Goshen Chorus and Solo Winners in State Contest
The State Junior Choral contest in Winona drew large crowds from Goshen Milford New Paris Warsaw and Winona with prizes ranging from 3 to 20 dollars. Florence Wollam won best junior solo and shared the quartet prize with Lucile Starbuck. The juvenile contest featured five year olds singing Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam. Mme Schumann-Heink capped the day with a Winona recital attracting full houses and enthusiastic encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Goshen
Milford
New Paris
Warsaw
Florence Wollam
Shepherd
Israel
Lucile Starbuck
Jesus
Louise Wigger
Isabelle Beane
Agnes Evans
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Good Prospects for Goshen College Opening
Pres. N. E. Byers returned from a six weeks west trip pushing Goshen college. He visited communities in Illinois Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri while C. K. Hostetler worked in Indiana and Ohio. Prospects are very good for a large fall term attendance on September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Byers
West
Goshen College
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
C. K. Hostetler
Indiana
Ohio
Goshen Man Injured Swinging on Freight Car
Edgar Christman of Goshen sustained a severe cut on one side after swinging onto a Big Four freight car while in Elkhart seeking the business district. He was in the north part of the city when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Christman
Goshen
Elkhart
Matinee Benefit at Elkhart Driving Park Aids Clark Hospital
A large crowd attended a matinee benefit at the Elkhart driving park this afternoon to support Clark hospital management. Elastic Pointer from Model Pacing farm Goshen ran an exhibition mile as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Clark Hospital
Goshen
Pratt Signs With Grays For Season Run
Goshen Greys manager Dresch signs Billy Pratt for the remainder of the season. Pratt will play third base, boosting the team as they face Nappanee this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Grays
Dresch
Goshen Greys
Billy Pratt
Greys
Boys' City Over Ends Winona Run Tonight
Winona hosts Boys' City in a final game as most players head home early facing homesickness and relief at the conclusion of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Pfeiffer Family to Reune at Middlebury Home
The Pfeiffer family plans their eighth annual reunion next Friday at Henry Pfeiffer’s residence three miles west of Middlebury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfeiffer
Henry Pfeiffer
Middlebury
Completing Alley Paving By Klopfenstein And Himebaugh
Klopfenstein and Himebaugh are completing an alley paving contract. The improvement is described as a good one and progresses toward completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klopfenstein & Himebaugh
Arm Burned After Spill of Carbolic Acid
Lillian Mack accidentally spilled a bottle of carbolic acid and severely burned one arm in the incident today. The exposure caused immediate pain and precautionary medical care was administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mack
Taken Under Advisement in Indianapolis Gas Case
Judge Baker took the Indianapolis gas case under advisement after two days of hearings. Ferdinand Winter and Merrill Moores argued for petitioners and the city respectively, contending stockholders were disadvantaged and the plant was undervalued. Addison C. Harris spoke for two hours, with tense exchanges observed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mr. Moores
Henry Warrum
Winter
Bristol Burial Shown After Rowe Refuses Expense
Residents of Bristol raised a purse to fund a simple burial for Edward Rowe who died at the county infirmary. The body was interred beside his wife and daughter in Bristol cemetery as authorities prepared to ship unclaimed remains to a medical college in Indianapolis. Perry Rowe, who declined burial expenses, visited the wanderer’s establishment to view the remains with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Perry Rowe
Edward Rowe
County Infirmary
Indianapolis
Mind at First Church of Christ Scientist Goshen
