Man from South Bend Arraigned on Counterfeit Charges
Martin Woefel was brought from South Bend to Goshen after a federal hearing on counterfeit moulds found at his home. He pleaded not guilty and posted no bail, later to be moved to Indianapolis for federal court. Authorities testified about moulds and dies found, while Woefel says they were for testing plaster displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Woefel
South Bend
Goshen
Thomas E. Halls
United States Secret Service
Merrill B. Wilson
United States
Berkey
Woefel
Walter A. McInery
Elkhart County
Indianapolis
Secret Service
Halls
Guy T. Clarke
Thomas C. Butler
Talbot
Woesel
Boy Falls From Train Narrow Escape From Gruesome Wounds
Arthur Vanator a 15 year old son of Judson Vanator a stone mason living at 315 North Fifth street fell from an east bound Lake Shore freight train near River avenue and First street at 12 15 pm. He received flesh wounds to back and head and was dressed by the Lake Shore surgeon. His companion Carl Routsong helped pull him clear saving him from being cut to pieces. Marshal Self took him to Ash hospital where his father joined him. Lake Shore agent Putnam says riding trains by boys must be stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vanator
Judson Vanator
Jacob Leedy
North Fifth Street
Water Station
Lake Shore
River Avenue
First Street
Young Vanator
Carl Routsong
Vanator
Routsong
Marshal Self
Ash Hospital
Agent Putnam
Loughner Jacob Amos dies at 43 in Waterford
Jacob Amos Loughner died of heart disease at his Waterford home at eight this morning aged 43. He leaves his wife, his mother Mrs Elizabeth Loughner of Waterford, three sisters Mrs Jennie Rumsey Ottawa D C Mrs Anna Stahl and Mrs Katherine Zettler Waterford and one brother John Loughner Waterford. Funeral at 3 this Tuesday afternoon at Waterford Methodist church with interment in Violett cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford Methodist Church
Violett
Sick List Reflects Severe Illness Across Community
Miss Ella Shaw of Dunlaps is very ill while Miss Dianna Putnam suffers from malarial fever. J. M. Dale of Goshen lies near death at his Fifth street home. Hubert Miller, a participant in the Boys' City camp at Winona Lake, has malaria and remains in serious condition. he is Myron J. Miller’s son from the West Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Shaw
Dunlaps
Dianna Putnam
J. M. Dale
Goshen
Fifth Street
Hubert Miller
Boys’ City
Winona Lake
Myron J. Miller
West Side
M. E. Church
Tri-State Normal receives 35000 to remain in Angola
The Tri-State Normal will stay in Angola after receiving 35000 in funding. The largest subscription was 3000 dollars donated by Mrs. Wickwire, widow of Angola’s former bank president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Wickwire
Bank
Hauling Dirt for Fill Along Sixth Street
Dirt from the Sixth street paving excavation is being hauled to prepare the fill for the opening of First street to the North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
First Street
Farm Sold Near Middlebury for 6400 Dollars
Samuel Raber sold his farm south of Middlebury to Samuel Ss. Myers of near Shipshewana for 6400 dollars. The 80 acre parcel changes hands in a local real estate transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Raber
Middlebury
Samuel
Ss. Myers
Shipshewana
Wanted Men to Learn Glove Cutting Steady Work
Wanted men to learn glove cutting with steady work. Apply at Borger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Three Congressmen Speak at Wolf Lake Onion Day
A large Wolf Lake crowd heard three congressmen address the onion carnival. Rep. C. Gilliams of the Twelfth district Rep. J B Watson of Rushville Sixth district and Rep. J A M Adair of Portland Eighth district spoke on the onion industry and current issues P A Randall of Fort Wayne also talked in support of a proposed interurban road from South Bend to Fort Wayne as locals push to secure it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Lake
C. Gilliams
J. BE. Watson
Rushville
J. A. M. Adair
Portland
P. A. Randall
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Milford White Sox versus Goshen at Tonawanda Diamond
Milford and Goshen prepare for a classic Interurban league style clash at Tonawanda Diamond. Milford repeats the championship lineup as Goshen fields a true Goshenite team. The noon start time is listed for three o'clock with expected high enthusiasm along the sidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Goshen
Tonawanda
Sox
Grays
Informal dances honor visiting ladies at local homes
