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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
1
Officials outline how to wrap and address packages and recommend registration for valuables. Emphasizes plain ink addresses, return address, no decorative stamps on strings, and keeping weights within class limits. Advises mailing early due to heavy year end mail and notes registration guarantees receipt and indemnity.
Holiday buyers are urged to bargain in Logansport stores this season, with warnings against ordering from distant catalogs. The piece notes how local merchants can tailor selections to wives and husbands and offers exchanges after Christmas, urging residents to support nearby retailers.
Fred Homburg tendered his resignation to the county commissioners yesterday afternoon. The resignation takes effect March 1 due to ill health, and a new superintendent will not be appointed until after January 1 when the new commissioners take office.
Noel Cooke at the Dunn hotel reports Le Compt the fire king dining on red hot items at the Broadway theatre. The spectacle involves molten dishes and a boast of sleeping in a furnace while claiming immunity to flames and lava.
The Six class girls defeated the all high school team by a small margin in a YMCA gym match. Leona Schloss led as center and captain with Bertha Burgman and Mabel Obenchain as forwards. Floy Champe refereed the close contest.
Beginning Monday social events fill Stettiner Hall and the Masonic Temple through year end. Various clubs and organizations host Christmas dances, plays, and matinee events with the White City Orchestra of Chicago providing music. Knights of Columbus banquet for visiting judges. New Year’s matinee by Naipe club. final Galloway school dance closes the run.
Logansport marks its Crystal theatre three year anniversary since opening December 16 with the first ten cent vaudeville show. Jack Ammons built a string of venues and Crystal became the best of the group. Under Tom Hardie since four weeks after opening the house has grown into a money maker and hosts larger shows.
Charles Wolford filed two appeal bonds with Judge I B Graves in the turkey case from Adams township. He lost the suit against Charles Marquis to recover thirteen turkeys and will appeal to the circuit court.
A petition circulated by A. C. Waters requesting a stone road a quarter mile and more from the Cicott street bridge to the Eel township line was filed with the auditor today.
Victor Moore previews his Nelson theatre visit to Logansport for The Talk of New York on December 16. He vows to find the Logansport youth who sent a letter signed Kid Burns the Second at Chicago in January, hoping he will appear to be acknowledged on stage.
Professor A W Gamble will speak to the Junior M C A at 2 30 in the gymnasium tomorrow afternoon. His topic is American Money and the American Boy, and all boys in the city are invited to attend.
Rev. S. J. Mellinger and his wife from this city will go to Forest Indiana tomorrow. Mellinger will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church there while Rev. M. H. Krauss, formerly of this city, has charge at Forest.
An engine jumped the track at the R S tower in the local yards last evening causing a two hour halt to westbound traffic. Cleanup crews worked through the night to rerail and clear the line. No injuries were reported.
Fifty-three current and former township trustees county officials and newspaper men dined at Elks Cafe in an annual Scanlin banquet hosted by Frank Scanlin, with Dr H Cushman as master of ceremonies. The event emphasized camaraderie across parties, featuring a diverse menu and a list of attendees led by Scanlin and Gibsons.
burglars entered the Alford residence at 425 Fifth Street through a cellar window stealing surgical instruments belonging to the late Dr L A Alford and a cache of rare coins valued at 115 dollars for the coins and 75 dollars for the instruments This marked the second burglary in two months at that address Miss Billie Alford heard a noise from her room but did not intervene
Mayor George P. McKee will attend Indiana mayors meeting next Tuesday at 10 in the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis. Mayor Lawrence Becker of Hammond called the gathering to press repeal of a law preventing a mayor from succeeding himself, now requiring a four year interval between terms.
Citizens organize to improve the local library amid Andy Carnegie era criticism. Ben Hur lecture by Rev. Harrington aids fundraising with receipts of 31.80 and 19.00 after expenses. School Friday programs expand, a debate on school vacations stirs thought, and local residents travel between Logansport and Gary to visit kin and assist projects.
County Auditor George Cann and Treasurer Matthew Moroney distributed funds to Logansport and Royal Center entities and to several townships. Logansport corporation received 51809.04 and school city 20470.63, Royal Center corporation 775.26 and school city 31917.50, Walton corporation 511.16 and school city 813.31. Townships received Adams 2338.41 Bethlehem 2763.93 Poone 1556.45 Clinton 1538.52 Clay 1581.21 Deer Creek 3044.15 Rel 2877.63 Harrison 3686.63 Jackson 2912.72 Jefferson 2283.12 Miami 2896.46 Noble 2236.27 Tipton 4593.08 Washington 2309.01.
A defective fire caused a small blaze at 9 o'clock this morning at the residence of A. B. Gates 1105 Linden Avenue. Firemen arrived quickly and extinguished the fire. There have been only two fires so far this month.
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