South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-28
GOSHEN NEWS

After inspecting the plant Of the
Goshen Gas company. or request Of
the Goshen city board of public
works, the Indiana public service
commission has ordered new.
calorimeter installed. The board Of
public works insists upon a better
quality OF gas being furnished in
Goshen. Recently the Indiana pub
lie service commission granted the
Goshen Gas company authority TO
materially boost rates. Consumers
are complaining that gas is poor and
charges excessive.
More than 500 persons attended
the first annual picnic Of the North
ern Indiana Lutheran BrOtherhOods,
held in City park, Goshen. s. s.
Walsh, Of Indianapolis. executive
secretary Of Lutheran Brotherhoods,
was the Principal speaker. South
Bend, Mishawaka, Berrien Springs.
Elkhart. Nappanee. Syracuse, Ben
ton, Middlebury, Ligonier. Millers-
burg and other places were repre-
sented
Members Of Goshen post, No. 30.
American Legion, have organized a
bugle and drum corps, which will
furnish music for political gather
ings during the 1920 campaign.
Before the New York Central rail-
road ticket office here was notified
that increased passenger and Pull
man car rates would not go into ef-
fe ? In Indiana, the result OF the
public service commission having
failed to act on petition of the rail-
roads. several tickets were disposed
OF at the boosted fares. Notice was
Immediately posted that purchasers
Of all such tickets could recover ex-
cess charges as made by applying al
the ticket office.
Drunk on white mule. which he
bought in Goshen, he says, Niles
kinCaide. Of Milford, tried 20 run his
automobile on a sidewalk in the
business section Of that city. He was
taken 10 the kOsciusko county tail
I'm "a state Standardization. and settled
By paying S23.S0. IL is claimed thai
a blind tiger Is in operation at Mil
ford Junction and that IL is doing
a big business, there being many
patrons from Goshen, Lake Wawa-
see. Milford. Warsaw. Nappanee and
other places Drinks are said 10 bt
provided there at so cents each and
the whisky as sold is declared 10 bt
bottled in bond,
John n. Witter general superin-
tendent OF the Chicago Boys club
addressed members Of the Rotary
club IN Goshen. The Goshen club
has a plan for acquiring the Mayor
Charnley residence property or
West Lincoln av., opposite the cour
house. and converting II into a clut
for boys. The brick dwelling wa
among the first houses OF the kline
built in Goshen. few years agt
Goshen city was about TO buy thu
prOI erty for city hall purposes
when a threatened injunction sui
brought about a change in program
Goshen democrats have opened
headquarters in I. O. o. F. building
within q few feet Of where GosheI
republicans are located Mrs MauC
Hamburg and Mrs II. Y. d. King
who are organizing democrats,
women OF Goshen 20 go 10 the poll
for registration and election. ar,
wives Of republicans. Mr. Hand
bury IS a grocer and Mr.. King is sec
rotary OF the Chamber OF Com
merCe.
Big crowds are attending re
vival being held IN n tent near III,
Pleasant View Mennonite Brethren
church in Union township Rev. ]
II. Boyer. of Upland, Calf. and Rev
J. A. Chmenhaga, OF Grantham. Pa.
are the chief speakers