Australian in Jail and County Council Notes
Sheriff Manning jailed Harry Wellington, 27, Australian wool inspector, on burglary and larceny charges after he opened a Lake Shore box car in Elkhart yards and was found drunk on the car. County Council meets to approve assessors pay under the new law and consider bridge contracts in Washington township, with bids expected. Several court actions include a divorce for Abraham Heilman and a dressmaking notes case of Bant and son.
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Manning
Harry Wellington
Elkhart
Wellington
Lake Shore
County Council
Washington Township
Graduation Exercises At Opera House Tomorrow Evening
To Friends of Graduates. The high school commencement exercise at the opera house tomorrow evening will commence at 7 30 sharp. Presents or flowers cannot be presented at the opera house. Mr and Mrs John Williamson express thanks for kindnesses in their recent bereavement in the loss of their beloved daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
John Williamson
Sullivan Indicted in Bucket Shop Case
Ciubaco L May 27 Special George T Sullivan broker indicted for running a bucket shop. His chief clerk P B Nors water also indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciubaco
George T. Sullivan
P. B. Norswater
Judge Withholds Sentence In Obscene Mail Case
Elkhart today reports Judge Anderson has under advisement the sentence for John A. Rigney charged with sending obscene material through the U S mails to H B Burkhardt of Cincinnati. The case is described as shocking and may hinge on legal complexities amid strong local pressure to be lenient.
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Elkhart
Anderson
John A. Rigney
U.S
H. B. Burkhardt
Cincinnati
Rigney
P.O
McAbee
Goshen
Indianapolis
State Seen Likely Reelected To School Board Seat
On Monday night June 2 the common council will elect a board of education member and George B State appears set for re election with no Republican opposition announced yet Noble slate notes Mr Slate joined the board three years ago and has been a valued member The Maccabees of Elkhart South Bend Mishawaka and Goshen plan a Memorial service in Elkhart on June 3 leaving the hall at 3 pm to march to the cemetery for wreaths led by Trumpet Notes band with a program at the grave site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
F. E. C. Hawke
Guy C. Wuthbrich
Aston Letherman
Elkhart
Board of Education
George B. State
Slate
Maccabees
South Bend
Mishawaka
Goshen
Buggy Accident Leaves Thaddeus Dick Unharmed on Fifth Street
Thaddeus Dick was thrown from his buggy on Fifth Street near Lincoln Avenue last evening. He held the reins until the frightened horse dragged him several hundred feet before he let go. The horse ran to Madison Street then east and was later caught near the fair grounds. Dick sustained no injuries.
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Joseph Yoder
Yoder & Schrock
Main Street
Main
Lincoln Avenue
Clinton Street
Hawks
Thaddeus Dick
Fifth Street
Madison
Fair Ground
Mr. Dick
Circus posters dot Sturgis as Forepaugh show tours Michigan
Charles Krutz distributed 200 sheets for the Forepaugh circus in Sturgis Michigan on Friday June Sth. The Forepaugh-Seidle outfit is touring Michigan after leaving Peoria Illinois and Battle Creek 175 miles apart last Sunday. Trustee Rood of Harrison township announces the coming school year with Rosa Blough O L Weatherhead Daniel Singer Walter Christopher Annie Hoover Josie Shank Ella Martin C B Brown Melvin Leer and A S Leer named as teachers.
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Charles Krutz
Sturgis Mich
Goshen
Michigan
Peoria
Ill
Battle Creek
Rood
Harrison Township
Rosa Blough
O. L. Weatherhead
Daniel Singer
Walter Christopher
Annie Hoover
Josie Shank
Ella Martin
C. 8. Brown
Melvin Leer
A. 8. Leer
Warren Finney Sets Exemplary High School Record
Warren Finney has maintained perfect attendance for four years, a record praised by Miss Michael. The achievement, once unbelievable two decades ago, stands as a notable milestone among graduates.
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Warren Finney
Michael
Kosciusko Man Fined in Whisky License Case
Jacob Kise of Sydney Kosciusko county was arraigned in Federal Court Indianapolis before Judge Anderson for selling whisky without a government license and was fined ten dollars. Ice cream coda at The Owl.
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Jacob Kise
Sydney
Kosciusko County
Indianapolis
Anderson
Power Plant to Centralize Indiana Western Lines
The South Bend Tribune reports the Indiana Railway company plans a new power house on the East Side, replacing the South Bend Osceola and Dunlaps stations, supplying power to the line. Indiana Western buys land near North Chase Lake for a summer resort project, with $40,000 to be spent and the Springbrook vaudeville theatre likely moved. The South Bend Times says 200 workers will start laying steel immediately and cars are expected to run late this summer.
