Horses Arrived In Bad Shape In $700 Damage Suit
Charles Myers, horse buyer, sues Lake Shore railway for cruelty to animals and violation of state law over a ship of horses from Hopkins Station Michigan to Warsaw Indiana. The shipment allegedly went 44 hours without water or feed, leaving the stock in poor condition and Myers claiming nearly $700 in losses. Witnesses Myers Garringer Ober and Fuller will testify in Justice Whisler's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore Railway Company
Charles Myers
Justice Whisler
Myers
Lake Shore Company
Mr. Myers
Charles Garringer
J. M. Ober
Lew Fuller
Depraved Warsaw Man in Jail on Family Mistreatment Charge
David E. Pickens of Yreka California is jailed in Kosciusko county on a charge of mistreating his wife who is the sister of Clinton Powers. Powers accuses Pickens of causing a suicide attempt by exposing the alleged compromising situation. While Pickens and his half sister deny the accusation officers found Pickens in bed with her and a dummy bed mockup. He says he slept with his half sister to protect her as she feared sleeping alone. An officer found a public safety item beneath his pillow. Pickens, once a Warsaw resident, has lived in California for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Pickens
Yreka
Cal
Kosciusko County
Pickens
Clinton Powers
Powers
Warsaw
California
Farmer Jos Freed Arrested for Intoxication Near Napanee
Jos Freed, a farmer northwest of Napanee, was arrested for intoxication and confined in the calaboose for about three hours awaiting the town justice. His trial was set for July 30 and he was released on bond. Freed denies intoxication and plans to call witnesses. The incident caused local indignation among farmers and Napanee residents, with the outcome awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Freed
Nappanee
Calaboose
Freed
Miss Isabelle Beane Celebrates 11th Birthday Party
Miss Isabelle Beane celebrated her eleventh birthday yesterday with a theatre party at the Irwin attended by about 30 of her girl friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Beane
The
Irwin
Outdoor concert by Rogers Goshen band slated for July 19
An open air concert will be given Thursday evening July 19 by Rogers Goshen band at the corner of Main and Washington streets beginning at 8 o clock. The program will be announced from the stand by a megaphone. Soloists from the Winona band will join, making it the finest of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Goshen
Main Street
Washington Street
Winona
Born to Yoder Clason and Hayes Families
A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs R J Yoder of near Dunlaps. A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Garrett Clason of East Goshen. Mr and Mrs Charles L Hayes of Chicago are the parents of a daughter. Mrs Hayes is remembered here as Miss Sophia Brownell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Yoder
Dunlaps
Garrett Clason
East Goshen
Charles L. Hayes
Chicago
Hayes
Sophia Brownell
John Stewart Arrested Again After Suspended Sentence
John Stewart, previously given 140 days in jail in South Bend, released on a suspended sentence with a sobriety condition, was arrested again for drunkenness. The prior agreement warned that resuming drinking would restore the full penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
South Bend
T. L. Stultz Alive After Death Rumor Circulates
A report claimed T. L. Stultz was found dead at his brother’s home but he phoned from the Hotel Golden in Elkhart to say he is well. The source notes the rumor’s origin remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Stultz
Contractors Hurry at Court House Renovation
Work crews rush through courthouse renovation as deadlines pressure them to complete the project and clear the site. Workers show visible hurry and focus on tasks while awaiting wrap up.
Burglary at Lake Shore boarding car investigated
Police respond to alarm at a boarding car in the Lake Shore yards near Fifth street and the freight depot. Roscoe Smith reports a coat, vest, and light trousers stolen while he left briefly for the freight house. no suspect seen and no trace of the plunder. Officers Berth and Marshal Heath investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Fifth Street
Roscoe Smith
Berth
Marshal Heath
Debt to be paid by Elkhart priest at St. Vincent's
The Rev. Henry A. Boeckelmann, longtime St. Vincent's priest in Elkhart since 1891, plans to wipe out the church’s $8,000 debt this week. He pledged $2,000 if the congregation could raise $6,000 within a year, a year that ended last Sunday with less than $150 left but with pledges totaling more than the shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Boeckelmann
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Elkhart
Father Boeckelmann
Tragic Camping Accident Kills San Francisco Youth
Pauli Stierlen, 20, son of Mr and Mrs John Stierien of San Francisco and formerly from South Bend, dies after a rifle discharged during a camping trip to Alma California. Robert Paul Stier Jen and two brothers hid guns for safekeeping when a hammer struck an obstruction and fired the loaded rifle into his left cheek, lodging in the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauli Stierlen
John Stierien
San Francisco
South Bend
Robert Paul Stier Jen
Frank
Alma Cal
Robert
Collision This Morning Involving Carrier and Doctor
This morning Letter Carrier C. H. Simpson and Dr. A B Hollingsworth collided at the alley intersection between Fifth and Sixth streets and Lincoln avenue and Washington Street. The Doctor rode in his buggy while Simpson rode his wheel. Simpson was thrown and his wheel damaged, but he escaped injury.
