Old Settlers Meet Plans Summer Picnic in Cass County
The Cass county Old Settlers Association schedules a 2 PM meeting in the north court room to arrange the annual summer picnic at Spencer park on August 14. Home-coming week will precede the event, inviting Logansport residents living elsewhere to return for the celebration.
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Old Settlers’ Association
Cass County
North Court Room
Spencer Park
Clay Township
A. L. Porter
Clinton Township
Russel Deacon
Deer Creek
Pe. F. Southam
Eel
L. Burton
Harrison
Wilson Searight
Jefferson
W. J. Zehring
Jackson
Clayton Bayer
Miami
W. H. Brandt
Noble
S. P. Younglove
Tipton
Jefferson Guy
Washington
W. H. H. Tucker
W. W. Hilton
Pritchett Remains at Home After Court Ruling
Willard Pritchett, declared insane by a commission in Squire James Reid's court on Saturday, stays at his Ottawa Street home. A war rant was given to Deputy Sheriff J B Stanley to remove him to Lonecliffe, but Pritchett’s wife refused access, and Stanley returned the warrant citing safety concerns.
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Ruth Kinney
Miss Kinney
Barnes Flats
Market Street
Ora Shafer
Roderick
Jesse Morgan
Morgan
Shafer
Jennie Strawbridge
Fifth
Railroad
Eleventh and
High Streets
Charles Finley
The
Golden Rule
Finley
James Roach
Sixteenth and
Ray Taylor
Taylor
Squire James Reid
Ottawa Street
J. B. Stanley
Pritchett
Lonecliff
Stanley
Asylum Doors Barred on Imbecile Frank Beard
Frank Beard recently declared insane and then labeled an imbecile. He cannot be taken to Long Cliff and remains a county charge for twenty five years at the poor farm.
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Frank Beard
Longcliff
Picnic for Poor Children Set in City Park
Salvation Army Captain Smith declares the annual city picnic for poor children will be July 15 with tickets for streetcar rides to the park. Supt Ryder donates a car for transport and gifts include a big dinner ice cream and rides plus invites to Orphans' Home children.
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Captain Smith
Salvation Army
Supt
S. J. Ryder
The
Traction Company
W. S. Shearer
George Bush
Orphans’ Home
Daughter Born July Fourth in Jefferson Township
A daughter named Columbia was born on July Fourth to Mr. and Mrs. William Barr of Jefferson Township. Her grandfather Joseph Barr shares the same birthday, born seventy four years earlier.
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William Barr
Jefferson Township
Columbia
Joseph Barr
City prepares High Street paving specifications for board
City Attorney Funk and City Engineer Schmidt have finalized four paving specifications for High Street. Only Allen Lew is present at the public works board meeting, delaying action. President Ringleben is in Virginia and member Mulcahy in Marion. A board meeting is hoped for tomorrow to proceed with bids after residents decide pavement type.
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High Street
George W. Funk
John G. Schmidt
Charles Ringleben
Virginia
John Mulcahy
Marion
Funk
Schmidt
Open Air Dance at Spencer Park Draws 98 Couples
Cool weather drew dancers to Spencer park rink last night. The new 40 by 95 foot sectional floor was filled as 98 couples enjoyed the open air event. Music was by Byerly and Johnson. Manager George Bush plans open air dances all summer on Mondays and Fridays.
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Logansport
Spencer Park
Byerly & Johnson
George Bush
Historians to Meet In Cass County Library Hall
The Cass County Historical Society gathers this evening in Library hall for a mid summer meeting. Will Berry presents a chalk talk on Old Scenes and Landmarks of Cass County. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and plans for the annual picnic set.
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Cass County
Royal Centre teams win key games and new building slated
Royal Centre defeated Winamac 9 8 on Saturday with a ninth inning homer by the Centre pitcher. Sunday Royal Centre routed Peru 14 1. Rain postponed two games. Local updates include visits, returns from England, a dredge crew member resuming work, and J B Beckley moving to a new, large dual-purpose building for a hardware store set to occupy part and decide the rest.
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Royal Centre
Ind
Winamac
Peru
Royal Cen
Nellie Stearns
Thomas F. Fickle
William Winslow
England
C. N. Swain
George Hendee
E. B. Thomas
Helen
Harold Sweet
Paul Thomas
Lucile Thomas
Broadway
B. A. Conrad
Ruth Bott
Walter Conn
Nebraska
J. B. Beckley
Two Players Sail to Germany from New York
Matt Schneeberger and Pete Fries departed yesterday for New York where they joined a voyage bound for Germany aboard the steamer Lucania.
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Matt Schneeberger
Pete Fries
New York
Lucania
Germany
Artesian Well Financing Passed After Reconsideration
County council approved 600 for an artesian well in Court Park after a prior 4 to 3 defeat. Alva Crooks of Bethlehem objected unless the well was sunk on the north side of the courthouse. The plan included multiple courthouse repairs and office expenses totaling possibly over 1500.
