Embattled Foster Prough Case Delays Probate Court Trial
A lengthy trial in the circuit court over Opa Foster v Allen Prough from LaGrange County centers on Foster’s speech impairment stemming from a childhood throat surgery. Interpreters and relatives fill the stand as jurors struggle to understand. The case also involves estate matters and local license actions as deputies and guardians are appointed and bonds filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opa Foster
Allen Prough
LaGrange County
Boesinger
John W. Hanan
LaGrange
Perry L. Turner
Elkhart
Anthony
B. F. Deabl
Prough
Neidig
Miss Foster
Hanan
Bertha Prough
Wreck on Lake Shore Trains Reported in Chicago
Special dispatch from Chicago says Lake Shore train No 15 backed into the train as it pulled in. Locomotives badly damaged and unconfirmed reports claim the engineer and fireman were killed. Passengers including Joseph H. Lesh and Mrs. Frank P. Abbott of Goshen were involved and about 20 others were injured. Full details unavailable.
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Lake Shore
Chicago
Joseph H. Lesh
Frank P. Abbott
Goshen
No. 15
Lightning Kills John Sims at Home Near Caceola
A lightning bolt struck the home of John Sims one mile south of Caceola during a morning storm. Sims, 30, was in the kitchen with his family and was instantly killed while others escaped unharmed. He owned 40 acres. his wife and three children survive. The nearby Frank Curtis residence was struck but occupants escaped injury.
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John Sime
Caceola
Sima
Sims
Frank Curtis
Insanction Secured Against Parfitt in Divorce Case
James B Drake, attorney for De Etta Parfitt, obtained an injunction to bar William Parfitt from entering the Parfitt home. Parfitt allegedly demanded the cook stove and ripped lace curtains from the residence, which he must return, and he is to stay away pending the divorce suit served by Deputy Sheriff Chatten.
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William Parfitt
James
Drake
de- Etta Parfitt
Parfitt
Chatten
Milford Hardware Dealer Assigns Business in Financial Trouble
John F. Davison a Milford hardware dealer assigned his stock and business to Henry Gibson on Saturday as a voluntary act for creditors. Liabilities not yet learned but expected to be high. Assets total about 6000 dollars. Several wholesale houses are involved for large sums.
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John F. Davison
Milford
Henry Gibson
Mortuary Notes From Wakarusa and Elkhart
Lovucks Mrs. Wm Loucks aged about 75 dies at home in Wakarusa. Funeral Thursday at North Union church. Ebret Mrs Sophia aged 92 dies in Elkhart, survived by five children 35 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Gangrene caused death. she lived in Elkhart county 67 years and was grandmother to several Goshen residents. John Ludwig killed near Lake Shore depot last August to be buried tomorrow at 2 pm. Undertaker Silver keeps body in cemetery vault hoping to locate relatives.
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Lovucks
Wm. Loucks
Wakaruss
Ephriam Culp
North Union Church
Sophia Ebret
Elkhart
Germany
Ehret
Elkhart County
Edward Tipmore
Will Haverstock
Samuel K. Letherman
Elias and
Jack Stateman
Goshen
John Ludwig
Lake Shore
Silver
Questionable county bids sparking Goshen advantage claim
The Elkhart Review hints merchants in Goshen may control county supply bids with very low offers. It notes bids consistently favor Goshen contractors. A Burns line derailment near LaPorte disrupted rail traffic and coal shipments. Indiana company officials toured the Burns route amid the confusion.
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Elkhart
Goshen
County Council Sets Building Improvements and Paid Costs
The council approved 600 for an architect to review the courthouse interior with potential exterior changes. Paterbaugh received 120 back salary and 25 to search sequestered taxes in Michigan. Other appropriations include 528 for platting, 900 for four bridges, and 1700 for ditch viewers delayed until taxes are collected. 100 for jail repairs and 200 interest on temporary loans. Council adjourned at 2 30.
