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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
8
A long list of notices from Peru reveals visits, travels, and events. Residents like Miss Pearl Schaefer, Walter Chandler, and Miss Marie Saunders are mentioned along with vacation returns and local engagements. Lost items, found articles, and hotel stays populate the roundup with several small ads and announcements.
Local notices report rental inquiries at 319 Pearl Street and a four to five room cottage sought for rent. Several residents and visitors from Peru and nearby towns are mentioned, including trips to Indianapolis and Pendleton, a Noble township farm sale for 5400 dollars, and a Woodmen of the World memorial visit in Kokomo. City transit notes record heavy weekend park crowds and a near-miss incident involving a streetcar conductor.
Sixteen girls from Market Street M. E. church will perform a flag drill at the church on Wednesday night. The program includes vocal and instrumental solos by Miss Anna Best, Mrs. Oscar Penn, Miss Goldie Threewitts, Miss Pear Champe, and others, with several readings and duets.
Prosecutor George Custer has been appointed receiver for the Trick, Purgman Seifert bankrupt firm.
A Vandalia hostler backed an engine into the turntable pit on Sunday morning. The wreck crew worked for several hours to clear the wreckage.
Joseph Tule a baker for George Strecker had the fingers of his right hand badly lacerated when caught in a dough mixing machine this morning. Dr. G D Miller treated the wounds and reports that no serious results will follow.
Columbus Indiana August 4 Sheriff Cox clears up Arthur Drais mystery a young man arrested as a suspicious character The Rock Island police chief writes Drais is harmless and submits a letter from his mother connected with the Pennsylvania College for Women She notes he was a law school graduate who practiced law and served as a court stenographer After deteriorating health he was sent to a sanitarium but chose to become a tramp The mother provided clothes and money but he refuses saying he would rather play tramp
Bloomington August 4 The parents of Miss Lorna Jackson visited Bloomington and reconciled with her husband L P Webb after their elopement and marriage. Webb, a Harris Parkinson stock company member, and Lorna will stay with the show with Lorna to sing each evening.
Gene Samuel Hoover, eighty seven, died yesterday at 329 Cummings street. He was among the county’s oldest residents and previously lived east of the city. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 PM from Metea Baptist church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Hazel Schau entertained guests at 830 North Street with bridge whist in honor of Miss Helen Belleaux who plans to move to Washington DC. Miss Ethel Hoover played piano pieces enjoyed by all. Mrs W T Gifte hosted a small gathering for Mrs Mabel Warren of Bay City Michigan, sister of Mrs W W Ridenour.
Miss Phoebe Beam and William Orth were married at St Vincent de Paul church this morning at 8 o clock. Rev J A Selbach officiated. Bridesmaid Anna Orth sister of the groom. Best man William Cook. A reception followed at the bride's home. The couple will live in Chicago after a Fort Wayne reception.
Tomorrow at 3 pm at the bride’s parents home Miss Minerva W. Christie will marry Harry A Sea man of Jasper Alabama. Rev Barton Bigler of the First Presbyterian Church will perform the ceremony. They will reside in Jasper Alabama.
A marriage license was issued to Elsie M. Waggoner and Tom Wisely of Royal Center, and they were married this afternoon at the bride's home.
Miss Ethel Smith and Frank Peter son wed Sunday at Metea Baptist Church. They plan to depart later this month for Canada where they will reside.
Regular meeting of the A. O. H. is set for tomorrow night. The Aid Society of Broadway M E Church will host a reception in the church parlors tomorrow afternoon. Loraine Council Daughters of Liberty meets Wednesday at 2 PM with Mrs Myrtle Hurd state secretary present.
Boston August 4 whales off Nahant drive young mackerel lake and pollock ashore. Fishermen stroll shores at low tide to gather basketfuls in Little Nahant and near the life saving station. Large fish and whales are said to be conducting a feeding convention off Nahant for weeks.
Washington manager Joe Cantillon benched Bill Burns after Burns was injured in a fight with Bob Ganley in St Louis. Burns suffered two broken ribs and internal injuries, and is hospitalized in St Louis. The incident caused a club split and mounting bad feeling among Washington players.
Judge McClure in Anderson Indiana circuit court found Joseph Jones Herbert Shipley and Alva Ice guilty of unlawful sale of liquor. Each was fined fifty dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail. Rulings on motions for new trials are due August 15 signaling immediate halt to selling non intoxicating beers in Madison county. Temperance groups await prosecutions of dealers.
Mrs Lucy Waters aged 56 wife of Richard Waters died from burns after attempting to light a kitchen stove with coal oil. The oil can exploded burning her dress and she fled to a feather bed in an adjoining room where flames spread. The house and contents burned. both spouses were injured as Mr Waters suffered severe burns trying to rescue her.
Berlin reports the German navy yard August leaflet predicts Japan will rank third worldwide in 1910 1911. It cites planned builds including three new battleships and four armored cruisers plus additional battleships and cruisers, totaling hundreds of thousands of tons as Japan strengthens its fleet.
The Reporter is on sale at Roy al Slave cigar store located at 411 Fourth Street Porter's cigar store on Market Street and at the Interurban news stand.
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