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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
5
Plymouth June 9 Special The credentials committee has not reported and the nomination is unsettled. Moorman and Miller clash in a fierce contest as officials weigh the outcome. The unsettled St. Joseph county situation keeps speculation alive on who will win the nomination.
Goshen G Company G defeated Culver Military Academy in a rifle meet. After trailing at 500 yards the local team surged ahead at 600 yards to finish 182 to 180, winning by 11 points. Garvey of Culver had the top individual score, with Schrock of Goshen and Bricker of Culver tied for second. Local praise for Cadets' conduct and sport.
The Elkhart management announces a 15 minute service to the lake shore and fair grounds. The new schedule aims to improve transportation for visitors and patrons attending events at the fair grounds.
A surge of Miller and Moorman supporters filled Plymouth for a fierce Republican district convention. Delegates flocked from St Joseph and Elkhart counties as committees lagged report after 3:30 pm, with credentials amid contested Miller seats and a possible compromise candidate discussed, Archie Graham named temporary chair.
Lake Shore officials confirm 15 minute suburban train service will run between Majin and Fifth streets and Lincoln Avenue and the fair grounds during the County Fair from September 14 to 18.
John G. Lauby longtime Elkhart resident and Bryan Ohio retiree dies at home after incurable illness revealed by Toledo operation. He spent 16 years with Gravit's department of the Lake Shore as carpenter and 12 as scale inspector. Son J Sherman Lauby of Elkhart arrives shortly after death.
Chester Cripe, four years old and son of Allen Cripe, remains seriously ill. Mrs. P. O. Super of Elkhart also suffers serious peritonitis. She is sister of J. D. Wolfe and Dr. F. M. Shrig, who is improving. John Slaughter, once seriously ill, is out of danger with hope for speedy recovery. Ed M. Elsen continues to improve with no further doubt of recovery.
The Plymouth congressional convention drew attendees including L. K. Burris Warren Berkey J Artley Clark A S Zook E Mummert BE W Hess John Hoover Charles Bryner M V Starr Jasper Andrews T A Gilmore J B Gattshall Milton A Cornell and several others who were listed among the participants.
The funeral for Lewis Whitehead of St. Louis was held yesterday at 3 PM at his mother Mrs. Ellen Whitehead's home in New Paris. Born November 27, 1878 in Carsonville, IL, he died June 4 in St. Louis. He is survived by his wife, his parents, five brothers and three sisters. Electric light is extolled as the safest and best. Hawks Electric will wire homes and provide current at a reasonable price. Stivers Furniture advertises bargains on all kinds of furniture.
Max Meyers a Goshen cigar factory owner residing at 522 South Third street has vanished after leaving for Chicago on business. Relatives fear he wandered east perhaps to New York City while questions about his mental state and possible debt plague the family. Police have not acted, expecting his voluntary return.
The divorce action of Anna Twiford Mattingly against Arthur D. Mattingly was to be heard today but was continued due to the republican congressional convention in Plymouth. Mrs. Mattingly has been employed at the Meyers cigar factory.
Bids for the Goshen post office site will be opened in Washington D C on July 9. An official notice has been issued by the department and the regular advertisement will soon appear in Goshen newspapers.
Six year old Jerry Pegg, son of L. M. Pegg of Warsaw, is described as a juvenile kleptomaniac causing concern for both parents and authorities who are at a loss how to handle him due to his tender age.
The Goshen District Epworth League convenes its 19th annual session in Mishawaka from June 16 to June 18. Leaders, delegates, and members attend a three day meeting at local churches and housing venues.
Gar land Gas Stores sold by HawksHardware Co offers gas savers and artistic durable goods. Stiver’s features large assortments of sideboards and buffets at reduced prices and Wilton velvet rugs priced at 10 dollars.
Dr H M Shaw a Gaston Ind physician drowned in Tippecanoe lake after a late swim near the boat house. His friends mistook his cries as a hoax and only discovered the body after a long search in 50 feet of water about 100 feet from the spot of his disappearance. His wife and two children witnessed the tragedy.
Charles W Weidler defeated John B Stell by a 6 to 4 vote of the South Bend common council to win a three year term on the Board of Education. The race drew a large crowd as both candidates campaigned hard and previous expectations had Mayor Fogarty potentially casting the deciding vote.
Charles Be Frank, hurt in the Fieldhouse crash weeks ago, can sit on his porch at home. Elkhart reorganizes baseball with Don B Unrue as manager. Catherine Bodkins, wife of saloon keeper Thomas Bodkins, abducted her 15 month old son to Chicago where her mother lives. The mother plans to return the child once a suitable home is found. Bodkins and Catherine Bodkins are separated but not divorced. Bodkins discovered Catherine at the Standard hotel with a man named Scanlon after a recent South Bend escapade.
