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Logansport Daily Reporter

Location

Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1908

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Erie township Fox Drive to Draw Thousands in Peru

The fifth annual Erie township fox drive in Miami County Indiana on New Year’s Day expects up to 10 606 participants. The event runs from 9 a m for about three hours ending at the chapel with foxes captured alive and prizes awarded after dinner at the church.

Peru Ind Erie Township Miami County John Faust Walter Miller Grover Vuit John Payne Charles Faust Walter Wilson Charley Butt Clarence Holmes Clarence Crider Robert Flynn Joseph Teal Elmer Faust Philip Miller John Deal Edward Fisher Milton Garland Omer Butt George Altman Hioss Troxell Earl Boswell Hugh Repp Sylvester Wray Charles Harris Matthew Kbaber Ora Fawley Earl Hayes Carl Barnett Charles Engleman Ollie Whitezel James Harris Harry Farr William Bird Frank Daniels George Ashton Henry Fawley Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Rettig Road Wabash County Fox Drive Association Woman's Aid Society

Galveston Man Recovers Stolen Watch After 22 Months

T. J. Fawcett of Galveston recovers a watch stolen twenty two months ago. The timepiece appeared with Milton RecCrea of Kokomo, who did not know it was stolen and turned it over to Fawcett when questioned by police.

T. J. Fawcett Galveston Milton RecCrea Kokomo Fawcett

Local men witness in Marion perjury case

Judge Al Smith prosecutor Custer and attorney Frank Guthrie served as witnesses in the Sellers versus Houck perjury case in Marion yesterday.

al Smith Custer Frank Guthrie Marion

Fay Takes His Life in Oakland

John T. Fay, husband of Eva Fay the mind reader, died by his own hand in Oakland, California yesterday.

Fay John T. Fay Eva Fay Oakland Cal

Baggage Truck Demolished After Hit by Panhandle Engine

A Panhandle engine bringing train No. 33 last evening struck a baggage truck and demolished it. J. Jeallen and Frank Werter escaped with narrow misses in the incident.

What I Would Do If I Had a Million Dollars

Logansport youths submit letters imagining wealth use for charity, education, homes, and helping others. Contest ends tomorrow with winners announced in the next issue. Names include Helen Zahlbaum, Cecelia Jann, Alice Wildermuth, Wilbur Brooks, Reatha Guilion, Joseph Calvert, Ed Marquiss, and Pearl Stephenson.

Helen Zahlbaum Washington Street Logansport Cecelia Jann Usher Street Alice Wildermuth Winamac Ind Wilbur Brooks Treen Street Reatha Guilion Wabash Avenue Puggle The Daily Reporter Joseph R. Calvert George Street Ed Marquiss Royal Cenae Pearl Stephenson

Changes Along Valley Line Dispatcher Gets Boost

Valley line dispatching duties receive a raise as Hardy, who has been covering two roles, is set to gain a Christmas present in January. The upgrade acknowledges his extended duties and promises adjusted responsibilities.

Hardy

Fall Ends Life Of Winamac Man In Royal Centre

Howard Hagenbush of Winamac fell down stairs at a Royal Centre office and broke his neck. He was thirty five, a cement business owner, and survived by daughter Helen. Relatives were notified after the accident. The Logansport paper also notes local social visits and interurban line changes upcoming January first.

Howard Hagenbush Winamac Hagenbush Royal Center Helen

Simmons Murder Trial Defense Near End in Indiana Case

Princeton Indiana December 22 The Simmons murder trial from Evansville is likely to rest its defense late this afternoon or tomorrow morning. The defendant says he acted in self defense after a quarrel with his wife and her son Karl Mott. He claims the son attacked him with a butcher knife and the woman with an Indian club and he used a razor to save himself.

Princeton Ind Simmons Evansville Karl Mott

Red Men Pick Delaware and Vermont Site for New Home

The building committee of the great council of Red Men met Saturday in Indianapolis and selected the Delaware and Vermont street corner for the new lodge. The purchase price is $65,000 with a projected total cost near $300,000 for the home and grounds.

The Great Council of Red Men Indianapolis Delaware and Vermont Streets

Dedication Committee Plans for New I O O F Temple

Members of the committee on arrangements for the dedication of the new I O O F temple met last evening and discussed plans. They secured the same officers who dedicated the grand lodge building in Indianapolis previously. No further arrangements were made.

