Four Sued For 700 In Separator Wreck Claim
Samuel Fryman seeks 700 damages from the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway in circuit court. The separator, valued at 700, was wrecked at the North Fifth street crossing when an excursion train struck it last August. No compromise offered after efforts failed. Marriage licenses listed for Goshen residents Charles Workman and Dora Rensberger. Frank Sala and Lizie Long also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
Warren Berkey
Davis & Schaefer
Samuel Fryman
North Fifth Street
Charles F. Workman
Goshen
Dora M. Rensberger
Frank Sala
Lizie Long
Captured in Ligonier takes parolee JW Lee back into custody
Marshall Vandersmith of Ligonier arrested JW Lee a paroled prisoner who had moved through Kendallville and Brimfield selling a stolen overcoat. The suspect resisted at first but confessed after contact with the prison. a guard retrieved him by noon and Lee was imprisoned again for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Vandersmith
Ligonier
JW. Lee
Kendallville
Brimfield
Wandersmith
Mr. Lee
Miss Cleo Myers Sings Two Solos at Christian Church
Miss Cleo Myers daughter of Dr J W Myers formerly of Goshen and Middlebury is praised by the North Manchester News for a Sunday solo performance at the Christian church before a fine audience. Her voice was described as exquisite with excellent control and a modest style that captivated listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Myers
J. W. Myers
Goshen
Middlebury
The
North Manchester News
Christian Church
J. W. Meers
Goshen Council Officers Elected For The Year
Goshen Council No 1186 last night elected officers with C O Chariton as Regent John Lehman as Vice Regent Carl Knott as Orator Otman Lehman as Collector Geo H Silsbee as Treasurer A A Myer as Secretary Chas Lehman as Guide T J Walker as Chaplain Geo I Smith as Warden F E Watterson as Sentry John Lehman as Trustee for two years C Q O Charl ton as Representative to Grand Lodge A A Myer as Alternate to Grand Lodge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
C. O. Chariton
John Lehman
Carl Knott
Otman Lehman
Geo. H. Silsbee
A. A. Myer
Chas. Lehman
T. J. Walker
Geo. I Smith
F. E. Watterson
John
Post Office Chief Says No Fourth Class Postmaster Changes
The Post Office Department announces no changes of fourth class postmasters will occur with a new administration except for cause. About 3,000 offices exist in Indiana and the order will disappoint many applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Ofice Department
Indiana
Funeral for Charles Smith of Milford
Charles Smith of Milford was laid to rest in Pleasant View cemetery after services at Pleasant View Chapel two miles southeast of town Thursday afternoon under the auspices of the I O O F lodge Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Milford
Pleasant View Chapel
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Pleasant View Cemetery
LaPorte's Second Mayor William Milliken Dies at 98
Hon. William Milliken who served as LaPorte's second mayor in 1855 has died at age 98 in Washington Ohio. His long service and late-life passing mark a notable chapter in local history with Milliken remembered for early municipal leadership and civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
William Milliken
Washington
Ohio
Christmas Exercises At Pleasant View Church
Christmas exercises will be held at the Pleasant View church in Jefferson township Sunday evening December 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant View
Jefferson Township
Mystery at Warsaw infant body found in cemetery vault
A decomposed infant reportedly two weeks old was found wrapped in a Chicago Daily News copy in a woman’s vault at Oakwood cemetery in Warsaw. Sexton Otto Philpott and a streetcar conductor saw the woman with the bundle. police investigate. A physician says the infant may have been murdered or died due to neglect. The mother is believed to live in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Oakwood Cemetery
Warsaw
