Farmer survives bull attack aided by his dog
Abram Pletcher of Canton township was charged by a 1700 pound three year old Durham bull while in the barn yard. The bull tossed him, bruising face and head and injuring the left shoulder before his collie dog intervened by gripping the bull’s nose and dragging it away to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Pletcher
Here
Jerry Miltler
Canton Township
Durham
Losig
Mr. Pletcher
County Court Advances Health Board and Bills
Commissioners' Court approved current bills and discussed dog control and a pending payment of 1997.65 to ex-Sheriff Manning. Manning and attorney Perry Turner attended. settlement talks continue. Printing contract slated for Thursday. Health officer reappointed F M Ihrig. Wilson Roose named county health board chair. Marriage licenses issued Isaac Richards and Martha Ellen Mann. Divorce actions involve Mrs Wm Wilden Goshen settlement and Victoria Varga suit for abandonment and restoration of maiden name. Justice Court fines H L Wilkinson $12 for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Ihrig
Wilson Roose
County Board of Health
Manning
Perry L. Turner
Superior Court
Wm. Wilden
Goshen
Victoria Varga
John Varga
Victoria Kiss
Sick List From Elkhart Area Reflects Local Ills
Ex Sheriff Manning of Elkhart suffers facial paralysis. Mrs Irwin Gorsuch is ill and Mr Gorsuch is away from the post office for care. Roy Carr fills the office. Oliver E Simmons north of town after an operation is recovering. Decatur Democrat David Studebaker typhoid patient shows improvement with no complications. Zwinglian society of the First Reformed church meeting postponed indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Elkhart
Irwin Gorsuch
Gorsuch
Roy Carr
Oliver E. Simmons
Decatur
David Studebaker
Zwinglian Society
First Reformed Church
Elkhart Bartender Fined for Unlicensed Liquor Sale
Elkhart bartender James Long was fined 15 dollars and costs after being caught Sunday evening running a dilid tiger and gambling joint at the Commercial Hotel and selling liquor without a license. The Elkhart Review predicts James H. State will be appointed county attorney, endorsing State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Long
Elkhart
Elkhart Review
James H. State
State
Seamans Undergoes Operation at Fort Wayne Church
Rev B L Seamans of the Firstjl EB church in Fort Wayne is operated on for a nasal affliction. Hawks Hardware Co. features asbestos and irons food choppers and seasonable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamana
B. L. Seamans
Jl. EB
Fort Waynes
Hawks Hardware Co
Rose Berry Indicted for Receiving Stolen Goods
Rose Berry is jailed in Anderson after Madison county grand jury indictment for receiving stolen goods. She is sister to Charles Berry of Goshen, recently sentenced for stealing baled hay and wanted here for horse theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Rose Berry
Madison County
Charles Berry
Goshen
Roosevelt's Message Delivered to Congress
President Roosevelt's message was delivered to Congress today in Washington with a formal address outlining policy priorities and legislative recommendations. The briefing signals potential action on key issues facing the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Letter from the Philippines from Earl A Boomershine
Earl A Boomershine writes from Jolo, Philippines dated October 14, informing his father E M Boomershine of two weeks in the field with rain most days. Four shots were fired on the trip, none at the camp except one bullet tore a hole in Troop 1’s mess tent. Rollo Boomershine of Goshen serves in Troop L, currently an orderly in the stables but nearing a return to cooking duty. The Sixth Cavalry units I K L and M are expected to return to the United States in July. Flowers bloom in the islands, and Mr Boomershine sold his father a penny dated 1304.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Boomershine
Jolo
E. M. Boomershine
Philippine Islands
Troop 1
Rollo Boomershine
Goshen
Marriage of Warsaw Attorney Brubaker
Warsaw dispatch reports John H. Brubaker a prominent attorney and former mayor of Warsaw wed last Sunday in Chicago to Emma Hollowell of Goshen. Brubaker, 60, has four sons. the youngest son is older than his 18 year old bride. He has been married twice before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
John H. Brubaker
Chicago
Emma Hollowell
Goshen
Surveyors Move Toward Goshen Electric Line Route
Surveyors for the Kendallville Goshen electric line are moving from Ligonier toward Goshen. They left Ligonier this morning and reached the James Weddell farm east of Benton by afternoon, with Goshen expected tomorrow. The route from Wawaka to Ligonier drew surprise as crews entered Ligonier north of the cemetery, proceeding along Cavin street to First street then toward Fort Wayne Road to Benton.
