Waterford Mills station agent brings Chicago officials to Goshen
W H Clinton of Chicago an agent for Cooperative Construction Co is in Cleveland forming a meeting with Goshen manufacturers and business men. Officials of the company now in Cleveland expect to reach Goshen in a few days to discuss a Chicago to New York third rail electric road with a 740 mile span via Pennsylvania mountains. The line would run north of Waterford Mills, avoiding grade crossings, and connect Chicago to New York with four trucks and ten hour expresses. Engineers will map right of way through Elkhart county next week and spur lines to main line will link to key towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Clinton
Chicago
Cooperative Construction Co
Hascill
Goshen
Cleveland
New York
Pennsylvania
Waterford Mills
South Bend
Elkhart County
Bryan and
Waren
Frederick Tt. Wood
M. S. Haseall
Chicacy
Clinton
FOA
Haseall
Tioshen
Corferene
Notable Lagrange Society Event Marks McKibben Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Aaron Zook Orville L and Miss Mabel Simmons attended a Girth wedding anniversary tribute in Lagrange yesterday. About 400 guests joined Mr and Mrs AL McKibben as hosts. McKibben, once a prominent Lagrange businessman, now leads a quiet retirement amid years of public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Zook
Orville L
Mabel Simmons
Lagrange
AL. McKibben
Lagrange County
McRibben
Povser and Dangler Hosts Delicate Society Gatherings
Society news notes Mr WW Povser and Mrs J Povser will entertain the Home Missionary Society thimble club of the First MM church at the home of the former tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Harry B Dangler will entertain a small company this evening at six with dinner at their home on South Seventh street. Covers set for two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Povser
Home Missionary Society
Thimble Club
Hame
Harry B. Dangler
Sis South Seventh Street
Illness and Death Notice From West Side Disclosures
Elise Virginia Kreese has been ill for a week and is very low with consumption. her death is momentarily expected. Mrs Lou Wagner shows slight improvement, while Jay Wood Murray gradually improves. Mrs G K Weaver continues to improve slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Virginia Kreese
Iyo
Alice Gang R
West Side
Jay. Wood Murray
G. K. Weaver
Postmaster Commissioned for Warsaw Office
Robert Woo Nelson yesterday received his commission as postmaster of Warsaw and the office will be turned over to him this evening. Nelson is described as a genial man who will be an accommodating and acceptable officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Woo Nelson
Warsaw
Mr. Nelson
William Wilson Found Safe Near Columbia City
Wanatah residents report 16 year old William Wilson son of Mr and Mrs J L Wilson has been located working on a farm near Columbia City after a prior disappearance. The case ends with the youth safe despite a period of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanatah
William Wilson
J. L. Wilson
Columbia City
Game Warden Recovers Men After River Seizure
Henry Boettcher a St Joseph county game warden fought three Poles he caught lifting a seine in the St Joe river and captured them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boettcher
St. Joseph County
St. Joe River
Hawks Hardware Co opens in Hawks Gartner block
Yesterday the Hawks Hardware Co opened in the Hawks Gartner block. The store is among the state’s largest and finest with a four story building, bright displays, hot water heating, and a separate tin shop. The wholesale branch lies across the alley behind the Odd Fellows block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks Hardware Co
Hawks-Gartner
Hawks Hardware Store
Hawks- Gortner
Goshen
Indiana
General Hardware
Odd Fellows
Bonds for courthouse reconstruction sold at premium
Court house reconstruction bonds totaling 25000 dollars were sold this afternoon by Auditor Sweitzer. Bush and Company of Indianapolis bid in at a premium of 1388.75 dollars with denominations of two dollars each and four percent interest running to September 15, 1918. Multiple firms from Indianapolis Chicago and Cincinnati submitted bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Sweitzer