Otto Philpott
Sloan
Warsa
Deadly corn shredder maims Milford youth
Moses Fowler, young man living on the Johnson farm two miles east of Milford, was seriously injured Friday when his right hand and part of his arm were caught in a corn husking machine at Homer Tom’s farm south of Milford. The machine stopped immediately but the hand and wrist were severed. He was taken to town by buggy for medical care as doctors attempted to treat the remaining injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Fowler
Johnson Farm
Milford
Homer Tom
Wills Felkner
Dr. Potter
Will Walk to See Father In Norwich Murder Case
Fredi Marx, penniless in South Bend, plans to walk to Norwich to see his father Ger shon Marx, sentenced to hang January 24 for murdering Pavel Radecki on a Colchester area farm. New York Jews raised funds for a new trial, believing the father innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredi Marx
South Bend
Gershon Marx
Norwich
Conn
Pavel Radecki
Colchester
New York
Marx
Quincy Adams Sawyer Returns to Irwin With Broad Comedy
A large Irwin audience enjoyed Quincy Adams Sawyer last night, praised as a strong rural play with broad comedy and sentimental appeal. The company was adequate, actors delivered uniformly good performances, and Charles Dickson previously linked to Mistakes will Happen is mentioned as the original Quincy Adams Sawyer, with Julian Noa cast in the role this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Charles Dickson
Goshen
Julian Noa
Boys imitate hanging attempt as father falls unconscious
In Millersburg two young brothers, ages seven and five, overheard talk of hanging. The seven year old tied a rope to a nail and his neck, jumped, and left the elder to raise the alarm as the man was left unconscious and near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Method
Millersburg
Mrs Dustman Publishes “Winona Wood lands” Sheet Music
Mrs Stanley B Dustman of Con voy Ohio announces a new sheet music piece titled Winona Wood lands She is known in Middlebury and Goshen as Miss Anna Hopkins daughter of the late Hascall Hopkins and sister of Howard Hopkins and Mrs Frank Palmer of Jefferson township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley B. Dustman
Convoy
Ohio
Winona Woodlands
Dustman
Middlebury and
Goshen
Anna Hopkins
Hascall Hopkins
Howard Hopkins
Frank Palmer
Jefferson Township
Convoy Crescent Publishes Handsome Holiday Edition
S. B. Dustman editor of the Convoy Ohio Crescent issues a handsome holiday edition featuring cuts of Convoy’s prominent business men manufacturers and officials. The edition would do credit to a much larger plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Dustman
Convoy
Ohio
Crescent
Correction in Knights and Ladies of Columbia report
Editor corrects a mistake in the officer list. It was Mrs. O Wissler who was elected, not Mrs. B S Whisler as previously stated. The correction clarifies the official roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Knights and Ladies of Columbia
Whisler
O. Wissler
Social Session Planned in Elk Club Rooms for Attorney General Miller
The Elk club to host a social evening on Friday December 23 in their rooms. The event honors Attorney General C. W. Miller with refreshments and a social program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Miller
Elk
Bazaar at First Methodist Church Two Big Days
The event titled Two-Big Daye-Two fills the bazaar at First Methodist Episcopal Church on December 13 and 14 with a Ladies' Home Journal booth featured among activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Ladies’ Home Journal
Chapman Damages Set At Five Dollars In Suit
In South Bend a jury awarded Clarence Chapman five dollars in the $5,000 damage suit against John E. Carman. The case centered on alleged improper relations and alienation of affection claims. Carman contended the suit was blackmail and denied any wrongdoing. He says the couple remains together and the divorce action is a farce. Carman previously lived in Elkhart and owns real estate there.
