Ludlow Sues Wife for Divorce in Elkhart Court
James S. Dodge Jr files in circuit court for James H. Ludlow seeking a divorce from Anna Ludlow. They wed June 14 1885 and separated June 20 1905 in Elkhart. Ludlow claims cruelty and ungovernable temper and seeks custody of five children John R 21 Isabelle 19 Mildred Y 13 Bessie M 11 James H Jr seven. Ludlow is a machinist in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Dodge Jr
James H. Ludlow
Anna Ludlow
Elkhart
John R
Isabelle
Mildred Y
Bessie M
James H. Jr
Ludlow
Emmett Christner
Christner
Charles Egenroad
Ladies of Brethren Church Entertained at Miller Home
Mrs Charles Riggie and Mrs Myron Miller hosted Brethren church ladies this afternoon at Mrs Miller’s residence. Miss Pauline Hatch issued invitations for a small informal dance at her home tomorrow evening honoring guest Miss Julia Snyder from Uniontown Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Riggie
Myron Miller
the Brethren Church
Pauline Hatch
Julia Snyder
Uniontown
Misapprehensions At Goshen Social Evening
The Goshen society girl’s father mistook burglars in the house and hurried downstairs in scant attire to confront his daughter and her beau causing an embarrassing scene. Separately a Goshen factory engineer rang the whistle at 11 o clock thinking it noon triggering a minor commotion among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Dispute Over Float Fishing Law Drags Indiana Lakes
Syracuse attorney asserts float fishing violates the law while Lake Wa wasee authorities press to stop the practice. Several attorneys who studied the fish law say there is nothing in the statute that prohibits float fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Indiana
Lake Wawasee
Eddy Case Dropped Amid Competence Finding
The equity suit against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy of the Christian Science church was dropped by the plaintiff's friends. Dr. Hamilton of New York, an alienist, says Eddy is competent to handle her own affairs and manage her estate.
Old Way Best Cited on Goshen Street Assessments
The Columbia City Post urges the old method of city paying for street and alley crossings as preferable, noting Goshen councilmen resist advice. It mentions longtime Goshen merchants Garland stores with a strong reputation and fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Columbia City Post
Judge Baker rules for Citizens Gas in Indianapolis case
Federal judge Francis E. Baker sustains demurrers in the action over Citizens' Gas Co acquiring at appraised value the plant of Consumers' Gas Trust Co for cheap fuel gas. Rosa M. Cole executrix and Eureka Investment Co. vs Consumers' Gas Trust Co and directors and Citizens' Gas Co. Complainants may amend by August 29 or case may be dismissed. Heard in Goshen last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Francis E. Baker
Citizens’ Gas Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust Co
Rosa M. Cole
Byron C. Quinby
Eureka Investment Co
Baker
Goshen
Family seeks return of adopted child Bessie Crothers
About five years ago Mr and Mrs Albert Gehrett of Millersburg adopted Bessie Crothers an orphan girl from Indianapolis. Last May she returned to Indianapolis to visit relatives and chose to stay. Last week she wrote expressing repentance and a wish to return home. Gehrett alleges influential people swayed her and may now decide to take her back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gehrett
Millersburg
Bessie Crothers
Indianapolis
Gehrett
Lake Shore brakeman and resident injured in Millsburg switch
M D Kinney of North Fifth Street and a Lake Shore brakeman suffered a left foot injury in the railroad yard cattle guards at Millsburg Ohio while switching cars. The ankle was dislocated and ligaments torn. the injury was set in a cast and Kinney was brought home by ambulance after arriving on No 23 at 5 41 yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Kinney
Tifth Street
Lake Shore
Millsburg
Mr. Kinney
Goshen Residents Explores Amarillo Prospects
Goshenites led by L. W. Hagg of Amarillo visit Amarillo with Monarch Land & Loan Co. Notables include Harry Vernon Guy Dausman Charles W. Foulks and the Plannett family who bought 640 acres. Mrs Domer plans millinery work. A further party heads to Amarillo Aug 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshenites
Amarillo
L. W. Hagg
Texas
Monarch Land & Loan Co
G. W. Bowder
Goshen
Harry Vernon
Guy Dausman
Charles W. Foulks
C. E. Domer
Frank Grosaint
John Plannett
Cal Sinninger Named Tolono Herald Manager
