Edmands Case Moves Slow as Jury Expected Tomorrow
In the circuit court trial of Dr. S. A. Edmands attendance remains unusually large with the jury likely to retire tomorrow night or Saturday. The state closes this afternoon or tomorrow morning and the defense opens, with the case focused on testimony about Mrs. Darnell’s death. Witnesses include Henry Darnell and Mrs. Clayton, his mother in law, followed by nurse Celesta Prough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. S. A. Edmands
Darnell
Henry Darnell
Burris
Edmands
Dr. Edmands
Stevens Chosen District Chairman on Sixth Ballot
S N Stevens of Plymouth elected chairman of the Thirteenth district democratic committee on the sixth ballot. He succeeds James C Fletcher of Knox. The meeting opened by Fletcher with Daniel McDonald as chairman and J A Beane as secretary. Ballot results favored Ogden and Bell earlier, with ONeill withdrawing in favor of Stevens on the final ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
S. N. Stevens
Martindale & Stevens
Democratic Committee
Mr. Fletcher
Daniel McDonald
J. A. Beane
Goshen
Den
Milford
S. O. Stevens
William P. O'Niell
Mishawaka Democrat
Jas. A. Bell
Elkhart
O Niell
Ogden
Stevens
First Blizzard of Winter Delivers Forceful City Storm
The first real blizzard of the season hit the city last night with strong winds and heavy snow. Fuel dealers welcome the severe weather as mild fall and December warmth hurt business. tighters expect a rush to fuel and wood supplies amid worsening conditions.
Garrick Club Members Honor Ward Garman at Home Shower
About 30 Garrick club friends and wives surprised Mr and Mrs Ward Garman at their South Ninth street home. They played progressive pedro and enjoyed refreshments. A tasteful wedding shower gift occasion, the Garmans received fine presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrick Club
Ward Garman
South Ninth Street
Spett
Pedro
B. F. Garman
Hager
Joint Installation Planned by Howely Past and W R C
Howely Past G AR and the W R C schedule a joint installation of officers at their hall tomorrow night The Sons of Veterans have been invited and are expected to attend The event promises a very enjoyable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. AR
Sons of Veterans
Robbery Reported En Route to Chicago-Three Rivers Man
Ralph Lisle of Three Rivers Michigan told Chicago police he was robbed in a Pollmen car between Chicago and South Bend of a wallet containing 275 dollars while hurrying to his sick wife. Elkhart County Medical Society holds monthly meeting at Dr J A Cook’s office with papers on Chloroform Anesthesia and Endocarditis by Drs Cook and Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lisle
Three Rivers
Mich
Chicago
South Bend
Illness Lets A R Ward Rise From Bed at First Street
The venerable A. R. Ward of First Street, once ill for some time, is now able to be up. B. W. Brainard of South Eighth Street is slowly recovering from a spell of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Ward
First Street
B. W. Brainard
South Eighth
Prayer Cures Misha wak a cancer patient in open church meeting
Mrs James Wiiein of South Bend testified at a Christian Assembly service that prayer cured her long staged cancer on the forehead after two years of suffering and failed operations. Rev C Barnette Foehler had ministered to her for three months and doctors found no trace of a scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wiiein
South Bend
Church of the Christian Assembly
C. Barnette Foehler
Foekler
Jan
Civil service panel sends second report on Goshen postmaster
Washington Jan 4 special The Civil service commission today turned over to the postmaster general the second report on CD Sherwin postmaster at Goshen Ind The postmaster general does not indicate what action he may take if any Sherwins term will expire in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciali
Civil Service Commission
Sherwin
Goshen
Ind
South Bend Tribune Reorganizes Editorial Staff
The South Bend Tribune announces resignations and promotions in its editorial ranks. Ro Lyon leaves associate editor role after a decade. William J K Lamport rises to associate editor. Rudolph Horst moves to telegraph desk. Howard E Williams joins staff. J F Baldwin remains city editor. Fred A Hanlin continues as police writer. FL A Miller remains editor. Lyon stays on as general writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ro Lyon
South Bend Tribune
Leon
Tritatte
Willian J K. Lamport
Tooahe
Prittme
Telegraph
Rudolph Ho Horst
The
Tribune
Floward E. Williams
J. F. Baldwin
Fred A. Hanlin
FL A. Miller
Mr. Lyon
Milford Girl Held Up Sparks Alarm Over Milford Robberies
