Tremendous Expense for Rock Run Dredge
The city of Goshen bears a large share of the Rock Run dredging cost as work on the Main Street bridge and surrounding roads proceeds. A temporary foot bridge is being added, while dredge work passes over the main, under Charles E. Katz supervision. Total county and city outlays exceed $50,000, with bridges replaced and new ones built, affecting many roads and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMann Bredge
Main Street
Charles E. Katz
Goshen Plumbing and Heating Company
North Side
First Street
Cottage Avenue
Fifth Street
Goshen
Rock Run
Elkhart County
Silver Street
Silver Street Road
Lincoln Avenue
Wisden Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Lake Shore Railway Company
Big Four Railway Co
Goshen Veneer Co
Banta Furniture Co
Former Elkhartan Employee Faces Trial in Cincinnati
Edgar Street Cooke, key figure in the Big Four embezzlement scandal, is tried in Cincinnati on a $20,000 embezzlement charge. He allegedly acted as Warriner’s chief clerk and used blackmail to obtain funds. Warriner, serving six years, is expected to testify alongside Mrs. Jeannette Stewart Ford, the woman in the Warriner case, who will also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edgar Street Cooke
Big Four Railroad
Big Four
Chas. L. Warriner
Ohio Penitentiary
Cooke
Warriner
State official to depopulate hatcheries and move fingerlings
Fish and Game Commissioner Miles plans to depopulate Marion county hatcheries and ship fingerlings statewide. New game preserves will be established in Lagrange Steuben Noble and Marshall counties. Preston H Miles, son of the commissioner, will oversee the project. Twenty partridge pairs will be released in areas of about 3000 acres and protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game
Miles
Marion County
Lagrange
Steuben
Noble
Marshall
Preston H. Miles
June Sees Unseasonable Warmth and Cold Rain Records
After a spell of heat a cold icy rain hit several regions bringing unseasonable June weather. Localities reported broken heat and cold records as the unusual temperature swing persisted across the area.
Cook Family Reunion At McNaughton Park
About 140 to 145 Cook family members met at McNaughton Park for the eighth reunion. Plans for next year call for another gathering at the same park on the first Saturday in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
McNaughton Park
Near Murder at Wabash Farm Home
Silas Hollingsworth, 19, in a drunken frenzy attempted to kill Mrs Milo Pearson and her daughter at the farmers home in Wabash County. The incident highlights dangers on rural homesteads and draws attention to local crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Silas Hollingsworth
Milo Pearson
Wabash County
Arrest in Elkhart for speeding near fifty miles an hour
David Blafford of New Paris was arrested in Elkhart for driving at nearly fifty miles per hour. He admitted guilt and paid an $11 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
David Blafford
New Paris
Bought Auto. County Commissioner. W. W. Show alter has bought S. H. Whitmer's auto
County official W W Showalter purchased the automobile of S H Whitmer, transferring ownership and concluding the vehicle sale. The transaction involves local civic figure and a private party, with no further dispute noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Showalter
S. H. Whitmer
Elkhart board of review hears grievances amid weeklong sessions
In the second week of the annual session the board of review concentrates on Elkhart grievances with the entire week and next week set for Nappanee and surrounding townships including Union Jackson and Benton. Judge Drake away at St Marys academy. Frank Smith fined 12 for intoxication. Charles W Whaley 12 for drunkenness. A suit involving Importers and Manufacturers Co of Chicago vs Ellen Hansen filed in circuit court. Marriage licenses issued for Peach Silver Goshen and Nellie Lechlitner Wakarusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Elkhart
Nappanee
Locke
Union
Jackson
Benton
A. S. Zook
Drake
St. Mary’s Academy
Andrew J. Hafer
William J. Jeffrey, Jr
Alton L. Shive
Henry G. McKinnis
Galentine
Frank Smith
Charles W
Aurora society couples announce multiple weddings
Mrs Lee Neterer of Aurora and Grace Keck wed on June 6 1911 at the bride's home then visit groom's parents and plan home at 64 Fourth Ave Aurora. Otis Essig and Oneta Shyrer pair up. Mary Fobes and Edward W Neidig wed at St James Church. Gladys Brooks to wed Earl Lehman with a quiet ceremony at First M E Church or the bride's home on July 3 and 4. A ante nuptial party honored Miss Brooks in anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Neterer
Aurora
Grace Keck
Oneta Shyrer
HE. W. Hess
Otis Essig
Fort Wayne
Mary Fobes
Edward W. Neidig
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Lawrence River
W. H. Brooks
Bert Brooks
Mary Brooks
Gladys Brooks
Earl Lehman
Elkhart County Medical Society Outing to Christiana Lake
Elkhart County Medical Society members will entertain their wives at Christiana Lake Friday afternoon and evening. Goshen physicians will travel to the lake by auto, leaving at 1 o'clock p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County Medical Society
