John Sharp Bound Over In Goshen Court
John Sharp, Kosciusko county farmer, held to Elkhart circuit court on charges of making false representations in a note for the Pony saloon purchase. Bail set at 300 dollars with sureties from Milford. Trial lasted hours with no argument. grand jury bound over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sharp
Kosciusko County
John C. Wiggine
Goshen
Justice Whisler
Bie
Jacob C. McLaughlin
Sempeon Jackson
Milford
Whisler
Sharp
Notre Dame Plans One Million for Vineyards
A South Bend dispatch to the Star reports Notre Dame will spend $1,000,000 on vineyards. The item claims choice vines relate to Rome church interests and Barber Shop Isapre. Hare & Lamb introduced a barber shop device featuring tone wave massage and sanitary hydraulic compressors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Polia Star
Notre Dame
Rome
Isapre Ents
Hare & Lamb
Baby Drowns in Kitchen Pail
Stella Blaezczah six months old died after falling into a pail of water in the kitchen at the family home yesterday afternoon. Father Joseph Blaezczah reported the accident to local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochuh Bexp
Stella
Joseph Blaezczah
Wind Dies, Shamrock III and Reliance Fail to Finish
In New York on August 20, the Shamrock III and Reliance did not complete within the time limit as the Reliance led during the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reliance
Syracuse Ball Team Victors by Score of 7 to 3
Syracuse defeats Goshen 7 to 3 after a big inning collapse for Goshen in the eighth. Jacobs of Nappanee pitched well through seven innings before Goshen batted around. A large Milford crowd witnessed the game with Alderman starting on the mound and MacDoteen umpiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Goshen
Jacobs
Nappanee
Milford
Alderman
MacDoteen
Witt
Benham Sings Small Part in Peggy From Paris Cast
Harry Benham son of Frank Benham of Goshen and Chicago is a small part singer in Peggy From Paris now in Boston and soon at Wallack's New York. He is understudy to John B. Park and has not left the Peggy cast since the Ade piece opened in South Bend last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Benham
Frank Benham
Goshen and
Chicago
Peggy
Paris
Boston
New York
Wallack’s
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Mr. Benham
John B. Park
South Bend
Death of Rochester hotel landlord James Carter
Mayor and aldermen received a telegram from Rochester Indiana announcing the death of James Carter longtime Arlington Hotel landlord and former Hotel Hascall owner who left the city in 1892. He is survived by his wife and a stepdaughter. Carter was a member of Calanthe Lodge No. 41 K of P. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday afternoon.
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Alderman
Rochester
Ind
James Carter
Arlington Hotel
Hascall
Carter
Calanthe Lodge No. 41
K. of P
Miles seeks divorce over kerosene fire attempt at Booth Bend
Otto Miles claims his wife poured kerosene on his bed as he slept and set it alight to kill him. He was fined for wife desertion and faces charges of assaulting a police officer and of assault and battery on his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Miles
Booth Bend
Miles
Slap at County Officers Sparks Goshen Toll Debate
The Elkhart Review criticizes Goshen for using general county funds to cover marshal tolls while Elkhart City pays monthly bills without question, urging scrutiny of the county's finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Elkhart Review
Elkhart
Goshensten
Nurse Receives Letter on Fred Hess's 24th Birthday
Miss Celeste Prough a Becknell hospital nurse caring for Fred Hess received a morning letter from the boy’s mother stating that tomorrow he turns 24. The note highlights the family remembrance and the patient’s age milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Prough
Becknell Hospital
Fred Hess
Elk Hart Divinely Healer Schlatter Fails to Draw Crowds
Dr Robt McLean who uses the alias Schlatter the divine healer gathers only small audiences in Elk Hart as locals are convinced he is a substantial fake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. McLean