Bush & Co
Indianapolis
J. F. Wilde & Co
Wee
McDonald & Menoy
Chicago
Trowbridge & Niver
Boch
W. R Todd & Co
EL A. Kean
Breed & Harrison, Cincinaly
Chamberlain School Name Petition Circulates in Goshen
A petition seeks renaming Goshen’s North Fifth Street school as The Chamberlain School in honor of Judge Ebenezer M Chamberlain. He was a leading early citizen, helped establish Goshen’s first high school, and donated the grove land for the school site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
North Fifth Street
Chamberlain
Ebenezer M. Chamberlain
Cromwell Woman Dies On Porch At Home
Mrs James Haley of Cromwell died yesterday afternoon from heart failure at her Cromwell home. She was found on her porch shortly after death and was about 60 years old. She was the mother-in-law of Perry McCann, linked to a whiskey incident in The Democrat days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
James Haley
Perry McCann
The
Democrat
AG Miller Defends Private Banking Law
Attorney General Miller argues the private banking statute is valid and defends the industry standards saying banking requires substantial assets beyond mere decorative items. He emphasizes tangible assets over insubstantial fixtures as the basis for lawful banking operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Catholic Diocese Refuses Marriage Dispensation
Mrs Mantove Clark of Lafayette and Joseph W Jones of Grand Forks N D applied to Bishop Alerding for a dispensation to marry by a Catholic clergyman but were refused because they were unknown to the bishop. Jones is a train dispatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantove Clark
Lafayette
Joseph W. Jones
Grand Forks
N. I
Alerding
Jones
Hawks Hardware Co. Opening Sale Sparks Store Upgrade
E. C. Murphy and Arthur Welty join the Middlebury grocer E. C. Murphy in promoting an opening sale. Fifteen dozen paring knives offered at 6 cents each for regular beech handle blades and 9 cents each for boxwood handle knives, all with quality steel. Sale starts at 7 o clock Thursday evening.
Goshen Medical Society plans progress on hospital project
A special Goshen Medical Society meeting reports steady progress on the hospital initiative. Ministers may present from pulpits and a public library gathering is planned to discuss the plan in detail. Citizens are favorable and committees continue work with public information available through physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Medical Society
Whippy
Republicans Attend Warsaw Convention Delegation List
Members of the G O P journeyed to the Warsaw convention this morning including B G Schaefer E A Dausamian G W Ellis Frederick C Morrice M V Starr T A Davis C H Brooks D J Troyer L J Burris L W Vail E E Mummert W H Rood Warren Berkey W C Harrison and B G Whitehead. South Bend attendees included Postmaster D D Bates Editor Fred Miller Archibald Graham Jacob Woolverton Jas R Roberts Pattee and Fred Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Othe
B. G. Schaefer
E. A. Dausamian
G. W. Ellis
Frederick C. Morrice
M. V. Starr
T. A. Davis
C H. Brooks
D. J. Troyer
L. W Vail
E. E. Mummert
W. H. Rood
Warren Berkey
WC. B. Harrison
B. G. Whitehead
South Bend
Lincoln Avenue
D. D. Bates
Fred Miller
the Tribune
Archibald Graham
Jacob Woolverton
Jas. R. Roberts
Pattee
Fred Woodward
May Reduce Wage Scale In Ohio Passenger Rates
Cham Agents say lowering passenger rates in Ohio from three to two cents per mile will cut the wage scale on the New York Central Lines operating in Ohio. They predict other roads and states will follow, with legislative action likely to trigger similar reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cham
Ohio
New York Central Lines
Mrs Korn Known as Pop Corn Jeanie Dies at 50
Obituary notes Mrs Jeanie Korn known as Pop Corn Jeanie a noted character who used Michigan City St Joseph Elkhart and Goshen as bases dies in Battle Creek Michigan She was 50 and once lived in Goshen. A hack driver Johnny Wells was murdered in front of her St Joseph residence.