The town notes Sunday services at 10 30 a m on Mind with Sunday school at 11 30. Reading room hours 3 to 5 daily except Sunday. Rev Butts absent. Rev A J Holderman fills pulpit at St Marks Church for morning and evening services. Epworth League rally day at 6 30 p m and youth service at 7 30 p m with special music urged for city youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
North Main Street
Butts
A. J. Holderman
Inwood
Ind
Epworth League
St. Mark's Church
Allen County Methodists plan August park rally with Gov Hanly
Five thousand members of Allen County's Methodist Episcopal churches will gather at Robinson Park on Wednesday August 28 to welcome Gov Hanly and other speakers for talks on Methodism and related subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Robinson Park
Hanly
Stolen homing pigeon returns to owner in 800 mile trek
Winona the English homing pigeon owned by Harry Lathrope of War saw reappeared at the Lathrope home after being stolen from the Adams Express office in Randolph Texas while en route to Abilene Tex twelve months ago. It had traveled about 800 miles to reach home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Harry Lathrope
Warsaw
Adams Express
Randolph
Texas
Abilene
Tex
Lathrope
Twenty One Joined Sisters of the Holy Cross in South Bend
Twenty one novices entered the profession with the Sisters of the Holy Cross during the Feast of the Assumption at St Marys Academy in South Bend. The ceremony marked a solemn step in their religious vocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross
St. Mary’s Academy
South Bend
Elkhart Native Swan Anderson Dies in Chicago at 58
Swan Anderson, formerly of Elkhart, died in Chicago of tuberculosis at 58 after leaving Elkhart 28 years ago. He is survived by a brother and sister. Remains will be brought back to Elkhart for burial. Also, the McKie liquor trial before Justice Whisler this evening concerns selling liquor to an habitual drunkard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Swan Anderson
Elkhart
Joseph W. McKie
Whisler
Nappanee News Plans Daily Issue in Fall 1908
The Nappanee News announces confidence in the town's future with plans to launch a daily issue in the fall of 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nappanee News
Wanted Girl for General Housework in Small Family
Short classified notice seeks a girl for general housework in a small family. No washing or bowling. Inquire at 510 South Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Third
Caterpillar bite may kill after Warsaw incident
In Warsaw a large caterpillar fell from a tree onto Mrs. Hugh Kingery's bare arm during a walk and bit her. The poison swelled her arm to twice its size and doctors fear it could spread through her system. Kingery, daughter of the late Dr. Pearman, has many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Hugh Kingery
Mrs. Kingery
Pearman
Millersburg
Union Labor Movement Grows in Chicago Amid Strikes
A Chicago dispatch reports unionized workers may join striking operators if needed. Elkhart labor men signaled willingness to strike. Telegraphers strike continues. Office work stalled as nearly all offices are tied up with no business transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elkhart
Goshen Greys Open Rubber With Napanee Tigers
The Goshen Greys met the Napanee Tigers in Napanee this afternoon. Each side had one win from the catcher and today’s game was the rubber for $3. Tomorrow at three at Tonawanda grounds the Greys face the Spires of South Bend, with a likely good turnout expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Greys
Nappanee Tigers
Tonawanda Grounds
Spires
South Bend
Uneven Monthly Indiana Temperature By Weather Bureau
The Indiana section reports last month temperatures below normal at northern and central stations except Maury and Franklin where they were not. Southern Indiana saw above normal temperatures. Precipitation varied, generally ample, with some southern localities needing more rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Maury
Franklin
Prof Park to Lecture on Grammar at College
