McMahon Trial and Local Court News in Elkhart
In Elkhart today two boys pleaded guilty to larceny. John McMahon is tried for allowing minors in his saloon with Anthony Deahl defending. A missing witness Raymond Routsong prompted delays. he was later deemed not found and the jury returned not guilty. Other cases include liquor law indictments, arrestees, and real estate transfers among Elkhart residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMahon
Anthony Deahl
Thomas A. Davis
Burris
Raymond Routsong
Routsong
Lower Brothers
A. Bircik
Elkhart
South Bend
Elect Officers Tonight at Commercial Exchange
An important meeting of the Commercial Exchange is set for this evening in the K P clubrooms parlors. Fifteen directors will be elected and several major matters will be considered. Ice plant drive amid talk of an ice famine. Reverend J W Paschall, former pastor of St Marks Methodist, suffered a paralysis stroke on his right side last Friday and lies in critical condition at his North Main street home. Adam Eby and wife plan lectures on foreign missions at Berkey church Clinton township, Jan 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Exchange
K. of P
J. W. Paschall
St. Marks Methodist Church
North Main Street
Adam Eby
India
Berkey Church
Clinton Township
Installing Newspaper Press At Syracuse Register
Installing a modern cylinder press at the Syracuse Register details the goal and feed system. M C G Shrock oversees the project and the setup advances operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Register
Elkhart County Fair Directors to Meet Next Saturday
The Elk hart County Fair and Agricultural Society board will convene in Goshen next Saturday to award contracts for new Mast Model Pacing farm buildings and set the date for the first county fair under the reorganized association. Allen county and Kendallville fairs are scheduled for September weeks, with Elkhart likely in September or October. Building plans are progressing and stock subscriptions are nearly paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County Fair Society
Elkhart County
Hinshaw Concert at the Jefferson Wednesday Night
The Hinshaw Concert company, praised as four premier Chicago soloists including a baritone, soprano, violinist, and pianist, performs at the Jefferson on Wednesday. Tickets include 50 cent balcony seats and 25 cent rush gallery seats to maximize attendance as the group tours with Mme. Schumann-Heink and other celebrities. The baritone Hinshaw will not perform outside Chicago again this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinshaw
The
Jefferson
Chicago
Mme. Schumann- Heink
E A Platter Dies in North Vernon Indiana
E A Platter aged 70 died at his North Vernon home Sunday evening from asthma and heart trouble. He ran a North Vernon machine shop and a Louisville saw mill. Survived by wife and five children. W D Platter and Alfred Lowry traveled to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. A. Platter
North Vernon
Ind
W. D. Platter
Goshen
Platter
Louisville
Waterford
Alfred Lowry
Goshen Pair Wed in Maryland Wedding
Lawrence E. Neterer of Goshen Indiana and Frances B E Albright of Roaring Springs were married in Cumberland Maryland on December 12 1907. The groom works at the D M Bare paper mill at Roaring Springs and is son of Albert and Mrs Neterer of Goshen area. The bride is described as accomplished and highly regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Roaring Springs
Pennsylvania
Lawrence E. Neterer
Ind
Frances BE. Albright
Cumberland
D. M. Bare
Albert Neterer
May Recover Nikodem Witucki Faces Murder Charge
May recover from a pistol wound in the abdomen sustained during the killing of Antone Cencelewski in South Bend. Witnesses reported the incident. Witucki remains under police guard and State's Attorney Joseph B. Talbot says a murder charge will be filed in circuit court if recovery occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickodem Witucki
Antone Cencelewski
South Bend
Joseph B. Talbot
Reverend Kaln Stricken With Paralysis At Albion Church
Reverend D F Kaln formerly of Bristol, now pastor at Albion, suffered a stroke Saturday affecting his entire left side and is in critical condition. He is the father of Mrs. Rose Scott of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Kaln
Bristol
Albion
Rose Scott
Health chief notes rise of death by own action in Manila
In a December health report Dr. D. W. McNamara secretary of the city board of health laments the rising death by own action mania in Manila and calls for an effective remedy to curb the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
South Bend
D. W. McNamara
City Board of Health
Council Meeting Tonight and School Reopen Report
