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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
6
Daily market notes from Bishop Elevator Co listing wheat corn and mixed feeds with updates on prices and varieties including alcrn and white yellow corn varieties and regional quotations for the trading day. The snippet notes corrected data and ongoing market coverage.
Daily hog prices ranged from 5.65 to 5.80 with various weights noted. Calves sold from 3.00 to 5.50 as the Logansport Union Stock Yards published the market data.
A cryptic notice labeled Corrected Daily by B. V. Cook & Co appears with scattered letters and numbers. It lacks clear names places or dates but hints at an administrative update or ledger entry.
Chicago markets show flour weak with spring and winter wheat prices across grades. July wheat at 5% 8 64c, September 5 54 8H%c. corn and oats weaker. butter and eggs mixed. potatoes up to 1.25. live poultry and geese priced. New York notes steady flour and dull rye.
CATTLE Good to prime steers seven to eight forty, fair to good six to seven, inferior to plain five to six. Yearlings four fifty to seven seventy five, cows and heifers four twenty five to six twenty five, stockers two fifty to four seventy five, cutting cows two fifty nine to four fifty, canners one seventy five to three twenty five, bulls three to five fifty. HOGS Heavy packers five ninety to six oh five, mixed barrows five ninety five to six fifteen, prime shipping barrows six fourteen to six thirty, light barrows six twenty to six oh, sows three to five, throw-outs two seventy five to three oh, pigs four to five fifty. Omaha Neb June 25. CATTLE Native steers four seventy five to eight oh five, cows and heifers three twenty five to five eighty five, western steers three seventy five to six twenty five, Texas steers three to five seventy five, range cows and heifers two seventy five to five, calves two to six, stockers and feeders two to five ten. HOGS Market somewhat lower. Heavy six oh to six oh five, mixed five eighty five to five ninety five, light five seventy five to five ninety, pigs four to five, bulk five eighty five to five ninety. SHEEP Market slow. Yearlings five to six, wethers four twenty five to four seventy five, ewes three fifty to four fifty, lambs five fifty to six fifty.
Francis Lynde Stetson recalls Grover Cleveland as the purest hearted patriot. He recounts the 1890s Cooper Union moment when Cleveland faced free silver pressure and chose to write a pivotal letter declaring opposition to free coinage as wrong and dangerous.
Mrs Madeline King sixty of Seattle lies in county jail awaiting trial on a charge of murdering her husband by burning him alive in a bonfire at their Ollala area farmhouse. Police say thirty five years of abuse led to premeditated, cunning killing with whisky and a frying pan, and neighbors found bones among charred embers. She confessed but maintains innocence claiming he was dead when she acted.
American League results list wins by Boston Philadelphia New York Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia and others with multiple games noted. American Association Central League Three I League Western League and minor leagues show scores for Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Grand Rapids Rock Island Des Moines and more.
Richard Metcalf has compiled The Real Bryan a compact volume collecting W. J. Bryans political and social statements The Personal Help Publishing Co Des Moines Iowa issues the book priced 125 It serves admirers as a convenient record of his sayings and doctrines Also John Doyle and Joan R Jullips of South Bend are held for attempting to pass bad checks.
Ennis Bros report long use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Des Moines and credit its life saving prompt use in El Paso Texas. They have introduced it in Narcoossee Florida where sales grow. W H Porter druggist offers the remedy.
Etta E Toby transfers lot 13 in G. T. Tipton's 1st and city at High and Fifteenth streets to Lillian Pettig for 2000 dollars. Mortgages filed include real estate 3350 dollars and chattel 175 dollars.
Four years after a hostile party takeover the candidate consolidates power through strategic moves. The piece highlights his enduring influence and compares past opposition to present strength.
William J. Bryan maintains control over the party through personal influence and long running campaigning. His alignment with Theodore Roosevelt boosts his standing with independents, while party chiefs maneuver to keep him ally or rival, shaping the Roosevelt Taft split dynamic and potential White House outcome.
Logansport to Indianapolis excursion on I A L company lines scheduled for next Sunday. Round trip price set at 1.25 dollars. Special tickets valid on trains departing Logansport at 5 00 a m 5 45 a m and 9 00 a m.
Local directory explains that businesses may be advertised at moderate costs and are arranged alphabetically. It uses a printing quote example and notes listings appear under specific page references such as Pp.
Carl J. Horn offers plans and specifications prepared with care from his office in the Steitiner building and calls attention to the telephone number 700 for inquiries.
Local merchant at 515 Market street offers flour feed and hay with telephone service listed as 87 for inquiries and orders.
An old newspaper blurb promotes Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer. It mentions a family trade solicited and lists telephone number 40.
Merrill and Son at 432 High street offer coal oil at 19 cents and gasoline at 14 cents stating they are not in the trust and inviting a trial order.
Ed F Leonard advertises coal and coke sales at 222 Heath Street with the motto The best coal for the least money Telephone 1632 and mentions wood as well as coke available.
Co L Dilley and Co at 515 Market street offers high grade coal horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe with telephone service number 87 for customers seeking building and fueling materials.
Peek and Kandler advertise carriage and wagon building painting and repairing blacksmithing at 514 North Street with phone 573. They promise good work and reasonable prices.
H Weber offers cloth cleaning, repair, pressing, and tailoring services at 310 Pearl Street. The ad details clothing cleaning and repair options and mentions tailoring as well.
Dental practitioners listed with office and residence addresses. F M Bozer D D S operates at Fourth and Broadway over City National Bank with office phone 363 and residence 1463. D E Delzeli at 404 Market Street near Ray's grocery with office phone 253, residence 1918 North Street phone 622.
Merrill and Son advertise high test gasoline and coal oil at 14c and 10c respectively. They claim not in the trust and invite readers to drop a card for a trial order from 432 High Street.
Ed Osborne successor to John M. Thompson offers expert horseshoeing at 122 Sixth Street with prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed. Young & Custer advertise harness buggies and wagons at 310 Fifth Street and 318 Market Street with phones 729 and 948, claiming honest goods at reasonable prices.
Knouff offers fire life accident and casualty insurance with prompt settlement of claims. Located in Room 1 Spry block, contact via phone 1240. Associations with old and tried companies.
George H. Gise advertises 5 percent money and a full insurance service. He lists office phone 482 and residence phone 238 for inquiries and policy arrangements.
Lumber and interior finishing specialists Parker and Johnston advertise high grade interior finish and store fixtures with a yard mill and office at corner Spencer and Gerkley streets and telephone number 112.
An item notes Miss Hendersons School Music located at 1317 Market Street. The brief listing highlights a music education offering in a downtown property.
The Reporter Office at 525 Broadway offers job printing including letterheads envelopes invoices statements and business cards. A phone call will bring a representative with samples to your door.
D. C. Mathews offers bargains in new and second hand house furnishings. High and low grade bicycles and sundries at second hand prices. Highest prices paid for second hand goods. Motto emphasizes satisfaction, many sales and small profits. 207 Sixth street. Phone 636.
Merchant tailor and agent announces ready spring and summer patterns. Suits priced at 15 dollars and up, trousers 4 dollars and up. Come and see.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flue tops and furnace repairs at 311 Fifth Street Slate. All work done in best possible manner. Phone 802. Practical timer indicates prompt service for general repairs.
John Mehaffie offers galvanized iron and slate roofing and spouting repairs from 318 Fifth Street. Telephone service listed as 59. Ad notes fronting and repair work on house and tin and iron materials.
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