30 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
1
A Logansport subscriber calls for loyalty to local factories and merchants to attract new industry and prosperity. He urges retailers to buy from home jobbers, questions home purchasing by professionals, and stresses patronizing local firms to boost the city’s economy.
D C Matthews files suit to recover fifty one dollars for furniture value while C T Burke and Allen Liebler seek attachment against Edward Hanford, show manager, after actors seize box office at the Dowling theatre on the night of the performance. Dowling has first claim on cash due to funds sent to bring the show, and the case is set to be settled Saturday.
The April term of the circuit court will be busy with 138 state cases 92 probate cases and 256 civil cases on the docket. Jurors for the term include five Wet township men on the grand jury and numerous petit jurors from multiple townships. The court session begins Monday with grand jury trials likely in the first days.
Harry Hungerford painter and paperhanger sues Sive and Bernham pawnbrokers for return of tools found in their Market Street shop after he reported a burglary at his boarding house. The brokers refuse to reveal the lender who pawned them, while Hungerford seeks both the tools and the culprit.
A receiver is appointed for the company that merged with the plowmakers, placing the merged business in receivership. The legacy firm Modern Samritans and Order American Plowmen is now controlled by the receiver.
The Cass County Institute officers led by Edgar Illips report strong farmer interest after a successful institute. A two day Logansport session plus one day at New Waverly Clymers Royal Center Lucerne Twelve Mile Galveston Walton Lake Cicott and Yours America are set with a midsummer meeting by county women to boost farm work. Cass County’s high Indiana rank signals a promising forthcoming program.
Charles Worstel and colleagues resign from their posts and choose new paths as they cast their lots on upcoming travels amid changes. The group signals a shift in direction and intent.
The article asks whether police pursuing a criminal held by a railroad company may receive free transport. It notes Big Four hesitates to send a man after John Locke, the Hagerstown criminal now under arrest in California.
Lutz, husband of the woman killed at the Jackson street crossing in Galveston and himself crippled, signed a $1200 settlement with the Panhandle railroad company after threatening a $10,000 lawsuit.
The Peru YMCA has leased the town baseball park for five years ending Sunday games and banning profanity alcohol and rowdyism. The move ousts saloon owners who controlled the grounds and installs rules for use and conduct with Mr Gear, the new YMCA secretary, credited for the initiative.
Local superstition in Marion holds that graveyard spirits caused a recent blaze that destroyed the high school. The site was once a cemetery and the first structure’s foundation unearthed remains of buried residents, with several headstones found amid ruins.
The second annual Indiana branch convention closes with reelecting officers and executive board. Fort Wayne wins 1907 hosting rights over Madison. Delegates praise treatment, pledge continued effort, and anticipate a strong year ahead.
Logansport public schools close for spring vacation with students and teachers packing up and not returning until Monday April. Sixty five teachers from Northern Indiana Teachers Association will depart by morning train to Lafayette for the convention. The event includes Purdue University visits and trips to the Indiana State Soldiers Home as part of a planned program.
Otis Owen and Edward Baker, East End youths, were taken by police after firing a small rifle around Jeannerette's ice house. Neighbors reported bullets risked bystanders. officers warned them of reform-school consequences if caught again. Herman Reichert, owner of the Bismarck saloon, is charged with assault after Ed Day alleges a blow to the eye. Reichert pleads self defense, Day absent for the hearing.
The Red and Black magazine returns in a new dress with improved appearance and quality. The faculty and city residents commend the students effort and encourage continued support for the school publication.
The board of public works debates the franchise sought by the South Bend and Logansport Traction Co. A drafted franchise was found unsatisfactory and an amended version is filed. The company proposes an agreement with Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley to use the taer's tracks to enter the city.
A pair of smoking chimneys in the building east of the Murdoch hotel produced a noon scare. The fire department arrived quickly and used a chemical engine to extinguish the smoke, causing no damage.
Evangelistic meetings at the Baptist church continue through next week with large attendance despite bad weather. The pastor and congregation urge public participation for Christian awakening and soul winning. Meetings held in the main audience room each night.
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