Remonstrators Act Within Twenty Days In Dredge Case
Petition to dredge Rock Run creek about six miles at an estimated cost of 16000 was considered by the county commissioners. Remonstrators may file within 20 days, with city neutrality stated. Several railroad and factory representatives attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neytial
Rock Run
County Commissioners’ Court
L W. Vail
Anthony Deahl
Deahi
Vail
Troyer
Lake Shore
Big Four
Commissioners’ Court
Married at St. Joseph in quiet ceremony
Toby Yoder son of D J Yoder and Mable Spry daughter of Delayoma Spry wed at St Joseph last Sunday. The union, kept quiet, drew many congratulations. Yoder works as a granite letterer with McDougall and Yoder. Eureka Zeller daughter of Chas Zeller Goshen wed Walter Nelson of the South Shore railway. they will reside in Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Yoder
D. J. Yoder
Mable Spry
Delayoma Spry
St. Joseph
Mr Yoder
McDougall
Yoder
Middlebury Prepares for Homecoming Day Events
Tomorrow marks a full Homecoming program in Middlebury with band concerts throughout the day. A forenoon game features Goshen versus South Bend, followed by White Pigeon versus Middlebury in the afternoon. The soldiers' monument at Grace Lawn cemetery will be unveiled, with Judge James S. Dodge delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Goshen
South Bend
White Pigeon
Grace Lawn Cemetery
James S. Dodge
Dynamite Found Near Devor Farm Sparks City Action
T. J. Howard of Elkhart reports locating a dynamite bomb near the James Devor farm where explosions occurred two years ago. He urges the city to remove it as residents fear approaching the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Howard
James Devor
Elkhart
Births Reported in Jefferson Township
A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards of Jefferson township. The infant weighs ten pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edwards
Jefferson Township
May Establish Factory
Beth A. Myers formerly of Millersburg promises to establish a voting machine factory in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth A. Myers
Millersburg
Elkhart
Failing Off at Elkhart Enrollment Drops
Elkhart school total enrollment sits at 2,765, down 128 from 1908. District officials note ongoing declines and plan enrollment reviews to address gaps affecting budgeting and class sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Concord Levy Raised to Sixty-Eight Cents
The Concord township tax levy is set at 68 cents, up five cents. The notice argues for buying Page Buggy as a better alternative to purchasing from a stranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Township
Elkhart township bonds sold with premiums
New York reports the sale of Elkhart township bonds totaling 7500 in denominations of 500 with four and a half percent interest running 1910 to 1917. Trustee Bemenderfer announced premiums ranging from 91.50 to 292 on bids from bidders including Baker of Goshen Elliott Sons of Indianapolis Campbell Son of Indianapolis and Weller Adams Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemenderfer
Elkhart Township
John H.,. Baker
Goshen
J. P. Elliott & Sons of
Indianapolis
Breed & Harrison
Cincinnati
J. W. Wild & Co
Enire
Fred Mehnert
E. M. Campbell & Son
Weller, Adams & Co
Trustees Vote to Cut Trustee Bemenderfer’s Salary
Elkhart township advisory board members Gordon Latta and E A Yeoman voted yesterday to reduce Trustee Bemenderfer’s pay from about 700 dollars per year to 416 and require payment for office rent. The move, seen as revenge for his refusal to follow a township finance plan, follows ongoing friction since Bemenderfer succeeded Leaming as trustee. He plans to contest the cut with his lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Gordon Latta
E. A. Yeoman
Elkhart Township
Hboard
Benj
Ganger
Benienderfer
Bemenderfer
IF. B. Leaming
Leaming
Victim of Mania Ends His Own Life in Bed Home
Mark Remington, in a personal crisis mania, shot himself at Justus Harding's South Bed residence where he boarded. No motive found. relatives cite hereditary tendency toward suicide. His brother died by suicide nine months earlier, four close relatives have self-inflicted deaths in twenty years. Remington, a 32nd degree Mason, was prosperous and in good health. A careful probe found no direct motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Remington
Justus Harding
South Bed
Remington
Engagement Announcement for Mabel Stiyer and Ross Immel
Mrs Tilghman Stiyer of New Paris announces the engagement of her daughter Mabel to Mr Ross Immel with a October wedding planned. Mrs J C Beck of South Sixth street hosted a 6 oclock dinner last night with guests including Arthur Dewey Kenneth Knox Fritz Bade Taylor Newell Gordon Jacques F P Abbott Jr H R Whitmer Robi Beck Irwin Pooley and Ralph Stutsman. Most guests will soon enter college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Tilghman Stiyer
New Paris
Mabel
Ross Immel
J. C. Beck
South Sixth Street
Arthur Dewey
Kenneth Knox
Fritz Bade
Taylor Newell
Gordon Jacques
F. P. Abbott, Jr
H. R. Whitmer
Robi. Beck
Irwin Pooley
Ralph Stutsman
Hickory Nut Crop Forecast Bumper in Elkhart County
Commission men and farmers report a bumper hickory nut year with Elkhart county trees loaded. After a poor previous year, supply is expected to be unlimited once heavy frosts arrive, signaling abundant harvest prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Elkhart County
Cinch Bug Damages Corn Fields Reported by Farmers
Farmers report the pernicious cinch bug has appeared in corn fields and is causing great damage to the crop, signaling a serious pest issue for the season.