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Jeanie Korn
Jeanie
Michigan City
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Goshen
Battle Creek
Mich
Johnny Wells
Burton Fruit Company Expands Apple Orchard in Indiana
The Burton Fruit company of Mitchell plans an object lesson in apple growing for Southern Indiana. It recently bought 160 more acres, bringing total land to 320 acres with 150 acres already under cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Fruit Company
Mitchell
Indiana
First City Clerk of Wabash Dies at 74
James M. Amoss, the first city clerk of Wabash and two term county clerk, died yesterday of pneumonia after three years of frail health. He was admitted to the hospital last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
James M. Amoss
Rail companies fail to agree on South Bend entrance plan
Still negotiating, the Indianapolis Logansport and South Bend company and the Northern Indiana company remain at an impasse over entering South Bend. The first named firm has declined to meet the terms proposed by the other, prolonging talks.
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Indianapolis, Logansport and
South Bend
Northern Indiana Company
Hawks Hardware Sale Of Brass Plated Nails
Tomorrow from 7 to 8 p m Hawks Hardware will sell thirty dozen papers of brass plated shoe nails at one cent per paper.
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Hawks Hardware Company
Landlord Advertises New Boarder Immediately
A housing notice proclaims ready vacancy and invites immediate responses for a new boarder. It urges prospective tenants to apply promptly, highlighting available room and terms.
Switchman wins $19,000 verdict in venue-shifted suit
In St. Joseph County a $59,000 damage suit against LS and M.S. Ry. Co. brought by Charles A. Johnson of LaPorte reached a verdict awarding $15. Johnson, a switchman, was injured at Walls station last May losing his right arm and leg after a fall in Lake Shore yards. The trial moved from LaPorte to South Bend on a change of venue. verdict hailed as one of the railroad’s larger recent orders. The case will be appealed.
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South Bend
St. Joseph County
Charles A. Johnson
LaPorte
Ind
LaPorte County
Johnson
Walls Station
Lake Shore
Sutherland & Smith
Brick, Bates and Graham
Miller, Drake & Hubbell
Elias D. Salsbury
Goshen
Bithulitic Macadam Favored by Goshen Residents for Street Paving
Goshen residents favor a new paving material bi thulitic macadam known to perform well in Detroit and other cities. It costs about the same as asphalt and is preferred over brick for heavier traffic areas on Fifth Sixth Seventh and Eighth Streets. City voters should support paving to improve appearance and prevent remonstrances that harm Goshen’s progress.
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Goshen
Detroit
Mich
Indiana
Bluffton
Briffton
Gosden
South Main
North Main
Madison
Pickwick Cottage Owners Repair Private Road At Pickwick Park
The Pickwick cottage owners of Pickwick Park repaired the driveway and bridge from the public highway south of Syracuse at a cost of 400 dollars. Kosciusko county will not share the expense. Cottagers threaten to prosecute trespassers and invoke the law. The Pickwick entrance to the Bob Ebert resort is permanently closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Pickwick Park
Kosciusko County
Pickwick
Bob Ebert
Traveling minstrel agent linked to Gus Sun troupe
Al Gould known as John Trumphour and John Day, adopted son of Dr. Luella Day, travels the west as agent for Gus Sun's minstrels. Gould formerly managed Washburn's Uncle Tom's Cabin for years and recently met Eddie Jackson now with Si Haskins in Topeka, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Gould
John Trumphour
John Day
Luella Day
West Side
West
Gus Sun
Mr. Gould
Washburn
Eddie Jackson
Schrock sells residence at 419 Queen Street to Cripe
Real estate transfer notes F F Schrock selling his 419 Queen Street residence to Jas O Cripe of Southwest for 675 dollars with occupant to move in next week. Schrock to relocate to Mishawaka for work as a carpenter with family moved there promptly. Plus an upcoming sale: twelve dozen four quart preserved kettles at 11 cents each Friday at one o'clock, offered by Hawks Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Schrock
Queen Street
Jas. O. Cripe
Southwest
Mr. Schrock
Mishawaka
The
Hawks Hardware Co
Studying for the Stage Irene Alford Pursues Chicago Training
Miss Irene Alford formerly of Goshen is now in Chicago studying to go on the stage. She is well remembered in her hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Alford
Goshen
Chicago
Jonas Hoover Enters Real Estate Business in Bikhart
Jonas Hoover has become engaged in the real estate trade in the city of Bikhart. He plans to broker property deals and develop holdings in the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas
Hoover
Bikhart
Casino band formed from former Goshen musicians
The musicians supplying music at the Casino have formed a permanent group to be known as the Casino band. Nine pieces now comprise the band, including several ex members of Rogers band and other prominent organizations. Since Goshen City band disbanded years ago, Rogers' Goshen band has been the sole band in Goshen.
