Goshen Hosts Indiana Grand Council of U C T
The Indiana Grand Council United Commercial Travelers concluded its session in Goshen with officers elected led by Grand Senior Counsellor Harry Maxwell and other posts named from Fort Wayne Goshen Indianapolis and more. A parade concert and ball game highlighted the visit as rain held off and delegates praised Goshen’s hospitality. The next session will convene in Terre Haute May 15-16 1908.
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Indiana
Anapolis
A. L. Flickner
Evansville
B. G. Neher
Logansport
W. D. Murphy
Terre Haute
W. V. Bozell
Indianapolis
U. Cc. T
Indiana Grand Council
Fort Wayne Packard
Rogers’ Goshen Band
Fort Wayne Packard City Band
Hotel Hascall
Goshen
Tonawanda Park
Fort Wayne
Irwin Vaudeville Theatre
Miller
McNaughton Hall
Imperial Orchestra
Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers
Calanthe
Castle Hall
William Copeland
William Morris
Anderson
A. N. Grant
H. C. Mains
Ft. Wayne
W. D. . Murphy
Edward Mandt
Madison
W. H. Bediker
Wm. Morris
Co. H. Cox
Vincennes
J. C. Hohnes
J. C. Huston
J. T. Bevans
William Shelhorn
H. D. Kelback
E. C. Barber
Lafayette
Crawfordsville
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Dakotas
Minnesota
Texas
Alabama
Jas. A. Arthur
Goshen Council
I O O F Memorial Celebrated in South Bend
The Northern Indiana Memorial Association of the I O O F plans a large South Bend celebration tomorrow afternoon. Goshen lodge members travel in two special cars on the C B & NL line, leaving at 12 30. Five lodges will march to the Oliver opera house for exercises headlined by Charles J Gibson of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. Delegates will confer with South Bend lodge afterward.
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Northern Indiana Memorial Association
South Bend
Goshen Lodge
Elkhart County Lodge
Pulaski Lodge
Monitor Lodge
South Bend Lodge
Robert Blum
Oliver Opera House
Charles J. Oribson
Grand Lodge of
Indiana
Elkhart County Board Opposes Orphans Home Plan
The Elkhart County Board of Charities reports disapproval of creating an orphanage linked to the county infirmary. They note existing relief from Mexico and Mishawaka homes and the Rescue Home, arguing a new orphanage would encourage dependency and neglect root causes. They praise Supt Worden’s farm, criticize city prison conditions, and report the Rescue Home’s first year cost at 1468.28 with a 33.64 balance.
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Elkhart
Elkhart County
Mexico
Ind
Mishawaka
County Board of Charities
Worden
Reelect Lesh Seen As Likely School Board Bid
Republicans on the city council plan to back present school board trustee Joseph H. Lesh for a second term as his term ends August 1. Council Republicans Rhoads Gotham Greene and McGarvey will vote for him. Democrats Menaugh Rimpler and Smith may support a Democratic candidate. The next retiree after Lesh will be Dr. W O Vallette.
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Joseph H. Lesh
Messrs. Rhoads
Gotham
Greene
McGarvey
Messrs. Menaugh
Rimpler
Smith
Lesh
W. O. Vallette
Severe Storms Report Deaths Across Illinois Indiana Kentucky
Chicago dispatches report killer storms in Illinois Indiana and Kentucky causing loss of life and property damage. New Minden Illinois a tornado killed four people while Gradyville Kentucky suffered 10 to 15 deaths. York Missouri injured and deaths reported. Duquoin Illinois saw houses blown down with no fatalities.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
New Minden
Ill
St. Louis
Gradyville
York
Duquoin
Withdrawal motion in Baldwin versus Dodge case
Judge J M Vanfleet of Elkhart files a withdrawal of the petition for a change of venue in the Edith M Baldwin against Nancy E Dodge case. The matter may be acted upon when Judge Royse returns from Chapman's Lake where he stays with Mrs Royse and friends. The War saw Union notes the case will be heard in Goshen in the Elkhart circuit court where it was filed.
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Edith M. Baldwin
Nancy Dodge
J. M. Vanfleet
Elkhart
Nancy E. Dodge
Judge Royse
Chapman's Lake
Elkhart County Graduation Hold Held at Irwin Opera House
The tenth annual Elkhart county common school graduates commencement drew a large audience at the Irwin opera house. 188 students from country schools completed their studies with Dr. Charles O. Merica of Warsaw delivering the address on Learning and Living.