Society notes report Miss Pauline Hatch hosted a dance at her Parkside home for Miss Julia Snyder of Uniontown Pa. Miss Romayne Rohrer entertained at South Maine Street for Misses Elizabeth and Sarah Strayer of Kokomo Ind. Misses Georgia Cart and Fay Swart hosted guests at the Swart home near New Paris for Miss Edith Lichtenwalter of Mobile Ala. Cooking club members plan a Friday dancing party in McNaughton hall for visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hatch
Parkside
Julia Snyder
Uniontown
Romayne Rohrer
South
Maine Street
Elizabeth
Sarah Strayer
Kokomo
Ind
Georgia Cart
Fay Swart
Will Swart
New Paris
Edith Lichtenwalter
Mobile
Ala
Cooking Club
Louise Heatwole
Florence Abbott
Helen Tiedemann
Winifred Stemm
Claudine Ruton
Mildred Stonex
Ethelyn Hawks
McNaughton Hall
Elkhart’s Big Factory Plans Fail to Arrive
In Elkhart the newspapers recite stories of large factories proposed for the city yet none have shown up. The town would likely be overloaded if even half the projects moved forward as planned, underscoring delayed or elusive industrial promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Stettler Named New Superintendent at National Dairy and Machine
W. L. Stettler is appointed to succeed George J. Bragg as superintendent of the National Dairy and Machine Co. Bragg resigned as the company reports strong business. Bragg’s future plans are unsettled as Stettler takes the helm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stettler
George J. Bragg
National Dairy and Machine Company
Bragg
National Company
Last Contract Awarded for Murdock Line Grading
The final contract for grading the Murdock line from South Bend to LaPorte was awarded to J. G. Young & Co. The 3144 mile project will bring cars into LaPorte early in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock
South Bend
LaPorte
J. G. Young & Co
To Visit Whiting The Standard Oil Company Invites Its Traveling Men
The Standard Oil Company invites its traveling men to visit Whiting for a planned stopover. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate a corporate outreach event tied to traveling sales staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting
The
Standard Oil. Company
Weiser's Letter Inspires Collier's Fairbanks Attack
Dr William A Weiser of South Bend a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Thirteenth District inspired Collier's Weekly attack on Vice President Fairbanks. He writes to the president each May 31 after Decoration Day and in his last note praised Fairbanks as climbing rail ways ladders since 1874, a refrain later published by Collier's Weekly under The True Mr Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Weiser
South Bend
Congress
Collier’s Weekly
Fairbanks
Weiser
Mr. Fairbanks
Bucklen to Be Sued Over Water Power Rights
The Dowaginc News reports a civil damages action and injunction filed in Cass county circuit court within days. It centers on H. E. Bucklen of Hilk hart and Chicago, involving Christiana creek water power from Christiana Lake. The case could involve thousands of dollars and Bucklen’s future rights to develop and maintain a large water power facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowaginc News
Cass County
H. E. Bucklen
Hilkhart
Chicago
Adamsville
Christiana Creek
Christiana Lake
Bucklen
Irish Traveler Sleep Over Tracks. Saved by Trainmen
An Irish man walking from Detroit to Chicago collapsed from exhaustion and lay on Lake Shore tracks in Mishawaka. Train crews woke him just in time to avert a fatality. He revived after being taken to a saloon for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chicago
Lake Shore
Mishawaka
Todd family eighth annual reunion set for August 1908
The Todd family eighth annual reunion will be held in August 1908 at Lake Wawasee. The Whitley County gathering at Lewis Huffman’s home elected officers: President Stillman Todd, Vice President John Moore, and Second Treasurer Blanche Moore. Present was 90-year-old Matilda Conkling who shared pioneer reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Hld
Lake Wawasee
Whitley County
Lewis Huffman
Stillman Todd
John Moore
Ond Treas
Blanche Moore
Matilda Conkling
Winona Bible Conference Sees Record Attendance
The present period enters Winona Bible Conference history as one of the largest gatherings with estimates suggesting attendance well over 5,000, according to long-time attendees and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Sixth Street Paving Figures Corrected
Printing errors in last evening's Democrat misstated paving costs. Correct figures show curb and gutter at 40 cents per foot, excavation at 30 cents per cubic yard, and paving at 1.98 dollars per square yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Democrat