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St. Joseph County
Clarence Chapman
John E. Carman
South Bend
Chapman
Carman
Elkhart
South Bend to Pay 6700 in Damage Suit Compromise
The Benny Turner damage suit against South Bend heads to trial in LaPorte next week for the fourth time. The city is said to offer 6000 plus costs totaling about 700, aiming for settlement after years of litigation across LaPorte and Marshall counties with prior judgments of 8000 and 10000 and multiple retrials and Supreme Court appeals. Turner, who fell in a post hole, was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Turner
South Bend
LaPorte
Marshall
Plymouth
Supreme Court
Turner
John DeWitt Miller to Open Citizens Lecture Course
John DeWitt Miller will open the Citizens Lecture Course Monday evening at the Irwin Opera House. His topic is The Uses of Ugliness. A renowned platform speaker, he has lectured for over 25 years and recently spoke in Goshen on Love, Courtship and Marriage. Miller comes from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. Patrons should be seated promptly at o clock to avoid delays as the committee aims for timely starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeWitt Miller
Irwin Opera House
Dr. Miller
Goshen
Albion College
Ilbion
Mich
John Bloomingdale Bequeaths Farm to Caregiver
John Bloomingdale deeded his 14 acre farm to Ralph Rockwell with a life care and burial provision. After being found nearly helpless while husking corn, Bloomingdale was cared for by Rockwell in his shanty home and spent his final days in comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bloomingdale
Ralph Rockwell
Mr. Rockwell
Bloomingdale
Funeral of Muriel Shafer in Goshen and South Bend
Funeral services for Muriel Shafer twelve, daughter of Cyrus C Shafer, were held at the Shafer home in South Bend after an appendicitis operation at Epworth hospital. Remains brought to Goshen on a special interurban car and placed in the Shafer mausoleum at Oak Ridge cemetery, with the casket opened there. A special interurban car ferried Goshen friends to and from the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel
Cyrus C. Shafer
Epworth Hospital
South Bend
Shafer
Goshen
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Fire damages at St Joseph shops after gas leak blaze
A St Joseph fire yesterday caused 140900 dollars in damage lasting from 9 55 a m to 4 p m. Enders and Moore dry goods Bahlke and Kozioski druggist James Canavan shoes Nicolais confectionery stand and Crest and Crest billiard room were destroyed. The blaze started when a plumbers lantern touched escaping gas in the dry goods basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
Enders & Moore
Bahlke & Kozioski
James Canavan
Nicolais
Crest & Crest
Clerks Push Petition for Early City Store Closing
Retail clerks circulate a petition to close all stores at 6 p.m. from December 27 to April 1 except Monday and Saturday nights. The effort aims to gain city approval for earlier closing times this period.
Effects of Twelfth Week Drought Hit City Hard
The twelfth week of drought leaves most cisterns dry across the city with water scarcity evident in many neighborhoods and daily life disrupted by limited supply.
Fuel Order for Mill Wood At One Dollar Per Cord
A local dispatch notes a fuel order for mill wood priced at $1 per cord. L. Mosolet 111 Best Lance Eoeama appears as a name in the fragmentary text.
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Mosolet
Lance Eoeama
Rollin Ellison Lawyers Go to Michigan City
At Michigan City penitentiary on Wednesday the depositions of Rollin Ellison were taken in three circuit court cases from Lagange. Ellison is said to be in excellent health and in good spirits while imprisoned. He and other prisoners are dressed in grey suits rather than stripes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hanan
Gainard
T. E. Ellison
Were Married Secretly at Bremen Nov 19
Friends near Wakarusa learn that M. H. McKinney and Miss Myrtle Weldy were secretly married at Bremen on November 19. The ceremony, performed by Rev. L. O. Oyler, was kept private until recently. Both are popular locals and extend congratulations to the newlyweds. The marriage was a surprise to many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. McKinney
Myrtle Weldy
Bremen
Mitt H. McKinney
Wakarusa
L. O. Oyler
McKinney
Miss Weldy
Boy Dies After Whipping by School Superintendent
Philip Miller, 15, died in Coldwater Michigan from spinal meningitis following severe corporal punishment by Supt Bailey of the Coldwater public schools. His mother, a St Mark's Episcopal church choir member, is grieving intensely. If Bailey is guilty, he should face the full penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Miller
Bailey
Coldwater
Mich
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Death of Henry Bogie in Middlebury Area
Henry Bogie died at his home north of Middlebury after a long illness. Born January 17, 1861 in Ohio, he lived in the Middlebury vicinity for years and is survived by his wife and six children. Funeral services are set for Sunday forenoon in West Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogie
Henry Bogie
Middebury
Ohio
Middlebury
West Goshen
Schedule for temperance services in churches tomorrow
The following schedule will be carried out in the churches tomorrow in the interest of Christian Temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Temperance Mass Meeting at First M. E. Church
A mass meeting of all temperance supporters will be held at the First M. E. church at 3 30 PM. The event list includes pastors from First M. E. and First Presbyterian and other local churches.
Elkhart Real Estate Soars 50 Percent After Return
Hon. Orville T. Chamberlain returns from California to Elkhart and finds local property has advanced by 50 percent. He notes sales from three years ago now fetch at least one and a half times the previous prices, reflecting heightened market desirability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Review
Orville T. Chamberlain
California
Elkhart
Will Wed Tomorrow in Goshen Between Workman and Rensberger
Charles F. Workman of Goshen and Miss Dora Rensberger of Elkhart Prairie plan to wed on Sunday afternoon in a small wedding ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Workman
Goshen
Dora Rensberger
Elkhart Prairie
Jones Furniture store invites husbands for Christmas shopping
A Christmas appeal urges husbands to visit Jones Furniture store to shop for gifts and please their wives. The call to action emphasizes timely visits to the store during the holiday season.
