Fire destroys Ratner Hall at Dunlaps with losses near $2000
A blaze at the Interurban car barn and Ratner resort at Dunlaps damaged three structures including the Ratner residence and a restaurant. Losses include $400 on the barn, $259 on contents, $150 on restaurant furniture, and the restaurant building at $1000 insured. Fire crews and neighbors aided, with no major injuries reported.
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Dunlaps Station
Max Ratner
Interurban Electric Railway
Ratner
County Infirmary
Hyde & Brooks
Lodasa
Simon Bertch
Elkhart
City National Bank Elects New Directors and Officers
Stockholders meet and elect directors F G Hubbell F E C Hawks C J Garvin Danl Sanders and Haines Egbert The board selects officers F G Hubbell president F E C Hawks vice president C J Garvin cashier and Lamar Gillette assistant cashier.
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City National Bank
F. G. Hubbell
F. E.C. Hawks
C. J. Garvin
Dan’l Sanders
Haines Egbert
F. E C. Hawks
Lamar Gillette
Henry Kohler Returns Home After Operation at Bowser & Becknell
Henry Kohler was discharged to his North Side home this afternoon after a surgical operation at Bowser and Becknell hospital. His condition shows signs of improvement.
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Henry Kohler
Bowser & Becknell Hospital
Myers Bros to Manufacture Voting Machines at Goshen Plant
Myers Bros arrange production at Goshen Eyelet Co plant for voting machines. Brass wheels expected from Childs & Co of Chicago in a few days. Willis C Nusbaum to take Arthur Griffith on exhibition tour with dates secured at North Manchester and Valparaiso. Indiana and Inter-State Electric railways settle dispute and will not fight at Niles.
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Harry C. Mather
Arthur Crain
State University
Myers Bros
Goshen Eyelet Co
Child’s & Co
Chicago
Willis C. Nusbaum
Arthur Griffith
North Manchester
Valpapaiso
Indiana
Inter-State Electric Railway
Niles
Courtroom drama delays case as crowd erupts
A crowded Justice Young court watched Jack Griffith and sailor Joe Yocum in a tense hearing. Yocum faced assault and battery charges while Griffith’s family caused a disruption. The case was continued to 7 o'clock tonight with doors potentially barricaded to restore order. A firewreck in Wyatt destroyed a block of wooden buildings, and a Jonesboro wreck delayed a northbound Big Four train.
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Justice Young
Jack Griffith
Joe Yocum
N. H. Holmes
Yocum
Odiver Vesey
Justce
Griffith
Richard Mansfisid
Jack Grifith
Lehman
Abs. Griffith
Dir
Revival services sweep Mennonite Brethren church area
Revival services are in progress at the Mennonite Brethren in Christ church on North Ninth street led by Pastor H. F. Beck. All are invited to attend as gatherings occur each evening at 7:55. Other churches host special series with sermons and music, inviting the public to participate and seek blessing.
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Mennonite Brethren
Christchurch
North Ninth Street
H. F. Beck
First Reformed Church
N, B
Mathes
First Baptist Church
E.G. Shouse
Kokemo
Shouse
Winchell
Chicago
Council Approves Bills and Reads New Street Proposals
The Goshen council, in a first meeting of the year, approves about 2400 in late 1960 claims, discusses water works, street openings, a heating plant franchise, and potential municipal hot water ownership. The bowling alley licensing ordinance is read, with minors restricted and fines up to 100.
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Swank
Hamil Os
Soaf Lagrippe
Deak
Wolfe
West Side
Black
Nnance and Claims Committee
Daniel Hess
Goshen Fuel & Supply Co
Batterfield
Fire Department
Garvin
Manes and Aime
Stoutenoue
Colmay
Che
Conel Street
St. H. Co
Reynolds Street
Fue Ltd
Arr
Chiriton
Ninth Street
Wisseil
Belmont Face
Parkside
Belmont Place
Pranklin Street
Wilson Avenue
Committee On
Kehler
Hamilton
Water Works and Light Committee
Belvidere
Deah
Troyer
J. W. Kronk
Orlando Hamilton
Deahl
Rr. Troyer
Wolf E
Elkhart
Charlton
Finance Committee
Elkhart County Receipts Highlight Knox Estate Collection
Mrs Mary Hale and James D Miskell review the late Joseph D Knox estate in Elkhart County from the 1830s to 1850s locating a large set of preserved tax receipts and notices. The collection includes Elk hart and Kosciuski county tax receipts dated 1833 1847 1851 and a Beane signed trust from 1857. The receipts remain crisp showing aged printing style.
