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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
The Irwin Opera House presents the western drama The Cattle Rustlers with an explanatory lecture as the feature, plus five humorous pictures including Satan at Play. A New Years matinee is announced for 2 p m. Also note a medicinal claim and a farm sale notice, and a Royal C. regular meeting on Thursday.
Sixteen monuments and fifty three markers were dedicated at Vicksburg by Indiana to honor Civil War soldiers. Governor Hanly transferred the monuments to the United States government, with Captain W T Rigby accepting for the government. The ceremony was attended by Governors Hanly and Noel and other officials from Indiana and Mississippi. The visitors were hosted at a reception and planned park inspections before their homeward departure at 7 PM.
Clyde's and Beck's Stop advertise fine candies with Owl drug store as retailer. D. M. Bechtel lists for sale residence property in New Paris and Elkhart City bonds endorsed by Godfrey & Son. The ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as cold cure. Morris Wholesale House seeks a Goshen area branch manager. Kandy Kitchen sells cream chocolates as New Year gift option.
Reports from Chicago say the American association of baseball magnates is conducting routine business at its annual session. Indianapolis earned the pennant after a formal vote. Attendees include E. M. Schoenborn W. R. Armor H. Trump and others with McCloskey and Carr seen in talks about strengthening Milwaukee and Indianapolis clubs for next season.
Peter J. Lyons city engineer of Hammond files forty affidavits with U S Commissioner Charles Surprise accusing foreigners from Gary of illegal voting and procuring fraudulent naturalization papers. The affidavits go to Indianapolis for district attorney review before warrants, expected to be served today, as the first move against alleged Democratic election interference in Lake county last November.
A head on collision on the Big Four railroad four miles south of Knightstown Indiana killed engineer Charles Fisk of Wabash and firemen John Ramsey of Wabash and Ray Anson of Greenburg. Both engines were wrecked and five cars demolished.
H E Agar left Princeton Indiana quietly on his way back to Texas and is believed to have settled his affairs so no demand for his return exists the bondsmen may have consented to his departure. Moving pictures in a vaudeville show depicted Indians killing whites prompting Landey Bradley nine and George Huskey nine to attack Roy Berry six with an axe.
Bedford Indiana voters backed local option ending saloon operations by a 1408 majority. Seventeen saloons to close. Wabash County also voted dry by 897, affecting twenty one saloons.
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