Goshen Keeps Lead in Interurban Baseball Race
Goshen remains atop the Interurban League standings after defeating Warsaw at Tonawanda Grounds. Wilson’s high balls and strong pitching by Goshen’s Enyart and team defense propelled Goshen to an 8 to 2 victory, with Warsaw mustering a pair of runs. Left on base totals and key hits shaped the contest as Goshen stretched its record to 3 wins against 0 losses, while Warsaw dropped to 0–1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Warsaw
Goshen
Gozden
Grays
L. Kelly
Twirler Enyart
Demwalde
Kelly
Bamberger
R. B. Kelly
R .B
Hutchinson
Wiseman
Gripe
Goshenites
Twe
Kosciusko
West
R. Enyart
Larceny Goshen
I. Kelly
R. B
Hunter
H. Enyart
Jacobs to Join New Bank as Assistant Secretary
W K Jacobs leaving Goshen College to join the Elkhart County Trust Co as assistant secretary to Daniel M Bechtel. The new bank will be at Lincoln Avenue and Main Street with D M Bechtel, Charles A Pooley, and Jacobs forming the trust company staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Jacobs
Goshen College
Elkhart County Trust Co
Lincoln Avenue
Main Street
Jacobs
Daniel M. Bechtel
D. M. Bechtel
Charles A. Pooley
Social events at Blue home and area gatherings
The article notes a family dinner at 618 South Sixth Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Silas Blue with guests from Leesburg Syracuse Millsburg South Bend Reading Mich. The Ladies Aid of the Reform church was entertained by Mrs. E. E. Shoup and Philip Rogers at Mrs. Shoup's home, with ice cream and cake. Nellie Ash hosted a small gathering for cousin Martin Jacobus of Ann Arbor. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Blue
South Sixth Street
City
Isaac Powell
Warren Powell
Laura Ray
Leesburg
John M. Juday
Eugene McBride
Syracuse
Warren McBride
Millersburg
Frank Miller
South Bend
J. F. Young
Reading
Mich
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Reformed Church
E. E. Shoup
Philip Rogers
Nellie Ash
Martin Jacobus
Ann Arbor
St. Joseph infirmary project cost gap widens
The Keegan Construction tangle over the new St. Joseph county infirmary grows. Federal Union Surety will not lose, but Miller and Donahue Lumber Co. of South Bend bears the loss. The shortage is estimated at $5,000 to $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keegan Construction Company
St. Joseph County Infirmary
Federal Union Surety Company
Indianapolis
Miller & Donahue Lum. Co
South Bend
Funeral for Dr George B Chester in Elkhart
The funeral for Dr George B Chester will be Sunday at 2 PM at Mrs Amelia Shivelys, 614 South Second Street, Elkhart. It will be conducted under the Knights of Pythias auspices. Burial location is undecided between Elkhart and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Chester
Chester
Amelia Shively
Second Street
Elkhart
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lawyer Fox Seeks Settlement in Cadillac Crash Case
Cincinnati lawyer Fox representing Big Four meets W B Hile in Elkhart to settle damage from a Winona flyer collision. Hile would receive nominal damages if he accepts the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Cincinnati
Big Four
Elkhart
W. B. Hile
Hile
Buying Up Right of Way for Lake Shore Railway
F J Meyer of South Bend and J B Hanna of Cleveland have been active in purchasing right of way through LaPorte Porter and Lake counties for the proposed Lake Shore Chicago and South Bend railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Meyer
South Bend
J. B. Hanna
Cleveland, O
LaPorte, Porter and
Lake Counties
Lake Shore, Chicago and South Bend
Shipping Ice Here Drops Costs for Goshen Saloons
Ice shipments to Goshen from Mishawaka raise costs for saloonkeepers soda fountain proprietors grocers and butchers this season as ice prices stay high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Mishawaka
Milford Mail Criticizes Mail Order in Town
The Milford Mail laments local mail order business as Sears Roebuck of Chicago has received about $1,000 from Milford residents recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milford Mail
