Birthday of the Nation Brings Local Holiday and Ball Games
Tomorrow marks Independence Day the 131st anniversary with business suspended in Goshen. Baseball is the main attraction at Tonawanda park with the post office workers facing railway postal clerks at 10 am and West Pullman meeting Goshen Grays at 3 pm. Other towns prepare parades concerts and fireworks as Rogers Goshen band performs in nearby cities and residents travel to Winona Syracuse Nappanee and Lake Wawasee for celebrations. Weather forecast calls for a clear sky.
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Tonawanda Park
Postofice
West Pullman
Goshen Grays
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Springbrook Park
Winona
Rogers’ Goshen Band
Nicola, the Magician
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Willis Brown
Syracuse
John W. Parks
Marshall and
Kosciusko
James S. Deere
Nappanee
Rogers
Truex Willard Truex Dies at 43 in Nappanee
Mortuary record notes Willard Truex aged 43 died in Nappanee after months of illness. Survived by a wife and eight children ranging from about 15 to two months. Town aided the family financially due to their need.
Money All Gone halts work on Logansport wards
Work on two nearly finished wards for the Northern Indiana hospital for the insane at Logansport has been stopped as the labor force is dismissed. All appropriated funds from the last legislature have been exhausted.
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Northern
Indiana
Logansport
Will Stop at Gary on Railway Route Between Cities
The Indiana Transportation Company vows to make Gary a stop on its line linking Michigan City and Chicago if suitable docking facilities can be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Indiana Transportation Company
Theodore Roosevelt
Soo City
Michigan City
Chicago
Weighing the Mail Begins in Rail Mail Offices
In every post office that transfers mail directly by the railway mail service the weighing of mail originating in the office and sent to the railway began on July 1 for a period of six months.
A Slight Reduction in Fence Sale at Lagrange Square
Charles Nichols of Lima bought the old fence around the Lagrange court Square. In 1879 it was erected at a cost of 2500 dollars and sold at public auction for 175 dollars.
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Charles Nichols
Lima
Lagrange Court Square
Nilé sells Middlebury property to Wise for 2700 dollars
Frank I. Nilé transfers ownership of real estate in Middlebury to William W. Wise for two thousand seven hundred dollars. The transaction details reflect a straightforward property sale between private parties.
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Frank I. Nilé
Wm. W. Wise
Middlebury
Glove Making Work Offered at Boreal Mfg Co
Help wanted for girls to learn glove making with steady work and good pay. Apply at Boreal Mfg Co located at 128 North Main Street.
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Boreal Mfg. Co
North Main Street
Paroled elkhart safe blower John Alliison to be set free
Jackson Michigan July 3 special report states John Yock Alli son the Elkhart safe blower will be paroled.
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Jackson, Mich
John
Yock) Allison
Elkhart
Elkhart Criminals Punished for Multiple Offenses
Henry Beck charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Alford Prought at whose home he boarded was held to the superior court under a $500 bond. Tony Augustine and Frank Smith fined $1 and 10 days in jail each for robbing Lake Shore cars of merchandise. William Sparklin fined $5 and 30 days in jail for assaulting Officer Parker, his 23rd arrest since 1901.
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Henry Beck
Alford Prought
Tony Augustine
Frank Smith
Lake Shore
William Sparklin
Parker
Graves Missed Visit Delays Winona Lecture Backup Present
Visitors in Winona yesterday were disappointed as John Temple Graves failed to arrive due to a railroad wreck. Dr Sol C Dickey pledged to bring Graves to Winona before season’s end, ensuring the announced lecture would be given, with the Gamble Concert Co filling Graves’ spot on the program.
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Winona
John Temple Graves
Graves
Sol C. Dickey
Mr. Graves
Gamble Concert Co
Special Ball Game Between Postoffice and Railway Clerks
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the postoffice employees will play the railway mail clerks a baseball game on the Tonawanda diamond. Lineups list Railway Clerks with Calg, Fury, Boulton, Lichtenwalter, Pippinger, Bigler, Parker, Simpson, Gorsuch, Croop, Beck, and subs Reed Yoder Berlin Eby. Postoffice lineup includes Wise, See, Kulp, Mowers, Leer, Pfeffley, Quinn, Doth, Schnurr, and subs Howell James Wissinger Bonner. No admission charged.