Miss Edith Hubler, daughter of a Milford farmer, was seized by an unknown man in Milford last night but escaped with her purse. The town reports eight recent hold ups, suspects a Milford resident, and a committee to investigate has been formed as residents fear a wave of crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hubler
Milford
Miss Hubler
M. P. Wright
Ed Richhart
Sam Clayton
Syracuse
Sueppet
Miss Hibler
No Passes For Indiana State Fair In 1906 Plan
Indiana State Fair Association considers banning all passes for 1906 with President Mason J. Niblack proposing to limit passes to board members only. He cites nearly 8000 passes issued previously, cutting gate receipts while newspapers fear loss of free publicity and added costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Fair Association
Mason J. Niblack
Indianapolis
Indiana
Remarkable Midwinter Rock Bass Haul By Mishawaka Pair
John Hendricks and William Westover reeled in 240 rock bass in four hours in the St Joseph river near Mishawaka. The catch happened in midwinter and is hailed as one of the area’s greatest fishing feats by local sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hendricks
William Westover
St. Joseph
Mishawaka
Prosperity in 1905 South Bend and Mishawaka Industry
In 1905 South Bend real estate valued at about 1,000,000 changed hands, up 7,000 from 1904 and 420,000 from 1905. Building permits topped 1,000,000, over 500 houses were built. In Mishawaka about 4,000 workers were employed, up 600 from the prior year, with a weekly payroll of 2,?442 and total wages paid reaching 2,051,000, up 250,000. Mishawaka stands as a leading Indiana manufacturing town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Mishawaka
Indiana
Record enrollment at Goshen College to hit 200 in 1996
The Goshen College enrollment reached 1 5 today and is expected to surpass 200 soon. Students arrive from Quio Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois Io wa Kansas Nebraska Missouri the Dakotas and Canada. Parkside residents are full.
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Goshen College
Quio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Dakotas
Canada
Parkside
Milford matron dies after long cancer illness
MRS. FREEMAN MATTHEWS of Milford dies at home after a lingering cancer. She was about 1 years old, left a husband last fall. Pauline Mays, two, daughter of Logan Mays, dies in Chicago after two weeks illness. Remains to Milford arriving 4 56 p m, then to Tobias Cripe home. Funeral Saturday 11 a m at German Baptist church Fifth and Clinton, burial Oak Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Cripe
German Baptist Church
Fifth and
Clinton Streets
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Belcher Dies After Telegraph Note Of Mother’s Death
Thomas W. S. Belcher of Indianapols, a well known citizen and prominent Mason, died at home soon after a telegram announced his mother’s death in Hudson Mica. He had directed the Laporte City band. The physician cites stomach trouble and other ailments as possible contributors to the fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson, Mica
Thomas W. S. Belcher
Indianapols
Laporte City Band
Belcher
Dodge Estate Claim Heads To Trial Over $677 Costs
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway files in circuit court against the Henry Clay Dodge estate executor for $677 in court costs from the Peterson v. Lake Shore trial. The dispute recalls Dodge’s past prominence as a leading Elkhart lawyer who famously fought railways, amassing a fortune before changes in conditions left railway actions harder to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Ecircuit
Henry Clay Dodge
Dodge
Martin Peterson
The
Lake Shore
Elkhart County
Premiums At Poultry Show In Goshen Leads In Prizes
The Goshen poultry show awarded numerous premiums after press time. Winners include Dr. Cunningham with multiple firsts in Buff Orpingtons and related classes, Lincoln Cory sweeping S C White and other breeds, and John Cotherman dominating Partridge Cochins with 15 premiums. Other top finishers include R R Caswell, Omer Troup, Tom Guy, and Frank Freyermuth. Mayor-elect Kohler visited, admiring the birds and dogs such as Clare Ellis' collie and Frank Foulk's trick dog Trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cunnigham
S. C. White Orpingtons
Lincoln Cory
S. C. Black
Pler
Edward Rimpler
N. Nusbaum
Nusbaums
Ard
E. Snyder
R. C. Brown
A. A. Watterman
Dean Lease
Goshen
H. E. Krutz & Co
Clare Ellis
Tom Guy
Lagrange
Brandane Alton Monty
Egbaston Pilot
A. L. Buick
Frank Freyermuth
South Bend
Frank Foulk
Kohler
