Barney Trial Held Over Subornation Case Continues
Special Judge Hanan overruled defense instructions and reserved ruling as Richard C Barney subornation of perjury case proceeds. Bookkeeper Goff for American Mutual Ins could not explain several transactions amid juror sleep concerns and possible Monday continuation. Divorce case Sylvia Davidson Edward Davidson delayed. probate notices show inventories and bonds filed for multiple estates.
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Hanan
Richard Carl Barney
Mr. Barney
Goff
American Mutual Ins. Company
Fort Wayne
Richard C. Barney
Sixth Street Paving Likely to Become Reality
Paving of Sixth Street from Clinton to Purls Street and possibly to Main is deemed assured. The circulating petition has strong support with few remonstrances expected. Council vote on April 1 is anticipated as decisive and could spur paving on other residential streets.
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Clinton Street
Purls Street
Main Street
Sixth Street
Goshen
Thompson Returns to Farming on Old Miller Farm
Ex Sheriff Charles E H Thompson, who once sold his Elkhart prairie farm and lived in town, has decided to farm again. He purchased the 50 acre Thomas Miller farm northwest of the city along the interurban line for $90 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles EH. Thompson
Elkhart Prairie
Thomas Miller
Fr. P F X Labonte to be buried in Connecticut
Remains of Rev. Fr. P F X Labonte formerly of Elkhart who died in Lafayette will be shipped to Stratford Connecticut for interment. Catholic priests of the Fort Wayne diocese will attend the funeral.
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Connecticut
PF. X. Labonte
Elkhart
Lafayette
Stratford
Conn
Fort Wayne
Sick List Notes Improvements and Illness in Community
Harry Leaming has pneumonia for two weeks and is much improved. Bernice Blackport six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Blackport is seriously ill with heart trouble.
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Harry Leaming
Bernice
Peter Blackport
Diphtheria Quarantine At Abbott Residence
Mrs. Fanny Chamberlain was taken ill with diphtheria at the Frank P. Abbott residence on East Lincoln Avenue and a quarantine is now in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Chamberlain
Frank P. Abbott
East
Lincoln Avenue
Summer Weather Runs True to May and June Averages
Regular summer weather prevailed last night and today with temperatures as high as typical May or June levels.
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Ummer
Boys' Corn Club forms in county with April meeting
Farmers' boys anticipate a large corn club with a corn growing contest next season. Clinton township reports about a dozen members with others soon to join. Prizes will be awarded for the best acres of corn, but the program aims chiefly to teach and inspire interest in corn farming.
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Clinton
CANDIDATES FOR POLICEMEN THREE ENTERED IN FIELD
Before the April 1 council meeting two night officers must be chosen to replace resigning Captains Cobburn and Santschi after salary raise requests were denied. Three applicants named are Frank Miller Asa Cripe and Oliver Greenwood with Miller likely to be chosen.
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David W. Cobburn
A. J. Santschi
Frank Miller
Asa Cripe
Lacy
Oliver Greenwood
Irwin Vaudeville
Mr. Miller
Property Transfers in Elkhart and Nearby Areas
A series of real estate transfers reported includes Perry L Turner to Albert Karnell and wife for a lot in Elkhart at 1300 dollars Harriet H Lane and husband to Charles G Conn for a lot in Elkhart at 650 dollars City of Elkhart to Harriet Lane for a lot in Elkhart at 650 dollars John Ecklebarger to Alice G Shultz for a lot in New Paris at 700 dollars James Matthews to Alice G Shultz for a lot in New Paris at 700 dollars Frederick Boeckelman and others to Mary A Fleming for a lot in Elkhart at 1 dollar Elkhart Realty and Improvement Association to James B Arnold for a lot in Elkhart at 750 dollars William H B Werrick to Olin J London for 80 acres in Osilo township at 2500 dollars.
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Perry L. Turner
Albert Karnell
Elkhart
Harriet H. Lane
Charles G. Conn
City of
Harriet Lane
John Ecklebarger
Alice G. Shultz
New Paris
James Matthews
Frederick Boeckelman
Mary A. Fleming
Missing Viola Bickford Returned From LaPorte Disappearance
Viola Bickford, 17, who vanished three weeks ago from the home of A. Walroff in South Bend while visiting, has been found in LaPorte by her father B. W. Bickford of Fort Wayne. He brought her home, she said she left to escape home life after her parents separated.
