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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
5
Mrs. J. N. Sargeant from Wawasee was seized by W. W. Patterson known as Captain Patterson at the home of Dr. Frank in Ligonier. He forced her into a carriage then into an auto at gunpoint and sped away. Authorities pursue in a Straus auto as details remain unclear.
The Goshen High School commencement begins this evening in the assembly room at Fifth and Jefferson streets with a music emphasis. Tickets are required for admission. Essays will be delivered tomorrow evening in the same room with ticketed entry.
Russell Hager ten son of the Dunlaps blacksmith was thrown from a buggy on the inter urban line at station 24 yesterday morning when a frightened horse bolted after an oncoming automobile. The autoist’s identity is unknown and initial reports suggested death though he survived with serious injuries.
Bets grow in Go shen on the Republican congressional convention in Plymouth dated July 9. The Moorman faction takes on Miller supporters willing to cover bets. A circular letter from the Moorman followers claims Moorman will win the nomination.
Ed M. Elsen, kicked by a horse on Tuesday, passed a comfortable night and is holding his own. Attending physicians report satisfaction with his condition and expect a speedy recovery barring complications. George W. Kinnison stayed with Mr. Elsea last night.
Lynn Hottel and W F Fredeke returned from Bear Lake with smiling reports. They distributed 61 large black bass to friends, the bounty from one day's fishing, spreading good nature among their circle.
Fort Wayne News editor and manager resigns to become assistant manager of the correspondence and sales department at 8. F. Bowser & Co. John Oxley of Waterford remains in a fragile condition. Levi Mishler, a Gooden college student, shows rheumatism. Museum men plan to attend the sale of Gunnese farm at LaPorte. Hayks Hardware Co. promotion hints at lawn mower purchase before season’s end.
Coroner Mack plans to finish inquest hearings on Gunness farm victims with verdicts of felonious homicide and unknown perpetrators. The unidentified bodies will be kept two more weeks. if unclaimed they will be buried in the potter's field.
In Chicago on May 28 the party leaders warned that nominating Taft would secure Harry S. New of Indianapolis as permanent chairman and Elmer Dover of Ohio as secretary. Both men are seasoned in national campaign operations and would shape the party’s direction.
Gen. Lee longtime commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans and the last surviving Confederate general has died in Vicksburg Mississippi at the age of 83.
A sudden wind and rain storm at 3 pm Tuesday nine miles east of Goshen in Clinton township ripped the barn roof owned by Lew Morris and caused over $100 in timber loss for Ira Prough. Fences and several orchards were ruined as rain fell in torrents. residents say it was the worst storm in years.
Miss Ethel Stiver daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Stiver of New Paris and Walter Scrannage son of Mr and Mrs John Scrannage were secretly married last evening at the First Methodist parsonage by Rev Magor. They left for Chicago for a honeymoon and will live on a farm in Clinton township.
Ed M Elsea of Benton township remains in critical condition after being kicked by a horse. Physicians conducted a consultation overnight and stayed at the residence until morning. Relatives have been summoned as experts assess his chances of recovery.
The Fifth and Sixth grade pupils at the South Fifth Street School, taught by Prof. J. N. Swart and Mrs. Alma Miller, held closing day exercises this afternoon featuring solos duets trios and a celtata.
The family of the late William W. Purl thanks neighbors and friends for kindly services and expressions of sympathy after his sudden death. Gratitude also to members of Howell Post.
Members of the Lady Maccabees are asked to meet tomorrow at 12 30 PM at Mrs 3B F Boyer s residence on South Eighth Street to attend the funeral of Lady Hythel Juday.
At the Winona Lake auditorium the Kosciusko county Republicans will assemble next Tuesday to select a ticket.
The late Harry Kuhn of this area carried a $1,000 life insurance policy. He was a member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and was noted for his connections in the community.
Mrs Eisabeth Lochner of Waterford is described as very feeble after a fall three days ago that broke her hip. She is not much improved and is under care awaiting further treatment.