The common council will hold a regular session this evening. Officers will present annual reports. Schools reopen after weeks closed for smallpox. R R Caldwell of Bradford Pa notes in remittance for The Democrat that life without the paper would not be worth living. Horseflesh prices trend downward amid the financial flurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Caldwell
Bradford
Democrat
Hfe
IN FINE NEW STORE SMITH CLARK CO OPENS SANDERS HAY
The Smith Clark company moves to 210 212 South Main occupying first and second floors and basement in the Sanders Hay building. It is one of the largest stores in the region with interior laid out as before the 1906 fire. A furnished cottage on the second floor stands out as a feature. The undertaking department is in the basement. The firm comprises Earl Smith, Walter Smith and J Artley Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Clark Co
Sanders- Hay
Smith-Clark Company
Sanders-Hay
South Main Street
Earl Smith
Walter Smith
J. Artley Clark
Warsaw Lawyer John Graves Sentenced for Embezzlement
In Kosciusko circuit court Warsaw lawyer John Graves was found guilty of embezzling 1200 dollars from Arbuckle Ryan Co. He received 30 days in jail and a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Kosciusko
John Graves
Arbuckle-Ryan Co
Mortuary notices from Elkhart area deaths
George B. Ayers 37 died of lung complications yesterday at home on River Avenue. Funeral tomorrow at 10 AM at Hess residence with burial in Hess cemetery. 13 month son of Mr and Mrs Louis Hutchinson died in Chicago. remains brought for burial. Elizabeth Shetterly died nine miles north of Elkhart. six sons and three daughters survive. Mrs I R Hogue, 74, wife of Dr Hogue, died Sunday night. husband and six sons survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers
George B. Ayers
John Hess
River Avenue
Mr. Ayers
Balser Hess
Hess
Hutchinson
Dr. Hogue
Elkhart
Week of Prayer Began at First Baptist Church
Evening meetings at the First Baptist church commence tonight with an independent line of topics announced daily. A special endeavor aims to make the meetings bright helpful and productive of good results.
Brady appointed temporary Elkhart railroad superintendent
Pat Brady has been filling the position as interim head of the Elkhart division of the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Co following Supt. Gaffney’s resignation effective January 1. The official appointment of a successor has not yet been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Brady
Supt
Gaffney
Elkhart
Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co
Mr. Gaffney
Attorney Hoffman Nets Record DeKalb Ditch Fee
P V Hoffman of Auburn formerly Ligonier received the largest fee ever paid to a single lawyer in DeKalb county for ditch case work. He was allowed six hundred dollars for services rendered in the Yarde joint ditch over the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. Hoffman
Auburn
Ligonier
DeKalb County
Yarde Joint Ditch
Fingers Cut Off in Lumber Mill Accident
Floyd Housour an employee of the Nappanee Lumber and Mfg Co had two fingers on his left hand cut off while operating a saw. The first finger was severed at the second joint and the second at the first joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Housour
Nappanee Lumber & Mfg. Co
Boy 11 Breaks Both Wrists in Fall at Syracuse
Lee Howard aged 11 son of J T Howard rural mail carrier at Syracuse fell while climbing a tree and landed on frozen ground breaking both wrists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feil
Lee Howard
J. T. Howard
Syracuse
Funeral of Mrs Myers Held at Home on West Pike Street
Funeral services for Mrs Samuel Myers were conducted at the family residence on West Pike Street with large attendance. The remains were interred at Eldridge Cemetery near Fish Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Samuel Myers
West Pike Street
Eldridge
Fish Lake
Arranging 1908 Winona Program and Local Notices
The 1908 season program for Winona is being arranged. Sick list notes Mrs Israel Leib as convalescent. Trinity Lutheran church youth group to meet Tuesday evening at Mrs George Hinderer's home. Found gloves at the post office. owner may claim by proving property and paying notice. B D Chipman returns home from Philadelphia and Easton PA after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Trinity Lutheran Church
George Hinderer
Bar Association Banquet in Goshen Proves Elaborate Feast
Elkhart County Bar Association held its annual banquet Saturday at Hotel Hascall with 35 lawyers. Officers elected for the year include President Anthony Deahl Goshen and Vice President Aaron Zook Goshen, with officers from Elkhart and Goshen arranging the executive committee. Toastmaster Orrin M. Conley Elkhart presided as responses came from Harman Wider Church Elkhart and Gattshall Dausman Goshen. The event closed about 11 20 with praise for being one of the association’s most successful banquets and Goshen lawyers proposing later office closures to evenings.