Elkhart County Council Adopts Budget Adjustments
The Elkhart county council adjourned after passing an ordinance appropriating 112300 dollars for county expenses. Of that total 105060 goes to county expenses and 7240 to poor relief. State salary reduced to 750 dollars annually. auditing moved to the state. Bonds 20000 and interest 8500 approved. Clerk fees of 362.48 rejected awaiting clearer law. Tax levy set at 40.65 down from 47.65. Members Hawks Sykes Chamberlain Miller Hire Berkey Knapp present.
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Elkhart
James H. State of
State
Fleming
Hawks
Sykes
Chamberlain
Miller
Hire
Berkey
Knapp
Will of Sarah A. Dewey Filed for Probate in Circuit Court
The will of Mrs. Sarah A. Dewey who died May 28 was filed for probate in the circuit court this afternoon. Executed September 26, 1961 it names Blanche Dewey adopted daughter Arthur Ellis Dewey grandson and Emma Dewey daughter-in-law among beneficiaries. The Dewey estate centers on a residence at Sixth and Madison streets and a monument fund not to exceed 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Dewey
Candace Smith
A. S. Zook
Blanche Dewey
Arthur Ellis Dewey
Emma Dewey
Oscar F. Dewey
Harry A. Dewey
Joseph Smith
Deahl & Deahl
Dewey
Sixth
Madison Streets
Brumbaugh Objects As Four County Bridges Rebidded
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Works representative Brumbaugh forced re advertising after four county bridges sold yesterday failed to state wing wall lengths. D D Lehman won three bridges, Van Skyhawk & Kitch took one. Brumbaugh’s actions follow prior re advertisement and legal moves against the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Works
Broombaugh
D. D. Lehman
Brumbaugh
van Skyhawk & Kitch
Elkhart
Parfitt Wins Exclusive Photo Privilege at Fair
Parfitt secured the exclusive photograph privilege of the fair grounds for fair week. He plans a 20 by 40 foot tent and promises the largest photographic exhibit ever seen at a fair. He will offer all kinds of photographic work and feature comic postal card production during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parfitt
Escaped Drowning of Elkhart Boy at River Bridge
Five year old Robert C Smith, son of Bar C Smith of Elkhart, plunged from the incline at the east end of a temporary bridge over the Elkhart river into the tail race near Burrell and Morgan mill. He fell about eighteen feet into seven feet of water but narrowly escaped serious injury or drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bar] C. Smith
Elkhart
Burrell &Morgan
Hobart Man Insane Found Wandering in Milwaukee
William Brimmer a Hobart resident aged 78 was found wandering the streets of Milwaukee carrying an old battered bag containing 2340 dollars in cash. Police took charge of him and his son George Brimmer of Hobart traveled to Milwaukee after his father.