District socialists plan to meet in South Bend on Saturday to name a candidate for congress amid a disruptive storm Tuesday that affected local campaigning.
Capt John D Alexander of Bedford announces his selections for the Indiana G A R term and lists staff officers and committees. Included are John R Fesler as assistant adjutant general and Charles H Meyerhoff as senior aide de camp. A legislative committee aids soldiers through state legislation. Charles W Scott of Warsaw serves on the Indiana Soldiers Home committee. Elmer Crockett of South Bend is the Thirteenth district recruiting officer. The state encampment approved abolishing the canteen and sent the resolution to Representative Landis.
George W. Butler of Miles Medical argues Elkhart's 87 additions burden taxpayers with high water and lighting costs for suburbs. His Presbyterian church address spurred debate as residents questioned future annexations of Dunlaps and Osceola.
The case of John Darr ys and Isaac Darr is before Elkhart Superior Court as brothers who could not agree seek a settlement. The matter originated here. Fred Fish, jailed here, was fined $360 for wife desertion. his home is in South Bend. Roland F. Stump sues Ida M. Stump for divorce in the same court.
Democrats in Kosciusko and Marshall counties discuss nominating John W. Nusbaum of Warsaw for joint senator. The convention date is not set but likely coincides with the congressional event in late July or early August. EB. W. Higbee of Milford is the Republican nominee.
George Mason of the American Telegraph and Telephone Co. suffered a serious fall at Brimfield Indiana and was badly hurt. He had a near fatal fall at Goshen about two years earlier. The impact was broken by contact with live wires.
Daniel M. Bechtel remains confined at home with a serious but not critical recovery from mumps. Doctors had hoped for a quicker return to health and his condition is monitored daily.
Attorney Warren Berkey to deliver the Memorial Day address at Benton where the annual exercises will be held on Sunday May 81 with elaborate ceremonies.
Clarence M. Harris, superintendent of the courthouse reconstruction, states Bays Tower is perfectly safe even with a weight of 450 tons on the walls and roof supports.
Construction crews began asphalt pavement work on South Sixth Street this morning after arrival of the gang and machinery yesterday.
Orders issued in Wilhert restart portions of the Lake Shore shop, bringing idle workers back to duty. The move marks a partial resumption of production as operations resume with a portion of the staff recalled.
Elkhart Republicans opposing Charles W. Miller in the congressional nomination mobilize in Concord township precincts and plan a mass convention. Anti Miller factions oppose the gag rule for a DABS convention with 10 delegates to be named and county Chairman Roose faces sharp criticism over the call.
In Elkhart township Republicans meet in the old council chamber to choose delegates to the Plymouth June ninth congressional convention. Miller supporters may win some delegates in Concord while Moorman gains cautious backing in Starke Pulaski Fulton Marshall Kosciusko St Joseph. Total 119 delegates, 60 needed for victory. Miller not assured of all 25 local delegates.
The funeral for Mrs Willis Juday will be held at the M K E church in Benton tomorrow at 2 20 o clock. The cortege leaves the Juday home on South Blehth street at 1 o clock with member of the Lady Maccabees organization attending. Interment will be in Jackson cemetery.
In a special session the LaPorte common council heard the reading of an ordinance granting the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana railway company the right to construct maintain and operate an interurban and suburban street railway system and a pole line in LaPorte.
A blaze that began around midnight in the Oasian business district about 15 miles south of Fort Wayne caused an estimated $20,000 in damage and shut down half of a local business. The report notes rising sales of a product named Mureaco as markets mark growth amid the incident. The Hawks Hardware is mentioned in connection with the story.
The Goshen Gun Club plans a major shoot in Goshen on Wednesday and Thursday June 17 and 18. Events include clay pigeon operations and all records will be logged in professional records and sporting magazines.
