Democrats Name Strong Elkhart County Ticket
The Elkhart county Democratic convention nominated James H. Matthews for sheriff after five ballots. Other officers named include Robert E. Proctor senator, David D. Robidaugh and Frank W. Brown representatives, WM. Krau treasurer, A. C. Mast coroner, Charles Witt surveyor, Elias Fisher southern district commissioner, Herman B. App northern district, Orin H. Markel prosecutor, with Matthews and Mast as leading contenders in their races. The convention drew a large turnout and characterized the slate as one of the strongest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Proctor
Elkhart
David D. Rodibaugh
Goshen
Frank W. Brown
Wakarusa
WM. Krau
James H. Matthews
A. C. Mast
Charles
Witt
Com
South
Elias Fisher
Locke Township
North
Herman B. App
Bristol
34Th Judicial Circuit
Orin H. Markel
Democrats
Elkhart County
Matthews
Thomas
Cathcart
Mr. Matthews
Mast
J. A. Snapp
Gashen
Surveyor
Charles C. Witt
Albert C. Reith
Ck Ek i
Aol Reith
Cee
Fisher
App
Joseph Heck
J. P. Sanders
H. B. App
A. M. Smith
Henry Helfrich
Mr. App
Helfrich
Fkck
Tees
Heck
Bree
Hikhart
Pockets Picked in Elkhart Reported by Resident
A.L. Tart of eight miles west of Constantine reported to Elkhart police that his pockets were picked while he attended races and he discovered the loss of 35 dollars as he was about to board a street car. Coroner Mack of LaPorte county received an expert opinion from an Ohio chemist confirming embalming fluid used on Mrs. Gunness and her children contained no poteen. The Vaudette shows an extra attraction with Freeland & Shrock Swiss Chimes and illustrated songs for six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.L. Tart
Constantine
Eilkhart
Elkhart
Mack
LaPorte County
Ohio
Vaudette
Nesday
Freeland & Shrock
Much Beer Flows in Warsaw Despite Dry Laws
In Warsaw and Kosciusko county the dry rule persists yet beer consumption rises. The Centlivre Brewing Co. faces a possible case over Winona Water while Mayor Rigdon weighs licensing and restraint. Foot faces non-prosecution until his mayor returns, as a test case forms with broader protests spreading to nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Fort Wayne
Joe Foot
Rigdon
Centlivre Brewing Co
Indianapolis
Winona
Centlivre Company
Sol C. Dickey
Winona Water
Foot
Seattle
Wash
Centlivre Brewing Company
Winona Interurban Railway Company
Goshen
Whitley County
Albary Anderson
Joe Thorne
Churubusco
Exhausted passenger found on New York Express near Elkhart
James O Connor, a locomotive mechanic from LaPorte, rode the New York Express from Chicago to South Bend and collapsed unconscious at Elkhart after the train ran at 75 mph. He lacked funds to continue and was later revived by station doctors before being sent to South Bend with a purchased ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
James O'Connor
New York Express
Elkhart
Chicago
South Bend
New Carlisle
Alkhart
Method
Ezra Wilhelm
Injunction Hearing In Elkhart Bridge Case Before Judge Dodge
The temporary restraining order petition in an injunction suit by Peter T. Longacher of Elkhart against the county board of commissioners and bridge companies was argued in Judge Dodge's chambers in Elkhart. County attorney J B Gattshall and others attended, with representation from National Concrete company and defendants' counsel. The case centers on who holds rights in county bridge contracts and seeks to dismiss the suit through a demurrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dodge
Peter T. Longacher
Elkhart
Board of County Commissioners
D. QO
Batchelor
Francis EB. Berlin
Wilson W. Rood
J. B. Gattshall
Lou W. Vail
National Concrete Company of Indianapolis
McCaull
Indianapolis
Warren E. Berkey
D. D. Lehman
Middlebury
Hackadorn Construction Company
James L. Harman
Elkhart Bridge and Iron Works
Frank Brumbaugh
Demurer
Perry L. Turner
Brick Pavement Plan for West Washington Street
At a city council meeting a resolution of necessity will be introduced to pave West Washington street from Main to the canal bank with brick this fall. The street is currently in poor condition and residents along North Main request postponing next year’s paving. Water and gas connections were approved to ready North and South Main for spring paving.
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West Washington Street
Main Street
Third
North Main
South Main
Hottest Day Yet Marked Elkhart Readings
Elkhart reports yesterday the hottest day of the year except one. The Miles Medical Co. thermometer registered 97 degrees while street thermometers reached as high as 102. The Miles device also showed 97 on July 13. After a shower this morning, temperatures dropped from 82 to 69 within minutes.
