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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
8
A long Walton city column records visitors and residents at home and abroad. Jeanne G. and others travel to Kokomo and Chicago while local residents move, decorate, or recover from illness. The electric office hours, theater work at Dowling and John McCune visits anchor a slice of daily life with Lost bracelet notices and real estate ads.
Sunday afternoon a small change purse was found in Spencer Park containing a dollar bill street car tickets and a paper bearing the owner's name. A reward is offered for its return to the finder or any information leading to the owner.
Last week of sale on Royal Blue shirts in indigo blue plain and polka dot, union made, 59c each. Light color negligee shirts also 59c. Reindeer Gaunts worth 1.50 now 98c. Other suits and furnishings in snow windows, marked at old and reduced prices. Otto, famed for nerve, invites railroad men and all buyers.
Tritt's drug store advertises durable wood imitations that can be hammered into place without harming existing wood. Training outfits are provided to show customers how to apply the finish, which costs only slightly more than cheap paint but yields far finer results.
Lawyers notice references doctors and residents. A clothing vendor advertises alpaca garments in blue black and grey patterns. Promises fashionable summer wear with satisfying or no pay policy. Located in Thea tre Nelson building.
A brief home safety message advises using Insurance branded gasoline stoves to keep the home safe. The note, attributed to Rice, underscores cautious appliance use.
Paints and sales at Porter's and S. M. Closson advertise items including coal. Wedding trip return for Ollie Kumler. Straw hat cleaner at Porter's. Miss Euelah Dwyer from Kokomo visits. Mr and Mrs Harry Ward host Harry Goller of Boston. Simmons returns from Young America. Marion Million to build on Mack place Lake Cicott. Isaac Sence visits daughter Mrs O M Zinn. Maude Keeney plans Colorado trip after visiting sister. Wall paper wants at Follen Hagenbuck. Schrock operated on in Indianapolis for tubercular glands. Kochs visit Kasch family at 303 Cummings. Cordell addresses Pipe Creek church. Junior Y M C A orchestra performs. Motor race Worley defeats Matthews on Royal Center pike. Worley rides Harley-Davidson.
Ballot tallies show ward by ward results for Adams Estabrook and F P Jackson with Bethlehem Boone Clinton Deer Creek and Harrison among contributing precincts. Final second ballot totals list Frank Davis F P Jackson and Robert Estabrook with district totals.
Visitors arrived by trains for a ceremonial stone laying in Spencer Park last evening while those arriving by traction cars stayed after a band concert before returning home.
Dr James Harvey Williams veteran Panhandle railroader 65 died at home 1601 George Street after illness. Survived by wife and two children Mabel and Harry. Funeral tomorrow at Market Street M E Church conducted by Rev Earle Naftzger. Interment Mt Hope. Irene Goodwin funeral held today at sister's home 729 North Street with Rev Barton B Bigler officiating. Interment Mt Hope. Mary Minnick funeral held yesterday at 9 from Spring Street residence with Rev Alfred A Mainwaring officiating.
The Nelson will open with vaudeville next week featuring two daily performances and a rotating bill changed twice weekly. Smythe promises top talent from the industry will appear.
Harry Jones, illustrated song singer at the Crystal theatre, performed the third show Saturday evening with an extra act. Two strangers caused disruptions during the performance and hissed after Jones sang the first verse. He leaped the footlights and, amid audience cheers, expelled the two troublemakers.
A former coffee drinker describes severe dyspepsia and nervous distress from coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee the stomach problems and nerves improve. symptoms recur if coffee returns. The letter ends by promoting The Road to Wellville and says such letters are genuine.
The Fourth ward flower committee is to meet Saturday morning at Mrs Harriett Romlinson’s home 118 Seventh Street and Friday afternoon at Mrs Schaefer’s home on Michigan Avenue by order of the chairman.
Mrs Frank Reeser of 1106 Spear Street will entertain the ladies of section No 3 of the Ninth Street Christian church tomorrow afternoon. The Junior Dancing club held a matinee dance last Saturday with about sixty five youths in attendance. Music by Byerly and Worstell. Amelia Heiser, daughter of Mr and Mrs Julius Bennine, entertained friends yesterday for her birthday with Elsie Bettcher Marie Dieckman Anna Kroeger Esther Burgman Dora Sitz Dora Meyer Margaret Boerger Clara Jasorka Dora Betke Clara Hohnert Estred Drompp Marie Drompp Amelia Muckenfuss among the guests.
Regular meeting of the W R C tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock in the GQ A R hall All members of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators are requested to meet in Assembly hall this evening There will be a card party for Country club members tomorrow night May 26 at the club house Trinity Guild will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs J W Ballard at Pottawatomie Point The annual election of officers will take place.
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