Alexander May Fight In Postmaster Dismissal Scrutiny
Postmaster George P. Alexander of Kendallville may contest his dismissal if he deems the charges against him unjust or insufficient. The outcome hinges on his assessment of the accusations and the validity of the reasons for removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
George P. Alexander
Kendallville
Editor Nearpass Sells Sun Plant to Kendallville Buyer
Editor Nearpass of the Shipshewana Sun retires after selling the paper's plant to Hamilton Berry of Kendallville. Berry will publish the Sun beginning August 29 as the paper had been temporarily suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nearpass
The
Shipshewana Sun
Hamilton Berry
Kendallville
Sun
Kalamazoo native opens well equipped garage
In Kalamazoo Charles Bemenderfer, formerly of this city and later of Grand Rapids Michigan, has located in Kalamazoo where he owns and conducts a well equipped garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Charles Bemenderfer
This City
Grand Rapids, Mich
LaPorte Instructor Accepts New Mexico University Post
Prof. A. M. Otwell a science teacher at LaPorte High School will leave as he conditionally accepts a position at the State University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
A. M. Otwell
LaPorte High School
State University of New Mexico At
Albuquerque
Advertising costs for Wallace and Hagenbeck show in Wabash
Advertising the Wallace and Hagenbeck show in Wabash totaled 2200 dollars including bill posting and newspaper space. The local paper noted the cost covered posters and related advertisement expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Open Air Rogers Band Concert Draws Crowds in Court Park
A large crowd enjoyed an open air concert by the Rogers Goshen band in Court Park last evening directed by George W. Roscoe. Tags sold by Beulah Lambert, Marie Starr, Mary Fobes, Reba Miller, Hazel Rodibaugh, and Alice Ashley raised 68.10 dollars for band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers’ Goshen
Court Park
Main Street
George W. Roscoe
LaPorte
Pfeiffer Family Reunion Held at Middlebury Home
The Jacob Pfeiffer sr family celebrated its eighth annual reunion at Henry Pfeiffer’s Middlebury home with 57 members spanning four generations. Jacob Pfeiffer, now over 80, is the oldest attendee, and officers were elected for the next year. Guests from Elkhart and Middlebury joined Rev. H Allen Leader for remarks and reminiscences of pioneer days and immigration in 1833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Pfeiffer Sr
Henry Pfeiffer
Jacob Pfeiffer
Middlebury
Middlebury Township
Germany
Elkhart County
Kansas
H. Allen Leader
Frederick Pfeiffer
Treas
Howard J. Shellenberger
Jacob F. Pickrell
Sarah Pfeiffer
Edward O. Pfeiffer
Elkhart
Scaffold Fall Injures Two Carpenters on Farm Work
On D. K. Boyer’s farm south of Middlebury a scaffold collapsed and threw Peter Brendenberger and Abraham Boyer about 14 feet to the ground. Brendenberger struck his shoulders and side, was unconscious, and had two broken ribs with other injuries. Boyer was bruised but saved by grabbing the scaffolding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Boyer
Middlebury
Peter Brendenberger
Abraham Boyer
Mr. Boyer
Shoemaker Auto to Locate Factory in Elkhart
In Elkhart this afternoon the Shoemaker Automobile company announced plans to locate there with a capital of 250000. Of this sum 115000 has been issued and 35000 of the stock is proposed to be sold in Elkhart as local capitalists show willingness to invest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Shoemaker Automobile Company
Four Boys Arrested Over Green Cement Walk
Four youths including Wilbur Strine and Clayton Strine of Elkhart and Paul Thorelius and Fred Thorelius of Chicago were arrested in Elkhart for installing a green cement walk on Oakland Avenue. The entire walk required reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Clayton Strine
Elkhart
Paul
Fred Thorelius
Chicago
Oakland Avenue
Couple Denied Marriage License Over Unknown Age
An Atwood couple sought a marriage license at the Kosciusko county clerk's office on Friday morning but were refused by Clerk Raser because neither the would be bride nor her parents could provide the bride's age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood
Kosciusko County
Raser
Unseasonal Cold Grips August Residents
Old time residents recall no such cold in August as this month, which usually stands as hot peak of the year. The out-of-season weather breaks the usual pattern and leaves locals noting unusually chilly conditions.
