Logansport Reporter (Newspaper) - May 5, 1911, Logansport, Indiana TOMORROWS rising temperature Failing to KM Reporter of promptly repot to phone No 70L VOLUME 45 NUMBER so LOGANSPORT AFTERNOON MAY 51911 TEN CENTS PER WECK The Daily Reporters Great Pony Nominations Page Five THE AMATEUR GARDENER George P Dykeman Attacks Bequests of Hospital and Park Given to City and Bequest of Dykeman Springs to County Declaring That They Are Void HE ASKS THAT THE COURT DECLARE THESE BEQUESTS ILLEGAL AND THE RESIDUARY ESTATE AFTER PAYMENT OF SPECIAL BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES BE DECLARED THE PROPERTY OF THE THAT THE CITY HAS NO AUTHORITY TO OPERATE HOSPITAL THAT EXECUTOR HAS NO RIGHT TO BUILD ONE AS CITY MIGHT NOT IT AFTER BEING BUILT George P brother of the quest of the Pollard farm to the city the executor is authorized to spend late David D Dykeman through his for Park purposes Is invalid for the or 00000 for a hospital not reason the will provides that tho knowing whether or not the city will attorney M WInfleld today filed ac lion In the Cass circuit court tng Requests made in tile will in favor of the city of Logansport and the park shall be governed by three spe accept and the will has made no appointed trustees and the law vision for a trustee to operate the same in the event that the city re fuses to accept the same and that as provides that the board of public works and the council shall have ab county He claims that the Jurisdiction over all city parks the result the money which rightfully of or for the erection f to the heirs might be squan the county js questioned on practical dered that there is nothing in the hospital to be operated ly the same he will from which it can be determine und maintained by the city that there is no authority the bequest is for charitable pur quest of the Pollard farm of ninety ed in the county commissioners to poses and that the trustees which th acres for a city park and the bequest maintain a public park as the city may appoint will Be clothed with of springs to the county provides j full power to operate the hospital a for park purposes are invalid for vaj The bequest providing for the exa moneymaking investment reasons and he asks that of or forj He winds up the complaint bj the will be so construed and that this the erection of a city hospital to be charging that the bequests are so un property be known as the Mary Dykeman Memo certain that they are impossible o and divided among the heirs of the rial hospital is attacked upon a doze execution and he prays that the wiK late Judge Dykeman different grounds He holds that the be construed as illegal and that the The action has been brought trust providing for this hospital is too residuary of the estate after the against Albert G Jenkines uncertain as to what its cost shall be cial bequests to relatives and others of the will the city of Logansport that the city under the law has no are paid be declared to be the proper the to operate a hospital that ty of the heirs MANY MORE CANDIDATES WERE NOMINATED IN CONTEST MARION FLORY NOT AFRAID SPEAK OUT IN MEETIN TO STATES STAND PLAINLY AT P M IT HAD BEEN OUT FOR TWENTYFIVE HOURS IS HOPEFUL TWO DAYS SESSION WILL HELD MAY 10 AND 11 BE THE BEST Y BIG MORMON IS COMING He Refused to Assist the AntiSaloon League in Its Recent Day and Just Why He Did Marion Flory resident of the West Side refused to assist tha state AntiSaloon league when they day liere last Sunday and In the following statement he gives Tils reasons tor not wonting with that organization As I have ueen aid m ofthe league re here itis no than Tight reasons for 8uch refusal One reason is I Herethe nation should be the unit while the AntiSaloon league abso organization refuses to Jury Which Convicted Was It is Stated that Several Mormon El Out Fifteen Hours and Jury Which Convicted Spitler One Hour ders Have Been Quietly Working in City for Past Several Months At oclock this afternoon the Mormon elders who have been jury in the case of the state of in northern Indiana during ana against Harry Keating of Young the winter will hold a con America who is betas triad in the 1erence May 10 Howard circuit court on charge of atat 324 Market street It may be a tempting to criminally assault Minnie surprise but it is a fact that Mormon a domestic residing across the eldere Mve been quietly at work in Cass county line had not yet reported Logansport during the past few It had then been out for months andit is said that they hava hours and during time had not been fairly successful in their work asked tor not how many have re any intimation that H could not is Lot known but that they LOGANSPORT ART ASSOCIATION IS BACK OF MOVEMENT DISTRICT CITY Prizes Will Be Given for Sett Lawns in Each Sub Has Been Started mm c L HARMONY IS THE WATCHWORD FROM THUS ELABORATE PROGRAM WILL RENDERED MAY 18 ALL WANT TO GET Ponies Have a Great Hit With the Youngsters and Scores of Them are Working Hard to Get One You tho story the bat tle of Lexington The Hashing of the news that the English by swift couriers and the of the minute men are of common x Tho gieat pony contest which the Reporter