Confiscation Plea Reaches French Lick Gambling Case
Indiana Gov. Marshall seeks settlement to save state rent on equipment seized in the French Lick gambling prosecutions. Attorney General Bingham reports defendants will plead guilty and submit confiscation details, with thousands in value. no prosecutions for the gambling room staff. In Elkhart, Standard Hotel porter John Miller is fined $20 for taking and selling a bottle of beer. owners may face action over licenses and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Marshall
French Lick Resort
Hanly
Bingham
French Lick
Standard Hotel
Elkhart
John Miller
Standard
C. A. Thatcher
The
Warren B. ‘Titus
Titus
Indiana
Governors to join Taft on Mississippi trip
Governor Marshall will travel with President Taft as one of sixteen governors accompanying him down the Mississippi River next October. The announcement came from the Lake to the Gulf Deep Waterways Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Gov
Marshall
Tafts
Mississippi River
Local Health Briefs Reportable Illnesses Among Residents
Charles Brinley underwent a second operation for appendicitis and remains in serious condition. Mrs. W. Jack Latta is improving after a recent operation. P. M. Stiver slowly improves after a horse kick to the stomach. George W. Roscoe is ill at home on South Sixth street. A. J. Yoder, a college student, fell ill with acute indigestion but his condition was not critical. Charles Vradenburg, a mile north of Goshen, is seriously ill with acute cholera morbus.
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Charles Brinley
Charles Vradenburg
Goshen
Council Meeting Tonight Sets Dredging Hearing
The council meets in regular session and will be served with a notice of Rock Run creek dredging improvement. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 8 in the commissioners court. Objections to opening Prairie Oak Ridge and Center streets will be heard. The next regular meeting follows in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Run Creek
Commissioners’ Court
Prairie
Oak Ridge
Center Streets
Davis Aims and Arrest Highlight Laporte Headlines
Rupert Davis, an embezzler from New York, recently under arrest for allegedly stealing $100 from Oberrich & Arnold of Laporte where he served as a piano salesman for three years. He faced a sheriff race defeat in Laporte County amid rumors of bigamy and alleged poisoning plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Davis
New York
Oberrich & Arnold
Laporte
Davis
Railway car runs away on gravel train line
A damaged fragment reports a flat car becoming detached from the gravel train on the line. The text indicates a railway incident with a car or cars breaking away from the train. Details such as location and outcome are unclear.
Lightning Strikes Foulks Residence Causing Severe Damage
A bolt hit the Charles W. Foulks house yesterday morning at six o clock. The lightning tore metal wiring from the house burned holes in the water spouting and peeled plastering from walls. It blew open the kitchen range door scattered ashes and bricks from the central chimney were hurled into the yard. The occupants were frightened but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Foulks
Charles
W. Foulks
Mrs. Foulks
Little Boy Ward Vallance Dies in Bronchitis Struggle
Ward Edward Vallance, four, son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Vallance, died early today from bronchitis. After a week of illness he worsened and strangled in his father's arms. Survived by parents two sisters Wilma Maude and brother Joe. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 pm at 621 South Third Street with Rev Staudt of the Reformed church officiating. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Vallance
Ward Edward
Edward C. Vallance
Wilma
Maude
Joe
South Third Street
Rev. Staudt
The
Reformed Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mrs Geo Hay to Host Ladies Afternoon Social
Mrs. Geo Hay will entertain a company of ladies Tuesday afternoon at Blosser's.
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Geo. Hay
Blosser's
Bettis in Fort Wayne Hospital After Self Inflicted Wound
Fears he cannot recover haunt Lucious Bettis of South Bend as he lies in St. Joseph hospital Fort Wayne after firing a bullet into his breast in a Friday suicide attempt. Doctors express little hope while Bettis shows penitence and desire to improve.
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Lucious Bettis
South Bend
St. Joseph Hospital
Fort Wayne
Mishawaka Mourns as Two Locals Go Missing
J L Carney a famed landscape gardener departs Mishawaka under a cloud of mystery and officers will begin a search. John F Waletzko a Mishawaka baker is missing after disappearing Wednesday night and no trace has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
J. L. Carney
John F. Waletzko
Local Couple Welcomes Daughter This Weekend
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thiele of South Tenth street on Sunday afternoon. Another daughter arrived this morning for Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grabill of Middlebury township.
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Henry Thiele
South Tenth Street
Francis Grabill
Middlebury Township
Shocked by Lightning Strikes Elk Hart Postal Carrier
Postal carrier C. J. Deitch of Elk Hart was knocked senseless briefly when lightning struck a telegraph pole at the corner of Middlebury and Main streets in Elk Hart.
