1880 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

1880 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

 

"The St. Joseph Valley Register", Wednesday, September 22, 1880, page 5  

JOTTINGS IN AND NEAR THE CITY.       

Jane Coombs, Friday night.       

See the new advertisement of the Golden Horseshoe.       

A daughter was born, Thursday, to the wife of Emil Burket.       

Hight & Fairfield have a new advertisement in this issue.

Seth Hoover is the happy father of a girl baby, born Saturday.       

Miss Leo Van Winkle is at home, after a week's visit in Goshen.       

Dr. Nevins has put in a water motor to run his dental machinery.

George W. Dickinson and Miss Ella Baker have been licensed to marry.       

Mrs. Fred Schinkey presented her husband with a daughter Sunday evening.       

Alex Staples is laying the stone sidewalk in front of the new post-office.  [NOTE:  I think this is the present-day U. S. Federal Court Building downtown South Bend.]

Miss Lucy Tutt (Tott?) has gone to Danville, Ill., to visit Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Cowan.       

A daughter was born to the wife of Henry Runyan Sunday night.  Eight pounds.       

An eight-pound son was born to the wife of Henry Berkheiser, Sunday morning.  [NOTE:  Louis Grover Berkheiser was born to Henry and Sarah Jane (Kring) Berkheiser Sept. 19, 1880.]

Judge Turner is booked for a republican speech at Price's theater next week.       

Twins, boy and girl, were born to the wife of Frederick Beyer Sunday morning.       

Joseph Warden had six and Waisner Bros. one sheep killed by dogs, Sunday night

Amos Dodd had three fingers badly smashed at the croquet works, Wednesday morning.       

Mrs. Anderson and daughter, Mrs. James DuShane, returned from the east, Friday morning.       

The public are cautioned to ask for Dr. Bull's cough syrup, and take no other.  Price 25 cents.       

W. A. Bugbee had one of his thumbs mashed by a safe door, Wednesday, making a painful injury.

D. K. Roof, the ex-drayman, has returned with his family from Chicago and the west, to reside.       

Dr. McAllister removed a tumor of a cancerous nature from the arm of J. C. Shigley, last Wednesday.       

Mr. E. S. Peck is expected home the last of this week.  His health is much improved from his eastern trip.

Al. Listenberger returned Monday morning from a trip in the interest of the Oliver Plow Works.       

B. F. Price & Son are putting in some handsome show cases for the display of undertaking goods.       

William Marsh and wife, of this city, were divorced in the LaPorte circuit court, on Thursday.

Mrs. Dr. Cummins and Maude have gone to Kankakee on a visit, and the doctor is left without a guardian.       

Rob Elliott of the Michigan Central office, goes east, this week, to enjoy his first vacation in three years.       

D. W. Gardner was found guilty by the mayor, on Saturday, of ?? fouling the house of Mr. McGuire and fined $10 and costs.

Auditor Smith and wife returned, last Wednesday, from Smith College, Massachusetts, where they placed their daughter, Miss Clara, at school.       

The talented and popular actress, Miss Jane Coombs, will appear at Price's theatre, on Friday evening, September 24th, in the Lady of Lyons

A postal from Mr. Peter Stocker to Dr. R. T. Miller states that his brother-in-law, Mr. L. T. Adams, of Colorado, whose dangerous illness was recently mentioned, is recovering.       

A new speaker's stand has been put up in the court-yard, facing from the court-house, north.  This is an improvement, but to have faced the other way would have been better.

Mr. John Beitner has received several varieties of cacti, some of them fruit bearing, sent him by George in California, where he is now travelling.       

A colored man who carried a torch in the democratic procession Thursday night, confessed that he received fifty cents for doing it, and viewed it as any other job of work.       

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Strunk desire to return their sincere thanks to the friends who so kindly remembered them during the last illness of their daughter, Mrs. Muessel.

Mr. W. W. Brick and his daughter Miss Belle, will go to New York the fore part of October to spend a month.  They go to visit with old friends of Mr. Brick who reside in that city.

Mr. Wm. H. Burkhart and Miss Nora E. Ghrist were married at the residence of the bride's parents in Penn township, September 15, 1880, the Rev. J. H. Jackson officiating.       

The new iron bridge of the Michigan Central, at Niles, will be completed by the end of the present week and then there will be a double track between Niles and Michigan City.

The Frank Neddo arrested for burglary, as reported a few days since, is not William Neddo's son, Frank.  The latter is now farming in Kansas, and is a sturdy and upright young man.       

The South Bend Street Railway company has been presented with a transcript of a certified copy of the street railway ordinance and the company's acceptance of the privileges.       

A knitting factory will be begin operations in Beiger's block, Mishawaka, about October first.  The factory is under the management of Mr. A. A. Brown and will run some thirty machines.