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Elkhart
Miles Medical Co
Miles
Application Made To Send Silas P Wilden To Longcliff Asylum
An application was filed Saturday to admit Silas P Wilden on the North Side to the Longcliff asylum for mental treatment. His faculties have been ailing for months and a change of scene was ordered, but he returned home unimproved after examination by Dr BE Ash and Dr J A Cook. Through the circuit court, a separate application sought admission of Gussie Schraeder to the epileptic hospital at Newcastle Indiana, but she cannot be received yet as no female cottages are erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas P. Wilden
Longcliff Asylum
North Side
Wilden
BE. BE. Ash
J. A. Cook
Gussie Schraeder
Elkhart
Newcastle
Ind
Stauffer
Hoppingarner
Mrs Maynard Delivers Speech in Court Park for Socialists
Mrs Maynard spoke at Court Park yesterday at 3 30 PM drawing a fair crowd and keeping attention throughout the address. She is listed to speak in South Bend this evening.
County Superintendent Case Verdict Page Length Ends in Appeal
Transcript of evidence in the case County Supt Weaver against Amos J Hoover and the Dunlaps school teacher covers nearly 100 pages. The document will be sent to State Supt Cotton on appeal from the county superintendent's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Amos J. Hoover
Dunlaps
Cotton
Sunday Excursions and Ticket Sales Report
Sunday notices show Big Four Sunday sold 26 tickets to Indianapolis and 115 to St Joseph Michigan. Lake Shore sold 27 to Cedar Point and 13 to Toledo. The Smith Clark operation offered homeoutfitters and funeral vectora. Phone number 871.
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Big Four
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Mich
Lake Shore
Cedar Point
Toledo
Smith Clark
Old Soldier Arrested For Obstructing Highway At Camp Meeting
David Smeltzer, a veteran, was arrested for obstructing the road with his peanut wagon while selling refreshments at a large camp meeting in Weaver's grove near Dunlaps. Trustee Puterbaugh filed the complaint. Prosecutor Darling issued the warrant. Smeltzer claimed a lawyer advised his rights as an old soldier. The case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Smeltzer
Weaver's Grove
Dunlaps
Puterbaugh
Darling
Smeltzer
Prohibition Speaker Denounces County Option Plank
Elizabeth Stanley, a noted prohibition speaker, criticized the county option plank in the Republican state platform in Elkhart. She charged Gov Hanly with sham reforms designed to trap prohibition voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Elizabeth Stanley
Hanly
Warsaw Times Defends Winona Interurban Firm
The Warsaw Times defends the Wi nona Interurban railroad company in a suit brought by the Electrical Installation company of Chicago. Dr. B. CO. Dickey, head of Winona, banquetted the Ten Thousand club of Warsaw at the Westminster hotel in Winona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Warsaw Times
Winona Interurban Railroad Company
Electrical Installation Company of
Chicago
Dr. 8. CO
Dickey
Winona
Ten Thousand Club of
Warsaw
Westminster Hotel
Lion Store Announce Immense Clothing Sale
The Lion Store advertises an immense clothing sale to commence on Bath sum May next. Further particulars appear in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Store
Batsum
Big Clothing Gale
Batunday
Perticulera
Barnhart Platform Outlined For Congression Campaign
Democratic candidate Henry A. Barnhart presents a homefront platform from an editorial in the Rochester Sentinel. He calls for bank safeguards, tariff removal from trusts, compulsory arbitration, broader veteran pay, and limits on subsidies while urging support for rural postal service and industrial colleges.
Defiant remark on party platforms and congressional race
A speaker denounces party lines saying a Democrat nominated for Congress on a platform aligned with certain principles will win public approval as election day arrives. The quote frames the district race as a test of principled representation and voter backing.
Apple King James Zion to Lead Hearst Ticket in Indiana
Charles G. Conn exits the Hearst Independence race and James Zion, an apple king from Clarkshill, is chosen to head Indiana’s Hearst ticket. The convention meets August 29 in Indianapolis English’s Opera House with Thomas L. Hisgen expected to attend. Bryan and Kerr expected to win Indiana with strong Republican support noting Marshal’s likely victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst Independent
Indiana
Charles G. Conn
Hearst Independence Party
James Zion
Clarkshill
R. M. Isherman
Hearst
Bryan
Kerr
No Strike Declared Among Lake Shore Machinists
Lake Shore officials in Elkhart announced there will be no strike among machinists along the line. They blamed a few chronic troublemakers at the Collinwood shops and said most workers oppose a strike and feel no serious grievances exist. Elkhart machinists were canvassed and nearly all rejected the strike movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Sne
Collinwood
Old Officers Re-Elected at Pennsylvania Society Picnic
The Pennsylvania Society held its annual meeting on the Island in Elkhart Saturday and re elected all existing officers. President F B Hughes vice president Henry Van Tilburg secretary Ira H Church treasurer John W Slear. The next gathering will be on the island the third Saturday in August 1909. Attendance was good despite weather and other attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society
Elkhart
F. B. Hughes
Henry van Tilburg
Ira H. Church
John W. Slear
Sisters of the Holy Cross hold two vow ceremonies
A class of eighteen novices took the white veil and a class of twenty two took final vows at St Marys Chapel. The Rt Rev Bishop Alerding of Ft Wayne presided as clergy attended. The event closed a week long annual retreat with sisters from across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Holy Cross
St. Mary's
Sisterhood of the Holy Cross
Alerding
Ft. Wayne
Sisterhood
Order
United States
Marriage Licencies Listed In Elkhart Area
Marriage licenses show John G. Hinderer of Elkhart age 26 weds Mabel G. Buhler of Anderson age 34. Lee J. Van Camp of Elkhart 24 weds Viola A. Sweet of Wilkhar t 21. Frederick Streely of Elkhart 82 weds Lovina Huntsinger of Elkhart 45. Willam E. Wagner of Bremen 26 weds Zalah A. Myers of Nappanee 20. Yesterday was one of the hottest days of the summer with a hot term lasting in this section for years. A breeze and heavy rains failed to cool the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John George Hinderer
Elkhart
Mabel G. Buhler
Anderson
Lee James van Camp
Viola A. Sweet
Wlkhart
Frederick Streely
Lovina Huntsinger
Willam E. Wagner
Bremen
Zalah A. Myers
Nappanee
Big Clothing Gale Sparks Retail Turmoil
A fragmentary notice reports a major clothing scare creating upheaval in a retail district. The Lion Store faces upheaval while unspecified clerks and customers contend with shifting conditions and rumors. Further details remain unread in the clipping.
