Spade Fined $100 For Neglecting Child In Elkhart
Roy Spade of Elkhart was fined $100 in circuit court for neglecting his three year old daughter who is now a county ward. The fine was suspended with weekly $1.50 support payments, and an appeal may be pursued. New cases include suits by Ek E. Mummert, James S. Dodge Jr., and a divorce action filed by EH A. Dausman for Lydia Hartzler. County assessors to meet. retired deputy Carmell leaves office. several real estate transfers listed in Goshen area records.
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Roy Spade
Elkhary
Dodge
Spade
Frank Baker
Elkhart
Pat” Brown
Mary Smith
Frank Eagle
Perry J. Turner
Baker
Pet” Brown
Elkhart County
Edward Swartzwalter
Shipshewann
Lungrange
John W. Hanan
Swartzwalter
EH. A. Dausman
Lydia C. Hartzler
Abraham D. Hartzler
Bryner
Court House
Claude Carmell
Croop
Krau
Cornell
Stamped Out Reported Cases Include Otis Hartman
Up to Tuesday noon, aside from existing quarantined families, the only new smallpox case in Napanee is Otis Hartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hartman, as reported to the health officer.
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Nappanee
Otis Hartman
Arthur Hartman
Ice Cutting Boom At Mullet Lake Suppliers In Michigan
About 500 men work long hours cutting ice on Mullet lake south of Sheboygan Michigan. Ice runs 12 to 18 inches thick and roughly 200 car loads are shipped daily to Bay City and other southern points. The text also references Vaughan's seeds and Hawks Hardware Co. infrastructure support.
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Mullet Lake
Sheboygan
Mich
Bay ‘City
Lake Shore to switch to right hand running May first
Cleveland Ohio report says Lake Shore officers announce a May first change from left to right hand train operation. Projected cost is about 3 million dollars. Elkhart officials fear rush work if the change begins by May 1. A gang west of Elkhart has slowed due to late material arrivals.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Judge pressures jurors to reach agreement in Corperjury case
In Nashville on March 18 a special report notes the judge urged jurors to agree, warning he would keep them confined for two weeks if needed to obtain a verdict. The body showed signs of disagreement as deliberations continued.
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Nashville
Tenn
Taggart Declines Indianapolis Mayoral Candidacy
Indianapolis March 18 special report: Thomas Taggart announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination for mayor of Indianapolis. He stated he would not stand as a candidate.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Memorial Day Orator Chosen for Goshen by Howell Post
Frank D. Newberry of Coldwater Michigan was selected by Howell Post No 90 G A R to deliver the Memorial Day address in Goshen. The date is to be determined between May 29 and May 30 as May 30 falls on a Sunday. Newberry, a Civil War veteran with service in the Fifth New York Regiment and later in the Spanish American War among others, has a notable military record. The selection committee included T F Garvin post commander P F Winebrener and F E C Hawks.
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Howell Post
Frank D. Newberry
Coldwater
Mich
Army of the Potomac
32Nd
Mid. Volunteers
157Th Indiana
Philippines
20Th
U. S. Vol. Inf
157Th Ind. Reg
T. F. Garvin
P. F. Winebrenner
F. E. C. Hawks
St Patrick Day and society gatherings noted
Society items recount a surprise party for Miss Pauline and Leona Boyer on Wednesday night with games prizes and refreshments. Mr and Mrs F E B Simon host whist tonight. Mrs John Boyts entertains 40 friends at 502 South Fifth St. St Patrick’s Day events feature shamrocks and green decor with favors and a five course luncheon. Pythian Sisters hosted by Mrs BE Baker at 222 South Seventh St. A large group of youths attended a senior party at Goldie Clay’s home in Wakarusa.
