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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
8
The column lists a string of short notices and ads including travel to Indianapolis, piano sales and tuners, house rents, theater suggestions, and local movements. It mentions residents such as A G Jenkines, Walter Jenkines, James Hume, Ralph Russell, and many others, with various errands and events around town.
Ralph Kerby of Indianapolis spent Sunday in this city and Mrs. Benjamin offered manicure and massage services. John W. Bridge of Young America recovers from illness. Mrs. Samuel Cogley of Noble Township visits relatives. A Graves bargain sale offers a piano for 139 dollars. Anna Morris returns from Galveston. Miss Margaret Collins of Cleveland is guest of her sister Mrs. H. B. Young. Mrs. James Reid is ill at home on the West Side. Miss Hazel Peterbaugh of Onward visits Mrs. J. J. Bowyer. Peterman's Rodd Food advertised by Red Cross Pharmacy. Mahlon H. Roderick travels to South Bend to work at Studebaker wagon factory. Berkley family from South Bend visits Ottewa Street. Horse clipping season active at livery barns. New carload of Peninsula cement from McCormick & Richardson. J A Thompson of East Broadway departs for Monticello to visit relatives. Myrtle Smith divorce suit against Philip Smith dismissed. Missionary Josie Hanna moves from Flora to the city. Galveston high school alumni plan reception and banquet hosted by Charles Thomas. Phi Sigma Chi fraternity to banquet Wednesday at Barnett with members from Indianapolis Lafayette and West Lafayette present for the Black and Gold feast. D Flommerfeit of the chili parlor in Walton burned while trying to hold window sheet iron during bank fire.
A clerk lists recovered items including two keys on a ring found October 23, 1907 and a Harvard key found March 3, along with a purse containing change found November 30, 1907. Additional keys were found March 12 and today, identified by a numbered key set.
An old classified style note offers horse clipping services at the rear of George Harrison’s, 617 Broadway, by M. L. Cavin, promising quality work.
John Hedde advertises a coal sale at 432 High Street offering all kinds of hard coal with April prices and May and June delivery, contact by phone 1700.
Judge Larry refused a motion for a new trial in the Samuel Johnson versus Metropolitan Insurance case. The ruling leaves the verdict and judgment in place and moves the matter toward posttrial proceedings.
Richheimer and Co. filed a lawsuit in Squire Reid's court against W. L. Closson & Co. seeking damages of 25 dollars.
About fifty local Red Men traveled to Wolcott for the installation of a new lodge. Harvey Stocks served as installing officer and forty six members were initiated. After the sessions, the new members hosted a banquet for Logansport Red Men.
A Wabash County woman, Mrs Leota Clark, was brought to Longcliff yesterday. She has been in sane for years after brain fever in childhood.
The Apollo lodge K P will stage an entertainment in its hall next Monday night inviting all members and their families to attend.
Miss Josephine Simption, organist, will present an evening program at Broadway M E Church on Wednesday. The lineup includes works by Guilmart, Rogers, Lemmens, Verdi, Vanderpoel, Schumann, and Wagner among others. The concert invites all to attend.
Michael J. Fanning, Irish orator, delivered a strong temperance lecture at the afternoon session and will speak again tonight. The Cass county ticket includes D. F. Henderson for representative, Herbert Minor for county clerk, John R. Babb prosecuting attorney, Charles M. Anderson for treasurer, Ozro N. Smith sheriff, Miani township coroner, Frank Poundstone surveyor, and William H. Berkshire plus George Hyman for north and south district commissioners. The speakers urged enactment and enforcement of strict prohibition laws nationwide.
The engagement of Miss Billa Trent and William Johnson of Galveston has been announced with no wedding date set. Miss Lillian Maxwell of Lafayette wed Dr. Frank Holman, formerly of Galveston, last Wednesday evening at Lafayette. Hot man is well known in this city.
Local delegates to the Northern Indiana Methodist conference at Anderson will request Rev. John C. White be returned to the local church pastorate. The congregation expresses strong satisfaction with his faithful year of service.
John Kelley served as a faithful messenger for Western Union, delivering telegrams and connecting communities across the era. His work highlighted the vital role of couriers in rapid communication during the period.
Mrs. George Smith aged 76 died at Bennetts Switch and funeral held at Mt Zion church with interment in Galveston cemetery. Survivors include husband and six children in Russiaville Deacon Bennetts Switch Kokomo Logansport Galveston. Plus the funerals of Mildred Arthurhults three years and Mildred Geraldine Schweir one year held in Lucerne and at Mt Hope with interment respectively. An infant son of Sharpe of Washington township died last evening and was buried in West Cemetery.
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