South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
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four horse coach daily between South Bend and Niles
II carried mail passengers
Churches: Ba ptist Church, wooden bunditg. was
located upon present postofhce location; now a
beautiful building upon the corner OF Main and Wayne
as The First Presbyterian Church located on same
corner as nov. First NJ. +. Church located upon
the present location OF the Farmers Trust Bldg now
large building the OF Main and Madison
SIS Michigan Street Methodist Church wooden
building. on the southeast OF Michigan and
Wayne fine building the corner or Mich
igan and Tut changed TO Grace NJ T.
Church. Episcopal Church. wooden building on the
northwest corner OF lafayette and jefferson. now
brick building on North lafayette adjacent the T.
W C. A. St Patrick Church, then located West
Division ST.; imposing building on South Taylor
ST Reformed Church. corner OF Lafayette and Col
other congregations. St Peters Lutheran Church. on
LasaIIe St. location now There may have
been other churches which do not recall
Anderson Only Survivor.
Lawyers were Andrew Anderson. George Pneger.
Lucius Hubbard. Geo. Ford. Judge Stanheld. Mr.
Anderson is the only living.
Doctors: Dr. Humphrey. mayor. Dr. Hamm
later mayor. DR.. Dayton. often in the council. DIT
Harris DR.. Sax them living.
think right shat the only bridge across the
Water told that time there a
bridge on Washington but II so it taken away
before 1870.
The United States Express Co. had its Office in ore
the buildings where the oliver house is To-
Gated. The Western Union Telegraph office IN
the city. but do recall the location. the
only industry in the city making Of electricity.
customs: Mems clothes very much as
nov. Prince Albert for daytime. Getaway more
common thar the sack coat Evening coat almost ex
actly tho Tuxedo think later
Boots and shoes about half and half e. Only a few
years previous that men wore boots with tops
most exclusively and the changing period tor
boots TO shoes just about that time High silk
hats very common especially with professional
men. merchants clerks. etc Not much attention was
paid 20 the kind OF that with silk
hat In the summer white high hat quite com
wousns dress changed from time TO time. It was
extending from the throat instep.
curing much cloth I think somewhat less
enbarrassIne than now
calls then vogue. A very nice
custom and think thoroughly enjoyed by the women
who gathered together IN clubs receive by
m who made the calls This went out dur
ing the Seventies Ny recollection is about half way
between 1870 and 1880.
invitations sent to stores and factor
les a good deal like any other advertisements. This
custom probably because Of daily papers
Factories.
The dam had bean built across the river ana prob
ably formed the basis for a OF the Bend
factories although many Of them outgrew the water
power.
The oliver Chilled P1ow Works then known as the
South Bend Iron Co. located the river, with
a capital OF about 100000. They moved from the
70 their present quarters about 1875. Present
capital unknown. but many millions They afterwaro
bought back much. II all OF the water power thai
they formerly used. and I understand. con
siderable power by electricity made by the same
water power that they were using in 1870
Furniture factories: There were three or four
furniture factories located upon river and were
i ny o
them failed financially AS I remember it there was
the Union Cabinet Co., Killing Mendal. c. Liphart
& NIyler.
Flour mills There was the Kedy flour mill upor
the OF Michigan and Colfax av now removed
Knobock s. Gintz, later known the Star Mills
There were two. and perhaps three. sash and door
factories. the names OF which do not recall
The Nicely Paper mill was then IN existence and
believe owned by John Keedy.
The Singer plant then. I think the most ex-
tensive OF any factory the race The factory they
finally abandoned is evidence OF the hat they
small institution
The Strayer Drill factory which made a failure was
located where John Haberle now has his factory
Tel Slick. makers Of ball bats and croquet sets
were located at he foot OF vvashfr-tor 81 IN soaT
building, with capital which probably was less thar
$4,000. A few years later F. H bought the
interest OF Mr. Slick and this institution under the
management OF F. H. Badette and Mr.. Teel. expanded
TO what is now known the South Bend Toy Mfg Co.
employing probably 400 people
Old StudebaIer Plant
The Studebaker factory which now employ thou
sands OF men and millions Of dollars had It's wood
working machinery in a wooden building on the quar-
ter block at the northwest corner Of Tafavette nl
South st where their present station is now
located. Their iron working paint shop. trim shop
assembling room. etc. was the corner OF Michigan
and jefferson SITS, the quarter block Of which the
Auditorium is about the center They occupied some
space Immediately across from there on the side
Of Michigan ST.
The BirdsaH Mfg Co had a small building where
they are located and giving their attention
wholly huers They We're Just then bothered
with patent suits and heterogeneous upon their pat
ents- They were successful IN their suits th:
put them IN good financial condition leaving fret
from infringenents and giving them a good II
royalties for past infrtngements.
OBrien varnish Works refer TO this not be-
then IN existence because the founder
Patrick o'Brien then superintendent OF the pain
shop OF Studebaker plant This present extensive
and prosperous industry shows what be &C
couplished by energetic man
n P. Bowsher Co., manufacturers OF corn grinders
l refer 70 this because " p. Bowsher the founder
was then in charge OF the pattern making the Oliver
Pow Works and the this institution shows
you what can be built by industrious painstak
ing, energetic man.
The Stephenson Underwear Mills; refer this