Darrow and Talbot Guilty Worden Acquitted In LaPorte Case
The LaPorte jury returned verdicts in the Darrow Worden Talbot matter with Worden acquitted and Darrow and Talbot convicted. Judge Dodge instructed the jury orally, over defense objections, as an appeal bond and costs were set, and the defendants face disbarment and further action. Mayors Darrow and Talbot plan to continue in their roles, while Worden is released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Darrow and
Talbot
Fidelity and Deposit Co
Baltimore
Darrow
Worden
Mr. Parker
Darrow and Talbot
Darrow-Worden- Talbor
LaPorte
John W. Talbor
South Bend
Indiana
Herman W. Worden
Nusbaum Family Visit Notes In Elkhart
Mr and Mrs L H Nusbaum and daughter spent Sunday in Elkhart at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Holmes. Luncheon for ten guests was served amid a social gathering. Miss Erie Sweitzer entertained Saturday for her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Nusbaum
Elkhart
Amd
Frank Holmes
Erie Sweitzer
Runaway Delivery Team Causes Grocery Loss
Saturday evening around six, W. W. Poyser's delivery team ran away while at Al Millers on South Main. The team fled north to Lincoln Avenue then east to Eighth Street, south to Madison, and was caught near Foulks grocery. No damage to the rig, but groceries valued at several dollars were lost. The horses were calm by capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Poyser
al Miller
South Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Eighth Street
Madison
Foulks
Rev F G Bean Declared Insane Over Religion Near Foraker
A commission found the minister insane over religion and he believes himself an apostle. An application was made for his admission to Longcliff. He remains confined in the county jail pending transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Bean
Near Foraker
Longcliff
Traveling engineer injured by glass on moving locomotive
A. M. Bickel, a Lake Shore traveling engineer, suffered a serious facial cut on Saturday when a shard from a broken window struck him while he rode a locomotive between South Bend and Mishawaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bickel
Lake Shore
South Bend
Mishawaka
Judgment for Pain tiff in Fort Wayne Suit
In Fort Wayne Superior Court Martin V Kesler awarded a judgment of 542 dollars and costs against Cc S Swank for balance due on a store purchase deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Martin
Kesler
Cc. S. Swank
Milford Sunday social ties weave through town
The Messrs Jesse Rummel Clarence Miller and Roy Rensberger spent Sunday in Milford with the Misses Mattie Grove Latti Atiy Hale Grove vate epson Bais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Rummel
Clarence Miller
Roy Rensberger
Milford
Mattie Grove
Latti A Ty Hale Grove
Vate Epson Bais
Eddie Shannon and Wilbur Hare On Separate Trials
Eddie Shannon, an Elkhart jail escapee believed seen in Chicago, is still at large as sheriff and officers search, while Wilbur Hare of Napanee faces trial for wife desertion with a jury empaneled and defense by E A Datusman. Other items include divorce filings and estate matters in Elkhart court, with licenses issued to Oscar Myers and Jessie Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judee Dodee
Elockh
Elkhart
Sion
Goshen
Eddie Shannon
Elkhart County
Chicago
Manning
Shannon
Wilbur Hare
Tria
Nappanee
Garrett
Ind
E. A. Datusman
Rebecca Conrad
John S. Neff
Admr
Amos
Markley
Minni- PD
Leib
Aumx
Charles Walley
Ernest A Shinker
Daniel Replogle
Sherwin
Sarah Knapp
Oscar W. Myers
Jessie Eur Martin
Purdue Professor Describes Kankakee River’s Past Size
Prof W D Pence of Purdue University spoke before the Indiana Engineering Society on the Kankakee Marsh drainage and evolution from a five mile wide river to a rapid drainage system. He credited C H Tuesburg F J Cook Jacob Kellar and others with the Kankakee Reclamation Company and noted dredging from Momence to South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
