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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
8
Local notes show visits from W. Zeisel of Vandalia in Elkhart and Mrs. Julia Chapman in Louisville. Staffing changes include Conductor Charington reassigned on the Vandalia line and Mayme Longwell returning from Binghamton to resume theatre work. The Royal Center band plans new uniforms and weekly concerts ahead of summer events.
The Golden Rule advertises a last week end sale before the Fourth with reductions on waists tubes and coats. Items include silk coats petticoats and silk gloves with many fabrics at about half regular prices. Local staff news notes visitors, school trips and community updates.
The Knights of Columbus held a joint meeting last evening and scheduled a monster picnic at Spencer Park on July 22. Visiting Knights will attend and athletic feats will be performed.
The Sutton hotel at 525 527 Broadway Logansport Indiana is for rent. The family hotel includes a large office dining room twenty two bedrooms and four bathrooms. For information contact Logansport Daily Reporter 525 Broadway Logansport Ind.
John Hedde offers all kinds of coal in a fire sale at 422 Flight Street. Phone 1700.
Economy minded buyers urged to save by purchasing suits now. The ad touts $2 to $10 reductions on each suit with visible old marks, claiming people cannot resist the savings.
Myrtle Cooley infant daughter of Clarence and Mrs Cooley dies at 2005 Erie Avenue. Mahala Vernon wife of James Vernon of Washington township dies at 2 am and is survived by Blanche and eight West siblings. Frederick W infant son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Weaver to be buried at Mt Vincent after St Josephs church service. Interments follow at Mt Hope West Cemetery Mt Vincent and other local sites.
The administration thwarted a council bid to fund an $1800 electrical expert by maneuvering a council member’s exit to break a two thirds vote. McKee ignored protests as Henke left the room, delaying the electrical light appropriation until the regular meeting.
The Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church meets tomorrow at Mrs. J. M. Cantley home south of the city with interurban transport. Wheatland Avenue M E church Ladies All Society holds its regular meeting tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Mrs. Fred Keever 725 Miami Avenue. Ninth Street Christian church Missionary society gathers Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A B Stanton Seventh and Broadway. all interested ladies are invited.
The Cass County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting for the election of officers on Wednesday evening July 1 at Library Hall. D. P. Baldwin serves as president and W. S. Wright as secretary.
Residents east of Twenty Second street sign a complaint to the Reporter declaring no suitable gathering place for evening play. They claim neighbors object and police drive them away, noting they emit less noise than nightly piano pounding in the area and urge police to curb the racket allegedly caused by would be Paderewskis.
Trade Palace advertises $25.00 and $50.00 tailor made suits, $1.50 white shirt waists at 58c, white dresses from $5.00 to 1.98, 15c tan hose at 10c, 40c and 50c ribbons at 19c, assorted white parasols, colored umbrellas, and 4- to 5-qt granite cookware priced low, highlighting rapid discounts and stock variety.
FOR RENT. Suite of large front rooms over interurban station suitable for offices or small family. Furnished or not. Neff, 319 Pearl street.
A collage of local items from the region includes a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Chester Overly on Fifteenth street a note on the Interurban stand sale of The Reporter and various town events. J E Crain helped plan a new schoolhouse in Goodland. The Panhandle wreck train assisted Marion to replace a switched engine. Vandalia maintenance chief W L Eakin and aide J H Weidman visited Lake Maxinkuckee. Hoovers elevator sale to C D Morgan and Brozier is noted. A Chicago visit by Henry Glidden is mentioned. A Pryor relative’s accidental death in Mt Carmel PA is reported. The Hartford City wedding of Hazel Martin to Joe Beachler is recorded. Joe Pittman’s visit from the Santa Fe era mentions hay fever. Ice house roof damage at Culver with straw protection leads Vandalia to ban steam near ice houses.
London reports that total unclaimed wealth in British banks does not exceed 33 million pounds, per a House of Commons statement by Chancellor Lloyd George. Heirs exist across Europe, India, China, Australia, South America, and the United States.
San Francisco June 30 Rev E Calvert Smoot of the Second Unitarian church told his congregation the church’s theology is outdated and will eventually vanish as it fails to keep pace with evolving thought. He predicted the church would disband with his departure.
Local visitors at Boyd Park scene report Arnold Franklin a Wa bash boy was shot in the leg by a rifle while standing near the shooting gallery. A careless marksman is blamed for the injury.
Nineteen applicants have inquired about the rural carriers' examination at the local post office and indications suggest a large turnout for the test.
The local jail doors stand wide open with only Ambert Banta inside awaiting placement in a home. Webb and Smith, recently sentenced to the state prison, were moved there yesterday by Sheriff Beckley.
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