County Defies Brumbaugh in Bridge Contract Letting
Elkhart County commissioners and council awarded bridge contracts to Van Skyhawk & Kitch and National Concrete Co. within a broader move away from Frank Brumbaugh’s bridge trust. A threatened injunction over awarded contracts was noted, with urgency to complete work by October and a new appropriation of 459 dollars cited as backing reinforced concrete structures.
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van Skyhawk & Kitch
Bre
Brdge
Attica Bridge Co
Attica
Ind
Wynkoop & McGormley
Chicago
Ill
County Council
E. C. Hawks
H. B. Sykes
Rudolph Hire
Benj. B. Knapp
Willam Miller
Livy Chamberlain
Valentine Berkey
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Company
Brumbaugh
National Concrete Company
Elkhart
Brumbaugh Bridge Trust
Rikhart
Career of Pattison Lost Mind Before Fatal Shot
William Ware Pattison born January 18 1878 in Chicago died May 28 1908 in Millersburg Ind aged 30 years 4 months 10 days. He married Hadie Franks in 1903 and belonged to Elks Lodge 451 at Ligonier. The Wolf Lake trolley notes Pattison was losing his mind and his widow and mother mourn him. Albert Erwin is said to be deeply affected by the incident.
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W. W. Pattison
Albert Erwin
Millersburg
Wolf Lake
William Ware Pattison
W. S
Clara A. Pattison
Chicago
Ind
Mr. Pattison
Hadie Franks
Ligonier
The
Elks
Ligonier Lodge
St. John’s Church
Lake Wawasee
Paving Work Planned on Fifth Street by Hatch & Sons
W. W. Hatch & Sons win the Fifth Street asphalt contract from the Lake Shore tracks to Main Street and plan to start by June 17. Eight blocks will be paved with work beginning on Sixth Street, already with one block laid, weather permitting.
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W. W. Hatch & Sons
Fifth Street
Lake Shore
Main Street
Ringling
Monroe Street
Tax collections show large spring installment total
County Treasurer Croop reports spring installment tax collections amounting to 280,739.38 with state take of 59,977.80 and county share of 78,236.32. The remainder funds various accounts as Croop departs to Indianapolis for the state report.
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Croop
Indianapolis
Two Marcellus Women Ordered Out of Town
Two women from Marcellus Michigan were brought before Justice Whisler on charges of entering the home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Fleck where one had prior employment. The Flecks were away, neighbors alerted, explanations were given, and the women were advised to leave for Marcellus to avoid further trouble.
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Marcellus, Mich
Whisler
Clyde Fleck
Fleck
Marcellus
Subscriptions Earn Ten-Year Prepayments
The Milford Mail notes one subscriber paying ten years in advance for the Ligonier Leader's editor while few are ahead ten years. several exist who are a decade behind on payments.
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Milford Mail
Ligonier Leader
the Mail
Clock Shipped to Boston for Electric Clock
The old court house clock was shipped to Boston where it will be converted into an electric clock. It will be returned in three months and placed in the court house tower. The shipment weighed 1,500 pounds.
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Boston
Court House
Mass
Court House Tower
Mrs Kohler of Leesburg Dies After Illness
Mrs Waren A Kohler of Leesburg aged 235 years. Ill for weeks after measles. She is survived by her husband and two children.
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Waren A. Kohler
Leesburg
Andersons Chosen Jemil V Anderson Elected to Elkhart Board
Jemil V. Anderson formerly Elkhart city clerk was elected to the Elkhart Board of Education to replace E. G. Machan whose three year term expires in August.
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Anderson
Jemil V. Anderson
Elkhart
Board of Education
E. G. Machan
Denver Doorkeeper for Ed Cammack at Democratic Convention
Ed Cammack of Milford will serve as a doorkeeper at the Democratic convention in Denver. The role assigns him to oversee entry procedures for delegates and guests during the event.
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Denver
Ed Cammack
Milford
Fine Baked Goods and Mutton Vending Confusion
A fragmented ad style note questions meat and sausage purchases and mentions Hawks Hardware Co and Jap alac in a garbled promotional line. The text shows advertising confusion with bakery and butcher themes and stray product names. No clear event or outcome is presented.
