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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
6
Grain prices listed by Bishop Elevator Co and W. Routh with per hundred weight quotes for corn and rye. Live stock prices show steers, heifers, calves, cows, and sheep per hundred weight with ranges and a few uncertainties in figures.
Daily livestock quotes show hogs at 4.30 to 4.45 for light, 4.25 to 4.35 for medium and heavy, rough packers 3.75 to 4.15. Calves good to choice 4.60 to 6.19, calves common to fair 4.05 to 5.05.
Daily correction by D Y Cook and Company lists hide grades and numbers with garbled text. It presents No 1 Hides and No 2 Hides details, though several characters are unreadable, indicating a typesetting error in the stock and pricing section.
Fire devastates Big Timber Montana destroying three quarters of the town with losses over 400000. Miss Mary Schmidt dies in Chicago from grease paint poisoning. Rear Admiral Theodore F. Kane dies in New York City. Bahia Brazil fire losses exceed 1900000 with fatalities. J E Kavanaugh swindled 37500 in New Orleans. Gertrude Gates granted absolute divorce from James L Gates. Alfred Peats, famed wallpaper king, dies in White Plains. Bidwell brothers convicted in Chicago of a confidence game. U S post office appropriation bill passes House at 222190392.
The American car reached Ogden Utah at 9 30 a m to day after an all night drive from Echo in heavy mud machinists worked through the day on repairs and the car was set to depart Monday morning The Italian car arrived Rawlins Wyoming at 3 15 Sunday and left Monday The second French car passed through Marshalltown Iowa at 3 20 Sunday afternoon
Coffeyville Kansas reports three Ochelata posse members encountered Tyre bank robbers eight miles southwest of Ochelata at Candy creek. The robbers disarmed the posse, stole rifles pistols and a horse, then allowed them to depart unarmed. A posse of 100 men prepares to leave Bigheart to surround the outlaws.
Joseph Bassanell, one of two convicts who escaped from the North Dakota penitentiary, was killed Saturday night in a pistol duel with Sheriff Beck of McLean County. Alfred Woolens, the other escapee, was captured earlier by a posse fifteen miles west of Mandan. The fatal battle occurred in McLean County, about sixty miles from Bismarck.
Tokyo reports a satisfactory settlement of the Tatsu affair. China has conceded all Japanese demands and will purchase the arms as agreed, marking a concluded dispute between the two nations.
The Tatsu will raise the Japanese flag on board as the vessel hoists its colors. A Chinese warship will fire a salute during the flag rehoisting.
A blaze at the Colorado Fuel and Iron mine at Sopris near Trinidad on Sunday burned the coke washer tipple engine house and chemical laboratory. Officials said the $150000 loss and the destruction of facilities left about 300 men jobless. The fire was blamed on crossed electric wires.
William Estey a 65 year old wealthy farmer left his home at midnight during a guest gathering and hanged himself to a tree. His body was found the next morning ten rods from the house. No cause is given for the deed.
Charles K. Ladd, a leading Illinois Democrat and Bryan 1898 delegate, lies at the point of death at his Kewanee home due to heart trouble, Peoria reports dated March 16.
Sharon Mills to reopen its Sharon Steel Hoop company plant with full operations next Tuesday. The open hearth blooming mill eight nine and ten inch billet mills will restart affecting about 1 000 men.
Lawrence L McDonald and others transfer to B B Richards and others of lot 9 in Shewman’s addition Waiton for 15. Geo H Schwalm to Ida M Martin and others undivided shares in sections 22 Washington township for 3833.34. Geo W Walters to Harry E Amoss multiple fractional parcels in Clinton township for 1. John H Grafetux to Harry Lux parts of lots in Noble township and West Side add College Hill for 2109. J Henry Coiger and others to Geo Coiger parts of West End Foundry lot city 25. Susan E Aldrich to J Henry Gaiger jot 1 and sub lots in Tipton’s second add city for 1. Lewis Towsley and others to Dornice B Towsley parts of lots in James Chaney’s 1st add city for 1800. Clara Wiler to Charles Massena lot 78 Woodlawn add city for 1200.
A Waynetown Indiana man praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an excellent cure for croup especially when given at the first cough. The remedy is said to prevent attacks and is sold by W. H. Porter.
