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Publication note stating the Logansport Daily Pharos is published every evening at 4 o clock except Sundays from the southeast corner of North and Fourth Streets.
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Newspaper
Daily Logansport Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1875
Page
3
Publication note stating the Logansport Daily Pharos is published every evening at 4 o clock except Sundays from the southeast corner of North and Fourth Streets.
City offices listed with mayor clerk treasurer and ward representatives. Police department names officers board engineers steamers and engine houses, with dispatch details and location notes for Tipton Summit Champion and West Side engine houses.
A severe storm caused widespread damage from vy Lont to Indianapolis. Rivers rose, dyke breaches threaten factories, bridges washed away on the Penn and Bee Line roads, and a freight wreck near Fortville killed Jed Boney and Alonzo Rose with brake man Whetsel hurt. Telegraph lines are down and communications cut.
City council met in regular session with most members present. Police payrolls and May duties are recorded, along with numerous street, bridge and cemetery matters and disputes over assessments and contracts. Troops and unrest in mining districts are noted, with multiple resolutions and appointments discussed.
County officers listed include commissioners Shoaret Pogesang Dennis Chi and John Hynes. The Commissioners Court meets on the first Monday of March June September and December. The Court of the Circuit meets on the first Monday of February fourth Monday of April then Monday of September and third Monday of November.
Society Directory listing Tipton lodges Orient, Logan Chapter, and other societies with meeting days, halls on North Fourth Broad Way and Market streets, officers including W M Krank and J Y Woods, secretaries and treasurers, and notes on weekly or monthly gatherings in Logansport area.
Meeting notices state the group gathers on the last Monday evening each month during fall at the Bridges and Market streets corner over M. Frank & Co.'s. Officers listed include Michael Wagner as President, Adam Weebt as Vice President, Conrad Gross as Secretary, and John Wolf as Treasurer.
Weekly Thursday sessions in the Hall led by William Shanahan and officers. Onward Lodge No. 201 meets Fridays in the old Odd Fellows’ Hall at Market and Fourth and alternate Saturdays in Onward Hall Shultzown with Rev. M Robertson as W C T. Utilities at Logansport National Bank address Fourth street. Sabbath services at 4 PM led by C Shepard and J K Sammis.
United States Commissioner in New York says silk smuggling cases moved to Treasury. Silk merchants organize to shield against smugglers and invite cooperation from merchants and citizens.
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