Schlatter
Elkhart
Death of Dearborn Pioneer From Accidental Fence Fall
Matthew M. Matthews aged 77 formerly of Dearborn county and a prominent St. Joseph county farmer died today from a shock after falling from a fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew M. Matthews
Dearborn County
St. Joseph County
Property transfers in Goshen recorded for two residents
Mitchell Chamey deeds Goshen property to Susan Peoples for 750 dollars. J Wealey Johnson sells Goshen residence to Eliza Taggart for 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prepusy
Mitchell Chamey
Susan Peoples
J. Wealey Johnson
Eliza Taggart
Epworth Church Members Entertained at Farm Home
Fifty members of the Epworth church were entertained last night at the farm home of Henry Zigier in Deffiqzon Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Iremi Gar
Ad Rations Church
Tthe
Henry Zigier
Deffiqzon Township
Batchelor Knight wedding solemnized at Goshen home
Miss Flora Batchelor and Mr J Frank Konight of Urbana Ohio wed last evening at the bride's grandmother Mrs Mary Butterfield's home in Goshen. Rev Edgar Morris Thompson officiated the Episcopal ceremony. The couple planned a Wawasee house party, then to Urbana after September 1. out of town guests included Miss Dorothy Leahy R W Kirby Frank Noble Miss Blanche Falla Joseph Benham Miss Robyn Butterfield Miss Bessie Newton and Maurice Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Batchelor
Sylvester W. Batchelor
J. Frank Konight
Urbana
Ohio
Mary Butterfield
South Sixth Street
Edgar Morris Thompson
Mies Madg- Jenkinson
Hubert W. Kirby
South Bend
Wawasee
Maurice Kelly
Pierre Starr
Marie Jenkinson
Blanche Falls
Chicago
Mr. Knight
Goshen
Dorothy Leahy
R. W. Kirby
Frank Noble
Blanche Falla
Joseph Benham
Robyn Butterfield
Jackson
Mich
Bessie Newton
Rochester
Minn
Elkhart
Barn Fire at Wawasee Likely Arson Suspected
A barn owned by Robert Ebert at Wawasee near his resort burned last night around 10. It is believed the blaze was intentional. Two horses, a mare and colt, wandering onto the B and O track were struck and killed by a eastbound train at 10:30. The barn valued at 600 with contents and animals totaling about 850, insured for 200. Locals harbor bad feeling toward Ebert over resort operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ebert
Wawasee
Ebert Resort
Ebert
McNaughton Reminisces on Elkhart Growth Pioneers
The West Elkhart Review notes John McNaughton recalls the builders of the St. Joe river dam and Elkhart’s rise from village to city. He lists John Davenport and others who funded water power for factories, with Samuel Hoke as the remaining founder, credits their early confidence and Lake Shore road support for the town’s progress and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McNaughton
Elkhart Review
Inc
McNaughton
St. Joe
Elkhart
Samuel Hokend
John Davenport
Samuel Hoke
Lake Shore Road
Indiana Railway extra conductor killed in Goshen accident
Frank Stuart 31, an extra conductor for the Indiana Railway, was killed near the Singer works in Goshen when his head was crushed between bumpers during a coupling of a trailer to a motor car. Motorman Finney led the car. He had resided in South Bend for about a year and is survived by a wife, a young son, father Samuel Stuart, three brothers James Dug Eldridge and one sister Marie. Remains will be brought to South Bend for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Frank Stuart
Indiana Railway, Company
Singer Works
Stuart
Finney
Samuel Stuart
South Third Street
James Stuart
Studebaker
Indiana Company
Goshen
Hawks Furniture Factory
James
Dug
Eldridge
Virginia
Marie Stuart
Chicago
Goshen City Officers from 1868 to 1878 and surviving mayors
A historical summary recalls Goshen's 1868 city organization vote of 891 to 31 and the first officers named May 1868. It lists mayors through 1878, noting which survive and where they lived, and cites long-serving officials like fire chief John Snobarger and treasurer E. Wilson, with brief notes on later residents and visitors in Goshen society.