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Mary Hale
James D. Miskell
Joseph D. Knox
Elkhart County
W. A. Beane
Davis
Kosciuski County
Elkhart Couple Returns From Montana Marriage
Elkhart attorney L. D. Hall and Luella Gainar wed in Virginia City Montana and returned to Elkhart today. The State Grocers Association executive committee chose Indianapolis as the site for the next state convention on February 5 and 6.
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L. D. Hall
Elkhart
Luella Gainar
Virginia City
Montana
State Grocers’ Association
Indianapolis
Police chase leads in Elkhart ticket office robbery attempt
Elkhart police investigate an attempted robbery at the interurban ticket office. They work with Indiana Electric Railway Superintendent Cummins to pursue a bold thief believed to be an Elkhart talent.
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Elkhart
Cummins
Indiana Electric Railway Company
Executive Committee Sets Date for Banquet
The executive committee of the Business Men's Protective Association will meet this evening to decide on a banquet date to be held in the near future.
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Business Men’s Protective Association
Ratner Property at Dunlaps For Sale
Bargain sale offer details a good dwelling house with three acres of ground. Seller listed as W. C. B. Harrison.
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Ratner
Dunlaps
W. C. B. Harrison
Twenty Cases of Smallpox in Coal Creek Tenn
Lincoln H Beyerle reports twenty smallpox cases in Coal Creek Tennessee and says quarantine has not begun. In Mishawaka South Bend intrurbans Knights of Pythias meet with lodges from South Bend, Elkhart Goshen Mishawaka. second rank to be conferred. Chautauqua Reading Circle held a 6 pm dinner hosted by Mrs E A Dausman on South Sixth. eighteen ladies attended. Vv Keipp becomes agent for Finest Alpen Kreeder blood purifier and offers to supply friends at moderate prices.
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Lincoln H. Beyerle
Coal Creek, Tenn
Miabawaka Cor
South Bend Tribune
Knights of Pythias Association
South Bend
Ekhart
Goshen
Mishawaka
E. A. Dausman
South Sixth Street
Vv. Keipp
Indianapolis Sentinel Year Book and Almanac 1901 Review
The Indianapolis Sentinel Year Book and Almanac for 1901 is a five hundred page volume with a worldwide events record. It includes a full history of the presidential campaign and conventions, detailed electoral results, census data from 1900, extensive Indiana coverage, and a complete sporting record. It costs 25 cents, or 59 cents with the State Sentinel for one year.
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Indianapolis
Congress
Indiana
State Sentinel
Ely's Cream Balm Advertised As Cure For Catarrh
Testimonies from Oscar Ostrom of Chicago and A C Clark of Boston claim complete relief from severe catarrh after using Ely's Cream Balm. Ad notes non irritating formula, sparking no sneezing. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed from Ely Brothers New York.
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Ely
Oscar Ostrom
Warren Ave
Chicago
Iil
A. C. Clark
Shawmut Ave
Hoston
Mass
Cts
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Real Estate Transfers List in Elkhart and Nearby
Real estate transfers include lenry B Sykes to Francis A Peoples for a lot in Elkhart at 350 dollars. Elkhart Improvement Co to Henry B Sykes for a lot in Elkhart at 211.89 dollars. Ww A Dell and wife to John E Lova for a lot in Wakarusa at 110 dollars. Henry Guipe and wife to M Sibyl Maxon for a lot in Elkhart at 1350 dollars. M Charney to Rein S Berry for a lot in Elkhart at 450 dollars.
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Lenry B Sykes
Francis A Peoples
Elixhart
Elkhart Improvement Co
Henry B Sykes
Elkhart
Dell
John E Lova
Wakarusa
Henry Guipe
M Sibyl Maxon
M Charney
Rein S Berry
Two Boys Sent to Reform School for Larceny Attempt
Sheriff McCarty of South Bend took 15 year old John Bedker and Joseph Merrice to the Plainfield reformatory this morning. They will remain six years for attempted larceny.
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Sheriff McCarty
South Bend
John Bedker
Joseph Merrice
Plainfield Reformatory
Federal Labor Union Meeting Tonight
A council chamber gathering is scheduled for 7 30 this evening to complete the formation of the Federal Labor Union and invites all workingmen to attend.
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Council
Federal
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Jonesboro
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Columbus
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Idler
Philip Schlesser
North Liberty Creamery Company
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St. Jos County
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Oliver Teague
Wabash
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