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South Bend
Indiana Railway Company
Osceola
Dunlaps
Indiana Western Company
Indiana Company
North Chase Lake
South Bend-Michigan
the Tribune
Springbrook
Culp Youth and Tobias Obituaries Reported
Culp Frank 19 son of Joseph Culp of Harrison township near Goshen died Monday at 2 p m of inflammatory rheumatitis Funeral from Yellow Creek church Thursday at 9 a m Tobias John died Friday in Nappanee at 76 years 9 months 21 days Born in Pennsylvania he lived in Nappanee about 10 years retired farmer Survived by wife daughter Mrs William Wilt and brother Elias Tobias Funeral held Sunday
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Culp
Frank
Joseph Culp
Goshen
Harrison Township
Yellow Creek
Tobas
John Tobias
Nappanee
Pennsylvania
Kosciusko County
William Wilt
Elias Tobias
Mies Brooks in a Play at Michigan Seminary
Kalamazoo Gazette describes week of festivities at Michigan Seminary where Mies Gladye Brooks daughter of Charles H Brooke of this city graduates. Rev N W Gelaton will preach the baccalaureate June ith. June 9 the play Sunbonnets will be given with Brooks cast as Mrs Du Bois. The company has 11 members. First presentation May 29, commencement June 10 with luncheon at 1.
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Mies Brooks
Kalamazoo
Michigan Seminary
Mies Gladye Brooks
Charles H. Brooke
N. W. Gelaton
D. D
Mise Brooks
Lightning Strike Dazes Four During Barron Jake Outing
John Whiteman and three children were returning from Barron Jake near South Bend when a bolt struck nearby. They were dazed for hours, later finding themselves and their team huddled in a fence corner. Whiteman bears a forehead burn and a burned vest hole, while the children were uninjured. The May Musicale occurred in the Public Library assembly room with soloists Misses Mary Arlen, Pearl Boyer, Byrdie Layton, Annie Kelly, and Effie Osbornes and Mrs. Christine Smith of Mishawaka. Lelie Kauffman provided violin accompaniment and Mrs. Mertie Boyer Peareau of Evanston gave a reading.
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John Whiteman
Barron Jake
South Bend
Whiteman
Public
Mary Arlen
Pearl Boyer
Byrdie Layton
Annie Kelly
Effie Osbornes
Christine Smith
Mishawaka
Lelie Kauffman
Mertie Boyer Peareau
Evanston
George Saunders Leads Green Pacers at Cleveland Races
George Saunders, again in charge of Joe H. Lesh's string, is training a green pacer by Online at Cleveland. Railbirds rate him faster than Greenline from the colt Dr. Johnson, owned by Gardner and Elliott, aiming for speed in the season opener.
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George Saunders
Joe H. Lesh
Cleveland
Railbirds
Greenline
Dr. Johnson
Gardner & Elliott
Walkerton Woman Sues Fighter and Friend for Damages
Jane Arnold of Walkerton sues prize fighter Vern Hardenbrook and his associate Harley C. McCarty for 2000 dollars. The plaintiff says they persisted in entering her home after she commanded them to stay out. Hardenbrook is a well known local figure.
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Jane Arnold
Walkerton
Vern Hardenbrook
Harley C. McCarty
Hardenbrook
District Meeting Tomorrow in Goshen
The Red Men district meeting will be held in Goshen tomorrow with a notable influx of visitors. About 30 candidates are to be initiated into the order that night.
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Red Men
Goshen
Severe storm hits city with gale and shattered courthouse transom
The season’s severest storm struck at 2 30 this afternoon bringing heavy rain and a brief gale. A courthouse transom was shattered as the weather battered the area.
Labor Interurban Project Abandoned in South Bend Times
The South Bend Times reports efforts to form an interurban Labor have been dropped as the project failed to receive sufficient encouragement.
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Congress
South Bend Times
Goshen Institute Moves to Parkside Build Plans Set
A formal contract secures 10000 for the Goshen Institute project on Shoup land south of Parkside. Ground breaking soon. main building valued at least 25000 to be finished and ready by fall. Architects will view site tomorrow. a corner stone may be laid mid June graduation.
