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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
8
A collage of short items notes visits by Mrs. Snyder and others to Fort Wayne and Mansfield Ohio, a Vandalia window blown out, a big Dodge plant excursion, local auctions and sales, and upcoming church and civic events. Includes railroad staff movements, hotel ads, and weathered notices from Kokomo and surrounding towns.
Fragments record a rent notice at 319 Pearl Street, births, visits to relatives in Lafayette and Chicago, travel to Atlantic City, church group meeting at 217 Tanguy Street, and a court filing in the State of Indiana vs Isaac Fair for provoke.
Actress Miss Marie Doro will appear this season in The Richest Girl. The stage and screen favorite returns to portray a leading role, drawing attention from fans and critics alike.
The annual G A R picnic of Fulton county is set for August 15 on the east bank of Fletcher's Lake under Red Post No 256. Judge W B Hess of Plymouth will be principal speaker with several stump speeches. A sham battle and reenactments of old war scenes will occur as veterans gather from surrounding areas.
The district court heard charges against Hockenbeamer and Pryor non resident property owners. Tax Ferret McCaslin seeks recovery of 1400 dollars in alleged sequestered taxes before County Assessor Warrick this afternoon.
J. J. Burgman the East End baker recently married entertained friends last evening at his sister Mrs. Mart Boyse 820 Sixteenth street. Cards were played and refreshments served.
Andy Hubler Roland Lybrook and Prof Murphy and his son depart Monday for a Mudlake excursion. The group plans a fishing outing while Andy hopes to convert Republicans to Democrats during the journey.
Nine residents prepare to travel to Lake Maxinkuckee later this week to establish Camp Rex. The party includes Dr. OLeary, W. T. Hanley, I. F. OConnell, C. J. Becker, W. J. Kihm, Joe Bahr, William Pickett and John Kreuzberger.
Local authorities discuss establishing an emergency room in a public institution to care for needy cases like Mrs. King. A meeting with railroad county and city representatives will be held soon to arrange the location.
Mrs M E Granger and Mrs Hipskind invited to a Lady Maccabees meeting in Peru tonight. Huntington lodge to perform degree work. Mrs Nagle to entertain Fleur de Lis club tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 at Spencer park.
The funeral of Evelyn Neola Bott was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Shioh church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Todd will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from St. Vincent de Paul church, with interment in Mt. St. Vincent. The funeral of Mrs. Myrtle Rennells from the residence in Miami township includes interment in Williams cemetery.
Police in Pittsburg received word that two local men William Moffatt and Edward Maloney were tortured in a Mexican cell after refusing to name accomplices. Mexican authorities allegedly used force to rip their nails from their hands to extract information.
In Warsaw Indiana a court inquiry led by Justice Henry Graham found evidence that Winona water and similar soft drinks are sold despite mayor Charles A Rigdon warning. Detectives with the Warsaw and Winona Ministerial association aid Prosecuting Attorney T Wayne Anglin. Fort Wayne Centilivre Brewing Co. allegedly supports dealers and arrests may follow.
The Steinhart McMillen orchestra reorganized with John McMillen as piano, William C Steinhart as first violin, Samuel Kelso as viola, William McKee as violin cello, John Coon as cornet, Robert Cramer as clarinet, John Cullen as trombone, Roy Johnson as drummer.
John H. Wendling filed charges against Dr. Carpenter of Walton yesterday for not turning in a Wendling birth report. Carpenter says the state did not provide him with any report slips.
The Cass circuit court will hear fifty nine divorce cases in the upcoming September term. Of the filings eleven were initiated by men and forty three by women.
Milton Jeffras of near Shelbyville died last week when gored by a bull. In his will he disinherited sisters and brothers and divided his estate among a grandchild, nieces, a housekeeper, and two others. Mrs Q A Myers of this city, a niece, receives one seventh of 240 acres of valuable land.
R N Malay reports a bicycle taken from his porch at 1415 Market Street yesterday afternoon. No trace of the thief has been found and the bike has not been returned.
Eighteen members of the Marion Golf club arrived in the city at 10 this morning and played a match at the local Country club this afternoon. Several ladies accompanied the visitors and a social session was planned for the evening. The Marion team hoped to avenge a prior defeat at Fr. Wayne and defeated the locals there earlier.
A community gathering at Fletcher's Lake on Saturday August 15 features a sham battle amusements and good speakers. Bean soup chicken and various refreshments will be served with plenty of snacks for all attendees.
A farmer plans to drive to town but is told there are no open dates for boss driving on the roads for the next ten days. The exchange mentions looking over the school of auto races as context.
A severe storm caused flooding and property damage across the city and county. Culverts washed out, barns burned by lightning, trees toppled, a wagon over, and electrical infrastructure disrupted. A Wabash Valley interurban car narrowly avoided wreck on washed track. Lightning killed chickens and scorched residents.
Mrs John McNeil of Wheeling West Virginia writes to Coroner Stanley A Clark claiming she believes her husband John McNeil is dead In a Walkerton Indiana county incident on the Fourth of July an unidentified man was killed by arrows and buried in Potterstown field with no ID Mrs McNeil says she received word
A widow writes that her husband was injured in a railway accident at South Bend but she has heard nothing since. The coroner suspects the man killed may be McNeil, though the letter gives no description of the other man involved.
Gottlibh Schott of George street declares August his tacky month and recounts arriving in the country on August 1 1868 and taking work with the Panhandle on August 13 1868. He married Christina on August 27 of that year.
A fragment captures Wesleyan college cheer chants with shouted identifiers and school spirit. The snippet includes repetitive words and exclamations signaling a pep rally atmosphere.
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