Prof J G Park of Ohio Northern University will deliver three daily lectures on Grammar at the college next week. He was Goshen college’s popular lecturer last summer and was invited back for a second engagement. He authored several textbooks and focuses on institute work. He will speak each morning at 9 on Sentence Analysis and two afternoons on Grammar. A free public lecture is planned for Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Park
Ohio Northern University
Goshen College
Inquiry Considered into Death of Earl Adams Near Atwood
The Kosciusko county grand jury may investigate Earl Adams death after an Atwood area man died in a Fort Wayne hospital from injuries after being run over by a hand car on the Pennsylvania railroad. Friends claim a prior dispute included a threat that Adams would never ride the handcar again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko County
Earl Adams
Atwood
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Railroad
Labor May Organize in Goshen
A movement starts toward forming a local council of the American Federation of Labor in Goshen. Delegates have investigated conditions and found them not unpromising, with a possible organizer to be sent to Goshen in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
American Federation of Labor
Gillispie Divorce Granted in Milwaukee Custody Assigned
Elma C. Gillispie is granted divorce from John L. Gillispie in Milwaukee Wisconsin on August 3rd. She receives custody of two children and alimony plus $3 weekly for their support. Mrs. Gillispie is daughter of W. R. Wilt of Middlebury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma C. Gillispie
John L. Gillispie
Milwaukee
Wis
Mrs. Gillispie
W. R. Wilt
Middlebury
Warsaw Council Allocates 25 Toward Courthouse Restrooms
The Warsaw city council voted 25 toward a fund raised by local reading clubs to provide and fit restrooms in the courthouse for country people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Wanted on forgery charge: Melvin McCleary arrested at home
Melvin McCleary, 24, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Chatten and Court Bailiff Gowing at his father's Syracuse residence. He is wanted by Carmi authorities in White County, Illinois, on a forgery charge. Details of the offense are unknown and he is reported to have been engaged in selling watermelons and cantaloupes in Carmi. He refuses to discuss the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin McCleary
Chatten
Gowing
William McCleary
Syracuse
Carmi
White County
McCleary
Pennsylvania Picnic At Elkhart Island Draws Crowd
The twenty seventh annual picnic of the Pennsylvanians is held on the Island in Elkhart today. C W Miller is the principal speaker. The gathering attracts many Keystone state enthusiasts with several Goshen residents attending regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
C. W. Miller
Keystone State
Goshen
Connolly Rites Remembrance For Elkhart Widow
Mrs Georgia Etta Connolly widow of Conductor James W Connolly dies at 47 in Elkhart after long illness born New Hampshire March 14 1860. She leaves mother Mrs Sarah Webb a daughter Ada Connolly and brothers Edgar Moulton Herb Moulton and Horace Moulton. The Schaenzlin infant died from brain inflammation at five months funeral at German Methodist church Kendallville officiated by Rev W Weiler interment Oak Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mich
New Hampshire
William Moulton
Schaenzlin
Anna Elizabeth
F. Schaenzlin
M. E. Church
W. Weiler
Kendallville
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Earl Nixon Released After Habeas Corpus Hearing
Judge Vernon W. Vanfleet ordered Earl Nixon freed from St. Joseph county jail in South Bend after a habeas corpus hearing in Superior Court. Nixon had been detained since June 8 on unclear grounds tied to relatives, with a sanity commission finding the insanity claim groundless and declaring him sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Nixon
St. Joseph County
Vernon W. Vanfleet
Highest Point on Valley Line Near Crooked Lake
The Valley Line between Angola and Lagrange reaches its highest point at Arthur Carr farm on the north side of Crooked lake. The road passes over a hill eighty feet higher than the local average, marking the peak in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Lagrange
Arthur Carr
Crooked Lake