launched last Friday night may well be likened to the battle of as to the lightninglike manner In which tie news has spread t from house to house throughout J county The mere announcement M day night that the Reporter was going r to give away four beautiful registered ponies a littlo cart knd with one of the ponies saddles and bridles Tor the other three ponies set everybody and and before Saturday paper came out many were with the contest having inquiry Today the lour winds of the airare shouting the news and things areval ready shaping themselves The ballots and nominations began to come right from the start This morning the number was considerably aug So it will be ever increasing V m excitement and volume until tie town clock strikes the hour of nine on the eight of June 10 It will be a matter of ease for the girls and boys to roll up big counts No difficulty is experienced in the ting of subscriptions V The time is now The place is Lc l W T GIFFE PRESIDENT PLAY WILL BE GIVEIS agrea have made gratifying progress is dem Considering the fat that the juries by the fact that a two days which found Ray Welty and Earl Spit be held here and Ger the same crime man B Ellsworth of Chicago presi national unit and while charged with vote with the AntiSaloon were only out fifteen and one dent of the elders every question comes respectively of states will be here the AntiSaloon league not voters hopeful He put up he deliver several addresses with me at all And as every one strongest case of any ol the three and the to The start at 2 p m and p m and they willbe free the real effect of the work cl the state put up a weak cose incom the AntiSaloon league has been little Prison Us cases against Welty to everyone 0 M Pope of Lewiston or nothing agitation rt Spitler afforded It has lessened hut little the consumption ot liquor Again It lilies longer to maKe a cross on a ticket than it does town or wurd ticket Once more the that king of anarchists hates and fears Is the Prohibition vote all but the antics of the AntiSaloon league reminds me of HEALTH OFFICER who wished to make his dogs tail short by cutting off a little so as he said not to hurt too muchas it would if TO Utah who is in charge here says that they are not preaching polygamy but instead are preaching the plain every day gospel of Jesus Christ They say that plural marriages are a thing of the past AND POLICE START OUT NEXT WEEK GET BUSY NOW cut it all off at one time Now honest AntiSaloon league brother You Have Not Cleaned lip the think that was and is baby Dont vou think that a real thinking man and he would riot nave to sit up nights to think would mave cut the oft at once I do not have to climb a scarie fever in tree tQ see that it looks that way to antines are to me besides it would not be so bad time The Yard the Health Authorities Will Serve Notice on You to Do So ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Mrs Barnes residing near Camden tried to suicide Monday by jumping in Rock Creek She has been mentally troubled for some time and once to end life This time she arose at 3 a m and went to the creek and jumped in It is thought the shock the contact with the coldwater restored her reason Her cries for help brought several neighbors who were just in time to save her life The Logansport Art association at a meeting soon to be will launch a campaign the purpose of which is to beautify It plans to divide the city into districts and to of fer prizes in each district for the best kept lawns and porch boxes in the re district The prizes are to be in cash and the fund this money is to come will be raised Ty popular subscription Now if you favor the city beauti ful movement and desire to help tee good work along send or bring your donation to the Daily Reporter office Donations small will be gladly received This money will be turned over to the Logansport Art associa tion ana will go fund This movement will result in great improvement all over the city It will mean that and lawns will be Organization Plans to Settle Paving Questions Without the Assistance or Interference of the Attorneys It is Entitled The Professor an Different Characters Will Be Por trayed by Members of School The North Street Resident Property The fitch annual commencement Owners Paving association was by residents of that street at a meeting held in the coun cil chambers last night W T Giffe was elected president and Dr C L Nelson was elected secretary The or is only a temporary one and its purpose is to se cure the improvement of North street Members of the board of public works were present and the meeting was called to order by Pickle He address in which he made a strong plea for larmony He believes there is HO oc casion for a petition war and said that if the property owners will hold a meeting talk over what they want the board of works will take the e and see Rind of pavement which they desire well kept that flower beds will be if they pursue such a planted and that piles of ashes and j course they will secure the speedy tin cans will be removed from back lot If the prizes are big greater will be Many of the property owners made the improvement