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Hobart
William Brimmer
Milwaukee
Wis
George Brimmer
Fatality on Pennsylvania at Leesburg under suspicion
A fragmentary report suggests a fatality on the Pennsylvania line near Leesburg, suspected to be the result of self harm. The brief notes mention a tramper or transient individual, illness, and an engine hauling at speed. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Leesburg
Spontaneous Fire Threatens Riggle Home
A blaze broke out at the Riggle residence on Monroe and Main from spontaneous combustion as Mrs. Riggle, while applying gasoline to mothproof woolens, faced entrapment on the second floor. Firemen arrived around 10:30 and extinguished the flames, though upstairs woodwork and wardrobes suffered significant damage and Mrs. Riggle was helped to a neighbor’s house in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Riggle
Monroe
Main Streets
Riggle
Monitor Auto Company Eyes Goshen Factory Site
A Monitor Automobile Co. representative from Chicago met with C. G. Landis owner of the Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co. Building in West Goshen to discuss converting the former soap plant into a branch automobile factory. If the building proves suitable, a new large industry could emerge, with Commercial Exchange reps aiding to attract the deal and Landis possibly joining the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor Automobile Cto
Chicago
C. G. Landis
Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co
West Goshen
Landis
Goshen
Commercial Exchange
Company G Enjoys Target Practice Outing
Company G First Regiment Indiana National Guard returned last evening from Michigan City where they joined other local units for a few days of target practice. The militiamen reported the outing a great success and plans are underway for a minstrel performance by Company G in the near future with talent already preparing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reg. I. N. G
Indiana
Michigan City
Co. G
Resigns as Substitute Carrier at Goshen Post Office
George Howell resigns as substitute letter carrier at the Goshen post office. With the eligible list exhausted, a civil service examination for clerks and carriers has been ordered. timing to be announced. Howell is a rural carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howell
Goshen
Mr. Howell
Lagrange County Farmer Isaac Stowe Dead at 74
Isaac Stowe, a prominent Lagrange county farmer, died after a week long illness from typhoid fever at age 74. He is survived by four sons and one daughter. His condition was critical throughout the week of his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange County
Isaac Stoweh
Taft Special Planned Visit Through Goshen Route
The Taft special will carry the president on a 12,709 mile trip across the United States. It will pass Goshen at about 8 a.m. on September 18, next Monday, as part of the itinerary. A property sale notice mentions a desirable full lot on South Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Goshen
United States
Gosshen
South Bend Chosen For 1910 Dental Society Convention
The 21st annual Northern Indiana Dental Society meeting in K. of P. hall ended with G W Cook of Chicago delivering an illustrated lecture on Pathology of the Mouth. Officers were elected including President J A Dinwiddie Lowell and South Bend named for the 22nd annual meeting in 1910. About 125 dentists attended with clinics and papers by Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and Chicago experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Indiana Dental Society
K. of P. Hall
G. W. Cook
Chicago
Lowell
J. W. Stage
Goshen
Clem Shidler
South Bend
Robert Gillis
Hammond
J. A. Stoeckley
J. A. Dinwiddie
B. F. Chapin
Fremont
Robt
Gillis
Geo. B. Corbitt
No. Judson
A. R. Ross
Lafayette
L. H. Wirt
Muncie
M. A. Payne
Wabash
M. A. Mason
Fort Wayne
F. W. Hoffman
Auburn
J. R. Harrington
Port Wayne
Emil A. Anderson
J. M. Rosenthal
I. F. Hartman
Ft. Wayne
Richmond
D. W. Singer
J. W. Thompson
I. C. McCoy
A. Wildason
Eaton
Richmond Crown
A. O
van Kirk
Wolcottville
Chas
H. Seymour
Michigan City
Elgin MaWhinney
A. C. Runyan
South Haven
Mich
J. E. Cravens
Indianapollis
K. H. Wirt
J. Q. Byram
Indianapolis
S. B. Hartman
Dr. Runyan
P. Bethel
Columbus
Spohn
Elkhart
Jeby
W."b. Kreider
Dr. McWhinney
Bethel Paper
Mortuary notices from Elkhart Goshen and Benton townships
Mortuary notices report infant Smole dying in Elkhart at 15 months. Anna Marie Scofield, 98, died at her son C D Scofield’s home in Elkhart after 40 years there. she rode a Fort Wayne to Elkhart train recently. Susan Rhoads, 2, a Goshen resident of 30 years, died at her son Myron J Rhoads’ home in Goshen from multiple diseases. funeral at St Mark's M B church with burial at Oak Ridge cemetery. James Weddell, 78, Benton township farmer and father of Mrs Warren Berkey, died at his farm after two-year illness. three weeks earlier he was injured in a buggy accident. funeral plans to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's M. B
Rev
Woodruff
Oak Ridge
Weddell
James Weddell
Benton
Warren Berkey
Jesse Weddell
Allie Weddell
New York Central Plans 16 Hour New York to Chicago Run
The New York Central will start a 16 hour service between New York and Chicago not via Goshen. The Lakeshore route covers 980 miles but the new path reduces distance by 23 miles. Travel would go New York to Rochester then Suspension Bridge to Chicago via the Michigan Central through the Detroit tunnel totaling 957 miles.
