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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
1
The Cass County report notes abundant hay, fine fruit prospects, and above average wheat yields. Corn shows strong progress after recent rains, with large acreage and good conditions overall. A 70 foot balloon and upcoming ascensions by Eilis Hance and Arthur Tritt are planned for Lafayette Labor Day events.
Miss Alice P. Schwab of Oakland credits a dream for foiling a robbery. She warned her mother after dreaming she would be held up, and then a bicyclist highwayman stopped her, forcing the surrender of a diamond brooch valued at $2.00.
Charles McDowell and Harry Mc Dowell trading as McDowell Brothers on Fifth street sue William Hupp over an unpaid bill. They allege Hupp bought a John Deere hay loader for 65 dollars and failed to pay, seeking 100 dollars including interest.
Rumors swirl that Republican leaders will dump West and name Webb Matthews, D C Arthur’s law partner, at the county convention Saturday. West, longtime party worker and banner carrier, hopes for the nomination and faces strong opposition from supporters who say Matthews lacks party service and tenure.
Mrs J E Frush and her two children have returned from a trip to Wabash.
A Panhandle freight conductor named Bill Neff, missing after stepping off at Peoria junction, was believed killed as No 82 rolled into the yard. He later surfaced after walking to the yards, missing the caboose and failing to signal the train for a stop.
Peter Spillman was arrested in Circleville Ohio on a seduction charge filed by Miss Bertha Zimmerman of this city and returned with Constable Benny Flanagan without extradition papers. He consents to coming back and will stand trial. his father arrives this evening as Spillman denies the charge and awaits arraignment in Judge Graves' court.
Mrs. Mary Foulke aged eighty in Muncie Indiana struggles as her son George Foulke, jailed for burglary, lies at home under guard. Governor Hanly arranges presence at the bedside among doctors’ prognosis that the mother may not live days. The son’s manacling continues even in her sight, a measure feared to be needed if he returns to prison.
Fred A Miller and E F Davis of the Indiana state board of forestry traveled by canoe from Bluffton along the Wabash to assess timber loss. They estimate 88 to 90 percent of the forest has been removed and say data will aid the legislature and waterways commission. The river runs low in northern areas requiring portage of the boat for several miles.
Philadelphia July 30 Vice President Loeb admitted the disappearance of $15,000 from the Tradesman’s National Bank in recent days. He said an investigation was underway and that the bank would not lose since all employees are bonded. He did not anticipate any arrests and suggested the cause could be error or deficit.
June report from Superintendent Charles Sellers shows earnings of 976.30 with total collections 1,829.09, while disbursements totaled 1,? including salaries and repairs. The board notes few extensions or mains work, and questions a missing 14.00 horse board bill on the expense roll.
Jesse Morgan, a double amputee who lost both legs in a Chicago & Erie Railroad yard accident, faced a denial from Captain George H. Graham to erect a small counter and refreshment stand on Broadway. The Board of Public Works refused a permit, saying they cannot legally grant one, but advised that if he built it they would not cause trouble. Despite extenuating circumstances and local support, Graham remained firm and prohibited work without a permit, leaving lumber on the site and workers blocked.
The eighteen year old son of J. D. Ray of Burrows accidentally shot himself through the wrist while cleaning a revolver Tuesday evening. Dr. Wagner dressed the wound and yesterday the bullet was located by Dr. Hetherington with X ray assistance.
The local Knights of Pythias completed the purchase of the corner building at Erie avenue fifth and Market streets, now sole owners of all four floors. They plan steam heating, billiard rooms on the second floor, and keep the first floor offices of the printing firm. Shares at $5 funded Barnes’ sale and heating upgrades.
Bertha Cohen, fourteen, confronted a burglar in her Brooklyn home. The thief, kneeling by a bureau, drew a revolver but fled after Bertha told him not to shoot and to leave before her father awoke. He took about $500 in jewelry and furs and vanished through a rear window.
William M. Loner of the city completed a seven day fast, losing fifteen pounds yet reporting improved health and near disappearance of liver and kidney troubles. Last year he endured a twenty one day fast with dramatic weight loss and believed ailments were eliminated. He plans to test a forty day fast if possible, noting work constraints this year limited his endurance.
Nashville Indiana July 30 John Rose deputy game warden of Indianapolis aided by Constable George N Turner arrested Rev Charles Clements a leading apostle in Crabb s Church of the First Bard near the city for kiffing squirrels out of season. John Kelly and William Hoy were arrested on unlawful dimensions and seining respectively but the cases were dismissed.
On a Greene county night a daring robbery occurred between Bloomfield and Switz City in view of about a dozen travelers in a smoker car. John Rainbolt was robbed of 45 dollars and struck with knucks after placing his money in his coat. he suffered a severe blow to the right eye and fainted. Rainbolt is the son of a prosperous Washington county farmer.
A large barn on John Wharton's Camden area farm burned Tuesday destroying 790 bushels of wheat. Insurance covered the loss.
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