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Cil
Exponenteyeen
Elkhart
Court House
Pos County
Paterbaugh
Michigan
Frank
Elkhart Shoe Stock Sold to Salinger Bros
Elkhart shoe stock valued at 6000 dollars was sold to Salinger Bros of the city for 62400. The Boston Shoe and Rubber Co store in Elkhart near the post office changed hands after the owner’s business partner left town. Salinger Bros move to divide the stock between their two stores with Goshen and Buruth Bend managers supervising packing and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinger Bros
Boston Shoe & Rubber Co
Elkhart
Boston
Hymen
Louis Salinger
Roland Himebaugh
Geo. A. Guiss
Goshen
Claude Rogers
Buruth Bend
James Counts Believed To Have Small Pox On North Side
James Counts of Oak Ridge Avenue on the North Side is ill with what doctors believe to be smallpox. The home is quarantined and Count has never been vaccinated while his family is. The case is described as very mild and a physicians consultation was held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Count
Oak Ridge Avenue
Counts
Births and township assessor duties outlined in Elkhart news
The paper lists two births in Elkhart and Harrizon township, a girl for Mr and Mrs H Miller and a girl for Mr and Mrs Henry Dillman. It then details Aw Township assessor J B Crossan preparing for annual personal property appraisal and quadrennial real estate review starting April 1, with sixty days to complete. The real estate work will triple the workload, and a new plat of Elkhart township will map land parcels and owners, aiding transfers. all townships will be platted. New law requires assessors in towns over 5,000 population to devote full time to the work year round, unlike prior practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossan
Samuel G. Wise
James L. Kerstetter
Goshen City
J. WY. Morrice Wii
J.B. Crossan
Atsessor
Eighth Street Property Owners Seek Paving Investment
A large group of Eighth street property owners favor paving as the electric line is planned to run there. They believe paving would make the street one of the city’s best residential avenues and urge the council to act on the petition.
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Eighth Street
Council Fails To Decide Ninth Street Difficulty
The Lake Shore Company is ordered to remove the Wilkinson Street crossing and provide a watchman. All councilmen were present except Mr Geott, with Mayor Alderman presiding and Clerk Bender and City Attorney Troyer in place. Marshal Vesey and Chief Sno barger attended. order began at 7:20 after minutes and bills were approved.
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Council
Ninth Street
Lake Shore Company
Mr. Geott
Alderman
Bender
Troyer
Marshal Vesey
Chief Snobarger
City Council Hears Sidewalk Petition and Licenses Granted
A petition signed by D. J. Miller and 17 others requests a sidewalk on East Lincoln avenue in East Goshen and is referred to the sidewalks and bridges committee. Licenses are granted to George F. Alderman John Snobarger Abram Peck Christian Bussee and George R. Bungay.
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D. J. Miller
L. B. Slaughter
East Lincoln Avenue
East Goshen
George F. Alderman
John Snobarger
Abram Peck
Christian Bussee
George R. Bungay
Wilber L. Stonex
Fort Wayne-Goshen
Death of Louis F. Shank in Provo Yard Haunting Accident
Louis Frederick Shank, 35, a Rio Grande Western brakeman from Goshen, died after his foot was severed between cars in Provo yard around 1 am. The fatal injury, deemed accidental, left scattered flesh along the track. remains were shipped to Salt Lake. Funeral services were set for Friday at O Donnell's parlors with burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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Provo
Utah
Louis F. Shank
Goshen
The
Democrat
Louis F. Shack
Rio Grande Western Railway
R. R Nethercott
Mr. Shank
Shanke
Aaruan
Buchi
Aird
Salt Lake
Shank
West Second South Street
Salt Lake City
Louis Frederick Shank
Indiana
O’donnell
Mt. Olivet
Invoicing Stock At Sam Lewis Clothing Store
Liabilities in the Lewis Clothing failure are estimated at 16 000 to 20 000 with 18 000 cited. Assignee Goldberg began invoicing the stock this afternoon. appraisers include Hermann Goldstein Harris Oppenheim and Charles Shoup. Creditors present include H Cohen Chicago with the largest claim and N Greensfelder Chicago. City National Bank holds 3300 secured by Isaace Blumberg and Casper Dembufisky. The store may reopen next week and stock will be sold for creditors. More creditors expected tonight.
