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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
7
Chicago witnesses a turbulent session as Taft's nomination looks likely while Lodge presides. Delegates laugh and hiss at Gov Hanly and Mayor Bookwalter, amid calls for order and debates over anti injunction plank and tariff policies.
Taft appears poised for renomination on the first ballot as Gen Woodford nominates Hughes then Burton of Ohio presents Taft. Nominating speeches for Knox and Lafollette loom at 3 30 with many votes expected. Dissatisfaction grows over the anti injunction plank and Lafollette followers demand railway regulation and broader government oversight.
About 100 delegates from Goshen Elkhart South Bend Warsaw and nearby towns gather at the First M B church Mishawaka for the Goshen District Epworth League convention. Stephen Griffin conductor leads a well decorated venue with red and white festoons and the motto Look Up Lift Up. Dinners are served by the Ladies Aid Society and addresses are planned by Attorney General Binghin of Indianapolis and Muncie and Dr John J D John of Greencastle.
The spring tax apportionment reports $285,405.22 collected by public taxation. School boards and township trustees receive 47,192.10, the county 78,206.82, and the state 59,977,384.
The 17 month old child of Mr and Mrs Herman Pepple died at 2 o'clock this morning at their home near Harrison Center. The funeral will be held Sunday at 10 at Yellow Creek Mennonite church, with departure from the house at 10.
A 9 o'clock fire alarm sent the department to Maywalt Bros on South Third Street. The dry kiln suffered extensive water damage and the lumber inside was ruined. The west end of the kiln had to be torn away to remove the lumber.
The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Troyer will be held at the Christian church on South Main Street Goshen instead of Clinton township as announced in The Democrat last evening.
The Home Telephone company invites the public to inspect its new exchange on the fourth floor of the Hawks Gortner building this Friday afternoon and evening June Wth from 3 to 9 oclock.
A barrel of beer shipped to William Worley, who died 12 years ago, was stolen from the Big Four freight house. Harry D. Forney formerly of Goshen, the Big Four agent, made the discovery.
Orville Whitford of Kendallville survived a failed self harm attempt in Sioux City Iowa. His father Melvin Whitford is at the bedside as the incident stems from recent love troubles.
Milo Powers drives Lucife R to first in a 2 20 pace at Lima Ohio yesterday but receives second money after an alleged foul. The mare was piloted by Powers.
J C Murray the telephone expert from Indianapolis visits to assist at a reception hosted by the Home Telephone company in their rooms for the Hawks Gortner event. O O L Simmons Fire Insurance is also noted.
The Goshen council likely to act at an early date on police reforms with Night Officers Landaw and Santschi expectations of resignation or continuation in question. Mayor Kohler and Prosecuting Attorney Burris push for improved service citing past incidents and low night-salary pay while Oliver H. Greenwood has intermittently served in night duty under private understandings.
Burglars were seen near the William Young residence on East Clinton Street Tuesday night. The family learned of the incident the next morning from neighbors. They were armed and displayed their weapons when detected, but fled before robbing anyone.
John W Brown of Wooster Mass arrives in the city from Toledo to lecture on socialism tonight at 8 in Court Park Pavilion. Joseph Gallagher hosts the well known speaker and the public is invited to attend with seating provided.
The chase to locate Max Meyers, a cigar manufacturer, appears abandoned after no sightings since Grand Rapids Michigan with a woman. Mrs Meyers has advertised sale of household effects amid the mystery.
Insane Owen Shaffer of North Manchester rushed into Ben Oppenheim's home in a fit, ran upstairs, shattered a window and leaped outside before authorities restrained him. The Huntington Daily Democrat reports planners drawing a new brick block for exclusive use by the newspaper.
Monroe C. McCormick of Knox First National Bank denounces Republican methods used to secure the Miller nomination at Plymouth. He predicts Shively’s possible election depends on Democratic choice while urging party unity against dishonesty and broken promises. A separate note recounts a fall injuring two year old Wallace Stick in Michigan City with minor injuries.