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Elkhart County Bar Association
Hotel Hascall
Anthony Deahl
Goshen
Aaron
Zook
George W. Fleming
Elkhart
William H. Charnley
James L. Harman
Charles Edward Frank
William B. Hile
E. E. Mummert
B. F. Deahl
Orrin M. Conley
Association
Charles Wider
Ira H. Church
J. B. Gattshall
E. A. Dausman
W. J. Davis
Pistol Found Near Elkheart Councilman Home
A loaded two barrel pistol with 38 calibre cartridges was found near the dining room window of Councilman Charles Swaffield’s Elkheart residence by two girls, one daughter of Ed Swayne and the other daughter of Mrs. George Munniston. The gun lay in plain sight. Earlier, a horse pulling Shookman’s delivery wagon kicked the cross bar in front of Hotel Hascall, causing concern until the wagon was unhitched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Swaffield
Elkhart
Ed Swayne
George Munniston
Shookman
Hotel Hascall
Elkhart man stabbed as tension flares in Chesterton
Fort Wayne Sentinel notes an Elkhart man stabbed after a dispute over a meal, with the assailant escaped. Michael nearly bled out before aid arrived. Separate items report a planned Anthony Hotel in Fort Wayne costing 300000 with construction bids due and Warsaw hosting a Methodist conference chapter in March. Lake Shore line stalls Elkhart shops and Chicago streetcar kills 18 year old Charles White of Elkhart.
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Elkhart
Harry Mitchell
Union
Signal Corps
Lake Shore Road
Chesterton
Mitchell
Michael
Anthony Hote
Fort Wayne
Many Notables Mentioned In Indiana News Tally
Mrs. Sarah J. Ford dies at 80 from lung fever in Kendallville. Elks lodge forms a Wabash auxiliary led by Mrs. Harry Clark. Bluffton donor Mrs. A B Cline contributes 250 to Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. Rifle accident injures Will Belt in Noble county. Churubusco Truth editor Virgil A Geiger buys half interest in a moving picture show. Captain Evan Sharp dies at 70 in Kokomo, a Libby Prison escape survivor. Decatur packing adds electric refrigerator car to serve trolley towns. Huntington pastor and family ill from ptomaine poisoning, reportedly from contaminated food. Toledo and Chicago interurban line management rumors confirm Perkins stays as Kendallville HQ. CH&B railroad between Portland and Huntington run by telephone orders. R Q Culbertson named trainmaster at Bluffton. Crate Pavey dies by self-inflicted gas at Indianapolis home, leaving a note. Charles Ehlers of Huntington area dies from blood poisoning after frostbite. Wagner & Lewis of Wabash reach creditor-backed resumption. Longtime Columbia City resident William H. Kinsely dies after declining health. Noah Bower reports a huge cottonwood tree near South Whitley. historical notes on growth and logs totaling 3,087 feet.
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Sarah J. Ford
Kendallville
The
Elks' Lodge
Wabash
Harry Clark
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
A. B. Cline
Bluffton
Ed Belt
Noble County
Virgil A. Geiger
Churubusco Truth
Evan Sharp
Kokomo
Libby
Decatur Packing Company
Rev. L. Davis
Huntington
Toledo & Chicago
F. B. Perkins
Portland
R. Q. Culbertson
Crate Pavey
Huntington County
Charles Ehlers
Wagner & Lewis
William H. Kinsely
Columbia City
Whitley County
Tennessee
Noah Bower
South Whitley
Harry Foster
Samuel Foster
Various Local Residents Visit Nearby Cities Today
A long list of residents from Warsaw Milford Goshen and surrounding areas were seen in town or traveling today. Names include A S Prescott Scott Shaffer E W Walbourne James Neff George Sherck Mary Jackson and more. Several return from study or visit relatives with trips to Bloomington Columb ia City Albion Chicago and Lima among others.