W. D. Pence
Purdue University
Indiana Engineering Society
Kankakee Marsh
Prof. Pence
Indiana
C. H. Tuesburg
F. J. Cook
Jacob Kellar
Mother of Charlie Ross Visits Warsaw Relatives
Mary Ross, mother of Charlie Ross who was abducted at age three sixty years ago, recently visited relatives in Warsaw. The sensational 19th century case drew widespread sympathy for the bereaved parents and remained a major topic of discussion for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ross
Charlie Ross
Warsaw
Four Women Arrested At New Street Resort Plead Guilty
Saturday evening Marshal Banta raided a New Street resort arresting Ada Cripe Gertrude Rover Blanche Rice and Ada Robinson. They were arraigned before Justice Whisler on charges of conducting a house of ill fame and pleaded guilty. They paid a total fine of 70 dollars. Henry Jones was later arraigned for assault and battery, pleaded guilty, and paid fines and costs totaling 13 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Banta
New Street
Ada Cripe
Gertrude Rover
Blanche Rice
Ada Robinson
Justice Whisler
Henry Jones
Woman Near Wakarusa Ends Life Amid Failing Health
Mrs James Lechlitner who died by self inflicted death near Wakarusa had been in failing health all summer and friends knew for more than two months that her mind was affected. An operation was tried in hope of improving her health so she would not require an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Darrow
Worden
Mrs. Duck
James Lechlitner
Wakarusa
Kosciusko Medical Society to Meet in Warsaw
The Kosciusko County Medical Society will hold its annual meeting in Warsaw tomorrow. Dr. I J Becknell of this city has been invited to read a paper before the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko Medical Society
Kosciusko County Medical Society
Warsaw
I. J. Becknell
Funeral services for Samuel J. Rowell set for January 23 1906
The funeral for the late Samuel J. Rowell will be held at his home 319 North Fifth street on January 23 1906 under Goshen Lodge No 12 F and A M. All Master Masons will assemble at the Masonic hall at 1730 p m. G R Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Rowell
North Fifth Street
Goshen Lodge No. 12
Masonichall
P. m
Sold Fine Farm in Middlebury Township to Ora Kerlin
Rev. John C. Mehl sold his 100 acre Middlebury township farm for 9000 dollars to Ora Kerlin of the city. In return Mehl gains Kerlin’s residence on South Eighth Street valued at 2000 dollars. The Mehl couple plan to move to California by early April for health reasons, leaving Elkhart County friends to wish them well.
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Mr. Rowell
Harriet M. Moore
John Moore
Olive Township
Aa Farm
Jefferson Township
Rowell
Elkhart County
Badger Sprague
Model
Gov. Brown
Chicago
Geopee PL Rowell
Conbeete
DeFreese, Brace & Rirer
Chieugzo
Tra
George
Dh FL Kider
Will
Whitaker
Oelock
North Fifth Street
John C. Mehl
Middlebury Township
Ora Kerlin
Mehl
Kerlin
South Eighth Street
Parkside
Open Skating Rink Planned in Ulery Block
Milton Ulery and Joan McMahon lease rooms on North Main street formerly used by the Elks and plan to merge partitions into one roller skating space once the Elks vacate near February. The contract was awarded to Isaac W. Miller, reviving roller skating in Goshen after years. C D Bills of Michigan recalls the old Coliseum as the former skating venue.
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Milton Ulery
Joan McMahon
Ulery
North Main Street
The
Elks
Isaac W. Miller
Goshen
C. D. Bills
Michigan
Infant Carl Melkus Dies of Cholera Infantum
Mortuary record reports nine months old Carl Be Melkus of Elkhart died from cholera infantum.
