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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
2
A Daily Review column critiques party splits and factional friction ahead of a St Joseph county congressional convention. It discusses independence within the GOP, the risk of nominating Johnson, and the tension between machine politics and principle in the lead up to selection of delegates and candidates.
The ministerial association studies releasing Evangelist Sunday from an Elkhart January revival. Conservative churches oppose his methods citing emotionalism and moral risk. They urge cancellation unless a locally controlled, disciplined revival led by Dr. Chapman is planned to benefit the city.
A city committee urges selecting a figure who will best serve public interests and motivate churches to improve social, intellectual, and spiritual conditions. The appeal emphasizes earnestness and timely reform.
Charles G. Lohman of South Bend has been appointed assistant sergeant at arms of the Republican National Convention at the request of Harry New of Indianapolis, a personal friend. Lohman is general superintendent of the Northern Indiana Electric Railway in Bend’s region.
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association forms a seventeen member committee to study wood preservation. The 900 member body oversees 200000 miles of track and uses over 100 million cross ties annually with typical life of six to seven years. Experts expect 15 to 20 year tie life with preservatives and abrasion prevention. Other timber uses like bridges piles and poles should also gain longer service.
State Auditor Billheimer says he forwarded to Warsaw a petition to appoint a receiver for Kosciusko County Bank. He cites secret cash deposits of 11540.86 and overdrafts 10109.51 tied to cashier Abe Brubaker. He alleges Brubaker and John Brubaker used funds in manufacturing ventures. Bond of the cashier is missing but depositors’ claims are reported secure.
The memorial urges the Republican platform committee to reaffirm confidence in the integrity and independence of state and national courts and their constitutional prerogatives as essential to the American system of government amid anticipated attacks in the 1908 campaign.
Attica Bridge Co. bid 469 and a Toledo firm 472 on a project valued at least 800. Attica won the low bid but sought to rescind after mistake. county commissioners enforce the contract backed by a 10 000 bond. Parks improved with dry weather. pavilion at McNaughton Park repaired. Family reunions set for next Thursday at McNaughton, Studebaker, and Island parks.
Elkhart county delegates to today's convention show continuity with the late Congressman A L Brick. Only three of twenty five delegates were also part of the Plymout h renomination group. County Chairman Roose defends republican freedom from machine influence. Concord township delegates F H Hanson BE A Skinner Joseph Mather serve in both conventions.
A detailed survey of the Thirteenth District lists seven counties and their populations, largest towns, and numerous post offices. It notes a district total of 200 78 people and 162 post offices, with an average of 1 961 patrons per office and Elkhart County leading with 4 505 patrons per office. It ends by citing 1906 secretary of state election results in the district.
The notes indicate South Bend delegates urged applying the unit rule at the convention. Miller leads Moor by 33 to 7 among 40 delegates as a minority might protest on the floor. Attendance is reported at 1,000 or more.
The piece contrasts German servant roles with English ones, noting less rigid labor divisions and closer employer servant ties in Germany. It highlights the viel and intimate sharing of duties, the dienstbuch system recording age and appearance, and police involvement if a servant earns a bad record.
The page presents jokes about restaurant complaints and a Sunday school classroom moment. A waiter deflects rude dining outbursts by correcting misdirected critics. A teacher handles a child’s question about Adam and creation with a quick punchline. A birth is noted for Mr. and Mrs. Strand of Pearl Street.
Berlin reports an attempt to burn St Paulus Roman Catholic church in Monbit during a Dominican sermon by Bonaventuri. About 1800 attended including 1000 women and children. A fire set with petroleumBrand fragments spread across the roof but the congregation escaped unharmed and fires were fought down.
Washington June 9 The president has appointed a national conservation commission to advise on natural resource questions and work with state bodies. The chairmen include Waters Theodore E Burton for forests Reed Smoot for lands Knute Nelson for minerals with John Dalzell as executive committee and Gifford Pinchot leading the commission. Other members named include Allison Beveridge Champ Clark Irvine Williams James J. Hill Andrew Carnegie and John Mitchell.
A nostalgic fragment recalls pre-dawn trips for worms and fishing, gathering milk and pie, forays through the garden and woods, and the riverbank dawn scene with birds, bears, and the quiet hush before the day begins. It ends with reflections on suction and a pump.
An explanation of suction as absence of pressure differences. When chimney air is heated it rises because it is lighter than surrounding air, creating upward airflow. If all air were equal in temperature no motion would occur. heating sustains the draft.
A London visitor recalls a country retreat renamed from Nutshell to Chez Nous. The owner explains the shift after tiring of playful jests from locals who stopped to ring the doorbell seeking the colonel. The anecdote preserves a humorous tone from the London Telegraph.
A horse stood on Chestnut street chewing its strap while tethered to an iron weight. A news boy warned a nearby man that Old Umpire would be surprised soon, predicting the weight would remind him of a boarding house as the gag played out.
A New York Sun excerpt describes a visiting housekeeper who claims to have washed nearly everything in a house. The daybook entry lists washing a sick woman two meals and cleaning multiple rooms. The piece humorously notes uncertainty about a head of the household and hints at the scope of her chores.
In Broadmoor and Perth England the criminal lunatics enjoy a free supply of fine tobacco including pipes cigars and cigarettes. The smugglers pay for the smoking of the criminal insane, funding England’s tobacco boxes through confiscated smuggled stock.
A playful exchange between a slow-moving suitor and a witty reply about living arrangements. The lover laments a small income while claiming to need to take the beloved from her father's home, and she retorts that she does not live on the roof.
The library lists new books by Walter Camp and H F Henderson and R A Streatfeild and a book on The Opera. Four circulars from the Bureau of Animal Industry cover Rabies prevalence Tubercle Bacilli in butter Creamery records and hydrocyanic acid fumigation. Purdue fertilizer circular and Andrew Carnegie on The Negro in America are on file. A manuscript copy of the baccalaureate address by Mr Champlin is also held.
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