Death of Dr Amis C Jackson Pioneer Doctor of Elkhart
Dr Amis C Jackson a longtime Elkhart county physician died at his home at 112 South Fifth Street after a week of illness following a fall He was eight when his family moved to Elkhart prairie and practiced medicine here from 1848 He leaves four children Ward John Mary and Kate plus two sisters The obituary traces his pioneer family history and civic roles including education bank service and Odd Fellows membership.
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Amis
Cleveland
Ohio
N. Y
John E. Thompson
Elkhart Prairie
Martha Prickett
Fielding Prickett
Albion
Ind
Jackson
Hagar Irwin
John W. Irwin
Elkhart County
Johnson Latta
M. Ma. Latta
Virginia
Peter Jackson
John
William
Deer Creek
Ira Jackson
Elizabeth Jackson
John Jackson
Amos C. Jackson
Greenbrier County
Ross County
Catherine Carr
Gideon Carr
Amos C
Col. Jackson
Ross ‘County
Pottowattomie
Fort Defiance
Maumee River
Board of County Commissioners
Goshen
Col
Joes County
Elkhart
Potts
Capt. Bean
Galveston
Kosciusko County
M. M. Latta
Ekhart County
Harriet Clark
Hornellsville
Ward
Kate
Mary
Dlkhart Prairie
Prominent Leader Dr. Jackson Dedicated to Public Affairs
The obituary recalls Dr. Jackson as a tireless participant in political life who backed his party and was a former coroner nominee. A key figure in public enterprises, he helped build the Op Era House and later owned it, remaining active and energetic in later years.
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Opera House
Jackson
Gerdin Sentence In Michigan City Court
Gerdin faced an indeterminate sentence of one to eight years in Michigan City prison after the circuit court judge ruled on the case. The state objected to his staying locally and taking employment with Mel Simmons offering him shop work. He had been taken for petit larceny after breaking into an Elkhart street display case to steal shirts. Anglemyer, his partner, is declared of unsound mind with a guardian named. his sentence was suspended. Gerdin told the judge he hated to go to the pen.
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Frederick Gerdin
Dodge
Michigan City
Gerdin
Mel Simmons
Elkhart
Edward Anglemyer
Anglemyer
E. O. Scheinfeld
Decatur
Germany
L.L. Carpenter
Wabash
Indiana
C. Q. France
Coffee
Thomas Ehinger
Charles M. Schwab
Bleakley
Jay
Adams
George Rush
Logansport
John D. Ferguson
Ferguson
Rush
Surprise birthday gathering for local Go shen Churn & Ladder employee
M Dillman, of the Go shen Churn & Ladder Co., living about one and a half miles west of the city, found himself visited by about forty friends and their families at his door last evening. The party featured games and a large arm chair presented in celebration of his becoming a year older.
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M. Dillman
Goshen Churn & Ladder Co
Mr. Dillman
Peoples Mrs Abner Peoples Dies After Illness at 52
Mortuary record notes the death of Mrs Abner Peoples aged 52 who died at 1 59 am after a lingering cancer illness. She resided southeast of New Paris and was sister in law to Henry Peoples of the city. Survived by her husband and two children Charles and Bertha. Charles is a former Jackson township school teacher.
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Peoples
Abner Peoples
New Paris
Henry Peoples
Charles
Bertha
Jackson Township
Traveling salesman killed by train at Sturgis
Charles Hitchcock a White Pigeon salesman about 40 was killed Tuesday night at 6 35 when he attempted to alight a Goshen and Michigan branch train at Sturgis. The conductor warned him not to jump but he did. He stumbled as the train began to move and was crushed to death. Commdore Saltzberry of Goshen a brakeman on the train witnessed the accident.
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Charles Hitchcock
Sturgis
Goshen
Michigan
Hitchcock
White Pigeon
Mich
Commodore Saltzberry
Clymers Mark 59th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Clymer of Kosciusko county celebrated 59 years of marriage with a large gathering of friends and relatives. They wed March 18 1849 near Dayton Ohio and are parents of D H Clymer formerly of Goshen.
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Henry Clymer
Kosciusko County
Dayton
D. H. Clymer
Goshen
Elkhart Post Office Receipts Rise Slightly in Year
Elkhart post office annual report for year ending March 31 shows gross receipts around 120000, about 2000 to 3000 more than the previous year when receipts were just over 117000. Dr Hani property sold by constable in Elkhart includes books papers and surgical instruments aged 26 to 30 years, selling for a modest price.
