Cass County Tax Theft Probed By Officials
Frank Polk and Willard Elliot audit the county treasurer’s records amid reports Cass County has lost tax revenue. The inquiry follows the Elder F. Obenchain deficit and Mark I. Brown defalcation charges, with two trustees under suspicion including an old Eel township official. Officials study the books, Royal Center advisory board meets, no decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Polk
Willard Elliot
Elder F. Obenchain
Mark I. Brown
Boone Township
Eel Township
Logansport
Royal Center
Brown
Larry & Mahoney
Five Year Old Prodigy Names Capitals With Easy Recall
The five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Flory, nicknamed Joe, can instantly name the capitals of all European countries, American states, and included territories. He learned this without deliberate instruction, astonishing his parents and fellow testers while remaining healthy and buoyant.
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Marion Flory
Joe
Europe
American Union
Toledo firm buys Misk stock and machinery
D. A. Everson representing the Furnace Pipe company of Toledo yesterday purchased the stock, machinery and manufacturing products of the Misk company, for a total of 3600 dollars.
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Miskimen Furnace Company
D. A. Everson
Furnace Pipe Company
Toledo
Receiver plans quick sale of Kimen Furnace real estate
At a Funk receiver sale Everson bought the Same for 3200 but a judge voided that sale for underbid. A later sale failed to reach one third of the 23000 appraisement before Judge Larry’s order was withdrawn. Receiver Funk intends to offer the company real estate and buildings for sale again to find a buyer.
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Kimen Furnace Company
George W. Funk
Everson
Larry
Funk
Fire at Downey feed stable near Fifth and North
A serious fire at the Frank Downey feed stable was averted at noon today when a bucket of tar spilled on spontaneous material. Fire departments arrived quickly and with a chemical extinguisher they contained the blaze before it spread.
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Frank Downey
Fifth and
North Streets
Ice Out of Eel River Creates Miniature Volcano
Ice pushed from Eel River dam at around 12 15 pm forming large floating cakes that rose and collapsed on rocks below. The spectacle frightened several boys who narrowly escaped drowning. Flooding of Riverside Park was feared but did not reach grounds. water levels remained below.
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Eel River
Riverside Park
Volcanic Eruption Observed at Local Power Plant
A dramatic scene unfolded at the electric light plant as ice and water eroded a large cinder pile east of the building. Percolating water formed sulphuric gas and explosions blew chunks of cinder into the river. Steam and reddish sand rose over the stream, obscuring the landscape as a vast portion of the pile was carried away downstream to the west.
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Electric Light Plant
Narrow Escape on Eel River Ice Break
About a dozen boys on the ice near the O B Sargent property on Eel river were swept by a sudden ice break. They jumped into the river and waded out as the cake of ice broke apart, narrowly avoiding drowning as sections rose upright in the water.
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Sixteenth Street
O. B. Sargent
Eel River
Assessors Prepare for Mortgage Exemption Census Day
The 75 day canvass begins as assessors gather at the auditor’s office led by County Assessor August Gleitz. Officials list assessors by township including Bel E T Patterson and others with Bethlehem Carey B. Cook among the named workers.
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Gard
August Gleitz
Bel Township
E. T. Patterson
John Banta
I. N. Watkins
James Chi
Muskrat Death Sparks Bridge Outrage Over River Ice Tragedy
Crowds on the Third Street bridge over the Wabash River angrily condemn a man who clubbed a muskrat fighting for life on shifting ice. The animal reached shore after a perilous swim but died as the crowd looked on. The incident drew strong calls for justice from bystanders.
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Biddle’s Island
Pennsylvania Panhandle Lines Annual Report Reveals Big Earnings
The Pennsylvania Panhandle lines report gross earnings of 118 145 270 and net earnings of 36 342 281 for the year with a 6 percent cash dividend of 17 933 034. Logansport division under P A Bonebrake shows strong profits and meticulous maintenance despite harsh winter traffic. By spring the system aims for full, reliable operation with the line to Chicago in superb condition.
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Logansport
Panhandle
P. A. Bonebrake
Indiana
Ilinois
Here
Chicago
Logansport Stockholders Attend South Bend Traction Meeting
The Logansport stockholders of the South Bend and Logansport Traction company traveled to South Bend for the regular monthly meeting of that company.
