Grim Reaper and Cupid At Centre
Community notes from the Panhandle area north of Logansport recount Christmas visits and gatherings. Local families including Evans, Gould, Shafer, and Kistler shared holidays in Wynne Arkansas Lucerne Burnettsville and Star City. A marriage united Sadie Lasher and James Webster. Royal Centre Masonic lodge to skip public installation January 6 1909. Mrs. Ann Campbell dies in Logansport. Funeral set for Sunday at North Chicago Street Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Dodt
Marion
Ray Pittinger
Logansport
Sarah Hilbert
Warren Fultz
Mildred
Nettie
Mr. Doyle
James Oswalt
North Dakota
S. M. Kistler
Louise
Burnettsville
E. J. Kistler
Lucerne
F. M. Kistler
Webster
John Souders
Ruth
Harry
Royal Centre Lodge
Weeks
W. H. Bingaman
Thomas Beckley
North Chicago Street
Rs. Slaughter
Tennessee
Charles Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Hector
Minn
Jennie Matlock
South Bend
John Beckley
Star City
Jesse Conn
Ann Campbell
Molly McCombs
Chicago
Francis Carlisle
The
Baptist Church
Labor saving coal dock speeds loading at Panhandle yards
A large coal dock in the Panhandle yards speeds loading with three engines coaling 250 tons per minute and three men handling the chute. It replaces forty men previously needed, with coal dumped from cars directly into the bin and freed from shoveling by lever operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Miss Lucile Frazier Spends Holidays with Marion Parents
Miss Lucile Frazier of Marion who has been attending Holy Angels academy in this city is spending the holidays with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Frazier
Marion
Holy Angels’ Academy
Cass County Bar Association summons Judge-Elect Myers
Quincy A. Myers, judge-elect of the Indiana Supreme Court, is summoned to appear at a Cass County Bar Association special session in Logansport on December 28 1908 at 8 p m to answer charges and justify the association's judgment. The event features speeches toasts and remarks, with M B Larry among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Cass County
Cass County Bar Association
Quincy A. Myers
Murdock
Logansport
Supreme Court
Murdock Hotel
City Arks Bar Association
M. B. Larry
Officers Elected for Orient Lodge No. 272
At the stated meeting of Orient Lodge No. 272 F and A M officers were elected for the ensuing year W M Elza A Jackson S W Alvin Denbo J W John J Mitchell treasurer Henry Tucker secretary John Y Wood S D George E Clinger J D Charles E Klinek S B Hert L Johnson J S B Earl Pitman tyler James J Briggs trustee three years Martha T Parker The officers elect will be installed January 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Jdge
W. M
Elza A. Jackson
S. W
Alvin Denbo
J. W
John J. Mitchell
Henry Tucker
John Y. Wood
S. D
George E. Clinger
J. D
Charles E. Klinek
Hert L. Johnson
Dredge Visit Highlights Local Plant's Work
John Rauch of the American Steel Dredge Works led the entire mechanical force of the local plant to Seafield this morning to observe a large dredge built there in operation. The dredge is deepening Honey cheek between Seafield and Reynolds on the State Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rauch
American Steel Dredge Works
Seafield
Reynolds
Electric Sparks Reported After Gas Range Installation
Harry S Thompson, who recently moved to a Ninth Street bungalow, says that as soon as the gas range was connected, electric sparks began to fly and continued while the pipes remained connected. officials believe the pipes may be linked to the electric light wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Thompson
Ninth Street
Sullivan kin in Chicago visits mother during holidays
Mike Sullivan of Chicago formerly Logansport and brother John Sullivan, once Democratic candidate for county prosecutor in Chicago, spent the holidays with their mother after the recent Republican landslide defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike” Sullivan
Chicago
Logansport
John Sullivan
Affidavit Filed Against Tucker Over Celery Dispute
Ferdinand Lahmann filed an affidavit in Judge Janawalt's court against Henry S. Tucker a West Side grocer charging assault over a celery sale dispute. Lahmann says Tucker knocked him down during the quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Lahmann
Janawalt
Henry S. Tucker
West Side Grocer
Lahmann
Tucker
Packers Granted Permission to Increase Capital Stock
W C Routh and Company, a local packing firm, has received approval to raise its capital stock from 110000 to 200000. The move expands their financial capacity for operations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Routh & Co
Jim Jefferies Bids to Fight Johnson If He Wins
In Los Angeles James J. Jefferies declared he would reenter the ring to wrest the heavyweight title from a black champion if Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns in Australia. He warned he would grab Johnson by the neck and run him out if challenged after a Burns victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim” Jefferies
Los Angeles
Johnson
Tommy Burns
Sydney
Australia
Burns
Jefferies
Zoad
Cal
Jack Johnson
James J. Jefferies
Cven
Jonson
Barry Kauffman
Big Jim
Jeff
Barry Kaufman
Two Appointments Made for Metropolitan Police and Northern Insane Hospital
S. B. Boyer was reappointed as metropolitan police commissioner for four years by Governor Hanly. Warren T. Mc Crea of Kentland was reappointed trustee of the Northern Insane Hospital at Longcliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Boyer
Metropolitan Police
Hanly
Warren T. McCrea
Kentland
Northern Insane Hospital
Longcliff
Two New Jury Commissioners Appointed
Judge John S. Lairy named Julius Lienemann and James Porter as jury commissioners to replace James T. Martin and James Douglass after ten years' service. The court cited lengthy tenure, not misconduct, and the appointments were endorsed by lawyers and the public. State cases dismissed from docket include Elmer Webb Thomas Duffy Harry Binney Dan Shockome George Kindler William White Allen Deweese Pete Titus William Blackburn R W Gibson A Swofford Clarence Miller Samuel Bebdee Clarence Smith Gabrielle Biba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Lairy
