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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
8
Local notes report visits, relocations, sales, and events across town. From theatre shows and mail order hats to rent ads, church luncheons, and school recitals, the page lists personal visits, business openings, and community notices reflecting daily life.
Mr. Kaufman returning from Boston promises agreeable surprises as a great drop in the price of green hides reaches the finished product. Otto prom ises cheaper shoes as soon as the goods arrive. Details will follow.
The Wiler and Wise’s silk department opened today with stirring prices. An 18-inch black taffeta is offered at 5c per yard, a guaranteed Japanese taffeta at 58c, and 24-inch Ruff silks for summer dresses at 59c, drawing many shoppers.
John Hedde offers a fire sale of all kinds of coal at 432 High Street by phone 1700.
Masonic Temple hosts an U R K of P dance Tuesday night with admission 50 cents. Morehart and Denbo provide the music for the event.
Tritt's Drug Store on Fourth Street offers guidance and tools to reproduce the look of costly hardwood floors using stains and floor varnish and paints.
The Elks host a grand opening of their cafe and buffet inviting the public with good music and lunch. The notice highlights after theatre parties and a business men's lunch at noon.
Traveling salesman style note advertises first class clothing pressing service at 310 Third Street with phone 394. Emphasizes neat appearance and pressed garments.
Advertises a limited selection of tan button suede tops and suede pumps with buckle. Emphasizes style, craftsmanship, and shade, urging customers to visit and buy today.
Rev Father MacCorry, famed lecturer, will deliver his renowned talk The Kinship of Man at the Dowling theatre on St Patrick's night. He has appeared in Logansport before and is highly regarded by locals, comparable to Bryan for oratory. Reserve seats now.
A blind inventory of suits coats and skirts emphasizes marked discounts. Prices include shadows Panama suits at 10.98 Braided military styles at 15.00 Butterfly serge suits at 20.00 covert coats at 3.98 and novelty coats for 1.98 to 3.98 while skirts run to 7.50 for novelty designs.
Local notes report telephone for coal, a cream puff sundae offer, and informal hat showings. Individuals moving, visiting, or hosting guests include D E Elder in Lima Ohio G A House in Louisville and Mrs F E Alexander in Columbus Ind. A stream of social updates mentions stolen chickens, new farm moves, library fund drives, a cement dealer visit, and Purdue student travellers.
Prof. A. W. Gamble of this city addressed the farmers institute gathering Saturday afternoon in Star City. He visited his daughter Edith, a high school teacher there.
Calls for a painters and decorators meeting in the Trades' Assembly hall with officer installation. Woodmen of the World holds a regular session with initiation and new uniformed degree team. Logansport Council No. 11 R and S M meets at the Masonic Temple this Monday evening March 16. Bethlehem Presbyterian Missionary Society meets with D M Kingery Wednesday evening. Ladies of the G A R meet tomorrow at 2 30 in the hall.
Lost lady's gold watch and leather fob with a reward offered for return to the office. Also notes about St Patrick's night events, local visits, and small ads for hats and wall paper.
Seattle reports a remarkable gold strike on Vault creek in the Isabelle group near Fairbanks. Five pans from four feet of gravel averaged 11.76 per pan, with Case Moran of Fairbanks predicting Vault creek may outpace Cleary creek, which has yielded over 20 million dollars to date. He warns that other creeks may yield similarly rich strikes.
Mrs Margaret Hetherington hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering on Fourth street with a contest won by Miss Mildred Hatch for mounting a magazine picture on a heart. Guests included Mildred Hatch Thelma Price Dorothy Burson Josephine Tucker Vivian Wetzel Ruth Hildebrand Helen Tucker Elizabeth Edwards and Margaret Hetherington.
The Junior Dancing club with nearly a hundred members held a regular Saturday afternoon dance at Stettiner hall. The club was organized by Edwin Shultz Florence Herz and Henrietta Patterson and will meet every other Saturday.
William C. Wolford and Miss Goldie Wilson were married Saturday evening by Judge Graves in this city. The couple plans to reside here.
An illustrated advance straw fashion shows a large crowned sailor hat with a drooping brim. The burned straw model features a crown swathed in green satin and a satin chou on the left side. Two curling quills sweep from the chou across the back, signaling spring trends.
A young woman seeks $1000 damages claiming a railway employee’s error forced her to spend a night in Rome Georgia. The item notes playful notoriety for the town and critiques the joke material used by comedians and performers.
Joseph A West aged forty seven died yesterday at St Josephs hospital after illness. Funeral 2 PM tomorrow at Charles Hoffman home 1000 W Market St Clinton Twp. George W Kirtland aged forty died yesterday at his father James Kirtlands Bethlehem Twp home. Funeral 11 AM tomorrow from Spring Creek Christian church with interment next to the church. Forest Horn two months old son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Horn of 1813 Erie Ave funeral held in Kokomo.
Miss Klarissa K. Koons mezzo soprano and Mrs Minnie Thomas Loyce reader from Muncie present a musical recital at Broadway Presbyterian church auditorium Monday March 23 at 8 oclock. Koons trained abroad is daughter of Judge Koons of Muncie with a brilliant sympathetic voice. Mrs Boyce presents readings from her own works and impersonates Irish Dutch and nezo life. guest of Mrs A A Hedrick wife of J T Elliott wholesale grocer.
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