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C. J. Deitch
Elkhart
Middlebury
Main Streets
Rumored stabbing sighting in Elkhart alley
Albert Weyrick a Lake Shore brake man in Elkhart testified he saw a man stabbed by a woman in an alley beside the Standard hotel. Police deny knowledge of the incident and no official report exists.
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Albert Weyrick
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Standard
Dentists Gather in Goshen for Northern Indiana Convention
Arrangements are made for the Northern Indiana Dental Association annual session in Goshen from September 7 to 8. Expected are 200 to 300 dentists, with exhibits by suppliers in the K of P club rooms, aiming to surpass all previous meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Indiana Dental Association
Goshen
K. of P
Northern Indiana
Wawne
Marriage Licenses Issued at the Court House
Milo C. Lechlitner of Wakarusa 21 and Chloe Troup also of Wakarusa 19 obtained marriage licenses at the Court House. James Brown of New Paris jailed Saturday night by Officer Berth fined 12 dollars and costs for intoxication. Auto theft reported for a Cleveland roadster from Milwaukee street. license W 6249 gray. reward offered 100 dollars.
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Milo C. Lechlitner
Wakarusa
Chloe Troup
Justice Whister
James Brown
New Paris
Berth
George H. Russell & Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Funeral services for Mrs Wanner at Goshen home
Funeral services for Mrs. W Ralph Wanner were held Sunday at 2 30 PM at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs George C Wilkinson 400 Jefferson street Elkhart Rev A A Ogilvie Congregational church officiated pall bearers O M Kinnison Louis B Noble Charles Aitken Pierre C Starr Ed Brookmeyer and Joseph M Farrell all of Goshen. Interment Grace Lawn cemetery Elkhart. Floral offerings were unusually handsome and numerous.
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Wanner
W. Ralph Wanner
George C. Wilkinson
Jefferson Street
Elkhart
A. A. Ogilvie
Congregational Church
O. M. Kinnison
Louis B. Noble
Charles Aitken
Pierre C. Starr
Ed Brookmeyer
Joseph
Funeral Rites Held for Everett Cleis in Goshen Area
Funeral services for Everett Cleis were conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs William Murray northwest of Goshen. The First Church of Christ Scientist oversaw the rites with pallbearers Earl Smith Byron Bloomgarden George Higgins Walter Swart Louis K Hawks and Ellon Lepird. Burial followed at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Everett Cleis
Tree Spraying Taught At Fort Wayne Fair
The state entomologist and Purdue University assistants will teach tree spraying at the Fort Wayne fair in September. The method aims to eliminate the San Jose scale, now prevalent in nearly all of Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
State Agricultural ‘Experiment Station
Purdue University
Indiana
Frederick W Keil Dies Former Fort Wayne Editor
Frederick W. Keil former editor of the Fort Wayne Gazette and former postmaster of Fort Wayne died at his home in that city after a six week illness.
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Frederick. W. Keil
Fort Wayne
Merly
Elk Hart carnival profits hit by heavy costs
The Review notes the week of the Robinson Street carnival in Elk Hart failed to pay, with driving club profits very small due to substantial expenses.
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Elkhart
Paris Prison Gambler Roils Court With $50,000 Scam
Roy Mullen a Grant county man known as a gambler is serving time in a Paris France prison for fleecing a man out of 50000 dollars.
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Roy Mullen
Grant
County
Young
Paris
France
Park rink Ska band to perform tonight
Charge will be made to the moving pictures vat Rogers band. Park tonight the rink where the band will play. Ladies 15c and gents 25c admission.
Lecturer Kimball Chicago Dies After Cleveland Lecture
A lecturer described as Kimball Chicago died after delivering a lecture here for the Christian Scientists several years ago. The event is noted as a historic death tied to a public speaking engagement.
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Kimball
Chicago
Cleveland
Christan
Carmien Wins Flathead Reservation Lottery Prize
The Flathead Indian reservation lottery final draw has named J A Carmien of Goshen as winner number 5658 via proxy. Indiana residents listed include Richard Vanderveer, Robt H Sherman, W W McFerry, and many others. Joseph Furay of Warsaw drew No. 1 in the related Missoula Coeur d Alene drawing with large prize stakes cited.
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Flathead Reservation
Flathead Indian Reservation
Missoula
Mont
Man
Stephen Robinson
Middle West
John A. Carmien
Goshen
Carmien
Katherine Gallagher
Racine
Wis
N. Manchester
Anton Theilin
Couts
W. L.r Willis
Clinton
James L. Jones
Muncie
R. F. Bryant
Logansport
O. C. Wild
Indianapolis
Anna Mahan
Jas
Coardes
Terre- Haute
W. T. Devon
E. Jones
Royal Center
James F. Rooney
Chas Grove
Poneto
August Bechler
Marion
E. W. Kelley
Cyrus North
Wetterloo
J. M. Newman
Converse
J. A. Carmie
Flathead
Great Northern Railroad Company
Joseph Furay
Warsaw
Ind
Little Harriet Post
Spokane
Wash
Helen Hamilton
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Christina M. Donlim
James W. Witten
Coeur D’alene
Washington
Montana
Kalispel
Fred Murdick
Coeur- D’alene
Kosciusko County
Reuben Griest
Winona Lake
Weaver and Moyer Family Reunions Held Despite Rain
The Weaver reunion gathered at Island Park in Elkhart despite rain with a large turnout. Next year it will be at Rogers band park in Goshen. The Moyer family reunion is planned for Island Park in Elkhart next Wednesday.
