Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 26, Number 20, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 July 1904 — Page 1

VOL. XXVI.

There is no let up The demand FOR COOL STUFF is continuing brisk, but former prices have yeilded to a handsome reduction. The hottest months are yet to come. If you have not yet made provisions for cool comfortable apparel, NOW would be a good time. One lot of lawn and dimities former price 10c to 12ic. NOW 5c We are also receiving some choice new things every few days to tone up the assortment. A few pieces of Mousseline Soie just arrived. Very airy effects, yon should see them. A Fine Assortment Os Ladies Turnover Collars. HARTMAN BROS.

Dining Room Furniture We have a superb line of this. SIDEBOARDS, TABLES, CHAIRS. We handle the Ooppes, Zook, & Mutschler Cos. Sideboards and Tables. We invite you to call and SEE THEM Before you buy elsewhere. WALTERS & LEHMAN. Q A Al/ O t Buyers Os all kinds of books and 111 II llm I novelt y goods will find what they L#V/ v/l are looking for here. Latest in fancy writing tablets & box papers THE NEWS BOOKSTORE, OPPOSITE POSTOFFIGE, NAPPANEE, IND.

5 Oc. Famous 50c. The Famous trade-mark on shirts stands for all that is best in fit, finish, style and construction. They represent the acme in shirt building, and are made in all this seasons latest weaves from the plain white to the dark gray effects that are so popular just now. Our price is 50 cents. Your inspection is invited. J. W. Rosbrug'h. SHOES AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS.

THE NAPPANEE NEWS.

NAPPANEE, ELKHART COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904.

Nappanee’s Automobile Day. Last Thursday was “automobile day” in Nappanee. It was the occasion of an exhibition by manufacturers’ agents of touring cars, at the request of half a dozen prospective buyers in Nappanee. Some of the cars came in Wednesday evening, some Thursday morning, and one or two during that afternoon. Several of them remained until Friday afternoon. the cabs. \ The Knox “Tudor” touring car, made at Springfield, Mass. The salesman was George A. Crane, and W. 11. Pierce, driver. These gentlemen brought the car out of Chicago headquarters under the management of Mr. Crane at 1251 Michigan Ave. They left Chicago at 5 o’clock Wednesday evening, stayed all night at Walkerton, arriving here Thursday morning. The Knox car is the most expensive car exhibited—s2,soo. It Is equipped with a double eogine combining iD the neighborhood of 30borse power. The “Auburn” touring car, made by the Eckhart Carriage Cos,, at Auburn, was driven by J. P. Stinson, and represented by M. Eckhart, personally. They brought tbe car in from tbe factory on Wednesday evening. Mr. Eckbart handled the machine a portion of the time himself while it was on exhibition.