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Scott Shaffer
Milford
E. W. Walbourne
Warsaw
James Neff
Goshen
George Sherck
Middlebury
Wm. Twomey
Peru
Rigneur
Nappanee
Henry Lehman
Chicago
Charles Widner
Elkhart
Mary Jackson
Smith College
Northampton
Mays
W. B. Lehman
Limon
Col
Josiah Rowe
Albion
Hubert Whitmer
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Hose Co. No. 3
Council Room
Walter Hoover
Bloomington
State University
H. Allen
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Scott Galloway
Wolf Lake
Marion Bachelor
Stella Snedecker
Columbia City
Henry Hazel
Bert Yarlan
Jacob Wager
Jeannette Harter
Anderson
C. W. Miller
Dont Forget Jerusalem At Cunningham Orphanage Urges Aid
Mrs Mary B Davis matron appeals to readers to donate food clothing and cash for Cunningham orphanage in Urbana AI noting many local white-skinned children are in need and urging attention to helping at home rather than distant causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Cunningham
Urbana
Mary
Davis
Bartholomew to Open South Main Furniture Store
L B Bartholomew plans a new furniture store in his room on South Main street in the former Smith-Clark Co. site. W J Slattery, a South Bend contractor, faces trouble with untouched carriers at Gary Ind amid a strike. Rev and Mrs B Earl Parker of WakA ruga visit Mr and Mrs M C Cripe of North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Bartholomew
South Main Street
Smith-Clark Co
W. J. Slattery
South Bend
Gary
Ind
B. Earl Parker
Wakaruga
M. C. Cripe
North Main Street
Fragmented 1907 county records and local notices
A garbled 1907 county record page mentions liquor license filings from Elkhart via Hiram William and Dotson, remonstrance signers, and penalties. It notes county birth and death statistics through Dec 21 1907, a derailment near an interurban station with passengers transferred, and political chatter about a gubernatorial race with A R Miller. Also lists a letter list and interurban damages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
McMahon
Circuit Court
John Stiver
Mary Coble
Abraham B. Mier
Valentine Felkner
Carl Keggerries
James M. Thorp
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Elkhart Dry Battery and Signal Company
William F. Seidel
Ernesto Sassenhoff
A. Ehner Manning
Charles W. Stockdale
Whisler
George Blanchard
New Paris
Berth
Billy Morris
Eli Keller
Jacob J. Defrees
Jeremiah Bechtel
Jesse Culp
Sylvester Douglas
John Cook
Thomas Kenney
Edward H. O’ Conner
Washington
Harden D. Markel
Jesse QO. Truex
Hiram Rensberger
Peter Longacher
Lester Frank
M. CG
Shrock
Hinshaw Concert Company
E. A. Platter
Mortuary Record
Israel Leib
B. D. Chipman
Philadelpha
Easton
BAR Association
Goshen District
Old Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Lake Shore Company
Charles White
A. S. Prescott
Crawford Noble
Lima
E. Bogan Noble
Clayton Hoover
Louis Freyberg
Clyde, O
William Freyberg
Roy Messick
Wood Cowan
W. V. E. Messick
Pauline Hatch
Ruth Stemm
Uniontown
John Shupert
Thos. Hesses
Mishawaka
Margaret Freyberg
Mary A. Bond
Emily Friend
Marion
H. F. Knight
Maude Drake
St. Mary's
Miss Lura
Noah Shupert
Samuel Rodegap
Samuel. Myers
J. W. Poot
Millersburg
Kalamoozo
Mich
Poot
W. L. Tedrow
William Nymeyer
Orville
Mabel Simmons
Harvey McKibben
Lagrange
Arthur Stone
W. J. Stone
Hi Williamson
George
the County Commission
Hiram William
Dotson
Hart
George B. Dotson
Torney
J. H. State
R. E B
L. J. Becknell
County Board of Hen
Goodrich
Elk
Republican Tral Committee
Bee
A. R. Bea
Miller
Penter
C. A. Bloomfield
Mikey
Della Clendwell
W. W. Griswol
Well
M. W. Griswold
Lambert
Jessle
McMurry
Mra
Wm. Meey
Vincent
Bright
Mane
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