Girl Hurt by Horse Kick Near City
The nine year old daughter of Harvey Sternberg of three and a half miles west of the city was kicked in the face yesterday afternoon. A four inch forehead gash and severe cuts to both eyelids required nineteen stitches to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sternberg
Diphtheria Cases Reported West of Town
Two diphtheria cases found in the Nusbaum family two miles west of the city. A son and a daughter are ill after the son returned from North Dakota. The home is quarantined and precautions are in place to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Nusbaum
North Dakota
Ohio counties vote dry or wet after six month effort
Ohio Anti Saloon League reports that fifty five of eighty eight counties have voted dry and seven wet since the Rose counts option law took effect. Of the dry counties, five adopted the change under an older law after six months of campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Anti- Saloon League
Death Notice for Great Commander Borden in Michigan Hospital
Great Commander Borden dies in a Detroit area hospital on Sunday. Maccabees official Great Record Keeper Replogle will attend the funeral in Hartford City on Wednesday.
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Replogle
The
Maccabees
Borden
Dewoit
Mich
Hartford City
Postmaster Jonas Grossnickle Seeks Reappointment
North Manchester postmaster Jonas Grossnickle requests a new term after completing his first. Officials note a field of ten to fourteen candidates vying for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Grossnickle
North
Manchester
Will Move to Goshen From Warsaw
Mr and Mrs Ed Yaste have taken rooms in the Laita residence at 624 So Seventh street and plan to move to Goshen from Warsaw. Both are former well known Goshen residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ed Yaste
Laita
Seventh Street
Warsaw
Kendallville Goshen interurban boom continues
Kendallville papers assert the Kendallville Goshen interurban will be built, insisting ongoing boom and construction momentum despite unclear framing and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Goshen
Two Wills Probed in Circuit Court
Estate of Jacob Wisler and Mary E. Cox probated in circuit court. Wisler dated April 24 1896 names Sarah Wisler as widow beneficiary and shares for children Louis Isaac Anna and heirs of William Wisler with executors L B Whippy and Anthony Deahl. Cox dated August 24 1845 leaves all property to David B. Cox and Martha M. Light with executors David B. Cox and Mary Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Wisler
Mary E. Cox
Jacob H. Wisler
Union Township
L. B. Whippy
Anthony Deahl
Ir. Wisler
Sarah Wisler
Louis A
Isaac S. Wisler
Anna S. Wisler-iousour
William H. Wisler
Wisler
Elkhart
Hillatt Crull
Hattie M. Tousley
David B. Cox
Martha M. Light
Missing Soo City crew under Indiana accord reward
Indiana Transportation Co offers 500 dollars for information on the Soo City crew missing since the vessel disappeared after leaving Quebec three weeks ago in the St Lawrence river area. Hope centers on a possible Atlantic freighter taking the men to Europe as families in Michigan City and Chicago worry.
