Two Victims of Paralysis Dr Whippy and Beardsley Are Dead
Obituary notes for Dr William A Whippy of Goshen aged nearly 76 and J Rufus Beardsley a longtime Elkhart merchant and former mayor who died in his 73rd year. Whippy lived at 219 North Third street and suffered a paralysis stroke before death. Beardsley leaves a $200000 estate with wife and three children. Further biographical sketches recount Whippy’s New York birth and medical career in Indiana, and Beardsley’s 1830s arrival in Elkhart, business ventures, and political service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Whippy
Goshen
Elkart County
North Third Street
George A.whippy
L. B. Whippy
Edgar P. Jones
Cleveland
J. Rufus Beardsley
Elkhart
Ray
Wallace Beardsley
Ellen Beardsley
Meeting Set to Sell Eagle Mining Stock in Goshen
Local Hoosier club room gathering will promote sale of Eagle Mining and Investment Co stock tied to Parsone New Mexico. Promoters claim a 40 to 60 cent price rise with plans to 75 cents by August and daily ore handling targets of 500 tons rising to 5,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Club
Eagle Mining & Investment Co
Parsone
New Mexico
Eli Albright
Chas. A. Davia
Geo. D. Lint
Daniel Anderson
Clem W. Studebaker
D. L. Guilfoyle
R. B. McInery
South Bend
D. W. Berger
A. B. Graham
Mishawaka
Eagle Company
E. G. Richards
Milton George
Messrs. Anderson
Albright
Davis
Pareons
Eagle Mining Co
Clem Studebaker
Henry Studebaker
Berger
Proposal to Shatter Justice Courts and Rework Prosecution
Louis Ludlow reports Michigan City to Indianapolis that LaPorte county prosecutor William H. Bruce seeks salary funding for the office and a bill to end the fee system. He condemns justice court corruption, calling for abolition of the entire justice court structure as a moral and legal improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Indianapolis Sentinel
Louis Ludlow
William H. Bruce
LaPorte County
Demmocrat
Indiana
Justice Court
Window display at Shoup and Kohler’s challenges for prize
Photographer Parfitt has completed a fine picture of the Shoup and Kohler display window placed by J. Q. Verger of South Bend and Will Champion of Goshen in competition for a prize offered by the International School of Correspondence in Scranton, Pa. The window features nearly every branch taught in the schools including electricity coal and metal mining architecture and others and has attracted wide attention and a strong chance of winning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parfitt
Shoup & Kohler’s
J. Q. Verger
South Bend
Will Champion
Goshen
International School of Correspondence
Scranton
Sears Gardner Schedules Auction of Young Horses
Sears Gardner will travel to Northwestern Illinois later this week to buy two carloads of four and five year old horses for auction to farmers. The sales will feature the same quality he and eastern buyers have sought, advertised in THE DEMOCRAT with the sale date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Gardner
Illinois
Democrat
Horses Panic on Big Four Bridge Injures Team
About 8 30 this morning a team of horses hitched to a wagon were frightened and ran onto the Big Four bridge. They were taken away in a few minutes badly bruised and cut. Big Four trains were ordered to run slow in the vicinity.
Sturgis and Grand Haven Picnic Guests Arrive for Dam Evening
Clyde Riggle Leo Beer Hubert Myers and Misses Florence Weatherhead Ethel Beck of Sturgis along with Mayme Sullivan Irene Bonner and Elizabeth Grunevelt of Grand Haven Mich will picnic at the dam this evening. Ora Mannis retires from Hazel Mannis barber firm due to ill health interest reverting to Fred Lamb who had served a road sales post for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Riggle
Leo Beer
Hubert Myers
John Isbell
Florence Weatherhead
Ethel Beck
Sturgis
Mayme Sullivan
Irene Bonner
Elizabeth Grunevelt
Grand Haven
Mich
Ora Mannis
Hazel & Mannis
Fred Lamb
Bre men Goshen Ball Game Postponed
Were disappointed Dr Samuel Wagner and about twenty others drove over from Wakarusa to witness the Brem en Goshen game and were much disappointed to find the game had been postponed one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wagner
Wakarusa
Glass Eye to Replace Lost Eye After Accident