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Casino Band
Rogers Band
Goshen City Band
Goshen
Rogers
Goshen Band
Star Pitcher Very II Elmer Moffit May Not Play This Season
Elmer Moffit, reputed best pitcher in the Central league, has been ill for two months at his New Carlisle home after a grip attack. Doctors say his lungs are affected and he must leave the climate or never play ball again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Moffit
New Carlisle
Banks Must Produce Records for Tax Seizure Inspections
By order of the Indiana Supreme Court banks and trust companies must furnish their ledgers for examination by assessors seeking sequestered property. The ruling expands bank scrutiny in tax matters and applies to institutions statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Supreme Court
Hardware Firm Rumored Sale in Ligonier
Rumor suggests King and Weaver hardware in Ligonier will sell to Joseph Baker and Alva Knapp. Knapp previously ran the Fair store, which recently burned out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
King & Weaver
Joseph Baker
Alva Knapp
Elkhart Elks Seek Bonds for New Quarters
The Elkhart Elks lodge plans to issue bonds to fund a new meeting hall. Current debt stands around 6800 dollars with a mortgage of 33200 dollars being carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Elkhart Elks
Lodge
Weiskottons Return from Colorado Health Trip
Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Weiskotton of Syracuse have come home after six months in Colorado for the former's health treatment and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
T. F. Weiskotton
Syracuse
Call for a sample highway on local soil conditions
The Olive Locke Union column questions a government plan to build a one mile test road south of Goshen toward Waterford. It argues the trial should use soils from Locke Olive or Union townships and be designed to endure 25 years, noting local experience with roads and skepticism about Missouri soil effects and high costs.
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Nappanee News
Goshen
Waterford
Locke
Olive
Union
Missouri
Paving Proposal for Nappanee Main and Market Streets
Nappanee residents show support for paving Main and Market streets under a new law. The town would avoid street and alley crossing costs, with property owners sharing half the expense at intersections. A paving petition is being prepared and circulated, with costs divided per front foot. No final plan is known yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Property transfers in Goshen Elkhart Concord and Jackson townships
Mary A. Hill transfers a lot in Goshen to Anna E. Kidder. Louisa A. Sykes and husband transfer a lot in Elkhart to William E. Muse. H. V. Winegar and wife transfer Sacres in York township to Herbert E. Bucklen. Solomon Mier and wife transfer land in Concord township to Chas. F. Green and Amiel N. Green. Frances M. Juday and wife transfer land in Jackson township to William W. Juday. Total values listed include 10 dollars 1 dollar 15 355 dollars and 800 dollars respectively.
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Mary A. Hill
Anna E. Kidder
Goshen
Louisa A. Sykes
William E. Muse
Elkhart
H. V. Winegar
Herbert E. Bucklen
York
Solomon Mier
Chas. F. Green
Amiel N. Green
Concord
Frances M. Juday
Wm. W. Juday
Jackson
Spelling Slipups Highlight Local Teacher Lapses
A letter from an Elkhart county country school teacher reveals misspellings such as ok cured tradged and claped. The Democrat notes the lack of accuracy among instructors and uses the examples to critique local education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Hawks Hardware 1 Cent Pudding Pans Sale
Off1 cent pudding pans arrive late and remaining stock sold at 11 cents each tonight while stock lasts. This is the best bargain offered during the sale. Hawks Hardware Co.
