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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
4
Taft expected to sign the tariff bill after the Senate approved it by 47 to 31. Beveridge Lafollette Bristow Cummins Dolliver Newsom Clapp opposed. no Democrat voted for the measure. Aldrich is said to have dominated the bill.
Elkhart Democrats met and reorganized for the upcoming municipal campaign. Harry L. Arnold was elected chairman with Clem Bower as secretary and Ed. F. Campbell as treasurer. Mayor Greene serves a second term. Possible nominees named include Jacob F. Sanders Ellis Chester and Frank R. Flynn. No declared candidates yet.
Zoa P. Carroll sues Charles E. Carroll for divorce in Elkhart Superior Court citing non support. They separated in March. Narrative mentions a 3 year old shooting incident involving Frank Howland at East Lincoln avenue Goshen and his current status in Jeffersonville Reformatory. Carroll claims invalidity since the shooting.
Miss Winifred Rood daughter of County Commissioner and Mrs Wilson Rood wed Merle Jamison son of Mr and Mrs James Decker at eight o clock this evening at 517 South Sixth street officiated by Rev B E Parker of the Methodist church in Napa nee Ind Ellen Be Zentner and Willard Wolgamood married at the home of his sister Mrs Bliss in Elkhart They will reside on the Goshen road farm southeast of Elkhart The Tri Kappa Sorority hosted a picnic at the dam last night.
Two Democratic papers for Gary are planned for the fall campaign to be established soon. A. F. and T. E. Knotts bought the old Indianian at a mortgage sale and C. J. Cooper will edit it. A company to publish the Lake County Democrat is formed with Alfred Jones of Gary as editor.
The South Bend school board will reissue $100,000 in bonds because signatures were missing before Henry Ebel retired from the board. The reissue is to render the bonds legal and enforceable.
Frank Rogers, a reform councilman from South Bend, aims for the Republican mayoral nomination. He campaigns on a reform platform and vows a strong drive to reshape city leadership.
Fragmentary OCR reading mentions a gar and dollar style items with scattered names and phrases. Readable elements are sparse but suggest a miscellaneous historical snippet rather than a full event or named action.
County commissioners closed the August term and will not meet again until September 6. Judge Dodge seeks a guardians board with an October decision and plans for a county orphanage face cost concerns. The August tax levy stands at 42 cents and expenses may be trimmed by the county council. Marriage licenses issued to Jamison Reed Reed Campbell, and Crescent Park Addition of 23 lots in Elkhart recorded by Recorder Cline.
The will of Mrs. Anna Myers, who died at Middlebury July 28, 1909, is probated in the Elkhart Circuit Court. The document, drafted July 10 by Mrs. Myers, designates her husband Andrew Myers as lifetime owner of the home, then Edna Myers inherits. A codicil dated July 23 directs sale of property to cover debts, witnessed by Savilla Stauffer and J Nusbaum. no executor is named.
Milford held its first harvest jubilee with auto and motor cycle races and a ball game between Nappanee and Milford drawing a large crowd. Races ran from Leesburg to Milford with entrants including Ernest Cline on an Indian, Charles Yoder on an Excelsior, George Howe on an Excelsior, and Charles Brinley on a Yale.
Henry W Beeshow of Elkhart was declared insane by a commission of Drs Dewey and Fleming and Justice Brumbaugh after relatives feared he might injure himself or others. Applications were made for his admission to Longcliff.
Charles P. Drummond of South Bend sues William D. Ferris of Elkhart for 150 dollars alleging services valued at 100 dollars were performed on January 8 1908 and never paid.
The secretary of War in Washington loans 110 tents to Culver Military Academy for a week long camping trip in Chicago with exhibition drills by the cadets.
Representative Barnhart has six applicants for the private secretary post and will not select until returning home from Washington. The report notes the early field and pending decision upon his return.
A dramatic subject titled Two Cousins with lecture will be presented at the Irwin opera house tonight.
At Plant's Embroideries and laces exclusive in styles. Lowest prices a certainty. Wanted girl for light housekeeping. Enquire at 306 South Main St. tt.
Justus L. Brodrick and Walter Brown, both serving federal prison terms at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., expect to return to Elkhart after release. Brodrick’s sentence ends in 17 months and Brown’s in seven. They were jailed over the Indiana National Bank crash. Brodrick remains gravely but employed as a bookkeeper and Christian Science student.
Jacob Smith, a well known DeKalb County farmer, hanged himself using a harness line and a hay loft ladder in his barn during a personal crisis. Ill health and epileptic fits were blamed for the act, with despondency noted as a factor.