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Melkus
Carl BE. Melkus
Carl Melkus
Elkhart
Local Health Notes Amid Small-Town Illnesses
Miss Ulah Wiggins of the Home Telephone Exchange shows marked improvement after serious illness. Mrs Geo C Harrison remains seriously ill at her parents home on South Seventh Street. Mrs Doctor Abbott of Logansport, visiting with sister Mrs B Ginther in Harrison township, underwent surgery by a Goshen physician yesterday. Mrs John Hoover near Wakara is recovering from a recent hospital operation. Chaunces Ulery, ill with grip, now contracts pneumonia. B F Boyer is ill at home at Eighth and Purl streets.
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Ulah Wiggins
Home Telephone Exchange
Geo. C. Harrison
H. W. Ruton
South Seventh Street
Doctor Abbott
Logansport
B Ginther
Harrison Township
John Hoover
Wakarusa
Chaunces Ulery
B. F. Boyer
Eighth
Purl Streets
Death at Barn Alleges Self Inflicted Wound
Alex Cunnington found dead in his barn with a bullet wound to the head and a large revolver nearby. The incident appears to be self-inflicted. The Maid and the Mummy company is described as a traveling school with chorus girls receiving vocal and dancing instruction from a prima donna and master, and hopes to recruit future leads from the group. The troupe will perform at the Jefferson for one night only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Cunnington
Richard Carle
Robert Hood Bowers
the Jefferson
Obituary and local notices span Goshen region life events
Twenty five years ago deaths mark Ben ton township and nearby towns with long residency noted. Ed Smiley and Emanuel Smiley family losses are mentioned along with J D Carldon’s death in Elkhart. Local injuries, stock shipments, and business signposts plus social events and visits describe a snapshot of community life.
Postmaster Is Removed In Goshen Shuffle
Chauncey D. Sherwin was removed as Goshen postmaster on Roosevelt’s order. A. R. Burr arrives to turn the office over to bondsmen led by W. J. Davis and others. M. V. Starr named postmaster and to take charge tonight as commission awaits. Civil service violations cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey D. Sherwin
Goshen
Roosevelt
Post Office
A. R. Burr
Fort Wayne
Mr. Sherwin
W. J. Davis
E. A. Dausman
Peter D. Berkey
Louis A. Dennett
C. W. Miller
Joseph A. Beane
M. V. Starr
Starr
Sherwin
Jerome Alderman
W. W. Johnson
C. Dodge
Joe P. Hawks
Civil Service Commission
Robert W. Nelson
Congressman Brick
Warsaw
Northern Indiana Deaths Report County Pioneers and Residents
Gustave Schultz of Columbia City died of acute peritonitis. Mrs. Elmott Jeffries near Columbia City died of spinal meningitis. Dr. E. H. Pocock died at Oakland City Oklo. formerly lived in Plymouth and was 68. Simeon Blue, Kosciusko county pioneer, died at Mentone on Saturday age 75 from paralysis. Will Fairchild of Whitley county died Saturday of consumption at 23.
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Gustave Schultz
Columbia City
Elmott Jeffries
E. H. Pocock
Oakland City
Oklo
Plymouth
Simeon Blue
Kosciusko County
Mentone
Will Fairchild
Whitley County
LaPorte Clergy Elected Leader of Lutheran District
The Rev. D. A. Lofgren of LaPorte was elected president of the LaPorte district of the Lutheran Illinois conference and will serve his fourth term. The Rev. F. A. Bonander of Elkhart was elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Lofgren
LaPorte
Lutheran Illinois Conference
F. A. Bonander
Elkhart
Land transfers and property deeds in Indiana towns
William F. Hani and wife transfer land in Middlebury to John Roth and to Wm H Mann et al to Mary Shaw. Rebecca Stettler sells a Goshen lot to George E Clapp. Noah Culp and wife convey an Elkhart lot to Merton K Feather for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Hani
John Roth
Middebury
Wm. H. Mann Et al
Mary Shaw
Elkhart
Rebecca Stettler
George E. Clapp
Goshen
Noah Culp
Merton K. Feather
Judge Her by Tea Use Not Hat, Says Ad
Vintage ad notes that judging a woman by her hats is flawed and suggests measuring by Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea consumption. It promotes Tea or Tablets and lists J. A. Bickel and Co. as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
J. A. Bickel and Co
Elkhart Hosts Business Men's Banquet and Italian Sermon
The second annual Business Men's banquet to be held at the Century club on Wednesday evening January 31, priced at 2 per plate. The first Italian sermon in Elkhart preached at St. Vincent's by Father Julio of Fall River. High school overcrowded with desks in aisles. Jonas Hoover threatens legal action over remarks from the Darrow-Worden-Talbot trial.