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Postoffice
Railway Mail Clerks
Tonawanda
Railway Clerks
Postoffice Wise
Eeeee
Pe Ileg Fury
Boulton Wrysong
Wss
Ea Kulp Mowers
Lichtenwalter Pippinger
Schnurr
R. C
Reed
Yoder
Berlin
Eby
Howell
James
Wissinger
Bonner
Nappanee Murdocks Estimate Electric Line to Elkhart
A Nappanee source reports the Murdocks estimate the cost of an electric line to Elkhart at 215000 dollars via Wakarusa. They suggest Nappanee build to Milford Junction and tap the Winona line, about nine miles, offering moderate expense and potential population gain for Winona.
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Nappanee
Murdocks
Elkhart
Wakarusa
Goshen
Milford Junction
Winona
Social News Highlights From Goshen And Mishawaka
Mrs. Bertha Miller and N Westfall wed in Goshen, now at 946 East Second Mishawaka. Rev A M Growden officiating. Margaret Stevenson hosts a house party with guests from Goshen, Poemsville Kentucky, Lafayette Indiana and local towns. Picnic plans and dam gatherings feature many Elkhart and South Bend attendees. Goshen Golf Club members and families plan a July Fourth outing at town east grounds. A Noble farm gathering honors Mary Butterfield’s visit, with a dam picnic to follow. Joy Bechtel surprise party after Mary Bechtel home. Mrs J Artley Clark hosts cards, Esther Bechtel dinner tonight.
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South Bend
Goshen Golf Club
David Plant
Chicago
Ray Replogle
Seattle
Wash
Walter Swart
Ed F. Gaffney
Elkhart
H. O. Thomas
Baby
Cleveland
J. F. Schadt
Tippecanoe Lake
John H. Lott
M. K. Kreider
Wawasee
Myron Meader
Everil Woodberry
Boston
Helen Hubbel
Richard Berry
Carson, Pierre, Scott & Co
Homer Johnson
Fred D. Zeigler
Myra Roberts
Kendallville
Isabelle Henkel
Milwaukee
J. W. Brown
William Strucker
Nappanee
Noble Kreider
Guy Becknell
Defiance
J. W. Anthony
Samuel
Clara Twiford
Bloomington
Ind
Bertha Laurence
Oil City
Saginaw
Mich
I. O. Wood
Rivetts
Indianapolis
Flint
J. C. Abbott
E. Knapp
Whitmer Cottage
Lewis Merriman
Kenton
Toledo
J. B. Andrews
Ed Brookmeyer
Lake Wawasee
Zona Kreager
Mary Foster
Ligonier
W. BE. Elliott
West Goshen
DeEtte Parfitt
Katherine
Harvard
Rachael Browne
Helen Tiedeman
Carrie Sherman
Daniel Zook
Baer
Miller
Goshen
Philip Bowser
Syracuse
Guy
A. W. Weston
Fred Tilt
Holland, Mich
Longcliff
Weston
Clyde Whitehead
Naper, Neb
Della Whitehead
New Paris
Eli Albright
W. C. Peters
G. W. Ellis
Christiana Lake
George A. Beck
Grace
Pansy Kantz
Merl Gwinn
Mabel Prickett
Cecile Smeltzer
Minnie Vinson
Henry Bottenfelt
Michael Harris
Wichita
Kan
Brice McClure
Wabash
William Larimer
T. Dart Walker
New York City
New York
E. B
Drake
Mamie
Helen Kolb
J. A. Brown
North Manchester
T. A. Starr
National Park Seminary
Forest Glenn
Elmer Lichtenwalter
Maria Lichtenwalter
Fort Wayne
Rome
Georets Beatty
Mrs Varney Tries to Buy Headache Medicine by Theft and Chloroform
Mrs. George Varney wife of a Lake Shore engineer on the Kalamazoo division borrowed ten cents under false pretenses of buying headache medicine and chloroform. She entered her Vernon Varrone home room on the second floor and bound a cloth over her mouth. W. B. Hile climbed a porch post and broke into her apartments. The bandage was torn off and she was revived. Two ounces of chloroform were used. The 30 year old woman is in Clark hospital.
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George Varney
Lake Shore
Kalamazoo
Vernon Varrone
W. B. Hile
Clark Hospital
Man Held for Liquor Sale in Dry North Webster
Constables searched Emanuel Hammand of North Webster and found 43 bottles of beer and a jug partially filled with whiskey. He claimed the liquor was “medicine” for his own use. Hammond formerly ran a saloon in North Webster, now a dry town, and faces charges for selling liquor without a license.