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Goshen
Henry D. Wilson
LaPorte Heefner
Joseph Lauferty
Henry G. Hale
J. A. 8. Mitchell
James Allison
Geo. B. Walter
G. T. Ager
A. A. Norton
M. B. Snyder
H. A. Lincoln
Sam F. Eisenhour
M. B. Hascall
Board of Health
J. Allison
Adam Yeakes
G. B. Walter
Henry Bartlemay
Nathan Pooley
H. J. Beverle
W.W. McVitty
F. Eisenhour
M. B. Hancall
Dr. Beyerle
McVitty
Moses Simmons
C. Hinderer
J. C. Beck
H. J. Beyerle
Christian Hinderer
H. D. Wilson
J. A.B. Mitchell
George Freese
C. B. Alderman
P. D. Harding
J. B. Cobb
C. W. Miller
J. H. Lesh
J. B. Walk
J. H. Heatwole
B. F
John Snobarger
E. ©. Wilson
Charles Kohler
Bluffton notes lead with strikes and local events
United Telephone workers end strike in Bluffton as local news covers injuries near Portland, a century old violin claim near Winamac, a suspect surrender in Elwood, and the death of Miami county former legislator William Zehring. Also reports future interurban service to Bluffton, Auburn post office free delivery, Masonic sessions in Wabash, DeKalb teachers institute in Auburn, and Kokomo brick production using steamless sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Vandenscoten
Winamac
Win-a-mac
Pottawatomie
Matthew Derry
Elwood
John
Snax
William Zehring
Bunker Bill
Miami County
Montpelier
Muncie
Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
T. A. Carter
Auburn
Grand Lodge
Colored Masons
Wabasi
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
DeKalb County Teachers’ Institute
J. T. McManisa
Chicago University
Charles M. Curry
Indiana State Normal
T. M. Guild
Huntington
Tess Of The D Urbervilles staged by Miss Rohr in New York
The touring company for Tess Of The D Urbervilles under Mrs. Rohr adheres to strict rehearsals. Harper Bros and Harrison Grey Fiske require casting by Fiske and personal direction of all rehearsals. Critics praise the directed performance and its high standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carline Rohr
Tees
Star and Company
Cranberries Grow Across United States Led by Northeast
Census office notes U S cranberry cultivation reaches 977490 bunkers yearly with Massachusetts New Jersey and Wisconsin producing about two thirds. The first U S cranberry was planted at Cape Cod in 1807 with seed from England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Cape Cod
England
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Minnie Feith
Ira H. Church
John Feith
Marie
James Harvey
Ellen J. Harvey
Justice Whister
Maier
Pease Engine Works
Indianapolis
Justice Court Room
Kinney
Thvn
John Young
William P. Chappell
Middlebury
Grant Low Kates
Central Passenger Association
W. F. Peddycord
7Ith Regiment
Indiana Veterans’ Association
Fred B. Fazer
Vistula
Christina Replogie
Bristol
J. H. Samwalt
Fifth Avenue M. E
Banta Furniture Factory
Hugh McLaughlin
Blixbart
Dal Alderman
Boulder
Colo
McLaughlin
Game Todays
Purdue
Lafayette
Ned
Batchelor
Frank Stewart
The
Indiana Railway Company
Bartal
Goshen City
Mrs
Lew Smith
A. J. Quinn
Charles Parsons
Edgar Morris Thompson Hagone
H. S. Leimbach
East
Herbert Adams
Indiana
Tennessee
Ed Skillman
William Groes
Dr. Beauchant
Union City
Hedgepeth
E. T. Yeager
Miss Pearl Osborne
Brimfield
Wawaka
Columbia City
Sarah McGuffin
J. W. Morrice
George Niederauer
Uriah Elliott
A. F. Prescott
Petoskey
Chas. Fredeke
Gas City
Wilber Weatherhead
Alonzo Weatherhead
Anna Martin
Garrett
Earl Whitehead
W. D. Lewis
Hattie Brown
William Lewis
van Wert,hio
Elia Thompson
Edgar Thompson
Mary Benham
E.L. Seaman
Seaman
Jackson, Mich
Katherine Jamison
la Fayette
Harold Keith
Ligonier
W. G
E. G
H. G. Leedy
Aukneytown
Leedy
J. C. Feree
Cincinnati
George P. Leiford
LaGrange, Ark
Haines Egbert
Ordiain
Melvin Neely
Goshen, Well
Eliza Merrill
Merrill
Pitteburg
Crak Tam
Clara
Troy Smith
Goshen High School
J. F. Prentin
Margaret
William
Este
James 8
United Telephone Company
Ieane Griffith
Portland
That City
Pittsburg Plate Glese Company
Kokomo
Irwin
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