Personal notes on Syracuse visitors and regional travel
A collection of brief notices lists individuals transacting business in Syracuse and visiting nearby towns such as Goshen, Peru, South Bend, and Milford. It records engagements, weddings, funerals, and family visits, including Mrs. O A Wissler traveling to Michigan and the wedding of Daniel W. Franks and Mary Ellen Eby in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lewis
South Bend Woolen Co
W. W. E. Messick
Geron W. Baker
Warsaw
O. A. Wissler
Lowell
Mich
Andrew Whisler
Daniel W. Franks
Wawaka
Mary Ellen Eby
Osborn
Robert Radden
Berrien Springs
Jane Barnhart
Ted Wilden
Cromwell
C. A. Rowand
J. A. Sumwalt
North Manchester
William H. Norton
Chicago
Twenty Five Years Ago Items From The Democrat
Items of interest from December 1879 note a Lincoln avenue residence nearing completion built by John H. Lesh. Marriages include J B Gattshall of Marion and Miss Emma Matthews. E D Currier and Mattie Bowser on Oct 29 1879. George G Kapp and Elizabeth Sarbaugh on Oct 28 1879. A 50th anniversary celebrated by William Felkner and wife at Milford on Dec 3 1879 with Goshen and Warsaw attendees. Goshen residents listed among guests.
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The
Democrat
F. P. Abbott
Lincoln Avenue
John H. Lesh
J. B. Gattshall
Marion
Emma Matthews
G. B. Work
E. D. Currier
Mattie Bowser
George G. Kapp
Elizabeth Sarbaugh
Randall Raised to Master Mason at Plymouth Lodge 149
Prof R A Randall was raised to Master Mason in the Plymouth Lodge No 149 F and A M during last evenings stated convention with Frank D Carey presiding as W M. The Plymouth Independent notes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Plymouth Lodge
Frank D. Carey
W.M
R. A. Randall
Plymouth Independent
Conference Over Railway Matter In South Bend
Hon. Arthur Kennedy of New York president of the Indiana Railway Co and Hon. Walter Lyon of Pittsburg Pa are in South Bend in the companys interest. Matters of importance are under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kennedy
New York
The
Indiana Railway Co
Walter Lyon
Pittsburg
South Bend
First M. E. Bazaar dates and local notices
Old Lee flour from Hawks' Coal Co and Goshen Milling Co flours touted as genuine. First M. E. Bazaar set for Dec 13 and 14 at the church with depu ty to County Recorder Kronk. scattered items include train delays, funerals, notices of lost item, real estate moves, and a proposed Morton monument in Indianapolis.
Hawks Coal Co Sells Multiple Coal Brands in Stock
The Snake Hollow Eastern Gem the Youghougheny the Smokeless and the Pomeroy are kept in stock by the Hawks Coal Co with prompt order filling and both phones available for ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake Hollow
Smokeless
Pomeroy
Hawks’ Coal Co
Norfolk firm praises Go shen Milling Co flour quality
A Norfolk Virginia company writes the Go shen Milling Co to commend their flour, stating it is good and that the dough performance showed up nicely yesterday, noting the flour’s quality and promising to tell them so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Goshen Milling Co
Elkhart Man Returns from Corea Gold Camp
Elmer Grant of North Manchester has returned after four years with the Leigh Hunt gold mining party in Corea. He traveled with James and Chas. Truby of Elkhart. Grant says Americans in Corea do well and more may come home soon. He notes general belief the Russians will win the Russo-Japanese war and that Americans in Corea hope for that outcome, disliking the Japanese.
