Eight Hour Speed Limit Enacted by City Mayor
At a regular council session Mayor Kohler ordered Marshal Self to arrest autoists exceeding eight miles an hour in the city. Chas Lamb defended his driving but was warned to obey the law. The meeting also covered park lighting, a pest house, street crossings, Sunday baseball, sidewalk disputes, and new paving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lamb
Kohler
Council
Marshal Self
Lamb
Main
Madison Streets
Band
Court Park
Hawks Electric Co
George V. Roscoe
Rogers’ Goshen Band
Reading
Tonawanda Park
Co. G. First Reg
Troyer
Lehmans
Jay
Thomas & Albright
East
Jefferson Street
Messrs. Menaugh
Rimpler
Rhoades
Gotham
Smith
NicGarvey
Menaugh
Riddle
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
Big Four
Purl Street
City Attormey and Streets and Alleys
Murdered on Lake Shore as youth aims for Ringling Circus
William Casserly, 21, of Chicago, was slain yesterday along the Lake Shore tracks and his body dumped in an empty box car. He carried a large sum of money and was en route to Elyria to join Ringling Bros. circus. authorities suspect tramp involvement after a brutal beating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
William Casserly
Chicago
Lake Shore
Casserly
Elyria
Ringling Bros
Marshal Stocker
Rockport
West Park
Buckwheat Proposed as Substitute for Late Corn Planting
Many farmers frustrated by late corn planting are sowing buckwheat instead and early signs indicate the plan should work well.
Local Births Reported for Two Area Families
A 104 percent pound son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs A J Bickel of North Main street. A daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs A J Michael. Mrs Michael was formerly Miss Aleta Bowser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Bickel
North Main Street
A. J. Michael
Michael
Aleta Bowser
Warden Reid Seriously Ill in Michigan City Prison
Warden Reid of the northern Michigan City prison is gravely ill with Bright's disease. Fireworks sold on a commercial basis at ordinary business profits. Hawks Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
North
Michigan City
Bright
The
Hawks Hardware Co
Adam Heimberger Likely Chair of Democratic State Committee
Indianapolis July 2 Special report Adam Heimberger of New Albany is expected to be chosen for chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee to succeed William H O'Brien in a party leadership move shaping Indiana politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
Democratic State Central Committee
William H. O’brien
Autoists Prepare for Glidden Tour Through Goshen
The Glidden Tour from New York to Chicago will pass Goshen on July 11 with an expected 150 to 200 cars of various makes. Chicago motorists are traveling via town this week to join the event. W C Wallace and J D Willheim arrived ahead of the tour and the group will spend July 11 night at the Oliver hotel in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Goshen
W. ¢G. Wallace
J. D. Willheim
Oliver
South Bend
Weaver Smith Krumpetz liquor license appeal to circuit court
The Weaver Smith and Krumpetz liquor license cases will move from the commissioners court to the circuit court on appeal. Weaver faced allegations of delinquent taxes over five years as the reason for dispute. In Wabash county a license was denied on similar grounds. Commissioner Cannon opposed granting Weaver a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court
Elkhart
Weaver
Smith
C. C. Raymer
Philip Bullard
John Krumpetz
Clyde Weaver
Charles Smith
Mortuary Record: Six Months Old Child Dies in Elkhart
The six months old child of Philip Shultz died in Elkhart this morning.
Johns-Manville Factory Fire Loss At Brooklyn Plant
Salesmen of H. W. Johns-Manville in Brooklyn will tour likely patrons explaining that the fire damage, not the stock, caused a loss of 25,444 dollars at the asbestos and transite factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Johns- Manville Company
Brooklyn
No Appointment Made To Court Reporter Vacancy
Judge Dodge has not appointed a successor to L. H. Beyerle as court reporter. The position was offered to Miss Ila Davis from the county clerk’s office but she declined. It is unlikely the vacancy will be filled for about a month.