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C. H. Simpson
Dr. A. 8. Hollingsworth
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Lincoln Avenue
Washington Street
Mr. Simpson
Dunbars entertain Winona with five encores
The Dunbars quartet and bell ringers performed in Winona last night and drew enthusiastic praise from listeners who responded with five encores to a single number.
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D Dunbars
Dunbars
Winona
Dr Walters to Attend Chicago Policlinic Course
Dr S W Walters of New Paris will leave tomorrow for Chicago to take a post graduate course at the Chicago Policlinic school. He expects to be away about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8S. W. Walters
New Paris
Chicago
Chicago Policlinic School
Old Settlers Meeting Set for July 28
Preparations are underway for the old settlers' meeting to be held in this city on Saturday July 28. An enjoyable time is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers’ Meeting
Old Settlers
Brings political plans into light as Briggs eyes Congress
The article notes George A. Briggs of Elkhart, chairman of the Democratic county central committee, may seek the party nomination in Indiana's Thirteenth district though Shively of South Bend is favored to win the nomination. Shively’s strong campaign profile and district-wide support from St. Joseph to Pulaski counties boost expectations he will defeat incumbent A L Brick, with Briggs hinting at active politics and a March convention in Goshen. Briggs also leads the Chicago Telephone Supply company in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Briggs
Elkhart
Democratic County Central Committee
Briggs
Plymouth
B. F. Shively
South Bend
Shively
A. L. Brick
Elkhart County
South Bender
St. Joseph County
Pulaski County
Marshall
Kosciusko
Starke
Brick
Washington
South Bend Fort Wayne Electric Line Linked to 14 Steam Roads
The 80 mile connection will join fourteen steam roads and eleven electric lines with eight miles of side tracks. Fort Wayne and South Bend areas total 136,195 population over nine miles wide, equaling 1,702 per mile. Financial men with bonds under 1,000 population per mile see it as a first class investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Ft. Wayne
Elkhart Chautauqua Park Grounds Prepare For Second Event
A 60 foot arch arrived from Chicago marking the gateway to McNaughton Park for the second Elkhart Chautauqua to open next Thursday at 7 30 pm. Workmen electricians carpenters landscape gardeners and canvass men have stirred activity since Monday. Hon J B Stoll of South Bend was invited to greet Gov J Frank Hanly next Saturday and may speak at the grounds repast after the Governor's address.
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Chicago
McNaughton Park
J. B. Stoll
South Bend
J. Frank Hanly
Stoll
Plenty of Fish in River Amid River News
Report says St. Joe river still teems with bass and other fish while some claimouts claim fish supply fading. Fishermen report at least 500 bass taken from the river below Mishawaka dam to Logan street bridge in three days. A young lady brought home perch bluegills bass bullheads and suckers from recent fishing with three perch over ten inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe
Mishawaka
Logan Street
Hen Island
Big Angola Property to Be Sold by Fort Wayne Trust
The flour mill and electric light plant in Angola, owned by the Fort Wayne Trust Co. after Kinney bank failure, are slated for sale. Toledo buyer C. J. Pilliod has offered but the price is not favored. sale excludes the electric railway to Lake James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Kinney Bank
C. J. Pilliod
Toledo
Lake James
Opening S Tomor row South Bend Kalamazoo Interurban Franchise
South Bend Kalamazoo interurban seeks a 50 year franchise in Elkhart as the St. Joseph Valley Chautauqua opens at McNaughton park with Gov. Hanly slated to lecture and police reporting 17 arrests including 11 intoxications. Northern Indiana Railway Co offers half hour interurban service from South Bend and Goshen to the cha utauqua. Five sentence summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Valley
Hanly
Northern Indiana Railway Co
South Bend
Goshen
Chautauqua
Elkhart
J. W. Canfield
Fort Wayne Parents Refuse Medicine. Child Dies of Meningitis
Nellie Leonora Hunter, fifteen months old, died after teething sores were neglected due to her parents religious beliefs. The couple, missionaries for the Church of the Living God, refused medicine, trusting only in God and church elders, until the illness proved fatal. They defended their stance, citing divine healing and distrust of doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Leonora Hunter