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Pauline
Leona Boyer
John Boyts
South Fifth Street
St. Patrick's Day
Hyke
Dobson, McCoy and
Watkins
Stella Hansen
Nic Cripe
Pythian Sisters
Seventh Street
Goldie Clay
Wakarusa
J. Lyons
Gary
Gal Doering
Sam Self
South Bend
Marie Pennington
Elkhart
J. M. Latta
Chicago
O. M. Curtis
Ira Neff
H. A. Banta
Kendallville
Lou Davis
Ligonier
Della Lattimore
Neoka
Tih
Neville
Frank Scott
Charles
Mabek Lyons
Wolfinger
Centreville
Mick
Walter Smith
M. W. Kesler
Bremen
A. & Yonkman
Edward G. Hereth
Indianapolis
Lew Wanner
Pits
Mary Shelton
Emanuel Shelton
Yaberwitz
Henry Kramer
South Third Street
Harvey Blough
Grands Rapids
Mich
Max Goldberg
Jake Winer
Charles Brodrick
Robert Edeson
the Jefferson
Crete Zink
Goshen
Clover Hay
Culver
John Dickens
Denver
BE. W. Hyde
Memphis
Tenn
Frank Brown
Sam Wagner
F. Larimer
Glendive
Montana
J. S. Larimer
Charles W. Miller
Washington, D. C
District’s Attorney’s Office
Marion Cooper
DePauw University
Greencastle
J. L. Cooper
John Pash
Cyrus Heidloff
W. Arndt
Hubler
Milford
Will of Jacob Ebie probate in Indiana court
The will of Jacob Ebie of Bango township who died March 13 is probated in Ishkarth superior court. Dated June 11 1904 the will by M Conley disposes of an estate valued at 920000, all to widow Sarah Ebie named executrix without bond. Six grown children approve the disposition.
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Jacob ‘Ebie
Bango Township
Lkhart
Parade Tomorrow at Noon and Evening Concert at Jefferson
Street parade at noon led by Stetson's Mammoth unfolds through downtown. An evening concert at Jefferson features two big bands starting at 7:30 with lively performances and local crowds.
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Stetson’s
Mammoth
Uncle Tom's Cabin
the Jefferson
Patent Granted for Carburetor by Wartsiler of Goshen
A patent has been granted to Wartsiler of Goshen for a carburetor design. The device aims to improve fuel efficiency and performance, with claims detailing its tuning mechanism and integration with standard engines.
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Goshen
Central League president to confer with Trolley League managers
President Carson of the Central League will attend a meeting in South Bend Tuesday to discuss forming a northern Indiana Trolley League. Key towns include Gary Laporte Valparaiso Michigan City Hammond and others. Meetings aim to decide on league structure and a Sunday holiday schedule.
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Trolley League
Indiana Trolley League
Fred Dresch
Laporte Herald
Gary
Laporte
Valparaiso
Michigan City
Hammond
Laport
Worstell
Mullen
Miller
South Bend
Carson
Central League
Temperance meetings announced across Indiana towns
Detroit lawyer J S S Crandell speaks at Bucklen Opera House Elkhart Sunday afternoon then at Jefferson Theatre Goshen Sunday night with Mayor Rigdon of Warsaw also scheduled. Another mass meeting at Jefferson March 24 precedes election. Revs Niswander Berkey speak Clinton Township and Rev Robertson Ligonier at Millersburg Sunday afternoon. Ed Bartholomew and others plan Shrock School House Monday night Clinton Township meeting Tuesday Clinton Center School House. B F Deah to speak at Millersburg Opera House Tuesday night.
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J. S&s. Crandell
Detroit
Mich
Bucklen Opera House
Elkhart
Drys
Crandell
Jefferson Theatre
Goshen
Rigdon
Warsaw
Jefferson
Niswander
Berkey
Berkey Church
Clinton Township
Robertson
Ligonier
Millersburg Opera House
Ed Bartholomew
Shrock
Clinton Center
B. F. Deah
Leg of South Bend Man Won $115000 in Rail Yard Accident
Leg injury case filed in La Porte circuit court awarded $115,000 to David N Poole of South Bend after he slipped at Oliver rail yard while attempting a coupling and his foot was caught in a switch frog Grand Trunk must pay unless the judgment is reversed on appeal if Judge Richter denies a new trial the decision may be appealed to higher court
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David N. Poole
South Bend
la Porte
Oliver Railroad
Grand Trunk Company
Laporte
Richter
Samuel Simon Injured In Wagon Fall On Bechtel Farm
Samuel Simon of the Bechtel farm fell from a wagon while helping a neighbor move, tearing the clavicle from the breast bone. The injury is serious and will incapacitate him for some time.
