New Officers Chosen as County Democratic Central Committee Reorganized
County Democrats held a reorganization meeting at the council chamber with Acting Chairman James Freeland. Hugh Corbett won the chair, E. D. Currier of Goshen was named vice chairman, Oscar Jay secretary, and Prof. F. E. Hering delivered an inspiring address. The group planned for the upcoming Plymouth convention and municipal campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Central Committee
Council Chamber
James Freeland
Freeland
L. B. Whippy
J. F. Rieman
Bell
George T. Barney
Bower
Rieman
Prof
F. &. Hering
Notre Dame
Prof. Hering
Prof. Rieman
Corbett Carpenter
Bel Winsedie
Corbett
Vast Carpenter
E. D. Currier
Goshen
Albert Mutechler
Nappanee
Oscar Jay
Plymouth
South Bend
Vandalia
Isaac M. Carpenter
City Central Committee
Milo H. Cripe
Deahl
Joseph A. Beane
Llewellyn Wanner
Frank P. Spangler
George B Slate
John A. Lower
George Krutz
W. V. Fink
Cripe
Slate
Mishawaka Society Leader Captures Tramp Over Diamond Ring
Mrs. T. W. Kenyon restrained the thief on the street and compelled him to show where he pawned her diamond wedding ring stolen during a home meal. The incident drew praise from friends as a bold civic gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Kenyon
Mishawaka
Kenyon
McDowell Acquitted in Embezzlement Case at Marion
Circuit court jury in Marion acquits Joseph J. G. McDowell of embezzlement charges stemming from Lola Walker's accusation. McDowell previously arrested in Elkhart. Also listings include a vacant lot for sale on Reynolds Street and Easter dress novelties at William Grose.
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McDowell
Joseph J.G. McDowell
Marion
Lola Walker
Elkhart
Reynolds Street
South Ninth Street
William Grose
Obituaries and local notices from Elkhart area
Rachael Neville died at age 67 in Elkhart leaving a widow. Nellie Reber four weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Reber died in Elkhart this morning. Woman's Musical club announces Ernest Gamble Concert Company to appear at Irwin on Wednesday April 9 with Gamble and performers Grace Jenkins and Frederick Morley. William T Smith from Marion Soldiers Home sends description of government owned 300 acres and planned barracks for elderly residents. Fort Wayne dispatch notes Wa wasee residents oppose an electric line claiming it would publicize the resort. others say road will be built. Elkhart youths brought a jug of beer to Bucklen opera house and were ejected after assault attempt. East Jefferson street residents report a Peeping Tom whose identity is known.
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Woman's Musical Club
Ernest Gamble
The
Irwin
Gamble
Grace Jenkins
Frederick Morley
William T. Smith
Marion
Democrat
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Wawasee
Kinzie Case and Local Court Updates In Goshen
The Kinzie rape trial ends in acquittal after a brief jury deliberation while the state’s case is criticized as weak. Marriage licenses issued include Newcomer Culp Spry Ruphold and others. Cassie Horn seeks divorce with child custody. Deeds transfer property to Sol Mier. local guardians appointed and land and foreclosure actions noted.
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David H. Newcomer
St. Joseph County
Clara A. Culp
Olive To
Win. Spry
Elkhart
Anna Ruphold
Goshen
Reuben Zimmerman
Wakarusa
Magdalene Ressler
Nappanee
Moloy and Grove Wed in Warsaw Church
F B Moloy of Syracuse and Miss Clara B Grove of Leesburg wed at the U B church in Warsaw on Thursday March 20 by Rev G F Byrer. Geo Method, noted farmer, injured when his arm was caught in a wagon box and will not recover until six weeks. Parfitt the photographer shows a fine Easter display of sea shells gathered from every ocean.