Hunter
Word of God
Goshen Grays Lose to Warsaw 5–0 on Warsaw Diamond
The Goshen Grays were defeated 5 to 0 by Warsaw yesterday afternoon marking their first loss since the Interurban League season opened. R. B. Kelly pitched and Starbuck was backstop while poor base running cost them as eleven hits yielded only three outsized chances. A large crowd witnessed the game. Milford routed Winans 9 to 0 at Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Grays
Warsaw
R. B. Kelly
Goshen
Starbuck
Grays
Amateur Night at the Twin Vaudeville Charity
The management announces a series of amateur nights to benefit local talent. The first show is Friday evening with two entries. Contestants should register at the theatre box office, as such events on the Crystal circuit are popular and Goshen has notable local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Vaudeville
Crystal Circuit
Goshen
Time for a Change in Elkhart County Politics
The article argues Republican control in Elkhart County explains lax business methods. Treasurer Cass sent a March 8 check for 542 dollars to cover change of venue costs in a disbarment case and today faced another payment demand, urging Republicanism to be rooted out in the politically cursed county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte Argus
Elkhart County
Cass
Death by own action in Valparaiso
Bert Campbell aged 38 a traveling salesman from Chicago committed suicide in the Allies hotel at Valparaiso. He registered as Bert Campler of Elkhart widow and despondent over poor business.
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Elkhart
Bert Campbell
Chicago
Allies
Valparaiso
Bert Campler
Marriage Licenses Listing for Elkhart Couples
Leroy Swartzell 24 of Elkhart weds Ma bel P Luscomb 21 of Elkhart. Also listed Fred Doubberatine of Elkhart age 1 and BF fia M Carlson of Wikhart age 2 as entries in the local marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Swartzell
Elkhart
Mabel P. Luscomb
Fred
Doubberatine
Ilkhart
Bffia M
Carlson
Wikhart
Missing Klein Brother Found After Eighteen Years
Albert Klein, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Michael Klein of near Mishawaka, vanished after a family quarrel. His parents died without news and the estate remained tied up. A school friend in Oregon recognized him, now a prosperous businessman, who said he cannot return for a year or two due to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Michael Klein
Mishawaka
Oregon
Klein
Indiana Horticultural Society 45th Annual Report Issued
The secretary W B Fiick releases the 45th annual report containing 256 pages of horticultural information and addresses by leading experts. It is not offered for sale but distributed free to society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Indiana Horticultural Society
W. B. Fiick
Accident injures man cleaning revolver at Burr Oak
Charles Edwards, 22, accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning a 32 caliber revolver at his Burr Oak home eight miles south of Albion. The bullet hit the femur four inches above the knee. doctors say the wound will not permanently cripple him. Elkhart Bridge Co. wins Kosciusko county contract for five steel bridges at 2379. Indiana Bridge Co. is the near bidder, A I Doty secures the Lindzy arch for 525.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edwards
Burr Oak
Albion
Elkhart Company
Elkhart Bridge Company
Kosciusko County Commissioners’ Court
Indiana Bridge Company
A. I. Doty
River Claims Third Victim In Benton Harbor Canal
The Benton Harbor ship canal claimed a third life this summer when William Hill, about 30, failed to secure his footing while boarding his boat. He struck his head on a piling and sank to the bottom.
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Benton Harbor Ship Canal
William Hill
Stiver Family Reunion Set for July Near Benton
A Stiver reunion will be held July 28 in the Joseph Stiver grove one mile east of Benton. Family members and friends are invited to attend with filled baskets for a friendly gathering. P. M. Stiver, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stiver
Benton
P. M. Stiver
Appraisers Named in Cook and Chester Partner Case
In the matter of the surviving partner of the firm of Cook and Chester of Elkhart P. Cook the surviving partner appointed Aaron Work as appraiser and Martin H. Kinney as examiner in the proceedings of the court.