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Shoup
Parkside
Kashed
Elkhart Institute
Elkhart
Goshen
Prairie Avenue
Jacob Obrecht
Ninth Street
Bucklen electric line proposed from South Bend to Elkhart
The South Bend Tribune reports a suspected scheme around H E Bucklen electric line plans from South Bend to Elkhart then east through Middlebury LaGrange and Angola. Rumor says if the road gains a South Bend franchise a 10 cent fare for South Bend to Elkhart may be set, with higher fare the reverse. Tension between Elkhart north and south ends is noted as Bucklen aims to boost the north end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Tribune
H. E. Bucklen
Chicago
South Bend
Elkhart
Middlebury
LaGrange
Angola
The
Tribune
South End
Bucklen
North End
Reorganized Car Firms Take Over Major Works
This morning Pope Motor Car Co. assumed all properties and becomes successor to the International Motor Car Co which built Waverley Electric Vehicles and Toledo Gasoline Touring Cars. The move advances Colonel Albert A Pupe's broad plan to reorganize the bicycle and motor carriage industry.
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Pope Motor Car Co
International Motor Car Co
Waverley
Toledo
Albert A. Pupe
Appointment to state board signals health secretary move
Dr. C. M. Eisenbeiss of Elkhart is named to succeed Dr. J. H. Forrest of Marien on the state board of health. The action is described as the initial step toward removing Dr. J. N. Harty from the board’s secretary post.
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C. M. Eisenbeiss
Elkhart
J. H. Forrest
Marien
State Board of Health
Dr. Eisenbeiss
Dr. Forrest
J. N. Harty
Board of Health
Old Bullion Remounted for Fourth of July Use
Dr C L Dreece has remounted Old Bullion with a new gun carriage and will store it in the courthouse basement until Capt Jerry Allen or Doc Dreese need it for a Fourth of July celebration. Also: Carl Witte, a bookkeeper in a Bismarck balloon, is missing with employer funds after marrying in Warren Indiana on April 1. Goshen population listed around 9 000 to 10 000. Hatch Sons of Goshen win a Plymouth contract. basement plumbing in the courthouse leaks require repairs. Parfitt's offers a $1 per dot panel photo and reduced pricing. Judge John H Baker and wife to spend summer in Northern Michigan.
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C. L. Dreece
Court House
Jerry Allen
Doc” Dreese
Carl Witte
South Bend
Warren
Ind
Memorial Day Memorial Day Program 1903
Post 90 G A R prepares Memorial day exercises for Saturday May 30 in this city. Assemble 1 50 p m on Main street with Lincoln avenue light. Includes Rogers Goshen Band Howell Post 0 G A R and Civil War and Spanish American War veterans and civic groups. Taps benediction oration by Rev James B Fitzpatrick. Reports to marshal J W Krouk for assignment. All organizations invited to participate May 30 events. Cornwell commander.
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Howe
Post No
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Rogers
Howell Post No
Moderna Woodmen of America
Calanthe Division No. U, C. BR. K
Ladies of the Relief Corps
Rogers’ Goshen Band
Howell Post
James B. Fitzpatrick
J. W. Krouk
J. W. Corrnell
Bum Boat System Excursionists to St. Joseph Can Get Drinks
St. Joseph Michigan plans a Sunday excursion scheme to evade local laws by launching a bum boat service. Henry Genther, a lake captain, will operate the Swan after renaming from Carrie Nation. The scheme offers a lake ride on launches with a regulation bar aboard, serving cocktails from Manhattan to basic hops.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Henry Genther
St. Joe
Carrie Nation
Judge Biggs Faces Declining Health in Kosciusko County
The Wabash Plain Dealer reports Judge Biggs is critically ill and his mental condition worsens daily. He will likely never sit on the Kosciusko county bench again and may have only a short time to live. This news saddens his many friends.
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The
Wabash Plain Dealer
Biggs
Kosciusko County
Uniformed Bank Knights seek all members for evening fitting
Uniformed Bank Knights of Pythiae summon all members to the K of P lodge room this evening to receive their uniforms and pay for them. Pension increases for residents of Bristol and Goshen noted, plus local financial idle funds, a poor baseball town report, a purse loss, a resignation at the South Bend Y M C A, a Ladies Aid meeting, serious illness, a soldiers' monument excursion, cottage purchase, and a wheat outlook described as good.