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Emanuel Hammand
North Webster
Hammond
Elkhart County School Fund Apportionment Highlights
Elkhart county reports 13 308 school children and a total apportionment of 22 925.26. State school tax yields 18 765.60 while interest on the common school fund adds 4 159.66. The county receives 22 889.76 at a per capita of 1 72.
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Elkhart County
Kendallville and To le plug train on Lake Shore still running
Reports deny rumors that the Kendallville and To le train on the Lake Shore has been abandoned. Despite yearly chatter and recent doubts, the service continues in operation with no confirmed end in sight.
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Kendallville
Toledo
Lake Shore
A Hoosier Barn-raising by T Dart Walker
Artist T Dart Walker completes a drawing titled A Hoosier Barn-raising to serve as a New York magazine title page. The work depicts the Eckelbarger barn-raising in Harrison township from several weeks earlier.
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T. Dart Walker
New York
Eckelbarger
Harrison Township
Elks Clubhouse to Open in August with Billiard Tables
The Elks will open their new clubhouse on the old Gen Has call property about August 1st. Last night the committee contracted to purchase two Brunswick billiard and pool tables to be finished in a mission style.
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The
Elks
Gen
Bicycle rider injured after vehicle strike on North Main
T Dart Emerick was riding a bicycle on North Main Street yesterday when struck by a vehicle, suffering a severe leg injury. Police and emergency responders attended. condition and vehicle details are unavailable in the report.
Presbyterian Building Opens in Winona After $80,000 Funded Build
The new Presbyterian building at Winona, costing nearly $80,000, funded entirely by Presbyterian stockholders from across the country, was opened to the public at the dinner hour Monday.
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Presbyterian
Winona
Births bring two new Berlin area babies
An eight pound daughter was born yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Treesh. A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Overholt of West Joshen.
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Irvin Treesh
Harvey Overholt
West Joshen
Date Set for Bar ny Case Hearing in Kosciusko Court
July 22 is scheduled for arguments on special findings and conclusions of law in the Barney case before the Kosciusko circuit court.
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Barney
Kosciusko
Benton Harbor Justices Prepare Abstinence Pledge
Benton Harbor justices of the peace plan to require an abstinence pledge when drunken offenders are brought before them for sentencing.
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Benton Harbor
Macca bee address at Albion by J W Replogle
J W Replogle delivered a Macca bee address at Albion. Balloon ascensions tonight near Hawks Hardware Co. See the elephants and the airship. The national corn exposition runs in Chicago from October 6 to 19.
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J. W. Replogle
Albion
Hawks Hardware Co.’s
Chicago
County Council to consider arch over Rock Run Creek and court funds
Elkhart county council meets in special session to discuss appropriations for the superior court estimated at 4412 dollars and possible 1500 to 2000 dollars for an arch over Rock Run creek on North Main Street to ease north side traffic. Also reviewed are highway relocation petitions and bridge arch proposals, with adjournment planned after the Fourth of July.
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Elkhart
North Main Street
Rock Run
First Street
Henry Bechtel
Harrison Township
Harrison Center
Samuel Davidhizer
Union Townships
Pine Creek
John L. Warden
Whisler
Smeltzer
Nappanee
Indiana
Pythian building dedication program released in Indianapolis
The program for the Pythian build ing dedication in Indianapolis has been issued. On Monday August 12, troops will be received from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will conclude with Grand Chancellor Jonce Monahan turning over the camp to Brigadier General Merrill E. Wilson.
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Indianapolis
Jonce Monahan
Merrill E. Wilson
Inquest Held Over Young Man Found Near Otis Woods
An inquest was held into the death of a Polish youth who came from South Chicago to Otis last week and had not been seen since Saturday.
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Otis
Chicago
Interurban Express Expands Across United States
The Interurban express now in full service through United States Express company is doing immense business and foreshadows significant growth ahead for the enterprise.
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Interurban Express
United States Express Company
Wandered Away During Mental Aberration
Willis Keller of Marion wandered from his home and has not been heard from. Authorities and family appeal for information about his whereabouts and condition. No further details on time or cause are provided.
