Hendricks to be remanded after plea of guilty
Elkhart man Fred Hendricks aged 42 pleaded guilty to petit larceny after withdrawing a not guilty plea. He was jailed for drunkenness, admitted taking $1.50 from Wesley Lyons, and faces sentencing including five days at the Elkhart stone yard and a 30 day disfranchisement. Court adjourns tomorrow for holiday period with trials set for January 1906.
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Fred Hendricks
Elkhart
Perry L. Turner
Hendricks
Wesley Lyons
Michigan City
Toledo
Lake Shore Company
Whiskey
Stone Yard
Order of Eagles
Aerie No. 395
Elkhart Lodge
Lawrence M. R. Hoover
Vail
Eagles
Hoover
Charles A. Harper
Albert Hagaione
North Side
Petit Jury
A. Eidmands
J. M. Vanfleet
Darrow-Worden
Christmas Observances In Goshen District Churches
With Christmas Monday, churches across the city plan celebrations from tonight through Christmas night. Goshen will suspend business as factories banks offices and post offices close early for the holiday. Theaters in nearby cities offer matinee and evening shows including The Lighthouse Robbery Nobody's Claim His Grace de Grammont and Faust while travel demand rises on steam and electric lines. Merchants report fair trade not as strong as hoped, and many private trees dinners and gatherings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Jefferson Theatre
Commercial Club Banquet Set for December 29
The Goshen Commercial club banquet will be held Friday evening December 29 with talks by leading citizens. Plans are under way and details will be announced. The organizing committee includes J. E. Newell Charles W. Foulks C. C. Tiedemann Homer Johnson and Daniel M. Bechtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Ieading
Goshen
J. E. Newell
Charles W. Foulks
C. C. Tiedemann
Homer Johnson
Daniel M. Bechtel
Prosecuting attorney notes divorce case fee violations
Judge Dodge directs the prosecuting attorney and deputy to review divorce cases with orders for a $5 fee to the prosecutor or assistant. Docket shows many orders ignored and no fee paid within ten days. Court instructs state officers to act on violations.
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Dodge
Woman Sues Northern Indiana Railway For 10000
Jennie Harrison sues the Northern Indiana Railway Co in St Joseph Circuit Court claiming 10000 damages for a labor day injury. She says a car started while she was alighting on Washington Street in South Bend and Birdsell Street, throwing her to the pavement and causing head and body bruises.
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Northern Indiana Railway Co
St. Joseph
Jennie Harrison
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Washington Street
South Bend
Birdsell Street
Ills Reported for Local Residents in Brief Item
Ormando Smith has been quite ill with throat trouble. Mrs Kercher residing west of the city is seriously ill with heart trouble. Miss Ada Herr continues quite ill at the home of Arthur G. Storer.
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Ormando Smith
Kercher
Ada Herr
Arthur G. Storer
No Paper Monday In Goshen For Christmas Day
No daily newspaper will be published in Goshen on Monday Christmas day to allow employees to observe the occasion.
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Goshen
New Officers Elected at Elkhart Farmers Institute Meeting
Elkhart County Farmers Institute opens with invocation by Rev Hogshead and a full slate of officers: President W J Bensecker, Secretary Anna Ulery, Treasurer W W Showalter. Elmer Netergr wins Purdue winter scholarship. several vice presidents named from multiple towns.
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Elkhart County
Farmers’ Institute
Hogshead
W. J. Bensecker
Anna Ulery
W. W., Showalter
Elmer Netergr
Elkhart Township
Purdue
Entertainer Sought for Goshen Elks Dedication
Goshen Lodge 798 BPOE will move to new quarters on South Main around February 1. A semi public dedication is planned with a committee formed. The group may hire a professional, with Marshall P Wilder—dubbed the littlest big man and biggest little man—considered for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Lodge
Sanders-Hay-Neidig
South Main Street
Marshall P. Wilder
Mr. Wilder
Elbert Hubbard
Aristo arc lamp enhances Parfitt photography at night
William Parfitt installs an Aristo lamp delivering bright steady light for day and night photography. A rush order placed yesterday was fulfilled by this morning. Among a Parfitt studio exhibit, attendees could not distinguish night taken photos with the lamp from day shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Parfitt
Mr. Parfitt
Parfitt
Miss Anna Kelly Recital to Farewell Friends Before California Trip
Miss Anna Kelly hosts a recital for 25 guests at her new home in a farewell event before she leaves with her parents for California. A musical program will be rendered and the gathering marks a temporary goodbye after the holidays. Dr. Olin B H Stiver of Kendallville will wed Miss Perle Poyser this evening at 8 at the Poyser home near Main and Madison streets. The Rev. M J Mayor of the First M E church will perform the ceremony in a quiet home setting.
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Court House
Indianapolis
J. F. Wilde & Con
Olin Edson Silver
Kendallville
Perle Poyser
Goshen
Anna Kelly
California
Olin BH. Stiver
Ligonier
G. K. Poyser
Main
Madison Streets
M. J
M. E. Church
Holiday travel slows trains with widespread delays
Heavy travel amid the holiday period kept passenger trains late with Lake Shore No. 15 delayed three hours this morning and local noon trains delayed 30 minutes to an hour. Through service was strained while local arrivals and departures were few.
