Traction Franchise Debated as Council Postpones Action
The Goshen city council discussed a traction loop petition by Maria Henkel and others filed in 1405 but postponed action for two weeks. Officials debated franchise terms with Northern Indiana and Winona companies, delaying votes while seeking a fair terminal arrangement and streetcar service for southeast Dowd.
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Mr. Menaugh
Maria Henkel
Frank G. Hulbell
Clinton
Fifth
Washington Street
Afro Menaneh
Joop
Smith
Widfeame
Willox
Dudana
Winona
Giscusson
Mengugh
Jaassen
Messrs
South
Widner
Indiana
Jeffersob
Menaush
Winoha
North Side pushes street opening across Rock Run to Oak Ridge
North Side residents urge First Street to cross Rock Run and reach Oak Ridge Avenue, a fourth attempt aimed at easing South Side access. City Engineer Cooper to prepare an estimate. The plan would aid land sales and curb reliance on Main Street or the Oak Ridge cemetery route.
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First Street
Rock Run
First and
Oak Ridge
Frank M. Immel
Wogeman
Second Street
North Side
Oak Ridge Avenue
Cooper
Oklahoma
Main Street
Oak Ridge Cemetery
South Side
Rock Run Creek
No Paving in Goshen Delays City Streets
Residents lament ongoing street neglect in Goshen as Madison Street remains mud filled and unpaved. Officials say paving won’t proceed without proper owner petitions while other towns advance with permanent improvements despite limited funds.
Merica Seeks Republican Congress Nomination
Charles Q. Merica of Warsaw declares as a Republican candidate for Congress. A 42 year old native of Noble County Indiana, he enjoys wide support in Kosciusko County. The Fort Wayne News notes his campaign faces strong obstacles.
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Charles Q. Merica
Warsaw
Mr. Merica
Noble County
Ind
Kosciusko County
Fort Wayne
Local health notes show slight improvements
Mrs. G. K. Weaver is slightly improved today while George A. Beck shows improvement. N. S. Hoover of Harrison township is indisposed.
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G. K. Weaver
N. S. Hoover
Harrison Township
George A. Beck
Northwest Go shen sewer plan gains probable progress
The council passed necessity resolutions to start sewer construction in the northwest area. The project routes Third and Wilkinson streets with a practical outlet planned. The large brick sewer idea was dropped, and a substantial population is expected to benefit.
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Goshen
Third Street
Wilkinson Street
Waldee
Goshen College mobilizes fund drive for expansion
Over 225 scholars are at Goshen College as a fundraising movement seeks 25 900 for improvements. Students aim to raise 2 900, faculty 2 400, and the board 21 000 toward a new dormitory and debt reduction. If achieved, 4 500 will buy bus equipment and remaining funds apply to college expansion.
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Goshen College
Sc Dents
Board of Managers
Gossen College
Middle West
Canae
Parkside
Th College
Mortgage Exemption Affidavits Due in March and April
State Tax Commissioner Wingate outlines requirements for mortgage exemptions. Individuals must file personal affidavits if they owe a mortgage on March 1. joint mortgages require both spouses to affidavit, and administrators heirs guardians and others have specific rules. Affidavits must be filed with the county auditor after March 1 and before May 1 to show March 1 mortgage indebtedness.
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Wingate
Silver Bros Move To New Quarters In Jefferson Theatre Building
Silver Bros furniture store begins removal to two floor new quarters in the Jefferson theatre building. The upgraded showroom will display furniture, stoves, carpets and draperies with a five room cottage on the second floor. Removal will take several days and Goshen business promotion is planned to attract customers from miles around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bros
Jefferson Theatre
Chicago
Cleveland
Kindig
Indiana
Goshen
Shun Park Proposition Stirs City Council Debate
The Elkhart city council rejects buying land along the Elkhart river once owned by J. J. Burns for a public park. Officials say the tract is unsuitable and overpriced, preferring to improve existing parks like Court Park with any funds.
