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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
8
Local notes show promotions and sales across several businesses including Hadley & Co Porter Red Cross stamps and Klinsick slippers. Residents travel to Chicago for visits, Christmas shopping, and a Calumet event with the Ark fire department run. A Brownsville saloon ban and various personal travels plus a Cecil Fanning recital are reported.
The Cline Bros store drew steady crowds as furniture carpets rugs and mirrors sold at wholesale prices. The owners announce a complete stock closing out and plan to leave the city.
Winter millinery is being closed out regardless of cost. Hats priced at 10 dollars and at 2.50 2.60 and 3.00 are offered. Sale began this morning. Mrs. A. M. Benjamin announces at 416 Market Street.
Local market advertises prompt delivery with all eatables on sale at ETNIRE'S SPECIALS located at 301 Market Street. Customers urged to call 216 for orders and rapid service.
Martin M Hale and Will Porter won a judgment against Charles Brandenstein for non payment of rent. A writ of restitution was served and Brandenstein agreed to vacate the room on third street Monday.
The Cumberland Anti Cigarette League will hold a meeting tomorrow at 2 30 PM at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. The program includes readings songs and talks and all boys are invited. Regular officer elections will be conducted.
A. Bibo obtained judgment against Jose Tapasci in Squire Reid's court for a delinquent board bill. Tapasci’s wages from the Pan handle were attached to satisfy the judgment.
Philgram Sears, a former city resident, married Miss Pearl Moon last Monday in Paris Illinois. The couple left for Denver Colorado to make their permanent home.
Our stock of books never was so complete as at the present time. We can furnish Bibles from 35c to 6, Pansy books 50c, Fancy little gift books 1c, Little Colonel books 50c, Louise M Alcott titles 1.25, Billy Whister 1. Large line of pictures kodaks and stationery from E Neff & Co, 406 Broadway.
Despite growing daily sales, Cline Bros. stock remains complete as warerooms house duplicate goods. Buyers are advised to visit early next week, as even their large stock is not expected to last at the current low prices.
An Independent Coal Co. advertisement invites customers to be their own weighmaster, offering prompt delivery and weighing at convenient scales with phone contact 144.
Compact reading of trade ads and social notes from the era. Names like L. P. Reinhardt Hadley & company Schroeder & Porter Cummings & Viney Klinsick and Hadley & Co appear with items on piano tuning red cross stamps cigars and slippers. Community mentions include Miss Mabel Jackson Carl Ling Mrs. Jane Rhine and Rev Yeuell plus a teachers meeting and a glee club practice at the library hall.
J. W. Diver of Vandalia suffers a mashed hand from work and will be out for an extended period. Local yards report unprecedented car siding and heavy material consignments over six weeks. The Vandalia sheds remain busy as repaired cars roll off rip tracks and more arrive for first class service.
8S. E. Mulholland, newly named president of the Murdock gas plant at Fort Wayne, is succeeded by F. B. Cutshall of Fort Wayne. Cutshall will oversee all traction lines in South Bend tied to the Murdock syndicate.
Lewis Dehaven of Washington township sold his two year old Ban Brocade colt to J A Wilson for J H Crouch and Son at the Lafayette sale. The horse brought 500 dollars and will be shipped to Rantoul Illinois.
Mrs Augusta Koskey aged eighty two died this morning at the Home of the Friendless. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Members of the Prohibition club met at Mr. and Mrs. Marion Florys home with an address on Lincoln and Prohibition. Priscilla Flory performed a piano solo while Flora and Nora Sayers sang, a male quartet performed, and several other readers and soloists participated.
Special services will be held tomorrow evening at the Broadway M E church under the Home and Foreign Missionary societies. The program features music and Mrs John C White will give an address on The Problem of New Immigration. The public is invited.
Members of the L. S. to B. of the L. F. and E. will travel to Peru next Thursday afternoon as guests of the Peru lodge. Four auxiliaries will be entertained there.
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