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Birth announced for John Zook family in Hast Goshen
A son was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. John Zook of Hast Goshen. He joins their family as a new arrival noted in local birth notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zook
Hast Goshen
Goshenite Wins Philips Exeter Scholarship
Andover Massachusetts July 13 Hubert K Whitmer of Goshen Indiana is named a Philips Exeter academy scholarship winner along with other recipients in the annual announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Mass
Philips-Exeter Academy
Hubert K. Whitmer
Goshen, Ind
Death of an Old Resident Henry Neff
Elder Henry Neff died at his Jackson township home at 69 years 4 months 19 days following a heart related illness and paralysis. He was born in White County and lived on the same Elkheart county farm 42 years. Survived by wife four sons and a daughter and one sister. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at Whitehead church with Eder D Parker officiating. Interment Whitehead cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Neff
Jackson Township
Goshen
Mr. Neff
White County
Elkhart County
Henry Neff, Jr
M. D. Neil
Miford
Frank
Charles
Stead
Elmer
William Cleyton
Susan .Rnold
New Paris
German Baptist Church
Whitehead Clinch
New Faris
Friends
E der [ D. Parker
Whitehead Cemetery
Would Swallow Money Case Attracts Police Action
Ray Ohring of South Bend confessed to stealing $51 and a $100 check from the Scearce household. Police recovered the money after Ohring attempted to swallow it, choking him until the bills spilled to the floor. The dresser was the source of the purse and the motive appeared tied to the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Obring
South Bend
Fred Scearce
Ohring
Sergt
Joseph Chappel
Michigan Peaches Ripe on St Joseph Markets
Michigan peaches arrive in St Joseph as early apples sell for 60 cents per bushel. In about ten days Astrachans and Duchess varieties will come in with higher prices. Raspberries and currants appear at 1.25 and 1.15 per case, with string beans also shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
St. Joseph
May Make Trolley Deal
Rumors in financial circles say negotiations are underway to buy the Toledo and Chicago interurban line by the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company. A well connected observer believes the Fort Wayne system will soon include a new interurban from Fort Wayne to Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Chicago
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fort Wayne
Garrett
Fort Wayne Company
Publication as notice for liquor license legality contested
An action in LaPorte circuit court challenges whether publishing an application for a liquor license in a distant newspaper satisfies legal notice requirements. Defendants are the board of county commissioners and the suit seeks to annul the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Board of County Commissioners
Boy Mark Perry 14 Missing From Elkhart Drug Store
Mark Perry aged 14, recently employed at Houseworth's Elkhart drug store, has not been home for several days and is feared to have left the city. He was last seen wearing a brown mixed suit and a dark cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Perry
Houseworth
Elkhart
Real Estate Loans Abstracts at Tie George R Harper
Title and abstract notices list real estate loans and abstracts at tie George R Harper. Includes property details and loan records with dates and parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Harper
Colored men in a fight ends in attempted murder in Elkhart
Joe Bryant of Cassopolis Mich lies in Elkhart prison hospital with his throat cut from ear to ear and may die. Clarence Byrd also of Cassopolis is held to the circuit court in default of 1000 bail for trying to kill Bryant after a quarrel in a lumber yard near the Lake Shore dump following drinks in several saloons. Bryant called himself the best nigger in the country. Byrd was captured as he attempted to flee after the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bryant