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Japalac
Hawks Hardware Co
Miller backers claim Mishawaka caucus lean to Miller
Republicans in Mishawaka and Goshen debate delegate tallies for Charles W. Miller in the Knox editor Plymouth fight. Delegates Uriah Chandler and others are chosen while disputes arise over whether Miller’s instruction resolutions carried. Dr. George of Elkhart refuses comment amid Moorman opposition and Roose defends caucus calls. Milford holds large caucus electing Sparklin, Malloy, Brumbaugh with Brumbaugh backing Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Miller
Mishawaka
Miller
Moorman
John Irwin
Goshen
Uriah Chandler
M. M. Fisher
Claud Austin
Enos M. Long
A. H. Garner
Valentine Marx
Lee Fulmer
Paul
Tyson
D. H. Wilbur
Will H. Miller
Henry Cole
George Frank
William Reum
Clyde Rogers
Irwin
Plymouth
C. W. Miller
Lrwin
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Wilson Roose
Elkhart
Republican County Central Committee
Knox
George
Elkhart County
Dr. George
Dr. Geoge
Milford
van Buren
Kosciusko County
C. A. Sparklin
Milo Malloy
Nelson Brumbaugh
Indiana Knights Templar Conclave Prep at Winona Lake
Warsaw committee organizes for the Indiana Knights Templar annual conclave set to begin next Thursday at Winona Lake. W. H. Kingery leads hotel assignment efforts and a bureau of information will be run from a park tent to assist visiting commanderies from cities including Indianapolis Goshen Wabash Valparaiso and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Committee
Winona Lake
Knights Templar of
Indiana
Warsaw Committee On
W. H. Kingery
Warsaiv
Warsaw Commandery
Winona Park
Bureau of Information
Raper
Indianapolis
Ilkhart
Huntington
Lafayette
Hammond
Angola
Wabash
Anderson
Frankfort
Muncie
Valparaiso
Goshen
Ligonier Politician Sig Kann Visits Kendallville
Sig Kann a Kendallville visitor and Ligonier delegate to the Denver Democratic National Convention expresses a political forecast. He predicts a Roosevelt stampede at the Republican convention and outlines his support choices depending on nominees, including Johnson vs Bryan in various scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig Kann
Ligonier
Denver
Kendallville
Roosevelt
Taft
Johnson
Bryan
Rogers band opens summer concert season at Court Park
Rogers band opened the summer concert season with a large audience at Court Park. The program featured Franz Lehar selections from The Merry Widow and Joseph E. Howard numbers from The Time the Place and the Girl. Open air concerts will continue on Friday evenings for the summer under a fund raised by popular subscription and benefit events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Court Park
Franz Lehar
Mery Widow
Joseph E. Howard
Fort Wayne Deep Waterway Gains Miami and Erie Backing
The Miami and Erie Deep Waterway association pledges to join Fort Wayne in seeking congressional action on a link from Lake Erie to Lake Michigan via the Maumee River. Sidway factory at Elkhart halts 60 workers, planning a June reopening with 500 workers as dull season and weak orders prompt suspension.
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Fort Wayne
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Maumee River
Miami and Erie Deep Waterway Association
Sidway
Elkhart
Accomplice Sought as Rail Robbery Case Advances
After two weeks of inquiry officials expect railroads to locate Gaver accomplices. Gaver confessed in South Bend to stealing $50 000 in railroad tickets from multiple lines. Authorities intensify search for the second man and others involved.
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Gaver
South Bend
Goshen Challenge Sparks Three-Game Baseball Series
Warsaw All Stars manager Arthur Phelps of the Goshen White Sox issued a challenge suggesting a potential three game series between the clubs.
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Goshen
Warsaw All Stars
Arthur Phelps
Goshen White Sox
Tame Fourth for Warsaw Ban Unfolds in City
Mayor Charles Rigdon of Warsaw imposes a July 4 explosives ban with threats of arrest for violations. The order aims to curb fireworks and dangerous devices during Independence Day celebrations.
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Tame
Warsaw
Maryor Charles Rigdon
Weller Case Appeal Tests Stock Food Law
The state faces the Supreme Court in the Weller case from the Elkhart Circuit Court, challenging the stock food law's requirement for tags or stamps on wheat middlings and other feeding stuffs. The attorney general argues the law is within police power to prevent fraud and protect buyers, with emphasis on weight and ingredient disclosure and registry with the state chemist. The brief notes the lower court quashed the case, citing questions of constitutional power. An Elkhart County commencement is announced for tomorrow at 2 pm in the Jefferson Opera House with many seats to be opened to the public.
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Supreme Court
Henry Weller
Elkhart
Weller
Towit
General Assembly
A. G. Cravens
Elkhart County
Jefferson Opera House
A. E. Whaver
Peru Line Progress Hampered by Rain at Warsaw Interurban
Work on the Winona Interurban Railway Peru extension progresses slowly due to continued rains. About 15 men operate in Warsaw with tracks laid to 150 feet west of Miami street. Grading to city limits nears completion and overhead bridge near the Pennsylvania railroad will be built. Clinker ballast from the Winona power plant helps stabilize the track.
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Warsaw
Winona Interurban Railway Company
Peru
Miami Street
Walnut Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winona Lake
C. L. Ruse
Elkhart men claim 14 minute Buick run to Hotel Hascall
C B Magley and Bert Lampshere from Elkhart visited in a Buick racer and assert the trip from the monument in Elkhart to Hotel Hascall was completed in 14 minutes.
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C. B. Magley
Bert Lampshere
Elkhart
Hotel Hascall
Miller Campaign In Kogclusko County For C W Miller
Miller staffers 8 C Hubbell 8 Thomas A Gilmore and James 8 Drake canvassed Kogclusko County endorsing C W Miller for Congress.
