Board Bill Disputes Touch Fleck and LaFleur
Mrs. Nancy Kime filed an affidavit charging Clyde Fleck with failing to pay a 2.50 board bill. Fleck pleaded guilty and was fined 11 in costs. Landlord J. T. Hostetter filed an affidavit against L. LaFleur for avoiding a 5.00 board bill. LaFleur, in Elkhart, traveled by train back to Rosbrogh area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Kime
J. T. Hostetter
Hattle
L. LaFleur
H. L Pepper
LaFleur
Elkhart
Consstabie
Tioshen
Lake Shore
Albert Werntz
South Bend
Grace
Cass) Werntz
Dunbar
Died From Burns In July Bonfire Incident
Kaznier Witucki died from burns received while lighting a bonfire at South Bexp on July 16. Merchants Will Retire Hawke and Company to close out dry goods stock. W R Ellis also retiring temporarily. Stock sale begins next Saturday and runs about four months.
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South Bexp
Kaznier Witucki
H. Hawke and Company
W. H
W.R. Ellis
Narrow Escape As Train Takes Off
Mel Simmons narrowly escaped serious injury when boarding the Big Four excursion train to Heaton Harbor. He grabbed the rear platform as the train started and was dragged about twenty feet before climbing onto the first platform step. He suffered scratches and bruises. an unknown woman also fell, spraining her left ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Simmons
Heaton Harbor
Simmons
Tempest Ends Heat Wave as Cyclone Hits Goshen
Goshen felt the tail end of a cyclone last evening after a blistering hot day with temperatures from dawn to night. While no damage in town, trees were uprooted and fences leveled east and south of the city. The weather remained hot with frequent rains and no cooling effect highlighted, yet officials expect a record corn crop. Despite severe July conditions, heat prostrations were few, and the town’s lone cheerful sight was the ice man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ice Man
Miss Effie Daily Receives Large Pension Allowance
Miss Effie Daily learned from the pension department in Washington that she has been allowed a total of 177794 for pensions due her father and mother, both deceased for years. Her father served with Troop E, 10th Ohio cavalry, and several people had worked on the claim. Miss Daily's friends celebrate the good news.
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Effie Daily
Pension Department
Washington
Miss Daily
10Th Ohio Cavalry
Barn Fire Slightly Damages Landgreaver Property
The barn owned by C. L. Landgreaver at the Seventh and Purl streets corner sustained slight damage after a child, Harriett Landgreaver, stepped on matches during Saturday evening causing hay to catch fire. The fire department arrived to find the flames extinguished.
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C. L. Landgreaver
Seventh and
Purl Streets
Harriett Landgreaver
Missionaries Arrive Safe in Tien-Tain District
A Che-Foo dispatch dated July 9 reports great joy at the safe arrival of 200 white missionaries and estive preachers in the Tien-Tain district. They were brought by the Shin-Fing steamer commanded by Americans and English, with Miss Effie Cooper of Goshen among them.
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Che-Foo
Tien- Tain
Effie Cooper
Goshen
Layoffs At L S M S Recede As New Hires Begin
After months of large layoff rounds, L S M S starts rebuilding staff. Only a minority of 50 temporary fireman's notices drew replies, with fewer than 15 responses. William Parfitt buys Miss Helen Irwin's Shetland pony for his daughter Katherine and takes her first drive.
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William Parfitt
Helen Irwin
Katherine
Miss Parfitt
City officials return from Chicago pump inspection
Councilman Hamilton and Supt. Dill returned from Chicago last night after visiting Saturday to inspect pumps. A report on the trip will be presented to the council tonight.
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Hamilton
Supt. Dill
Chicago
Council
Goshen Population Estimate By J B Cornell
J B Cornell estimates Goshen census population between 7500 and 7800. He critiques higher guesses of 9000 to 10000 as unlikely.
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J. B. Cornell
Goshen
Farmer Herman Fisher Ends His Life in Rye Barn
St Joe County farmer Herman Fisher aged 55, of Clay township, died Saturday after slashing both arms and bleeding to death. He had labored hauling rye, later fell ill, and was found unconscious in the barn mow with two deep gashes near the elbows. he left no note and his motive is unknown, leaving a wife five daughters and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Fisher
St. Joe County
Fisher
Jolly Tar Club Hosts Progressive Hammock Party
Goshen residents invited to a hammock party hosted by the Jolly Tar club of Elxhart at the home of Miss Agnes Pratt on Wednesday evening following a Wioona Reading Circle event at the J. H. Stamets cottage in Pickwick Park Wa wasee.