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Viola Bickford
A. Walroff
South Bend
LaPorte
B. W. Bickford
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Three Men and Chauffeur Arrested for Speeding in South Bend
James Oliver Jr Samuel Leeper and John Chess Hilsworth with their chauffeur Joel Frazier were arrested in South Bend yesterday for speeding their auto. They gave bond for their appearance.
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James Oliver
Samuel Leeper
John Chess Hilsworth
Joel Frazier
South Bend
Elkhart to Buried: Mrs Ella Casey McKinley
The remains of Mrs Ella Casey Mc Kinley a former Elkhart resident who died in Chicago were shipped to Elkhart today for burial.
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Elkhart
Ella Casey McKinley
Chicago
Births and Licenses Report from East Goshen Area
A daughter was born last night to Mr and Mrs Irwin Routsong of East Goshen. Marriage licenses issued include Amos J Homes of St Joseph county Nebraska and Anna M Bixler of Harrison township, date 24.
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Irwin
Routsong
East Goshen
Amos J. Homes
County
Anna. M. Bixler
Harrison
Goshen Bond Issue Rejected By Cincinnati Firm
Breed Harrisons of Cincinnati rejected Goshen citys $50 000 bond issue to refund municipal debt citing legal indebtedness limits and fear of disposal difficulties The bid included a premium over 2500 and the deal neared completion The council may rely on temporary orders at higher interest if no sale is possible McDonald McCoy & Co had offered 500 for the bonds but likely would also reject after legal review
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen City
Common Council
Breed & Harrison
Cincinnati
Finance and Claims Committee
McDonald, McCoy & Co
Evidence Ties William Wambaugh to Missing Husband
Letters from Chicago police Chief Collins prove that the William Wambaugh who married and lost $6000 is Conrad C. Wambaugh’s brother. William left Goshen last fall for Colorado. his son in Colorado confirms the marriage and departure. Relatives lack details on his whereabouts.
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Conrad C. Wambaugh
Collins
Chicago
William Wambaugh
Goshen
Colorado
Mortuary Notes: Reuben Steele and Zula Minard Obituaries
Reuben Steele aged 26 died after two weeks of scarlet fever at Fish Lake home. Survived by husband, one child, parents Clark and El lou Elliott, and brother Olin Elliott. Interment at Forest Grove cemetery with grave service by Rev. Ziegler. Zula Beryl Minard, 11, died at Clark hospital Elkhart after meningitis traced to lung infection. Autopsy confirmed tubular meningitis as cause. parents George and Mrs. Minard note two brothers Hiram and Elbertus.
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Zula Beryl Minard
Clark Hospital
Elkhart
George A. Minard
Hiram
Elbertus
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Elkhart Skirt Factory Strike Demands Nine Hour Day
Seventeen Diamond Skirt workers in Elkhart strike for a nine hour day. Gross and Frohman own the factory and reportedly refused the demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Skirt Company
Elkhart
Gross & Frohman
Chicago Fair Seeds Offer Bargain on Fresh Flowers
Thousands of packages of fresh flower and vegetable seeds are offered at the Chicago Fair. Prices are set at a single cent per package, encouraging visitors to stock up on garden essentials.
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Chicago Fair
Wedded Fifty Years Mr and Mrs Brenneman Celebrate
Mr and Mrs Daniel Brenneman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their son Timothy Brenneman’s home in Goshen. Over 60 relatives attended including seven of ten children, with five families, from Elkhart Wakarusa Nappanee Sedalia Berne Madison and beyond. The event featured dinner and an informal program with hymns devotions and remarks by local ministers.