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Samuel Simon
Bechtel Farm
Simon
Dr. J. N. Davis Dies in Warren Pa After Visit
News notes the death of Dr. J Norman Davis in Warren Pennsylvania this morning from heart disease. He was well known in Goshen where he had visited frequently and was accompanied by Dr G A Whippy who received a telegram informing of the death.
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G. A. Whippy
J. Norman Davis
Warren, Pa
Examination Postponed for Naval Entrance in Fort Wayne
Examination for entrance into the U S Navy for junior Jenkinson in Fort Wayne has been postponed to June 1. Mr Jenkinson was appointed by Congressman Barnhart.
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Jenkinson
U.S. Navy
Fort Wayne
Barnhart
Reid to Stay Governor Says Not Disturb Warden
Fragmentary text indicates Reid to stay in a state prison context with Governor Marshall and Michigan locations. Also mentions for sale eight room house with well, city Walter garden and Olive Street address 204.
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Reid
Marshall
Michigan
City
Walter
Olive
Kendallville Ligonier & Goshen Interurban Directors Resign
Stockholders of the Kendallville Ligonier and Goshen interurban railway may meet soon for a reorganization. Several directors resigned at a Kendallville hotel meeting, leaving three from Ligonier on the board. The project is said to continue with new successors after proper notice and stockholder meeting in Chicago Knoxville and Louisville. The enterprise has ample capital backing and the other directors denied plans to form a new company.
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Kendallville
Ligonier
Redmond
C. C. Beyer
Pistol Shot Startles Neighbors Near Wogoman Barn
Loud voices and a pistol discharge startled residents of Wilkinson at about 8 o clock near the Wogoman barn along the lateral railway. Night Officer Elliott responded but no arrests were reported. Witnesses said quarrelling preceded the gunfire.
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Wilkinson
First
Second Streets
Wogoman
Elliott
Unclaimed horse and buggy possibly stolen in city
A horse and buggy found on the south side of court square by city police Monday night remains unclaimed. It is generally believed the outfit was stolen and was placed in a livery stable, but attempts to locate the owner have failed.
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Court Square
Oldest Maple Syrup Claims Record in Country
O P Berkey of five miles north of Warsaw preserves a 31 year old maple syrup in perfect condition. In 1878 he made syrup, sealed a gallon, won first prize and a sweepstakes at the Warsaw fair in 1880, and a quart remains sealed and usable. He believes it is the oldest syrup in the country.
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P. Berkey
Warsaw
Thieves Crack Safes At Crown Point Post Office
Thieves yesterday morning cracked two safes in the Crown Point post office, taking about $100 in cash and a large amount of stamps. They escaped on a horse abandoned near Valparaiso, where they were later tracked.
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Crown Point
Valparaiso
Stone Contract For Hubbell Block Work Awarded
McDougall and Yoder receive the contract for cut stone work on the Hubbell block as remodeling proceeds. The estimated cost of the improvement approaches $5,000.
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McDougall &Yoder
William Sowers Buys Property from George Harper
Notice records William Sowers purchasing property from George R Harper. The event references Albert Haga and a Laugh-Well bay area on the North Side Laugh-Well Bay. An entertaining show titled Irwin opera house is advertised for this evening as a highly funny picture.
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William Sowers
George. R. Harper
Albert Hagadone
Numerous local events across Indiana towns in 1908
A roundup of community notes reports a Methodist Brotherhood formed in Angola, a hidden still found in Warsaw, Toc sin banks organized, Wabash grand jury probing the Snearly murder, new businesses in Garrett including a combined moving picture and vaudeville theater, and Richmond evaluating grade crossing removal costs. Also listed are fire scares near Bippus and Ossian, thefts near Roll, a Huntington University ball club, political shifts in Kosciusko, a Decatur funeral, government perch shipments to Winona, church construction in South Bend, rising Huntington valuations, UMC transfers to Angola, electric arches in Angola, Collett divorce evidence, post office moves in Hartford City, 1908 debt figures for Huntington, a Mason anniversary in Wabash, rural route suspensions, Decatur hello girls event, Richmond saloon crackdowns, Waring glass factory reopening, a Bluffton criminal assault conviction, Columbia City fire-insurance hopes, Indiana Woman's Suffrage petition to Taft, Bluffton raid on a saloon, Onward postmaster husband incident, mintington indictments for barn burnings, a Northern Indiana Southern Michigan Literary Society meeting in Elkhart, and Colombo revivals shifting to a tent due to crowd sizes.