Mr. Edwin Christian, of Scandia, Kansas, and Miss Hattie M. Creviston, of this city, were married at the Reformed church parsonage, Tuesday morning, the Rev. N. D. Williamson officiating.

Miss G. Capitola Denslow, eldest daughter of Dr. Denslow, entered school at St. Mary's academy Monday.  Miss Denslow is a bright student and doubtless take a prominent position in her class.       

Miss Lizzie Dorner, who has been visiting her cousin, Henry Heller, and family, left for her home in Philadelphia, Monday evening.  Miss Dorner made many warm friends during her stay in South Bend.


"The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, September 25, 1880, page 8       

Levi T. Adams, brother of Mrs. Peter Stocker, Mrs. Geo. Frantz and Mrs. Shetterly, died on Friday last at Alamoosa, Colorado, and his body was brought here in charge of Mrs. Peter Stocker, for burial.  L. T. or "Quincy" Adams, as he was better known, was partly raised in this city, and was one of "the old seminary boys," among which were numbered J. R. Foster, Col. Wade, J. H. Dunn, W. E. Chess and others.  He was in business for some time in Niles, and of late years was better known there than here.  The Niles papers are requested to notice his demise.

Oroide Badges.       

Received at the Tribune store another 1,000 of those Garfield and Hancock badges of solid oroide metal, the size of a ten dollar gold piece and same color, at only 15 cents each.  Gents wear them for watch charms, young ladies for finger ring dangles, and everybody wears them as metal badges.  Sent by mail on receipt of price to any part of the country.

BORN.       

In this city, on the 19th inst., to the wife of Henry Berkheiser, a son.       

In this city, on the 19th inst., the wife of Seth Hoover, a daughter.       

In this city, on the 18th inst., to the wife of Fred Schinkey, a daughter.       

In Halsted, Kansas, on the 7th inst., to the wife of H. Embick, a son.

MARRIED.        By Rev. N. D. Williamson, Sept. 21, at the Reformed church parsonage, Mr. Edwin Christian, of Scandia, Kan., to Miss Hattie M. Creviston, of South Bend, Ind.

 


"The St. Joseph Valley Register", October 27, 1880, page 5  

TAKEN TO TASK.  

One of the Herald's Campaign Boomerangs.       

It will be remembered that in the day "Hendricks came" the Herald with a great flourish of trumpets published as a rebuke to Messrs. Pine and Allen, managers of the Singer works in this city, a letter from Mr. Geo. Ross McKenzie, vice-president and general manager of the Singer Manufacturing company, which set forth the rule long ago promulgated by the company that their business should in no wise be used for political purposes, the penalty for such offense being immediate discharge of the employe so engaged.
     In due time this issue of the Herald reached Mr. McKenzie, who in the meantime had no occasion to discharge any of his employes here on account of the rule above mentioned, and that gentleman sat down and wrote the editor of the Herald a letter of which the following is a copy.  It was naturally expected that being an honorable (?) journal and anxious to dissipate any false impressions it might have made, the Herald would publish this letter, but more than a week having elapsed since the Herald received the letter and no publication of it having been made, The Register takes the liberty of presenting the truth to the public in the form of the letter itself.  Here it is:
                         

October 13th, 1880. [in italics]
To the Editor of the Daily Herald, South Bend: [in italics]
     Dear Sir,--In a communication dated 7th October, 1880, we demanded that as an act of justice, you should publish the truth, and correct some prior statements in your paper, which were calculated to convey a false impression respecting the policy of this company.  You did publish our letter and had you stopped there, the false impression produced by your previous squibs would have been finally removed, and our position properly understood by the workingmen of your city.  But we regret to see that your editorial comments on our communication, instead of taking the form of a manly acknowledgment of error, are so worded as to imply---first, that our letter was written at the request of the Herald, or of the democratic central committee, an insinuation as grtoundless as it it absured, and second:  that we have reason to disapprove of of the action of our tried and trusted managers, Messrs. Pine and Allen.  These gentlemen, by many years of faithful work in our business, have won a place in our esteem second to none held by anyone in the service of this company---and while we made our statement that we would prevent and punish coercion, as strong as possilbe, we well knew that no actual evidence of dishomorable or unfair action on their part could ever be shown to us.  The position defined by our letter is that which the company has held since its organization twenty-seven years ago.  Its principles and practice in this respect are well known to all its representatives and employes; and so far as we know, or believe, they are identical with those of very reputable manufacturer in the north.
            We remain yours truly,
              THE SINGER MANF'G CO.
       GEO. ROSS MCKENZIE,
Vice-Ptresident and General Manager.


"The St. Joseph Valley Register", October 27, 1880, page 5  

THE COMMON COUNCIL.  