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Weaver
Island Park
Elkhart
Rogers’ Band Park
Goshen
Moyer
Island’ Park
Reduced Round Trip Fare to Winona on Ben Greet Trains
Worded notice states a round trip fare to Winona is 60 cents for Ben Greet players. The reduced rate applies to trains departing at 1 30 a.m. and 12 30 p.m. and remains valid on any returning train.
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Winona
Death of Mrs Sarah Stalker in Salem Oregon
Died in Oregon widow of Thos Stalker Mrs Sarah Stalker formerly of Eikhart died in Salem Oregon where she had lived for four years. She is survived by three children all of Salem.
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Oregon
Sarah
Stalker
Thos. Stalker
Eikhart
Salem
Ore
Greys blank Adlers in island Park shutout
South Bend Adlers were held to 0 runs as the Greys won 3 to 0 behind Eddie Geyer who fanned 12. The game drew a good crowd despite a rainy forenoon and improving afternoon conditions. Next week Garrett rubber match followed by Indianapolis Reserves visit.
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Island Park
Greys
Adlers
South Bend
J. Plavius
Old Sol
Spires
Eddie Geyer
H. Tobias
Nappanee
Geyer
Eckler
Goshen
Wilhelm
Spiro
Capt
Kelly
W. Wysong
Kirkendorfer
Milford
LaRue
Wysong
Nusbaum
Elkhart
Garrett
Patsy” Donovan
Goshen Lad
Indianapolis
Fights Woodchuck At Farm Home
Mrs D S Stutsman fought a woodchuck weighing about a quarter pound that entered her Jefferson township farm two and a half miles northwest of Goshen. The animal resisted for 15 minutes before she secured victory and kept it from taking control of the premises. Neighbors say they never heard of a woodchuck so combative.
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Stutsman
Goshen
Jefferson Township
Feast of the Assumption Celebrated Across Churches
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was observed yesterday with elaborate services, especially by Roman Catholic churches, marking a major religious festival.
Miss Bertha Masters Dies During Vacation
Miss Bertha Masters, a stenographer at Hidianapolis, died of appendicitis while visiting her parents at Wawaka. She fell ill suddenly during a late afternoon visit with a friend, ending her vacation abruptly.
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Bertha Masters
Hidianapolis
Wawaka
Masters
Davis erects small modern house near Ed Vesey residence
W J Davis begins excavation on the North Main street lot near the Ed Vesey residence but stops work after sealing the site for his present home. The notice records a partial construction action and a halted project on the property in question.
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W. J. Davis
Ed Vesey
Mainn
Harlan A. ‘Stauffer
Warrants Issued for Gulick and Tracy in Speeding Case
Marshal Self filed affidavits against E. J. Gulick of Mishawaka and Louis B. Tracy for speeding after Everett B. Cleis was killed west of Goshen Friday night. Authorities claim the Gulick car, with Cleis as a passenger, traveled at 25 mph in a residential area and up to 40 mph near the collision. No personal responsibility for Cleis’s death is assigned to Gulick or Tracy. Constable Trump proceeded to Elkhart and Mishawaka to serve the warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Gulick
Lou Tracy
Whisler
Marshal Self
Mishawaka
Simplex Motor Car Co
Louis .B. Tracy
Bikhart Saloonist
Everett B. Cleis
Goshen
Gulick
Pike Street
Tracy
Cleis
Trump
Elkhart
Anderson Yoriah Anderson Dies at 71 on Dunlaps Farm
Mortuary notice for Anderson Yoriah Anderson aged about 71 who died at his Dunlaps farm home on a Sunday morning after a three week illness linked to paralysis and heat. Survived by wife two daughters Rosa and Grace teaching in Toledo one brother Leander and sister Amanda both of Hillshart. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at the house with burial in Oak Ridge cemetery Goshen.