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Lake Shore
Buffalo and Michigan motorists rescued after snowbound trek
Percey F Megargel of Buffalo New York and David Fassett of Lansing Michigan were driving west through Goshen and California to New York when their car became snowed under near a Arizona mountain pass at Flagstaff. They were rescued just in time to prevent death.
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Percey F. Megargel
Buffalo
N. Y
David Fassett
Lansing
Mich
Goshen
California
New York
Arizona
Flagstaff
Elkhart Judge Selected for Chicago Indiana Club
Judge J. M. Vanfleet of Elkhart traveled to Chicago for the Chicago Indiana club gathering where he will serve as Elkhart's representative. The group includes George Ade Judge Kenesaw Landis Joseph H. De Frees formerly of Goshen and John T. McCutcheon among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Vanfleet
Elkhart
Chicago
George Ade
Kenesaw Landis
Joseph H. Defrees
Goshen
John T. McCutcheon
Farm sales shift South Bend area properties to new owners
W H Hallenbaugh who bought the Raffensberger farm southeast of town sold it to Elias Lutz for 4000 dollars and moved back to Goshen purchasing the Little property on South Seventh Street for 2400 dollars.
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W. H. Hallenbaugh
Raffensberger
Elias Lutz
Goshen
Lyttle
South Seventh Street
Lecture Tonight at Jefferson Theatre by Guy C. Lee
The Citizens Lecture Course Association presents its second program tonight at the Jefferson theatre with Guy C. Lee as the featured speaker. Lee is described as a fine lecturer and is expected to draw a sizable audience.
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Citizens
Guy C. Lee
Jefferson Theatre
Mr. Lee
Elkhart Names Appointed Janitor and Watchman
William H Wert appointed janitor at Elkhart public building for 660 dollars annually James F Myers named fireman and watchman at 600 dollars yearly Also notices sewing machine bargains at Jones Furniture Store promising bargains for shoppers in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
William H. Wert
James F. Myers
Jones’ Furniture Store
Elkhart City Budget Cut to 101000 for 1906 Running Costs
Elkhart city council approved a 101000 budget for 1906 running expenses, about 10000 less than officers asked. Critics fault state city salaries as extravagant. Goshen salaries cited as lower, with Elkhart officials earning notably higher totals. The mayor's salary reaches 300 yearly, clerk 700, treasurer 800, marshal 600, ten councilmen 1000, health officer 100, engineer 720, attorney 309 totaling 4520 for Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Goshen
Electric light pole fire disrupts West Side service
About 9 PM a fire at the First and Water streets corner touched an electric light pole and set wires aflame. The Home Telephone company lost 65 phones as its cable box on the pole burned, cutting connections to the entire West Side for hours. Linemen worked to restore service by night.
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First
Water Streets
Home Telephone Company
Telephone Co
Mortuary Record Mrs Abraham Cripe Dies After Illness
Mrs Abraham Cripe of South West district dies at age 78 after a lingering illness from a complication of diseases. Funeral plans to be announced by the Crip e family.
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Cripe
Abraham Cripe
School Board Meeting Reviews Bills and Repairs
The regular meeting of the school board was held last evening. Bills were allowed and the pay roll drawn. The monthly pay roll is about 2100 dollars. During the holiday vacation which begins Monday some rooms will be redecorated. The board is today inspecting the buildings. In all about 4000 dollars was paid out last night, which includes the cost of the South Fifth street school building heating apparatus.
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South Fifth Street
Laying Rails at Milford Progress Report
Attorney Stansifer of the Winona Interurban Co arrived from Chicago last evening and went to Milford this morning. It is expected that trolley cars will operate between Warsaw and Milford within a comparatively short time.
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Milford
Stansifer
Winona Interurban Co
Chicago
Warsaw
Christmas Exercises In Goshen Public Schools
The Goshen public schools will hold their annual Christmas exercises tomorrow Friday afternoon. The public is invited to attend. After tomorrow the schools close for a two week holiday break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ben Hur Meeting Postponed After Holidays
The meeting of the Ben Hurs at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Richcreek is postponed due to illness and will be held after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Richcreek
Inspecting Ro berts finds factories bakeries sound
Deputy State Building Inspector Ro bert s of South Bend inspected several factories and bakeries today and reported all buildings in excellent condition. In LaPorte county the DeVinne farm residence valued at 3000 burned with losses of 1800. Reform church Christmas exercises moved to Sunday evening and a Friday dance at McNaughton’s hall with Bell Orchestra invited. Mr and Mrs John Santschi left for Newark to spend holidays with Will Santschi and Mrs Wilbur Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
South Bend
B. M. DeVinne
LaPorte County
McNaughton’s Hall
Bell Orchestra
John Santschi
Newark
Will Santschi
Wilbur Fuller
Jones Furniture Store Sells Music Cabinets At Low Prices
Enviable bargains travel from Jones Furniture Store with music cabinets offered at very low prices. Readers find stylish storage options for living rooms and halls at budget friendly rates.
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Jones ‘Furniture
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