Society notes say the Pythian Sisters will ride the 6 30 car Thursday evening to be entertained by Mrs Warden at the county farm.
The supreme court affirmed the Noble circuit court ruling in Kunkalman versus Gibson known as the Elkhart ditch case. Petitioners lose the proposed ditch but must cover nearly $6,000 in litigation expenses plus attorneys fees.
Charles G. Lohman traffic manager for the C. St. L. & N. I. railway company is appointed assistant sergeant at arms at Chicago’s national republican convention by his friend Harry S. New of Indianapolis, chairman of the national committee.
Miss Katie Kiblinger, adopted daughter of the late W H Kiblinger who ran a hardware store at Millersburg, was married yesterday at her Auburn home to C Leo Buckley. The ceremony united two families and marks a notable social milestone in the Auburn community.
Elkhart Furniture Co. plans to open in the Platter room formerly Salinger’s wholesale grocery next week. Hawks Hardware and Hawks Electric Co. announce ample power with large generators. Stiver’s offers 25 percent discount on a fine line of china closets this week only.
Seventeen year old Henry McKinnis son is jailed after confessing to stealing John Wallace horse and buggy. He rode with two girls and two men, including Dottie Speelman, and visited Abe Markley farm Elkhart and Simonton Lake before returning the rig north side Goshen. Speelman is jailed. McKinnis faces juvenile court arraignment and possible Plainfield school for boys.
A quiet wedding occurred at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of Rev. Eugene Neubauer of the First Baptist church. The couple, Jacob Hanselman of Greensburg Indiana and Miss Della Whitehead of New Paris, plan to reside in Rushville after the ceremony.
The Wawasee Inn plans a grand season opener next Saturday night featuring a Chicago orchestra for the dance. Rogers Goshen band will present the second open air concert of the season on Thursday night. A separate ad notes 25 percent off lace curtains at Stivers.
General Supt. Harry S. Dickey returns from Indianapolis after the hearing on Winona Interurban’s bid to force traffic interchange with the Big Four and Pennsylvania railroads. Briefs will be filed as figures on Warsaw curvature are submitted. The interurban crews charge two dollars per car for switching to industries and Pennsylvania officials say they would absorb that fee, delaying any interchange agreement.
E M Labb of Edgerton Wis hires Travis Irvin to press two Gunness first wife daughters claim to $3500 life insurance from Peter S Gunness death 1902. Sheriff reports a threatening letter from an unknown sender tied to Mrs Belle Gunness now in Chicago with gold watches and a Boston realty card.
Mr and Mrs John B Vesey formerly of this city were here yesterday en route home from Ft Wayne where they attended the funeral of Mr Veseys brother Benj Vesey Their son William H Vesey a former law partner of Charles W Miller now lives in Chicago where he manufactures a stock medicine They own several farms in South Dakota where they summer but winter in the south.
Benj Lukens as administrator of the James S. Anderson estate sues Lake Shore Co for 10000 dollars. Anderson was killed in Auburn while waiting for a Detroit bound train when lumber on a platform allegedly obstructed by timber caused a timber protruding from the engine to strike him.
Judge L W Royse of Kosciusko circuit court is named trustee for the Kosciusko County Bank closed last week after secret records revealed deposits about 11000 greater than standard records, offset by similar overdrafts. The notice mentions electrical wiring and hardware from local firms Hawk e Hardware Co and Hawks Hardware Co Millwood.
In Indianapolis on June 9 a bid to operate Sunday trains on the Winona Interurban railway faces a federal suit filed by the Electrical Installation Company of Chicago. The suit seeks a receivership and a mandatory injunction to force Sunday operation, alleging nonpayment of bonds totaling 350000 and faulting Sol C. Dickey, president of the Winona groups, for opposing Sunday service. The bond issue along with Goshen Warsaw line bonds of 750000 are noted, with the installation firm having taken bonds as payment and claiming prior agreement for Sunday operation. Locals along the route have long desired Sunday cars.
A battalion rifle contest will feature representative teams from South Bend Elkhart Warsaw and Plymouth. The event runs June 15 16 and 17 at Elkhart range under Maj. Geo W Freymuth of South Bend. Each company selects a five member team and the contest follows United States Army regulations under his supervision.
After five days in the water, the bodies of Robert Miller, eight, and Elsie Miller, thirteen, were recovered Sunday within hours of each other. Robert’s body was pulled from near the Three I Bridge, and Elsie’s from near River View Cemetery in South Bend.
A notice announces a meeting of the St John’s Lutheran Cemetery Association on Monday June 15 1908. An election of officers will be held and other business will be transacted. President Geo W Wehmeyer is listed as presiding.
Charlen Bentley an actor Miss Gertrude Adams a singer and Miss Rath Belmont a planter have arrived from Chicago to stay for the New Jefferson summer season. Several Reed Carnival Coatville shows are on schedule.
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