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Mummert Tract
Elkhart River
EF. Mummer
City disclaims liability in electrician death at water station
The city disclaims all liability in the death of electrician Gripe who was electrocuted at the water station last summer. Mrs. Grips and the deceas ing's brothers threaten a damage suit, potentially halted by a compromise. Lawyers P. L. Turner of Elkhart and E. E. Mummert represent the widow. The city says it acted fairly and is surprised by the suit.
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Gripe
Grope
Mr. Grope
Rail firms plan joint station in Winona with Northern Indiana
Representatives from the Winona Interurban line visit Thursday to discuss a joint station at the city terminal with the Northern Indiana company. They seek minimal service disruption, prefer using Lincoln Avenue, and consider routing toward Jefferson and beyond. Debate centers on a long interurban loop and trimming the current 90 minute trip to South Bend.
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Winona In
Urban Railway Company
Northern Indiana Company
Winona Company
Winona
Eighth Street
Jefferson
Leop
Pifth
Washington
Lincoln Avenue
South Bend
Spelling Contest Planned by Harrison Township Trustee
Trustee Henry Bechtel of Harrison township schedules a township spelling contest at the Center schoolhouse Friday evening. Three prizes will be awarded to schools with top averages: 5 dollars, 3 dollars, and 2 dollars. All township schools are invited to participate to boost spelling study interest. Similar contests have yielded good results elsewhere, and the movement may spread through the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bechtel
Harrison Township
Center
Residents object to Water Street name seek River Avenue
Water street resident owners protest the name saying it recalls only a market place. They push to rechristen the thoroughfare River Avenue as it runs along the Elkhart river. It was once part of Third street and may soon be known as River avenue.
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Water Street
Market Place Commission
River Avenue
Elkhart River
Third Street
Must Appoint Commissioners for City Land Sale
Under law the city cannot dispose of land needed by Goshen Gas until circuit court judges name three appraisers to fix the minimum sale price. Goshen Gas offers $100 and will not agree to supply $1 gas or include such an agreement in the contract.
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Creasur
Tearsna
Reid
Apnrav
Cory
Pike North
Wilkinson
Wilkinson Street
Etnhart River
Seeand Street
Pike
Pike Street
Third West
Crescent
Cross Street
Brooks
Goshen Gas Co
Goshen Gas Company
Circuit Court
Irwin Vaudeville Theatre Renovation Under Way
Several figures connected with the Irwin vaudeville theater have arrived and are housed at the Hattel Hotel to reside permanently. Ben Wolcott, local manager for J H Ammons, oversees the Irwin renovation which will open next Monday. Ammons says regular attractions are being booked and talks are underway with a major opera company for an early Irwin appearance.
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Irwin
Hattel Hotel
Ben Wolcott
J. H. Ammons
Ammons
The
Funeral for Aaron Cripe Set Thursday Afternoon
The funeral for Aaron Cripe will be held Thursday afternoon with friends gathering at his house at 1 30 and at the German Baptist church on the West Side at 2. Interment follows at the German Baptist cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Cripe
German Baptist Church
Indianapolis firm plans North Indiana interurban line
J. A. Barry, former manager of the Northern Indiana Traction Co, announces formation of a new Indianapolis company to build an interurban line north through Urbana to North Manchester and then to Warsaw. The project aims to extend service beyond the Wabash Marion route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barry
Northern Indiana Traction Company
Wabash
Marion
Indianapolis
Urbana
Manchester
Warsaw
Fort Wayne Judge Hopeful Attends State Convention
Judge Heaton of Fort Wayne visited the city today to advance his candidacy for judge of the appellate court before the Republican state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaton
Fort Wayne
Resignation of Jefferson Cafe Chef Walter Osborne
Walter Osborne of Chicago resigns from his post as chef at the Jefferson cafe and plans to return to Chicago next week. The move ends his tenure at the cafe.