The state superintendent notes July will be busy as many applicants seek state teachers licenses after a June examination. Of 1,100 manuscripts submitted for the June tests, more than half failed, indicating a high failure rate and continued workload for the department.
Grace Lossee from Gary fined 35 dollars in Elkhart city court for assault and battery on Curley Haywood a 25 year old livery stable worker. Lossee and Lily Spade hired a rig to Christiana Lake but returned in rain. Haywood grabbed the horse, Lossee used a whip then stabbed him with a pocket knife causing a serious injury.
Obituaries note Mrs. Mary K. Hall 66 of Warsaw died after gallstone surgery in Hope hospital Fort Wayne. Theodore Cressner 60 died at Plymouth. Edith A. Pfeiffer wife of Louis Pfeiffer infirmary superintendent died of cancer. Carl F. Brown formerly of South Bend died in Denver. Glendon Sarre 16 months old son of Andrew Watkins Mishawaka died after two weeks with spinal meningitis. Mervin Charles Pieper nine months old near Kendallville died of cholera infantum after 24 hours illness. Alice Englert 48 wife of John Englert died near South Milford.
For the first time in nine years the Crackerjack Debating club of Hikiuart will hold a reunion next Saturday evening with nine members gathering at Hotel Buck Jen for a banquet. Toasts will be proposed by members Lloyd H. Greenan and C. A. Albers, who reside in South Bend, while the other seven members come from cities ranging from New York City to Los Angeles.
Rescue efforts for Thomas Robson who drowned in North Chain lake near South Bend have stalled. Friends and relatives stay at the scene using grab hooks and ropes, hoping to recover him. Clothing may be entangled in lake weeds.
Frank Wilson, sought in Chicago for burglary, escaped Buchanan village lockup by tunneling out. The town’s young women celebrated openly as authorities from Chicago arrived 15 minutes later to pursue the fugitive. The search followed the escaped prisoner’s flight.
Discontent grows as Milford school seeks commissioned high school status. Many pupils consider transferring to other schools to obtain accreditation and a commission from a recognized high school.
Two interurban cars carried Brethren members from Goshen and nearby to Elkhart for a large Island Park picnic. The Goshen church pastor Rev Rench delivered the picnic sermon to attendees.
Government authorities under the war department are erecting a 1000 yard rifle range just north of Riverview Cemetery at South Bend.
Granted patent notices reveal A. W. Kohl and B. G. Walter of Bik hart awarded a floor dressing machine patent while J. K. Lily of Indianapolis receives a patent for a commercial medicine package.
Advertisement notes new equipment and prompt service provided by Geo W. Rares as manager for Smith Clark Co. Contact phone 371 and address Regidenca 671, Dag de emo ME.
The Coeur D'Alene Journal reports Orville C. Puterbaugh of Elkhart died in a wreck when an electric line collision mangled his body beyond recognition. His nephew Roy Puterbaugh survived, seated with him in the middle coach of a three car train. the coach was splintered by the others. The car was old and rickety.
The Elkhart Review notes Thomas Rarick of Toledo faced pressure to care for his mentally ill son. He claimed he remarried and the boy did not get along with the stepmother. Police called his excuses weak.
Hammond Mayor Becker proposes abolishing the city judge office and will perform the duties himself. He says he will personally receive the $1,200 annual salary paid to the city judge for the additional responsibilities.
Mike Kahoe of Washington and Lou Heilbroner of Cincinnati observe Walsh, the South Bend Central league team third baseman, as he works at the plate and in the field.
A daughter wag born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Clarence Cobbum of East Lincoln Avenue.
Indiana cities will shift municipal elections from May to November this year. Michgan City and Gary ignite moral crusades, while Indianapolis South Bend and Fort Wayne show lively battle lines. Locally, no firm nominations yet though ex-Mayor Lowry may seek Republican nod. Election set for November 2.
Fairmount opens next Monday with the fair schedule across Indiana. Towns and dates include Fairmount August 9 to 13 Muncie August 16 to 21 Warren August 23 to 27 Elwood August 23 to 27 Laporte August 28 to 27 Lafayette August 28 to September 2 Marion August 28 to September 3 Portland August 28 to September 3 Rochester September 1 to 4 Indiana State Fair September 6 to 10 Huntington September 6 to 10 Goshen September 13 to 18 Fort Wayne September 13 to 18 Converse September 20 to 25 Angola September 20 to 25 Bremen September 20 to 25 Kendallville September 27 to October 1 Bourbon October 5 to 8.