Proceedings of the Regular Session of the Board.       

The common council met in regular session, Monday evening, with Lister, Skinner, Henderson, Stover, Butler, Neup?rth and Weaver present, and Mayor Ham in the chair.
     C. B. Scott was granted a week more time on the paving of Market street hill.
     The city of Elkhart petitioned through Chief Engineer Culver for the use of the steam fire engine for an indefinite period, apreeing to keep it in good repair and return it when called for.  The use of it was granted until the next meeting of the council.
     A stove was ordered purchased for No. 4 hose hose.
     The petition of Mrs. Mary Tuohey for a rebate of taxes, was referred to the city attorney.
     Civil Engineer Stace recommended the extension of the paving on the Market street hill to cover the intersection of Mill street.  Concurred in.
     The clerk was directed to notify M. Donovan to begin delivering wood under his contract with the city.
     The chief of fire department was authorized to purchase two lanterns and two rubber coats for each hose company.
     The invitation extended to the Mayor and common council to attend the reception by No. 4 hose company, on Thursday evening, was accepted.
     Adjourned for two weeks.

SUICIDAL.  

Crazy Man at the County Asylum Hangs Himself.       

Superintendent Dunn of the county asylum, was greatly surprised last Saturday morning, on going to the cell of George Kline, at finding the man hanging by the neck, stone dead.  Kline was violently insane, and had to be confined in a cell and kept under close guard.  During Friday night he, in some inexplicable way, got possession of a chain and fastening it around his neck and to the ceiling of his cell, drew himself up, and in reality choked to death.  When found the next morning his feet were touching the floor, and life was extinct.

Sale of the Deming Coal Yard.        Mr. John Hay, whose term as county treasurer, expires next month, does not propose to be idle, though out of office.  He has bought the entire business of the late Dwight Deming, at the corner of Michigan and Water streets and will conduct it on the old scale, making an effort to supply customers with everything in his line.

Circuit Court Notes.       

Frederick Young, charged with steling produce from farmers' wagons, was found not guilty and discharged.       

Martin Goule was found guilty of grand larceny, stealing a horse, and sentenced to pay a fine of $5, serve one year in the pententiary and be disfranchised for one year.       

Mary Gashinski, who stole money and valuable papers, got $1 fine and five days in jail.

Martha C. Beckwith vs. Paul E. Beckwith, divorce, granted, and the custody of the children awarded to plaintiff.       

Rebecca Waldorf vs. Theo. Waldorf, divorce, granted.       

Julia E. York vs. Charles D. York, divorce, granted, and the custody of the children awarded to the plaintiff.


"The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 30, 1880, page 7  

Election of Officers by the Ladies Relief Society.       

In accordance with previous notice, the Ladies Relief Society met at their room in Price's theatre, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.  The result of this meeting was the election of the following, viz:  Mrs. C. Foote, president; Mrs. J. Bonney, vice-president; Mrs. J. Warden, treasurer; Mrs. W. W. Giddings, secretary.  The ward committees were appointed as follows:  First ward, Mrs. Murdock, Mrs. O. H. Palmer, Miss R. Studebaker; 2d ward, Mrs. Orvis, Mrs. D. W. Russ, Mrs. A. Maher; 3d ward, Mrs. A. McDonald, Mrs. L. Stedman, Mrs. Jas. Bonney; 4th ward, Mrs. E. Lapp, Mrs. J. Mack, Mrs. J. M. Carver; 5th ward, Mrs. Burlingame, Mrs. J. Mathews, Mrs. Bement.  The meetings are held every Wednesday, , from 2:30 to 4 p. m.  All interested in the cause are most cordially invited to attend these meetings.  

MRS. C. FOOTE, Pres.
MRS. W. W. GIDDINGS, Sec.

Two Supposed Burglars Caught at Mishawaka.       

Last Friday two tramps were arrested at Mishawaka on the supposition that they are burglars.  They had in their possession a lot of cutlery made by the Beavers Falls Cutlery company, of Pennsylvania, and the Ulster Knife company, of New York, a new razor of Wostenholm's make, a Ranger revolver No. 2 of 32 calibre, and one of the same brand of 22 calibre.  The tramps were brought to this city and are now in jail.  It is believed the property was stolen in Chicago, or between that city and this point.

Suicide at the County Hospital.       

Mr. George Kline, a violently insane man at the county hospital, was found dead in his cell on Saturday morning, hanging to the ceiling with a chain about his neck.  He was once a well-to-do farmer of Madison township, but lost his reason several years ago, and, becoming hopelessly insane, has been confined in a cell at the county asylum for some time.  How he possessed the means to hang himself is not known.  Superintendent Dunn placed a watch over him, but it seems that he eluded vigilance in some manner.  He was quite dead when found in the morning