Christiana Lake
Goshen
Not in Sight on Penny Postage Ending Fiscal Year
The Post Master General Hitchcock may show on the last day of June that the post office has become a paying institution. The statement implies a progress report on penny postage and the postal system’s finances as the fiscal year closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Fingers Mashed at Banta Plant Incident
Jasper Cripe employed at the Banta Mfg Co plant had several fingers of his left hand mashed while handling a barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Cripe
Banta Mfg. Co
Miss Wollam to Sing at Twin Beginning Tonight
Miss Florence Wollam is engaged to sing at the twin beginning tonight, promising a brief recital. Her appearance is billed as a highlight of the program, with local patrons invited to attend the evening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wollam
Wallace's Circus Returns to Goshen After 1893 Tie
The Hagenbeck Wallace circus arrives in Goshen tomorrow morning from South Bend over the Lake Shore line, with 48 cars. Two exhibitions will be held at 1 30 and 8 00 p m on the Worcester lot East Purl street, before leaving Friday for Michigan City and Saturday for Pullman. Uncle Ben Wallace renews local ties after 22 years, having last appeared as the Wallace circus in Goshen in 1889 and 1898 as Cook Whitney. The show, an Indiana institution, is praised for value and performance, with Wallace keeping it independent from tented circuits and maintaining strong horse features. Wallace acquired Hagenbeck’s name, boosting the act through the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition and the ensuing merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Goshen
Ben
Hagenbeck-Waillace
Lake Shore Railroad
South Bend
Wurster Lot
East Purl Street
Big Four
Elkhart
Michigan City
Pullman
Ben” Wallace
Wallace Circus
Cook Whitby
Wagenbeck-Wallace
Indiana
Peru
Ind
Julius Fall
Lagrange
Warsaw
Sturgis
Kendallville
Carl Hagenbeck
Chicago
Hagenbeck
America
Whiskey blamed for near tragedy at Shave Head Lake
Harley Henderson, 37, was attacked five times by Harmon Simpson, 21, in a drunken rage on Shave Head Lake shores. Henderson sustained non life threatening wounds. All involved and witnesses live near the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shavehead Lake
Harley Henderson
Harmon Simpson
Henderson
Special cars to carry Central Railway Assoc visitors to St Joseph meet
Two special cars will carry members of the Central Railway Association and other visitors to the meeting at St Joseph Michigan, June 21 24. The route will be over the lines of the I U T Co Winona Interurban Northern Indiana and the Southern Michigan Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railway Association
St. Joseph
Mieh
Winona Interurban
Northern Indiana
Southern Michigan Railway Company
Moss v Northern Indiana Railway Dismissed in South Bend
The damage case of Thomas M. Moss against the Northern Indiana railway company seeking compensation for damages to his auto after a street car collision was dismissed at South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Moss
Northern Indiana Railway Company
South Bend
Fights Leads to Arrests After Assault in Pierceton
Marshal Kuhn of Pierceton was involved in a major fight during which he was knocked down with a stone and bitten on the arm. Officials report the arrest of Peppersauce Gibson Noah Bennett and his two sons and Charley Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Kuhn
Pierceton
Peppersauce
Gibson
Noah Bennett
Charley Highway
Mazeppa Carnival Co Train Runs Laporte to Goshen
The Mazeppa Carnival Co paid $105 for a special six car train from Laporte to Goshen at $1 per person. The trip carried 105 people aboard the Lake Shore line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazeppa Carnival Co
Laporte
Goshen
Lake Shore
Farmer Isaac Shrock Buys New Ford Auto
Mid dlebury township farmer Isaac Shrock purchases a new Ford automobile, signaling continued rural mobility and local business ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Shrock
Middlebury Township
Peanut Politicians Rise in Indianapolis Politics
In Indianapolis on June 13 a wave of peanut politics emerges as Republican papers, the Anti-Saloon League, and W. C. Liller each push to shape Indiana politics. Liller amplifies campaigns for Marshall and Wilson while stirring defections. the Republican press attacks the proposed new constitution and Gov Marshall’s pardon, contending with Beveridge committee tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Anti-Saloon League
W. C. Liller
Indiana
Liller
Ff Republican Organization
League
T. R. Marshall
Col. Liller
Flo
Gov. Wilson
John W. Kern
Kern
Wilson
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Laporte
Gov. Marshall
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association in Session in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association conducts its current session with strong turnout. Classifieds note two help wanted ads: one for a general house work position at Mrs. Geo. Rackayeaon located at 322 8S Sixth Street and another for a girl needed for housework at 213 Ne Fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Geo. Rackayeaon