Julius Lienemann
James
Porter
James T. Martin
James Douglass
Martin
Douglass
George A. Custer
Elmer Webb
Thomas Duffy
Harry Binney
Dan Shockome
George Kindler
William White
Allen Deweese
Pete Titus
William Blackburn
R. W. Gibson
A.“. Swofford
Clarence Miller
Samuel Bebdee
Clarence Smith
Gabrielle Biba
Five Survivors From Panhandle Engineer Strike
On December 26 1873 the Panhandle strike tied up service across divisions from Logansport. Of about one hundred engineers who went out only five survive Perry Dickey Edward Roberts Hugh Gallagher Andy Fultz and Pat Welch Welch now runs a Panhandle pump house and keeps the anniversary memory alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Panhandle
Pennsylvania
Perry Dickey
Edward Roberts
Hugh Gallagher
Andy Fultz
I T
Pat” Welch
Utica Man Seeks Weekly Labor Paper for Logansport
W J Nixon of Utica New York plans to move his Utica Labor Advocate to Logansport to start a weekly labor organ if the Trades Assembly endorses it. The move could bring Logansport to seven weeklies, sparking debate over overcrowding and the outcome of officers elections at tomorrow’s assembly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Trades Assembly
Logansport
W. J. Nixon
Labor Advocate
Nixon
Broadway M E Church To Install Sunday School Officers
Tomorrow at 9 30 Rev John C White pastor of Broadway M E church will install the new Sunday school officers. Afterward short addresses by At tourney B C Jenkines and F B Wilkinson. Morning sermon at 11 on The Power of the Christian Church. Evening service at 7 30 with Looking Forward and a musical program led by Mrs J B Shultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. White
Broadway M. E
Attourney B. C. Jenkines
F. B. Wilkinson
The
Christian Church
J. B. Shultz
Fire damages LO O F building discovered by night watchman
Night Watchman Charles Wecht found a fire on the first floor of the new LO O F building at 1 15 this morning. He alerted the Schwalm home for keys and then extinguished the blaze after a cigar stub in a paper cuspidor started it. The fire burned a hole in the floor and could have destroyed the lodge's new home if not stopped quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wecht
LO. O. F
Wecht
Schwalm
Stari
Indiana’s Rauch Poised for Substantial Committee Rise in House
A retrospective from Indiana politics notes Congressman Rauch of the Eleventh District gains seniority after the November upheaval. Steele of Marion has long served eight terms, with Holman’s record ahead. Indiana’s delegation shows mixed experience and future assignments under Champ Clark during the March reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Indiana
Congress
Williams
Holman
House
Steele
Overstreet
Charles B. Landis
Hemenway
Representative Watson
George W. Rauch
Crumpacker
Champ Clark
Rauch
Clark
Mr. Williams
Unio
Milikan Visits Old Newcastle Home
Mike Milikan of this city is visiting his old home in Newcastle, returning to familiar streets and memories from his youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Milikan
Newcastle
Fake Elopement Rumor Stirs Logansport Police
Rumor claimed Mrs. W. A. Stone of Uniontown and her husband Tom Lowery were involved in sensational elopement in Indianapolis and Logansport. Police called the tale a fake. Lowery was jailed on Christmas with a gun and fined five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Stone
Uniontown
Indianapolis
Indiana Union Traction
Kokomo
Logansport
Tom Lowery
Carroll County
Tom
Arersted Lowery
Eleven-Year-Old Hurt Playing With Torpedo
Forney Massick the eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Mast of 1416 Ohio street was injured when a railroad torpedo exploded while she struck it with a rock on her way home from a grocery. Her little finger was torn off and her right hand lacerated though the injuries are not serious according to a Panhandle switchman who aided her and a physician who was summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney Massick
John Mastsick
Ohio Street
Panhandle
Man Struck by Car Injures Leg and Horse Demolished
Samuel Berry of Adamsboro was struck by a High street car on Twenty second street Thursday evening. He suffered a fractured leg and was taken to Dr Hetherington before being returned home. His buggy was demolished and his horse was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Berry
Adamsboro
Twenty-second Street
Berry
High Street
Needle Penetrates Heart Death of William O. Pyles
William O. Pyles died suddenly at his mother’s home on Berkley street when an autopsy found a needle lodged in his heart. Coroner Miller said the needle likely was swallowed earlier and rusted over. Pyles, a cook, had worked at several restaurants and had no prior complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Pyles
Berkley Street
Miller
Hal
Pyles
Spend Winter in South Planned by Local Couples
Mr and Mrs James Burkett of 24 Wheatland avenue and Mr and Mrs Charles Holbruner of Brown street will leave Monday for a three months sojourn in the sunny south. They will spend thirty days in Pensacola Florida with a week in Cuba then visit Mobile Alabama and finally New Orleans for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burkett
Wheatland Avenue
Charles Holbruner
Brown Street
Pensacola
Fla
Cuba
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
New Lighting Plant Opens at Church of God
A gasoline lighting plant is installed in the Church of God on the South Side and ready for use. Morning preaching at 11 o clock will cover Paul's Conversion, with evening service at 7 30 on Is Life Worth Living. Sunday school starts at 9 30 tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Paul
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Grim Reaper
Cupid
John C. Evans
Wynne, Arkansas
MYERS
BAR Association
Jim Jeffries
Douglass and
Ogansport
LY Labor Journal
Gol Steele
George W. Steele
U. T
Torpedo
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