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Miller
C. Hubbell
Thomas A. Gilmore
James 8. Drake
Kogclusko County
C. W
Congress
Truelson Confession Tied to Gunness Murders Details
New York detectives report corroborating parts of Julius G. Truelson's confession to Sheriff Smutzer in Vernon Texas. He claims involvement in six murders of Mrs. Gunness and says he stole two watches in August 1907, pawning them in New York as J J Jones for 25 and 15 dollars at specific Manhattan shops.
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Smutzer
LaPorte
New York
Julius G. Truelson
Sixth Avenue
32Nd Street
Ninth Avenue
42Nd Street
Northern Indiana Fairs Schedule in Late September
The Kendallville News lists fairs across Northern Indiana from Sept 1 to Sept 28 in overlapping weeks. Angola hosts Sept 1-4 while Kendallville accompanies Sept 28-Oct 2 alongside North Manchester Hillsdale and Bremen. Fort Wayne Goshen runs Sept 14-18 and Hicksville Sept 22-26. The Goshen date could not be moved due to premium lists.
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Indiana
Kendallville
Manchester
Hillsdale
Bremen
Angola
Fort Wayne
Goshen
Hicksville
Kendallville News
Bank Closure in Kosciusko County Reorganizes
Warsaw Union reassures readers that the Kosciusko county bank will reopen after reorganization. It notes $500,000 in funds to meet emergencies, confirms depositors are secure, and states state law protects depositors up to all stockholders’ property in case of any shortage.
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Kosciusko County Bank
The
Warsaw Union
Infants skull found. Norah Mosher linked to baby death
Huntington residents react as a second infant skeleton is found in the Mosher chicken coop. Norah Mosher, divorced from John Dial, is jailed in Indianapolis for killing her baby born last month. Her father D. A. Mosher faced trial twice with hung juries. Counterfeiters arrested in South Bend. Hickman and Hallisey bound over in Indianapolis.
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Huntington
Huntington County
Mosher
Norah Mosher
John Dial
Indianapolis
D. A. Mosher
William Block
Herman Bach
LaPorte
South Bend
William Hickman
Dennis Hallisey
Federal Grand Jury
Bacon to Open New Furniture Store in Platter Building
H P Bacon of Dikhart leases the Platter building on South Main to launch a Bilkhart Furniture Co. The store will operate on an installment plan and serves the Dikhert area.
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H. P. Bacon
Dikhart
South Main Street
Mr. Bacon
Dikhert
Bilkhart Furniture Co
Property for sale on First Street in good repair
For sale on First Street this property is in good repair with furnace and gas. Contact J. H. Rageburg for details and price.
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First Street
J. H. Rageburg
Trial verdict for Iffert in note case and court actions
In Edmund McClintic vs John M Iffert a jury returned a verdict for the defendant finding no consideration for the note after a late trial. Iffert an aged invalid argued a traveling quack induced signation of medicine. Insanity proceedings against Catherine Smith started by Emma Man nus. Final report filed by Cook surviving partner of Cook Chester. Other cases on trial or motion for judgment include Helt Miller Law Co vs Lester Wilson and Horace Shupert vs Indiana National Bank.
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Edmund McClintic
John M. Iffert
Iffert
McClintic
Syracuse
Kfert
Deahl
EB. A. Dausman
Emma McMannus
Catherine Smith
Co. P. Cook
Cook & Chester
Elkhart
Judge Adair Rules for License Applicant in Kendallville Ward
In Casper Vetter’s favor Judge Adair grants the license in Kendallville Second ward. Remonstrators plan an appeal to a higher court. The judge suggested voting on Kime and Burden while excluding Collins and Hess, and disallowing two withdrawn names. Outcome awaited with interest by both sides.
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Adair
Casper Vetter
Kendallville
B. F. Deaht
Kime
Burden
Collins
Hess
Socialism Talk by Gertrude Breslau Hunt in Goshen
Gertrude Breslau Hunt, socialist party organizer, will address Goshen citizens Saturday at 8 p m in the new council chamber on economic questions from a socialist viewpoint. She will discuss unemployment and child labor, offering a remedy she says will abolish these misfortunes. Women are especially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Breslau Hunt
Socialist Party
Goshen
New Council Chamber
Lae Dies
Poultry feed sales surge at Brown's Feed
Poultry growers report large chick sales this season with substantial orders for chick and scratch feed. Brown's Feed advertises ready supplies and prices as customers place orders by phone, listing contact number 38.
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Turn Down Bridge Trust
Old Pool
National Concrete Co
TOS OD
Elkhart Bridge Co
Bick List
Charles Brown
Nappanee
Goshen Hospitals
Pattison
Dangler’s
Concord Township
St. Joseph
Roose
I. O. Wood
Noble County
Case Appeal
Torney General
Gunness
Texas
Ffeat Hove
Lester Wilson
Horace Shupert
Ind. Nat. Bank
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