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Ind. Trans. Co
Indiana Transportation Company
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Ocean
Europe
Michigan City
Chicago
Stower St. Lawrence River
Belled Last Night at New Paris Wedding
Mr and Mrs John P Newell of Bristol wed last week and visited the brides home in New Paris yesterday. A large crowd belled the couple last night but they did not appear at first. The serenaders returned with a bigger crowd and renewed noise before the couple finally appeared and gave candy to the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Newell
Bristol
New Paris
Man Flees With Two Lost Bills In Elkhart Incident
Mrs. Frank Byers reported losing two $2 bills while walking in Elkhart last night. One passerby picked up a bill and passed it to another man who claimed it as his. The man with both bills fled into a crowd chased by police but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Byers
Elkhart
Fort Wayne merchants plan actions to keep money at home
Fort Wayne merchants urge mutual protection to curb Chicago shopping. They estimate about $30,000 of local money goes to Chicago stores and argue it should stay to pay taxes and clerks. Boycotts are threatened to enforce the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Grace Lutheran church calls Rev Dres sel as pastor
Grace Lutheran in Elkhart has extended a call to Rev. F A Dressel of Spencerville to become pastor, succeeding Rev. C E Rice who moved to Bellefontaine. Dressel formerly served as pastor at the Middlebury parish and is described as an able man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Elkhart
F. A. Dressel
Spencerville
C. EB. Rice
Bellefontaine
Grand Jury to Convene Next Monday for December Term
The grand jury has been called to meet here next Monday when the December term of court convenes. A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs David Kull on the North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sor
David Kull
Street Sweeping Discontinued As Winter Sets In
City council stops street sweeping for the winter and invites residents to a display of lighting fixtures heating devices motors and motor driven machinery electrical toys and novelties at Hawks Electric Co third floor Hawks Gortner Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks Electric Co
Hawks-Gortner Bldg
Righ
Electric
Third
Agor
Hawkke-Gortner’ Building
City Council Regular Session Approves Sewer Contract
Sheridan and Chapman win the South Seventh street sewer contract as the city council approves maintenance bonds, hydrant placement, water well development, and street improvements while adjusting plat corrections and housing for winter prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Kohler
Rimpler
Troyer
Marshal Self
Watts
Snobarger
Water Works
Shafer
John W. Smith
East
Jefferson Street
W. W. Hatch & Sons
Fifth Street
William J. Davis
Israel O. Wood
Gotham
Washington and
Seventh Street
Harman
Clarence Miller
Fire Department
Co. No. 4
Samuel Ganger
Lake Shore
Big Four
Menaugh
Goshen College
C. A. Davis
Washington Street
Alley
Sheridan & Chapman
South Seventh Street
Goshen Heating & Plumbing Co
N. IL. Co
Eity
Woman Missing From Mishawaka After Leave From Longcliff
Mary Miltsowka a Russian Polish resident of East Chicago Ind vanished from Mishawaka shortly after 2 30 Sunday morning while on leave from the Northern Indiana hospital for the insane at Longcliff. Her husband and the Mishawaka police feared she may have harmed herself or be wandering without clothing in the countryside. Her two young children are in an orphan home. Authorities notified Elkhart South Bend and rural communities as searches extend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miltsowka
Mishawaka
East Chicago
Ind
Indiana Hospital For the
Longcliff
Jarrett
Elkhart
South Bend
Local News and Oddities From Kokomo to Peru
Capt Milton Garrigus, 77, of Kokomo, endorses Roosevelt views on race and recalls leadership in the Indiana G A R. William S Harvey, missing after selling property, is jailed in Marion with dementia. no link yet to a Bluffton disappearance. A Peruvian woman committed suicide after bread baking. a girl sought help after six miles of searching. Also, Chicago Extension lectures at the college begin January 21 on Prophets In Modern Literature by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, with a $1.50 six-lecture fee and a traveling library for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Garrigus
Kokomo
Roosevelt
Indiana
Marion
Bluffton
Harvey
George Bowman
Peru
Fred Myers
Bowman
Chicago Extension University
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Browning
Emerson
Lowell
Tolstoi
Whitman
Lincoln
First Baptist Church
Fire at Kaiserhof Hotel Blazes Through Chicago Corridors
Guests at the Kaiserhof hotel in Chicago were awakened by a blaze that began in the hotel kitchen. Thick smoke filled the corridors and lobby while the hotel manager directed staff to evacuate rooms above. No injuries reported among Goshen visitors.