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Cook and Chester
Elkhart
P. Cook
Aaron
Martin H. Kinney
Twenty Five Years Ago Items of Interest From 1881
Readable notes from the Democrat files recalling local happenings in Goshen and surrounding towns. Mentions include Charlie Reith and a fine Indian pony, Jacob L. Powell moving a justice office, racing trips to Chicago with Maud S. and other athletic events, weather and crop incidents, and social visits across Warsaw, South Bend, Elkhart, Lima, and Mishawaka. Local residents and travelers appear with short personal updates.
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Democrat
Chariie Reith
Jacob L. Powell
Justice Office
Dresch
Mechanic's Block
Chicago
Maud S
Pittsburg
Monihan
South Bend
Sanger
Bristol
Elkhart
Abner Blue
Kolb & Gross
Jefferson Township
John Bigler
B. G. Crary
I. A. Simmons
Tommy Gilmore
Rome City
Tommy
Adam Yeakel
Goshen
Garvin Place
Mr. Yeake
Warsaw
Mason Wells
Silver Lake
North Manchester Journal
Luke McCamsey
George Burnham
Ford Case
Gus Schaefer
Cincinnati
Gus
Matie Violett
Mary Cleis
Minnie Beaner
Samuel J. Tilden Prough
John
Lafe Carr
Dr. Irwin
Lima
O Henry Strombeck
North Webster
John S. Weaver
Syracuse
J. B. Stoll
Ligonier
Harry A. Dewey
Wabash
Sylvester Webster
Kansas City
Mishawaka
LaPorte
Michael Murray
Hively
Walter Allman
Crown Point
Thomas Yates
Zippa Fuller
la Porte
J. M. Dale
Culver Military Academy Praised for Proficiency
The War Department notes that army officers assigned as professors of military science and tactics found Culver Military Academy exhibits the greatest aptitude and knowledge in inspections of institutions. The report highlights high proficiency in training and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Special
General Staff
The
War Department
Ing At
Army
Culver Military Academy
Elkhart Social Roundup Notes Casual Visits
A string of visitors and residents are noted in Elkhart and nearby towns. Miss Susan Lehman spent the day in Elkhart, Rev. Dr. H L Vannuys visited Winona, and John Kern came from Syracuse by auto. Other locals and guests travel to Logansport, Burlington, Chicago, Indianapolis, and New York, with gatherings at Winona and various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lehman
Elkhart
H. L. Vannuys
Winona
John Kern
Syracuse
Alta Daika
Leta Bowles
C. T. Mowers
Logansport
Charles E. Miller
Cleveland
Miller
Lucy Grosspitsch
Buffalo
N. Y
Nettle Hinderer
George R. Harper
Indianapolis
Judson Peasley
Hazel Holdeman
Wawasee
Fred Hixon
Fred Pickrell
Middlebury
E. L. Jones
Grand Rapids
Miech
Will Shirk
M. M. Shirk
South Seventh Street
George Smith
Giant steam turbine powers electric line progress
Kendallville hosts a massive steam turbine for the Toledo and Chicago line signaling electric progress. Manager Perkins recalls aiding the world’s first 80 horsepower plant in Toledo. The turbine powers transmission to Garrett and Ft Wayne as two more turbines are planned. Eva Sassman faced a sanity hearing in Elkhart and may be sent to Longcliff asylum. Atlantic coast excursion offer advertised at low rates via Lake Shore Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Chicago
Kendallville
Perkins
Garrett
Ft. Wayne
Eva Sassman
Elkhart
Oberholmer
Longcliff Asylum
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Mich
Ind
Justice of the Peace
L. S
Paul Stierlen
Ft. Wayne & South Bend Road
Elkhart’s
South Bend & Kalamazoo Interurban
Sporting News
Milford
Worn
Ptg. Goshen
State Horticultural Report
Stiver Reunion
Indiana
I. i
Remi Uge
LLM
H. C. Dangler and Son
Geo. A. Miller
J. F. Young
Reading, Mich
W. F. Young
East Clinton Street
Geo. A. Riley
Washington Streets
Clinton James
Charles James
South Eighth Street
Dr. Logan
A. H. Arbaugh
Frankfort
T. F. Weisbotten
Denver
Col
Luther Hogsheat
Manning
Cory Lake
Frances Bartholomew
Minott
Fargo
N. D
Clifford
Arthur
John &. Wynant
Warsaw Times
W. H. Charney
Grace Charnley
H. B. Driver
Louisville
Max Friederang
Clara Trump
Jerry Trump
C. D. Tiedemann
New York City
Atlantic Sea Coast
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