Reappointment Shakes Indiana Inspector Office Shift
William Blakeley announces N. A. Spees of Indianapolis will be chief deputy, replacing D. H. McAbee as inspector. All existing deputies are reappointed, reshaping the office lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Blakeley
N. A. Spees
Indianapolis
D. H. McAbee
Colfax Avenue Bridge Suicide Over Ill Health
John C. Ray lunged from the Colfax avenue bridge into the St. Joe river and died by his own action. Several witnesses on the bridge observed the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Ray
Colfax Avenue
St. Joe River
Summer Fool in Evidence Haunts Incomplete Notice
This item comments on summer fools and a boat rocking incident causing deaths this year. It notes a 25 degree temperature drop and a Great Lakes gale. Hawks Hardware sells blank cartridges at cut prices with sale restrictions for minors. A lost 1907 G H S class pin asks for return to Harry Leaming with reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Hawks Hardware Co
Harry Leaming
Scammer Scott Dupes Goshen Farmers in Silk Waist Graft
A smooth talking man named Scott posed as a Chicago mail order representative and sold goods at deep discounts to Goshen farmers. He promised free silk waists and jackets with purchases, emptied Lacy's livery barn of wares, and vanished with money after promising Monday deliveries that never arrived. Local residents urge support for home merchants to keep the community spirit and prosperity intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Chicago
Lacy
Vagy
Mr. Scott
Goshen
Murdock Family Returns and Interurban Line Progress
Charles and Samuel Murdock return to South Bend from New York where their father Hon James Murdock sailed June 26 for a European trip. Interurban track laying from South Bend to LaPorte has begun with 18 teams and about 40 men at work. Plan to run the line directly to LaPorte instead of Michigan City is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Charles
Samuel Murdock
South Bend
New York
James Murdock
LaPorte
Michigan City
Fourth of July program features Charles Parker comedy act
Home Talent Thursday Night features an extra attraction as Charles Parker arrives to perform a comedy act. Parker, a skilled singer, has a stunt prepared to surprise his friends. The St Joseph Valley Chautauqua expects Albert George, a Chicago colored lawyer, to reply to Senator Tillman during the race problem lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydn
Charles Parker
Parker
St. Joseph Valley
Chautauqua
Albert George
Chicago
Tillman
Special Matinee at Irwin on July Fourth
A special matinee will be given at the Irwin on Thursday at three o'clock. The show is exceptionally good, and a good crowd is expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Irwin
Local Paper Purchases Crawfordsville Review
W B Westlake of the Marion Leader and the Hoosier bought the Crawfordsville Review. Fresh stock now available at Danglers Tea and Coffee Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Westlake
Marion Leader
The
Hoosier
Crawfordsville Review
Change at Vaudette as Cronin and Rees Sell
Cronin and Rees sell the Vaudette theatre in the Mummert building on South Main to C. J. Beath and Wilbert Fisher of Muncie Indiana. The new owners plan to keep existing policy and film service with illustrated songs. Cronin and Rees plan to relocate to Oregon near Portland to expand vaudeville houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin & Rees
Beath & Fisher
Messrs
Vaudette
Mummert Building
South Main Street
C. J. Beath
Wilbert Fisher
Muncie
Ind
Cronin and
Rees
Oregon
Portland
Dunkirk
Steiz
Phillips jailed on burglary and grand larceny charges
William Phillips, sought by Warsaw officers for six weeks, is in Wabash County jail after being found in a Warsaw field area. Police allege he, with Edward McKrill and William West, broke into the Winona Interurban company storehouse a month ago and stole copper wire. He is also wanted for a watch theft in Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillips
Warsaw
Wosciusko County
Phillips
Edward MeKrill
William West
Winona Interurban Company
Goshen
Melville Chapman Sues for Free Phone Service Breach
Melville S Chapman and Louisa J Chapman sue the Home Telephone Co for $1000 alleging a May 21 1900 contract granting free service in exchange for allowing wires over Chapman land in Elkhart. They claim compliance but service was only offered Aug 1904 to Jun 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville S