Obituaries and local notices from Wabash county regions
Mrs Martha Delenbaugh dies at 82 near Garrett. Wabash’s new United Brethren church set for dedication next Sunday. Walter S Penfield chosen county attorney at Auburn, succeeding John W Baxter. Troy township resident William Tinkham dislocates his hip from a scaffold fall. W Burns Payne, Wabash pioneer, dies in Washington aged 71. Kuckuck murder jurors allowed theater outing to relieve monotony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Delenbaugh
Garrett
Second United Brethren Church
Wabash
Walter S. Penfield
Auburn
John W. Baxter
William Tinkham
Troy Township
Whitley County
W. Burns Payne
Washington
Payne
Kuckuck
No Credit Marks For Leavenworth Bank Wrecker
Warden McClaughly of the federal prison announces that Walter Brown the bank wrecker will serve his full eight years with no good behavior credits. He is unruly. Broderick and Collins are well behaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Leavenworth. Kas
McClaughly
Federal Prison
Walter Brown
Broderick
Collins
Bentham named manager of Crystal vaudeville in Elkhart
J H Bentham vaudeville performer is appointed personal representative and manager for J H Ammons of Marion Indiana. He will oversee operations at the Crystal vaudeville theatre opening January fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bentham
J. H. Ammons
Marion
Ind
New Crystal Vaudeville Theatre
Elkhart
Shirt Factory seeks girls for steady work in real estate loans
Job notice invites girls to apply at the Shirt Factory located at 21 Real estate, loans, abstracts of title, George R. Harper. Applies for steady work and good pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Harper
First English Lutheran Church Elets Officers
At the annual congregational meeting deacons for three years were Guy C. Boulton H Reasoner Charles A. Cropp F M Smiley Charles McConaughy D F Bement and G W Wehmeyer. Trustees for one year were elected. The annual report showed the congregation in a more prosper ous condition than the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First English Lutheran Church
Guy C. Boulton
H. T. Reasoner
Charles A. Cropp
F. M. Smiley
Charles McConaughy
D. F. Bement
G. W. Wehmeyer
Judge Feldman Rules Moore Liquor Law Unconstitutional
City Judge Feldman of South Bend rules the focal option feature of the Moore liquor law unconstitutional citing the state supreme court that the constitution grants inalienable rights. The ruling holds that it is abuse, not the use, of privileges in liquor sales that constitutes the wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feldman
South Bend
State Supreme Court
Fifty Years Old Warsaw Indiaman Marks Milestone
The Warsaw Indiaman celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, tracing back to its 1856 establishment. The paper, Kosciusko County’s oldest, has long been linked to Reud Williams who contributed for most of the paper’s history until his death last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Indiaman
Kosciusko County
Reud
Williams
Colfax Sells Controlling Interest in Colfax Mfg Co
Ex mayor Schuyler Colfax of South Bend sold the controlling stake in Colfax Manufacturing to Studebaker Brothers. Colfax started pony carriages and related vehicles twenty years ago and built a profitable business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Colfax
South Bend
Colfax Mfg. Co
Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co
Colfax
All millinery and coats at half price sale
All millinery at half price. All ladies and misses coats at half. The clearing sale is on. The Economy.
Probate Court Orders Real Estate Sale In Two Estates
Estate of Geore A Humiston and estate of Theodore Poorbaugh involve probate actions. Mel vin A Demarest named administrator, sale of real estate ordered in Humiston case and letters of administration issued to Elkhart County Loan and Trust Co for Poorbaugh. Guardianship for Felix M Grimes declared unsound mind. Edwin M Elsen discharged as guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geore A. Humiston
Melvin A. Demarest
Admr
Theodore Poorbaugh
Elkhart County Loan and Trust Co
Felix M. Grimes
Edwin M. Elsen
Officers installed for Sons of Veterans in local ceremony
The officers elected a couple of weeks ago and published in The Democrat were installed last night with Charles A. Widner serving as the installing officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans
Democrat
Charles A. Widner
Barber-Pitcher to Pittsburg in 1906
Elmer Moffitt a barber from New Carnate Indiana will be sold by South Bend Central league and will play for Pittsburg Nationals in 1906.