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Wioona
J. H. Stamets
Pickwick Park
Wawasee
Goshen
Jolly Tar Club
Elxhart
Agnes Pratt
Morton Interview Foresees Bryan Victory in Nebraska
Wom E Curtis of the Chicago Record reports from Lincoln on J Sterling Morton secretary of agriculture in Cleveland. Morton dislikes Bryan yet concedes Bryan will carry Nebraska and predicts Bryan may win the presidency though he doubts military questions will decide the election.
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Wom
E. Curtis
Chicago Record
Goshen
Lincoln
Curtis
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Morton
Bryan
Nebraska
McKinley and Roosevelt Rough Rider Club Formed
A new club organized in the council chamber with Bert Kelly as president and Chas W Miller as captain. Officers include S C Wubbell, Jos W Knox, M H Kinney, Geo R Harper, Jos Farrell, and E E F Drake. The group will occupy March hall on August 1 and meet biweekly during the campaign, starting around September 1. About 300 members join, a subscription drive is underway, bylaws approved, uniforms committee yet to report.
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Council Chamber
McKinley and Roosevelt Rough Rider Club
Bert Kelly
S. C Wubbell
Jos. W. Knox
M. H. Kinney
Geo. R. Harper
Jos. Farrell
Ass’t
E. E F. Drake
Chas. W. Miller
March Hall
Washington Street
Goshen Council Meets With No Purchase Recommendation
The Democrat reports no pumps purchase recommendation will be made at tonight's regular session. No other business is on the agenda beyond petitions to open Second Street North to Oklahoma and to abolish the Elk Hart aniesnce. The piece also notes tense reactions to a China issue and describes Chinamen in Goshen avoiding the topic with visible anger.
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Democrat
Second Street
Oklahoma
Elkhart River
China
Goshen
Beaton Harbor vaudeville return eyed after jail release
Mons Victor and William John Dalton are jailed for beating a board bill at New Paris. Upon release they plan to return to Beaton Harbor to perform Victor’s clever act at the Orechach Park vaudeville pavilion.
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Mons
Victor
William John Dalton
New Paris
Beaton Harbor
Orechach Park
Niles Receives Notary Commission in Indianapolis
E. R. B. Niles secured a notary public commission from Indianapolis with signatures of Gov. Mount and Secretary of State Hunt. Gen. Niles is prepared to begin business. The note also mentions Cobbett, the Indiana stallion, winning at Windsor and capable of a 2:10 pace.
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E. B. Niles
Perry K. Turner
Elkhart
Gen. Niles
E. RB. Niles
Notary Public Commission
Indianapolis
Gov. Mount
Hunt
Chicago Tribune
Cobbett
Indiana
Windsor
Commercial Cafe Fight Ends With Man Jumping From Window
A disruptive scene at the Commercial Cafe in Elkhart involved Constantine Hines and Ben Benjamin. Benjamin, intoxicated, attacked the kitchen and a cook. Hines sustained a scalp wound, and Benjamin fled after escaping through warped pine boards into a cistern. Several other local incidents are noted, including a death, a fall, and ongoing political organizing.
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Elkhart
Constantine Hines
Soudan
Adams Brothers
Ben Benjamin
Benjamin
Hines
Frank Weatherwax
Weatherwax
Excursion plans by Lake Shore line to Benton Harbor and beyond
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern aims for Sunday July 29 start of weekly excursion trains from Kendallville to Benton Harbor via South Hend and Southern Railway at 75 cents round trip from Goshen. Route covers 65 miles. competition may drop fare. Atlantic City trip via Buffalo and Philadelphia priced about 15.50 with 12 day limit. G A R encampment trip from Goshen set at 2.25. Howell Post to Chicago for Windy City event. private car with railroad officials attached to Lake Shore No. 16.
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Kendallville
Benton Harbor
South Hend and Southern Railway
Goshen
Eame
Slate
Lehigh Valley
Atlantic City
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Middlebury
Chicago
Howell Post
Windy City
Lake Shore
Chicago and Northwestern
New York
Boston
Politicking and Price Talk Stir Indiana Politics
A Mishawaka boot dealer laments price increases on wool and snag proof boots amid national inflation. Indiana newspaper clippings note reaction to the Plymouth Democratic convention and praise for Dr. C. C. Bower as a strong organizer likely to mobilize Elkhart County Democrats against GOP majorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Prominent Republicans Party Pause As Past Leaders Step Back
Former president Benjamin Harrison residue is in the Adirondacks while Gen Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur and Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine join A F Wilen in announcing political inactivity. Wilen says he may return to activity later but will stay quiet for now. In South Bend a flour price war erupts as Pillsbury Co cuts prices aggressively.