Cal Sinninger, once of Goshen and former publisher of the Fowlerton Review, now manages the Tolono Herald. He previously faced slander charges, received a white cap letter, and was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Cal Sinninger
Goshen
Fowlerton
Adair To Speak At Union Day Wolf Lake Event
J A M Adair of Portland Indiana Eleventh district congressman will address the Union Day celebration at Wolf Lake tomorrow. He is in the hands of his friends for the 1908 Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. M. Adair
Portland
Ind
Wolf Lake
Mr. Adair
Sixth Street Excavation Begins for Asphalt Pavement
Work started today on the Sixth street project from Lincoln avenue to Purl street to excavate and prepare the ground for asphalt paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Lincoln Avenue
Purl Street
Goshen Public Schools Set to Open September 2
Goshen public schools will commence the new term a week from Monday on September 2, with classes running as scheduled and pupils expected to return to classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
For Sale Typewriter and Sewing Machine At Once
Classified notice for urgent sale of a typewriter and sewing machine. Inquiry at Parfitt's Studio. About two hundred persons attended the event or notice. details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parfitt’s
Fort Wayne South Bend traction plans 2.5 million bond issue
Perry A Randall returns from Chicago as directors announce a 2.5 million 6 percent gold bond issue for the Fort Wayne and South Bend traction line with American Trust Co Chicago as trustee. Mortgage filings will be pursued in counties the line passes. Randall and officers attend Onion banquet at Wolf Lake to discuss the project. The route would pass through Wolf Lake Milford Junction and Nappanee in Northern Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry A. Randall
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Wolf Lake
South Bend
Indiana
Milford Junction
Nappanee
Elkhart Anti-Saloon Fight Braces for Crisis
In Elkhart the anti-saloon campaign heats up as enforcement tightens after 11 pm and on Sundays. A leaflet signed Fair Play, likely by a lawyer, warns remonstrance participants they risk personal liability for court costs in Concord township liquor litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Concord Township
Mittahawa rider survives brush with Lake Shore train
Aloysius Gillis, a 1 Mishawaka teamster, narrowly escaped death when crossing Lake Shore tracks in a two freight car wagon between trains. A westbound passenger train struck the wagon. Gillis held to the lines, the horse escaped injury, but Gillis suffered severe bruises and a deep gash needing stitches as the wagon was demolished and cast 300 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloysius Gills
Mishawaka
Lake Shore
Gillis
Hoover Family Reunion at Harrison Center
The Hoover family reunion was held today at Mrs. Nancy Hoover’s home one mile south of Harrison Center. About 40 members attended and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner with guests including B. L. Weaver Latonia Ohio Daniel Hoover Wadsworth Ohio Jacob Hoover Canton Kansas J W Christopher Harrison Center Leander Weldy Wakура M L Hoover Nappanee John Hoover Southwest Ezra Hoover Fayette Ohio D M Hoover Ann Arbor Michigan David Hoover Harrison Center Dr Joseph Hoover Chicago Frances Northcott Chicago Vernie Mercer Bowling Green Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Nancy Hoover
Harrison Center
Messrs
Mesdames B. L. Weaver
Latonia
Daniel Hoover
Wadsworth
Jacob Hoover
Canton
Kan
J. W. Christopher
Leander Weldy
Wakarusa
M. L. Hoover
Creatore Linked to Hypnotist Claims in Detroit
Rismore a yogi in Detroit declares Sig Creatore the bandmaster a hypnotist. Creatore replies there is truth or not in the claim and says he does not know. The figure is described as one of many actions and few words and he is satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creatore
Rismore
Detroit, Mich
Sig. Creatore
Creature
Man Misses Train Escapes Shooting by Night Policeman
William Emerson of Huntington narrowly escaped death after being mistaken for a burglar in the rear of the Russell house in Kendallville. Emerson, who had missed two trains, was in an alley at 1 30 o clock when W A Barnett, a night patrolman, drew his weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Emerson
Huntington
Russell House
Kendallville
W. A. Barnett
Emerson
Unusually Cold Nights Plague Local Farmers
Unusually cold nights over the past week alarm farmers as corn crops suffer. Frost nearly occurred yesterday and this morning.