I. O. O. F. Temple Grand Lodge Indianapolis

Panhandle Shop Adopts Eight-Hour Work Day

Workers in a Panhandle shop shift to eight hours daily as the appropriation nears exhaustion. Nine-hour days are planned to resume in January.

Lawsuit filed over 20000 damages for eye injury at Kenneth quarries

Walter S. Sievers sues Casparis Stone company and Standard Life & Accident Insurance in circuit court for 20000 damages. He says while working as a lever operator at Kenneth quarries on July 7 1908 a stone struck his eye destroying sight and claims lack of proper screening. Insurance company allegedly offered no settlement. Other suits include 1000 damages for lost teeth against Frank Dunn and an insanity affidavit against P J Hooley. Marcus W Collett resigns as executor of Robert Dalzell's will.

Kenneth Walter S. Sievers Casparis Stone Company Standard Life & Accident Insurance Company Sievers Kennth Standard Life & Accident ,Insurance Company Harry G. Tucker Circuit Court P. J. Hooley Marcus W. Collett Robert Dalzell

Kentucky teacher may whip students under discipline ruling

Attorney General James Breathitt issued an opinion to State Superintendent Crabbe affirming a teacher’s authority to whip disorderly pupils if needed to maintain discipline. The ruling follows a Newcastle judge’s contrary decision that had unsettled many common schools and threatened closures.

Frankfort James Breathitt Crabbe William Carroll Newcastle

Taken in Tow. Infamous offender Carson jailed for intoxication

D. M. Carson, an old offender, was picked up on Market street this afternoon and jailed on a charge of intoxication. He was found aimless and wandering, described as "half seas over without a rudder," and was incarcerated for safety's sake to prevent harm to pedestrians.

D. M. Carson Market Street

Madame Kalich to star in Cora at Nelson trust house

Madison theatregoers learn Madame Kalich will appear in Cora at the Nelson, a trust house, on December 26. A black cat incident in 1910 led her to fear the animal on stage, delaying past engagements, but she agreed to return after assurances of studious stage safety.

Cora Nelson Theatre Madame Kalich Old Dowling Madame Kalidh the Dowling Logansport Dowling Black Cat Nelson Paris Leslie Carter

Public works grants graveyard deed and building permit

The board of public works issued a graveyard deed to Mrs. Walter Reed at Mt Hope Cemetery and ordered City Engineer John Schmidt to issue a building permit to A. B. Maple on Nineteenth Street to erect a new store. Maple will keep the current store open during construction.

Board of Public Works Walter Reed Mt. Hope Cemetery John Schmidt A. B. Maple Nineteenth Street Maple

Gambling raids net multiple players in city venues

Police raided two poker games within twenty hours. In a room above Seller's pool hall on Third Street, Henry Gump, Benjamin Martin, Homer Holcomb, Harry Williams, Frank Jones, James A. Jackson, John W. Lambrit, and Seldon Rhodes were detained. two pleaded guilty, others contested charges as trials set for December 24. A second game at Ike Guyer's saloon, 224 Market Street, yielded Samuel Bebee Michael Howe and Charles Murphy who pleaded guilty and paid fines totaling 15.25 dollars each.

Seller Third Street Henry Gump Benjamin Martin Homer Holcomb Harry Williams Frank Jones James A. Jackson John W. Lambrit Seldon Rhodes Dame Fortune

Local Doctor Dr B C Stevens Dies at 68

Dr B C Stevens one of Logansport Indiana s oldest and best physicians died suddenly at his home 817 Market Street after heart trouble that began that morning He had just returned from a delicate operation at St Joseph Hospital and had family and friends including daughter Mrs Joseph Taylor and wife Alice Mertz He served as county physician coroner and held multiple medical and fraternal memberships in the Cass County area

Stevens St. Joseph Hospital Joseph Taylor Indiana B. C. Stevens Logansport Cass County Montreal Canada St. John New Brunswick St.Stephens University of Michigan Cass County Medical Association Elks, Knights of Pything Orient Lodge A. I A. M Logan Noll St. John’s Commandery Luella E. Malott Alice Mertz Burnettsville Samuel Sales This City Aaron Bonser Pana, HI Homer L. Roberts Cape Girardeau, Mo Michael Seitz Lewis Tallon Walla Walla, Wash George M. Stevens Chicago Henry Stevens Springfield

Tom Perkins to Spend Christmas with Terre Haute Family

Vandalia passenger conductor Tom Perkins will spend Christmas with his family in Terre Haute as part of a holiday visit.

Tom Perkins Vandalia Terre Haute

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