Editors Clash Over Morals After Paper's Allegations
Winamac editors C. W. Riddick of the Winamac Republican and J. J. Gorrell of the Pulaski County Democrat fought in the street after Gorrell printed a critical article. Riddick knocked Gorrell to the pavement, leaving visible injuries, amid long-standing editorial feuds and accusations of yardage of gossip and political machinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Riddick
Winamac Republican
J. J. Gorrell
Pulaski County
Riddick
Gorrell
The
Democrat
Republican State Committee
South Bend
St. Joe
Pocahontas District Meeting Ends With Banquet in Red Men Hall
The Pocahontas district meeting in the city concluded with a banquet at the Red Men hall. About two hundred delegates and visitors from nearby cities attended a social session after a brief business meeting. The principal address was by Mrs Lula Beach of Elwood, the Great Pocahontas of the state, who spoke on the forthcoming year’s work, with several state officers present and toasts given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Beach
Elwood
Walton High Alumni Banquet Honors and Toasts
Walton High School alumni association held a Wednesday evening event at Elmer and Mrs. Oden's home. Mrs. Donna Shuraan won honors, with R. E. Ballinger as toastmaster and severalToasts and speakers including Miss Jessie Hurd and Edgar Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton High School Alumni Association
Elmer Oden
Donna Shuraan
R. E. Ballinger
Jessie Hurd
R. M. Kaiser
B. F. Scroggs
M. M. Minnick
H. Shanks
C. H. Cox
Edgar Bishop
George Wendling
Maud Welch
Eunice Martin
Alumni Association
Scotchman William Smith Found Unconscious West of City
William Smith, a 27 year old Scotchman found unconscious on the Wabash river banks west of town, says he came from Gary and did not work for W C Routh. He claims injuries from the Spanish war and says he has suffered fits since. He was fifteen if he fought in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Wabash River
Gary
W. C. Routh
Condemnation Move On East End Land By Fort Wayne & Wabash
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company filed condemnation proceedings in Cass County against Emma M. and Joseph Hankee for property at Seventeenth Street and Erie Avenue to straighten tracks. The 1907 case was withdrawn after Hankees demanded jury appraisals amid the panic. Now tracks bend north at Seventeenth Street and will cross a concrete creek bridge shortly before a proposed track overrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Larry & Mahoney
Cass
Emma M
Joseph Hankee
Seventeenth Street
Erie Avenue
Hankees
McConnell, Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Hankee
Suit Filed Over Sold Mortgaged Goods
John Bushing filed suit in Judge W. C. Hanawalt's court against George Timberlake for selling mortgaged goods. Investigation shows the case will be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bushing
W. C. Hanawalt
George Timberlake
Students of St Joseph’s Commercial school stage The Dead Witness
On May 25 and 26 the students will present the tragical drama The Dead Witness. Rehearsals are in progress and the play is said to be the best in the school’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Commercial School
Two Divorce Actions Filed In Cass Circuit Court
Ellen J. Morris seeks divorce from William Morris a Vandalia foreman with four children custody alimony of 500 dollars and a restraining order. Bessie Banta seeks divorce from Artie Bante custody of two children return to Baker name and alleges jealousy accusations and visits to houses of ill fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Ellen J. Morris
William Morris
Vandalia
Bessie Banta
Kenneth
Artie Bante
Bessie Baker
Logansport
County Reports April Health Stats Amid Measles Fight
Dr J P Nicodemus says April saw fifteen county deaths twenty four births and ten contagious cases outside Logansport city. Measles cases were in the city only with no county cases. measles epidemic earlier split 250 cases city and county. Dr John Bradfield notes the epidemic checked and urges calm for parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Nicodemus
County Health Board
John Bradfield
City Board of Health
Fire destroys Jerome Beckley home near Royal Centre
Fire this noon completely destroyed the upper portion of Jerome Beckley’s house one mile north of Royal Centre. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars due to a defective flue. Neighbors saved much of the first story furniture before the house burned to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Beckley
Royal Centre
Tin Can Troubles Stir City Alleys and Complaints
Joe Grace, a city scavenger, cleans alleys of tin cans but residents complain as women reload with more cans after he passes. He drives a wagon through blocks and neighbors warn others, keeping cans in alleys until his next visit. Suggested fix includes a warning bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Grace
Grace
Bees Sting Pony to Death in Cass County
A valuable Shetland pony owned by Granville Kessing near the Creek was killed by a swarm of bees yesterday afternoon. The pony kicked a hive while being driven by Kessing’s sons, attracting the swarm which stung the exhausted animal all over, and the father could not save it before the veterinary surgeon arrived. This marks Cass County’s first recorded case of a horse or pony dying from bee stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Kessing
He Creek
Kesling
Cass County
Dann hotel owner’s dog killed after attack on doctor
Jack the white bulldog belonging to Noel Cook of the Dann hotel went mad last night and bit Dr. J. B. Kingery. The dog was shot by police and the doctor’s wound is not serious. no further illness is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Noel Cook
Dann Hotel
J. B. Kingery
Dr. Kingery
Rainbow Seen Over Southern Sky At Noon
A vivid rainbow appeared in the southern skies around noon today with a sun ring noted. Observers found the phenomenon remarkable due to the absence of rain and drew considerable attention.