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Elkhart County
O. C. Puterbaugh
Concord
Andrew Zeigler
Cleveland
Henry Bechtel
Harrison
W. W. Showalter
Jefferson
W. H. Shultz
Middlebury
J. P. Bickel
Osolo
Levi Pippenger
Locke
J. M. Blocher
Olive
Ed Iffert
Union
Tracy Fisher
York
H. F. Banta
Goshen City
B. C. Godfrey
Elkhart
N. B. Yoder
Wakarusa
D. F. Stoner
Millersburg
Frank Coppes
Nappanee
B. F. Teeters
A. E. Weaver
Judgment in Compton benham case settles for 1400
In George E. Compton versus Francis A. Benham administrator, Eliza Ann Benham estate, a 1400 judgment was entered for the plaintiff after evidence and a jury waiver. Other court actions include divorces, settlements, and new cases, with adoptions and licenses noted.
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Compton
George E. Compton
Francis A. Benham
Admi
Eliza Ann Benham
Deahl
Benham
Truth on tantrum over superior court case in Elkhart
The Elkhart Truth erupts in several columns over a superior court contest. It rails against Goshen Republicans and hints Representative Zook could win a state senate seat two years hence amid Elkhart county political maneuvering for stronger representation.
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Elkhart Truth
Elkhart
Goshen
Zook
State Senate
Court House
Elkhart County
General Assembly
Mortuary Record Nellie Smith
Nellie Smith three months old child of Mr and Mrs William Smith of four miles northwest of Goshen died yesterday. Funeral service will be held at the residence tomorrow at 10 o clock.
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Nellie
William Smith
Goshen
Judge Dodge Accepts Special Judge Post in Mishawaka Case
In St Joseph circuit court Judge Dodge of Goshen accepted the appointment as special judge in the Miller versus Mishawaka city and Mishawaka Public Utilities Company injunction case. The case may be tried in the circuit court next month as city lawyers sought venue from Judge Funk and were granted.
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Judge Dodge
Sct. Joseph
Goshen
Miller
City of
Mishawaka
Kilgour and Lynch Wed in South Bend Court House
Actor Joseph Kilgour and Miss Angela J. Lynch daughter of Chicago merchant John J. Lynch were married yesterday at the St. Joseph county court house by W. B. Wright. Miss Lynch had previously seen Kilgour perform in The Lion and the Mouse at Powers theatre Chicago and the couple planned to return to Chicago after the ceremony.
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South Bend
Joseph Kilgour
Angela J. Lynch
John J. Lynch
Chicago
St. Joseph County Court House
W. B. Wright
J. P
Fort Wayne Saloon Keeper Boltz Fined and Sentenced
Judge Anderson in Indianapolis credits Boltz age of 59 for leniency. Fred C. Boltz, fence keeper, ordered to pay 100 dollars and serve three years in Fort Leavenworth federal prison. Motion for new trial denied. Boltz jailed and to be sent to prison soon.
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Anderson
Indianapolis
Fred C. Boltz
Fort Wayne
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Boltz
Rewards offered in Michigan for theft and burglary
A $75 reward posted by Sher iff Russey of Cass county Michigan seeks the arrest of the thief who stole a black colt from Lewis Morelan’s farm and is believed to be in Indiana. A $50 reward offers for the arrest of the safe blowers who robbed the Harrow Spring company office in Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Russey
Cass County
Mich
Lewis Morelan
Indiana
Harrow Spring Company
Kalamazoo
Indiana Society of Chicago Rose Fete Set for June
Chicago's Indiana Society holds its first annual rose fete on June 22 at Oak Park. Notables attending include Senators Beveridge and Hemenway Gov Hanly author James Whitcomb Riley and Charles Major. J H DeFrees of Goshen is linked with the society.
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Chicago
Indiana Society
Indiana Society of Chicago
Oak Park
Beveridge and
Hemenway
Gov. Hanly
James Whitcomb Riley
Charles Major
Temperance Lecture by Mrs Don P Blaine in Goshen
The W C T U has engaged Mrs Don P Blaine of Washington DC to lecture on temperance on June 13 and 14 at 7 45 p m in the First Methodist church Goshen asks the public to attend and support her talks noting she is a tireless worker with executive ability and engaging addresses.
