Acquittal Motions Clash In Sailor Sampell Case
In Lake County circuit court Sailor Sampell faces a jury after the state rested its case and the defense moved for acquittal. Judge Wilson sustained the motion as to Sampell but not Sailor, discharging Sampell while leaving Sailor to the jury. The defense then rested without new testimony as the trial advanced toward 5 pm. Other local items include a loan bid call for 5000 and a Wabash railroad robbery of about 60 dollars, plus notes on a marriage license and civic notes.
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Atste
Nampeell
Sailor
Sampsell
Orlin J. Landau
Lake Shore Railway Company
D. M Best
L.D. Hall
Messrs. Turner and
Podge
Wilson
Charles Sampgell
James Sailor
Turner
Sampsel
Aubour
Entatturnese
Wakarusa
Wabash Road
Reat
Charles Stewart
Hull of steamship Mary Gra ham rebuilt after dock fire
The hull of the steamer Mary Gra ham Morton Transportation company sunk at Benton Harbor docks on December 9 has been raised and is in condition to be rebuilt. Also, Aaron Cripe of Syracuse and Littie Copenhaven of Goshen wed at the Progressive church in Syracuse with wishes for a happy future. A baby died in Wakarusa, the child born January US currency money loan offers follow.
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Mary. Graham & Morton Transportation Company
Benton Harbor
Aaron Cripe
Syracuse
Littie Copenhaven
Goshen
Progressive Church
Marks
Morocco ind warshal salary fixed at £1 a month
The warshal of Morocco Indiana is fixed at one pound per month and he has not resigned. The note remarks that Americans rarely leave office after experiencing official life and mentions local sales and bids for courthouse supplies. George Howser sold property near Waterford with buyers including George Evans purchasing Dr Bowser horse. A runaway team incident near Irving and Middlebury is reported with minor injuries avoided. Bids for courthouse printed supplies and stationery will be received by county commissioners, with local dealers expected to bid and mentions Burford Sentinel Printing Co and Burt Terry Co.
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Berkey
Eikhart County
Warshal
Morocco
Ind
George Howser
Waterford
George Evans
Dr Bowser
Mr Bowser
South Third Street
Court House
Burford
The
Sentinel Printing Co
Burt Terry Company
Wabash approves electric rail franchise to Wabash link
County commissioners grant Judge H H Shively War reon Sayre H C Pettit and others a franchise to build an electric railroad from the county north line to Wabash. The project forms a link in the Elkhart to Marion electric railway system.
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Wabash County
H H Shively
Warreon Sayre
H. C Pettit
Wabash
Elkhart
Marion
Wil Remodel Plans For Crazy Rooms And Extensions
Early spring work by H F Kidder will remodel the Crazy rooms bought yesterday from Administrator Zook. Fronts will be updated and the basement made first class with possible building extensions. Miss Beulah Lambert fell through thin ice on Rock Run creek but was rescued by skaters. Marshall Self jailed Mac Wolfe for public intoxication. he faces 11 days in jail after failing to pay the fine. Dr Valletee, dentist, over Postors.
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H F. Kidder
Zook
Kidder
Rock Run Creek
Beulah Lambert
Marsha
Mac Wolfe
Elkhart County Historical Society Meets In High School Hall
The Elkhart County Historical Society held its annual meeting last evening at the assembly hall of the high school, with Vice President W H Thomas presiding. Papers by E B Myers and Anthony Defrees were presented on local schools and pioneer newspapers, briefing the society’s 1896 origins. Secretary Bartholomew reported the society’s history while Profs Rieman Ellis Geeting and Mr Strimmer contributed remarks and a poem. The meeting also featured music and will elect officers at the courthouse next Saturday.
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Elkhart
Bartholomew
Democrat
W 8. Thomas
K Bartholomew
Commissioners Hear Liquor License Contests Amid McLaughlin Case
In Middlebury, the county commission hears rival liquor license petitions from George McLaughlin of Nappanee and Edward A August. The McLaughlin remonstrance questions publication as a valid two year record and probes signatures while August is ruled disqualified due to blindness. Local residents attend, and hearings spill over, with decisions postponed to tomorrow.
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George McLaughlin
Edward A August
Mr. McLaughlin
Nappanee
Aeury C. Dodge
Deahl & Deahl
Daniel Zook
Mr. Calp
McLaughlin
Dodge
Culp
Board of Commissioners
Vail
Middlebury Township
August
Middlebury
Burke Likely Democratic governor candidate press drive
A LaPorte special notes momentum to nominate Frank B K Burke for Indiana governor. Several Democrats withdraw leaving Burke and K F Shively as top contenders while reports say a formal announcement is forthcoming. Local notes cover theater pricing and weather shifts as well as a death, a sale, and a birthday toast.
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LaPorte
Chicago Record
Frank BK. Burke
Taggart
Indianapolis
Hugh Daugherty
Bluffton
Samuel Ralston
Lebanon
K. F. Shively
South Bend
Burke
Marriage of Hoffman and Daugherty at St Patrick's church
Elkhart city notes report the wedding of Frank M. Hoffman and Maude Daugherty at St Patrick's Catholic church on 8 o'clock ceremony witnessed by about forty. Reception for 350 guests followed at the bride's parents home. The newlyweds will reside in South Bend on Vistula avenue.
