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NECK BROKEN IN AUTOMOBILE GRASH MAURICE J. WINFIELD JR. WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT.
13 May 1911
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1911
Page
1
NECK BROKEN IN AUTOMOBILE GRASH MAURICE J. WINFIELD JR. WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT.
Maurice J. Winfield Jr. 38, a prominent city real estate dealer, died instantly when his Buick runabout left the Michigan pike five miles north of the city and crashed into a fence. His companion D F Martin survived with two broken ribs and severe bruises. The accident occurred on a moonlit night as they returned from a farm visit. Winfield leaves a widow and three children. Memorials and a local funeral plan followed, with investigators noting a possible tire or wheel failure.
A description of a man named C. H. Norton was given to local police this morning. He is alleged to have forged a check at Wabash Indiana and passed it at the Freemont hotel drawn on the Cleveland Trust Company of Cleveland Ohio signed by E. W. Seager. The check amount is not known.
John W. Werner sues Mary E. Werner in Cass circuit court claiming cruel and inhuman treatment hitting him with a club and fists and being refused meals and forced to move. Catherine Sheridan also files for divorce from Thomas M. Sheridan on cruel treatment grounds.
Henry Unger filed an affidavit claiming William Heppe and Sons failed to obey a court order by Judge John S. Larry. The firm must appear in court Monday to explain why they should not be held in contempt for alleged lingering noxious odors from a fertilizer plant.
James Pierce of Indianapolis arrives with twelve players to organize Logansport for tomorrow's practice game versus Kokomo at Spencer park. Goss of Madison, Wis will pitch, Zeke Smith to catch as fans expect a large crowd for the first test of the season.
John F. Dietz was found guilty in first degree for the murder of Deputy Harp in Hayward Wisconsin. His wife and son were acquitted. The judge can sentence him to life imprisonment, the maximum penalty.
Mrs. F M Rinehart traveled to Van Buren today to visit her husband who is in serious condition.
The Cass County Bar Association met in the circuit court room to adopt resolutions on the death of Maurice J. Winfield of Logansport. The body announced a funeral attendance in a body and named committees for resolutions and flowers while expressing deep sympathy to his family.
The 1911 high school graduates total sixty one and will hold morning commencement June 2 at the Nelson Theatre for the first time. Baccalaureate Sunday is May 28 with Rev. W. T. Arnold delivering the address. The class play The Strenuous Life runs May 23 and 24, and the senior Tattler will be issued May 29.
The Knights of Pythias of Galveston will hold memorial services tomorrow afternoon. E. B. Devaulyt will deliver the address of the day.
Robert Alexander Wason of Delphi, author of One Steering Wheel, married Miss Emma Louisa Brownell yesterday at her home in Peru. The ceremony, by Rev. Averill, followed a six course dinner, with Chicago ahead to begin their life together. The couple will summer in the west as Wason’s family and Peru society witnessed the union.
Kokomo Fruit Company creditor G Caruso commission house seeks a receiver as proprietor missing. James Palumbo for the firm files a petition in Kokomo to appoint a receiver to cover a claim of 250 dollars amid bad finances.
The thief who stole a horse and buggy belonging to M. McCaffrey & Co. hid the rig in the Delphi area for a day and a half before leaving around 11 am yesterday. Sheriff Blue and others pursued, with the suspect heading toward Camden and then toward horse thief country as multiple auto parties search.
The Daily Reporter urges candidates to hustle for subscriptions before 8 p.m. tonight to win ponies. It touts grit and perseverance, notes 24 days remain, and urges reporting subscriptions at the office for votes and prepays by friends to aid prospects.
Anthony Hildebrandt of Lake Cicott was struck by a tightening cable used to lift sand cars at the sand pits where he works. He suffered back and head injuries and is under medical care with fears of permanent injury.
County Superintendent William H. Haas reports Walton’s figures show a drop in school enumeration from 176 last year to 150 this year, a loss of 26 pupils. The data reflects a decrease in enrollment in the Galveston area for the current period.
Councilman at large Andy Zanger became a father again as his fourth and fifth children are girls. He expressed joy that the new arrival is a girl, noting he already has four daughters and that boys are a nuisance.
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