The “Cadillac” touring car, made at Detroit, with an BA-horse power motor, was driven and represented by the South Bend agent, A. Chaney, that city being the distributing point in this section of the country. The “Ford” touring car was driven by Chas. Green, and Will Inks, the Ligonier agent. Tbe car is built in Detroit. This car seemed to catch the eyes of the buyers, not particularly from the lines upon which it is constructed, but from its “acting” qualities and speed on the highway, being also a moderate priced machine, though not the cheapest. The “Marion” touring car made by the Marion Motor Car Cos., of Indianapolis, came through from Indianapolis arriving Wednesday evening, driven by Chas. Merz, and represented by D. .7. Hayden. The Marion is a4cylioder air cool machine, and in the high priced class. The Premier touring car, driven by Earl. Fisher, did not reach Nappanee from Indianapolis until about 2 in the afternoon. This car is made at the capitol city by the Premier company. The visiting machines were from Bremen. A Ford, driven by Dr. Nusbaurn, and a Rambler by Messrs. Fulmer and Knoepfle-. The home machines were those of Geo. L. Lamb with anew Tierce touring car, and C. D. Volkman's Oldsmobile. Thursday afternoon all the cars and their drivers and agents accompanied by a number of prospective buyers and several other citizens took a run to Wawasee. It was an ideal day aod the roads were as good as they ever are, though somewhat dusty. Some of the cars showed great speed on the stretches of good highway. The entire party enjoyed the trip exceedingly. The buyers took the cars into the hill country south of Lake Wawasee. The test was given three machines on the worst hill in Northern Indiana, perhaps its only rival being that of Hardscrabble hill between Goshen and Bristol. The other machines in the party went astray in hunting for ibis famous hill, up which no single 6pan of horses can pull a load. The test was made by the Ford, Knox, and Auburn. They all gained the summit quite successfully, perhaps, some with more ease than others in the order named, the Ford being tbe best climber, that machine seemingly being in the best condition for the test. The Knox and the Auburn both made the second ascent with better success than the first. The entire party returned to Nappanee early in the evening. The Knox car met with an accident and burst an inner tube to a tire several times; and Anally running out of cement, came into town with one wheel on its rim. The Marion car was unfortunate in breaking a small sprocket while turning in a freshly graveled highway. It went into Syracuse three miles away, with one horse power—a farmer’s horse and a rope. It was soon repaired. The prospective buyers of machines in Nappanee: J. D. Coppes, Daniel Zook, Frank Coppes, H. E. Coppes j

Frank Smith, Fred Freese, Dr. J. D. Scott and C. R. Stoops. H. E. Coppes, of the Farmers & Traders Bank, accompanied by L. B. Branham, of the Coppes Hotel, went to South Bend Friday morning with Mr. Chaney, where Mr. Coppes purchased a Cadillac touring car, Model B, a splendid machine. Mr. Coppes received an hour or two schooling in the machine and then drove it home arriving home in time for supper. This is the Arst purchase as a result of the auto show. A few minutes after arriving here Friday afternoon with the Coppes Cadillac, Mr. Chaney in company with J. F. Freese returned to South Bend, where Mr. Freese also bought the same kind of a touring car. They brought the car through on Saturday afternoon. Both owners are already able to handle the cars and numerous citizens have enjoyed riding in one or the other of these new touring cars. John D. Coppes has also purchased a Cadillac touriDg car at South Bend. Owing to t.he unusal demand for this popular car he will be unable to obtain it before Saturday. This will be the third Cadillac in Nappanee. We believe these constitute the purchases here up to the time the Nelvs goes to press, though no doubt there will be two more machines, at least, to come to town.

Another Case of Drowning at Bremen Lake. Tbe Bremen Enquirer gives the following account of the second drowning at Bremen Lake on July 9th: “Edward E. Earl, 19 years of age, with his father, was Ashing from a boat in the south end of the lake, opposite the residence of Mr. Sperry and not far from the shore. Mr. Earl was sitting in the middle of the boat, with his back to his son, when he says he heard the young man groan and looked around iust in time to see him falling into the lake. He ran to the stern of the boat to seize him when he should rise, but after waiting a sufficient time and the boy failing to come up be hastened to the shore for help. J. 11. Leitch, of Bremen, happened to be passing, and ran to Mr. Earl’s assistance. Securing a garden rake, be Anally succeeded in finding the body and bringing it to the surface, and attempts were made at resuscitation, hut without avail. In the part of the lake where the accident happened there is a rank growth of vegetation, and the bottom is covered with a soft ooze. From the condition of the body when recovered the young man must have sunk in this mud or become entangled in the weeds and been unable to extricate himself, even if he was not unconscious when he fell Alleged Scheme of Dell Telephone Company.' Information from Chicago last week states that a gigantic $20,000,000 telephone combine is bcingorganized by the Bell Telephone Company to control all the telephone lines in the State of Illinois (including Chicago), Indiana, Michigan and -Ohio. Independent telephone companies operated within the district will he bought up or driven to the wall, according to the Bell system’s plans. The report states that the Indiana Independent Telephone Company in LaPorte, representing the telephone systems in operation in Indiana and Michigan, received a private report apprising the officers of the plans' for the formation of the combine and warning them that the blow is directed against that and all other companies. Taken An interest In Manufacturing Institution. Irvin PflelTer has purchased an interest in the Brown Bros. Mfg. Cos., manufacturers of galvanized steel tanks. Mr. PAeffer has assumed the office work. Mr. PAerter is a Nappa nee young man, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard PAeffer, though recently employed by the John R. Roeblings Sons Cos. of Chicago. A Very Close Call. “I stuck to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was racked with pain,” writes C. W Bellamy, a locomotive liremau, of Burlington. lowa. “I was weak and pale, without any appetite and all run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters, and after taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life.” Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by.J. S. Walters. Price 50 cents. —Did you see Dr. Albright's ad?

