Clerk Hench is Discharged in City Light Dispute
At a city council meeting the electric light department faced a reorganization fight led by Chairman Gillespie who ousted clerk J H Hench and appointed John Schwerdman. Hench defended himself amid allegations of incompetency and insubordination as votes favored removing him and outlining a nonpartisan trustee study.
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Gillespie
Electric Light Committee
J. H. Hench
John Schwerd
Hench
Reitemeier
Hench Little
Klinsick
Porter
Boyer
Everman Advances in United States Fish Commission
B W Everman progresses through the U S Fish Commission from ichthyologist to assistant in charge of scientific inquiry. He will lead scientific work and directs a summer Alaska study on salmon fisheries valued at over eight million dollars annually. Landis aided the promotions through personal support.
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B. W. Everman
Everman
United States Fish Commission
Alaska
Jordan
Stanford University
Installing Scales at Pump House for City Coal Testing
Workmen began excavations to install weighing scales for city use testing coal delivered to the electric light and water works plants. The scales will sit east of the pump house south door by the brick wall. Records of all deliveries will be kept and reported to the council.
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Water Works
Electric Light and Water Works
Butcher Charles L. Maurice Files Bankruptcy Schedule
Charles L. Maurice a butcher files his schedule with Referee Swigart. Assets listed at 60 while liabilities total 1948.96. He claims a 600 exemption for married men.
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Charles L. Maurice
Swigart
Deaths and funeral notices for Weaver Garrity
Mrs Elmira Weaver wife of Isaac Weaver died this morning at 4 30 at residence 914 Twelfth street aged 55 Funeral for John Garrity set for tomorrow at 9 from St Bridget s church conducted by Rev Father Kroeger Interment in Mt St Vincent
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Elmira Weaver
Isaac Weaver
Twelfth Street
John Garrity
St. Bridget’s Church
Father Kroeger
Mt. St. Vincent
Trial resumes in Adams Express station robbery case
The case against Lewis Clark and John Blight for attempting to rob the Adams Express transfer station at the Panhandle depot was resumed after a two day adjournment due to a death in a defense attorney’s family. Proceedings move rapidly with many witnesses examined and expected to reach argument by evening. Peter Grady is mentioned among the witnesses.
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Peter Grady
NUHUUUL GIRLS KNOCKED DOWN IN street accident
Two high school girls Misses Alice Newby and Anna Best were knocked down when a horse drawn buggy owned by Smith Stationery Company was struck by an eastbound streetcar at Seventh and Broadway. The horse reared as the car stopped and the girls walked beneath it.
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Smith Stationery Company
Seventh and Broadway
Alice Newby
Anna Best
Demerest
Stellael Smith
Testimony Links Clark to Station Night Activity
Switchman at the Panhandle testified he knew Clark and had seen him around the station evenings. Captain Stoltz described an inspection after the attempt and conversations with Mrs. Johnson about the boarded men, noting their clothing and a cartridge box left behind. Ada Cash and Mrs. Best described revolvers in use on July Fourth and the frightening buggy incident that briefly endangered two young women, Miss Best and Miss Newby.
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the Panhandle
Clark
Stoltz
Panhandle Police
Bolwin sues Wabash-Logansport Traction for 7000 dollars
Melvin L. Bolwin of Tipton pursues in Cass circuit court $7,000 from Wabash-Logansport Traction as payment for ties used in building the line between Wabash and Peru. The suit, brought by Gifford & Gifford and McConnell Jenkines Jenkines & Stuart, asserts the contract obligates payment.
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Wabash-Logansport Traction Company
Cass
Melvin L. Bolwin
Tipton
Peru
Gifford & Gifford
McConnell, Jenkines, Jenkines & Stuart
Moore Family Attends Otterbein Funeral
Mr and Mrs H H B Moore and Mrs C F Moore left today for Otterbein Indiana to attend the funeral of Mrs Moore's mother which is scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. B. Moore
C. F. Moore
Otterbein
Ind
Moriarty Seriously Ill At North Sixth Home
M. G. Moriarty is reported seriously ill at his residence on North Sixth Street, with neighbors and relatives awaiting further updates on his condition.
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M. G. Moriarty
North Sixth Street
Safe Blower Captured Near Hoovers by City Detective
A young farmer from near Hoovers, east on the L. and T. railroad, was arrested by Detective Silas Morgan for blowing the safe in the Shirk and Haskett elevator on Friday night. He pleaded guilty, repaid $52, and was released on promise to reform. his name was withheld.
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Hoovers
Silas Morgan
Shirk & Haskett
Mrs Devore Departs for Peru to Visit Ill Relative
Mrs Bert Devore nee Gertrude Rummel leaves after a stay with her parents and travels to Peru to visit Mrs Will Pesky and Mrs Devore the latter of whom is ill. She plans to return to her Montpelier home.
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Bert Devore
Gertrude Rumell
Peru
Will Pesky
Devore
Montpelier
Logansport Paving Proposals Prompt City Improvements
Alderman Reitemeier advances resolutions to pave Sixth Street from Market to Vandalia tracks, Fifth Street from Canal to Market, and Broad Way to High with brick, and Eel River Avenue and Fourth Street with asphalt. Streets and alleys downtown would be studied for paving and sewerage. debates over costs and city debt follow.
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Eel River
Palmer
Street Committee
Sullivan
Sixteenth Street
Market
Twenty-fifth Street
Fifth Street
Boyer
Sewer Committee
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Electric Light Department
Ings
Court House
Cash
Department
Fourth
Messrs. Haskett
Slaybaugh
Fela
Charles B. Landis
Dr. Everman
Butcher Bankrupt
Clark and
Blight
the Traction Company
Lewis Clark
John
Adams Express Company
Panhandle
Nuhuuul
Macedonia
Miss Best
Miss Newby
Hoover
Market St
Logansport
Market Street
Vandalia
Sixth Street
Rubsam
Board of Health
M’kinley Park
Gamble
McKinley Park
Baldwin
Uhis
Bradley
Water Works Committee
Enyart
M. J. Bligh
Finance Committee
J. T. Cockburn
H. J. McSheehy
McSheehy
Messrs. Kruck and
Citizens’ Coal Company
Bel River
Michigan Avenue
Gillespie, Boyer and Sullivan
Fred G
Charles B. Fisk
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