Abundance of Oratory in Elkhart Option Campaign
In Elkhart the local dry and wet campaigns wage speeches at factories and public halls. Speakers include Judge Raymer and John M. Monschein for the wets with Senator Proctor touring for the wets, while drys rally with Judge Blair and Billy Sunday to close the drive. Predictions vary from 300 to 1500 votes, with Goshen and surrounding townships leaning dry and reports of possible polling irregularities.
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Elkhart
Crow Motor Car Works
Judge Raymer
John M. Monschein
Raymer
Elkhart County
Monschein
Senator Proctor
Elkhart Wets
Bucklen Opera House
J. J. Keegan
Keegan
Indianapolis
Drys
Blair
Ohio
Goshen
Ikhart
Washington
Bristol
Locke
Nappanee
Olive
Wakarusa
John D. Krumpetz Arrested on Perjury Indictment
John D. Krumpetz, once tied to Elkhart saloon interests, was arrested in St. Joseph, Michigan, on a grand jury indictment for perjury and obscene engagements found in his possession. Sheriff Leader served the warrant. Krumpetz faces transfer tonight. He recently faced bankruptcy and had ties to a local bottling works. Authorities describe him as armed and potentially dangerous amid prior conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Krumpetz
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Mich
Krumpetz
Syrup Season Ends as Sap Flow Culminates
The maple syrup season has ended with spiles drawn and warm weather halting the flow. Overall it was one of the best seasons in years, with sap flow well regulated and only three days too cold to allow production.
Taxicab Collision at Jefferson and Fifth
Yesterday afternoon F. Burkholder driving a taxicab collided with a rig driven by young people at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets. Burkholder began to turn when the buggy driver also turned in the same direction striking the horse. Two occupants were thrown from the buggy but no one was injured. the horse ran several blocks.
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F. Burkholder
Jefferson and
Fifth Streets
Talcott Returned to South Bend Jail Amid Legal Hurdles
Extradition papers from Ohio Governor Harmon authorized Thaddeus Talcott's transfer to Sheriff Kerr for return to South Bend. Talcott’s lawyers filed habeas corpus actions but he was moved to the county jail. A Toledo woman claiming to be his wife was living with him during the custody dispute.
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Talcott
South Bend
Gov. Harmon
Ohio
Thaddeus Talcott
Kerr
Toledo
Paralyzed flagman Samuel Frick at Lake Shore crossing
Samuel Frick, flagman and watchman at the Railroad street crossing of the Lake Shore in Kendallville, was stricken with paralysis that left him unable to speak. The incident affects his duties and prompts medical attention.
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Lake Shore
Kendallville
Samuel Frick
Kern Besieged Over Pension Legislation by Civil War Veterans
United States Senator elect John W. Kern faces pressure from Civil War veterans and their relatives seeking pension legislation. The supporters push for action as part of postwar veteran relief efforts.
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Kern
United States
John W. Kern
Birthday of Schuyler Colfax Observed in 88th Anniversary
The item notes Schuyler Colfax in his 88th birthday anniversary, recalling his service as vice president under Grant. It also references home repairs and hawks hardware offerings for doors windows paint and locks. A brief note mentions Big Banana Sales at ten and twelve cents per dozen from Lott's fruit store.
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Schuyler Colfax
United States
Grant
Lott’s
Settlement reached in Hoffman trial after days of court
The divorce case of Mary C Hoffman vs Jacob G Hoffman from St Joseph county ended in settlement. Mrs Hoffman receives a $16 000 farm on Portage prairie and pays $2 500 cash while Mr Hoffman gets $5 000 in personal property. The decree grants divorce to Mrs Hoffman with each side bearing its own costs. Testimony included Mrs Hoffman calling her husband a ram nosed Dutch man. Attorneys listed for both sides.
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Mary C. Hoffman
Jacob G. Hoffman
St. Joseph County
Drake
Hoffman
Portage Prairie
J. Lewis Meyer
Frank H. Tunnahkoo
Heisman
Francis FE. Lambert
Charles P. Prummond
Groom Held for Forgery in Laporte Case
William Moore recently married in Napanee is jailed in Laporte on charges of passing forged checks. Police traced him from Nappanee after a tip from his wife and confirmed forgery involving payments to Bescher, Noll, Schoepf, and others. Moore traveled by freight to Laporte and departed on a passenger train with illicit funds, with alleged activity in Goshen, Nappanee, and Bremen.
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William Moore
Estella Miller
Nappanee
Laporte
Henry Bescher
Moore
Meinke
Goshen
Burkholder Auto
George Thomas
Christian Noll
Charles Anderson
Ernést Schoepf
Bremen
Local Patients Rally From Illness
Mrs John Troup who was operated on days ago is getting along nicely. Mehnert Puschmann, once critically ill, is improving. Dr C L Dreese, who lay at death's door for weeks, is now able to be about the house daily and hopes to soon go outdoors.