Meeting of The Town Board of Trustees. The town board of trustees met in regular session last Monday evening with trustees Klaus, Pollock, Miller, and Hartman present, also Clerk Reinoehl, Marshal Weyburn and Electrician Spicer. The following bills were allowed: John Hollaway, labor $ 5.07 Fort Wayne Steam Specialty Cos 7.03 Leander Hare, salary 12.00 Chas. Kidder, labor 10.12 D. O. Batchelor, printing 10.00 Q. G. Reinoehl, commission... 8.4S John Myers, labor GO Wm. Weitzel, labor 25 The committee on the Lincoln street sidewalk reported favorably, and the committee on the west Walnut street sidewalk asked for more time to consider the matter. The notice for the North sewer having been given there were several people before the hoard on business concerning it. W. 11. Best and Jacob Walters asked that it be posponed until the ditch be cleaned out, George Fager and D. 11. Anglin asked that it be extended farther west on Centennial street, and Wm. Babcock and James Masters objected to being taxed for the sewer as they each had private sewers at their residences, the matter was posponed for two weeks more. Dr. C. A. Inks was before the hoard asking permission to put building material in the alley while building his new house, this was granted. He also asked to make a tap on the sewer running north from the Coppes Hotel. The board was in doubt whether they had a right to do this or not because it is a private sewer. They will investigate. The arc light placed on the public square oo trial has given satisfaction and was bought by the hoard. The matter of allowing persons with meters to sprinkle at any time they wish was brought up and discussed, and also whether it would be, adviseable to take one hour off the morniDg sprinkling and give one hour at noou, no action was taken on cither of these matters. The clerk was ordered to have Riley fteish stop sprinkling the streets at Ave o'clock in the evening. No further business coming before tbo board they adjourned.

Will 0. Murray in Automobile W reck. A .special to the Sunday RecordHerald from New Haven,Conn., says “Chas. S. Rogers of Chicago, president of Rogers & Wells, printers and engravers, of 521-31 Wabash avenue, suffered a fracture of the skull late to-day near Farmington, Conn., in an automobile accident. He was driving in a large touring car with W. G. Murray of Chicago and Louis Caswell of Cleveland. While running about eighteen miles an hour along an unused and grass-grown trolley car track, the forward wheels ran oil the track and Mr. Rogers lost control of the machine. The automobile crashed into a tree, hurling all three men into the air, Mr. Rogers striking a tree with terrific force.” The dispatch further says that Mr. Murray and Mr. Caswell were not seriously hurt. It is thought that. Mr. Rogers will die. Will G. Murray is a former Goshen boy, and a brother of G. N. Murray, of the News. He is the patentee of the Murray car, and visited in Nappanee about two years ago. Mr. Rogers die on Monday. Maccabec Officers Installed. Nappanee Tent No. 81, K. T. M. installed the following officers at their regular meeting last week: W. E. Smith, Past Commander, C. F. Volkmann, Commander, Ed L. Phend, Lt. Commander, R I. Yoder, Chaplain, ■V. C. Sechrist, Sergtant, August Hoback, Master at Arms, Carl Knoble, Ist Master of Guard, W. E. Stalter. 2nd Master of Guard. Bert Arch, Sentinel, P. P. Mattern, Picket. Saved From Terrible Death. The family of Mrs. M. L. Bobbitt of Bargerton, Tenn., saw her dying and were.powcrless to save her. The most skillful physicians and fevery remedy used, failed, while consumption was slowly but surely taking her life. In this terrible hour Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption turned despair into joy. The first bottle brought immediate relief and its continued nso completely cured her. It’s the most certain cure in the world for all throst and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottles free at J. S. Walter’s Drug Store. —Tablets at News Bookstore.