In Amsterdam on March 16 the Cullinan diamond valued at $2,500,000 is under stringent protection while Joseph Asher’s firm polishes it for Britain’s crown. International detectives guard the process. Herr Henri Koe in Holland polishes the gem with a special 16% diameter mill, ten guards nightly, and iron cement walls. The diamond, found in the Premier mine near Johannesburg in January 1905, weighs 3032 carats and measures 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, with eleven months left to finish the polish.
Carl J. Horn offers prepared plans and specifications for offices in the Stettiner Building. Telephone number 700 listed for inquiries.
Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer invites family trade. Telephone number 40 listed for inquiries.
Ed F. Leonard offers coal under the motto The best coal for the least money at 222 Heath Street with wood and coke. L Dilley & Co. at 515 Market Street lists coal, horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe plus telephone numbers.
Peek and Kandier advertise carriage and wagon building painting and repairing at 514 North Street with general blacksmithing and reasonable prices and a phone number 573 for contact.
H Weber at 310 Pearl Street offers clothing cleaning, repairing and pressing services plus tailoring.
i DENTISTS. i DENTISTS. F. M. Bozer D D S dental par corners Fourth and Broadway over City National bank. Telephone office 363 residence 1463 D E Detzell Office 404 Market street stairway east of Rays grocers. Phone 253 residence 1918 North street Phone 622 Entire satisfaction.
The conversation turns heated as Cantillon asserts no one returns after death while eahring calmly challenges him. Joe bristles, insisting his certainty remains, and Gehring queries the relevance of Walter Wellman to the claim.
Dr. John Wesley Sill, 84, once a prominent physician with a 40 000 dollar estate, spent his fortune after a vision said he would die in six months. He gave away farms, a business block, real estate, and his library to relatives. Now six months passed and he is penniless with no funds to live on.
A playful verse brims with mock romance as Hazel Nutte pledges devotion to the Soul Mate with onyx chin whiskers. The speaker revels in fanciful imagery, bargains, and dreamlike affection, ending with a jubilant, rhythmic flourish.
F FLOUR AND FEED. Co. L. Dilley & Co operates at 515 Market Street offering flour, feed and hay with telephone service listed as 87.
Young and Custer promote special prices on blankets robes and winter goods this week.
Knouff Room 1 Spry block offers fire life accident and casualty insurance from old and trusted companies. Prompt settlement of claims emphasized.
George H. Gise offers 5 percent money and insurance services. Corner room over Bowen Bank. Office phone 482 and residence phone 238.
S LUMBER Parker and Johnston specialize in interior finishing and store fixtures. High quality work. Yard mill and office at corner Spencer and Berkley streets. Telephone 112.
Philip Voorhees dealer in lumber hardware and planing mill work solicits patronage. Office and yard at 400 Sycamore Street. Phors 84.
The notice lists Mi Music School Miss Hendersons School Music located at 1317 Market Street. No further details.
C. A. Price offers granite and marble monuments from a rear interurban station location. Artistic work at reasonable prices. Invites customers to get estimates for their memorial needs.
Reporter Office at 525 Broadway advertises all kinds of printing from letterheads to invitations. It urges readers to call for samples and expert, neat, prompt work.
C Mathews advertises new and second hand house furnishings bought and sold at high prices. Bargains available in stores, rocking chairs, dining chairs, a cash register, two incubators, a tailor's machine and a coupler Singer sewing machine, plus many other items. Located at 207 Sixth Street, phone 636.
H. Weber a merchant and agent tailor at 310 Pearl Street announces spring and summer patterns ready for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and up and trousers at 4 dollars and up. Come and see.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting flu tops and furnace repairs. Located at 802 Fifth Street. All work done in best possible manner with practical timers available at reasonable prices.
John Mehaffie offers galvanized iron cornices skylights tin slate roofing spouting and all tin and iron repairs at 318 Fifth Street phone 59.
Glasser recalls Strongson once in fine health who now wastes away and scarcely eats. Cutter asks if he is sick, but Glasser says he is boarding.
Barney Oldfield declares a shift from dirt circuit racing to stock and road cars after criticizing freak track racers. He says foreign competitors showed stock cars’ potential and vows not to race on circular tracks again, focusing on durable cars usable after events.
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