Rensberger Saloon Fire Sparks Arson Suspicions In Elkhart
A major blaze gutted the Noah Rensberger saloon at 114 West Lincoln Avenue around 1:45 AM. Losses are estimated at $2,000 for the building and $2,500 for stock and household goods with $2,000 insured on the saloon. Fire origin unclear but signs point to deliberate ignition, door forced, and possible accomplice presence. Firemen faced dense smoke, delaying interior attack, as neighbors reacted and investigators seek arson guilt.
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Noah Ansberger
Dresch
West
Lincoln Avenue
Crine
Station 22
Lincolnvenue
Rensberger
Richard Simmons
Lyman
Cripe
Leaning & Schaefer
Dreseh
Hyde & Brooks
Hyde & Brooks’ Agency
Jones
City Council Meeting and Traction Franchise Request
The council will meet in regular session at the chamber this evening. The main item is the Gothen & In Java Traction company franchise seeking Abe wee of Lincoln avenue from the Big Four station to Main street. The Woman's Auxiliary of St. James will meet tomorrow at 3:20 PM at Mrs. Mary’s home.
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Gothen & In
Java Traction Company
Abe Wee
Lincoln Avenue
Four
Main Street
Woman's Auxiliary of
St. James Qhared
Mary
Cold snap lifts to twenty one by noon Monday
The article notes a severe winter spell with temperatures from two to five degrees above or below zero. By Sunday night milding began and Monday morning read eleven degrees above zero, rising to twenty one by midday.
Boycott Urged Over Short Weights in Supplies
Some donors report a local firm selling scarce goods at short weight. Beans and flour purchases show the firm delivered as little as twelve pounds where others gave twenty for the same money. The issue prompts calls for a quiet boycott of the faulty supplier.
Farmer Hurt When Colt Buck Board Detaches
Daniel Sawyer of a south city farmland was thrown from a buck board when a barking dog spooked the colt. The impact against a cement curb injured his arm severely and the buck board was smashed as the colt dashed away several blocks with only the wagon bill attached.
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Daniel Sawyer
Mr Sawyer
Cottage Robberies Alarm Lake Wawasee Residents
Word from Lake Wawasee reports more cottages robbed with entries and damage. H F Kidder phoned to learn details but was told nothing new. Owners grow alarmed as several buildings were entered and harmed this afternoon.
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Lake Wawasee
H.F Kidder
Wawasee
Burglar Foiled At North Side Residence
Last evening a man visited Sir Salsbury on the North Side and, while watching the stars, heard a noise from the smoke house. The intruder tampered with the lock but no hams were stolen, and the escape is deemed fortunate.
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Sir Salsbury
Fourteenth Semi Annual Watch Examinations Begin
The Big Four railway employees undergo their fourteenth semi annual watch examination starting this morning and lasting until February 1. Every employee must show a valid inspection certificate to Sept Blizard this month or be relieved from duty.
Williamson to Attend 50th Anniversary in Washington Township
F Williamson will travel to Washington township tomorrow for the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents Mr and Mrs William Williamson. The couple, longtime residents near Bristol and Goshen before 1857, are in good health and well respected. the celebration promises happiness.
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F. Williamson
Washington Township
William Williamson
Bristol
Williamsons
Goshen
Big pet stock show opens next Thursday in March building
The event, opening next Thursday, attracts about 600 chickens on entry lists and expects many visitors from northern Indiana towns. Organizers anticipate a large turnout for the pet stock show.
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Indiana
Trains Delayed at Fairmount After Engine Breaks Strap
Northbound Big Four train No. 22 was two hours late at Fairmount yesterday due to engine No 617 breaking an eccentric strap. Engine No 621 was dispatched to bring in the stranded passengers.
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Fairmount
Worn safety plates on town grates cause slips
Marshal Self reports safety plates on iron grates around town are worn in places making walking hazardous. Notes Fort Wayne road area near Ver Sale or Kent, a small farm located one mile east of town.
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Marshal Self
Fort Wayne Road
Last of the Contributions to the Relief Fund
The article lists numerous donors supplying oats, beans, flour, meal, potatoes, meat, rice, clothing, and cash to a charity fund. It notes continued mailings, anticipated provisions, and ongoing relief efforts with donations from individuals and firms and a busy trustee distributing clothing and provisions.
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W. W. Hatch & Sons
Jacob Obrecht
Dr. Dela Clare & Co
Kaufman Bros
LaMar Gillette
Charles J. Garvin
George F. Alderman
D. H B. Hawke
Chas. Rogers
E. C. Wilson
George W. Roscoe
Joseph Smith
J. B. Andrews
Frank Irwin
Goshen Buggy Top Co
Neidig & Drake
W. V. Messick
George B. Slave
H. C. Wilson
Milton Ulery
Jerome Alderman
Burt Weyburn
F. B. Leaming
Oscar Jay
Leons Neacre
Wm Parfitt
Co. O Chalton
Chas A. Cook
Rufus Mionich
Ed Green
W. A. McAllister
I. D. Wolfe
Starr's Fruit Store
W. Satchelor
Silver Bros
L G. Grady
I O. Wood
Edward Conner
W. D Platter
Dr. Stage
Holsinger & Heefoer
Dela Clare & Co
Frank Hascall
O J. Beeson
Lew Lantz
Cosbey & Jones
C. G Sims
M. A. Cornell
L. B Slaughter
C. A. Davis & Son
C. H. Hewitt
Jacob Hattle
Y. M. Curtis
Silas Wilden
Alf Lowry
Orlando Hamilton
Milton Mishler
Ben Schaefer
John Werner
Judge Wilson
John E Rigney
J.B. Pearce
Hess
Abbott
John Snobarger
Prominent Visitor Promises Goshen Talk Thursday
J N a nationally known figure, long a Goshen visitor, plans another visit this Thursday evening at the court house. He says he will lift the veil and explain the future, claiming to have regained strength to push back the pressure on the world. He writes from New Paris inviting Goshen residents to attend and many locals recall meeting him before.