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The
Hawks Hardware Co
Picture frames and wood prices from Melt Simmons ad
An advertisement lists 16x20 picture frames for sale on Saturday. Melt Simmons & Co offers mill wood in sizes 12 and 16 inches with prices from 75 cents to $2, hard wood chunks at $2, half cords at $1, and fine woods at $2.75 and $2. Soft wood options are $2 and $1 per half cord. L. J. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melt Simmons & Co
L. J. Brooks
Knight and Streeter Wed at County Clerk Office
William Knight and Jennie Streeter of Elkhart were married by Justice Whisler at the county clerk's office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knight
Jennie Streeter
Elkhart
Justice Whisler
Brick Renominated by Acclamation in Thirteenth District
Congressman A L Brick was renominated by acclamation at the Warsaw convention. Charles O Merica withdrew and spoke after Brick’s nomination. Lam W Rouse chaired the gathering with Lloyd Burris as secretary. seven state office candidates attended. The event was described as very tame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Muarch
A. L. Brick
Brick
Lam W. Rouse
Lloyd J. Burris
Goshen
Merica
Two for Congress in Fort Wayne race
Fort Wayne on March 15 sees Clarence F. Bicknell of the Fort Wayne News and Twelfth district and William C. Geake contending for Congress to fill the Newton W. Gilbert retirement vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Clarence FL Bicknell
William C. Geake
Newton W. Gilbert
Sherrick Found Guilty in Michigan City Prison Case
The jury convicted Sherrick and sentenced him to a punishment range from two to 21 years in the Michigan City prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sherrick
Michigan City
Appellate reverses Thomas Edward Clark conviction
The appellate court reversed the St. Joseph circuit court ruling in the state v Clark alias Red Ruffin. Clark was convicted of swindling Henry Crofoot near Mishawaka out of 5000 in a banco game. He remains in prison pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Thomas Edward Clark
Red Rusfin
Henry Crofcot
Mishawaka
Clark
Six Streets to Be Paved in South Bend in 1906
South Bend plans six street paving projects for 1906 using asphalt and brick. Unlike Goshen the city limits seasonal remonstrance lapses, so property owners do not protest each paving plan. The city already has fine streets and many suburban pavements. Napanee is also advancing pavement work nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Asphal
Goshen
Nappanee
Notice to School Children Meeting at Fifth Street School
Notice to school children invites all under 13 to a Junior LT CL meeting in room 6 at 4 PM tomorrow. The group aims to build character and teach total abstinence and purity while training youths to be reform workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. CL
Fifth Street
LT. L
Dentist in Frankfort fatally shoots self during call
While speaking by phone with his fiancée Elizabeth Buchanan at her Indianapolis home, Dr Ellis Dixon a Frankfort dentist, killed himself. Buchanan heard the shot over the wire and, finding no reply, called a friend in Frankfort to learn that Dixon had taken his own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Buchanan
Indianapolis
Ellis Dixon
Frankfort
Stump Family Sighting and Local Injuries Reported
Chas R Stump now residing in Marion visited home last week while Rev John A Stump stayed in Marion on business. Mrs Reuben Kinney slipped on ice at Mr Weaver’s home, injuring her kneecap and tearing ligaments. Mrs Henry Weaver listed as sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Stump
Marion
John A. Stump
Reuben Kinney
Weaver
Henry Weaver
Screwdriver Sale Listing With Varied Prices
A local ad offers 600 screwdrivers for sale at assorted prices. Items listed include 3 inch 4c, 4 inch 5c, 5 inch 6c, 6 inch 6c, 7 inch 7c, 8 inch 8c, 10 inch lic, and 12 inch 4c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks Hardware Company
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