Cassopolis
Mich
Elkhart
Clarence Byrd
Bryant
Goshen
Byrd
Lake Shore
Visiting Old Home Admires Goshen City’s Growth
Johnson L. Hockert, an early Goshen resident born in a log cabin on Fifth Street, revisits from Des Moines. He recalls his father Josiah Hockett as a pioneer who planted the white mulberry tree near the courthouse and the coffee tree by Rock Run creek. He left Goshen in 1851, moved to Millersburg then Warsaw in 1862, and has lived in Des Moines for 24 years. He praises the city’s beauty and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Johnson L. Hockert
Des Moines
Mr. Hockert
William O. Elliott
North Fifth Street
Josiah Hockett
Court House
Fifth Street
Rock Run Creek
Millersburg
Johnston Hockert
Warsaw
Well Known Goshen Man Ainsworth Long with Fort Wayne Ties
W N Ainsworth of Fort Wayne a frequent Goshen visitor and hide buyer for S Bash & Co is noted for the Elkhart hotel incident involving W E Peterson. Bash says Ainsworth has 15 years with the firm and a clean domestic record with no current trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Ainsworth
Fort Wayne
Golden Hotel
Elkhart
W. E. Peterson
Curing Tuberculosis at Epworth Hospital
In South Bend Ethel Moon an infant receives fresh air treatment for tuberculosis. The child entered in a wretched state with skin and middle ear TB and a hip throat abscess. Now the skin is clear and the abscess and ear trouble have disappeared. The baby will soon return to its father strong and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Hospital
South Bend
Ethel Moon
New trial granted in Roh rer vs Method over courtroom noise
The court grants a new trial in the Charles Roh rer versus George Method case citing excessive noise from carpenters in the courthouse that interfered with hearing the lawyers. The ruling notes it was nearly impossible to hear courtroom proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rohrer
George
New Steel Threshing Outfit Introduced in Millersburg
C A Strine of Millersburg unveils a new all steel threshing outfit said to be the first in the county. He ran its first job at John Simpsons east of Millersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Strine
Millersburg
John Simpson
Ice Cream Social Planned by Lady Foresters
The Lady Foresters invite everyone to an ice cream social tonight at Mrs Gar mans on North Eighth Street. The event offers a community gathering with dessert and fellowship for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Foresters
Mrs
Kosciusko County Teachers Seek Higher Pay In County Schools
Teachers in Kosciusko County push for larger salaries and improved funding as discussions with school officials advance. They urge administrators to address wage gaps and fiscal support for classrooms amid ongoing budget considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko County
Allied Editorial Rally Comes to Winona in August
Four Indiana editorial associations unite for a joint meeting in Winona from August 6 to 11 with notable addresses by editors. A trolley excursion to Goshen on August 9 accompanies the program, with Charles B. Lockwood of the Marion Chronicle predicting large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Winona
Indiana Allied
Indiana Democratic
Goshen
Charles B. Lockwood
The
Marion Chronicle
Alarm over gambling as Fort Wayne crackdown expands
Fort Wayne gamblers express fear as police and newspapers intensify attacks on gambling. Edward Kleindvist, a leading local figure, says he plans to quit amid a statewide push against illegal gaming. Goshen reports little gambling activity and fading prospects for dives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Edward Kleindvist
Kleindvist
Goshen
Elkhart Officials Discuss Sheriff Deputy Office Request
A deputy sheriff Sept Silvers of the Elkhart police force seeks appointment of a deputy to open an office in Elkhart and make arrests outside city jurisdiction. The move is not likely to be honored.