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Walter Osborne
Chicago
Jefferson Cafe
Will Return to Farm in Jefferson Township
Henry Zigler of North Main Street plans to move back to his Jefferson township farm. He has sought membership in the Sons of Rest for years but found that life away from work suits him better and will resume active farm duties.
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Henry Zigler
North Main Street
Jefferson Township
Henry
Order of “Sons of Rest
Ufe
Berkey to Open Carriage Repository on North Main
Albert J. Berkey has leased a new brick business room erected by Mayor-elect Charles Koh ler on North Main street and will open a carriage repository He will handle Harper buggies made at Columbia City in the venture.
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Albert J. Berkey
Charles Kohler
North Main Street
Columbia City
Northern Indiana Obituaries Briefly Noted
C A Lyttle 22 died yesterday of consumption in Mishawaka. Mrs Alonzo Sherburn 67 died yesterday of heart trouble in Warsaw. John Gable 74 died Sunday near South Whitley from pneumonia. Augustus Ames 77 died in LaPorte where he had lived since age seven. Philip Pitz 70 died in Wabash. German native, resident there since 1864.
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Alonzo Sherburn
Warsaw
John Gable
South Whitley
Augustus Ames of
LaPorte
Philip Pitz
Wabash
Germany
Buggy Crash Injures Driver Near Dunlaps
Gid eon Macomber was driving a buggy on Prairie street Elkhart when it hit a buggy yesterday morning. The buggy suffered damage but Macomber escaped injury. Ira Sparklin was the engineer and Or ville Decker the fireman. Macomber narrowly avoided serious harm.
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Lake Shore
Gideon Macomber
Prairie Street
Elkhart
Macomber
Dunlaps
Ira Sparklin
Orville Decker
Editor Beaten Over Anti-Saloon Protest Fight
Jno W Wolford, a friend of editor Metsker, clashed with Clay Metsker of the Plymouth Independent over an anti saloon remonstrance. Wolford lost his temper and struck Metsker a hard blow on the nose.
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Jno
W. Wolford
Clay W. Metsker
Plymouth Independent
Wolford
Metsker
Mrs Banta Thanks Goshen Council for Floral Tribute
Mrs George Banta widow of the late city marshal expresses gratitude to the Goshen council for the beautiful floral tribute.
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Banta
George Banta
Goshen
William Swartz in Jail Bound for Longcliff Asylum
William Swartz former B and O engineer from Garrett is jailed in Warsaw and ordered to Longcliff asylum for permanent keeping after losing reason following a Chicago wreck that killed his wife and three children. His brother Harry of South Bend secured his release once, but Swartz escaped and was arrested again near Pierceton as asylum officials seek discharge plans.
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Warsaw
Longcliff
William Swartz
Garrett
Chicago
Longcliff Asylum
Swartz
Prerceton
Fort Wayne
Hary Swarts
South Bend
Pierceton
Rural carrier suffers runaway on rural route
Ira Bonner, rural route No. 2 carrier, had a runaway near Silver Street school house when his horse bolted. It ran into Jesse Smoker's barn and was caught by Smoker. the buggy was slightly damaged and several pieces of mail were scattered but recovered by Samuel A. Hoover. Bonner had about a mile to walk to reach the rig afterward.
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Ira Bonner
Silver Street
Jesse Smoker
Court updates from Elkhart County docket
The Simp son versus Barney partition case is dismissed with defendant winning. Bacon versus Bacon divorce costs assessed against plaintiff. New trial motion overruled. Loan & Trust Co. reports Cosmo plant sale. Rice block sale to G Conn for 20900 approved. Bills rules change. filings must occur five days before month start. Juvenile case filed against Esther Firestone for incorru... underage. Shue versus Pancake appeal from Brumbaugh court. Marriage licenses issued to six couples in Goshen and Bristol.