Clarence Locke 24 of Lewisburg Ohio lost his left eye when a cartridge cap exploded near his face at a country home two miles south of New Paris. Doctors Kreider and Merrill removed a three cornered metal fragment and will fit a glass eye. he remains under care at the Butt farm and cannot return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Locke
Lewisburg
Ohio
Psst
Hiram Butt
New Paris
Jackson Township
Mr. Locke
Goshen
Butt Farm
Marriage Licenses Issued and Local Civil Actions
Noah Geil of Nappanee and Meg Epperson of Goshen wed in the county clerk office. Deiis N Weaver for Charles A Thompson sues Haviliash Beardsley to quiet title. Benjamin G Schaefer for Robert Buckles et al sues Scott Gallo way et al for accounting over a horse sale dispute. Melinda Warner files riot charge against William Warner who paid a $15 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Geil
Nappanee
Epperson
Goshen
Deiis N. Weaver
Charles A. Thompson
Haviliash Beardsley
Noble
Albion
Benjamin G. Schaefer
Robert H. Buckles
Scott Galloway Et al
Whisler
Meg Epperson
Annual District Camp Meeting Set Near Dunlaps
The M B C society will hold camp meeting from August 7 to 17 in a grove near Dunlaps on the Interurban line. Elders H S Hallman and O B Snyder will provide services with local talent. To learn more contact Rev C I Scott Elkhart Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. C. Society
Dunlaps
H.S. Hallman
O. B. Snyder
C. I. Scott
Elkhart
Ind
Goodrich Scents Defeat Great Alarm Over Brick
Indianapolis dispatch reports Republican disaffection in Indiana s Thirteenth district where Congressman Brick seeks re election. State leaders including Walter Brown plan action to head off bolters and Chairman Goodrich will visit the district for several days to try to bring dissidents to heel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Brick
Walter Brown
Goodrich
Socialist district convention nominates slate for Elkhart county
The Thirteenth district socialists met in Elkhart and nominated Elliot T. Anderson of South Bend for Congress. County ticket includes G. E. Zinn, Willis F. Shaw, Adam Long, Albert Wilson, Wm. Reed, W. Evans, and Robert Hinkle. Elkhart deaths in June were 11, rate 8.8 per 1000, lowest among similar cities. Mishawaka 8.7, South Bend 13.2, Goshen 12.4, LaPorte 15.4. This is a good town to live in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Elliot T. Anderson
South Bend
Congress
G. E. Zinn
Willis F. Shaw
Adam Long
Albert Wilson
Wm. Reed
Northern
W. Evans
Southern
Robert Hinkle
Goshen
Mishawaka
LaPorte
Robbery Report Taints Warsaw Circus Parade
The Warsaw Times notes several persons were robbed yesterday during the Robinson circus parade. The show reportedly gave good satisfaction and carried 512 people. Two trains passed through at 4 oclock this morning on the Big Four en route to Niles and will return tomorrow with a big crowd expected to greet the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Warsaw Times
Niles
Rails worth thirty thousand shipped back to Cleveland
Steel rails valued at $30,000, sent here last year for West Michigan Traction, vanished and sat in the Big Four yards for weeks before being shipped back to Cleveland, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
West Michigan Traction Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Township Trustees Meet in Rochester for Two Day Session
About 30 township trustees from the Thirteenth district gathered in Rochester for a two day meeting. John H. Pulling of St. Joe county received high praise for his paper on Needed Legislation. H R Whitmer plans a ten day auto trip averaging about 100 miles daily with Al Zollinger of Goshen Sash Door Co as companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth Congressional District
Rochester
John H. Pulling
St. Joe County
H. R. Whitmer
al Zollinger
Goshen Sash & Door Co
Weather harms wheat and prairie rosa. transit tickets withdrawn
Lank Silver from east of the city reports wet weather greatly damages wheat in his area while rosa spreads on Elkhart prairie. All round trip tickets on the Goshen and Michigan branch between Middlebury Shipshewana and Sturgis have been withdrawn from sale. Money to ican. Lurr & Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Prairie
Goshen and
Michigan
Middlebury
Shipshewana
Sturgis
North Manchester Briefs and Local Obituaries
North Manchester reports include Walsworth’s death at 75 near Auburn and Clouser the Hartford City physician aged 83. Other items note Lake Manitou springs, a canitarium plan, and several lightning strikes and fires in surrounding counties.