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Kaiserhof
Kaiserhof Hotel
Chicago
Local Visitors And Travelers Add To Town Life
Mil ford resident Henry Chatten arrived today while Mrs Frances Sims traveled to Ligon for a visit. Rev A R Bemenderfer and Samuel Bemenderfer were in town. Mrs L J Brooke left for Gary and Chicago and will be joined by her husband soon. EM Altman, guest of Clarence and Mrs Miller, returned to Indianapolis. Wekcome Weaver visited her uncle Isaac Myers in Ligonier. Francis Wilson and Adelaide Wilson arrived from South Bend for a hotel stay at Hascall. Daniel Schurtz of South Bend was en route home from Michigan. E T Mathes of Belingham Washington visits his father B Mathes and Rev N B Mathes. the elder directs the state Normal school in Bellingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chatten
Milford
Frances Sims
Ligon
A. R. Bemenderf
Samuel Bemenderfer
T. A
L. J. Brooke
Gary
Chicago
Brooks
EM Altman
Clarence Miller
Indianapolis
Wekcome
B. Mathes
Rev
N. B. Mathes
State Normal School
Bellingham
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Surrounding Townships
A series of property transfers are recorded across Elkhart and nearby townships. Buyers include James B. Arnold, Joseph Castello, Myron Ford, Lewis Albin, John G. Lohrman, Charles Struble, Jacob Housouer, Wm E Mance, Elizabeth Teeter, Blanche Dickerhoff, Charles Swartzell, Amiel N Green, Louisa Green, Elkhart Co Trust Co, and others. Amounts range from 1 to 8,000 dollars for parcels including lots and lands across Elkhart Goshen Locke York Benton New Paris Concord and Wakarusa areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Arnold
John C. Bontrager
Elkhart
Joseph Castello
Robert B. Proctor
Nikart
Myron Ford
York
John Overholser
Lewis Albin
Locke
Peter A. Freeé
John G. Lohrman
Concord
John W. Fieldhouse
Charles A. Swartzell
Charles G. Green
Amiel N. Green
Benton Tp
Louisa F. Green
Hattie V. Cane
Elkhart Co. Trust Co
Goshem
Geo, B. Krutz
Charles E. Krutz
Goshen
Franklin L. Schreiner
Abraham Eshelman
Wim. D. Ferris
W. HB. Zwingte
York Tp
Lawrence Leer
Chas
S. Rohrer
New Paris
Industrial Mfg Co Forms To Build Gas Engines On Farms
Articles of incorporation filed for Industrial Mfg Co of Elk Hart with T. J. Shanahan W. E. Long and L. D. Hail as incorporators. Capitalization $10 000. Objective to manufacture and sell farm use gas engines based on Shanahan design used in Polo Illinois for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Mfg. Co
Elkhart
T. J. Shanahan
W. 8. Long
L. D. Hail
Shanahan
Polo
Riverside visits and local purchases brighten Bristol region
Bristol news notes Clark Barney of Chicago spent Sunday with family at Riverside while Ralph Dausman of Lake Shore at Schoolcraft Mich. visits locally. Carl Coss stayed with Wm. Nicholson in Elkhart. Wm. Sullivan and family return from Texas. his health grim. David Welbaum buys Eil Miller farm northeast of town. Real estate agent W. H. Miller reports buyers from Ohio Michigan and Indiana and one 80 acre tract sold. Farmers institute at Mosler opera house drew good attendance with talks by local fruit growers. Marriages reported recently. old people’s dance at Mosier opera house Friday night was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Barney
Chicago
Riverside
Ralph Dausman
Lake Shore
Schoolcraft
Mich
Carl Coss
Wn. Nicholson
Elkhart
Wm. Sullivan
Texas
David Welbaum
New Carlisle
Eil Miller
W. H. Miller
Ohio
Minos
Indiana
Farmers’ Institute
Mosler Opera House
Mosier Opera
Hong
Marie Cripe Leads Goshen Prize Contest After Move Up
Miss Marie Cripe of Goshen emerged as a star performer in a local prize contest, moving up from sixth to a higher place on the score list. The event ran Monday despite snow, keeping residents engaged as Cripe’s family and ties to the community were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cripe
Goshen
Marie
Sinth Place
Cripe
Ellehart
Democrat
Ward
Miss Hiller
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Court News
Isaac Richards
Waterford Mills
Martha Ellen. Mann
Justice Court
H. L. Wilkinson
Leesburg
Justice
Philippines
Temperance
Bristol News
Helen K
Minnie
Geahon
Celestia
New ‘Paris
Butterfield Goshen
Leo Weysurn Goshen
Thad Wilden Goshen
Raymond Messick Goshen
Pike Street
Willard Miller
den Avenue
Marion Stump
Ni Street
Henry Goldemith
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