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Bippus
Mary Getty
Ossian
Roll
Hartford City
Huntington
Henry Goshert
Kosciusko County
Adams County
David Bley
Decatur
Winona Lake
Warsaw
St. Stephen Catholic
South Bend
Huntington County
United Machine Company of
Detroit
Angola
Collett
Auburn
New East
Masonic Temple
HE. G. Sackett
Wabash
Parmeter
Richmond
Waring
Adam “Masure
Bluffton
Columbia City
Indiana’ Woman’s Suffrage Association
Logansport
Taft
Lipkey
Hixon
Bivina Reed
Onward
Togansport
Grand Jury
Mintington
Indiana
Southern Michigan Literary Society
Elkhart
Columbia
Evening Ladies’ Beneficial Meal at First M. E. Church
A church event at the First M E Church will host an all ladies’ dinner in the church home tonight from 7:30 to 10:30. Congregation members invite attendees to come and support the fundraiser.
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Firiday
Indiana to Lead in Public Building Construction
Washington dispatch reports Indiana will lead states in public building construction once government appropriations become available after July 1. The supervising architect plans to finish most authorized projects by July 1, 1910, including Bedford 15000, Brazil 45000, Columbus 45000, Connersville 40000, Elwood 13000, Greencastle 30000, Kokomo 40000, Marion 20000, Michigan City 15000, Peru 40000, and pending Goshen delays. Some sites fixed at Wabash, LaPorte, and Logansport, but plans stalled by office crowding.
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Washington
Indianapolis News
Indiana
Bedford
Brazil
Columbus
Connersville
Elwood
Greencastle
Kokomo
Marion
Michigan City
Peru
Goshen
Senate
Wabash
Laporte
Logansport
Supervising Architect
Cigar Makers oppose liquor license bans in Goshen resolutions
The Cigar Makers and Manufacturers of Goshen resolve to resist license prohibitions on liquor sales. They argue the plan harms local cigar workers, risks law violations, destroys factories, endangers property rights, and promotes intolerance, citing religious and historical references.
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Cigar Makers
Goshen
Martin
Luther
William of Orange
Europe
Worked Overtime Leaves Messenger With No Sleep
Bert I. Smith, an extra express messenger, finished his shift at 6 o'clock after exceeding 24 hours of continuous work without sleep. The incident highlights risks of fatigue in urgent delivery services and labor safety considerations.
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Bert I. Smith
Personal notices from Elkhart area residents
A long list of local greetings and travels. J Lyons returns from Gary and Miss Pennington visits Elkhart. many names travel to Chicago Kendallville Bremen and Indianapolis. The evening features a humorous film at the Irwin opera house and several residents plan moves or extended stays.
Easter Hat Styles Debut At Berryman's March 20
The odd styles of this season's hats will not be so discouraging when you see them at Berryman's for Easter trade beginning Saturday March 20.
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Berryman’s
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Tra C. Juday
James A. Juday
Millersburg
Alfred Gertsch
Simon Stahl
Abraham Hire
Anna Catherine Hewshaw
Jackson Tp
Peter Boyer
David Dausman
Wm. H. Brownell
Jerry Buits
Vaughan
Hawks Hardware
Taggart
Society News
F. EB. Simon
Plymouth Avenue
Will
Jamies’ ‘Berry
J. N. Davis
Rig
Tocsin
Wawash
Snearly
Ideal Furniture Co
Garrett
New
Larwill Private Bank
Wabash Grand Jury
Mens Social
Irwin Opera House
Maree Rosson
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