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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
8
A long column of notices from Logansport lists visitors and guests, theater acts at the Crystal, sales at McCaffery and Trade Palace, jobs offered at Golden Rule and Murdock hotel, travel notes, a marriage license, reunions, accidents, and local society events. The report mentions Dr Bartholomew returning from Lake Maxinkuckee, the Tyrolean Singers tour, and a Kokomo Glass works accident.
Local brief items include rent ads and utility notices, neighborly travels, visits, and small town movements. W H Snyder travels to Walton for business while D C Rogers visits Cincinnati. Multiple residents and guests are listed visiting Indianapolis Detroit Keweena Darlington and other locales.
The Trade Palace brings the latest ladies ready to wear suits jackets and skirts via every express. Mr Oscar Seybold is in New York selecting the newest creations. Inspect the styles and learn the low prices at Seybold Dry Goods Co.
For sale a good eleven-room house usable as single or double. Located in a splendid area. Terms include part cash and balance on time or exchange for a smaller home with balance in cash or time. Address C care Daily Reporter.
Opening day August 27 1908 marks the debut of Dunlap hats through Deventer the hatter as sole agent. The event promotes the celebrated and world renowned headwear to local customers.
The Ark presents East Lynne as its top draw with tonight the final showing. Admission is sixty cents and children get in for free with an accompanying adult.
George A. Hummell, 69, died of apoplexy at his home in Washington township after a sudden stroke. Born in Hummeltown, Pa., he was a longtime county farmer. Funeral set for Friday at Planck church with burial in Planck cemetery. Also notes several other funeral services for Jessie Huff, Russell Erb, and Anna Simpson with respective church services and interments.
Thomas McGraw visits friends in the city while Virginia Purcell returns from Kokomo. Irene Neff visits Mabel Leedy in Penu. Mrs. George High and Jessie Koen spend Sunday in Elwood. Misses Desjardins and Baughman noted visits. several residents relocate or travel to Indianapolis, St. Joseph, and Kokomo. The L A T O R C meets tomorrow at 2 20 in Hur hall.
Miss Anna Baade of Georgetown will marry Adolph Ackerman of Huntington next week. Miss Nellie Warvel of Chicago and Alfred T. Marvin of Burdettsville wed Sunday at the groom's parents home and will reside at 623 Liberty Street. A license was issued to Olive E. Mays and Harry N. Little for a Peru ceremony tomorrow night. A license was issued to Edna I. Smith and Cecil Jordan for a Peru wedding tonight.
James C. Cox twenty two and Beulah Cox mother describe the alleged murder by Mrs. Mary Wright in Dakota. Cox arrived in the city seeking evidence against Wright and notes Wright lived with George Welch but they were never married. He intends to obtain materials to aid a conviction.
Miss Grace Morrow of 1318 Spear street married J. H. Winters in Indianapolis on Saturday. The groom works in the capital city and resides there. Morrow was a popular local figure, formerly employed in the bindery of Longwell and Cummings printery.
Miss Mary Wood of this city will enter a Chicago hospital soon to become a trained nurse. She visited several institutions last week but has not yet decided which one she will enter.
The Elks cafe managers in the new building plan to enlarge the dining area by partitioning the grill room. The change will be completed before winter and sea foods will be served.
Mr and Mrs Ted Swigart formerly of this city now reside in Chicago after a transfer by Morris Packing to its Chicago offices. They had previously lived in Kansas City Missouri.
Frank Fickle three years old of Galveston is recovering from injuries after falling from his father's gravel wagon.
James Towlby of Indiana Harbor was bitten by a muzzled dog and developed hydrophobia, leaving him unable to live.
Engineer Henry S. Calvert takes a vacation while others return from trips to Saratoga Indianapolis Chicago and Franklin. Fireman W. Boggs suffers an eye injury off his Panhandle run. Misses Myers Kuppenheimer and Foreman visit relatives in Indianapolis Chicago and Franklin. Several families host guests and travel to Noblesville, Lake Maxinkuckee, and Marion.
State news notes two rural schools near Portland to be abandoned due to small enrollments. A Salvation Army camp meeting at Mounds Park Anderson closed. Two Indianapolis men arrested for firing Mohawk’s Newman planing mill. Alice Powell fined for wearing a directoire gown. Beta Phi Sigma convention at Munele this week. Fire damaged Loy Dale balloon ending other engagements. First frost in Elkhart lowlands with no damage. A mad bull in Bloomington caused courthouse panic. Perry White and Mitch Shanklin Bloomfield injured in knife duel.
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