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F. B. Moloy
Syracuse
Clara B. Grove
Leesburg
G. F. Byrer
U.B. Church
Warsaw
Geo. Method
Parfitt
Relics Donated to Elkhart County Historical Society
Charles Theodore Murray of South Bend sends valued Civil War relics to Goshen based Elkhart County Historical Society. He describes a towel fragment from a flag of truce at Appomattox, worn overcoat from Stone River, and a bullet case with details of battlefield acts. Murray requests acknowledgment and notes intent to donate locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Theodore Murray
Historical Society
Wilber L. Stonex
South Bend
Elkhart
Prospects In Turkey Creek and Syracuse Back Aid to Fort Wayne Railway
Prospects from Turkey Creek and Syracuse show hope that the Fort Wayne and Goshen railway will receive aid at the upcoming election. Syracuse area sentiment has shifted, with residents fearing loss of the road over the small aid requested. The April 15 election was noted. The Right Rev. H. J. Alerding, bishop of Fort Wayne diocese, underwent appendectomy at St Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne three weeks ago, a fact kept private by the patient until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Creek
Henry Snobarger
G. W. Miles
Syracuse
Fort Wayne
Alerding
H. J. Alerding
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Palm Sunday Observed With Sprigs of Evergreen
Palm Sunday marks the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem and is observed the Sunday before Easter March 23. Catholic churches distribute sprigs of evergreen to congregants while other churches follow similar customs. Barron Sells Out. A M Barron, formerly of Elkhart, sells his stake in the Ohio Indiana Electric Railway to R G Hareeim and W A Bristol of aihason, with Elkhart claiming Barron is a hot air promoter.
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Christ
Jerusalem
Barron
A. M. Barron
Elkhart
Ohio & Indiana Electric Railway Company
R. G. Hareeim
W. A. Bristol
Aihason
Ira Barber Dies at 61 Inventor of First Riding Corn Cultivator
Ira Barber founder of the first riding corn cultivator used in the United States died of heart disease at LaPorte aged 61. He left two sons in Chicago.
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Ira Barber
United States
LaPorte
Reade
Chicago
Sousa Band to Play at State Fair in September
Sousa's renowned band will perform at the State Fair in September after managers accepted a contract made in Chicago last week. E. C. Adams, the South Bend prestidigitator, will close his season April 1, coming off a touring engagement.
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Sousa
Chicago
E.C. Adams
South Bend
Adams
Aged Hero of Romance Accepts Elkhart Mayoral Nomination
The article details Charles T. Greene yielding to Democratic pressure to run for mayor of Elkhart after a sensational romance involving Henry Crysler, a 60 year old man with $5,000 cash who allegedly eloped with 15 year old Jennie Hall. Greene, a former county treasurer and current county council member, is seen as the strongest Democratic candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crysler
Sturgis
LaGrange
DeMocrat
Cryaler
Elkhart
Hall
Jennie Sanders
Jennie Hall
C. G. Conn
Charles T. Green
Green
Many Local Notices and Miscellaneous Items From Indiana
A batch of short items notes incidents across Indiana towns. Prohibitions in Logansport curb girl loafers at a Panhandle station while Bluffton post office expands due to rural delivery. Hogback Lake reports a pig litter of 45 by Mark Barnes. Waterloo sees a suit for damages in an alienation case. a Dundee oil find yields pyrite ore worth per ton with interest from Chicago buyers.
Palm Sunday and Holy Week Services at St James Church
The Rev. Edgar Morris Thompson lists Sunday and Holy Week services at St James Church. Palm Sunday March 23 offers 7 30 a m 10 30 a m and 7 p m. Holy Week features daily 7 a m Eucharist 10 a m Matines and 4 30 p m Evensong with Wednesday and Friday adjustments. Good Friday March 28 12 m to 3 p m Preaching of the Cross. Easter March 30 with 7 a m 8 a m 10 30 a m 3 30 p m and 7 p m services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Morris Thompson
Who H. Leone Miller Was in Local Debate
The LaGrange Call notes H. Leone Miller arrived from Michigan City with a railroad scheme. He set up an office and lobbied for an east and west steam line, but many locals doubted his purpose and enthusiasm. Some still believe the steam road could be built someday.
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H. Leone Miller
LaGrange Call
H. Leone
Michigan City
Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Lumber Dealers Meet
The short business session in South Bend elected officers for the year: J. A. Lindsey of Dowagiac as president, R. E. Boyd of South Bend as vice president, and J. B. Martin of Elkhart as secretary and treasurer. Next meeting set for South Bend in 1903 with C. A. Davis E. E. Drake T. E. Whitmer and J. W. Griner in attendance.