Local residents report health and travel updates
Mrs. John Otto rests at her daughter Mrs. D. S. Bechtel’s home on South Seventh. Mrs. Henry Himebaugh of Dunlaps is ill. John Comstock of Jefferson township has been in Columbus for treatment and hopes to be home soon. Ed Stutsman near Bristol is recovering from a double wrist fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Otto
D. S. Bechtel
South Seventh Street
Henry Himebaugh
Dunlaps
John Comstock
Jefferson Township
Columbus
Ed Stutsman
Bristol
Kendallville Enforces Anti Spitting Rule In Town
Kendallville will strictly enforce the anti spitting ordinance. Thomas Cassel, longtime Whitley county resident, has died at his Angola home. A train car load of Cleveland “fresh air” children will spend vacations with farm families near Waterloo. Angola Furnace Co may move to Decatur if citizens subscribe 25000 to the capital stock. George R. Driver of Auburn is father to 22 children, 16 living, born in Allen county in 1838. Carl Hissong of Corunna, a Lake Shore construction train cook, was seriously burned when a train vibration toppled a boiling water vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Thomas Cassel
Whitley County
Angola
Cleveland
Waterloo
Angola Furnace Co
Decatur
George R. Driver
Auburn
Allen County
That
Carl Hissong
Corunna
Lake Shore
First Letter From Eighth Years Reaches Minnichs
Mr and Mrs R C Minnich receive a letter from J G Keller a longtime city resident and former Lake Shore ticket agent now in Luzon Col where he is mine superintendent He hasn't spoken in eight years and plans a September visit during his vacation to his old home-city site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Minnich
Mianich
J. G. Keller
Lake Shore
Keller
Luzon
Col
Chicago clubman bets uncle to quit smoking
Nelson Ludington Barnes of Chicago wagers his millionaire uncle by marriage John H. Barker of Michigan City that he will quit smoking. If Barnes lights one cigarette he loses fifty thousand dollars, a bet he can accept any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Ludington Barnes
Chicago
Mr. Barnes
John H. Barker
Michigan City
Rogers Band Concert Draws Large Open Air Crowd
The Rogers band held the eighth open air concert of the season at Lincoln avenue and Main street with a megaphone announcements. A very large crowd attended and members of the organization returned to Winona Lake on the final Interurban car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Lincoln Avenue
Main Street
Winona Lake
Gliddenites Set Eastward on 1100 Mile Tour
Three score of automobiles began from Buffalo on a 1100 mile American Automobile Association tour through Northwestern New York, Quebec and New England to the White Mountains. They seek a cup donated by Charles J. Glidden of Boston for the greatest achievement in simple touring. The party includes autoists who recently passed through here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
American Automobile Association
New York
Quebec
New England
White Mountains
Charles J. Gildden
Boston
Pfeiffer Family Reunion Planned in Middlebury
Descendants of Jacob Pfeiffer Jr. will hold their seventh annual reunion at the Pfeiffer residence in Middlebury on Saturday August 25. About 60 family members reside in the county with several in Kansas Colorado and California bringing total to about 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfeiffer
Jacob Pfeiffer, Jr
Jacob Pfeiffer
Middlebury
Kansas
Colorado
California
Barney appeal to supreme court over Elkhart county injunction
R. C. and Franc Barney won a grant to appeal to the supreme court regarding an order restraining them from disposing of fealty in Elkhart county. The case involves litigation with the American Mutual Life Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C
Franc Barney
Supreme Court
Elkhart County
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Caseys Revenge Credits and Origin From Cleveland News
The Scrap Book prints a poem titled Caseys Revenge credited to James Wilson as a contribution. In fact the piece was written by Grantland Rice, sporting editor of the Cleveland News, where it first appeared last February.
Injury at Thiele Bros. Creamery damages finger
Isaac Spahr, an employee at Thiele Bros. Creamery, caught the second finger of his left hand between cogwheels yesterday. The finger is badly mashed but doctors expect he will not lose it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Spahr
Thiele Bros. Creamery
Transfer of Peru and Detroit line complete
The Peru and Detroit road from Peru to Chili formerly controlled by the Wabash railway company has been legally transferred to the Winona company. The formal transfer of this historic line concludes with a completed legal proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Detroit
Eel River
Chili
Wabash Railway Company
Winona Company
The Judge Suspension Moves Topeka Sold
