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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
8
A patchwork of items from Logansport covers social notes and incidents. Mentions include sales ads, sickrooms, travel, chores, and local business updates with names like Josh Wise A. W. Gruelle and T. E. Smith. Public notices include bank rate changes and public works developments.
Construction Commissioner A. C. Davidson reports many Cass farmers are delinquent on the Gault ditch assessment and will be entered on the tax duplicate.
John Miller topped the Bridge City Gun Club meeting at Spencer Park yesterday afternoon with forty one pigeons broken out of fifty. Enyart fired forty to fifty while Freeman and Werness each had thirty nine to fifty. Other scores included Kumler thirty nine to fifty, Howard thirty six to fifty, George Stoll thirty three to fifty, August Stoll fifteen to twenty five, and Leffier seventeen to twenty five.
Mrs. Benjamin invites readers to a two day mid-summer opening showcasing a beautiful line of dress hats. The event runs Thursday and Friday with a cordial invitation extended to friends and patrons to attend.
The Sutton hotel at 525 527 Broadway Logansport Ind is for rent. It is a family hotel with a large office dining room twenty two bedrooms and four bathrooms. For further information contact The Logansport Daily Reporter 525 Broadway Logansport Ind.
Sarah A. Whitsell and spouse convey lots 1 2 3 William D Clary Addition on Clifton Avenue West Side north of Mobley Street to Anna M Jacks for 1500 dollars. Mortgage filings include 325 dollars 414 12 and a mortgage release of 4400 dollars.
The Judson Baptist association B Y P A rally opens in Camden today with 22 churches. Tomorrow Rev A A Mainwaring pastor of the local Baptist church will deliver an address titled A Voice from the Wilderness.
County Treasurer Matthew Moroney will notify all individuals delinquent in their taxes. Recipients will be asked to appear at the courthouse to settle their accounts.
Logansport Loan and Trust Company offers 4 percent interest on deposits made on or after May 15 1908 if left for six months.
The notice advertises three for 250, wash, four-in-hands in white and colors, usually sold for 25 cents each. Displayed in Otta's outside case.
A $2 excursion train from Hamilton and Cincinnati runs Sunday May 17. The train leaves Logansport at 5 a m central time.
Displayed in Otto's show window is Isaac Hart & Co with a bargain sale of men's nobby suits and children's wash suits.
The Spencer Park rink opens tomorrow night with music by the Elks band providing entertainment for attendees and spectators alike during the inaugural event.
Cincinnati May 13 Professor Heath Bawden of the University of Cincinnati refuses President Dabneys request to resign over his private views on marriage. Bawden who came from Vassar last year asserts he has not taught his personal ideas to students and will fight any forced retirement.
In Atlantic City on May 13 a police gambling raid misnamed the arrestee as Harry Kaplan instead of Harry Clapkin. Clapkin, a prosperous local businessman and Troop member, feared a jail sentence and his Philadelphia fiance fled to the shore. Parents and relatives in Philadelphia were outraged by the mix up.
Henry Quigley, once of this city, who accidentally shot himself in Lafayette last summer and was reported dead several times, arrived last evening to remain permanently. He has fully recovered and is in good health.
A group of young women from Market Street Church organize a Flower Committee to furnish flowers for all church services for the coming year and deliver bouquets to the homes of sick members after services.
Sunday school teachers of Ninth Street Christian church met at Dr. C. L. Nelson's home on North Street. Mrs. Joseph H. Craig will run a training school aimed at enrolling 2000 teachers.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Bert Koons of 1511 Wright street died this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the residence. Interment in Indian Creek cemetery. Iva E Jamison aged nineteen died this morning at 230 o clock at the home of her father Edgar Jamison north of the city. The funeral will be held tomorow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence conducted by Rev Thompson. Interment in Bethel cemetery. John L Hoff died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock at his home in Fulton. The remains were brought to this city this morning and taken to the home of his daughter Mrs J W Powers at 927 Miami avenue. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Dunkard church at Flora. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. The funeral of Henry the infant son of Mr and Mrs S E Gravel of No 516 Clifton avenue was held this afternoon at 330 o'clock from the residence Rev A A Mainwaring officiating Interment in Mt Hope. The funeral of Sarah Galloway was held this afternoon at 230 o'clock from the residence at 403 Clifton street Rev Martin officiating Interment in Mt Hope. The funeral of John Wesley Thomas was held this morning at 11 o'clock from the Bethel M E church Rev Thompson conducting the services Interment in adjoining cemetery. The cortege left the residence of Clay Swigart in Adamsboro at 10 o'clock.
A sensational anonymous letter to Pittsburg city council members attacks the Pittsburg Baseball club led by Barney Dreyfus. It accuses the NJ corporation of secrecy, slavery-like player control, and urges taxing the club $75 per game at Pirates Park while criticizing Dreyfus for profits and related holdings.
A license was issued yesterday to Miss Emma Bumgardner of Walton and W E Appleton of Tipton. The couple plan to marry tonight.
A testimonial proclaims that daily Grape-Nuts can cure indigestion. The letter credits predigested nutrition for easing nervous fatigue and improving digestion, noting suitability for children and adults and inviting readers to read more in the package tale The Road to Wealthville.
Regular meetings of Logan Co. No. 26 U A E of P Tuesday evening at 7 30. Mental Culture club meets with president Mrs William DeHart Thursday at 2 30. Social club Companion Foresters meets at Mrs M Britton 311 Miami avenue tomorrow at 2 30. Charity division No 4 G I A to B of L E meets in Ben Hur hall tomorrow at 2 30.
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