Independence Day falls two weeks from next Saturday with modest local plans. Goshen will mark the holiday mainly with a racing matinee at the new fair grounds and a double header at the ball park featuring Goshen Greys manager Dresch. South Bend teams and regional communities also schedule events across area towns.
Mrs. Melvina J. Crampton of Milford now in Mishawaka filed for divorce accusing her husband of cruelty and drunkenness. The complaint says he frequented saloons with their six year old son and returned after midnight. It also alleges choking threats and a pattern of danger. Judge James Dodee granted a restraining order and temporary custody of Arthur S. Crampton.
Mayor Schloler issued an official order to the C B L & N O L Ry demanding compliance with city car service ordinances restricting speed to eight miles per hour. The action disrupts the fifteen minute South Main line run between Goshen College and Clinton street station and the half hour South Eighth street to cemetery service, drawing complaints from riders about delays in making time.
Frank Gruel aged 15 son of a Hobart business man lies dying after being shot with buckshot in a strawberry patch owned by W P Isaacson. Gruel had planned a patch visit and feast when Isaacson fired at him wounding him with about 75 pellets. Gruel crawled a mile to a nearby house for help.
W H Blodgett reports from the Chicago convention that Charley Lohman formerly with the Indianapolis street railway and now general superintendent of the Murdock Lines at South Bend is here. He is making a special business of cultivating members of the Indiana legislature both present and future.
A Ligonier resident, described as HN for some time, was moved to Longcliff asylum after a winter illness progressed from crimp to pneumonia. Also noted: a major temperance conference set for Winona Lake July 12 to 18 with Goshen WCTU arranging and space for at least six hundred delegates.
Philip Oppenheim died yesterday in Dowagiac Michigan at age 63. He is survived by his wife a son Abe Oppenheim and a daughter Mrs Phil Cohen all of Dowagiac. He once lived in this city but left many years ago.
Indianapolis figure C. M. Leman will address the public this evening at 7:30 on prohibition. The Kosciusko County Detective Association plans organized effort to oppose illicit liquor.
The Frank W. Wickwire saloon license case at Plymouth seeks a new trial contending that William Golden’s signature giving a majority on the remonstrance was invalid due to Golden’s insanity. If denied, Wickwire may appeal after prior license denial by county officials and a South Bend court ruling. Wickwire pursues license restoration in the saloon business.
At the Republican National Convention in Chicago the attendance is down and rooms are easy to obtain. Delegates express little enthusiasm with many preferring Roosevelt over Taft, while a Taft nomination seems likely though electing him remains doubtful.
Perry Turner an Elkhart lawyer predicts Indiana Governor J Frank Hanly will be Taft's running mate after observing the Chicago gathering. He concedes he is not an expert politician but believes Hanly’s nomination speech could trigger a Hanly vice presidential boom.
David M. Hoover formerly with the Livy Chamberlain law office in Elkhart was today admitted to the bar. Clyde Lessee of Elkhart had bond set at 100 dollars on a larceny charge for stealing a pair of ice tongs and intends to furnish ball.
The South Bend News estimates about 14,000 attended the Ringling circus in South Bend yesterday. If corrected, Goshen crowds surpassed South Bend. Afternoon patronage was lighter, but the evening audience was larger.
An explosion under a tank in Elkhart injures O. R. Wenger, a Lake Shore machinist apprentice, with a deep tin wound in his right hand and facial injuries. Nearby, W. B. Harrison and family travel toward Kankakee, and Mrs. John Larimer experiences a wagon runaway in Fish Lake with minor injuries to occupants.
The Wolf Lake Trolley notes Onion Day observance date remains undecided. Mayor Darrow of LaPorte will attend the Denver convention. Millwood and L. J. Brooks are mentioned in the brief item.
A large attendance at the Goshen Gun Club shoot on the Tonawanda grounds featured many noted marksmen from across the region. Officials included John Snobarger as managing shooter, Henry M. Kolb as secretary, Ed Vallance as referee, and Homer Brayton as official scorer with scores reported through ten events. Professional entrants dominated Wednesday scores, while amateurs competed for prizes at Anaconda and other venues.
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