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L. M. Simpson
Agnes FE
Commissioners’ Court
James F. Shue
M. I. Pancake
Justice Brumbaugh
Elkhart
Jacob Rudy Brockeman
Goshen
Nancy A. Rose
William J. Norton
Emma L. Lowell
Bristol
Interurban car shipments advance to Michigan line
Andrew J Moynihan of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazelle urged the county board to compel County Treasurer Jacob Funk to provide an accounting of interest earned on funds deposited with various banks. Cars ready to ship electric interurban units moving from St Louis to Michigan towns. Four large cars ready. six more under construction.
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Andrew J. Moynihan
The
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Board of Commissioners
Jacob Funk
St. Joseph
Niles
Mich
St. Louis
Bugs In Drinking Water Prompt Elkhart Frustration
Elkhart faces water supply worries as authorities demand immediate improvements after bugs are found in the public water. A councilman presented a bottle of water with a thousand-legged larvae, alleging contamination from Christiana. Gas pressure issues also reported amid a broader franchise dispute involving the Northern Indiana Railway and city entrances for the Buexlen Valley line. The era includes a local factory note about Lasky Rolfe vaudeville production and a rare immenseiphone detail.
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Northern Indiana Railway Company
Elkhart
Elkhart Water Company
C. H. Maloney
Board of Public Works
Christiana
Elkhard
City to impose street vendor license fees
The ordinance requires each street vendor to pay 20 dollars within a short time and an annual license fee of 2 dollars for the privilege. It applies to all sellers on street corners including fish markets, popcorn and refreshment stands permanently located. The city clerk faces many permit requests and no permits will be granted until fees are paid.
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Connone
Madison Street
Main Street
Bie
Walnut Hill
Farewell at Depot for Rev. and Mrs. J C Meal
A large crowd gathered at the depot today at noon to bid farewell to Rev and Mrs J C Meal. Relatives friends and former parishioners of the Silver Street church joined in heartfelt farewells, honoring a family held in high esteem by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Meal
Mr. Meal
Silver Street
Fetters Celebrate 46th Anniversary With Dinner and Music
Mr and Mrs Michael J Fetters marked their 46th wedding anniversary with a small dinner party and a post dinner musical program. The couple recalls Mike's 20 year run for sheriff of Elkhart County and notes he remains the same jovial figure who hasn t aged much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Fetters
Mike
Elkhart County
Reverend Hicks Resigns to Edit Macy Monitor
The Rev. George E. Hicks, formerly pastor of the Christian church in LaPorte, resigns to become editor of the Macy Indiana Monitor. Hicks is a college professor, lawyer, politician, book agent, farmer and typewriter salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hicks
The
Christian Church Here
LaPorte
Macy
Ind
Monitor
Hicks
Democrats Nominate J W Adair And Marshall For Congress
Democrats propose Judge J W Adair and Thomas R Marshall of Columbia City for congress while opposing Mayor Harrison Judge Batleu and Dr J W Marr The Kendallville News objects to all three candidates.
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J. W. Adair
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Congress
Harrison
Batleu
J. W. Marr
Kendallville
Wood Prices and Notre Dame Art Project Update
Fuel prices list mill wood 12 in soft wood 75 cts walnut 1 oak 1 25 16 inch oak 1 50 country wood hard fine 2 5 hard chunks 2 soft fine 2 L. J. Brooks T. Dart Walker the artist employed by the faculty to create an illustrated book of Notre Dame University and St. Marys academy. Completion will take at least six weeks.
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L. J. Brooks
T. Dart Walker
Notre Dame University
St. Mary's Academy
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W. O. Vallette
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Ejikhart River Bridge
Mr. Brooks
Watts
Heath
Motto & Son
Reel Run Creek
Rork Run
John Street
Fifth Street
Troyer
Supreme Court
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Shun Park
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Mish
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South Bend & Kalamazoo Company
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Lasky- Rolfe Vaudesire Company
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