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Uniformed Bank
Knights of Pythiae
K. of P
Bluffton Labor Council Formed and Local Happenings
A trades and labor council is being organized at Bluffton. Several local incidents are reported including deaths of Charlies Bartles near Garrett at 89, drowning of George Homer in Pleasant Mills, and Charles Williams in Kendallville after a runaway injury. Also noted are a corpse of Anna McCoy in Columbia City and James H. Rose taking the DeKalb Steuben bench seat. Legal cases involve Clem Brinnehman and wife amid an orphan Blanche Graves investigation.
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Anna McCoy
Columbia City
Sherman Lines
Warnaw
Wabash County
Charlies Bartles
Garrett
Nappanee Notes And Local Happenings
Billy Cumming a barber is wanted for jumping his board bill. The sixth annual commencement exercises will be held in the Auditorium Friday night. It is promised that work on the Elkhart Winona electric line will be under way by fall though probabilities say the road may never be built. Local salaries are listed for treasurer trustees clerk water works and light superintendent marshal and street commissioner. Lieut Charles Swartz of Fort Alaina boine Montana visits his parents after four years away with three years service in the Philippines. He rose from private to lieutenant after service in the Philippines and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Cumming
Elkhart
Winona
Nappanee
Lieut
Chas. Swartz
Ft. Alainaboine
Montana
C. W. Swartz
Philippines
Cuba
Death noted of Jack Kitson in Syracuse linked to Ed Dougherty
The Auburn Courier recalls Dr A R Collar once in Syracuse whose dissolute life led to a public fight with Jack Kitson. In a ferocious melee both men showed athletic prowess until Kitson bit Collar’s fingers badly, requiring medical aid after Collar fled to Milford for treatment.
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Jack Kitson
Syracuse
Ed Dougherty
Auburn Courier
Auburn
A. R. Collar
Doc
Collar
Jack Kitcen
Jack
Milford
Globe trotter Chrometz reaches South Bend after travels
Andreas Chrometz of Turpez St Marten Hungary arrived in South Bend after departing Hungary on Sept 6 1901. He traversed Germany Holland Belgium England Scotland and Ireland on his journey. A note mentions an Atlantic City trip via Lehigh Valley Railroad for a booklet and references a funeral of Mrs Nich yesterday.
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Andreas Chrometz
Turpez
St. Marten
Hungary
South Bend
Chrometz
Germany
Holland
Belgium
England
Scotland
Ireland
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Lehigh Valley Rail
General Passenger Department
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
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Hellman
Board of County Commissioners
Jackson Township
New Paris
Willie A. Blanchard
Rikhart
John Bant
a#ov
Bant
Justice Whisler's Court
George CaTetetter
Eden Township
LaGrange County
George Castetter
Waterford
Goshen Lawn Swing Company
Recorder
Vec
Allen P. Boyer
George M. Richardson
Cal A. Forney
Appeilate Court
H. C. Dodge
Jeanette G. Johnson
Geo. McLaughtlin
Moses Martin
Harrison
Catherine Willard
Olive
Equitable Bidg. & Loan Asso
Walnut Hill
Fermando F. Schrock
Martin Held
Equitable Bidg.& Loan Asso
Cireatt Court
Pontius
Etthart Planing Mill Co
Thompson
Abraham L. Heilman
Kitty Heilman
Sullivan
John A. Higney
Maccabees’ Memorial Services
Hages
Sturgis
Kosciusko
Owl
Rodians Railway Company
Daniaps
Mortuary Record
May Musicale
Fast Online
Colt
District Meeting
Tomor
Harty
Plymouth
W. W. Hatch & Sons
Parfitt
John H. Baker
Northern
Judge Biggs
Peter Hager
Bristol
Luther WH Girten
Henry Miller
Henry Bowser
Indianapolis News
William H. Blodgett
Bement
Dollie Swartz
Sol Meyer
South Seventh Street
Meyer
Kelly Foundry
Eugene Willis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sooth
F. A. Messier
Church of Christ
Cora Garrison
South Ninth Street
B. F. Lickey
Ethel Kaufman
Galesburg
Malinda Davis
Marion
Henry Stamers
Pickwick Park
Wawasee
Trades and Labor Council
Bluffton
Frank Pelham
Roy Burke
Geneva
James H. Rose
DeKalb-Steuben
Hartman
St. Mary's River
Pleasant Mills
George Alfred Homer
Paul Barkowski
Charles Williams
Kendallville
Joseph Clover
Clem Brinneman
Blanche Graves
Whitley County
Bill
Jokera
Globe Trotter
Nich
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