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John Troup
Mehnert Puschmann
C. L. Dreese
Fred A Sims Appointed to Tax Commissioners Board
Marshall appoints Fred A. Sims former secretary of state to the state board of tax commissioners to fill the unexpired Gemmer term. Term lasts until December 1912.
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Fred Sims
Marshall
Fred A. Sims
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Fred L. Gemmer
Gemmer
Hogs Under Hayes Price Crash in 1879
During Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidency the pork price fell to 2.35 dollars in 1879, suggesting little profit in hog raising at that level. The remark notes the era’s economic context for hog farmers and livestock markets.
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Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
J C Yost Awards Willowdale School Contract
J C Yost receives the Willowdale school building contract in Elkhart for 13260 dollars. Construction to start immediately.
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J. C. Yost
Willowdale
Elkhart
St Joseph Marriage Licenses and Local Notices
Elmer J. Smith of Elkhart age 29 and Cath arine Sass of Elkhart age 26 listed for marriage. Hear the College Quartette at the G A R half Friday evening. 21 Best 10 cent bread at Dangler's.
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St. Joseph
Elmer J. Smith
Elkhart
Catharine Sass
Dangler’s
Ex-Governor Hoch Delivers Lecture on A Message from Kansas
Ex governor EB Hoch of Kansas, once in office until 1906, spoke at the Jefferson as the fourth lecture in the regular course. He praised Kansas reforms including the juvenile court and oil price uniformity, discussed Rockefeller battles and refinery growth, and noted his lifelong lecturing pace. Hoch travels from Goshen via Bilkhart to Illinois towns, with further lectures planned through April.
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Jefferson
Kansas
EB. W. Hoch
Hoch
John D. Rockefeller
Bilkhart
J. M. Brumbaugh
Illinois
Jackson
Mich
Alton Packard
Kellogz- Haines
Goshen to Vote on Wet or Dry Easter Vacation Noted
Voters in Goshen face a Tuesday option election asking if intoxicating liquors should be prohibited. Yes means dry, No means wet. Easter vacation for Goshen public schools starts March 31 and lasts ten days, ending in June.
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Clinton Township
Millersburg
Goshen Drys
Fifth Ward
Goshen College
Goshen
Sruiday
Mrs Roys Donates 500 Toward Elkhart YWCA Drive
Mrs. C D Roys gave 500 toward the Elkhart building fund. The gift encouraged YWCA campaign workers as the thermometer shows 8000 raised but daily reports are incomplete and exact totals unavailable.
Miss Kitty Smith Demonstrates With Feet In Warsaw
Miss Kitty Smith, an armless resident of Maywood NL who runs a home for crippled children, gave an entertainment in Warsaw showing her ability to write sew hammer pen saw and type with her feet as effectively as many use hands.
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Kitty Smith
Maywood
Warsaw
Clergy Call Declined. Fretz Invited for Meetings
Rev W W Miller of Iowa declined the Silver Street church call. Rev Fretz of Pennsylvania has been invited to conduct meetings and may later be named permanent pastor.
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W. W. Miller
Iowa
Silver Street
Fretz
Pennsylvania
Temperance Meeting Scheduled by CBE Society
The CBE society announces a temperance meeting at the Christian church next Sunday evening, inviting members and neighbors to attend.
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CBE Society
Christian Church
Paint prices defy hype says Hawks Hardware ad
A reader note claims paint is the cheapest commodity now, selling for ten eggs or a bushel of wheat, a horse or cow, or a hog. Hawks Hardware Co. advertises Masury’s as agents with a Lyric feature day featuring Vita graph Essany and a Pathe comic, plus Dangler’s sanitary sweeping compound.
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Hawks Hardware Co
Agts
Masury’s
Bargain Sale Lots Source of Trouble
Elkhart sheriff arrests Homer F. Roth for four grand jury indictments charging larceny and false pretense in a scheme selling Leona Park lots at 12.98 each. Witnesses testified July 9 1910. bond posted and reduced. defense attorney Edward B. Zigler. Also indictments against three boys for riot and trespass. court actions include a civil suit over a life insurance claim and will probate for Andrew Power with multiple bequests.
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Homer F. Roth
Elkhart
George Roth
Pearl S. Neville
Ella Place
Louisa Chamberlain
Herman Swartz
Roth
Leona Park
Bango Township
Edward B. Zigler
Aitken
Charles Moss
Ralph Doty
Herman Fisher
Superior Court
Charles S. Senseny
Continental Casualty Co
Willis C. Senseny
Lake Shore
Power
Andrew Power
W. D. Dalton
Flora Power Simons
Alice Power Biddle
Alice
Lee Biddle
Charles Power
Local society notes from Goshen and region tease visits
A string of social visits and moves spans Goshen, Topeka, Elkhart, and surrounding towns. Amanda Messick visits Wabash. Miss Ellis Abbott returns from Culver. Hon. W. B. Shafer visits from South Bend. Residents travel, guests host, and business ties shift as people relocate or gather for kin and community events.
