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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
5
The speaker asserts the state will operate for the people of Indiana with no debts or saloon influence. Taxes will fall and laws be enforced, as Tom Marshall aims to set a new pace for the governor’s office in Hoosier Dam.
The Indianapolis Star lauds Thomas R. Marshall for winning the Indiana governorship due to his character and devotion to duty. It asserts his victory was not driven by saloon appeals and predicts he will govern with conscience, earning continued newspaper support.
The Indiana election produced a Democratic victory led by Governor elect Marshall, despite attempts by brewers and local option advocates to sway voters. The piece credits Marshall’s character and party platform while noting a stronger Democratic showing than in many states, with implications for future national party strategy and progressive alignment.
Northern Indiana items report Mrs. Catherine McBride dead at 72 near Auburn. Other notes include deaths in Noble and Wells counties, a dry status for Vera Cruz, a 99 year old voter near Kendallville, a near Lake Wawasee hunting accident, kerosene ingestion by a Garrett baby, a Garrett books probe, and various civic appointments and fire losses.
The piece states that Democrats in Indiana hope to strengthen party confidence by urging members to act on what they deem a duty rather than be swayed by fear. It notes other states’ experiences and frames unity as essential to serving the people.
Mr and Mrs Frank Mercer of Fort Wayne were Sunday guests of Mrs Mercers parents Mr and Mrs Willi Comer. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs William Schroeder Saturday night. Ernst Soppershagen rebuilt his new bank barn last Saturday on the site of the former fire damaged building. Mr and Mrs J W Fenner visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Rapp. Mr and Mrs C E Morton spent Sunday in Hoagland with relatives. About one hundred friends gathered at John Simmermans Sunday to mark his forty seventh birthday planned by his wife. Mrs Bert Eley of Silver Lake visits her parents in Hoagland. Charles Fuhrman did business in Fort Wayne Saturday. Will Woodsides of Isaac Miller grocery on South Calhoun spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs James Woodsides. Mr and Mrs Robert Mercer were Sunday guests in the home of their son Dr and Mrs D J Mercer.
The 1908 quail season opened Tuesday under favorable conditions with evening rain easing dog work. The season runs until the first of next year and protects only squirrels and near extinct species. Numerous hunting parties began Tuesday, some near and some heading to northern Indiana spots.
Frank X. Mohr of the Hamilton National Bank staff is a patient at St. Joseph's hospital after a sudden illness prompted an operation for acute appendicitis Monday evening. Doctors expected a good recovery. Mohr is the son of the late John Mohr Jr., longtime cashier at the Hamilton National Bank.
The Economy Motor Buggy Company plans to relocate from the Clark Fixture building in Commercial addition Fort Wayne to Joliet Indiana. President J. F. Beuret cites strong Joliet interest and closer access to Chicago and western markets as reasons for the move.
W J Butler has just been elected sheriff of Cass county and serves as a motorman on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley interurban lines. He runs daily between Fort Wayne and Lafayette and resides in Logansport. A Democrat, his victory overturned a large Republican majority and he will assume office in January. Butler spent little time canvassing and rode his car almost daily during the campaign.
Clarence Cornish of Hoagland Avenue suffered a painful injury Monday evening when he fell from a barn hayloft while loading hay for his horse. A pitchfork tine penetrated his eye during the fall, causing serious damage.
The piece extols the Psalms as a singing pilgrim of divine origin healing grief across nations. It discusses David as author of the Twenty third Psalm, the Oriental shepherd as Christ figure, and the comforting rod and staff guiding believers through valleys of trial toward God. Rev. Guy McBride of Bluffton is named as pastor of the M. E. church at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Many sufferers from nasal catarrh report relief from an atomizer. Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is like the familiar Cream Balm minus cocaine. The soothing spray relieves at once. Sold by druggists for 75 cents or mailed by Ely Bros. in New York.
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