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Elkhart
Birth of a daughter for Mr and Mrs R E B Proctor
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs R E B Proctor of Elkhart. Proctor was summoned home from Indianapolis where he heads the C G Conn campaign. Jap a lac touted as a top floor and furniture finish. Hawks Hardware Co Br J A Scapp 125 Hast Lincoln Ave. Ground floor office. Phone 78.
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R. EB. Proctor
Elkhart
The
Hawks Hardware Co
Br. J. A. Scapp
Lincoln Ave
Judge Frees Cobb After Embezzlement Trial
George Cobb ex trustee of Elk Hart township was discharged after Judge Dodge sustained defense motion to instruct the jury. The state rested earlier. Cobb’s payment to successor L eaming was cited as proof of no criminal intent. Prosecutor Burris led the state. Deahl Dausman and Charnley argued for the defense.
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George 8. Cobb
Elkhart Township
Dodge
Anthony Deahl
E. A. Dausman
William H. Charnley
Burris
Cobb
F. B. Leaming
Not Under Arrest In Lard Theft Report
A Syracuse report claiming Aaron Wetring was jailed for lard theft proved false. Three cans of lard were found in his barn, but no arrest occurred. Wetring had prior theft acquittals linked to turkeys and hogs and is now bonded on a harness theft charge from Ed MecClintic, the ex-saloonist.
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Syracuse
Aaron Wetring
Ineur
Ketring
David Coy
Benj. Nusbaum
Goshen
Ed MecClintic
Mrs Booth Cancels Lecture Engagement
Mrs Maude Booth cancelation of her March 27 lecture in the Citizens course is reported. Her manager says she cannot continue and a later date may be possible, otherwise another attraction will take her place. Roberson's illustrated Panama lecture is the next event.
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Maude Buallington Booth
iCitizens
Rogers band heads to Citronelle for annual engagement
The Rogers band and orchestra conducted by G. W. Roscoe left this morning for Citronelle Alabama to fulfill their annual engagement for two weeks. Accompanying them were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Albright and George W. Kinionson who will spend several weeks in the south. The only resident members who traveled were George V. Roscoe and Sam Starr.
Shoemaker Receivership Final Report Filing
Wilson Roose the receiver for the Shoemaker Automobile Co in Elkhart superior court and trustee in the federal bankruptcy proceed ings is filing a final report of the receivership to obtain possession of the property as trustee.
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Shoemaker
Wilson Roose
Shoemaker Automobile Co
Elkhart
Ring Lardner to accompany White Sox on training trip
Ring Lardner former sporting editor of the South Bend Times now with a Chicago paper will join the White Sox on their training trip after leaving New Orleans. He will be with the team for the April 6 South Bend game. Haworth League of St. Mark's M E church hosts a spider web social in the church basement Friday evening. Everyone is invited.
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Ring Lardner
White Sox
Ring W. Lardner
South Bend Times
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
New Orleans
South Bend
Haworth League of St. Mark's M. E. Church
Multiple Local Accidents and Deaths Reported in Indiana
Reports from Decatur Wolcottville and surrounding areas note injuries from a kicking by a horse and a fall from a step. Deaths include Peter Lotzenhizer in Auburn and Edward Kanaley in Decatur. Also listed are a hospital amputation of L A Hull, severe burns to a child, a funeral for Rev W H Daniel, and a man declared unsound mind returning to Germany. Weather news cites Rock Run creek flooding and Elkhart river rise.
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Edward Broughton
Wolcottville
Oscar Bryant
South Milford
Peter Lotzenhizer
DeKalb County
Auburn
Jane Blain
Hecla
Whitley County
Edward Kanaley
Columbia City
Decatur
Ll. A. Hull
South Bend
Wm. Ward
Huntington
W. H. Daniel
Masonic Fraternity
Minstrels Cancelled as South Bend Elks Disband
Goshen Elks will not bring the minstrel show this season after the South Bend lodge disbanded its company. No additional dates will be filled this year. A Friday night benefit for the High School Athletic Association is announced. Daylight robberies in South Bend prompt several arrests.
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South Bend Elks
Goshen Elks
High School Athletic Association
South Bend
Waterway Plans Looking Up for Fort Wayne Canal
Fort Wayne Toledo and Chicago canal backers gain momentum as Sen Hemenway and Rep Fornes show support. Gilhams argues the Fort Wayne route merits a congressional survey and potential bill after Jurisdiction discussions and a monster meeting.