Lawyer Hamill of Terre Haute arrived in Warsaw and then to Winona Lake to confer with Mrs Miller mother of Austin Miller who shot Policeman Howe. It was decided he would return to Winona and surrender. Miller furnished bond of 1500 dollars and was en route to Warsaw with his lawyer, stopping near Indianapolis.
Reports say the South Shore line will shift its path to pass through Hammond’s business center instead of a mile north, following a state railway commission order after the Chesterton wreck. It is also rumored the line will replace telephones with a telegraph system for dispatching trains.
William Nicklas an 11 year old boy from Michigan City was arrested in Elkhart for posing as a deaf and dumb beggar and collecting 90 cents from offerings. He was not prosecuted but ordered to leave town.
In Fort Wayne's News item, the dry Berne community is highlighted with hundreds of children who have never seen a saloon, underscoring the town's prolonged prohibition and its impact on local life.
The Rev. L. J. Kimmell of Bryan Ohio has been selected as pastor of the Goshen Avenue Brethren church in Elkhart and will begin preaching September 1st.
Local notice invites attendance to a performance at the Irwin Opera House this evening. The event promises an engaging show with a trained falcon featured as the highlight.
Charles E. Hattel reports from Fort Madison on his trip to Seattle and Coeur d’Alene noting high moisture levels and a strong climate in the Far Northwest. He cites registration for government land draws, vast wheat output in Washington, and pine value on quarter sections, with August 5 start for reservation land drawing and low odds for a prize.
A list of local obituaries. Robert James Devore died of cholera infantum in Elkhart at age two. Christian Whisler, 60, night watchman at the Syracuse cement plant, formerly B. and O. section foreman, died Tuesday night. Ray Raefsnyder, four, son of Nora Raefsnyder near Middlebury, died of spinal meningitis. Henry Walters, 35, son of Mr and Mrs August Walters of Wakarusa, died at Longcliff asylum. Mrs Rebecca Lingen, 84, aunt of Mrs John B. Rigney, died in Vistula. Susan C Bowen, 60, wife of John E Bowen, died near the city. funeral Sunday at Pleasant View church followed by interment there. The report notes survivor details and funeral arrangements for each case.
Walter and Mary J. Brown, North Side property owners, were tried in city court for maintaining a privy vault within 35 feet of a residence. They were fined $1 and costs, suspended on condition they begin removing the vault within 24 hours, and the removal was completed.
Milford announces a forthcoming harvest jubilee starting next Thursday. A sequence of engaging events is planned and tickets may be available for the featured activities.
The Goshen fair’s second annual event on Sept 14 18 is heavily advertised and expected to draw an enormous crowd due to farmers' strong finances and excellent crops. No major ground improvements are planned though several changes noted since last fall. last year's Fourth of July races brought a profit, while the matinee races netted a neat sum.
J A Barry, a traction official, denies reports of his death and announces plans to walk the Wabash to Warsaw route for a personal cost inspection. He touts a new overhead trolley system amid local talk of rivalry with Rev. Sol C. Dickey over electric line matters.
George M. Cohan's musical comedy Fifty Miles from Boston comes to the Jefferson next Monday night. The production is praised as a strong rival to The Old Homestead with no musical numbers in the latter. The Jefferson's fifth regular season opens with a large cast and an able chorus.
Winona Lake will host a busy week with Rogers' band performing twice daily on the grounds. Bert Murphy sings to beat the band on Monday through Wednesday. A Wednesday pipe organ recital by Charles F. Hanson marks the organ’s dedication, with a large new instrument from Indianapolis. William Jennings Bryan speaks at 2:30 PM Thursday. Friday features a grand water carnival.
William P. Engleman known as Jolly Bill, Kalamazoo race meet secretary, reportedly charged a restaurant proprietor $40 daily for space under the grandstand. He dined, paid $3.50, and offered no comment while the proprietor claimed $200 per day was due.
Due to the seriousness of the Elwood strike, a meeting of local businessmen formed a committee to call on Gov. Marshall and press him to act to prevent lawlessness among strike sympathizers.
The Replogle reunion is scheduled for August 14 at Ed Johnsons home located 1.4 miles south of Bristol. Attendees are invited to gather for a family reunion with details posted for members and relatives.
Local Democrats convene tonight to reorganize. It is expected that Harry L. Arnold will be chosen chairman. An unrelated ad fragment mentions Carho Menth and Plaut embroidery prices, with stray text about Swiss imports and a flowered product.
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