The Judge a new Topeka paper started in April has suspended publication. Its subscription list and goodwill were sold to the Journal of Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Topeka
Jockey W Harold Tuck Remains Noted Rider Tied to Garrett
The article notes W Harold Tuck once rode for stables abroad and formerly hailed from Albion now living in Garrett. It mentions Anibas the ee at Wawasee and references Rev. George P Torrence in connection with the jockey’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Harold Tuck
Albion
Garrett
Anibas
Wawasee
George P. Torrence
Warsaw Man Surrenders Stolen Horse Team After Loss
Perry Fawley a liveryman in Warsaw surrendered a stolen horse team after losing 200 dollars in the deal. Irvin Thompson of Wabash received a 50 dollar reward. Fawley gave up the team without protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Fawley
Warsaw
Irvin Thompson
Wabash
Fawley
Pickle Tank Shipment Ties Up Warsaw Plant Closure
Moving Tanks Allen W. Cruickshank of Allegheny City, Pa., visited yesterday and arranged shipment of the companys pickle tanks to Warsaw. The local plant is set to be abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen W. Cruickshank
Allegheny City
Warsaw
Garrett Man John W Swartz Faces Unclear Outcome
Fragmentary note references John W Swartz from Angane, listed as a Garrett man, with unclear status or condition described as bad to be entirely unresolved in the preserved text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Swartz
Garrett Man
Angane
Long Sought Bank Robber Albert E Peverette Escape
Albert E Peverette known as Whitey and Black from South Bend escaped from Ionia Michigan state asylum Saturday night with outside help. He had access to a false key from an inmate and unlocked doors before slipping into woods by the river. He is married with a wife in Jackson Michigan and Dr. Long offers a $50 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Peverette
Whitey
Black
South Bend
Richland
Onia
Mich
Peverette
Maxwell
Jackson
Long
Marquette
Michigan
Ionia
Northern Indiana Deaths Report Two Kosciusko Residents
Jeremiah Hoagland a longtime Kosciusko county resident died in Warsaw at age 70 I D Webb Warsaw druggist died in Warsaw at age 40 both reported yesterday in Northern Indiana obituaries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Hoagland
Kosciusko County
Warsaw
I. D. Webb
Excursion crowd on Winona Lake scene ends with pier collapse
Two free steamboat trips for Columbia City excursionists led to an unprecedented jam at the Winona lake pier as the City of Warsaw chartered for an hour. A section of the pier collapsed sending people into 18 inches of water but no injuries were reported. The crowd, including over 1,000 Sunday school attendees in 14 cars, traveled in from Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Columbia City
Winona
City of Warsaw
Pennsylvania
Jett Claims Responsibility in Beattyville Murder Trial
Curtis Jett, on trial in Beattyville Kentucky with Har gis and Callahan for the murder of James B. Marcum, confessed sole blame, stating he killed Marcum because he was his enemy and offered no accusation against others. The action ties to the Marcum family with son Thomas Marcum of LaPorte referenced in court disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Jett
Beattyville, Ky
Hargis and
Callahan
James B. Marcum
Thomas Marcum
LaPorte
Marcum
Jett
New Electric Railway to Survey Indiana Route
Telegraphic advices say the Tennis Construction company of Cincinnati will send engineers in ten days to survey an electric line from LaPorte to Valparaiso then Crown Point and Hammond. The unit will extend from Toledo to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennis Construction Company
Cincinnati
LaPorte
Valparaiso
Crown Point
Hammond
Toledo
Chicago
New Goshen Warsaw Line Cars Delivered in Warsaw
Several new cars for the Goshen Warsaw line arrived in Warsaw today. Once a temporary Y at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue is installed, the cars will begin operation. A Milford man, Reuben Brumbaugh, narrowly lost his arm at the B and O elevator where his sleeve caught in machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Warsaw
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Reuben Brumbaugh
Milford
Will W Reed Named Railway Mall Clerk in Warsaw
Will W. Reed of Warsaw has been appointed to the position of railway mall clerk, adding to local rail service staff. The appointment reflects ongoing staffing changes in the regional transport sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will W. Reed
Warsaw
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Tonawanda Grounds
Interurban League
Ptg. Goshen
JIG Milfod
Bases
Enyart
Powers
A Wilson
Cox
Ike Jacobs
Goshen Piyse Ac
Winona Ac
Www
K. Jacobs
New Bank
Dr. Chester
Goshenite
Peterson
Ce Cream Social
Winona Assembly
Thompson
Ellsworth Plumstead
Rogers’ Winona Orchestra
Dunbars
Handel
Allied Editorial Rally
Jenin
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