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Amanda Messick
Wabash
Ellis Abbott
Culver
W. B. Shafer
South Bend
F. B. C. Hawks
Garrett
C. W. Elliott
Middlebury
Goshen
Hoagland
Denver
Col
C. D. Henkel
Arnold Porter
Cleveland
G. W. Khirby
Beers Elected Fort Wayne Commercial Club President
George W. Beers, formerly of Goshen, was elected president of the Commercial Club at Fort Wayne.
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Beers
George W. Beers
Goshen
The
Commercial Club
Fort Wayne
South Bend Poison Deaths Reported in Suicide Attempts
Two men in South Bend attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid. Frank Dudek, 20, died at the county jail after consuming two ounces. Steve Nowskowski, 80, survived last night and is hospitalized at Epworth. Neither man was married.
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South
Land Sales Report in Concord and Bango Townships
Peter T. Longacher sells Samuel M. Stroup land in Concord township for 900 dollars. Rudolph W. Dettweiler sells Elizabeth Martin land in Bango township for 2500 dollars. George W. Farrell sells Harry L. Carter a Goshen property for 1000 dollars.
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Peter T. Longacher
Samuel M. Stroup
Concord
Rudolph W. Dettweiler
Elizabeth Martin
Census figures for Goshen and Elkhart shown in 1860 issue
The August 1860 Democrat lists Goshen as estimated at about 2,000 residents, Elkhart near 2,000 with scattered figures, and Bristol and Middlebury with unclear data. The 1910 census later reports Goshen at nearly 9,000 and Elkhart at nearly 20,000.
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The
Democrat
Goshen
Elkhart
Bristol
Middlebury
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Earl Cripe at Cabin Hill
A daughter was born last night to Mr and Mrs Earl Cripe of Cabin Hill six miles southwest of Goshen. The report notes the newborn as a healthy child with parents grateful for the arrival.
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Earl Cripe
Cabin Hill
Goshen
Reuben Singer Undergoes Fistula Operation in Goshen
Reuben Singer underwent a fistula operation today at a Goshen hospital. Oyster headquarters remain at Dangler's.
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Reuben Singer
Goshen Hospitals
Oyster
Dangler’s
Indiana considers extra legislative session over apportionment
Governor Marshall says a special session will be called if Congress reduces Indiana’s representation from thirteen to twelve or to elect representatives at large. Both parties in Indiana expect a reduction and view it as shifting electoral advantage and House representation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
Congress
Indiana
Marshall
Davis Resigns Theatrical Career to Lead Tire Publicity
Harry W. Davis resigns after five years with Henry B. Hayes theatrical ventures to head publicity for the United States Tire Company in New York. A Plymouth native and nephew of George Ade, he previously served on the South Bend Tribune staff and later in Chicago as a Tribune reporter.
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Davis
Harry W. Davis
Henry B. Hayts
Unites States Tire Company
New York
Mr. Davis
Plymouth
George Ade
South Bend Tribune
Chicago
Tribune
Block Grand Trunk Plans On Division Street
City challenges Grand Trunk Western rail plans to double track Division street in South Bend. Mayor Goetz and City Attorney Romig filed suit in circuit court for a temporary restraining order, granted by Judge Funk. The dispute over Division street use has been long running between the city and the company.
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Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Western Road
Division Street
South Bend
Goetz
Romig
Funk
Patent office approves Culp cranking device for motors
H. J. Culp has received a Washington letter stating his cranking device is patentable and urging full specifications and formal patent application. The invention is expected to be very useful to gasoline motor users and automobile owners and drivers.
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H. J. Culp
Patent Office
Washington
Fugitive Dudek Dies After Weeklong Manhunt
Police locate Frank Dudek the wanted robber in South Bend but he dies from carbolic acid while in a county jail after being found unconscious in a shed. Outside work cancels WCTU meeting at the public library Saturday. Advertisements note flower sale at Goshen Floral Co and other local notices.
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Frank Dudek
South Bend
Public Library
Goshen Floral Co
E. Washington St
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Kokomo
Marion
Elkhart Drys
Fifth Street
Watchman
the Lyric
Essany
Comic Pathe
Dangler’s, Or
Homer Roth
Bond
Whisler
Charles Blough
Albert J. Warner
Charles Vallance
Cloyd Miller
Edward H. Brown
Topeka
Ellan Baumgardner
Ada
Wm. Pullings
F. P. Abbott
F. P. Conrad
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sara Belle Cohen
Martha Stough
Kansas City
C. H. Armitage
Grand Rapids Felting Co
Silver
RR. C. Fast
Mendon, Mich
Frank Prough
Ryan
Buffalo
Apple
Link Heffner
Heffner
George Miller
Lola Smith
Wm. Stewart
M. O. Kauffman
Newman
Cal
West
Paul
Timothy
Gov. Marshall
TURE
Kalamazoo College Glee Club
the Baptist Church
West Philadelphia
Vaughan
Hawks Hardware: Co
Caruso
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