Goshen to Host Municipal League Meeting in 1902
Mayor Deahl outlines plans for beautifying Goshen and hosting the Municipal League gathering in 1902. Aldermen inspect park sites, shade trees, and streets while noting remonstrance power and limited paving prospects. Next Thursday officials will tour Burna tract, Heefah creek area, and Main Street tracts plus old commons near Lincoln Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deahl
Municipal League
Columbus
Mesars
Lowry
Troyer
Beck
Toledo
Charlton
Desh
Goshen
Dahl
League
City of
Burna
Cosmo Works
Burne
Cty
Heefah Creek
Fifth Street
Cottage Avenues
Eighth Street
Main Street
Jst
Lincoln Avenue
Lake Shore
Ant
Anderson
Indiana
Municipal boards to manage electric and water works
A new act shifts control of electric light and water works from the city council to boards appointed by the common council. Boards serve three years and are chosen at the first June meeting, with monthly reports to the council. The act applies to cities under the general law. Goshen remains unaffected as it prescribes for cities over 10,000 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Missing Ella Sage Found Implicated in Elkhart Package
Police discover a package behind Tracy's saloon containing clothes and a photo of Ella Sage, the Elkhart girl who ran away with LeRoy Gordon. Gordon later attempted suicide. Clothes unclaimed and smallpox fears arise with 400 cases reported in Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Tracy
Ella Sage
LeRoy Gordon
Gordon
Keith Granted Reprieve in Indiana Prison Case
Joseph D. Keith, under sentence for Michigan City prison, received a Supreme Court reprieve until November. The court will hear arguments for a new trial on October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Joseph D. Keith
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Compromised Court Cases and Local Notices Reported
In Justice Young and Justice Farrell courts last night compromises and dismissals occurred in several cases. A reward of 50 cents is offered for capture of horse thieves near Osceola and Monticello. Two wills were filed for probate naming executors and heirs. Marriage licenses issued to Royal L Hoffman and Bessie Mowery in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Young
Raplevin
Mishler
Douglas Stusert
McCarty
St. Joe County
Oliver J. Rogers
Osceola
Monticello
Baumgartner
Royal L Hoffman
Elkhart
Bessie Mowery
Hikhart
Base Ball Season Opened at City Grounds
The city ball grounds opened with a large crowd for Goshen Maroons versus Bremen Greens. Bremen arrived at noon, the parade led by Fred Fredeke, and by 2:30 the grand stand was full. Game called at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Maroons
Bremen Greens
Bremen
Hattle Hotel
Maroons
Goshen
Greens
Fred Fredeke
Plot to 50K Train Express Wabash Near Wakarusa
A robbery attempt aimed at derailing the fast express on the Wabash near Wyatt east of Wakarusa failed. Train crews encountered railroad ties piled on track but no major damage occurred as a freight train preceded the express. Investigators, including railroad detectives, are on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Road
Wyatt
Wakarusa
Ligonier Robbery Suspects Probed in Cripe Farm Theft
Information from New Paris indicates Ligonier youths are suspected of break in at Aaron Cripe’s farm Sunday and taking about 150 dollars in goods. Sheriff Elliott is investigating the alleged crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
New Paris
Aaron Cripe
Sheriff Elliott
Misa Theda Clark to Wed William C Peters in Wisconsin
Miss Misa Theda Clark will marry Mr William C Peters at Noonsh Wisconsin this evening. Miss Carrie Peters sister of the groom left yesterday to attend the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Theda Clark
William C. Peters
Noonsh
Wis
Carrie Peters
Gossip and enterprise clash in Goshen townspeople talk
Lou W Vail decries excessive newspaper gossip and premature announcements amid three daily papers in Goshen, while Chas Kruz notes summer circuses and billboard space fights, Anthony Deah advocates electric railway investment, and Councilman Chariton reveals air entering mains due to worn pumps at the water station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou W. Vail
Goshen
Chariton
Suicide Attempt By Chloroform In Elkhart Wiper
William Snook aged about 25 and married wiper at Lake Shore shops Elkhart attempted self harm by ingesting chloroform last night. He kept the chemical at home after buying furniture recently and being pressed by creditors. His wife found him unconscious. doctors treated him and he is expected to recover though his throat is badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snook