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Anderson
Youriah Anderson
Dunlaps
Rosa
Grace Anderson
Toledo
Leander and
Amanda Anderson
Hillshart
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Goshen
Fort Wayne Doctors Plan Appeal to Allen Circuit Court
Dr. Lee Barney of Fort Wayne and formerly of Elkhart says the Hot Springs Doctors will appeal their Indiana State Medical Board case to the Allen circuit court. Barney will be represented by Perry L. Turner. Kowenstrot by Robison Luecke and Geake. Doctors are not disqualified until board decision is recorded in the Allen clerk office. Barney plans a judicial hearing with testimonials showing patient benefits from the Hot Springs Doctors.
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Barney
Lee Barney
Fort Wayne
Elkhart
Hot Springs
Indiana State Medical Board
Allen Circuit Court
Perry L. Turner
Kowenstrot
Robison
Luecke
Geake
State Medical Board
Allen Circuit
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Locke Locke and Concord Areas
Property transfers show multiple deeds across Locke and Concord townships. Names include Jacob B Miller Arizona Stew art Milo Ipe Emma Herman WilsonRoose John Keefer Winey Bros David Swinehart Albert Swinehart and others with amounts ranging from 125 to 6000 dollars for parcels in Locke Concord Elkhart and York areas.
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Jacob B. Miller
Arizona
Stewart
Locke
O. Stewart
Milo Ipe
John F. Keefer
Winey Bros
Concord Township
Emma. J. Herman
Wilson
Roose
York
David Swinehart
Albert Swinehart
Concord
Daniel M. Bechtel
B. D. Chipman
Elkhart
Mary L. Browning
Elvira S. Saunders
Governors Gather at Petoskey in Vacation Meet
Three governors from Michigan Indiana and Ohio are vacationing in Petoskey Michigan for a month. Gov Johnson of Minnesota plans to join the group. The gathering prompts curiosity about their discussions and purposes during the holiday period.
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Michigan
Marshall
Indiana
Gov
Harmon
Ohio
Petoskey
Mich
Johnson
Minnesota
Salamanca Club to Meet Regularly on North Side
The Salamanca club, an organization of North Side men recently formed, is preparing to hold regular meetings in the near future. Officers were published in The Democrat at the time of organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamanca Club
North Side
Democrat
Wolf Lake speakers set for August 24 day exercises
Cyrus Cline congressman from the Twelfth district and Lieutenant Governor Halt of Rushville will speak at Wolf Lake Day exercises on August 24, with several other stables expected to attend.
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Cyrus
Cline
Rushville
Elkhart Dairy Placed Under Ban Over Typhoid Risk
Samples of private water were sent to Indianapolis for analysis to link water wells to a typhoid outbreak. Elkhart authorities ordered Charles Jacobson to close his dairy after investigation found milk bottling from an old porch near a bedroom with two typhoid patients. Eight customers’ families report typhoid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
John H. Foltz
Indianapolis
Charles S. Jacobson
Lake Shore
Jacobson
The Cow Puncher at the Jefferson Thursday night
Hal Reid presents The Cow Puncher at the Jefferson under W F Mann direction. A romance between a young eastern girl and a cowpuncher drives a deep well founded plot with bright comedy and lavish scenic effects. A twenty person cast delivers polished performances in a revived favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Reid
Jefferson
W. F. Mann
Garrett Marshal Dies After Prolonged Illness
Garrett Marshal William Schudel of Garrett endured an eight month battle with bowel trouble before dying. He was elected to office in 1902 and was re elected at the end of his first and second terms, later appointed by Meyer Thumma to succeed himself under the new cities and towns act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Marshal William Schudel
Meyer Thumma
Peppermint Raising Across Regions Notes
Mint grown in the United States is harvested in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan with a single New York county's crop. The yield matches the average. The first peppermint planter in the country was an Englishman at Constantine, Michigan, about 55 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Constantine
Mich
Excursionists Arrive Late for Warsaw Carnival
About 350 travelers from Marion and Wabash rode a Big Four excursion train that reached Warsaw Friday evening shortly before 9 o clock. By the time they arrived at Wi nona the main carnival events were nearly over and early arrivals began to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion and
Wabash
Warsaw
Winona
Brother Charles Walters Dies in Germany at 72
Philip Walters reports the death of his brother Charles Walters in Germany in April at age 72. He is survived by two brothers, George of Welborn Florida and Louis of Marion, both former Goshen residents.
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Germany
Philip Walters
Charles
George
Welborn
Fla
Louis
Marion
Goshen
Estate of William Franklin Butler Petition Filed for Estate Opening
In circuit court a petition to open the estate of William Franklin Butler, missing for ten years, has been filed. He is alleged heir to one fifth of Burl Butler’s estate, with an estimated share around three thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Franklin Butler
Burl
Butler
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Northern Indiana Association
K OF P. Hall
Ford
J. A. Carmien
Glaim
Fleming
Geyer Brothers
Woodchuck
D. S. Stutsman
Mortuary Record
B. Griffith
Lagrange County
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