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J. N
Goshen
New Paris
J N
Big Four telegraphers and trainmen wage talks progress
General Superintendent Van Winkle reports all individual cases settled and no Cincinnati operators wage committee in discussion. He notes the 1893 reduction affected only earners over fifty dollars monthly, leaving lower paid workers untouched as yet.
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van Winkle
Big Four
Cincinnati
Goshen Knights Elect Officials and John Key Arrives
Goshen Council No 14 Knights and Ladies of Columbia elected officers last Friday night. The list includes Past counsellor Clara Hinebaugh and installing officer J W Maier. Remains of the late John Key arrived from Logansport yesterday and were taken to Ira Landau's home at 219 Mercer avenue. Funeral services will be held at the German Baptist church Wednesday at 1 30 PM with Rev Issac Berkey officiating.
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Goshen Council
Knights and Ladies of Columbia
Clara Hinebaugh
R W. Fidler
Louise Sauders
L. J. Miller
Jones Richcreek
Myrtle Prough
Fannie Prough
A. A. Fidler
Emms Warren
Christina Wright
J. L Warden
Lee Warren
J. W. Maier
John Keyser
Logansport
Ira Landau
Mercer Avenue
Issac Berkey
Indicted grocery man faces trial as circuit court opens
Elkhart county news recounts William Murray charged with renting a room for immoral purposes after Daisy Madlem left Main Street. The case may open this term. Murray runs a North Side grocery and is respected. Also reported: marriage licenses issued, liquor license applications, foreclose suit by Willis Nusbaum, and other civil actions as circuit court convenes with Judge Wilson.
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Daisy Madlem
Main Street
William Murray
Mr. Murray
Murray
Madlem
Elkhart
Wood
George McLaughlin
Nappanee
Edward A August
Middlebury
Happenings at Elkhart News and Notes
Elkhart residents report a 35 year old unmarried son of Lake Shore Engineer Charles Mee jailed after public intoxication and pending arraignment on a harsher charge. He allegedly damaged property at Division street home and abused his mother. A New Year ball hosted by the Century Club drew over a hundred couples with Fisher's orchestra. Invitations issued for a wedding of Maude Dougherty and Frank M. Hoffman set for January 3. Oliver Rucker and Jennie Keen wed and will reside in Kokomo. Manager D Carpenter books Arizona for February 10 and Telephone Girl for late January.
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Louis Mee
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Charles Mee
Mee
Division Street
Maude Dougherty
Century Club
Elkart
Fisher
Kslamazo
D. Carpenter
The
Bucklen
Augustus Thomas
Arizona
Boston
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Carpenter
South Bend Times to Move into New Colfax Building
The South Bend Times leaves its 12 year quarters for a new Colfax avenue newsroom. Health boards pledge Indiana rules enforcement as Big Four plans a new ten wheel locomotive and Bluffton orders third floor fire escapes. An indoor baseball league forms with teams from Indiana and Michigan. Divorce action filed by Mrs. Goff of Charlotte against her husband, former Brookfield postmaster. Peru judge creates barb wire collars to protect sheep from dogs.
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South Bend
Bluffton
W. BR. Goff
Charlotte
Mich
Goff
Brookfield
Clevelands
Cox
Peru
New Years Ball Draws Eighty Couples at McNaughton's Hall
About eighty couples gathered for the New Years ball organized by Max Hancall Earl Lehman and Will Schilling. The Rogers orchestra opened with The American Belle and the grand march led by Mr and Mrs M V Starr. Twenty six numbers, intermission refreshments, evergreen decorations and an impressive score of guests including Kubrick of Indianapolis Maude Moyer Royal Goldman Harrold Zook Eva Tyrrell and Edgar Wintaker from Chicago.
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McNaught N’s Hall
Messrs
Max Hancall
Earl Lehman
Will Schilling
Rogers
M. V. Starr
Royal Goldman
Elkhart
Harrold Zook
Nappanee
Eva Tyrrell
Bourbon
Edgar Wintaker
Chicago
Price Disparity in Wabash Theatres Sparks Protest
The article notes Wabash theatres charging 1.00 while other cities cap at 75 cents. It contrasts New York first class seats at 2.00 and tours at 1.50, urging managers to counter what it calls unjust discrimination against playgoers. A lecture by J. N. postponed to Thursday at the court house with free admission is mentioned alongside his city visit and possible talk at the Teachers Institute.
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Wabash
New York
Chan
Death notice for William H. Haines of Goshen
William H. Haines born December 11 1847 in Snyder County Pennsylvania died December 28 1899 in Goshen at age 52. He was a miller and husband of Lydia Moll with five children and three grandchildren. He moved from Pennsylvania to Kansas then to Goshen living mostly there with church ties to the Reformed church. Real estate transfers and a separate arraignment report note Harvey Yoder pleading guilty to intoxication and assault with fines set.
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William Henry Haines
Hawks Mill
Snyder County
Pennsylvania
Lydia Moll
Kansas
Goshen
Leesburg
Syracuse
Haines
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church
Ida Minerva
Dessa Ozella
Emma Jane Burridge
Hattie Elva Sorter
Elkhart
Gertie May
Ira
Maud
Hazel
Pound Party For Charity At Church Home
The Junior League of the First M E church plans a pound party tomorrow afternoon at Arthur Whitmer's home on South Fifth Street. Donations support the seedy charity. Everyone is invited to contribute to the cause.
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Junior League of the First
M. E. Church
Arthur Whitmer
Soute Fifth Street
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L. W Nail
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