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Snook
South Bend
Two Local Wives Die. Fry and Eisenhour Obituaries
Catherine Akers Fry aged about seventy two dies at home in Syracuse after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and two daughters with funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 o'clock. Viola E Eisenhour wife of Ira Eisenhour dies at her New Paris area home of consumption at 24 years and six months. She leaves her husband and two children and will be buried in Bourbon after the family moved from North Dakota to a farm west of New Paris recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
New Paris
Notable residents and political mentions in Indiana bulletin
Jay Leech of Clinton township now in Sedalia Missouri serves as state agent for Home Insurance Company of New York and sends regards to Elkhart county friends. Indiana’s active Congressman Robinson is praised for cross party influence. Postal Telegraph line workers near Benton report completion and ongoing improvements. Mrs. Jacob Dolimer of South Bend, a pioneer German resident, has died at age sixty seven after paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Leech
Clinton Township
Deshl
Sedalia
The
Home Insurance Co
N. Y
Leech
Elkhart County
Benton
Jacob Dolimer
South Bend
Optician Bonewell Remains Jail-Bound In Blackmail Case
Flint jail holds optician Dr. Bonewell after bail cut from 1000 to 500 with no security posted. Witness Jacob Raquet testifies Bonewell pressured him for 100 to avoid exposure, threatening to implicate the gang. Flint papers run days of sensational coverage as the case widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonewell
Flint
Toledo
Jacob Raquet
Doc
Rust
Baquet
Taylor
Raquet
Arquet
Requet
Michigan
Fire destroys barn on John Trainor farm near Goshen
A two and a half mile north of Goshen, John Trainor’s barn, about 50 by 60 feet, burned early today. The blaze, likely incendiary, consumed buggies, wagons, harness, grain, hay, oats and tools. Insurance partially covers the loss. bucket brigades saved the residence and nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trainor
Goshen
Grand United Shows to Exhibit in Goshen May 21
The Schiller Bros. & Orr Great United Shows, a huge modern amusement event, will exhibit in Goshen on May 21. The troupe boasts popular prices 25 cents for adults and 12 for children, with a grand parade and free exhibits. Also announced is the premiere of Miss Storm at South Bend Auditorium with notable theater figures in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiller Bros & Orr
Goshen
Schiller Bros. & Orr
United
Lic
Miss Storm
South Bend Auditorium
Will J. Davis
Illinois Theater
Chicago
H. G. Sommers
The
Illinois
Oliver Opera House
South Bend
Harry J. Powers
Powers’ Theater
Clark
Castle Square Opera Company
Studebaker Theater
Amy Leslie
Chicago News
Lyman 8B
Glover
Chicago Record—Herald
Studebaker
Wagons from Studebaker Bros Impress in South Africa War
Lord Roberts reports trials of American imported wagons from Studebaker Bros Mfg Co at South Bend Indiana. He notes superior design with hickory wheels steel work and efficiency tied to American use for cargo and military transport. Bristol pattern wagon cost cited as more expensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
United States
Messrs. Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co
South Bend
Ind
America
Michigan fish law bans Indiana caught fish sales in Branch St Joseph counties
The Michigan statute restricts exposing for sale transporting or possessing fish caught in Branch or St Joseph counties unless for food. Violations carry up to 50 dollars fine plus costs, or up to 30 days in jail. South Banders receive special dispensation at Eagle and Diamond lakes to take fish home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Indiana
Branch
St. Joseph
Eagle
Diamond Lakes
Fruit prospects show banner Michigan harvests expected
Reports indicate Michigan peach trees are loaded with broom and a large yield across varieties. Apples vary with many orchards doing well and a good average crop expected. Pears bloom richly, promising abundant supply. plums also good and cherries said to be plentiful. Small berries remain uncertain at this early stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Smallpox Quarantine In Jefferson Township Kosciusko County
