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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
The City of Goshen will receive bids at the Superintendent of Water Works and Light office on or before August 25, 1908 at 7 30 p m for laying mains on South Main street and Wilder avenue. Plans specifications and other details accompany the notice.
The document notes that information desired may be obtained from the superintendent. J. H. Gotham serves as chairman.
A 360 acre farm near Millersburg Topeka Ligonier and Goshen with 4 to 10 inch tiling Adrian fence white cedar posts brick house bank barn 40 by 70 wind pump and fine orchard. Owner far away seeks sacrifice. contact E. E. Forsythe Washington Indiana for location and offers on reasonable terms.
Mrs Mary Wilkins known as Granny Wilkins dies at 108 years ten months and nineteen days at her Remington home. She claimed to be the state’s oldest woman.
An explosion of a coal oil lamp destroyed the home of Abram Gudgel, a farmer, in Trinceton Indiana on August 20, with fire resulting from the blast.
William J. Bryan, Democratic presidential hopeful, leaves Lincoln Aug 21 for a seven day tour. He will speak on tariffs in Des Moines and discuss trusts in Indianapolis with VP nominee Kern’s camp. He holds long distance talks with Norman E. Mack and Idaho’s rival for U S Senate stockpiler C C Stocklager.
Senator Foraker arrives in Washington from Maine and says he may speak at campaigns under other auspices. He avoids Youngstown appearance on Sept. 5 and notes uncertainty over Ohio state committee actions and invitations from various locales. He will be Ohio bound after a day in the capital.
A fragmented item reports silence from Hitchcock with scattered notes about Gumss at Oyster Bay and an unrelated announcement.
William J. Bryan’s Iowa visit features breakfast with Des Moines Democrats Mayor Mathis, a city tour, luncheon with state Democratic leaders, and two large meetings. From 4 to 7 p.m. a public reception, a parade, and open air ball park speech on tariff outline the day. Claude Porter Fred White and M. J. Wade participate in overflow and Auditorium events.
Governor Johnson said he would accept the nomination tendered by the Democratic state convention in Minneapolis after careful consideration. He noted he would have declined if asked before the nominating speech and stressed he listens to the party call rather than personal considerations.
A blaze at the H. W. Schultz ranch between Colfax and Palouse killed six children and seriously burned two others. Four of the dead were Schultz children and two were Fox children, while the men were harvesting and the mothers attended a theater performance.
Mrs Sophia Dunlop 45 rushed to the second floor of her fashionable South Kingshighway home after seeing a girl and believing a fire had broken out. Two burglars knocked her down and stabbed her in the right temple before fleeing.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 21 eight national banks announce they will denationalize and become state banks to take advantage of the state banking guaranty law and support the new system.
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