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Elkhart
Elmer Grant
North Manchester
Corea
Leigh Hunt
James
Chas. Truby
Middlebury Board Buys Large Fire Alarm Bell
The board of trustees bought a fire alarm bell costing 35 dollars, 32 inches in diameter and weighing 600 pounds. W H Roth formerly of Middlebury has become a full fledged Republican sheriff candidate for 1906. Roth sold his Middlebury property for 1300 dollars. Eight year old John Collins Jr. broke his right leg sliding down hill. Mrs Mary Wert fell during a Methodist social at a local home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Independent
W. H. Roth
Middlebury
Elkhart
Roth
John
John Collins
Mary Wert
Cellerate Methodist Social
Where To Worship Sunday Morning and Evening Goshen
A directory of Goshen churches lists Sunday and evening services at multiple houses of worship. It includes German M E Corner Furs and Fifth, First English Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, First Church of Christ Scientist, Well a Memorial Lutheran, German Baptist Berkey avenue, Shariv Israel on South Third Street, St John Catholic West Monroe, First Methodist Episcopal, First Reformed, First Presbyterian, Mennonite Church at Goshen College, German Baptist at Fifth and Clinton, St James Episcopal, First Baptist, Fifth Avenue M E, First Christian Church, Brethren at Clinton and Second, and other congregations with service times and Sunday school details. It notes two German services weekly and welcomes all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furs
Fifth
Trinity Lutheran
C. E. Clessler
Germanp
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Lincoln Avenue
Post Ofice
Memorial Lutheran Church
Oak Ridge
North Third Street
Christian Endeavor
Junior Christian Endeavor
St. John’s Catholic
West Monroe
Main
Third Streets
James Fitzpatrick
M. J. Magor
Epworth League
Firat Reformed
First Presbyterian
E. A. van Nuys
Mennonite
Goshen College
Goshen Collge
Hartzler
Clinton Streets
I. L. Berkey
St. James’ Episcopal
Frederic Welham
Fifth Avenue M. E
J. A. Sumwalt
First Christian Church
Endeavor Society
Clinton and
Second Street
G. W. Beach
Sam Day School
Sil
Fuel Order for Mill Wool and Coals Reported
A brief item notes an order for fuel including wool from a mill and supplies of hard and soft coal sourced for L. J. in the country context. Readable details focus on procurement of energy and material inputs for local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J
Life Insurance Company Cuts Rates for Holister Tea Plan
A notice states a life insurance company will reduce rates by 32 percent for all policyholders who agree to use Holister's Ko Mountain Tea. The announcement, attributed to J. A. Bickel & Co., promotes consumption of the tea or tablets as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bickel & Co
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HG Four
Fifth Street
Lehman
Grand Lodge—C. QO
Ton
Grand Lodge
Moages Fowler
Will
Father
A. Sawyer
Muriel Shafer
Rollin Ellison
Michigan
Mortuary
Temperance
M. E. Church
J. F. Low
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Helt
D. D
First Baptist Church
E. L. Shumaker
E. A. Shumaker
Reformed Church
J. F. Lewis
Fifth Avenue
M. E
Jones’ Furniture Store
QO. L
Syracuse
Mabel Ashley
Blanche Malcomb
Leesburg
J. H. Lesh & Co
E. E. Mummert
Albion
Clarence Miller
Claude Mentzer
John Dueberry
North Webster
Geo. R. Ogden
A. J. Ogden
Bertha Wagner
Peter Hoffman
Bango Township
Frederick Prewnett
Rudy
Third Street
D. J. Troyer
Mary Callahan
St. Mary's Academy, Notre Dame, Ind
George R. Harper
W. C. Bourne
James Malone
Jonesboro
Q. A. Sawyer Company
George D. Hawks
E. W. Vinton
Boston
Mass
S. H. Cripe
San Francisco
Cal
M. E. Bazaar
J. W. Liveringhouse
Kronk
Lake Shore
American Gentleman” Company
South
Horace Friend Dunton
Allen County
Cephas Himebaugh
South Third Street
Geo. L. Cole
Los Angeles, Cal
Wakarusa High School
H. T. Meacham
Gettysburg
South Dakota
Jefferson Street
Jack Frost
Buckeye
Dick & Smith
Oliver P. Morton
Indianapolis
Thomas A. Hendricks
Middlebury News
Berkey Avenue
George Swihart
Dewey Avenue
Shariv Ierael
South South Third Street
Monroe
H. Weinstein
First Baptist
Corner Sixth
Washington Streets
J. V. Fradenburg
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