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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
6
Indiana convention opens with preliminaries and nominations due Thursday morning. Clarke withdraws from lieutenant governor race amid intrigue. Miller and Watson factions clash over control and strategy. Local option plank gains approval from most party leaders as Hanly prepares speech for the gathering.
Justice Watson will lead the Republican delegates from Grant County to the state convention. Final tally from last night’s primary shows Watson 18, Taylor 5, C. W. Miller 4, and Hugh Th. Miller 2.
In Indianapolis on March 81 special report notes a reception committee is serving for C. W. Miller welcoming delegates. The committee includes Wilson Roose Judge V. W. Vanfleet and A. R. Beardsley among others.
Judge J. S. Dodge and A. M. Bickel of Elkhart, Congressman A. L. Brick and A. G. Graham of South Bend, J. S. Drake, I. 0. Wood, S. C. Hubbell of Goshen, Jesse Eschbach of Warsaw, Judge F. D. Merritt of Lagrange, Judge O. N. Heaton, John Morris and W. C. Geake of Fort Wayne, R. Cc. Stevenson of Rochester, and John I. Moorman of Knox named in regional document.
In Indianapolis a letter from Hon. George Fe Clarke denies withdrawing his bid for lieutenant governor. Clarke earlier opposed A L Brick and may affect Miller’s governor bid. Observers link Clarke’s stance to Brick’s district influence and Goshen-area politics. If Watson or Hugh T Miller win, Clarke might join the ticket.
Mrs Andrew Myers a longtime Middlebury resident aged about seventy died Sunday. Survived by a daughter Mrs Joseph Mather of Middlebury and a son William Myers in the west. Funeral at 1 pm tomorrow at Mrs Mather's home with Rev H A Lender of the Lutheran church presiding. Interment in Middlebury cemetery.
Sick list notes Clarence Frainer with pneumonia. Mrs Raton Hahn ill at Mrs John Basher home in Harrison township reported worse. Charles Shember recovering from mumps and staying with his parents in Middlebury for a few days.
Goshen Republicans abandon local offices and depart for Indianapolis to back Charles W. Miller. The GOP split over nominees is intense as Miller supporters converge on the Cenigon and Claypool HQs. Analysts note a rival battle among Watson, Miller, Taylor, and Beveridge factions with no clear front runner.
The Big Four passenger No. 40 bound for Goshen at 9 14 p m ran at 50 mph two miles south of Jonesboro when a drive wheel tore from under Engineer Sagstetter. Conductor Black and the crew kept the train intact and passengers uninjured amid the peril and confusion.
Miss Gertrude Stover of South Bend died by self inflicted poisoning after placing clothing in the tub. Her father broke in the locked bathroom to find her lying dead with a sponge over her nose. Reports say she was unhappily married and divorced, brooding over matrimonial troubles.
The five year old child of Mr and Mrs Charles Blue is critically ill in South Bend with scarlet fever. Mrs Blue is formerly Miss Keipp daughter of V Keipp of Goshen who has gone to be with the family. The Central hotel at LaPorte has closed after 58 years of operation.
At a Thirteenth district meeting in Plymouth District Chairman Stevens presiding the chairmen chose Plymouth to hold the Democratic congressional convention on May 28. Harry L. Arnold argued for Warsaw or Goshen while Elkhart County's Robert E. Proctor was represented. Barnhart of Rochester and Dr. Weiser of South Bend were also discussed.
The Rev. William H. Wilson will preach tonight at 7 30 at the Presbyterian church on the subject A Certain Man. Last night’s sermon urged deeper consecration and active service as the audience listened closely to the speaker’s clear, forceful presentation. Services continue each evening this week with Mr. Wilson preaching and the public invited to attend.
School officials announce that all children ages six to twenty one will be enrolled this spring. Enumerators begin April 10 for twenty days, traveling from house to house to collect names of all children. They complete reports by April 30, affecting county school funding based on census figures. City enumerators to be named this week.
The resignation of James D. Reid, warden of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City, has been announced after three weeks of secrecy at his request. Reid cites failing health as the reason. William H. Oren, former St. Joseph County treasurer, is named as his successor candidate.
Miss Phoebe Ellison formerly of Ft Wayne and a Philippines teacher was to wed Earl Lee Tatum in Manila when a cablegram arrived announcing Mr Tatum's death from smallpox in an isolation hospital.
The county commissioners awarded the quarter's farm supply contracts to J. G. Oppenheim & Son of Chicago Fair for groceries and Louie Simon & Co. for shoes and clothing. Most country schools plan spring closures with April and May vacations. Elkhart township schools end April 10 and Goshen schools May 29.
Henry A Barnhart declares in the Rochester Sentinel that he will accept the Democratic congressional nomination for the Thirteenth district if offered. The note appears amid household goods advertising including Japanese lacquer from Hawks Hardware Co.
The Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana railway pushes the LaPorte South Bend extension with grading rails and wiring crews active. Aim to have electric service between South Bend and Michigan City by July 1, first shipment for an auxiliary power station at LaPorte. Pine Lake power station to be upgraded. Substations planned at Lydick and Rolling Prairie.
The city council may drop the second story plan for a council chamber in the Odd Fellows building. With municipal offices moved, ample ground floor space exists and a committee will decide this afternoon whether to equip the rear for a chamber or keep the original second floor arrangement. City officials Rimpler Watts Self and Witt have settled into new offices, with a new city building anticipated soon.
Aaron Burkley is taken to Longcliff asylum under treatment after an insanity commission ordered confinement. George Ziesel and Oscar Miller escorted him. relatives argued unusual circumstances imply not insane. At jail he was orderly. family says home troubles prompted actions. Also probate of Henry Bowser’s will with widow Elizabeth Bowser receiving life estate and specific bequests. Numerous real estate transfers listed in Elkhart and surrounding townships. Obituary for Charles W. Hayes, born 1852 in Pennsylvania, died 1908 in Goshen-area community.
Peter Yeager son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Yeager of La Porte died in a house blaze. He was overcome by smoke and badly burned with limbs reduced to stubs before the body was found. The home was destroyed by fire and water.
At La Porte the South Dakota Democratic group discussed naming 8B G Whitehead, previously in Ashen and now based in Williston, as secretary of state. Whitehead disclosed the plan during a recent stop in La Porte.
H. Eldridge sells the Middlebury Independent to Harry Bloom who has worked in the office for some time and knows the management. Eldridge plans to move his family to a farm in Barry county Michigan.
Dag is dead after a ten pound dog named Bizzy aged 16 suffered a bone lodged in the throat. Three men held the animal while a veterinarian attempted an operation. The piece notes public fuss over Moresco wall finish sold by Hawks Hardware Co. M. B. Ald Society Benton passes resolutions on Mrs Hawkins’s death.
Mrs C W Hayes and family thank friends for sympathy and flowers including Indian Creek church singers. Goshen Golf Club annual meeting set for April 3 at 7 pm at the Library building. all members and prospects urged to attend. A Hamlin leaves South Bend Tribune to join South Bend News as advertising manager.
A parade of names marks a day in the city as ex-postmaster J. J. Huffman calls on the town, pastors, business guests, and many travelers arrive for conferences, conventions, and visits. Notables include J. A. Beane at the Indianapolis state convention and Mrs. J. C. Murray en route to Anderson.
The Strongheart company led by Ralph Stuart is quartered at the Hascall. A strong season promising performance is set for the Jefferson tonight after a Grand Rapids run drew packed houses. Aba Hershfield is reported in Detroit in critical condition from a car wreck. Hershfield Gadly Hurt.
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