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Century Club
Elkhart
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Father Julio
Fall River
Miss
Jonas O. Hoover
Darrow-Worden-Talbot
Goshen
Allen Doone Emerges In Vaudeville Irish Act
The Cleveland Leader notes Allen Doone, succeeding Joe Murpsy, as a modest young Irish American. born in Spokane, Washington, he rose to fame as a Pacific coast bicycle racer before turning to vaudeville. He impressed managers Todd and others with audiences and a tenor voice famous for Tom Moore ballads.
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Cleveland. O
Allen Doone
Joe’Murpsy
Murras
Todd
Lyceum
Lee
Mr. Doone
Spokane
Wash
Pacific Coast
Tom Moore
Growing sentiment backs Brick for state GOP chair
The report notes rising support for Congress man Brick of South Bend as chairman of the republican state convention, signaling strong intra party backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Brick
South Bend
Able To Be Out William Stiver Recovers at Home
William Stiver who lost his hand in a corn shredder five miles west of New Paris several weeks ago is now able to be out. He formerly remained indoors but has regained some mobility and is visiting neighbors, hospital follow ups pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Powell
Matthew Rippey
Jackson Township
John McCullough
John
Stephen Evans
Ligonier
Dr. Wickham
Newy
Cincinnati
Madge
Harry A. Dewey
Conrad Lohrie
Main
Washington Streets
Harry
M. M. Latta
Goshen
F. A. Merriman
Waterford
Waterford Literary Society
G. W. Farrell
FE. F. Merriman
G. W. Wert
J. W. Whitmyer
S. H. Weaver
Ho A. Weaver
William Stiver
New Paris
Young George M. Cohan Brings Little Johnny Jones Here
The twenty seven year old author and composer George M. Cohan will see his hit Little Johnny Jones staged in this city with the original production except for Mr. Cohan. The show stars a company of 75 and promises the same triumph that followed last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Cohan
Little Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones
Mr. Cohan
Van dermaas Daughter Born in East Goshen This Weekend
A daughter was born Saturday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Charles Van dermaas of East Goshen in a life event celebrated by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vandermaas
East Goshen
Mrs Beange Oram in Warsaw Wardale
Mrs Beange Oram of Warsaw is listed in a local notice as deceased with services pending. The brief notice provides minimal details on surviving relatives or funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Beange Oram
Warsaw
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Elrenie
Parker
la Porte
Appediate
John W. Talbot
Durrow
Noulice
Deaht
Ballattine
Darrowton Talbot
Democrat
St. Joseph Hospital
Bunker Hill
South Third Street
Davis
Third Street
George P. Rowell
New York
George P. Rowell & Sons
Olivers
Society News
Paintiff
Hattie Immel
Joshua Johnson
Hot Springs
Ark
Hile & Baker
Margaret J. Lee
Lorenzo D. Lee
Purdue
Marshal
Fine Farm
Mortuary Record
Sturgis
Henry K. Brown
Benton Township
Edward Smiley
Emanuel Smiley
J.D. Carldon
W. E. Geddes
LeRoy, Micn
William Wagner
Herman
Zimmerman
Mabel Hawks
L. W. Vail
Cedar Rapids
John S. Welch
St. Joseph
P. A. Welch
P. O
Inspector Burr Here
Brick Chairman
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