Horse Slide at Teber Block Embankment Accident
A horse owned by William Mc Clack slipped twenty feet down an embankment at the old Teber block on Tenth and Broadway this morning. The animal was held by its mate and a scraper, but could not be raised until harnesses were cut and the horse rolled twenty feet to the bottom. The horse was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McClack
Teber
Tenth and Broadway
Assaulting a Woman Fined in Local Court
William H. Arthur was fined five dollars and costs for assaulting a woman living on Eleventh and Erie avenues last night. J. W. Shelbaker of Columbia City was arrested for intoxication, but released this morning and sent out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Arthur
Eleventh
Erie Avenue
J. W. Shelbaker
Columbia City
Johnson Hotel Changes Hands After Sheriff Sale
The Johnson hotel, bought for 7000 dollars at sheriff sale after back taxes, passed to receiver Fred Six on November 26 1908 after former owner failed to appear. Lairy and Mahoney acquired it last year and became managers following the redemption deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Hotel
W. H. Harrison
C. H. McGlung
Barnett
Fred Six
Lairy & Mahoney
Brown Completes Census Work in Three Counties
Herbert A. Brown finished the industrial census in Cass, Pulaski and White counties reporting a marked rise since ten years ago while not allowed to disclose exact figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Brown
Cass
Pulaski
White
Magnet as surgeon aids eye removal in Peru shop
A 150 volt magnet at the local electric light plant removed a small steel piece from the eye of Oscar Landis, a machinist at the C. C. and L. shops in Peru. The operation, performed yesterday, saved sight and avoided a more extensive operation at the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Landis
Peru
Royal Centre Baseball Schedule Reveals Rest of Season
The Royal Centre baseball team announces a schedule for the remainder of the season with games at Kokomo on May 8, May 15 against Walton at Royal Centre, May 22 vs Indianapolis Independents, June 3 vs Nebraska Indians, June 5 at Winamac, June 19 at Winamac, June 26 at Walton, and July 3 and 4 hosting Indianapolis for three games.
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Royal Centre
Kokomo
Walton
Indianapolis Independents
Nebraska Indians
Winamac
Indianapolis
Genova to Try Case Next Week in Circuit Court
Court sets multiple cases for trial in the circuit court including Salvatore D. Genova appeal for a Dunkirk saloon license and the Town of Galveston vs William Sprinkle over water works service. Also listed are Bennett vs Wood, Unger vs Heppe, Thompson vs Thompson, Reynolds vs McHale, Fording vs Fording, and Kreis vs Petrie with dates May 11 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
William Sprinkle
John S. Larry
Salvatore D. Genova
Dunkirk
Castaldi
Geneva
Casper C. Bennett
Jane Wood
Caspar C. Bennett
Henry Unger
William H. Heppe
William H. Thompson
DeWitt Thompson
Eva P. Reynolds
Martin McHale
Mary J. Fording
Thomas J. Fording
Charles Kreis
George Petrie
Forrester Returns Home Defends Innocence in Court
A letter from Tonemeas Forrester Panhandle engineer recounts events leading to his juvenile court involvement in Loganport Cincinnati case. He asserts no wrongdoing and claims misinterpretation by a woman associate on May’s eve. The statement emphasizes his intent to aid the girl, who was over eighteen, married, and in a refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonemeas Forrester
Forester
Forrester
New Ball Park Planned by North State League Team
Managers Will Rickert and Leo Lefert announce a five year lease of Schneeberger land on Sycamore street for a modern baseball park. A ten foot fence grand stand bleachers two gates and car access are planned with work starting next week. Location is ten minutes from downtown near the Sycamore street car line. A Monday meeting will decide if the league will field six or eight teams and a player call will go out next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rickert
Leo Leffert
Schneeberger
Sycamore Street
Sycamore
John M Lake Buys Lot for Two Story Residence
John M Lake purchaser from Albert G and B C Jenkins of a lot on Eleventh street in Taber block and plans immediate construction of a two story residence. Lake is Panhandle ticket agent succeeding the late John McCullough. Block graded to street level and to be platted into eight lots with four facing Broadway two on Eleventh and two on Tenth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Lake
Albert G
B. C. Jenkines
Eleventh
Offi Taber
Lake
Panhandle
John McCullough
Broadway
Tenth Street
Fight Pictures At Nelson Theatre Draw Big Crowds
Moving pictures of the lightweight title bout between Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast shown at the Nelson theatre drew large crowds this afternoon and are expected to attract another turnout tonight. The footage is the original film from the company holding exclusive rights to the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battling Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Nelson Theatre
Suit on Account by James H. Garrison vs Patrick F. Fitzgibbons
James H. Garrison sues Patrick F. Fitzgibbons for 356 dollars on account. The action seeks payment of the debt and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Garrison
Patrick F. Fitzgibbons
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Correll
Pocahontas
TAY 10
East End Land
Fort Wayne Valley Company
Haffey
Jerome Beckle
Boone
Tingans
Ban OF
Grage
Dog
Rainbow Today
Sheriff’s Sale
Pearance
Brown
Magnet
Genova
Cincinnati
Case
New Ball Park
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