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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
8
The city page lists chores and bargains from vendors and locals. Shoppers find groceries, fruits, meats, and paints while residents report visits, travel, and small happenings around town. A lost hatpin and purse offer modest rewards.
Joe Mackelman of the Daily Reporters on the South Site west of Burlington avenue misplaced his small black pocketbook yesterday afternoon. It contained seventy cents in silver. he would be glad to have it returned.
Judge K M Landis of Chicago congressman Charles B Landis of Delphi and Fred Landis of this city will attend the Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry reunion at Hamilton on September 17. Their father served as surgeon in that company.
Captain C A James of the Salvation Army said the army would provide a room to care for Mrs William Kring, who gave birth to a child in the county jail.
Saturday discounts offer 10 bars Royal soap 25c and silk petticoats at 6 dollars. Bleached vests 5 cents. Ribbons Nos 40 60 80 ta fta. Twenty five new fall tailored suits on sale plus 1000 other bargains at half price. Golden Rule.
Western horse buyers are urged to visit Pritchet's feed barn at Fifth and High this evening or tomorrow for a big horse sale promising fine stock.
Local items include a flat for rent at 319 Pearl St and small products like Little Gem and Osage melons for 5c. The Crystal hosts a show this week. Miss Hanna Hond visits Miami avenue, and Miss Cleo Edwards travels to Chicago for a house party. A golden wedding anniversary celebration is described for Mr. and Mrs. John Williams at Glen Miller park with many relatives present.
In Mishawaka and South Bend Indiana a mystery unfolds after Fred L. Sage an Express Company agent vanishes after leaving a wallet with over 200 dollars for his father to find. A letter claims he is alive in Battle Creek Michigan and will return soon. The case remains unsolved with no explanation given.
Mrs. Thomas Keyes says she will file for divorce after having her husband arrested for desertion four days ago. She asserts she supported him more than he supported her.
Frank Joseph Pratt Tremp, 46, a Panhandle conductor, died at home from Brights disease at 716 Binghurst. He leaves a widow and several children. funeral plans pending. Margaret Pelton, 206 West Market, died yesterday after long illness. funeral plans pending. Mrs Mary Todd’s funeral held at St Vincent de Paul, 9 am, with interment at Mt St Vincent.
In this city the Merry Widow club picnicked along the Eel river near Adamsboro with Inda Carter Iva Murden Ray Angle Madge Moore Flor ence Buskirk Flora Douglas Flora Scott Florence Bel Daisy Skinner Sadie Douglass Ruth Funk Mary Haugh and Gertrude Shepler. Charles Walker hosted a twenty fifth birthday dinner at 613 West Broadway with O M Zinn George W Cann Charles Neff and other friends. Home Telephone relief group enjoyed a party at Lizzie Swartz 1522 Wright street with Gaghyan and Cummins winning honors. Gertrude and Esther Johnston hosted twenty guests for a Baltimore visitor Nannie Barton Rice and Jack Wilson from Wabash college. Jean Murray 1000 High street hosted card afternoon for visiting Baltimore friend. Double Six Pedro club met at Lynne Imler with prizes to Georgia Warner and Ollie Lawler. Sunday school class of Mrs N G Martin picnicked at Spencer park Burrows. Mental Culture club annual picnic also at Spencer park last evening.
The Democrats of Harrison township met yesterday afternoon at Lucerne and nominated Dan Clary for assessor and William L. Burton for trustee. John Cody opposed Burton, while Clary faced no opposition. John Winn chaired with Floyd Burton and Elmer Eliott as secretaries.
Auto star Barney Oldfield will race ten miles from Mishawaka to Elkhart Saturday against the Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited. The event pits speed against a long distance passenger train in a novelty challenge.
Rumor claimed a major crash on the State Line near Monticello with a relief train sent to the scene. Officials dismissed the report as untrue and without evidence.
A brief cartoonish exchange features a pun about naming a dog Henry and its scratching habit. The joke hinges on a quick verbal twist and everyday pet humor.
Regular meeting of Logansport camp Modern Woodmen of America this evening at 8 o clock in Ben Hur hall. All neighbors urged to attend visiting neighbors welcome.
Walter Williams disappeared from Richmond after owing many small bills. Three checks totaling about $100 on the First National Bank were cashed by local merchants and found to be fraudulent. Williams paid debts with the money from the scheme and then left the city. He was a well known man.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on August 14 a terrier named Don at police headquarters chased Samuel Barclay who was fleeing from two officers. Don clamped his teeth on Barclay’s trouser leg and held him until the police could arrive. The dog intended to bite but was restrained.
A Washington Herald note quotes a bard and his wife debating an offer of payment for poetry. The husband believes a dollar a word, while the wife clarifies the rate is a dollar per card.
A young man confesses the inside ring inscription should read Marellus to Irene, but asks that Irene be not cut too deep, in a scene cited from Harper's Weekly.
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