South Bend Man Dies At Michigan City Job
John Andrijinski aged 25 of South Bend working at a Michigan City chair factory collapsed in the landing room and died almost instantly without speaking after a fatal attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andrijinski
South Bend
Michigan City
Two Newborn Sons Reported in Local Homes
A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs William Ganger of South Ninth Street. A son was born last night to Mr and Mrs Harry Rowell of Middlebury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ganger
South Ninth Street
Harry Rowell
Middlebury
Local thanks for sympathy after bereavement
Garritt Clason Mr and Mrs Wm Clason and Mrs Anna Myers extend thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy and assistance during a recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garritt
Clason
Wm. Clason
Anna Myers
Dentist Dr Widup Loses Right Foot to Kidney Disease
Dr. H. C. Widup of Columbia City suffered a right foot amputation after kidney disease caused a gangrenous condition in his toes. The report notes his medical struggle and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Widup
Columbia City
Murder Mystery Stirs Niles Michigan Police Probe
Elkhart authorities questioned Rudolph Milwrath alias Boodlum Roth after he claimed to know details of the Niles officer Clarence Shockley murder. Sheriff Tennant and Niles deputies questioned him following Milwrath reports of meeting the killer and a $1000 reward target heading to Elkhart. He also told Officer Withers a similar tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shockley
Niles
Mich
Elkhart
Rudolph Milwrath
Boodlum” Roth
Michigan
Tennant
St. Joseph
Milwrath
Stamp
Roosevelt Likely Republican Candidate Says Shively
Hon B F Shively of South Bend predicts Theodore Roosevelt will win the Republican nomination for the next presidential election. Shively, a veteran student of politics, once represented the Thirteenth district and nearly defeated Congressman Brick. He suggests Roosevelt may seek the nomination himself and use Taft as a decoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.F. Shively
South Bend
Roosevelt
Shively
Congress
Harrison
Brick
Taft
Bucklen Valley line to receive 35000 subsidy and west extension
The Bucklen Valley line will get a 35000 subsidy from Pleasant township Lagrange county including Angola because trains reached Steuben county seat before September 9. The Valley Line extension west from Middlebury to Elkhart will likely begin soon with directors meeting to arrange the build and transfer crews from the eastern division to the west end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen Valley
Pleasant Township
Lagrange County
Angola
Telepost to Equip Indianapolis Lines Quiet Telegraph Strike
Indiana to install telepost system on independent telephone lines reducing impact of the telegrapher's strike. Officials say current strike loses practicality as telegraph services shift to new apparatus and lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Belmont Method Shuts Out Opponents for Kalamazoo Team
Goshen friends learn Belmont Method, nicknamed Lizzie, is pitching superbly for Kalamazoo in the Southern Michigan League. The Kalamazoo Gazette notes he faced 75 batters in three games, allowed seven hits, no runs, and no walks. He shut out Mt. Clemens, Tecumseh, and others, earning praise as a top warm weather pitcher in the circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Friends of
Belmont Method
Belry
Kalamazoo
Southern Michigan
Kalamazoo Gazette
Lizzie
White Stockings
Mt. Clemens
Bathers
Tecumseh
Indians
Flower of the Ranch at Bucklen Theatre Elkhart
Joseph E Howard and Mabel Barrioson star in a western musical at the Bucklen Elkhart on Wednesday evening August 28. The show features twelve catchy numbers by Howard including Just Say You Care and California. A 50 member supporting company includes Jno Nicholson J L Todd Al Denier Matt Lorentz Paul Pollock and Frances Cossar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Howard
Mabel Barrison
Bucklen
Elkhart
Mr. Howard