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Lewis Clothing
Goldberg
Sam Lewis
Hermann Goldstein
Harris Oppenheim
Charles Shoup
H. Cohen
Chicago
John A. McKeever
Musgrave Vroman & Co
H. Cohen & Sons
N. Greensfelder & Co
City National Bank
Isaae Blumberg
Casper Dembufisky
Deputy Sheriff Seeks Effie Good in Valparaiso Case
Deputy Chatten hunts Effie Good in Valparaiso where a preliminary hearing on the holdup case involving Riley Brown and others is scheduled. Mise Good may be in Goshen but remains at large. Riley Brown will be moved to Jeffersonville for petit larceny.
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Chatten
Effie Good
Valparaiso
Riley Brown
Mise Good
Goshen
Valparsisé
Jeffersonville
Elkhart Schools Plan Lecture Instead of Graduation
Elkhart city schools announce a year with a lecture replacing the regular graduating exercises. An Elkhart market dealer deposited 4000 nickels weighing 44 pounds with the Equitable Building and Loan Association. David Helman, 17, of Elkhart Harness and Carriage Co., injured his mouth jumping from a bench. a deep gash was cut.
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Elkhart
Equitable Building & Loan Association
David Helman
Ekhart, Harness & Carriage Co
Woodmen Dance to Replace Arnold Event Tonight
Woodmen will host a dance with Salisbury's orchestra providing music. Admission is 25 cents and a general invitation extends to attendees. Source mentions Baek as storekeeper and notes William G Leininger of Elkhart filed papers in bank related matters amid a garbled section about a tribe and Tamition.
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Arnold
Salisbury
Baek
William G. Leininger
Elkhart
Bank
St Patrick's Day Observances Across Ireland and Abroad
The piece notes March 17 as a national holiday in Ireland with parades in major cities abroad. It discusses uncertainty about St Patrick’s birth and death dates, multiple Patricks, and legends. It mentions his likely birth in 386 near Glastonbury, England, and his role as a bishop evangelizing Ireland. Shamrock symbolism is linked to the Trinity.
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Patrick
Ireland
United States
Patricks
Patricius
St. Patrick
Nemphthur
Glastonbury
England
Toure
France
St. Martin
Scotland
Isle of Man
St. Patricks Day
Literary societies and a popular dramatization praise
Local clubs held meetings on Emerson and Prose in American literature. Russian and Italian German French topics were discussed by Beulah Kreider Gertrude Caminsky and others. Weetcott's David Harum was hailed as a tremendous nationwide success with reports praising its dramatic adaptation.
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Culture Club
Beulah Kreider
Bay View
Gertrude Caminsky
Emerson and
Projean
Mary Biggs
Library Club
Francis Gortner
Bertha Conrad
Geo. Slate
Misa Lola Nusbaum
Winona C. L
Charles Garvin
C. Crary
A. J. Hoover
Weetcott
David Harum
Westcott
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Betes
Probate
Marty F. Pratt
Sarah ©. Pratt
Jesse L. Heerner
George R. Harper
Theodore Williams
Frederick
May Williams
Louisa Williams
Norman Shigley
Mary Nusbaum
Miami County
Harry W. Gonser
Nappanee
Mamie Shriver
Catherine Miller
Admx
Joe. D. Miller
Wm. Uliery
Myrtle Uliery
Delia Uliery
Ann Arbor
Charles Dalka
8. A. Edmonds
Agikere Base
Gee
Abel Fincd
Yoper & Scarmocx
Isjary In
John Sims
John F
Davison
Mortuary Record
Yoder& Schrock
Elkhart Shoe Stock
Messrs. Salinger Bros
James Counts
H. Miller
J. N. Perry
Henry Dillman
Harrizon Township
A. P. Daub
Henry Arlen
C. E. Davis
M. I
Lillie A. Stevens
Anna Gordon
Public Library Board
Mra. J. M. Bowser
Schaefer
al Santechi
Wogeman
Cyrus C. Schafer
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Marshal Veeey
Shaffer
Cover
A. ¥. Kiser
Mishaweke
Caltorata
Leate F. Shank
Effie
Co. W. Dance
Ben Hur
ST. Patrick's Day
Philomathians
O. M. Curtis
Mies Lizzie Fuson
Beacon Light Literary Is Society
Elia Heatwole
F. B. Leaming
Vallette
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