Sixth Street
Fifth Street
Injustice To Samuel DeBoer Prompts Clarification
Martinsville Indiana resident Samuel DeBoer and the Van Camp Packing Co of Indianapolis faced headlines alleging tubercular cattle sales. Papers misreported a fine for selling cattle without a state veterinarian permit. no cattle showed TB, and the case was technical. DeBoer plans inspections and travel, asserting no involvement with diseased stock. He notes the misimpression arose from an error and aims public clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Samuel DeBoer
van Camp Packing Co
Indianapolis
Democrat
DeBoer
Nappanee
Illinois
Indiana
Wausoon
Europe
Alumni Day at Goshen College Honors Classes of 1901 and 1906
Alumni Day events at Goshen College include a 1 pm business meeting, class reunions for the 1901 and 1906 cohorts marking anniversaries, an 8 pm address by Prof. J. S. Umble of Akron, and the post-lecture alumni reunion. Tonight features a program by graduates in music and oratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen College
J. S. Umble
Akron
Excess of Applicants in Elkhart Saloons
In Elkhart the legal limit allows 22 saloons but only two more licenses may be granted while three applicants compete. Named applicants include William Hite and E. C. Smith, with action on their applications deferred June 5, and George J. Koppe known as Cuppy, who now advertises to apply for a license to run a saloon at 411 South Main Street, where he runs a bowling alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
William Hite
E. C. Smith
George J. Koppe
Cuppy
South Main Street
Ad-Sell League Holds Final Banquet in South Bend
The Ad-Sell league at the Oliver hotel in South Bend held its sixth and last banquet last night. Forty representatives attended as humor mingled with discussions on advertising values. Action on uniting with the Associated Act clubs was deferred to the next meeting in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hotel
South Bend
League
Associated Act Clubs
Flag Day Observance Fades as Display Planned Tomorrow
The 184th anniversary of the adoption of the flag on June 14 1777 will see Old Glory displayed nationwide though no formal public observances have been arranged. The flag day movement reportedly began with the Sons of Veterans at a Denver meeting in 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
Sons of Veterans
Denver
Col
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Hershey A Stiver
A daughter was born Sunday evening to Mr and Mrs Hershey A Stiver of Richmond Cal. She has been christened Martha Frances. Mr Stiver is a son of the late Joseph Stiver of Benton township and is remembered by many in that section of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey A. Stiver
Richmond
Cal
Martha Frances
Winona Lake Selected for Dunkard Conference 1918
The Dunkard annual conference will be held at Winona Lake in 1918 after considerations of 1912 plans and a choice to meet in Pennsylvania next year before returning to Winona Lake the following year. Hawks Hardware Co offers high grade standard binder twine at 63 cents per bound for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Dunkard
Pennsylvania
Hawks Hardware Co
Bankruptcy urged against Elkhart Motor Car Co by creditors
Creditors led by Haywood Bros Wakefield of Chicago Edward A Alf of Cincinnati Bostwick Brown of Toledo Rutherford Rubber and Shieldon Axle of Pa petition federal court to declare Elkhart Motor Car Co bankrupt alleging $1123 claim they accuse the firm of preferring some creditors and transferring assets to the Elmer Auto Corp a new Elkhart company No court action yet taken
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Motor Car Co
Haywood Bros. &. Wakefield
Chicago
Edward A. Alf Company
Cincinnati
Bostwick-Brown, Company
Toledo
Rutherford Rubber Company
Shieldon Axle Company
Pennsylvania
Elkhart
Elmer Auto Corporation
Numerous Indiana items span crimes, crops, and events
William Parker loses 33 sheep to dogs while Indiana towns report a range of news from a check forger in South Bend to a heavy cherry and corn crop. Other notes cover a dying physician at Wolf Lake, a trolley line start near Gary Hobart, a fatal fall near Silver Lake, and Elbert Hubbard cutting his hair for a wager. The Amplex car earns honors, Sarah Bernhardt aims for a final U.S. tour, and tag day funds rise in South Bend with Gov Harmon among notable donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Parker
Noble County
Winona Lake
W. Depew
Wolf Lake
South Bend
Mary Miller
Kosciusko County
Elkhart
Indiana
M. E. Hall
Beyer Bros
Fort Wayne
Walter Stout
Silver Lake
Balfour
Orpheum Theatre
Plymouth
Crescent
First Evangelical Church
John J. Daly
Chicago
Laporte
Amplex
Mishawaka
New Haven
Conn
Sarah Bernhardt
Elbert Hubbard
Fra Belbertus
Aurora
N. Y
Roycroft
William Marion Reedy
St. Louis
Frank Zipperer
Southwest
Zipperer
Shively
Gov. Harmon
Ohio
Ruth Stoll
BE. A. Stoll
The
South Bend Times