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Logansport
South Bend and
Logansport Traction Company
South Bend
Regular council meeting to hear Herrmann denial
The common council meets in regular session tonight with expectant attention on the denial of charges brought by Mr. Miller, a coal dealer from Indianapolis. The outcome could shape local political dynamics and reveal further details of the dispute.
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Dr. Herrmann
Miller
Indianapolis
Mortgage Exemptions Begin Filing with Recorder
The recorder of the county reports the mortgage exemptions filing began this morning. Recorder Shaff notes filings are slow and cost fifty cents each. He expects a similar number of mortgages as last year.
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The
Recorder of the County
Shaff
Rural Route Report February Mail Throughput
Assistant Postmaster Tirmenstein released the rural free delivery report for February. Eleven routes handled 54 848 mail pieces while collecting 5 393 pieces. Money orders and stamp sales totaled 106 70 with stamp value and matter collected at 101 53.
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Tirmenstein
Orr of Fort Wayne visits city as state Aetna manager
Charles W. Orr of Fort Wayne, state manager for Aetna Life Insurance, is in the city today establishing contacts and discussing regional operations.
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Charles W. Orr
Fort Wayne
The
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Cable Repair Crews Work Under Third Street Bridge
A crew works today to repair a telephone cable damaged by yesterday's ice washout beneath the Third street bridge.
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Third Street
Wabash
Marriage licenses issued for three couples
David E. Bird and Fannie M. Snell, Samuel Hower and Valie Hallaham received marriage licenses. The notices confirm active licenses granted by the registry.
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David E. Bird
Fannie M. Snell
Samuel Hower
Valie Hallaham
Burdge Suffers Felon On Middle Finger Injury
L. J. Burdge suffers a felon on the middle finger of his right hand, reported as the injury. Medical attention details are not provided.
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L. J. Burdge
Fireman Injured In Panhandle Switch Engine Accident
Harry Allen watching a Panhandle switch engine was struck in the head by a car on a switch track. Engineer Ford found him unconscious in the cab. The injured fireman was taken to Dr. Hetherington and later to Wissick's boarding house in precarious condition with possible brain concussion.
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Harry Allen
Panhandle
Engineer Ford
Hetherington
Wissick
Third Street
Ice clears from Wabash as dynamite breaks jam and floods ease
Crowds witness a massive ice breakup on the Wabash near Logansport after dynamite clears a mill dam jam near the interurban bridge. Ice cakes ten to twenty five feet wide surge downstream, causing bridge tremors and widespread flooding concerns while Perus and Bid dies Island watch the receding river.
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Peru
Indianapolis Northern Traction Company
Wabash
Third Street Bridge
Biddie’s Island
Great Fox Chase in Washington Township
A fox chase is planned in Washington township on Friday March 3 with about 200 attendees and high enthusiasm. Four marshals oversee the event Charles Weeks Sylvester Cragin J J Mehaffie and Q C Palmer with a 10:00 a m start. Rules urge participation from able-bodied men under 60 or face a ducking by Guy and Cragin. The program includes a presidential speech Jeffers Guy singing and a jig by Sylvester Cragin plus an auction of the fox and a fat man race.
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Charles Weeks
Sylvester Cragin
J. J. Mehaffie
Q. C. Palmer
Guy
Delinquent Taxes Treated by Cass County Firm
Frank Polk Willard Elliott and BF Obenchain form a partnership to uncover delinquent taxes in Cass County. They report finding thousands of dollars escaped assessment mainly from administrators executors trustees and corporations. Similar efforts statewide have recovered large sums for treasuries.
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Cass County
Frank Polk
Willard Elliott
Ond BF
Obenchain
Runaway Horse and Buggy Spotted Near Georgetown
Drs. Ballard and Miley, returning from Georgetown, heard a clatter behind them as a dark bay horse with a hitch strap sped past toward the city. They followed to Cicott Street Bridge, then saw it turn south and vanish over the Wa bash bridge. No owner or police information available.
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Ballard
Miley
George Town
Kenneth
Cicott ‘Street Bridge
Wabash Bridge
Fight Over a Horse on the North Side
Johnson Allen a former constable and Jean Fishback a former caterer turned oil agent clashed this morning over a horse. Witnesses intervened and prevented serious injury after a prior trade dispute over the animal’s merit sparked the fight.
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Johnson Allen
Jean Fishback
Allen
Fishback
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