Open Air Concert Delights Park Crowd
Last evening a popular open air concert drew many to the court park pavilion. The band performed a fresh program with notable solos by Sam Starr and Lamar Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Park Pavilion
Sam Starr
Lamar Hutchinson
Bucklea Valley Line Denies Lake James Railway Purchase
The Angola Magnet reports a widely circulated claim that the Bucklea Valley Line bought the Lake James railway is untrue. The newspaper notes no such transaction occurred and urges readers to rely on official confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Bucklea
Lake James
Officers to Seize Two Bickel Children Today
Authorities expect to take two Bickel children today and place them as county wards after a satisfactory settlement of differences with the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickel
End of Assembly Marks Last Day in Winona Event
Today closes the Winona assembly as the Bible conference concludes. Officials state the event ends with the final sessions and attendees depart from the gathering place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Assembly
The
Bible Conference
Mystery Probe Fails to Resolve Officer Shockley Killing
William Johnstone and his son Simon were arrested after a bloodhound search but claimed an alibi for the fatal shooting of Officer Shockley in Niles Michigan. Sheriff Tenant leads a county hunt for the killer while witness Callighan partly identifies a suspect. Shockley had pursued local toughs, a factor possibly angering assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnstone
Simon
Shockley
Niles
Mich
Tenant
John Callighan
Home Telephone Co Buys New Switchboard for Goshen
J C Murray of Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co Chicago visited from Indianapolis and sealed a contract to install a fine new switchboard for the Home Telephone Co Goshen. The project cost is estimated between 20000 and 25000 dollars after six months of negotiations. The upgraded system will enable better service and the exchange will move to quarters on the Hawks Gortner building fourth floor once installation is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Murray
Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company of
Chicago
Indianapolis
Home Telephone Co
Goshen
Home Co
Home Exchange
Hawks-Gortner
Twentieth Century Real Estate Company Formed in Elkhart
Application filed for incorporation of the Twentieth Century Real Estate company with capital of 16000. Officers include T W Slick president and Chas Steele vice president. The firm bought 41 acres from Mrs. Sarah Wolf at 500 per acre, cash, on the west side of Prairie street south of Cleveland avenue. Stockholders are all South Bend residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Slick
Chas. Steele
F. M. Hoffman
Frank Mayr, Jr
Sarah Wolf
Prairie Street
Cleveland Avenue
Elkhart
South Bend
Mayor Kohler Visits Kendallville Gladioli Grower
Mayor Kohler and his Goshen wife stayed overnight with A. E. Kunderd and family after arriving in Kendallville. The visit aimed to inspect gladioli beds and discuss moving Kunderd to Goshen. He praised Kunderd’s ruffled gladioli and noted horticultural praise from Burbank and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohler
Goshen
A. E. Kunderd
Mr. Kunderd
Kunderd
Burbank
First Fishing Trip for 82 Year Old Hunter Town Farmer
George Gump a prominent retired farmer of Hunter town will take his first fishing trip to Lake Wawasee. At 82 he has never fished before and this will be his first fishing experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gump
Huntertown
Lake Wawasee
Gump
Newspaper Men Plan Tenth District Organization
The Tenth district newspaper men met informally at Fountain Park and authorized Harry B. Darling of LaPorte to issue a call for a meeting in Lafayette on October 20 to perfect an district organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth District
Fountain Park
Harry B. Darling
LaPorte
Lafayette
Blough Narrowly Escapes Drowning at Lake Gage
Ferty Blough of Lagrange nearly drowned in Lake Gage after venturing beyond shore. Reports say he believed his height would exceed the depth of the water and went out boldly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blough