A force of 17 laborers began laying asphalt on Sixth Street under Western Construction of Lafayette. The project, at Sixth and Purl streets, is expected to take at least three weeks to complete with work progressing northward from the corner.
Albert Roubick confessed to shooting and killing his former employer Krasnicka, a Chicago jeweler, at his North Judson country home last Thursday night. He said love for Krasnicka’s wife sparked the crime after he was discharged. Mrs Krasnicka, told by a friend of the confession, cried out mercy as she collapsed and remains semi conscious.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Thomas R. Marshall will launch the 1908 campaign with a keynote Richmond address titled The Campaign of 1908. He has spoken at county events and small gatherings, and his Richmond talk is billed as the opening keynote set for Tuesday night June 2.
Mrs. Sherman P. Stultz of Huntington died Tuesday. A lightning strike damaged Angola city hall tower but caused little harm. An infant son of Gerlan Williams near Wabash found dead in bed Tuesday morning. Huntington’s Crites bakery suffered extensive natural gas explosion damage Monday evening. Mrs. Mary A. Large of Mt. Etna became insane from grief over her husband’s death. Kosciusko county expects 255 graduates with commencement at Winona Lake on June 6. Mrs. Alfred Johnson of Hartford township declared insane due to grip. Marion Carnegie library deeply in debt. city officials seek expense cuts. Mrs. Amelia Bonewitz of North Manchester is 94 and traced to Wabash county since 1842. Angolan school board’s failure to hire Supt. Shockley led students to hang the board in effigy. E. H. Campbell of west of Ligonier died after operation at New Hope hospital Albion. age 51. Oscar Hinkley of Kendallville says he’s Civil War’s youngest veteran, enlisted at 13, retired as lieutenant. Martin McCarty’s ten year old near Liberty Center knocked down by horses dragging a harrow. he suffered bruises and a broken arm. J. M. Loomis, longtime Kendallville merchant, died Monday at Longcliff asylum in Logansport. age 70.
Warrants issued by Justice of the Peace Green of Auburn led to arrests by deputy fish wardens and officers. The affi davit sworn by John E. Rigney R. S. Fleming and James Stoneburn er cites possession and use of gill nets to take fish from Indiana lakes and rivers.
A party of 21 led by Lawton traveled from Fort Wayne to Toledo for a Central Electric Railway Association meeting at the Boody house, covering 149 miles in five and a half hours. The event featured adoption of a 1000 mile interchangeable mileage book costing $17.60 with no rebate. eight thousand ten miles of railroads were represented. Also noted are theatre announcements and a Chicago Record Herald editorial on bugs.
Bargain listing describes a well kept seven room house with gas, pine shed floors and alley lot. Located on Main Street corner with accessible features and excellent condition for quick sale.
Deputy fish commissioners uncover wanton fish destruction in Kosciusko County lakes near Warsaw. Hundreds of fish of various species were found strewn on a nearby lake surface after a night rumble reported by local residents, with guilty parties remaining unknown.
The Big Four will implement a new time card on Sunday June 7 with trains Nos 48 and 35 terminating at Benton Harbor instead of Elkhart. The first Benton Harbor excursion will operate on the first day of the new schedule and the exact train times will be announced soon.
Middlebury faces Limonter in a afternoon game on the former’s diamond. Middlebury has beaten Limonter once this season, and this will be their second meeting of the year.
The Elkhart and Goshen pages report Parker in Elkhart Superior Court pleading not guilty to a 55 cent robbery charge and a pending trial. Probate court records list guardianship cases and estates including estates of John, Sarah, Samuel K Boyer, Elmer Simmons, and others with amounts and property. Public notices include land transfers in Elkhart and Jefferson townships, and a Socialist Convention announced for May 30 in Elkhart urging voters aligned with socialist principles to attend.
Fragmentary notice reports Town Marshal James Simpson ill with a severe condition and unable to assist. Other entries mention a person or entity named Heavy Rink recovering from illness and Rev A B Gari, with garbled phrasing throughout.
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