Maier Couple Visits Goshen From Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs Chris H Maier of Cincinnati arrived in Goshen for a brief visit and checked into Hotel Hascall. Mr Maier, returning after many years away, sought his boyhood home but found few familiar faces and struggled to locate the old house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris. H. Maier
Cincinnati
Goshen
Hotel Hascall
Wagon Damaged in Streetcar Runaway Crash
George I. Smith grocery delivery wagon was badly damaged yesterday afternoon when the horse bolted past a streetcar and crashed into a shade tree. The driver Daniel Delcamp was delivering goods in a house at the time. The wreck cost about 80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George I. Smith
Daniel Delcamp
Will Tear Down Building At Hotel Tascall Site
Teegarden and Putt plan to demolish the old barn behind Hotel Tascall Thursday morning to clear space for a modern garage on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teegarden& Putt
Hotel Tascall
Reliable chimney stacks by Hope Bros in town
Reliable chimney stacks are available from Hope Bros. Phone 668. tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Bros
Elkhart Dam Project To Spend 500000 For Power Plants
The Indiana and Michigan Electric Co plans a half‑million dollar dam and power station project on the St. Joseph river at Elkhart. Surveys are underway, work to begin spring 1912, headlining a 2500 HP water plant and 5000 HP steam plant to rival Hen Island. The project aims to redevelop hydraulic city areas for factories and homes. A Goshen field expansion rumor exists but is unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indiana and Michigan Electric Co
St. Joseph River
Hen Island
St. Joseph
Twin Branch
Indiana & Michigan Company
Goshen Field
Rogers Band Park carnival queen vote results period
First day results show Ethel Green 81 votes and Laura Stutz 10, Elizabeth Alderman 1, Mary Beck none, others with small tallies. Voting continues all week with a $100 diamond ring prize on display at the drug jewelry store. Votes cost 1 cent each and may be cast for any entrant repeatedly to support the park fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Band Park Carnival
Ethel Green
Alice Ashley
Laura Stutz
Louise Russ
Helen Kolb
Weed Elizabeth Alderman
Mary Beck
Will J Davis Opposes Lower Theatre Prices
In a Chicago interview Will J. Davis former Elkhart figure and long prominent in Chicago theatre opposes cutting first class theatre prices to meet moving picture competition. He argues running costs have risen 100 percent and quality must keep the current price standard. He notes cheap entertainment has reduced balcony and gallery patronage in cities and countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Will J. Davis
Elkhart
Daniel Frohman
Davis
Tramps Ride Between Cars At Lake Shore Station
This morning on Lake Shore train No 5 eight men and boys rode between the cars as it stopped. They jumped off and fled through lumber yards. An officer asked the dispatcher whether to arrest them and was told not to. Train No 9 passed with five hobos perched between mail cars, several under age sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Farm House Burns Near Middlebury
Edwin Miller's farm residence ten miles southeast of Middlebury near Shore church burned this morning. Origin unclear but suspected chimney fire upstairs. House destroyed, most furniture saved but damaged during removal. Loss about $1,000 with only $400 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Miller
Middlebury
Shore Church
Barnhart Returns to Washington with Wool Schedule Praise
Representative Barnhart is back in Washington after a stay in Indiana and reports broad approval of the house of representatives, noting the praise extends to the wool schedule as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnhart
Washington
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Condition Unchanged For Injured Vaudeville Performer
The condition of Jack Davis, a vaudeville performer, remains unchanged at Clark hospital in Elkhart after a fall from a Lake Shore train at Kendallville. He may recover. Davis was en route to Toledo to marry vaudeville artist Eugenia Rantter when injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Davis
Lake Shore
Kendallville
Clark Hospital
Elkhart
Popular Five Cent Dance Tonight at Rogers Band Park
The regular Tuesday night event promises a popular six cent dance at Rogers Band Park tonight. Local attendees are urged to arrive early as the turnout is expected to be high and music will be provided by a regional band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Band Park
Kodak agency opens at Golden Rule Drug Store
Eastman Kodak appoints a new agency at the Golden Rule Drug Store, expanding film and camera services in the area. The move positions the store as a regional hub for kodak products and customer support with potential upcoming promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Kodak
Golden Rule
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Earl QO. Lehman
M. E
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Chauncey Frantz
Ake
Whiskey
Pierceton Marshal
Millwood
Dollar—Brooks
Kesler
Hawks-Gortner
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