Ferty Blough
Lagrange
Lake Gage
Valley line receives last cars at Angola
About 800 cars of construction material have been handled by the G. R. & I. Co. for the Valley line. Freight paid amounts to $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Many Sparrows Drowned as Rain Floods Warsaw Lawn
Hundreds of English sparrows were drowned on Thursday night on the south side of the courthouse lawn in Warsaw. The area was fairly covered with the bodies of the dead birds after heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Many Goshen residents visit, travel and attend events
Frank Irwin went to Chicago this morning. Dozens of locals visit relatives in Middlebury, Auburn, Albion, Toledo, and Michigan. Attendees travel to Winona Lake for Mme. Schumann-Heink concert and to Stone Lake and Wawasee for cottages and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Irwin
Chicago
Mary Neff
Middlebury
Marie Forrest
Willis Jenner
Auburn
Guy Dandy
Walter Furney
Joseph Miller
Berlin
D. J. Miller
Bertha Heckelman
South Bend
Marie Stutz
John F. Walmer
Orville
L. B. Noble
Lamar P. J. Cropp
Ed Bullerdick
Hot Springs
Ark
Anthony Defrees
T. A. Starr
Joseph Smith
Toledo
Lakeside
Rose Scott
Lara
Albion
George Bungay
Mamie
B. E. Drake
Henrietta Kolb
George A. Larimer
Memphis
Tenn
William Larimer
F. E. C. Hawks
Old Orchard
Carrier
A. G. Stutsman
Parl
Twin Lakes
Lima
Ind
Pearl Wiseman
Glenn
Spring Lake
Grand Haven
Mich
C. W. Himebaugh
C. C. Himebaugh
Mt. Clemens
Jennie
Huldah Culp
Paw Paw Lake
Crissie Snobarger
George A. Beck
Will WV. Fink
George Ade
Artie
Nellie Ash
Ann Arbor
J. E. Baker
Kendallville
Henry Miller
Baker
D. A. Lewis
Som
Cleveland
Miss Williams
Lewis
Elton Lepird
Harry Reiff
Otto Gripe
Wawasee
Butler Cottage
Dora Blosser
Harry Dunwell
Elkhart
Lake Michigan
Stone Lake
Schaefer Cottage
Messrs
Clem Shoup
John Bechtel
Los Angeles
John Shank
Noel Murphy
Ollie Hepler
Nappanee
Kate Murphy
Josephine
Lou Shank
Goshen
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Winona Lake
Mesdames
S. F. Spohn
Haines Egbert
E. M. Albright
H. N. Jenner
E. C. Wilson
CG. A. Davis
George Cregier
Ike Jacobs
Pratt Curtis
M. ©. Shrock
Clyde Davis
M. K. Kreider
S. A. Edmands
Mrs. Brunk
Perry Hulwick
Sadie Grubb
May Miller
Cora Bartlemay
E B. Geddes
Frank Alf
Tramps Attack Two Girls Near Elkhart Station
Two young girls Hazel Webster 15 and Delight Lutz 11 were attacked by three hoboes at Ed Lutz home near Interurban station 18 1½ miles west of Elkhart. They locked a screen fled via a rear door to alert police but the trio was gone when officers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Webster
Delight Lutz
Ed Lutz
Elkhart
Social calls and travels fill Goshen area letters
A string of visits and homecomings across Goshen and nearby towns includes John H. Lott in Warsaw, J F Young from Reading Michigan on business, Lucile Baragrey visiting Indianapolis, and numerous family and guest departures to Elkhart Rome City Chicago and Berrien Springs. The piece notes weddings engagements and local social movement with a mix of relatives and friends visiting over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Young
Reading
Mich
Lucile Baragrey
Indianapolis
Nelle Boyer
K. Bartholomew
Rachael
Wawasee
J. W. Jones
Elkhart
Archie Petit
Dr. McDonald
Mary
Rome City
Jennie Beeson
Helen Ashley
Berrien Springs
O. W. Cunningham
Chicago
Albert Simons
Guy Boulton
Mary Hoover
Hoover
Island
Harriet Eby
Osceola
A. E. Weaver
Mildred Hoover
Denver
Col
Lois Immnel
George Stemen
Goshen
Lima
Stemen
Ledia Fick
Minnie Kloppel
Fick
South Bend
Josephine Fox
Caroline
Alta. Evans
Columbus Grove
Nora D. M. Styphers
Winifred Hamlin
Warsaw
Frank Abbott, Jr
Boyville
Winona
Fords Williams
New Richmond
Williams
Mack; Marks
Boys’ City
Alderma I
Also Mentioned on This Page
Madam Schumann
Heine
Hart In
Goshen’s
Union Labor
Park
Father
Pennsylvania
Island Park
Mortuary Record
Home Telephone Company
Elkhart Real Estate
Kunderd Gardens
August Rosentreger
Emma Snyder
Mishawaka
Hillshart
Mrs. Long
East Jackson Street
Lake Shore
Tom MecFallon
Carl L. Rosentreger
Rasentreger
United States Post Office
A. R. Burr
John H. Lott
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