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Willis Keller
Marion
Editors Deny Henry Watterson at French Lick Address
The Louisville Courier Journal editor Henry Watterson was rejected for an address at French Lick by Democratic editors.
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Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
French Lick
Priests Gather for Notre Dame Retreat
About 400 priests participate in a Notre Dame retreat, gathering at the campus facility for a spiritual recharge and communal reflection led by church leaders. The event underscores ongoing religious outreach amid ties to the university community.
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Notre Dame
Cement Co Assessment Sparks Township Reval in Syracuse
Kosciusko county board of review plans to raise property assessments across Turkey Creek township after finding assessments were too low. The Syracuse cement plant valuation near 150,000 dollars is not likely to change much, despite calls to raise it to 400,000 dollars.
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Syracuse
Kosciusko County Board of Review
Sandusky Portland Cement Company
Turkey Creek
Mother Seeks Son Amid Tears At Jail Meeting
Mrs Hector Phillips visited the Kosciusko county jail to see her son who sobbed throughout their encounter. She blamed liquor and bad company for his troubles, while noting the boy stole a watch from Robert Spry of Goshen and described him as tough.
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Hector Phillips
Kosciusko County
Alrs. Phillips
Llquor
Declining Clay township judges invite speculation on candidates
In Kosciusko county Clay township two elected justices Thomas Linn and James Thompson refuse to serve. Linn calls the squire duties too burdensome and Thompson cites age. Democrats Linn and Thompson. Possible replacements discussed include Claypool figures Clay C Wise and Mr Showalter formerly of Goshen. Trustee Heisler notes Showalter as a probable candidate.
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Clay Township
Kosciusko County
Thomas Linn
Squire
James Thompson
Linn
Thompson
Clay C. Wise
Claypool
Showalter
Depot Hotel
Heisler
Goshen
Body in River Found Near Shore by South Bend Police
A fishing man along the river discovered an infant's remains tied with two stones. Police say the swift current carried the body toward the shore as they investigated the disturbing find.
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South Bend
County Attorney Gattshall faces saloon license protest cases
The Elkhart Truth reports that responsibility for defeating the anti saloon workers lies with County Attorney Gattshall after their appearance before the county commissioners protesting saloon licenses for Elkhart. Krumpetz Weaver and Smith likely face appeals to circuit or superior court.
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Gattshall
Elkhart
Krumpetz, Weaver and Smith
Extra Tomorrow Night at Irwin for Charles Parker
A large crowd is expected at the Irwin tomorrow night to hear Charles Parker of Goshen perform an extra turn as a comedian. He will adopt a Silly Kid character with many jokes likely to draw laughs. Parker is well known and anticipated to receive a warm welcome.
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The
Irwin
Charles Parker
Goshen
Charles
Life of Marvin Kuhns Recounted Under Aliases
The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reports Kuhns used the alias Charles Fink in Ohio and identified the body of Frank Campau at Fostoria for whom he was later convicted of murder.
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Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Marvin Kuhns
Charles Fink
Ohio
Frank Campau
Fostoria
Postoffice Promotions Across Indiana Officials named
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock designated promotions for Indiana letter carriers effective July 1 raising annual pay from 850 to 900 dollars. The list includes Fort Wayne 31, La Porte 5, Lebanon 3, Logansport 11, New Albany 10, Shelbyville 5, Terre Haute 24, Valpariso 6, Wabash 6.
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Hitchcock
Indiana
Fort Wayne
LaPorte
Lebanon
Logansport
New Albany
Shelbyville
Terre Haute
Valpariso
Wabash
Frisky Railroaders Leave One Hurt at Kendallville
Samuel Rohm of the Lake Shore extra gang sustained a wrenched back and a gash to the head after a rough sport incident in Kendallville, and is confined at home.
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Kendallville
Samuel Rohm
Lake Shore
Hoffman Again Faces Theft Charge In Warsaw Arrest
Frank Hoffman the Warsaw junk dealer was arrested for the third time on a charge of knowingly buying stolen goods, with two prior convictions on similar offenses.