Man Injured Unloading Logs at Sanders-Egbert Mill Yard
Walter Léemron suffered a badly mashed left hand and a severely lacerated finger yesterday while unloading logs in the Sanders-Egbert company mill yard. He was attended to on site by workers and required medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Léemron
Sanders-Egbert Company
Special Clothing and Shoes Sale Announced
A brief notice promotes a special sale of clothing and shoes on Friday and Saturday with emphasis on discounted items and limited hours.
Bucklen water fight reopens in Elkhart council seeks $500 plan
The Bucklen water fight in Elkhart is revived as the Board of Public Works asks the council to appropriate 500 dollars to draft plans for a new plant with bids to be re advertised. City Detective holiday from Fort Wayne arrested Bert Stably in Elkhart for brass fittings theft and a Fort Wayne warrant. Ziesel Bros expands by acquiring the J. J. Thompson dry goods store and leasing the building to create a large department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Elkhart
Ft. Wayne
Bert Stabley
Fort Wayne
Ziesel Bros
J. J. Thompson Dry Goods
South Bend to Welcome New Lawyer Floyd A Ueahl
Floyd A. Ueahl, son of Anthony Deahl and a University of Michigan law graduate, plans to locate in South Bend and open an office within a few days. He enters practice with strong prospects after months on the lecture platform where he was well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd A. Ueahl
Anthony Deahl
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
South Bend
Deahl
Western Union Accused of Mail Fraud in Telegraph Strike
Investigators lay charges of fraud against Western Union Telegraph for delivering messages by United States mail during a telegraph strike. Authorities have been asked to intervene as patrons believed service was entirely by wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Post Office
United States Mail
Reconciliation After Local Tragedy in Osceola Funeral
In Osceola a short service for Noah Kulp and wife’s two year old daughter led to a temporary reconciliation after estrangement. Kulp joined relatives as burial plans were set for Osceola Cemetery with support from Mrs. Kulp’s relatives and neighborhood philanthropists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Kulp
Pikhart
W. H. Brightmire
Storm wrecks Brent Jacoby home in Gage Oklahoma
A storm blew down the home of Brent Jacoby formerly of Millersburg in Gage Oklahoma. Mrs. Jacoby was inside but escaped when the cupboard there lodged on a chair protecting her from falling timbers. The house and its contents were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Okla
Brent Jacoby
Millersburg
Insurance Tax Revenue From Out-of-State Firms in Indiana
Indiana records show 173,763.45 dollars paid by insurance companies from other states and countries for the right to operate in the state during the first half of 1907. The figure highlights the cost of doing business across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Man argues tax on ditch near land unjust
George Geyer of Millersburg visited Goshen to pay a $700 ditch assessment installment. He claims the ditch does not run within a half mile of his property and contends the tax is unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Geyer
Millersburg
Goshen
Refused Teaching Offer In Waterford By Ex Superintendent Ellis
Former county superintendent George W. Ellis declines an urgent winter teaching post in Waterford. Claims about his daughter Miss Josephine Ellis teaching there are incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
George W. Eillis
Josephine Ellis
Plans for Two Hotels in Gary by Bluffton Resident
Dr Li H Cook of Bluffton Indiana announces arrangements to erect two hotels in Gary worth fifty thousand dollars each. The announcement notes the investor’s intent to develop lodging facilities in Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Li. H. Cook
Bluffton, Ind
Miller to Deliver Old Settlers Address at Monticello
W Miller will deliver an Old Settlers address at Monticello Indiana on August 31. The event is set for the Monticello location with expected attendance from local residents and history enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Monticello
Ind
Imperialism as Campaign Issue in 1908 Speech
P M Henkel argues imperialism should be central in the 1908 campaign. He traces United States' growth, defends the Spanish-American War aims as humanitarian, questions annexation of the Philippines, and urges focusing on irrigation and marine development while opposing subsidies. He calls for a democratic victory to pursue these policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Shays
Pennsylvania
Spain
Congress
United States
Cuba
McKinley
Guam
Porto Rico
Philippines
Jefferson
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Mexico
Philippean
Philippine Islands
Gen. Otis
Mississippi
Chicago
C. J. Blanchard
U. S. Reclamation Service
Connecticut
New Hamshire
Florida
James G. Blaine
Chamber of Commerce
New York
P. M. Henkel
Eau Claire, Mich
Four-year-old George Gump Almost Drowns at Lake Wawasee