Dr. Chas. Inks Building Fine Residence. Contractor Mart Weaver has broken ground for a handsome new resi-dence-on the north side of East Market street, for Dr. Chas. A. Inks. The location is among one of the chociest in the town, between the residences of Messrs. Daniel Zook and Samuel D. Coppes. The residence will he constructed by Contractor Mart Weaver after plans and 9peciHcations by Architect grazier. It will embrace all that is modern in convenience and finish from basemeot to roof, and constructed from the best material throughout. The stone work will be made by Will Babcock, using rock-faced cement blocks in place of Held stone. The house will be one that will add considerable to the appearance of the street in that location. Prohibition Meeting. A Prohibition meeting will be held in the lower room of the Maccabee building Friday evening, July 22d. This meeting is concurrent with the great mass meeting at Indianapolis ratifying the nominations of the party standard-bearers, S. ■C. Swallow, for president, and G. W. Carroll, for vice-president. The meeting will be addressed by the candidate for‘State representative, 11. IT. Laughliu, and others of Nappanee. A brief sketch of the national candidates will be given together with an outline of county work and what they propose doiDg in this campaign. 7* " ' Two Children Drowned In Klinger Lake. A double drowning occurcd last Saturday afternoon at Mound Spring. Klinger Lake, Mich., about forty miles north of Elkhart. They were children of Mr. and Mrs. Shoup of Toledo, Marion and Fay, aged 9 and 7 years, respectively. The father is a Lake Shore conductor and with their four children they have been at the lake for about three weeks. Saturday afternoon Shoup came to Elkhart to get his pay from the pay car, and while he was away the sad accident happened. It is unknown how the accident happened. Young Man Arrested at Scutii Bend For Robbery.

A young man, whose name has been surppressed at this writing, was arrested last week at South Bend charged with robbing the till in the U. S. express company's office of $75. It is said that he confessed to the theft and is held to tlic circuit court in the sum of SSOO, It is reported, however, that the young mad under arrest was originally from Goshen, but has been employed there for some time, - Tnranlala Gives Customer Fright. David IT. Anglin had quite a fright Monday morniDg at the nartman Bros, grocery. He was pulling off a banana from a bunch when a tarantula fell upon aDd ran from his hand The warm days had brought action to the tropical spider and Mr. Anglin was fortunate to escape being bitten. As it was, he was frightened enough to execute tarantism without being bitten Tobias Hartman executed a fiank movement with hisfootand the dreaded animal died. Dr. Luclla Day Again Heard From. ' Dr. Luella Day, a woman formerly a resident of Goshen, and who became well known over the northern part of Indiana for many escapades which got her into the police and circuit court, has been heard from again. She is said to have lied from the gold fields of Alaska leaving her creditors to mourn her loss to the amount of $15,000. The Sunday Record Herald contains an account of the e woman who 17 years ago furnished the Elkhart county newspapers with much sensational stuff. Big Ditch Contract. The LaGrange Standard says the construction of the Sbrock and Yoder ditch has been let to Ananias Ipe of Nappanee at 7J ceDts per yard which will make the cost about SIO,OOO. The estimated cost was $13,000. The work will be done with a dredge and is to begin within thirty days. Wonderful Nerve. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints. But there’s no need for it. Bucklen's Arnica Salvo will kill the pain and cure the trouble. It’s the best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25e, at J. S. Walters, Druggist.

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