of the street and that j no bitter feelings will be engendered the incentive of the who enter short speeches in which they the contest You can do your part by that the property owners settle contributing your mite No big dothe matter of paving among them nation is required It everyone would selves without the assistance or in glve a surprisingly large fund of attorneys The majority could be secured Pont wait for your of those present were enthusiastically neighbor to give Give your mite in favor a course and the at now who appears on North street Clip out the blank on this page fill with is in danger o setting t out and either send or bring it and The bids will be opened May donation to the Daily Reporter 17 1911 office Do it right now Dont wait There are now only two cases of e city and the quar raised in a short for diseases of a JOT the poor dog in this case the peo contagious nature is practically overi ifle and next week the health authorities j I will promise the league this 11 will go over the city inspecting back vote at every election while T can alleys and other places where get to the to abolish the traffic jjt and filth are plentiful Dirt and Will members of the AntiSaloon guh are the breeding places of the BROADWAY ACCEPTED The board of public works has ac j the nineteen blocks of paving by the Andrews Paving com TOMORROW The Logansport Gun club will hold JANITOR HONORED WOMAN FELL DOWN STAIRS The board of directors the Ma Mrs Frank wife of Manager sonic temple was in session the Star theatre is Wednesday evening called James confined to her home over the theatre Briggs the building tie result of a fall in which she them and presented him with a large broke her collarbone sprained her easy chair arid a purse of money The anile She fell down twelve day was Briggs birth steps day anniversary on Three Continued on page Eight j its regular practice shoot av Spencer park CITY BEAUTIFUL I hereby subscribe pot Art Association fund to Logans Sign Baffle i CEe on May IS The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev G W Allej in assembly hall Sunday evening May 14 at 8 oclock A feature of commencement nigh will be the production of The Profes sor Following Is the cast of char acters Professor John principal of the high school A busy man the work of ten Fred Berkshire Mrs Martha Morton his wife who knows very Uttle about the school Elizabeth Beckley Mrs William Morton his law who never visited John Professor Markam Wright his as sistant who is scholarly and ab Lewis Kramer Gurdy a black sheep like wise A Wooley Woodward otherwise Babe a Fultz Mr Frank Sawyer president of the graduating Bessie Tapping class Helene Thomas Miss Millicent Cameron from Philadelphia a favorite pupil Mame Hensell a junior leading lady in She Stoops to Lura McDonald Miss Sophia Spalding teacher ot el Evelyn Vernon J P Thompson president of the board of education James Mary the Logan Carpenters messengers florists and BE dium whereby everyone can cess energy in doing a good turn tor some girl or boy and bringing pleasure to others through placing the Reporter in their As emphasized yesterday has equal bhow No favorites A race absolutely square and one peals to all lovers of and j You have rolled a boulder from a hilltop You have with fever watched its progress gaining In ve with every bound Of similar growth will be this contest which of fers waxing very In a few days And the interest will be maintained until the last hour A 1 beautiful registered pony cart and harness is certainly worth winning A pony saddle and bridle Is also of more T than ordinary consequence And the game is worth the Should by any chance a reader be uncertain as to the conditions of the contest after reading the detailed noJ tice on contest page just drop an Inl to the contest editor and you rill be enlightened 6a any and lv oints J s This contest Is one in which the j management of the Reporter here be a oa he part of the general No ex ense has been spared to make it an f Expressions of or this newspaper or the conduct of an ng are received hourly on all sides his appreciation speaks unmistakably success Are you in the swim If not why ot The waters fine Better get In he race Everybodys coming long Dont lose aday Its just so much wasted time you will re gret in a few days Toull be In It in a short while You to give anyone a handicap heres too many contestants The nzes are ioo big for you not to der Clip out j 6 ballot Do it attendants SYNOPSIS Act I The hallway ofthe dem home Monday morning June 3 at 10 oclock Vell well take up these troubles one at a time Act II The office of Professor 1rindem high school day morning June 5 at 9 our time coming Im get ting grayheaded Act 111 The stage of the DuvaJ STEAMER SANK IN RIVER Continued on Three Detroit Mich Jfay steam er Fisher was today opposite the Wyandotte in Detroit river in a with steamer Clement Chief Engineer Auhl Steward Sugden wife are missing and it is believed were drowned With nole amidships the Fisher sunk in a few minutes f The crew which jumped overboard was rescued by boat from Clement v 33 G Snyder and wife east city are tie 6f a of fhs son
