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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
7
Classified notice lists a manager position for a Goshen branch, with reference to Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio. The item is in a cluster of small ads and notices including hawks electric co showrooms, venturing into local trades and goods for sale. Multiple names and miscellaneous items are present, typical of the era's newspaper fragment.
Miss Kolb leads a crowded field in the Nappanee contest as votes flow in from local candidates. Bernice Gardner posts 3500, Celestia Scarlett gains to 8th, and Marion Trump joins as a new representative from Nappanee amid a push to prepay Subscriptions for votes and prizes with Deer Democrat votes. The Draw includes prizes like a Clarendon upright piano, mahogany bedroom suite, and a Hart Schaffner Marx suit, with consolation prizes for continued effort.
Special Judge McClure ruled that money paid on sequestered tax collections went to county funds remains illegal for distribution but that Joseph B. Workman’s commission on noncounty sequestered taxes was lawful. Taxpayer plaintiffs recover $1,100. Workman gains about $11,000. Attorneys’ fees of $300 awarded.
Noblesville Indiana Dec 7 A local car on the Indiana Union Traction line struck a gravel wagon north of the city killing Wobstai Randall and injuring his companion Sheptard. The wagon carrying gravel from Tipton to Westfield slid on snow and water causing the crash. Randall died at the doctor's office and one horse was killed.
Jeffersonville Indiana December 7 three convicts fled from the Indiana Reformatory during Sunday work on the powerhouse. They are Martin Whalen serving a grand larceny sentence John Whalen convicted of assault and Charles Russell jailed for grand larceny all on indeterminate terms with penalties from fourteen to twenty one years. A rope coil enabled access to a secluded area and the escape remains unsolved with the men at large.
Tenathus McNamee of Portland Oregon won the Notre Dame Breen gold medal for oratory on Child Labor. He will represent Notre Dame in the state contest. Francis Wenninger and Richard Collertine tied for second with The Cry of the Child and Peace a World Ideal. George Finnegan placed fourth with Saul of Tarsus.
Burt H. Hunt shot and killed his brother-in-law Halbers Halberstadt in Kokomo after learning Halberstadt allegedly took a $20 bill from Hunt's mother. Hunt was arrested. In Morocco Indiana, H D McFree sold turnips from one acre for $168.
Notice from Elkhart County commissioners advertises a public auction at Goshen court house on Thursday December 10 at 2 pm. Cash terms apply for a lot of old furniture including tables desks chairs and chandeliers. Auditor D C Batchelor signs the notice with dates November 14 21 28 and December 5 and a note about a complete line of Alger's books for boys in Clyde.
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