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Benjamin Harrison
Adirondacks
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Thomas Brackett Reed
Maine
A. F. Wiléen
Wilden
South Bend
Pillsbury Co
Minneapolis
Indiana Railway to connect South Bend Niles and Buchanan
The South Bend Sunday News reports growing belief that an electric railway will link South Bend Niles and Buchanan within a year. President Kennedy of the Indiana Railway Company says construction will start once Niles grants a franchise, with local enthusiasm growing and preliminary steps already under way.
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South Bend
Niles
Buchanan
the Sunday News
Kennedy
Indiana Railway Company
Common Council of
Indiana Railway
Population of Warsaw Grows Slightly in 1900 Census
The Warsaw Times reports the 1900 census shows Warsaw population at 3,987, up 413 since 1890 and rising gradually since 1880. It notes 1880 population was 3,123 and 1890 was 3,574, indicating steady year by year growth.
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The
Warsaw Times
the Times
Warsaw
Roosevelt to Speak in Goshen on Republican Meet Visit
Roosevelt tours the country at a rapid pace and is expected to pass through Goshen next week aboard the Lake Shore line from New York to St Paul for a Republican clubs league meeting. LaPorte Republicans plan to have him speak there.
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Roosevelt
Goshen
Lake Shore
New
Trotters and Harness News From National Circuits
Tony Barrett of South Bend sold the trotter All Right to Steele of New York for 1000 dollars. Gunsaulus, driven by H. M. Huffman, is set for Columbus Ohio with John Decker noting his debut. Western Horseman highlights Cobbett a standout two year old pacing toward 2 10. Harness racing eyes grand circuits from Detroit to Kentucky with 20 000 stallion races and 10000 to 2500 prizes along the way. Joseph H. Lesh’s string remains active in Grand Circuit and Kentucky meets.
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Tony Barrett
South Bend
All Right
Steele
New York
H. M. Huffman
Detroit
John Decker
Gunsaulus
Columbus
Ohio
Ed Stine
Katherine
Mr. Lesh
Delma
Windsor Park
Highland Park
Cobbett
Online
Joseph H. Lesh
Goshen
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Dyers
Cleveland
Ohio Capitol
Buffalo
Glens Falls
New England
Readville
Mass
Massachusetts
Providence
Hartford
Charter Oak Park
Empire City
Lexington
Transylvania
Kentucky
National Guard Comr Mount Signs Indiana Appointments
National Guard Commissioner Gev Mount signed commissions for the Third Regiment of the Indiana National Guard naming C. S. Medbury of Angola as chaplain C. A. Rennoe of South Bend as assistant surgeon E. D. Rex of South Bend as regimental adjutant and F. L. Dennis of South Bend as quartermaster.
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Gev. Mount
Indiana National Guard
C. S. Medbury
Angola
C. A. Rennoe
South Bend
E. D. Rex
F. L. Dennis
Ridgley and Miss Verance Wed in St Paul Ceremony
Miss Nellie Verance of this city and Mr B B Ridgley formerly an operator at the Big Four station married last Saturday at St Paul Minnesota where the groom is employed. They left yesterday for a Montana trip and will reside in St Paul. Fruite and vegetables of all kinds at Hulwick's. t
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Nellie Verance
B B. Ridgley
St. Paul
Minnesota
Montana
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L. la Fleur
York Township
Tobias Martwal
Rosbragh
LaPorte
KH. Wingeter
Akron
H. H. Harrison
Malcovy
Will
Rosbrogh
Herman Rosbrugh
Rosbrugh
Tobias Heademan
C. Jennings
Kitty Mann
Aceiina Kaumgartner Ve. Tinard
Justice Young
Justice
Young United
Grant C. Jennings
Kitty Minn
Sheriff's Offic
B. F. Teeters
M. A. Farrer
C.T. Artley
Jas. L. Kerry
Simon J. Gordon
Longcliff Asylum
Gordon
Elliott
Logansport Place
LaPorte County
Elkhart County
Harvey Ferry
Ceeme
Ferry
Moses Hartman
South West
Max Ratner
Dunlaps
J. M. Ober
Lew Whitehead
Charles Kelly
Bearlake
Mr. Ober
Mr. Kelly
Ceived
Eaclasionist
Tall Ena
Miss Cooper
L. S. & M.S. Company
Uite
Shelland Posy
Andrew Rosebrook
Rosebrook
Pearl
Walters
Mollie Start
Sadie
Maxie Mosier
Thomas
Clerk Dennett
Teddy
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan
C. A. Lechlitner
M. Eustace
Blake
Eustace
Cowboy
St. Joe
Brick
Plymouth
Doc” Bower
Goshen Times
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Johnson
C.C. Bower
Congress
National Guard Comm
Hulwick's
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