Concrete Arch Planned Over Rock Run on North Main
County plans a 70 foot concrete arch bridge over Rock Run on North Main street at an estimated cost of 10 000 dollars. South Bend engineer William S Moore presented the plans to county commissioners who may seek bonds to fund multiple bridge projects and the court house decorations with a potential 8 000 to 10 000 dollar appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Moore
South Bend
Board of County Commissioners
Rock Run Creek
North Main Street
St. Joseph
Mishawaka
Moore
Elkhart
Jefferson
Benton
Union
Auditor's Office
Rock Run
Court House
Goshen
Fifth Street Paving Meeting Set At Public Library
A meeting of Fifth Street paving proponents will be held at the public library Friday March 6 at 7 30 p m to discuss paving options. All interested are urged to attend as this is the last chance to decide the preferred paving type by the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
Public Library
Bell Telephone Office Robbed of Small Sum
The Bell Telephone Co. office on East Washington street was robbed last night of seven dollars and ninety eight cents. The drawer was broken open but most money was already spent. stamps and other drawers were left intact. It is believed the thief knew the desk layout and the culprits may be a person familiar with the office. No one blamed, and loss kept to a minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Co
Washington Street
Miss Cover
Wheat Thieves Escape Prosecution in Union Township
Two farmer boys in Union township nearly faced charges for stealing wheat from neighbors. The grain was taken at night and found stored in an out house at the Brick church. A gentleman observed two youths in daylight and lawyers advised handling the matter for the best interests of all parties and offender conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township
Serias
Reception for New Pastor At Trinity Lutheran Church
About eighty members and friends attended a reception at the parsonage honoring Rev. Carl F. Betz hosted by the Young People's society. A luncheon was served and a $9 offering was taken, described as beneficial for pastor and congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl F. Betz
Young People's Society of the Church
Gill's Geese Claim Pension, A 20 Year Old Lays On
James B. Gill of Silver Lake owns a goose aged twenty that still lays eggs. He notes a previous goose lived nineteen years and produced eggs each year, forming the basis for the pension claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
James B. Gill
Silver Lake
Nappanee House Closes After Proprieter Departure
The old Nappanee House has been closed by J. B. Rippenger who has decided to discontinue operations. For sale a first class grocery stock at one of the best locations in the city Eikhart County Trust Co at
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee House
J. B. Rippenger
Eikhart
Truat Co
Republican Gov Candidates Claim Varying Delegate Strength
Statements from campaign managers show Watson leading with 345 of 585 delegates named and a 100 advantage over the next rival Miller at 264 of 585. Taylor’s camp claims parity with the other three combined, while Miller’s backers push ahead in reported tallies. Analysts say clearer results come next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
John W. Gowdy
James E. Watson
Miller
Wilson Roose
Charles W. Miller
Taylor
Oliver P. Ensley
William L. Taylor
Hugh Th. Miller
Clarence Wiley Found Dead in Chicago Opium Joint
Clarence Wiley a 30 year old former vaudeville actor at Crystal Theatre in Elkhart was found dead in a Chinese laundry in Chicago. Elkhart friends believe it occurred in an opium den amid past tensions with Joe Platz over a woman. Wiley left town with the Van Dyke Batton Stock company after a public clash with Platz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wiley
Chicago
Crystal Theatre
Elkhart
Wiley
Joe Platz
Platz
van Dyke-Batton Stock Company
Mortuary Notices for Shamory and Krupp Families
Mrs. Peter Shamory aged 60 died in Elkhart of apoplexy. Interment in Harrison township. Lilly Krupp wife of Philo Krupp of seven miles NW of Elkhart died at 6 p.m. after a yearlong tuberculosis. Born Grand Island Nebraska she would have been 34. Survived by husband four children parents Ensign and wife, sister Effie, brother Barton. Mrs. Krupp moved to Elkhart from Bristol in 1894. widower John Klick died in 1899. later married Krupp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamory
Peter Shamory
Elkhart
Harrison Township
Krupp—Lilly
Philo Krupp
Grand Island
Neb
Ensign Hummel
Northwest
Mabel
Ruth
Myrtle
Melvin
Barton Hummel
Effie Hummel
Krupp
Bristol
John Klick
Sensational Kosciusko suit targets attorney Graves