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New York
Chicago
New York Central
Goshen
Lakeshore
Rochester
Suspension Bridge
Michigan Central
Detroit Tunnel
Eleven Car Twentieth Century Train Sets Speed Record
Engineer Sam Cawley piloted the Twentieth Century limited with eleven cars from Elkhart to Toledo covering 133 miles in 131 minutes, beating schedule by two minutes. Fireman I. M. Bradford assisted. Five to seven cars typical for the train, best record ever made with an eleven car consist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cawley
Elkhart
Toledo
Cawley
I. M. Bradford
Death of Mrs J C Irwin Mishawaka woman dies at 38
Mrs J C Irwin a well known Mishawaka woman who had been ill for months died Sunday morning at the age of 38. She was born near Mishawaka and is survived by her husband J C Irwin formerly of Goshen two sons and her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Sandilands all of Mishawaka
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J. C. Irwin
J. GC. Irwin
Mishawaka
Goshén
Geo. Sandilands
City fights Grand Trunk Bridge Plan in St Louis street
South Bend seeks injunction to bar Grand Trunk and Western from constructing a temporary bridge across St Louis street as part of a long running legal battle over rail traffic and street alignment. The municipal department argues the project violates city ordinances and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Grand Trunk and Western Railway
St. Louis Street
Death at Sturgis Claims Middlebury Woman
Mrs. George Lee, longtime Middlebury resident, collapsed and died this morning at her home in Sturgis due to heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
George Lee
Middlebury
Postmasters and fairground bridge plan in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis postmasters meeting in session and the fair association begins constructing a second bridge at the fair grounds to land passengers arriving from trains. The project aims to improve transit access and boost visitation to the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
the Fair Association
New Women’s Shop to Open in Goshen Economy Space
Out of town partners lease Haines Egbert room on South Main for a women’s furnishings store to open about March 1, 1910. Economy store will vacate around October 15 with lease ending November. Store will be modernized, fireproof wall added, and managed by an executive from a large city wholesale house. Two Schaefer rooms remain unrented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines Egbert
South Main Street
Egbert
Schaefer
Goshen
Flour cargo lost when steamer sinks off Newfoundland
Dispatches report the S. S. Laurentian wrecked off Cape Race, New Foundland on Sept. 3. The passenger and crew escaped drowning, but 41,450 sacks of Goshen Milling Company flour bound for Glasgow sank with the cargo. Milling company carried $6,000 insurance. Each sack weighed 146 pounds and required three cars to move from Goshen to Boston.
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Goshen
S. S. Laurentian
Boston Harbor
Cape Race
New Foundland
Goshen Milling Company
Glasgow
Scotland
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
Hospital Ladies Meeting in Goshen Set at Mrs Willhide Home
A meeting of all ladies interested in a hospital for Goshen will be held at Mrs. W. A. Willhide's home on South Sixth street Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Attend to help boom the project and show support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
W. A. Willhide
South Sixth Street
Reckless Railroading Kills Detroit Man at Valparaiso Station
George W. Jenks of Detroit, Michigan, fatally injured as the second section of a westbound Pennsylvania train roared past Valparaiso station at 50 miles an hour while the eastbound flyer idled with passengers. Passengers and bystanders, led by Station agent McCay, pulled many from danger as the train was halted. The engineer and conductor are detained pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Jenks
Detroit
Mich
Valparaiso
McCay
Toadstools Cause Illness in Fort Wayne Family Outing
Mrs. Frank Cour of Fort Wayne along with her two daughters, her son, and Frank Thompson became very ill after a noon meal improperly identified as mushrooms. Toadstools gathered earlier that day were used in the dish, prompting the poisoning scare and medical concern for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cour
Fort Wayne
Frank Thompson
We Will Exhibit Largest Line of Buggies and Implements
James A. Riley and Son invite the public to inspect the largest line of buggies and implements at the fair next week. Help make our fair a success with this display and event.
Hawks Hardware Co Offers Cash Incentives Before Season
The Hawks Hardware Co announces extra inducements for customers who buy now for cash before the season opens. The fall sale focuses on securing orders and ensuring stock management ahead of busy weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks: Hardware Co
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Miss Mable Spry
E. H. Harriman
Will
Brumbaugh Objects
Monitor Automobile CO
Cosmo Works
Northern
Dentists End
Malcolm Pounder
Geo. A. Hilliard
Whiting
Viberg
Edw. Jacobs
East Chicago
O. D. Morton
W. Leroy Myer
Remsselaer
Knights of Pythias Hall
Ss. 8. White, Dental Mfg. Co
Consolidate Mfg. Con
Cheeze
Betz Co
W. W. B. Ames
Eureka Suction Co
Loudonvile
L. O. Green
Chicago Mills Compounding Co
Indianapolis Dental Supply Co
Christopher & Gorbeck
Heller Bros
the Office Coat Co
Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co
Kress & Owen Co
Horlicks
Mortuary Record
Egbert Agoin
James A. Riley & Son
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