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Anaa
Carrie V. Emmitt
Elkhart
Cecil Neu
Emmitts
Neus
Deahl
Toms
Anthony Deahl
E. A. Dausman
Harry Toms
Frank Howland
Don. P. Blaine
Washington, D. C
First Methodist Church
Blaine
Goshen
Ligonier Man Captain Matthews Dies After Long Illness
Captain E. W. Matthews, a veteran of the Civil War and well known Ligonier resident, died after a long illness at age 73. He moved from Green township to Ligonier about four years ago.
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E. W. Matthews
Ligonier
Green Township
U C T Delegation Calls on Democrat Leader at Noon
A delegation from the United Commercial Travelers called on the Democrat at noon today, signaling outreach and party engagement.
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United Commercial Travelers
Lost Gold Watch Between Whitaker Yard and Poyser’s
Reward offered for return of a lost gold watch between Whitaker’s feed yard and Poyser’s grocery. Return to The Democrat office.
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Whitaker
Poyser’s Grocery
the Democrat
Contractor U S Lidguard Starts Warsaw and Peru Road Work
Contractor U S Lidguard will place a large gang of men on the grade beginning Monday June 17. The project aims for rapid completion despite rains. Lidguard is currently in Ohio and has contracted for twenty teams to assist.
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U.S
Editor Kent III A P Kent Ill At Home
Editor Kent III A P Kent of the Elkhart Review is severely ill at his home with what appears to be a complete nervous collapse.
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Kent III
A. P. Kent
The
Elkhart Review
Local Notes and Appointments Across Indiana Towns
Arthur F. Biggs of Warsaw becomes legal adviser for Straus Bros. & Co. of Ligonier. Sept. Drake of Elkhart City schools may join St. Paul Minnesota instructors. Rerick retires from Lagrange Standard. brother R. H. Rerick succeeds. Post office orders wear of dark ties with shirt waists for carriers. Farmers anxious about corn planting. La Mont’s circus set for Warsaw June 15. Kistner to build Sidway Mercantile Co. plant in Elkhart for 31 895 dollars. William H. Kinsely of Columbia City, father-in-law of editor W. W. Williamson, backs Cannon & Hughes in 1908. Mrs. David B. Clugston dies suddenly in Columbia City. Paul Benson of Short Ridge High School Echo goes to Chicago for newspaper work. S. K. Garnard elected school trustee at Lagrange to succeed Dr. W. H. Short.
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Arthur F. Biggs
Warsaw
Straus Bros. & Co
Ligonier
Sept
Drake
Elkhart
St. Paul
Minn
Carl H. Rerick
R. H. Rerick
Post Office
la Mont
George H. Kistner
Sidway Mercantile Co
William H. Kinsely
Columbia City
W. W. Williamson
Commercial Mail
Cannon & Hughes
David B. Clugston
Paul Benson
Shortridge
Indianapolis
Monday Echo
Chicago
S. K. Garnard
Lagrange
W. H. Short
County Officials Inspect Elkhart County Facilities
The Warsaw Union notes county commissioners spent a day in Goshen examining the courthouse the Elkhart county commissioners work at the poor farm and the county infirmary. It concludes Elkhart infirmary may be less efficiently run than the Warsaw poor farm.
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The
Warsaw Union
Goshen
Court House
Elkhart County
Onion Grower Henry Schlabach Survives Weather Strain Near Cromwell
Henry Schlabach of Cromwell grows a vast onion crop and stands among the few whose yield remains unimpaired by severe weather, highlighting his resilience amid early season farming challenges.
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Henry Schlabach
Cromwell
Ex-Mayor P H McCormack Discusses Politics and Project
Ex-mayor Patrick H. McCormack of Columbus Ind heads P H McCormack & Co., recovers from shipping delays while pushing the Elkhart county court house reconstruction to finish by Jan 1 1908. He weighs Bryan and Fairbanks prospects, urges honest Democratic management, and backs Bryan as strongest choice.
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P. H. McCormack
Columbus
Ind
Patrick H. McCormack
P. H. McCormack & Co
Elkhart County Court House
McCormack
C. L. Jewett
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Fairbanks
Indiana
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Collier's After Beardsley Targeting Patent Medicine
Collier's Weekly broadens inquiry into state senator A A Beardsley citing a Lemuel Hopkins Adams article. The piece notes Adams campaigns against patent medicine firms and suggests Beardsley’s ties to the proprietary medicine trust. Hik hart Republicans who ousted Beardsley fear his role exceeds public service.