Melvin H. Summey John A. Sloane and James W. Cook file a high profile suit in Kosciusko county over alleged embezzlement involving attorney John C Graves linked to a real estate deal with Arbuckle Ryan Co The action could influence upcoming elections and marks a dramatic move by the county bar committee appointed by Judge Royse. Meanwhile local farm losses include Amasa Myers Clinton township reporting winter misfortune with one horse killed after injury and Peter Gross Jackson township reporting a fatal horse paraly sis in a recent seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosciusko County
Melvin H. Summey
John A. Sloane
James W. Cook
Royse
John C. Graves
Arbuckle-Ryan Co
Amasa Myers
Clinton Township
Peter Gross
Chas. B. Thompson
Jackson Township
Civil Service Exam Held for Postal Clerks and Carriers
An exam for post office clerks and mail carriers occurred at the courthouse today conducted by Lamar Croop and Guy C. Boulton of the civil services board. Nine applicants were examined. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the First M. B. Church will host their annual bank offering Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the lecture room. A cordial invitation is extended. A help-wanted notice seeks a competent woman to care for an infant and assist in housework with good pay for the right person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Lamar Croop
The
Civil Services Board
Guy C. Boulton
Women's Foreign Misionary Society
the First M. B. Church
Indictments Expected in Elkhart Westfall Inquiry
Superior Court grand jury in Elkhart hears saloon license violations probes and Edward Westfall death. indictments against liquor dealers anticipated. Overlease's possible involvement in the Westfall death remains undecided while court business continues with demurrers and a venue change in Conn Felthouse case. Richard H. Collins drainage petition dismissed in Jefferson township. marriages licenses issued and divorces granted. cases dismissed and petitions adverse on road use. Electricity contract planned to light poor farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Elkhart
Edward F. Westfall
James Overlease
Overlease
Westfall
Elkhare
Circuit Court
Charles G. Conn
Aaron Felthouse
B. F. Deahl
Felthouse
Conn
Edward Eugene Self
Laura Longacher
Goshen
Edna C. Webb
Frank H. Webb
Helen B. Webb
Joseph N. Platz
Florence Platz
Indianapolis
Fannie Watson
George Watson
Warren Irwin
Herrick E. Stevens
Augustus Shank
Elmer & Evans
P. M. Stiver
Samuel E. Mast
Circuit Court Session in Goshen Rails at Elkhart Lawyer
Judge Dodge strong remarks to an Elkhart lawyer accuse lawyers of causing county expense. He criticized J. L. Harmon for civil case conduct and urged the docket to be cleared by closing or dismissing dragged out cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Goshen
Dodge
J. L. Harmon
James Oliver remembered as South Bend plow maker
South Bend will observe a citywide quiet in honor of James Oliver and his impact on local industry. Factories including Studebaker and Singer Sewing Machine Co. plan to close for the funeral afternoon. Also noted: Mrs. I B Jones aged 72 died in Toledo and will be interred in Lowell Michigan. Telephone lines crippled by Saturday storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Oliver
South Bend
Studebaker, Mfg. Co
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Middlebury
Millersburg
New Paris
Notable Local Happenings and shifts Across Indiana Towns
Dr J W Hays a well known Albion physician is critically ill. Modern Woodmen at Mentone plan to build a theatre. Ben Hur lodge at Columbia City adds 135 members at a Saturday initiation. David L Paul former trustee of Lancaster township Huntington county is dead after extended illness. Thieves loot Kendallville fair ground buildings stealing dishes and portable property. B O shops at Garrett cut 50 cent in working force. Twenty one whooping cough cases at Mt Pleasant school district near Warsaw and school closed. Farm home of Chris Bush in DeKalb county destroyed by fire origin in attic. Lydie Harter resigns as Marion city librarian. Edith Baldwin to succeed. Resignation caused by rival factions warring. Funeral of Walter Wagner at Garrett. floor shifted with crowd rush. no injuries. Ray Cooper of Geneva to spend eighteen days in jail at Decatur for drunkenness. he set fire to bedding in calaboose. Rev M C Pittinger and Miss Ann Walker unite in marriage at Ft Wayne. J Clinton Neil in Cleveland on bigamy charge sentenced to four years. Neil’s first wife Mrs Wehmeyer Kendallville. later married in Cleveland. While Mrs Charles Brown lay in state at Chapman's Lake, thief steals money and valuables. Simon Beall, 81, oldest settler in Noble county, found dead in Noble county. seated in 1854.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hays
Albion
Mentone
Lodge
Ben Hur
Columbia City
David L. Paul
Lancaster Township
Huntington County
Kendallville Fair Grounds
Garrett
Mt. Pleasant