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Daniel Brenneman
Daniel’ Brenneman
Timothy H. Brenneman
Crescent Street
T. H. Brenneman
Martha Crofts
Mary Sherck
City
Joseph Brenneman
Harris Township
St. Joseph County
Samuel Brenneman
Sedalia
Moody Brenneman
Berne
Ind
Naomi Brenneman
Madison
Wis
H. §. Cressman
Leshburn
Saskatchewan
Can
Daniel J. Brenneman
Wessington Springs
S. D
Phoebe Brenneman
China
Anna K. Thomas
Battle Creek
Mich
Brenneman
Elkhart
Wakarusa
Nappanee
Jacob Bixler
L. J. Lehman
H. A. Mumaw
D. Brenneman
Goshen
Churches Unite Across Denominations in Chicago
Three hundred delegates in Chicago passed a resolution to unite the Congregational United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches into the United Churches of the Congregationalists United Brethren and Methodist Protestants. The conference halted by Mississippi and Louisiana delegates over an unapproved creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Chicago
United Brethren
United Churches
Congregationalists
Mississippi
Louisiana
Attorney General Reverses Trust Company Banking Ruling
In a state issued circular, Attorney General James Bingham reverses his February opinion and holds that trust companies statewide may engage in general banking business. The ruling addresses the scope of trust company powers and bars past limitations.
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Billheimer
James Bingham
The Flaming Arrow Draws Crowd In Irwin Show
The Flaming Arrow drew a large crowd at the Irwin last evening and the drama was thoroughly enjoyed. The company and stage settings were excellent and the show is one of the road's most attractive. South Bend is their stand tonight. The regular vaudeville bill played to capacity in Mil lersburg.
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Irwin
South Bend
Millersburg
Robbers Target Warsaw Businesses In Burglary Spree
Samuel Lindsey, an employee of the Winona Interurban, lost $17 to burglars who struck Gus Carteaux’s Market, Robert Bitzler’s Furniture, and the Reed boarding house. Henry Nelson, a Winona worker and Lindsey’s roommate, is suspected to have fled to Goshen or Elkhart.
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Warsaw
Gus Carteaux
Edt
Robert. Bitzler
Ithe Reed Boardiing House
Samuel
Lindsey
Winona
Henry Nelson
Nelson
Local auction notes irregular car and post listing
Fragments indicate two items including cars and red cedar posts priced at 20 cents. The legible line mentions Whitehead at 228 Main Street likely involved in the sale. Details are unclear due to OCR gaps and punctuation.
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Whitehead
Main St
Electric Line Work Stops Directors After Weist Jr
Benjamin Raupfer says Goshen to Syracuse line work is suspended until a new organization is formed. Franklin Dell has arrived in Syracuse to take charge and dismisses Weist Jr. The halt follows director disagreements with no meeting scheduled. Construction may resume once reorganization occurs.
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Columbia City
Benjamin Raupfer
I. H. C.C. & N. W. Railway Company
Goshen
Syracuse
Franklin Dell
Indianapolis
A. RB. Weist, Jr
Dell
Weist
C. W. Miller
Ed V. Fitzpatrick
Portland
Ind
Miller
Weiss
Elkhart Township
Additional Subscriptions for First Night at Rebuilt Jefferson
The Jefferson Theatre directors will meet tomorrow to appoint a committee as work begins on rebuilding. Subscriptions for opening night include many named patrons such as A P Boyer E C Hawks W Miller and J Gotham among others with amounts from 5 to 50 dollars. George Krutz continues soliciting first night subscriptions.
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Jefferson
A. P. Boyer
E. C. Hawks Este
Ted Ewe
W. Miller
A. S
E. E. Mummert
A. B. Witt
Thiele Bros
Spring Arrives as Vernal Equinox Signals Spring Openings
The vernal equinox marks the start of spring with warmer weather aiding merchants. Easter falls on March 31 this year and April 19 next year, supporting busy millinery and Easter costume openings.
Close of Conference in Warsaw District
The Goshen district conference closed in Warsaw yesterday with Rev. Dr. Welch speaking on Twentieth Century Methodism. A fine song service featured Mrs. T. F. McLaughlin Hazel Jennings and the Eastend male quartet. Devotional services Thursday were led by Rev. Greenwalt of Leesburg. pastors' reports were received.
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Goshen
Warsaw
Dr. Welch
T. F. McLaughlin
Hazel Jennings
Eastend
Greenwalt
Leesburg
Millersburg Schools Reopen After Scarlet Fever Closure
Millersburg schools resume in session after a two week closure due to scarlet fever. Attendance remains light and the Thomas home, where the outbreak began, remains under quarantine and is being carefully watched.
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Millersburg
Thomas Home
Marriage notice for Ira C Holloway and Irma Ellabell in Nebraska
Ira C Holloway formerly an agent at Lake Shore road Millersburg and Irma Ellabell were married recently at Kearney Nebraska. They will reside in Ogallala where Holloway works in banking.