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Indiana
Southern
T. E. Whitmer
Goshen
J. W. Griner
Middlebury
Sam Lucas Dying In New York Benefit Planned
Sam Lucas the old time minstrel once a Goshen visitor in the seventies and star of Callendar's minstrels is dying at his New York home. His first hit was Grandfather's Clock. Arrangements are under way for a benefit performance at the Murray Hill theater in New York.
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Sam Lucas
Goshen
Callendar
Minstrels
New York
Lucas
Murray Hill Theater
Wallace’s Circus to Open Peru Tour This Season
Wallace’s circus opens April 28 in Peru and will extend its tour to multiple cities after a record year. Ben Wallace reports substantial profits and plans to invest in public enterprises in Peru and Marion. The Woman’s Musical club begins its fifth year with a March 25 musicale at the Baptist church and 80 new members.
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Wallace
Peru
Ben Wallace
Marion
Woman's Musical Club
Baptist Church
Tuesaday
Sesson
Injured Boy Tells Of Pekin Mission And Nine Wounds
George L. Howe aged 16 nearly mute from a bullet wound says he received it with U S troops before Pekin China and arrived from Chicago where he rescued a girl from an approaching car He says he went to the Philippines as mascot with Gen Funston s Kansas regiment and later to Pekin with the Ninth He plans to go to London to find his parents and has been searching across the country Meanwhile Italian musician Rossi is jailed for embezzling a violin from Carl Ellis and fled with his family after directing the LaPorte orchestra Sheriff Small traced him to Chicago and brought him back to answer the charge James Carew of The Climbers company visit and a South Bend performance at the Oliver in South Bend tonight The interurban line South Bend to St Joseph is to be in operation by October 1 with barber ads and steady work noted.
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George L. Howe
United States
Pekin
China
Chicago
Philippines
Gen. Funston
Kansas
London
John Rossia
LaPorte
Carl Ellis
Rossi
Small
James Carew
the Climbers” Company
James McCaffrey
Carew
Robert Edeson
Climbers’ Company
Oliver
South Bend
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County Democratic Central Committee
Hugh Corbett
F. E Hering
Spangler Lawer
Currier Secalemeraranalis
Mr. Cripe
Spangler
Reece
Frank D. Foulks
Wm. Burkett
John D. Klopfenstein
Joseph C. Beck, Sr
Abram Peck
James Maloney
Chas. W. Foulks
George M. Swank
Heer Cee
E. A
Menaugh Olalma
Eimieas
Charles Kobler
C. B. Silver
George B. Slate
Mr. Elliott
William C. Elliott
Second Ward
Elliott
Frank Coats
W. W. Hatch
Washington Street
Mortuary Record
Neville
Rachael Neville
Reber
Nellie Reber
William Reber
Marton
Buckien Opera House
East Jefferson Street
Kinzie
Jennie Robart
Anthony Deahl
William Marx
Mr. Marx
Justice Courts
Hile
Harper
Rohart
William Montine
Miller
Mummert & Jay
Cassie A. Horn
William Leroy Horn
Dewey Leroy Horn
Edward Kinzie
Little Lettie Warner
Warner
Coldwater
Mich
James 8. Dodge
Peddycord
David B. Nusbaum
Sol Mier
Sarah Bash
Stone Yard
Bob Sims
Fred Jacobs
Della Bush
Sims
Mansfield
Ohio
Barney Company
American Mutual Life Insurance Company
Barney Company of
Osborne & Hail
Elias E. Fisher
Thomas A. Foster
Ross C. Foster
Mr. Keefer
Henry Relfenyder
J.C. Merle
Johnstown
J.C. Beck, Jr
Douglas Street
Euclid Avenue
Sovuth
Fitzsimmons
Mart Maloney
Co. K
Ind
Lieut
Hess
Heas
Pine Creek
Hardee
J. A. Beane
Palm Sunday
Tomorra
LaPorte Inventor
Adams Will Case
Charlie T. Greene
Panhandle
Logansport
Wella County
Bluffton
Mark Barnes
Hogback Lake
Steuben County
George Bell
Waterloo
Charles Kelley
Dundee
Leze
Mercer County
Ohio State Board of Health
Portland
Buckeye
Warren News
Warren Tribune
News-Tribune
Monroe, Wiley
McCullough
Wiley
News
John W. Surran
James Lake
Angola
Leonard Beeks
Wabash
Lagro
Court House
ST. James’ Church
Elkhart Review
St. Joseph
Barber
Smith
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