Liquor License Mixup Sparks Building Ownership Battle
County commissioners earlier granted Isaac Geier a saloon license for his Market Street site while Henry Kruck Jr. also secured a license for the same building. Keip, owner of the building, pursued legal action to dispossess Geier, claiming lease issues and vowing to block any reopening. The dispute drew lawyers, remonstrance hearings, and a crowd as both sides pressed their claims.
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Isaac Geier
Market Street
Henry Kruck, Jr
Geler
Kruck
Acler
Kruca
John G. Keip
Columbia Brewing Company
McConnell, Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Geir
Keip
Geier
Keips
Frank M. Kistier
A. G
B.C. Jenkines
Fhne
Long sprinting horse runs through town before capture
A horse owned by David Powlen ran loose after being left hitched to a sleigh near the Strong home. It trotted to the Gerard farm east of town then crossed Davis bridge into the city, moving along Broadway and Thirteen Street before being caught by J. W. Kistler near the Kistler grocery. Powlen pursued by car line and alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Powlen
Powlen
Gerard Farm
Davis Bridge
Broadway
Thirteen Street
Thirteenth
High
Fourteenth Street
J. W. Kistler
Michigan Avenue
Kistler
Board of Public Works Sets Regular Meeting Schedule
The board met to set the regular business meeting for Tuesdays at 10 am. Payroll meetings will occur on the first and sixteenth of each month. Claims must be filed five days before the regular meeting. Steps are underway to reduce clerk workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Sierk
Suit for Rent Against DeFord Heard in Hanawalt Court
R J and E Hubert sue Joseph DeFord for 2 45 rent. Credit Exchange claims 19 38 against DeFord. DeFord cites holdings by Dr John Bradield Dr John A Little Charles Trant and Stuart Bury in related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.J
E. Hubert
Joseph DetFord
Judge V
Ice Provokes Falls as Injuries Rise in Caldwell Area
Local residents suffer multiple injuries after slips on icy sidewalks and streets. Five people reported injured yesterday and today, including Allen Caldwell with a concussion improving, William Schrock with a fractured wrist, Henry Geiger with a sprained arm, Charles Evusizer with a sprained ankle, and Mrs. Frank May with a fractured wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schrock
Biddle Avenue
Allen C. Caldwell
Burlington Avenue
Henry Geiger
Red Cross
Husbands Ordered to Pay Court Surcharge
The court today ordered the husbands in several cases to pay $5 into court. Carrie v William Stope Laura E v Charles Cowgill Maggie v William E Bair William v Jesse Norton Nellie v John W Bryant George E v Lorena B Creed Lizzie v Benjamin Kroft Harrison v Ella Scott.
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Carrie
William Stope
Laura E
Charles Cowgill
Maggie
William E. Bair
William
Jessie Norton
Nellie
John W. Bryant
George E
Lorena B. Creed
Lizzie
Benjamin Kroft
Harrison
Esella Scott
Traveling men crowd Logansport hotels with chairs as rooms scarce
Several travelers slept in hotel lobby chairs while waiting for lodging as all inns were full. The city’s hotels reported record business with over fifty people unable to secure rooms and some guests riding the 11 o'clock car to Kokomo and back.
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Kokomo
Logansport
New Accident Form Implemented by Panhandle Railroad
8S. F. Johnson, panhandle trainmaster, posted notice that new form P. L. 1 accident reports is in use. The form expands space for conductors to detail trains involved in accidents.
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F. Johnson
Panhandle
Orphans Home Board Report Details Thirty Year History
The Cass County Orphans Home board reports progress over the past year including a new hilltop home, painting completed, and ongoing maintenance. Board members note improved relations with county commissioners and ongoing water supply concerns with a stagnant attic tank.
Mrs Morse Visits Husband In Federal Prison
Mrs Charles W Morse wife of the convicted financier known as Ng 2814 arrived in Atlanta at noon and was driven to the penitentiary. She will not see him again for fifteen days while Morse awaits assignment. W P Reid Morse’s friend will be allowed more frequent visits due to his business interests. Morse has no clerical tasks and may work on tailoring or the massive wall around the federal reservation.
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Sixth Street
Oferey
Min- Griffith
Stewart
Board of Charities
Nis
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
W. P. Reid
Reid
Morse
Federal Reservation
J. H. Moore
Toledo
Ohio
Ben Hur
Thomas Mhartsook
Broadway
Peru
Lafayette
Port
Moore
Father Ying from Bad Burns at Catford House Fire
Police received a letter from Catford Indiana asking them to locate Richard Griswald. The note claims his father’s home burned during the night and the father suffered fatal burns. The writer urges the son to hurry home to see him before he dies.