Louisa J. Chapman
Home Telephone
Coa
Chapman Addition
Elkhart
Robberies Reported in Elkhart At Local Venues
In Elkhart a dining car waiter John F. Weinsing was robbed of five dollars and a gold watch at the Y M C A. A separate incident at the Hotel Bucklen basement saw Fred Hoagland lose fourteen dollars from his trouser pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Weinsing
Elkhart
Fred Hoagland
Bucklen
Carpenter Couple Marks 52nd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Carpenter celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary today. The couple, long regarded as esteemed citizens, were honored by their community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Carpenter
Gossard Corset Company to Locate in Elkhart
The Gossard Corset company will establish operations in Elkhart employing about 400 men and 100 women, bringing new industrial activity to the area. The decision confirms Elkhart as a growing manufacturing center and promises local employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Gossard
Want the Sheriff
Simonton lake resorters again appeal to the sheriff to stop Sunday rowdyism in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simonton Lake
Gum Shoe Campaign in Pulaski County
The Brick-Miller faction pushes a gumshoe campaign in Pulaski County politics. Local observers note the effort centers on investigative messaging and voter outreach during the upcoming election cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick-Miller
Pulaski County
Deal is Off For Milford and Syracuse Track Purchase
Attorneys Frazer Cook and Frazer of Warsaw asked Kosciusko county to grant a 16 foot easement along a public highway from the Sandusky Portland Cement plant at Syracuse to join the Milford and Syracuse road. The request stems from the receiver appointment for the Wawasee Route whose tracks were to be used, and confirms the need to reroute the cement road into Syracuse factory grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford & Syracuse Company
Frazer, Cook & Frazer
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Sandusky Portland Cement
Syracuse
Milford & Syracuse
Wawasee
Elkhartist Baseball Feud Ends Game Early
Elkhart city team shorted Milford nine of 13 dollars instead of 25, causing Milford to quit in the 1% inning as the score stood 6 to 4 for Milford. Spectators backed Milford. The Warrens meet the Isrumpetz Giants at the Elkhart Drying park on July 4, first pitch at 3 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Milford Nine
Milford Boys
Homie
Chicago Warrens
Isrumpetz Giants
Elkhart Drying Park
Local Society Note Highlights West Side Dinner and Wedding
On Sunday Mr and Mrs Jasper McKinley hosted a dinner at their West Side home in honor of Mrs L B McKinley s birthday with roses decorating the house. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Hiram Shroyer of Mishawaka. In Mishawaka on June 29 Miss Luella Shroyer wed Frank S Wilcox of Goshen officiated by Rev Claude Travis. The bride, daughter of Daniel W Shroyer, wore a pale tan tailor suit and was unattended. The groom works with Sanders Egbert Co and they reside at 501 North Third Street. Miss Fanny Storer hosted a picnic at the dam for guest Miss Helen Herr of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Jasper McKinley
L. B. McKinley
Hiram Shroyer
Mishawaka
Hiram W. Shrover
Luella Shroyer
Frank 8. Wilcox
Goshen
Claude Travis
First Methodist Church of
Daniel W. Shroyer
California
Miss Shroyer
Sanders & Egbert Co
Mrs. Wilcox
North Third Street
Fanny Storer
Helen Herr
South Bend
Claude Rogers
Anthony Deahl
Wawasee
W. A. Willhide
Atlantic City
James Miskell
Chicago
Charles Parker
Chas. P. Singer
Nappanee
Ruth Dreese
Lona Leidner
Elkhart
Bessie Reeves
Lake Wawasee
Kenneth Knox
Ed Knox
Ben Goldstein
Eli
Chas. Widner
Arkana
Ohio
Albert Virgil
Baldwin Lake
Ruth
Camellia Bandelier
North Manchester
D. E. Studebaker
Decatur
WA. Beane
Norman Galentine
Santa Rosalia
Mexico
South Sixth Street
Edward Lower
Silver Lake
Ella Bishop
Xenia
Pittsburg
Anna Trainor
Agnes Longfellow
Hartford City
Ind
Chessel Urmston
Anderson
W. R. Coverston
H. R. Coverston
Little Son
Fairmount
Dr. Hollingsworth
Gladys
Lewisville
Ed Knisely
Hiram W. Shroyer
Wm. Murray
Muskegon
Mich
George Evans
G. F. Alderman
W. O. Elliott
George Reynolds
John Rigney
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Henry A. Weaver
Weaver
