Vista
Throw Creek
Indiana
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Western
Miami Reserve
H. W. Page
Eastern
Indiiana
C. W. Strickland
Central
Samuel Frantz
North Manchester
Eel River Christian Conference
John R. H. Latchaw
Defiance
Sam
Moses
Calvin Purdue
Latchaw
Palmer University
Muncie
Sunday Schools
Christian Endeavor Societies
Conference Mission Fund
Special Church Services At First M E Church
The First M E church led by C Cissell schedules a class meeting at 9 45 am with Joel P Hawks leading. Rev Dr S Newhouse of Marion Indiana preaches at 10 30 am and Rev D B Atkinson of Merom College preaches at evening for a union service urging large attendance.
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M. E. Church
C. C. Cissell
Joel P. Hawks
8. S. Newhouse
Marion
Ind
The
Christian Church
D. B. Atkinson
Merom College
Superintendent criticizes teacher hiring in Indiana case
State Superintendent Frank Jones says recruiting teachers for district and grade schools is getting harder while exam questions are sold in advance. He is urged to explain his failure to investigate the county’s question selling case, with his prolonged silence noted as suspicious.
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Frank Jones
Jail Inspection in Goshen Reveals Lacking Bedding
County board of charity reports at Goshen jail that prisoners sleep on unsheeted mattresses. The piece argues for provision of sheets and pillow slips for economy and cleanliness, noting inmates deserve consideration due to their circumstances.
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Goshen
County Board of Charity
Sanitation picks contractor to collect city refuse
After a month's search the sanitation committee and City Health Officer Cook find George Flowers to gather the refuse and make stops about town. Flowers wins the contract at 3 per day.
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Sanitation Committee
Cook
George Flowers
Labor Shortage Halts South Bend Niles Interurban Work
C H DeFrees, contractor for grading the route, advertises for workers as it is nearly impossible to recruit sufficient men. Engineer Henry Cook visited Elkheart to survey a 250 lot Briggsdale Improvement Co addition, praised as one of the best platted in Elkhart.
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South Bend- Niles
C. H. Defrees
Henry Cook
Elkhart
Briggsdale Improvement Co
Remarkable Wheat Yield Reported Near Atwood Indiana
J. 8. Gault of Kosciusko County reports 572 bushels from 13 acres, averaging 44 bushels per acre, in a field north of Atwood. The only confirmed detail is Mark Hanna's planned Indiana visit early in October with speech dates not yet set.
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Gault
Atwood
Kosciuake
County
Mark Hanna
Indiana
Unknown man found dead near Mill Creek in LaPorte county
A man was found dead between two Grand Trunk cars by Mill Creek in LaPorte county. The cause of death remains unknown as investigators treat the scene as a mystery.
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Mill Creek Laporte County
Grand Trunk
City Begins New Wave of Cross Walk Improvements
The city started installing a large number of cross walks this year marking the first effort of this class of improvements.
Beeman Bolts Convention Nominates Local Judges
At the democratic judicial convention for the Pulaski and Stark circuit held Thursday in North Judson Mont M Hathaway of Winamac was nominated for judge and A L Courtright for prosecutor. Judge George W Beeman who sought renomination bolted with Starke county and was nominated judge with George L Burson of Pulaski for prosecutor. Compromise likely within weeks.
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Pulaski
Stark Counties
North Judson
Mont
Miller to Campaign Across State for Attorney General
Republican candidate Charles W. Miller announces return from vacation and immediate campaign push. He will travel from Monday starting in Columbia City with chairman Elmer Leonard to organize the Twelfth Congressional district, visiting each county for about a week.
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Charles W. Miller
Columbia City
Elmer Leonard
Republicans Establish Campaign Headquarters in Ulery Hall
Chairman Neidig of the county Republican committee has rented Ulery Hall on North Main Street for campaign headquarters. The room is pleasant but smaller than the Democrats’ hall. Oscar Prahl, fishing at the dam, landed seven fish weighing 17 pounds total, including two bass of 43 and 5 pounds, and a 2 pound pickerel.
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Neidig
County
Republican Committee
Ulery Hall
North Main Street
Oscar Prahl
Hering and Brick to Speak at Marshall County Reunion
Old Settlers of Marshall county plan a reunion in Wilson's Grove near Plymouth on August 31. Professors F. E. Hering and A. L. Brick, rival congressional candidates, are to address the gathering. Samuel Fryman will lead 20 or 25 men to North Dakota for threshing work, a yearly venture. The Lake Shore pay car is due here Monday.
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Hering
Brick
Marshall County
Wilson’s Grove
Plymouth
Prof
F. E. Hering
A. L. Brick
Congress
North Dakota
Samuel Fryman
Mr. Fryman
Lake Shore
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Franklin Phebus
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Wisconsin
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Whitley County
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Minnie Lee
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Dora Barlow
A. F. Wilden Jr
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