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Alva Crooks
Bethlehem Township
Court Park
Court House
Leb Custer
Clay Township
Erbaugh
Tipton
Crooks
County Council
Local High School Graduate Dies in Tennessee
E. S. Daniels, former Cass County state senate candidate against A. R. Shroyer and former assistant attorney general of Tennessee, died in Chattanooga today. He was a graduate of the local high school and uncle to Al. G. Jenkines.
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E. S. Daniels
Cass County
A. R. Shroyer
Chattanooga
Tenn
al. G. Jenkines
Tennessee
Browns Lose to Winamac in Sunday Baseball
The Logan Browns traveled to Winamac Sunday and were defeated by a score of 3 to 0. Nutt of Winamac pitched superbly, a feature of the game.
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Logan Browns
Winamac
Nutt
Beer goes out the side window in East End raids
Police raid two Italian residences in the East End net beer while guarding doors and windows. Several cases escape through a side window as Frank Sullivan finds sleeping Italians among beer-filled rooms. Suspects Mussoni and Fife face arraignment the next afternoon.
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Skelton
East End
Frank Sullivan
Sullivan
al H. Smith
Mussoni
John Fife
Geyer
Tomorow
Board of Review Adjourned Today After 40 Percent Property Boost
The Harrison Township household goods and farm implements assessment rose 40 percent after a busy adjournment. The board found omitted property, raised many corporate assessments including Maiden Laundry and Logansport firms, and tallied total bank assessments at 610 455, a substantial year over year increase.
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Board of Review
Harry G. Warrick
Matthew Moroney
George W. Cann
John W. Markley
E. B. Buchanan
Eel Township
Harrison Township
Maiden Laundry
Logansport Ice and Cold Storage Company
Independent Coal Company
Logan Underwear Company
Trick-Burgman-Seifert Company
Rice Hardware Company
Logansport Union Stock Yards
Star Laundry
Rubbertex Cloth and Paper Company
Wiler & Wise, Inc
Elliott Grocery Company
Murdock Hotel Company
Central States Theatre Company
Logansport Tribune Company
Stevens-Bligh Lumber
Hooley & Tucker
Sturken- Nelson Cabinet Company
Logansport Drug Company
W. C. Routh & Co
Galveston Grain Company
Seybold Dry Goods Company
Schmitt-Kloepfer Company
Walton
Elder-Shaffer Company
Becker-Walters Wall Paper Company
Indiana Lighting Company
City National Bank
First National Bank
Logansport Loan & Trust Company
Logansport State Bank
Farmers’ & Merchants’ State Bank
G. W. Cornwell Bank
Galveston Bank
Bank of Walton
Royal Centre State Bank
Concert Pleasing Riverside Park Band Draws Large Crowd
Citizens' band held a Sunday concert in Riverside park with a large attendance. The new band gave an excellent program and plans for more concerts will be arranged.
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Citizens’ Band
Riverside Park
Lad Makes Haul With Six and a Half Pound Catfish
Lawrence Hensel, thirteen, of 2016 Spear Street, landed a six and a half pound catfish this morning while fishing in the Wabash River near the Seventeenth Street dam.
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Lawrence Hensel
Spear Street
Wabash River
Seventeenth Street
Mayor May Read Veto Tonight As Council Asks Vote
City officials plan a special council meeting tonight after a Fourth of July holiday. Mayor George P. McKee will read his veto on abolishing the city judge and seek approval for sidewalk funding and street improvements. Several ordinances from last meeting, laid over, will be acted on, with one councilman potentially supporting abolition.
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Common Council
George P. McKee
McKee
Hammontree
Riverside Park
Burlington Avenue
Miami Avenue
Picnic Rain or Shine Warns City Depopulation
The Panhandle and Vandalia outing will proceed tomorrow rain or shine despite a temporary depopulation of the city. Assistant Trainmaster C. C. Arrick confirmed all arrangements are complete and the program will run in full. Special trains for Panhandle riders depart at 7 and 7:30 AM, Vandalia riders at 7:05 AM.
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C. C. Arrick
Panhandle
Riverside Specials Formed Ball Club Delayed by Ills
The Riverside Specials baseball team, newly formed, cannot play until all recover from illness after a gathering hosted by president James McGreevy. Tom Palvey’s fudge made everyone feel poorly.
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Riverside Specials
James McGreevy
Seventh Street
Ball Club
Tom Palvey
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OLD Settlers
Willard Pritchett
Valenting
Supt. Ryder
Board OF Works
Schmitt
the Board of
Allen Lewis
Royal Centre News
North ST
the County Council
Secretary Board of Health
Michigan Road
A. G. Jenkines
Browns
Foxy
Sulllivan
Lad
M’kee
Falvey
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