LIST OF THE DEAD Grows Among Northern Indiana Editors
The South Bend Times notes the growing roll of Northern Indiana editors connected to the press over the past two decades. Names include H. H. Francis, H. Chase, QC Myers, Archibald Beall, A. B. Miller, Dan W. Sweet, Chas. L. Murray, Wm. A. Beane, J. D. Sariighausen, Quincy Hassler, Samuel B. Alvord, Gen. J. Packard, Eli W. Brown, Frank Zimmerman, Major Bitters, General Williams, Dr. A. S. Parker, Henry E. Little, C. A. McDonald, James Burns, Jos. Conlogue, and O. Myers plus C. L. Murray and others. Some were not in the newspaper business at death, having retired.
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Indiana
H. H. Francis
Michigan City Dispatch
H. Chase
Elkhart Review
Myers
Kendallville Standard
Archibald Beall
LaPorte Herald
A. B. Miller
South Bend Tribune
Dan
W. Sweet
Elkhart Democrat
Chas. L. Murray
South Bend Sun
Wm. A. Beane
Goshen Democrat
J. D. Sariighausen
Ft. Wayne Statts-Zeitung
Quincy A. Hassler
Warsaw Times
Samuel B. Alvord
Albion New Era
Gen. J. Packard
LaPorte Chronicle
Eli. W. Brown
Columbia City Times
Frank J. Zimmerman
Warsaw UN
Major Bitters
Rochester Republican
Revd. Williams
A. S. Parker
Kendallville News
Henry E. Little
Garrett Clipper
C. A. McDonald
South Bend Times
James A. Burns
Auburn Courier
Jos. S. Conlogue
Kendallville Sun
O. Myers
Daniel W., Sweet
C. L. Murray
Jasper Packard
F. J. Zimmerman
Samuel E. Alvord
Elkhart must raise 28000 for Gossard Corset plant
Elkhart has until Saturday night to raise 28000 to attract the Gossard Corset factory of Chicago and Belvidere. The outfit, capitalized at 250000, shows assets of 202600 and liabilities of 50000 and plans a 40000 factory employing 500 workers. Funds will be raised by selling 100 Sterling’s Avendale lots at 300 each, with payments staged at foundation, first story, and completion.
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Elkhart
Chicago
Belvidere
Sterling
Avendale
Hebert Couple Celebrate 46th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John D Hebert celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary yesterday with a small gathering of friends including Mrs McCullom of Mishawaka. They were wed by Rev H L Vannuys in the old Presbyterian church on Fifth Street, the last marriage ceremony held there. The Heberts are longtime respected city residents.
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John D. Hebert
McCullom
Mishawaka
Hebert
H. L. Vannuys
Old Presbyterian Church
FP. G. Hubbell
Fifth Street
My Irish Rosie Sings At Irwin This Week
Louie Haydn performs illustrated song My Irish Rosie at Irwin amid audience sing along in the chorus. Patrons show strong appreciation for this class of piece and the selection is well received by the venue in town.
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Rosie
Irwin
Louie Haydn
Peace Rules Over Benton Harbor Israelite Grounds
On the first Sunday of the month the Israelite grounds in Benton Harbor saw no rioting. Hundreds of excursionists and sightseers crowded Benjamin's private domain from morning till afternoon, yet no disturbance occurred.
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Benton Harbor
Benjamin
Beyerle Sworn In as Superior Court Stenographer
Lincoln H Beyerle has been sworn in as superior court stenographer Ten divorce cases moved from circuit to superior court to prevent adjournment of the new court The next term in South Bend begins Oct 7
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln H. Beyerle
Superior Court
South Bend
Frazier Opens Mansion House Hotel in Benton Harbor
Stephen R. Frazier of Benton Harbor Michigan arrived in the city today and took possession of the Devor property he recently bought. He will operate the place as an European hotel under the name Mansion house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen R. Frazier
Benton Harbor
Mich
Devor
Clipped Mustache Incident Leads to Police Report
Fred Rees reported to Fort Wayne police that two men restrained him and removed his mustache with sheep shears in an assault. The incident details and suspects were under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rees
Fort Wayne
Judge Adair of Columbia City Takes Long Rest
Judge Adair of Columbia City is reported to be suffering from rheumatism and nervous collapse, necessitating a prolonged period of rest according to medical advice. The health issue prompted observers to note the impact on court proceedings and local judiciary.
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Adair
Columbia City
Hawks Hardware Co. Fireworks Sale Announced
Hawks Hardware Co will stay open all day tomorrow and tomorrow evening except from 1 to 4 p.m. The event highlights cut price fireworks and positions the store as a leader in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hawks Hardware Co
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