Brete Harte
California
Jno
Building the Bucklen Valley line through Steuben County
The Bucklen Valley railway is being laid from Lagrange to Angola at high cost across Steuben County. Steuben features the state’s most lakes and the northern state’s highest hills, with Angola over a thousand feet above sea level. The line climbs up knobs near Lake James and Crooked Lake, reaching its highest point on the Arthur Carr farm north of Crooked Lake as it nears three lakes between Orland and Angola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Lagrange
Angola
Steuben
Indiana
Lake James
Arthur Carr
Crooked Lake
Orland
Lake Gage
BASE BALL NOTES AND VANCANDA SUIT AT SPRINGFIELD
Chesty VanAnda former South Bend Central pitcher faced Captain Grant after a $25 fine for poor conditioning. He attached gate receipts at Springfield in a suit to recover withheld salary. No hearing date set. VanAnda is described as erratic and rotten in form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesty
VanAnda
South Bend
Grant
Himelf
Springfield
Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Kauffman weigh fifteen and a half pounds
Mrs Andrew E Kauffman of Middlebury presented her husband with twins weighing fifteen and a half pounds. The Independent mentions possible names Blumberg and Tobias, reflecting the Kauffman family’s surname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew E. Kauffman
Middlebury
Funeral Notice for William Gross at Masonic Hall
Members of Goshen Lodge No. 12 F and A M and visiting Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic hall on Sunday Aug 25 at 2 30 for the funeral of William Gross A WM. Whinsthin? W M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen‘ Lodge
Masonic Hall
William Gross
A. Whinsthin
Sacred Films Deemed Life of Moses Holy Land Project
A brief note flags two Sacred Films projects Life of Moses and Holy Land as being in development. Details scarce, focusing on the titles and their religious subject matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Holy Land
Local residents and visitors listed in Goshen notes
Names and movements of many individuals visiting, returning, or traveling through Goshen and surrounding areas. Notable entries include Mrs. James Nihart from Middlebury, Arch Grossman of Columbus visiting friends, Thad Whitmer returning from the East, and Mrs. Blanche Hedgepeth planning to relocate to Fort Smith Arkansas for the winter. Also mentions Slovak, Indiana and Michigan connections, plus various church and social guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Whitmer
James Nihart
Middlebury
Arch Grossman
Columbus
Jacob Hattel
Syracuse
Hattel
Anna Miller
Milford
Isabelle Henkel
Milwaukee
Wis
Howard E. Storke
Elkhart
Frank Maier
Effie Williams
Kendallville
Mabel Hawks
Louise Brownell
Chicago
C. S. Hays
Helen Hawks
Adrian, Mich
Maude Holloway
GC. L. Dreese
Ruth
Georgianna ‘Lacy
Mishawaka
Dorothy Warner
Helen Ashley
Harry Asher
White Sox
Highlanders
Charles Evans
Union City
F. W. Hamma
C. H. Anderson
C. Q. Bore
W. C. Bowrie
Jonesboro
Ind
James Malone
Clarence Miller
Wawasee
Butler Cottage
Goshen
Barbara Gingrich
Epworth Hospital
South Bend
W. K. Jacobs
Henrietta Niswander
Goshen College
W. R. Coverston
Rushville
Rush County
Florence Wollam
Robert Darnton
Allen, Heiser
Joseph Gallagher
Elizabeth
Sarah Strayer
Geo. Kapp
Kokomo
Charles Donaldson
Bryan
Donaldson
Frank Meyers
Jacob Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Abbie Roundheiser
Kalamazoo
Mich
Garritt Clason
Helen B. England
Lou Barlow
Chautauqua
N. C
Niagara Falls
Washington, D. C
John Li. Kauffman
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Wm. Pletcher
Clinton Township
Blanche Hedgepeth
Virginia
Hedgepeth
Fort Smith
Arkansas
George Sipe
Beardsley
A’ H. Beardsley
Lloyd Simonton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy
Mortuary Record
Milford White Sox
Society News
Ae As
Stettler
DR. Weiser
Collier
Vice
Michigan Line
Roger
Pfeiffer
B. F. Shively
Bucklen Theatre
Steuben County
Middlebury Twins
Co. L. Goodell
Worcester
Mass
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