Will Election Question Puzzles Voters This November
A playful line ponders which Will voters will get in November. The wry comment notes uncertainty and looks ahead to the upcoming election without presenting concrete details or candidates.
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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
A playful line ponders which Will voters will get in November. The wry comment notes uncertainty and looks ahead to the upcoming election without presenting concrete details or candidates.
An old newspaper passage counsels against anger noting heated blood raises blood pressure and can burst vessels, risking apoplexy or sudden death. It frames calm as safer for health and longevity.
A reflective note warns that many young men guard their mothers' honor yet their own misdeeds and bad habits threaten to harm her reputation and well being. It cautions against tacit hypocrisy and self destructive paths.
The Kewanna Herald notes benzoate of soda is a scarce ingredient in fountain beverages and that its absence disturbs metabolism. It jokes that impaired metabolism would ruin appetites and even drive a person to the hospital, mocking the idea with humor about chicken and hospital visits.
The poultry and pet stock exhibit at the Kankakee District Fair draws large crowds with hundreds of entries. Premiums have increased this year, promising more exhibits than the record 1907 year. The fair runs September 7 to 11 with five days and four evenings of events.
Petitioners, resident freeholders and voters of Rail Road township Starke county Indiana, seek two miles of public highway designated road No 1 and two miles as road No 2 to be graded gravelled and paved. They request eight foot gravel width and six inch depth to connect with existing gravel roads and existing U S rural free delivery route.
A long roster of individuals appears in the notice titled Names of Petitioners. The list includes Julius E Burns Prank Kacmarek Gust Lippelt Frank Kalina Join Majewski John Fstettel Emil Teske Joha Marik Frank Zeradicka Charles G Scholz Fred Scholz HH Wynant Wm Hanke Anton Munawski Owen Daly TN Hendryx August Kain John Dotezal Wm U Douglass H Luken Joseph Podock Peter Kramer Wm Sweitzer O D Brown LC Kilgore Jr AG Will Herman Luken Herman A Hine James Hall J A Eicheim Peter Roney Paul Paulsen John Pohlmann Pohlmann Frank Jakes F M Trissal Wm Guza Mike Timm John F Payne WJ solt Joan Smrt John F Jackowski Alfred Will Joseph Rozhon Mike Ledvina Erank Blousky dus LG Crawford Fred J Weinkauf Fred Olsebeski Win A Weninger Fred Bethke James Sullivan August Prening Timer Lawson Paul Prening Samuel Kauff RD Fuller Joe Dusek Adam Hardel AG Hendryx Mike D Falvey John Kaebler Fred Kinsman J Clawson Geo A White Godlip Hankey Adolph Hankey Frank Rezae John Cervenka Frank Pichoti Chas E Coats Nathaniel W Littrel varmer FE Lindsay Joseph Vik Michael Hogan Albert Dreblow Franklin A Lindsay Leonard Kennewanz BC Dolezal Joseph Cesar John Hankey Worthington 8 Carnes Joseph seifert George Paulsen.
The notice states a petition will be presented to the county commissioners at the Knox courthouse on Monday September 7, 1908, marking the first day of the regular board session. It is signed by auditor M Ransbottom with attorney Harry C Miller endorsing the petition.
Julius E Burns sworn as resident voter in Railroad township Starke county Indiana confirms petition contains over fifty signatures. Auditor Lee M Ransbottom attests to oath and filing date, notifying that petition will be presented to the board of commissioners of Starke County for action.
Martin Vanoskey of North Judson Indiana will apply to Starke county commissioners at the September 1908 session for a license to sell spirituous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart with on premise consumption. The sale room is a first floor space in the Burch block corner of Lane and Main Streets, entered from the south and front of the building.
John Stejskal of Knox Indiana seeks a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart with on premises drinking rights. He requests permission to operate a lunch and tobacco stand with a 20 by 30 foot first room and a 10 by 20 storage room in a one story frame building at the northwest corner of lot 4 blocks in North Judson. The plan includes street and highway entrances and multiple doors.
The St Louis Globe Democrat recounts a Civil War era tale of a gold find near Carondelet Park. Two ex-miners tested shafts along a hill and by Glaize creek but yielded only about 15 cents per ton, prompting them to abandon the site. They chased new digs nearby before returning west, mocked as lunatics.
A travel diary from North Judson recounts a 1908 Niagara Falls trip via South Bend and Buffalo. The group details delays, meals, sightseeing highlights from Queen Victoria Park to Whirlpool Rapids, and a visit to the shredded wheat plant, noting costs and a missing Chester McCormick. They return by train after a lively, eventful journey.
The box office notes the orchestra seats on the theater left sell out first. Managers confirm equal sightlines and activity on both sides, yet patrons consistently favor the left, making it a premium area while right side boxes go unsold.
The name Bismarck comes from an ancient castle near Stendal along the Cologne to Berlin road in the old Brandenburg march. The castle guarded the marca or boundary marked by the Biese river, giving the name to Bismarck.
In a Philadelphia Press item a society belle compliments another on her age and youthful appearance saying she looks older and then surprisingly younger, reflecting playful social banter in upper crust circles.
A concise adage notes that facts are the core of argument and urges careful handling to avoid misunderstanding or perversion of truth. The sentiment emphasizes accuracy and integrity in presenting information.
The M E Sunday school picnic held Tuesday in Bunge's grove was an enjoyable affair and well attended with many families present.
Lyon & Healy Chicago offers a large showroom of genuine used Steinway uprights in fine condition at 20 to 40 percent off. Also a Triple Clearing Sale on pianos from Thompson Music Co Healy Music Co and Theatre Piano Co with easy payments and low freight. Letters to Lyon & Healy 77 Adams St for details. Jacob Keller visited Knox on Tuesday. Found spectacles in oil cloth case at News office. U B church ladies plan tea at Mrs Simon's home Saturday afternoon.
The Kankakee District Fair runs September 7 to 11 with horse and auto races, showcasing a clean, gambling free program under Len Small's leadership. The fair plans $25,000 in premiums and $8,000 in race purses, aiming to match state fairs in quality.
This year 168 business houses and manufacturing establishments signed to close for Kankakee Day to attend the district fair. The fair runs September 7 through 11, offering five days and four evenings of events.
October 9 and 10 report H. C. Miller performing or visiting at Knox location on Tuesday.
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