Lamphere Trial Set for September in LaPorte County
The state and defense agree Ray Lamphere will be tried in LaPorte County during the first week of September term before Judge Richter. The prosecution aims to prove Lamphere’s complicity in the Heilgelein murder and the arson and murder at the Gunness home, with trial expected shortly after the term opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Ray Lamphere
Gunness
Richter
Smith
Common Wealth
Andrew Heilgelein
Lizzie Smith
Gunness Place
Royal Tigers Triumph Over Spires at New Park
A good sized crowd witnessed the Royal Tigers of Nappanee defeat the South Bend Spires 2 to 1 at New Park Sunday afternoon. The exhibition drew fans from South Bend and Nappanee as the Tigers prepare to face the Goshen Greys next Sunday. The locals had no game yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Spires
New Park
New Ball Park
Royal Tigers of
Nappanee
Tigers
South Bend
Nappanee Fang
Goshen Greys
Indiana National Banks Report Snapshot July 16
The Comptroller of the Currency releases Indiana bank data showing 235 national banks with paid in capital of 19.53 million, total deposits 90.07 million, government deposits 3.81 million, real estate and fixtures worth 2.34 million, and loans and discounts totaling 77.61 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hoosier
Indiana National Banks
Smallest Post Office Building Sparks Attention
Wawasee authorities claim their post office is the smallest government building in the United States. Postmaster Jesse M. Sargent says the structure stands under six feet tall and about five feet square. Hundreds of residents receive mail daily at this tiny facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wawasee
United States
Postamster
Jesse M. Sargent
Illness and Family Sickness Report
Mrs. Will Gardner returned yesterday after a four week illness with typhoid pneumonia. Ollie Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaiah Miller, is ill with acute indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Gardner
Ollie
Isaiah Miller
Electric Light Fight in Plymouth Over City Lighting Contract
Plymouth Tribune reports a heated dispute as an injunction threatens to stop selling the city lighting contract to Snoeberger. The assembly in Over and Winona’s 14th annual gathering concluded with attendance lower than prior years but management satisfied. The annual Bible conference is now underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Snoeberger
Plymouth Tribune
Winona Assembly
Bigs
Bath Birthday of Dr Wickham Marks 88th Anniversary
Dr W W Wickham celebrated his 88th birthday yesterday in Bath. He recently returned from an extended visit with his daughter Mrs W D Tiney of Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
W. W. Wickham
W. D. Tiney
Crawfordaville
Council Meeting Tonight Prompts Local Attention
Readable fragments indicate a council gathering this evening with unspecified agenda. No dates or places are clear but the notice underscores civic event importance for residents.
Spectator Wins as Oldfield Breaks Record in Auto Contest
Crowds attend the Goshen race day with motorcy and car events. Letter Yoder wins the two mile race while Williams takes the 1 1/2 mile cup with a 3 10 time. Oldfield shatters his record in a 1 17 26 mile exhibition driving a Paced by Soules. A handicap race goes to Soules. crowd pleased with show despite weather. Phalanx and Watson letters spark local political debate on temperance and cantine policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridaney Oldfield
Century
Oldfield
Letter Yoder
Weatherhead
Williams
Cos
M. L. Williams
Bend & Ford
Perry Phillips
South Bend
Joseph
Ten
Elkhart
Phillips
van Etten
Charlie Soules
Soules
H. E. Kizer
Buick
van Etten Vis
Macklenberg
Olt
Old
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Henry A. Barnhart
Congress
Rochester Sentinel
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Manufacturers’ Association
Trust and Corporation
St. Joseph Valley
Fichadt
Lamphere
Royal Tigers
Indiana Banks
Dare Devil
SPEED
Phalanx
Watson
Prohibition Party
Indias
J Watson
Hemes
Poiona
Wateon
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