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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
1
Dennis Daley, helping paint Cicott Street bridge, slipped from a scaffold and plunged into the river. A fisherman in a rowboat rescued him, pulling him to shore where he was dried and resumed work once warmed.
In Wheeling on March 30 the floor collapsed as William Houston's funeral proceeded at McMechen causing the casketed body to roll onto the floor near mourners. The incident occurred as the group sang Lift Me Up Oh Jesus. Houston had been killed on the B&O railroad and his bride to be Julia Ritchie secured a marriage license earlier that day for an evening ceremony.
Ide Neff of Tacoma claims a record deserving the top prize for freaks. He has walked 104000 miles through twenty seven states seeking a wife and keeps an ad in a Chicago paper. He says he has never shaved or touched liquor tobacco or gambling and has no arrests.
C Burke and Miss Roxie H Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Sol Jones were married in Windsor Canada on March 27. The ceremony was at St John s church at 1 o clock conducted by Rev H H Hines. The couple will reside on Michigan avenue upon returning to this city.
Harry Fidler of rural route No 9 owns a spring chicken with four legs. The creature is healthy and Fidler intends to raise and care for it.
One hundred Panhandle shops employees will be laid off tomorrow. Afterward remaining workers will switch to nine hours per day and a half day Saturday.
United States naturalization examiner Leighton Hope plans to investigate the lives and records of Giuseppe Caruso Frank O Johnson and Angelo Massarello who seek citizenship Final papers are sought but federal scrutiny can block approval for immoral criminal or anarchist histories The naturalization court meets on the second Friday of each term with Hope on hand to review characters and past conduct in detail
Mrs. Dudley Galloway of Douglass Street will travel to San Francisco next Friday to meet her son Gilbert aboard the Connecticut with Bob Evans. He plans to reenlist and hoped for a world tour with the fleet, prompting a hopeful reunion after years apart.
Local colored K. of P. lodge members from Kokomo joined memorial services in Kokomo yesterday. Several out of town lodges attended and the event drew a good crowd.
Three tin star detectives hunted Logansport saloons for Sunday and after hours violations but found none. A bartender was fined 10 dollars plus costs for a single infraction near Kenneth. Saloon keepers under Liquor Dealers association vow to uphold the no sale rule, keeping city doors shut and truancy to a minimum.
John H. Keller trustee files petition with the board of public works for a franchise into the city over Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley lines. The new company would enter on Burlington avenue and proceed north of Michigan avenue. The board will consider the franchise tomorrow morning.
Mr and Mrs C H Nichols returned from Terre Haute where they attended the Indiana Art League convention. Prof Schmidt gave an exhibition of color photography on the Lumiere plate which was instructive and interesting to Indiana photographers. Nichols is a member of the firm Green and Nichols photographers.
Three local automobiles owned by Dr. Ballard Harry Case and Fred Dykeman were put into the repair shop Saturday after their springs broke.
Samuel Eves, after a Guggenheimer mine pick and shore job near Katalia Alaska, swallowed small gold nuggets to hide theft. Doctors removed the nuggets and Eves explains the motive as avoiding discovery while facing illness from the swallowed treasure.
Mrs. F A Sumner of Portland Maine believes the boy found with gypsies in Fall River may be her son Leonard Aller of Middletown New York. The youth, now seventeen, says his name is Leonard Aller. He was taken from a Pawtucket gypsy camp by a band years ago and was found in Fall River after exposure and poor clothing.
Mrs. Allen Lewis reports sister Miss Leona Dale a prominent foreign missionary in China will sail soon for her home in Dunlap Missouri. She will visit Mrs. Lewis in June before returning to the old country.
Patrolman Ben Dean reported at police headquarters this morning for the first time in four weeks after an attack of grip left him weak. He will not resume duties for several days.
Clinton township resident Oliver Reid reports dogs roaming the area killed ten sheep in his pasture and vows buckshot for any future attacks. Lottie Lenora Vore sues Alfred T. Vore for divorce on abandonment with an attachment on jointly owned household goods. Pottlitzer Bros. sue Jacob J. Rothmel for $275 in the circuit court.
General Manager C. D. Emmons Superintendent R. T. Gunn and superintendents Ed Raver Frank Hardy Thompson of Fort Wayne Huntington Lafayette with the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company met here this morning. They visited the park and prepared to open it about May 1.
High river water caused a section of one of the citys early sewers to cave in but crews quickly repaired it. No injuries reported and service resumed after the incident near the riverbank.
A B Morrow of Bethlehem township remains in pain from an injured eye sustained when cranking his automobile last fall.
Huntington Indiana police arrested a man described as Monica in connection with a Middletown New York murder. The wife, seeking revenge after a scandal with an affair, alleged the suspect was in Huntington and wanted in Logansport. Investigators doubt any Italian named Monica is wanted.
Panhandle conductor John Hunter and wife of 623% Miami avenue depart tomorrow for a two months western trip. They will spend about two weeks with Mr. Hunter's brother in Denver Colorado before continuing to Arizona.
The local order of Owls formed yesterday afternoon at Red Men's hall. Officers were elected and the lodge will be instituted once the charter arrives. Dr. W. F. Larimer and deputies presided. several speeches energized attendees and the group plans club rooms after charter arrival.
The six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Walters of 1511 Erie Avenue is confined to home with smallpox. This is the first case reported to the board of health this winter. The case is not a bad one but a quarantine has been established to prevent spread.
Leo Davis of Race Street starts a new enterprise mining fishworms for local fishermen charging a set price. The venture aims to supply bait to anglers in the area.
Organized labor in Indianapolis plans a concerted campaign to block James E. Watson from governor nomination. P Smith leads from Claypool hotel headquarters with John Spangy and Theodore Perry directing activity to sway delegates, citing opposition over Blakely's factory inspector appointment. Cass County and Logansport unions urged to support the effort as delegates are targeted.
Waterbury Connecticut March 30 When Postmaster Joseph Widmer of New Hartford lost his daughter fifty years ago his wife and he sought an undertaker in New York to preserve the child’s features. The body was buried in an airtight iron coffin with a glass cover and the undertaker promised the face would remain natural. After exhumation the face appeared calm and unchanged, and the coffin was reburied.
A March 19 gathering in Phoenix brought together over a hundred Hoosiers with music by the Indiana boys band. Prominent Indianaans spoke and recitals were given as Cass county residents Mrs. S. H. Ruble and Frank Date attended. Governor Kibbey of Arizona sent regrets for the event planned as an annual affair with officers elected.
Joseph Minnick a clerk at Otto Shoe and Clothing says another Joseph Minnick is to take part in a double wedding on Easter.
Abner Seybold versus H. R. Smith for property possession filed in Judge Hanawalt's court on Saturday has been amicably settled and the case withdrawn.
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