Warsaw
Chris. Bush
DeKalb County
Lydie Harter
Marion
Edith Baldwin
Harter
Huntington
Walter Wagner
Ray Cooper
Geneva
Decatur
Calaboose
M. C. Pittinger
M. B
Coesse
Ann Walker
Union Township
Whitley County
Ft. Wayne
C. A. Wade
J. Clinton Neil
Cleveland
Neil
Wehmeyer
Kendallville
Auburn
Charles Brown
Brown
Chapman's Lake
Kosciusko County
Simon Beall
Noble County
Elkhart County Farmers' Home Fire Insurance history
The Elkhart County Farmers Home Fire Insurance company grew from Stark County roots in 1867 68 in Indiana. It began as a mutual farmer led effort to insure property with a required 100000 in coverage and expanded to cover all townships in the county. The company paid all losses with minimal annual assessments and built a large capital while maintaining a local farming focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkahrt County
New Berlin
Stark County
Elkhart Farmers’ Home Fire Insurance Company
Elkhart
Ind
Stark County Company
Elkhart County
Old Pioneer Company
Concord
Bange and Jefferson
Middleport
Dunlaps
Concord Township
M. Spangler
James A. Speakman
Elkhart County Farmers' Home Fire Insurance Company
Farmers’ Mutual Companies
Jefferson Township
Adam Harman
Isaac W. Sloat
David Eddleman
Nathan Markel
Benjamin Bickel
Josiah Graves
Contey's Hall
Spangler
J. H. Speakman
Simon Essig
Osolo Township
Wm. B. Garman
Jacob Myers
Samuel Holtz
W. J. Brashcker
Frightful School Fire in Collinwood Ohio
A three story brick schoolhouse fire in Collinwood Ohio at 10 am traps 350 students. Fire escapes missing and stairway collapse traps many on the third floor as rescuers rush from Cleveland. Causes unknown and death toll uncertain with scores feared dead and injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinwood
Cleveland
Mrs Lamport Dies At 90 In Wabash Home
Mrs. Lamport aged ninety died at her daughter Mrs Samuel Brown home in Wabash. A long notable member of the northern Indiana Methodist church her husband died in 1875 and two sons A W and W W Lamport were ministers. Other children include O W Lamport of Cleveland and Mrs L B Carpenter of Pellston Michigan.
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Lamport
R. C. Lamport
Samuel Brown
Wabash
Methodist Church
Indiana
A. W
W. W. Lamport
Pasadena
Cal
East Jordan
Mich
O. W. Lamport
Cleveland
Blanche Walsh Collapses in Shreveport
Dispatches from Shreveport La say Blanche Walsh actress was taken critically ill and her private car was ordered to hurry her to a Memphis sanitarium Nervous breakdown named as the cause She had expected to perform in Shreveport Miss Walsh is booked to play Kreutzer Sonata here three weeks from tonight March 2th
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Walsh
Shreveport
Memphis
Miss Walsh
Deputy Postmaster Resigns at Nappanee
Irvin Duker resigns as deputy postmaster to take effect April 1. He plans a western trip to rent up. A Poland China hog sold for 500 at a Warsaw farm sale conducted by W. J. Besson and Son. A lady's silver watch and fob with initial M missing since lost between Jefferson theatre and American Register factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Duker
Miller
Nappanee
Duker
Poland
W. J. Bessqn & Son
Warsaw
Jefferson Theatre
American Register Factory
New St
Local residents seen in Goshen and surrounding towns
A string of daily visits and trips across Kosciusko County includes John Moon from Warsaw Ezra Miller returning from a trip to Lowa Mrs A W Mell of Middlebury Robert Davenport on a Milford business trip and T J Prickett of Nappanee on Goshen business numerous residents from Osceola Elkhart and Kendallville traveling for family visits work or shopping with several heads to Chicago for millinery purchases and others summoned to Toledo for a death notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moon
Warsaw
Ezra Miller
Lowa
A. W. Mell
Middlebury
City
Robert Davenport
Milford
T. J. Prickett
Nappanee
Goshen
Harrison Shideler
Osceola
George D. Mather
Mishawaka
Sol Boyer
Kendallville
B. F. Boyer
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Rock
County Council
Lake Shore
Ligonier
G. W. Firestone
A. G. Heath
Pentwater
Amos C. Heath
Eryalpelas
Bell Telephone Office
Society News
May Swart
South Sixth Street
Harry Dangler
South Seventh Street
Charles Banta
Suth Bend
William Tom
Daniel Brumbaugh
Tom
Mortuary Record
Toledo
Pioneer Mutual Insurance
M. W
A. Ball
Ben ‘Th Aio
Collinwood, Ohio
Tillie McCreary
Pear
Ne McCrory
Charles E. Banta
H. ¥. Banta
Wilson Love
T. W. Anglin
Forest Parks
Topeka
William Lewis
L. J. Simond
James McCray
Bud Cripe
Maria Cox
W. A. Thomas
H. O
W. S. Thomas
Moses F. Lentz
van Buren Township
Blanche Davis
Chas. Butts
L B. Jones
Mell Roller
Sadie Kile
David Kile
George Beerup
E Wlkhart
Charles Abbieh
Abbieh
Hotel Hattle
Loura Mummert
Robert Irwin
Rikhart Prairie
White ‘Pigeo
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