Heavy rains raise Rock Run and Elkhart river levels high
Waterways in Rock Run creek and the Elkhart river rise to seasonal highs after prolonged heavy rains. A new shipment arrives at The Economy featuring Battenburg Honiton and other new braids and patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Run Creek
Elkhart River
John Robinson's Show to Exhibit at Goshen Weekly
John Robinson's Ten United Shows will exhibit at Goshen on Wednesday July 30. The famed tented attraction promises champion riders aerialists gymnasts acrobats clowns wild beasts elephants and the spectacle King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba with one hundred principals and fifty girls. New scenery costumes and effects headline this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
Goshen
Robinson
Solomon
Queen of Sheba
Fast NYC Chicago train saves banks a day of interest
Chicago banks use the fast New York to Chicago service to speed cash. The First National Bank of Chicago received $400,000 by express over the Pennsylvania, ordered in the morning and delivered at 10 15 the next day. The new trains let funds stay in New York an extra 24 hours and arrive promptly in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
First National
Express
Pennsylvania
Rumors of Consolidation Hit Indianapolis Newspapers
Rumor says the News and Journal will merge before September. The Journal and News allegedly aligned with Republican interests despite posing as independent. Col Andy A Powell sues for divorce at Fort Wayne after a Kentucky wedding in 1901 and a brief marriage. questions arise about his Fort Wayne residency. Gospel meetings planned at Mennonite church starting July 30 led by Sister Katie Brademus and Elder A B Yoder. Mrs Webber of Elkhart dies at 50 from blood poisoning after a rusted nail incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
News and Journal
Fairbanks
News
Journal
Andy A. Powell
Fort Wayne
Kentucky
Powell
Barnum
Church & Dwight
Mennonite
North Ninth Street
Katie Brademus
South Bend
Ind
A. B. Yoder
J. J. Hostetler
Solari Credited With Early Wireless Metal Gun Idea
The South Bend Tribune credits Marquis Luigi Solari, cousin of Antone Solari, a South Bend ice cream maker, with inventing a wireless metal gun concept later used by Marconi who reaped the benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
South Bend and region News Nuggets Update
The South Bend Merchants Association has incorporated. The Lake Shore tests a new engine vestibule. Leo Beer drives the Chicago Fair wagon. Big Four rate to Indianapolis Aug 3 is 1.50. Beulah Lehman engages as country schools teacher. Fort Wayne Fair Association incorporated with 15000 capital. Town trees trimmed improve streets. Local children nearly swallow patent pills discarded on streets. St Johns Catholic sewing circle meets at Mrs Daub on Thursday. St Joe trip Aug 7 fare round trip 75 and 40 cents. Rev De Lou Burke moves to Topeka cathedral Sept 1. Goshen announces Niagara Falls excursion by Lake Shore. Kendallville Sun praises reviving the old county fair. Claude Cornell buys Goshen paper business. G A R members urged to attend Joseph Hosack funeral. Nellie Albright hosts Mae Snyder from Manafield. J H Gregg stave factory at Bremen burns. insured loss around 1000. Charles Roberts of San Francisco loses left leg in South Bend boarding a freight train. Indiana Railway denies Lake Shore stock buy claims. Warsaw Times notes chickens pay high dividends on farm. Big Four to hold train No 26 for Winona Assembly events. Elkhart Review reports quiet title case costs 282.40. Mrs Johnson prevails. Timothy Holdeman sends copper sample to state geologist. Warrants issued for Elk Hart Indiana Railway employees over beer kegs. A fight occurs with unnamed motorman and conductor. warrants to be served. Harry Forbes to fight in South Bend with Elks carnival end. Benny Yanger to appear as wind-up. New York to Chicago trip: J R McConnell and G W Garrett, ages 17 and 15, arrive, en route to Chicago.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. W. A. Whippy and
J. R. Beardsley
William A. Whippy
Lockport
Niagara County
New England
E. A. Tompkins
Apopathic School
Bath
N. Y
Winona
Minn
Oshen
Norghern
Mary Beardsley
E. E. Bates
Hornellcville
James Rufus Beardsley
Havilah Beardsley
Lessburg
Elkhart County
Beardsley
St. Joseph River
Main Street
St. Joe
Pierre Morain
Godfrey
Dr. Beardsley
First National Bank
Susan Ray
Henry Miller
Philippines
Richard L. Bloss
Co. H
Inf
Presidio
California
Theodore Bloss
Bristol
Charles Barton Bordner
Columbia City
Myrta Shriner
Storses
Bridge
Hazel & Lamb
Drs. Kreider and Merrill
Melinda Warner
Warner
Della Bush—Sims
Clinton Township
Warners
Ticket of Socialiste
Thas
Township Trustees’ Meeting
Ican
Lurr & Brown
North Manchester
William J. Walsworth
Auburn
Lake Manitou
Fulton County
Nelson D. Clouser
Hartford City
Blackford County
David Haines
I. B. Campbell
Royal Center
Adams County
Will Roob
Decatur
Bluffton
Albert Marine
John H. Schreiber
Martin Lay
Lydia Graves
Whitley County
J. 8
Zent
Roanoke
Oliver Reynolds
Miss Loser
Reynolds
Milford Mail
Penland
North Dakota
Charles Minger
Clarence Hahn
O. Smith
Giant
Mrs Webber
Geo. Webber
Marconi
The
South Bend Merchant’s Association
Chicago Fair
Beulah Lehman
Fort Wayne Fair Association
St. John’s Catholic Church
A. P. Daub
de Lou Burke
St. James Episcopal Church
Topeka
Kas
Niagara Falls
Lake Shore
Kendallville Sun
Claude Cornell
F. E. Matzdorf
Joseph L. Hosack
W. Madison Street
Nellie Albright
North
Mae Snyder
Manafield
J. H. Gregg
Bremen
Charles Roberts
San Francisco
Grand Trunk
St. Joseph Street
Indiana Railway Company
Elkhart Review
Lake Shore Company
Caroline Johnson
Middlebury Street
Johnson
Old Cemetery
Timothy Holdeman
Hoffman Farm
Indiana Railway Co
Louis Ginsberg
Harry Forbes
Henry
Engledrum
Benny Yanger
Tipton
J. R. McConnell
G. W. Garrett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!