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Nebraska
Ira
Holloway
Lake’ Shore Road
Millersburg
Kearney
Neb
Irma Ellabell
Ogallala
City Medical Society to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
The City Medical Society will hold its regular meeting tonight in the office of Drs Kreider Awful at tendance is desired.
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Medical. Society
City, Medical, Society
Drs. Kreider
Notable deaths and civic notes across Indiana towns
Phil Rauch dies in Warren while noble county pioneer Lafayette Crothers passes away in Kendallville. Obituaries include Mrs. S G Condon in Walla Walla and Laura Ward of Auburn. War ren approves a $10 000 loan to build a $15 000 schoolhouse. Logansport raises business phone rates to 30 per year. Multiple local incidents and business developments are reported, including burglaries, gas drilling changes, and industry efforts in Angola.
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Phil Rauch
Warren
Butler
Lafayette Crothers
Noble County
Kendallville
Ben. L. J. Blair
Waterloo
Logansport Home Telephone Company
Oren Kance
Huntington
Matchin
Panama
S. G. Condon
Roanoke
Walla Walla
Wash
Laura Ward
Auburn
S. B. Ward
Baptist Church
Bluffton
Fisk Mfg. Co
Churubusco
Abner Lewis
Alex Farrell
Oliver Barr
Rochester
J. 8
Postal
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Hartford City
Trenton
Bert Barley
Local residents arrive and travel in Goshen area
A flurry of visits and relocations includes Mr. and Mrs. C W Miller planning permanent residence, J S Hays buying building material in Ligonier, and J M Ober preparing to move to Portland Oregon. Goshen Milling Co interests draw Harry Reiff to Marion and Irwin manager J H Ammons attends The Flaming Arrow.
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C. W. Miller
J. S. Hays
Ligonier
George W. Rhoads
Columbia City
F. E. Baker
Florence
Chicago
O. H. Sweitzer
Effie Sweitzer
Elkhart
J. J. Zollinger
Clinton Township
Elkhhart
Marion
Ind
Sarah Rhine
Bertha Seibert
George W. Bremenderfer
Rose Scott
Lara Scott
Silver Lake
D. F. Kain
Orla Davis
Shipshewana
J. P. Boyts
Samuel Brenneman
Sedalia
Daniel Brenneman
Mr. Brenneman
Cemetery Plans Move Ahead for Dawson Tract Addition
The cemetery committee plans to proceed with adding the Dawson tract to Oak Ridge Cemetery despite opposition from Commercial Exchange members. The addition is expected to be platted soon to meet brisk demand for lots, with most Oak Ridge lot owners favoring burial use of the Dawson land. The reconsideration request from last Monday will not be granted.
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Commercial Exchange
Dawson
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge
Court House Plans Delayed by Patton & Miller
Patton and Miller, Chicago architects, have not finished the court house plans and specifications. The county council meets next Monday to act on the matter. The firm is urged to hasten work, but prospects indicate significant delay in completing the courthouse.
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Patton & Miller
Chicago
Court House
Girl Returns to Goshen with Sister in South Bend
Mrs Maude Gilbert Miller who faced a circuit court charge of loitering near questionable places in Goshen has returned to the city police today learned she has been in Goshen for three days and is in the home of her sister in South Bend.
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Goshen
Maude
Gilbert Miller
South’ Bend
Circuit Court
Bids Open for Street Sweeping Contract
The Streets and Alleys Committee received bids last night for sweeping paved streets. Peter Trainr was the lowest bidder.
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Peter
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Barney
Bookeeper
Sylvia Davidson
Edward R. Davidson
Anderson
Lounsberry
William J. Davis
Mary M. Bigler
Grant County
Martin H. Kinney
Admi
David Garver
Orlando GC
Vernon
Admr
Bi Vernon
S. C. Hubbell
J. Ss. Drake
Edwin M. Elsen
John S. Juday
James A. Long
Daniel M. Iffert
Warren Berkey
John Otto
Valentine Berkey
David H. Smith
Wilson H. Rood
Allen R. Bemenderfer
Rebecca Bemenderfer
Edward F. Kessler
Julia Kessler
Lydia A. Hilbish
Henry Ray Bemenderfer
Henry Bemenderfer
Boys’ Corn Club
Wambaugh
Mortuary Record
Weist, JR
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