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Father
Richard Griswald
Messenger Boy Falls to Death in Pittsburg Shaft
A seventeen year old messenger boy in the Pittsburg general offices fell twelve stories in an elevator shaft last night. He opened a door and looked down into the shaft when the elevator descended, knocking him into the opening and causing fatal injuries.
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Panhandle
Pittsburg
Democrats Seek New Cass County Chairman After District Talks
Democrats in Cass County prepare for primaries to elect new city and county precinct committeemen who will then choose a new county chairman. Frank Guthrie declines another term. several men vie for the post as district chairs are named across Indiana.
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Cass County
Frank v. Guthrie
Guthrie
T. D. Scales
Commissioners Hear Liquor Remonstrances Across Busy Session
County commissioners spent an all day session on liquor license remonstrances. Lon Saxon faced allegations of immoral conduct and illegal sale, with witnesses cross examined. Attor neys argued to deny licenses for Saxon and Edward Howard as the process continued.
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Lon Saxon
Pearl Street
Business Men’s Association
McConnell, Jenkines, Jenkines & Stuart
Association
Long, Yarlett & Souders
Saxon
Johnston
Bert Saxon
Edward Howard
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Reports Strong 1909
C D Emmons, general manager, releases the 1909 earnings showing a large rise from 1908. Freight traffic leads gains while passenger business remains solid. The Fort Wayne Indianapolis through service via Bluffton and Muncie begins this year and plans to build a $50 000 power plant in Lafayette are announced.
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Fort Wayne
Mrs. J. H. Moore of Toledo Guest in City
Mrs. J. H. Moore of Toledo Ohio grant president of the L. A. to 0. R C. is in the city as guest of Mrs. F. C. Murphy of East High street.
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Moore
Toledo
J. H. Moore
Toledo, Ohio
Grant
L. A. To
The
City
F. C. Murphy
East High Street
GE Harvest to Start Tomorrow on City Ice
The city braces for a full ice harvest led by Chris Jeannerette with fourteen inch thickness noted in places. A large force will haul and hoist ice using an engine powered setup and endless chain as crews work day and night to fill and pack houses within a week.
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Chris Jeannerwe
Jeannerette
Fatally Injured Miss Bruce in St Louis Sled Accident
Miss Irelén Bruce eighteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert J Bruce formerly of this city was fatally injured when a bob sled hitched to a car overturned in St Louis. She suffered a fractured skull and lay near death in a St Louis hospital. Her father R J Bruce once supervised bridges on the local Panhandle division before moving to Missouri Pacific.
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Irelén” Bruce
Robert J. Bruce
St. Louis
Miss Bruce
R. J. Bruce
Panhandle
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supplementary briefs filed in three mile road case
M B Larry of this city and Addison Harris of Indianapolis filed supplementary briefs in the three mile road case before the Indiana Supreme Court. The briefs represent the contractors alone, with prior briefs filed for contractors and bondholders. An oral hearing is set for next Tuesday. until the court acts, no progress is possible on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Larry
Addison Harris
Indianapolis
Three Mile Road
Supreme Court of Indiana
Supreme Court
Shot at Operator Sparks Police Probe in Danes Incident
Wabash detective J. B. Sollett chased leads yesterday to identify the shooter who fired at Mrs. Beckley, Danes operator, Sunday night. The gunman fired from a freight train later ditched and burned at Twentieth street. no suspect was found.
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J. B. Sollett
Wabash
Mrs. Beckley
Danes
Twentieth Street
Ice on College Hill Paralyzes Traffic
College Hill is a solid mass of ice attracting many kids on the West Side who enjoy coasting while traffic on the hill has nearly ceased.
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College Hill
Watching Horses Spurs Patrol to Inspect Rough Shod
Police checked horses for rough shod and slipping hooves. animals deemed unsafe were sent to the blacksmith shop for sharp shoes.
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Board of Commissioners
Caldwell
Charles Evusizer
Seybola's
Third Street
State Street
Frank May
Tleptin
White House
Railroad World
Orphans Home Board Report
Board of Managers
Bertha Kraus
the ‘Orphans' Home
Mrs. Morse
Father Ying
Catford
Frank V. Guthie
Democrats
Enth
Indiana
Booneville
W. H. Vollmer
Vincennes
Mark Storen
Scottsburg
Marion Francis Griffith
Vay
Peter M. Foley
Terre Haute
John H. Osborn
Greensburg
Bernard Korbly
Indoubt
E. E. Cox
Hartford City
Tweilfth
Edward G. Hoffman
Daniel M. Bechtel
Goshen
Howard Case
Valley Report
LODGE
L. A
O. R. C. School OF Instruction
Chris Jeannerette
Chris
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