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Man
Siator
A. A. Peardsley
Colliers Weekly
Lemuel Hopkins Adams
Colliers
Hikhart
Beardsley
Cense
Proprietoy Medicine Trust
Colters
Culver Military Cadets Open Summer Camp
Culver Military Academy corps of cadets moved into camp after final exams ended at noon Thursday. The battalion formed in column of fours to site and raise about one hundred tents as they prepared for night. Clover Hay is at Culver.
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Culver
Corps of Cadets
Culver Military Academy
Clover Hay
Woman Undergoes Below Knee Amputation in South Bend
Mrs. J. Wilbur Chapman of Warsaw was operated on in South Bend with a lower limb amputated below the knee in hopes of saving her life. She improved after the operation and will be sent home to Winona when able.
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Winona
J. Wilbur Chapman
Warsaw
South Bend
Hotel Hattel Hosts U C T Convention Guests
Fort Wayne Packard City band members staying at Hotel Hattel during their city visit for the U C T convention were registered guests.
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Hotel Hattel
Fort Wayne Packard
To Close Library
The public library will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday for cleaning.
Hand of Pennsylvania Co. Resist Subsidy Payment
Supreme court arguments in a Kosciusko county interurban subsidy case reveal Pennsylvania Railroad interest in funding Winona Interurban lines. S. O. Pickens for the Pennsylvania company notes potential large payments for lines opposing the Pennsylvania system. Milford lights crossing dispute cited as example of differing rules for electric interurbans versus steam roads. Winona Interurban was represented by Frazer and Biggs. plaintiffs by Stookey and Olds.
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Supreme Court
S. O. Pickens
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Joseph McCleary
Wayne Township
Kosciusko County
Goshen
Winona Interurban
Mr. Pickens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winona Interurban Railway Co
Pennsylvania Company
High Court
Milford
Winona Company
W. D. Frazer
A. F. Biggs
Levi R. Stookey
Walter Olds
Lafayette Call objects to Star over Indiana GOP nomination
The Lafayette Call criticizes the Indianapolis Star for endorsing Charles W. Miller of Goshen for governor and urges a fair party process. It argues nominations should come from the party, not factional leaders, and that multiple capable men deserve a square contest.
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Lafayette
Indianapolis
Lafayette Call
Indianapolis Star
The
Star
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
the Call
Mr. Miller
Call
Drowned Man From LaPorte After River Picnic
John James age 22 of LaPorte drowned in the Kankakee River at LaCrosse after a picnic trip with John Adams. The boat filled with water and capsized. James saved Adams by carrying him to an overturned boat then drowned.
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John James
LaPorte
Kankakee
LaCrosse
John Adams
James
Adams
Ex City Judge Pins June Freeze to 1859 Date
Ex city judge C S Henderson of Burkhart argues the well known June cold spell occurred in 1859, not 1858, dating the event by his brother’s two day old age at the time and noting his father lost 60 acres of wheat in the freeze.
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C. S. Henderson
Burkhart
Murphy baker Orrin McBride takes new Warsaw post
Orrin McBride, long time with Murphy bakery, accepts a grocery store position in Warsaw with H. D. Berkey. The move shifts him from bakery work to retail grocer duties in the Berkey shop.
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Orrin McBride
Murphy Bakery
Warsaw
H. D. Berkey
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Re Haute
M. R. Thompson
Grand Page
J. W. Crooks
Vin
Cennes
Grand Sentinel
E. Rumpler
J C. Holmes
Indi
Withbdrawal
Irwin Opera House
DR. Merica
Program Board of Education
Perry L. Turner
Carrie Louthan
Stephen Louthan
Kate M. Chase
Ernest C. Chase
C. H. Chase
News Printing Co
Dr. S. A. Edmands
Perry A. Miller
Austin D. Hunt
Sadie Hunt
Susan Sheffer
William Sheffer
Alice C. Hartzog
Daniel L. Miller
South Main Street
Boston Mining Co
Harry T. Sidway
Anna England
Martha Amsden
R. C. Barney
Ray Juday
Reformatory
Powers & Walker Casket Company
Ira R. Kuhn
William C. Hostetler
Tuscarawas County
Mary Schrock
Mortuary Record
Bryan Again
Collier’s
Hand OF Pennsylvania CO
S. C. Pickens
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