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Barber
Pittsburg
Elmer Moffitt
New
Carnate
Ind
South Bend
Pittsburg Nationals
Girta Wanted For Pressing and Folding Work
Wanted advertisement for light work at Go shen Shirt Factory. Apply in person at the stated factory location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girta
Ottee
Goshen
The Funny Mr. Dooley at the Jefferson
A lively Jefferson engagement drew a fair audience for The Funny Mr. Dooley. Paul Quinn starred as Mr. Dooley in a two act show loaded with brisk comedy and swinging music. The company included a attractive girl chorus and the performance delivered constant laughter despite some vulgar jokes. The production was praised for its brisk pace and overall entertainment value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dooley
the Jefferson
Paul Quinn
Mail delivery woes in Goshen spark demand for fixes
In Goshen the current mail system delays South Bend daily newspapers by about two to four days. The South Bend Sunday News often arrives only around Wednesday or Thursday. Mail clerks are expected to earn their salaries, but concerns rise that some are not performing adequately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
South Bend
Lace Curtains Sold At Altaria Auction
Auctioneer sells 150 pairs of lace curtains at Altaria sale. Proceeds or buyer details not provided in fragments.
Elkhart County Democrats vow steady party leadership
The Elkhart County Democrats reject temporary interest and urge putting party machinery in the hands of vigilant unselfish members. They affirm a return to solid rock and long term commitment to welfare of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Four masked men blow safe at South Bend Brewing vault
Four masked petermen used nitroglycerin to blast the vault at South Bend Brewing company. The blast shattered windows and wrecked the interior, but they secured only seven cents. No injuries reported. Local police investigate the unusual caper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Brewing Company
George T. Ager Dies at 65 in Elkhart
George T. Ager longtime Elkhart county schools superintendent and former county surveyor died at his home after a long illness. He edited Goshen News and helped found the Elkhart Sentinel. He lived with Frank Brodrick since his wife’s death and had a brother living. He was born in Albany New York and educated at Union College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Ager
Elkhart County
Elkhart
Ager
Frank Brodrick
Chas. Ager
Niles
Mich
Mr. Ager
Albany
N. Y
Union College
New York
Middlebury
Goshen
Guy Johnson
Elkhart Sentinel
Flo
Philippines
Saloon Keeper Shot by Masked Robbers
Three masked men entered George A. Felton’s saloon at Wratt and demanded he raise his hands. Felton, reading a book, complied except for lowering the book. A revolver fired from the nearest robber struck his right wrist, shattering the bone, with the ball exiting at the elbow and lodging above the back bar mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Felton
Wratt
Mr. Felton
Illness Strikes Harry Snell in Elkhart Home
Harry Snell grandson of Bloomington banker Col. Thomas Snell lies critically ill with typhoid fever at his Elkhart residence. He wed Agnes Pratt in November, daughter of carriage maker Geo Pratt, a landmark society wedding in Elkhart’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Snell
Col
Thomas Snell
Bloomington
Ill
Elkhart
Mr. Snell
Agnes Pratt
Geo Pratt
Ekhart
Diocese to mark fifty years with historical volume
The Fort Wayne Catholic diocese will reach fifty in 1907 and celebrate across Northern Indiana. Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding will publish a complete history of the diocese and each parish from missionary visit to today, including valuable statistics for Catholics in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Herman J. Alerding
Candidates for Presidency of Central baseball league
Dr F R Carson of South Bend and Ben Mulford of Cincinnati are active candidates for the Central league presidency. Carson is expected to win re election. The next season opens around April 1 with a schedule of 154 games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Carson
South Bend
Ben Mulford
Cincinnati
Carson
Business Houses Close for W J Charpie Funeral
All business houses in New Paris closed this afternoon for the funeral of W J Charpie, a prominent and highly esteemed town citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Paris
W. J. Charpie
Three Brothers Living Survive as Gen W Carpenter Named
The obituary notes brothers John and Isaac Carpenter are joined by late Gen W Carpenter’s surviving brother David who resides in Elkhart. A fragmented advertisement lists ladies’ union suits at 49 cents and flannelette shirts at 39 cents with street skirts priced from 3.50 to 4.50, though portions of the text are obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Isaac Carpenter
Democrat
W. Carpenter
David
Elkhart
Cee i
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Miss Prough
Celesta Prough
Becknell Hospital
Mrs. Darnell
James C. Fletcher
Knox
George Ro Oe
Bell
Scar
Washington, D.C
Game Warden
Mortuary Record
Dodge Estate Claim
Feterson
Terram
Ho Fo
Ord
Ed Rim
Black Minercas
Geo. Rowe
H. Beachy
S. Stutsman
J. H. Beachy
Gen. Rowe
Andalusia
S. Hershberger
Goshen Mall
Elkhart County Democracy
South Bend Times
Goshen News
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