George Gump of Huntertown Indiana aged four nearly drowned after falling from a row boat while fishing with Daniel Rench at Lake Wawasee. The boat tilted when a camp stool collapsed and Rench pulled Gump to safety by the leg. Gump’s fishing instruction was interrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gump
Huntertown
Ind
Wawasee
Daniel Rench
Teachers' Institute Programs Issued for Elkhart County
County Superintendent Weaver has issued official programs for the annual Elkhart county teachers institute to be held at the Madison street building from August 26 to 30. Teachers may obtain the programs by applying to their township boards which have been supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Institute of Elkhart
Madison Street
Re estab lishment of service between South Bend and Warsaw
The Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana line plans to restore service once track changes are completed. Dunlaps must return Winona cars to Goshen as a prerequisite. Masury’s paint is praised for its long-standing city reputation and Hawks Hardware Co. remains the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Warsaw
Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Company
Winona
Goshen
Masury
Hawks Hardware .Co
Tag Concert at Court Park by Rogers Goshen Band
The Rogers Goshen Band prepares a Friday night tag concert at Court Park to honor past and present services. A full military band performs popular music including Poppies Medley Overture Losey selections and dances. Citizens are urged to attend and buy a tag to support the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Losey
Rollinson
Howard
Goshen
Mortuary Notices for Eva A. Smith and Bowers Child
Eva A. Smith 74 an Elkhart resident died after an illness described as cholera morbus suffered Monday night. She was widow of Speker Smith and leaves three sons and one daughter. Also noted is the death of the 10 months old child of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Bowers in Elkhart this morning.
Prosperity predicted from Chinese lumber trade
A. E. Keith reports a letter from his son Thomas A. Keith selling lumber in the Orient. He says Chinese business is strong with six weeks commissions of 5000 to 6000 dollars and an annual position valued at 12000 to 15000 dollars. He plans a two year absence traveling around the world before returning to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
A. E. Keith
Thomas A. Keith
Orient
Keith
China
United States
Declared Insane Wife of Elkhart Doctor
Mrs Alice Hani wife of Dr William P F Hani of Elkhart has been declared mildly demented. She should be cared for at home as long as no further insanity appears and not sent to Longcliff asylum. Mr Hani's daughter is insane at Longcliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hani
William PF. Hani
Elkhart
Longcliff Asylum
Highway Robbery Suspects Named in LaPorte Jail
John Edwards and Thomas M. Holmes are jailed on highway robbery charges in LaPorte. The victim, Joseph Kolof a Syrian, was held up and robbed. Officers say the suspects attempted an escape in an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwards
Thomas M. Holmes
LaPorte
Joseph Kolof
Sunday School Picnic At Island Harbors City Church
The First Christian church Sunday school held a picnic today on the Island at Hikhart. They traveled by a special car and departed at 10:30 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Hikhart
Inaugurate Sunday Amusement at Vaudette Next Sunday
The Vaudette will inaugurate Sunday entertainment next Sunday arranging a series of sacred pictures to be presented on that day and evening.
Swartzbaughs Welcome Daughter At Home Near City
A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Swartzbaugh of three miles northeast of the city. The new arrival adds joy to the locally known family as neighbors share in the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Swartzbaugh
Excursion to Marion Draws Goshen Visitors
Seventy eight Goshenites joined the Big Four excursion to Marion spending the day touring the city and its sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ten room house for rent on South Main street
For Rent. Ten room house at 306 South Main street. Apply at Parfitt's Studio. If Sick List. John Werner is quite ill at his North Sixth street home. Sherwin & Bigler, the North Main street bicycle dealers, have installed a rubber tire setting machine the only one in the city designed to repair baby carriages and Irish mail wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Parfitt
John Werner
North Sixth Street
Sherwin & Bigler
North Main Street
Sacred film to be shown at Vaudette next Sunday
The Vaudette presents a sacred film next Sunday with two showings from 2 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. George A. Guiss, formerly a showman, is now engaged in canvassing at Petoskey, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaudette.om
George A. Guiss
Petoskey, Mich
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Justice Whisler
Court
Roland Leib
H. R. Shadrick
Society News
Garland
Hawks
South Bend Line
Ziesel
Floyd A. Deahl
America
Rome
Rogers
Goshen Band
Mortuary Record
Hawks Hardware. Co
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