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Frank M. Hoffman
J. J. Hoffman
Elkhart
South Bend
Maude Daugherty
Charles Daugherty
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Father de. Groth
Frst M E Sunday School Elects Officers
The Frst M E Sunday School held an election last evening naming Wilson Roose as Superintendent and a team of officers including Assistant Superintendent Mr Clark Second Assistant Superintendent Mrs S L Harper Secretary Charles Donaldson Assistant Secretary Miss Zoe Shaffer Treasurer E Wilson Assistant Treasurer Rolland Himebaugh Librarian H B Kelly Assistant Librarian Irwin Kelly Second Assistant Librarian Miss Mercia Rieth Chorister Jos Mishier Organist E C Wilson Assistant Organist Miss Nina Poyser Pianist Miss Lillie Kronk Assistant Pianist Miss Anna Kelly Superintendent Home Society Mrs Della Newcomb Secretary Home Society Mrs Arvida Vail.
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Frst
M. E
Wilson Roose
Mr. Clark
L. Har
Per. S
Chas. Donaldson
Zoe Shaffer
Wilson
Treas
Rolland Himebaugh
H. B. Kelly
Irwin Kelly
Minercia Rieth
Jos. Mishier
E. C. Wilson
Nina Poyser
Lillie Kronk
Anna Kelly
Home Society
Della Newcomb
Secy
Arvida Vail
Community notices and incidents from local week
Elected officers named at English Lutheran Church with positions for Elder and Secretary. Hose Company No 4 reports officers including President and Foreman. A rare house fire near Sturgis destroys Edward Zabel’s residence with two pillows saved by his son. Local theater to present Dear Hearts of Ireland by Myles McCarthy and company. Birthday surprise for Mrs. Harley Bowser marks 29th. Antique encyclopedia for sale at Democrat office.
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Irwin
Ireland
Myles McCarthy
McCarthy
Edward Zabel
Sturgis
Mr. Zabel
Bert Hagdorr
Harley Bowser
East Goshen
Local notes and incidents from Indiana and Michigan region
A compilation of brief items: Mary Fisher Ames dies after a fall at home in St. Joe. Indiana bank status and nationalization under discussion. Michigan railroads earnings rise 1381 percent in 1890s data. Arrests include Walter Schultz in South Bend for robbery. public notices of police changes. Welcome Rice ill in Indianapolis. Henry Miller nets hog profits with premium. Local oddities include a fatality at a reunion in Cassopolis, a voting machine patent, sugar beet yields, a door to door scam in Benton Harbor, sausage poisoning near Rochester, property deals in Toledo and Benton Harbor theatre plans, and Myles McCarthy Irish drama slated for the opera house.
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Benton Harbor
Henry Myers
Rochester
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Harvey Wambaugh
Salima Myers
Billy Misgen
Mr. Misgen
Milford
Wen
Teachers’ Institute
Henry
Brown
Valparaiso Normal
Geeting
L Jones
Opera House
Indiana University Glee Club
BOSCO
Cleveland
East
Ohio
Contributions To Relief Fund
T. A. Gilmore
Aston Harrier
John J. Navier
J D Overholt
E Keith
Joel Hawks
E. Peters
Thomas
Heefner
John Aust
Worley Leas
W. J. Quinn
Jason Ramsby
Dr. Herring
Paul Herring
Fred Mehoert
Chester Leas
D F Bement
Arthur Haslanger
George W. Rich
E W. Hawks
T. A. Stare
Stina Tisar
Motte Nobie
Valentine Berkey
J. D. Lowell
Haised
Howard Elliott
Janist
Howser
Moses Kauffman
Irving
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
J E. Rigney
Kauffman
Rigney
Caiied
de. Valletee
Meeting of Historical Society
Maude Whippey
L Barr Whippey
Shelbyville
Charles Conrad
Rucker Vaudeville Company
Mre Whippey
Warsaw
United States
America
Ao Irish Drama
Warsaw Times
W.E Bender
Joe BH Lesh
Western Horseman
Mr. Lesh
Indiana
EE. Ash
W. H. Haines
Goshen Milling Company
McLaughlie
H. C. Dodge
State of Indians
Harrison J. Wolfe
Michigan
Albert Yates
Gregg
L. B. Noble
Mike
George Weesner
Fort Wayne Road
Charles McCumsey
Hulwick’s
the Forks
Bertha Christman
Elkhart Dry Goods Company
Miss Christman
Oliver Cox
Amos Markley
Marie Lamour
Frederic Murphey
Bucklen Opera House
Hoyt
Gordon
Perry
Atlanta
A. C. Jackson
Peter Winebrenner
C. D Tiedemann
Geo. Wehmeyer
W. A. Hill
T. B. Reasoner
J. W. Shiffer
Edward Tiedemann
Milton M. Mishler
Hose Company No 4
Council Chamber
Wilson Winters
Frank Schaefer
Ase't
John Williamson
John Whittle
Charles Kohler
Bran Sen
Mary Fisher Ames
St. Joe
State Bank of Indiana
Walter Schultz
Delbert Huston
Schultz
Richmond
Kokomo
Chas. Johnson
Welcome Rice
Lake Erie & Western
Angela Magnet
Henry Miller
Ashley
O. I.C
James Stage
Cassopolis
Gleason
Charles Simon
Swan
Noble County
Niles
August Woolworth
Fairland
Adam Lyddick
Isaac Blumberg
Alonzo Billings
Toledo
GW. W. Bissell
Fifth Street
Blumberg
William Murray
Daisy Madlem
C. H. Maloney
South Main Street
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