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Toledo & Chicago Canal
Charles S. Bush
C. R. Lane
Senator Hemenway
Representative Fornes
New York
Gilliams
Bush
Fornes
House
Michigan
Toledo
Benton Harbor
Lake Michigan
Gilhams
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Mr. Gilhams
Fort Wayne
Canal Association
Congress
Big Ditch
Hemenway
United States
Panama Canal
Stetson Presents Uncle Tom's Cabin at New Jefferson
Stetson stages a $30,000 production of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the New Jefferson tonight with 10 20 30 and 50 cent prices. The Stetson band performs at 7 30 in front of the theatre and the orchestra will play selections from recent comic operas during the show.
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Stetson
Jefferson
Culp Accepts Indiana Agency For Wireless Phones
J W Culp formerly of Wakarusa and Goshen educated, accepts Indiana state agency for Radio Telephone Co of New York installing De Forest wireless telephones on battleships and trains. Brother Milo W Culp named local agent. Magazines publish wireless phone coverage. William E Curtis feature in Chicago Record Herald. Mrs Myrtle Thompson killed in Chicago after delirium leads to hospital window death. Mr Masury Paint noted for long association with Hawke Hardware Co.
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J. W. Culp
Wakarusa
Goshen
Indiana
Radio Telephone Company of
New York
Dr. Lee de Forrest
United States
Chicago and Alton and
Lake Shore
Culp
Milo W. Culp
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record Herald
Chicago
Myrtle Thompson
Mishawaka
Thompson
Severe electrical storm hits area with vivid lightning
A severe electrical storm struck the section yesterday producing heavy thunder and vivid lightning. The impact included a day evening event held for a local benefit, though details remain unclear.
Independent telephones vow loyalty in Warsaw session
About 40 companies from the first district and some from the second attended a Warsaw meeting of independent telephone firms. A three member committee was appointed to confer with Goshen company officers about Bell connections and potential exchanges. Theodore Thorward of South Bend was re elected president and Claude Stoops of Nappanee secretary and treasurer for the year ahead.
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Warsaw
Goshen Company
Bell Company
First South Bend Newspapers Chronology Emerges
Museum collection adds early issues of South Bend papers. Northwestern Pioneer first in 1831, Indiana Free Press 1836, Mishawaka Tocsin 1841, St Joseph Valley Register 1845, November 16 1879 Sunday Register, Mishawaka Bee 1846, St Joseph County Forum 1852, National Union 1866, Morning Herald now Times 1875, Tribune 1876, and first South Bend morning paper October 1 1876 edited by J E Sutton.
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South Bend
Museum of the Northern Indiana Historical Society
The
Tribune
J. E. Sutton
Wireless Telephone Investment Offer at Sea and Rail
Public notice touts a wireless telephone installed on 28 battleships and two train lines as a premier invention. It claims current dividends and urges applications to Home Phone No. 74 before the offer closes in a few weeks.
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United States
Chicago & Alton
Lake Shore
Move to Chicago by Mrs. L. B. Chaplin
Mrs. L B Chaplin plans a Thursday move of household goods from Warsaw to Chicago where Mr. Chaplin has worked for some time on the Chicago Morning Examiner news gathering staff.
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Chicago
L. B. Chaplin
Warsaw
Chaplin
Chicago Morning Examiner
Rail line to run cars between South Bend and LaPorte by July 4
Information from the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway company states that cars between South Bend and LaPorte will be running by July 4. The update was issued this morning from the company offices.
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Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company
South Bend
LaPorte
Card of Thanks and public notices mix
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Margaret Hoffman and family for kindnesses in bereavement. City Engineer Witt prepares Fifth Street profile ahead of paving. Rick List reports Charles McDonald of South Fight Street ill. Sweet Peas Vaughn's Prize Mixture sales claim universal satisfaction at Hawka Hardware. Lines cleaning, furniture and second hand items advertised. Tom's Cablo parade notice included.
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Margaret Hoffman
Fifth Street
Witt
Vaughan
Hawka
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AL D. Jackson
Society News
Mortuary Record
Oos
Ruth Cornell
John McAuley
W. A. Cornell
Edwin Watson
Homer G. Watson
Lucy Watson
Alfred Jones
E. L. Arnold
Fileling & Guaranty Co
Goldie Bertman
Mary K. Albright
Ethan L. Arnold
Edna M. Bradt
Joseph
Clara Bradt
John D. Bristol
Whisler
E. P. Barkison
Milford
Noah D. Krofft
Millersburg
Martha M. Keim
Middlebury
Robert Blough
Delia Lower
Aaron Ketring
Mrs. Booth
Citronelle
Rock Run
Uncle Tom
New Jefferson
City
Masury Paint
Hawke Hardware Co
Rick List
Charles McDonald
South Fighth
Stret
Cle
Tom
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