Smallpox is raging in Jefferson Township Kosciusko County with ten cases quarantined in the Onion district by Dr. J. M. Bush secretary of the county board of health. The disease is mild with only two of ten seriously ill. A Milford case was reported yesterday and officials warn of possible spread if health directives are ignored. The origin is linked to a stranger from Ohio who joined a dredge crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Township
Kosciusko County
J. M. Bush
County Board of Health
Milford
Board of Health
Ohio
Elkhart Postmaster Nomination Noted by Editor
The Elkhart Review passes lightly over Congressman Brick's recommendation of W. H. Anderson for a second term as postmaster of Elkhart. The piece records Brick's support without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Kent
Elkhart Review
Brick
W. H. Anderson
Elkhart
Eikbart
Blacky Nff Flees After Glove Contest Near Lakeside Park
Frank Nff known as Blacky evades Marshal Mecon after a Sunday glove contest north of Lakeside Park. He vanished with a leg bail seeking bondman, and officers have not located him. Nearby notes advertise Ariel wheels and repair work as well as local notices about county jail roof painting bids. Mrs. Clifford Atkins owns a Van Buren tablecloth. Dr. I J Becknell is reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nff
Blacky
Lakeside Park
Marshal Mecon
Warsaw
Naff
Bondamen
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Goshen Markets
Transfers show Ernest V. Pancost and wife convey a Goshen Elkhart lot to Anna Zaider for 1. Jas B. Bixler transfers an Elkhart lot to Jas W Fieldhouse for 325. Abraham F Wolf sells an Elkhart Goshen lot to Henry Gilman for 100. Elkhare Imp Co transfers an Elkhart lot to J Buchter for 250. Daniel B Keller sells a Goshen lot to Jacob Flowers for 875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest V. Pancost
Anna Zaider
Elkhart
Jas. B. Bixler
Jas. W. Fieldhouse
Abraham F. Wolf
Henry Gilman
Goshen
Elkhare Imp. Co
J. Buchter
Daniel B. Keller
Jacob Flowers
Local News Blotter and Notices From Elkhart
A colored woman was found asleep on a pile of ties south of Elkhart at 10 o clock last night and taken to the police station. A Lake Shore engine struck a dry wagon near Elkhart this morning but the driver and horse were unhurt. Miss Hattie Galbreath hosted a six o'clock dinner on South Main with guests including Glennie Arnold Mayme Mc Masters Catherine Cunning ham Pearl Poyser Edith Dreese Beulah Alford Blanch Barron and Borths Wagner. Harwkeeye lawn mower sales in eight years outrun all rivals due to build and price. The Chautauqua Reading Circle met at Mra O M Immel’s on South Seventh Street. Mrs George oo to host next. Letter Officer Jay Danter takes annual vacation in Michigan for a week of fishing. Wood Murray covers mail. Bicycle repairs offered at reduced prices. bring your wheel. A private Benton Harbor census lists 449 stores 16 churches and 32 lodges. St Joseph reports 229 stores 10 churches and 31 lodges. W B McGarvey D D S office over Beesons drug store. both phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
the Wear
New York
Hattie Galbreath
South Main Street
Glennie Arnold
Mayme Mc Masters
Catharine Cunningham
Pearl Poyser
Edith Dreese
Beulah Alford
Blanch Barron
Borths Wagner
Howard Humphrey
Johnston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Miss Sage
Auburn
Hurry
Keith R&spricved
Sadie Betts
Showalter
Justice Farrell
Miss
Matilda L. Maburim
J. H. State
Lzzie E. Blosser
Eila Maude Frink
Chas W. Frink
Isaac Long
Loren A Congdon
Thomas Hilbish
Sarah Long
Jan
Charles L
J. L
B. M
E. RB. Long
Carrie Kelle Pickrel
Maude Carry
Nina Long
Marie Pickrell
Mre
J. L. Long
E.R. Long
Carry Bell Pickrell
Harvey W. Kantz
Vickers—Heller
Bapp Campbell
Cahemer Kelley
Deeseeht Decrees S
Ogden Swishe
Murphy Souteman
Goss Dack
Omrleiner Icks
Ances
Helmlinger Thomas Au Temnegeare
Cas -Coffey
Ehobbery
Wabash
Clark-Peters
Joan-Iiat
Talk OF
the Town
Chas. Kru
Schiller & Orrand Gentry
Anthony Deah
Wawasee
Goshen-Elkhart
Tuck Chloroform
Missouri
Energetic Robinson
Congressman Robinson
Optician
Trainor Farm
Bere and Tree
St. Joe
Layfayette Telephone Company
Benton Harbor
Penn, Mich
Pann
Eastern Capitalists
Lakes Michigan
Erie
Michigan Fish Law
Fruit Prospects
L. L. Kemper
Shaws
Utica
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Toledo Bee
Norman E. Hascall
Ariels
Ariel
Abels
George Cobb
D. Berkey
Clifford Atkins
LaPorte Haa
Martin VanBuren
I. J. Becknell
Ekhart
Chautauqua
Mra
M. Immel
South Seventh Street
George Oo
Jay Danter
Wood Murray
St Joseph
W.B McGarvey
D. D
Beeson's Drug Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!