Prudential Life Ins. Co
A. C. Yoder
Marquette
Melville Hall
Margaret Stevenson
Lewis J. Dettman
Bernice Kessler
Miss Kessler
Charles H. Crambler
Clover Hay
Culver
Culver Military Academy
Jamestown Exposition
A. W. Paschall
Flint, Mich
Mr. Paschall
J. W. Paschall
North Main Street
Imperial Wheel Co
Flint
Notable Local Names Listed in Society Roll
A society notices list includes Mrs. E. H. Baker Miss Ida Baker Melvin Bradley Miss S. Y. Douglas Mrs. Robert Bush Geo. W. Herr J. L. Hadley Mrs. Laura Leamon Allen P. McKinnie Edgar Mitchell Mrs. S. I. Navarre A. D. Pierce Mrs. Sophia Stutsman Walsh Barne Miss Cora Woods Mrs. S. E. Weatherhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Baker
Ida Baker
Melvin Bradley
S. Y. Douglas
Robert Bush
Geo. W. Herr
J.L. Hadley
Laura Leamon
Allen P. McKinnie
Edgar Mitchell
S. I. Navarre
A. D. Pierce
Sophia Stutsman
Walsh & Barne
Cora Woods
S. E. Weatherhead
What a Name. Train accident injures passenger at departure
Wladyslaw Pietraszewski fell when attempting to jump from the Lake Shore excursion train at South Bend. The impact crushed his right hip and caused several minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
South Bend
Wladyslaw Pietraszewski
Plans for Winona Lake Boys Camp Improvements
Extensive plans to improve the Boys Camp site at Winona Lake are being developed under the direction of H. B. Dickey of Lowell Indiana who serves as superintendent of the school and camp business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
H. B. Dickey
Lowell, Ind
Syracuse Electric Tablet Co Incorporates In Syracuse
The Syracuse Electric Tablet Company of Syracuse with a capital of 20000 dollars is incorporated. Directors named are J. W. Rothenberger B. Mae Trish W. H. H. Angel George H. Loman and L. E. Schlotterback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Electric Tablet Co
Syracuse
Capital
J. W. Rothenberger
B. Mae Trish
W. H. H. Angel
George H. Loman
L. E. Schlotterback
St James choir boys take ten day outing to Lake Wawasee
The St James choir boys travel to Lake Wawasee for a ten days’ outing this morning. They are chaperoned by Father Roland, Mr and Mrs W R McGarvey, Miss Ella Burns and Chas BE Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Lake Wawasee
Father Roland
W. R. McGarvey
Ella Burns
Chas BE. Gorham
Local notes on residents and visitors in Goshen area
A long list of residents and visitors from Goshen and nearby towns are mentioned. Frank Noble spends the day in South Bend. Claude Rogers on business in town. many travelers head to Chicago, Elkhart, Milwaukee, and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Noble
South Bend
Miss Bernice Kesler to Wed Chas M Crambler in Cleveland Township
Miss Bernice Kesler a former operator at Central Union Telephone Co. will marry Charles M Crambler of Muskegon Michigan tomorrow night at her parents home north of Elkhart in Cleveland township. Attending are Misses Mertie Cover and Grace Gibson. Crambler works in the Muskegon post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Kesler
Central Union Telephone Co
Chas. M. Crambler
Muskegon, Mich
Elkhart
Cleveland Township
Mertie Cover
Grace Gibson
Miss Kesler
Mr. Crambler
Muskegon
Toms in New Paris Report Amid Armed Relatives
Harry Toms was in New Paris yesterday as rumors spread that relatives of Paul, heavily armed, were seeking him. The story is strongly denied. Toms has been staying in Goshen near the Select Fruits Dangler’s Tea & Coffee Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toms
New Paris
Harry Toms
Paul
Goshen
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Greene
Hawks Electric Company
Washington Street
John E. Rigney
North Seventh Street
Middlebury Street
Crescent Street
Hill
Middlebury
David G
Julia A. Lehman
Lincoln Avenue
Elkhart River
Oscar Jay
Lehman
First Street
Hawks Company
Second Street
Alr
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Olive Street
Mercer Avenue
S. F. Ulery
Wilkinson Street
David Gouker
Charles Newell
James Beck
Alfred Lowry
Daniel Cripe
Caine
B. B. Roberts
D. M. Curtis
Henry Peoples
Reuben Bauer
North Second Street
Schaefer
Overlease
Smoker
Rov
Shoup
Thomas-Albright
Sidewalks and Bridges Committee
Ringling
Circus
Booming Heimberger
Mortuary Record
McAbee
Dangler’s Tea & Coffee, Shop
Phillips IS
Warsawy
George Lambert
Chapman’s Marsh
Lambert
Mulberry Street
Charles M. Crambler
Cleveland Tp
Society News
Mfg. Co
Dangler’s Tea
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