Winter Elks Social Presents A Night Of Old Time Entertainers
The Elks plan a grand winter wind down featuring John Holland as Hamlet and other veteran acts. Prof. StSeinhart performs Sweetheart Rosie stunts, StSeinhart rides a trick automobile and jumps into the orchestra pit. Various performers sing, recite, and tell tales from Cass county to Logansport as the club promises the best blowout yet with a pie eating contest and C Q D signaling ready for any fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks
Prof
StSeinhart
Rosie
John Holland
St. Bridget’s Dramatic Club
Johnn Keip
Joseph Rubsam
George W. Cann
Mike Fansler
O' the Green
Lou Rothschild
Cuba
O. L. Harrington
Kodaking Elks
Noel Cook
Casey
Harry Warvel
Harry Green
G. W. Beale
Joseph Guthrie
Buck” Stanley
Cass County
Frank Keinly
Lady Washington
Wabash
Huntington
Logansport
Fred Six
Pottowattomie Point
Sam Anderson
Lorimer Elected Senator on 95th Ballot in Illinois
Lorimer a Republican won the Senate seat on the ninety fifth ballot with 108 votes after the legislature remained deadlocked for months in Springfield TI May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lorimer
Afternon
Will of S. B. King Filed for Probate in Ottawa
The late S. B. King's will, filed in Ottawa Illinois, directs a large estate valued around 450000 with 391000 in bequests. Major allocations include 60000 for a Young Men's Christian Association building 40000 for an Ayburn hospital annex and 3000 to a Congregational Sunday school. The remaining funds go to relatives and former employees and the residual is held in trust for educating worthy young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ill
S. B. King
Young Men's Christian Association
Ayburn Hospital
Congregational Sunday School
Graham Going West to View Wyoming Irrigated Lands
George H. Graham of this city will lead Cass county residents to Wyoming on June 1 to inspect Laramie valley land offered at low prices. A special Tallmadge-Buntin train from Chicago will carry hundreds of buyers with two town lots gifted to each traveler. Graham calls the lands the most wonderful he has seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Graham
Cass County
Wyoming
Laramie
Chicago
Tallmadge-Buntin Land Company
Graham
Western Union Transfer Sends John Kelly to Chicago
John Kelly, operator for the Western Union in this city, has been transferred to the Chicago office and will leave at once to assume duties there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
Western Union
Chicago
Nineteenth Cass county divorce filed in May
Martha Bingman seeks a divorce from Daniel Bingaman in Cass circuit court. She requests custody of Erwin aged thirteen and Edith eleven and alimony of 50 dollars plus 100 dollars yearly for the children. The filing notes May divorces count rising and potential further filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
McConnell
Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Circuit Court
Martha Bingaman
Daniel Bingaman
Erwin
Edith
A. T. Bowen & Company Bank
Trick, Burgman & Seifert
Perfection Biscuit Company
Fickle & Arthur
Charles & Hunkre
8. D. Bradfield
New iceless soda fountain installed at Red Cross pharmacy
Ernest Pearson of the Red Cross pharmacy reports installation of a new iceless soda fountain. It is described as the most modern model with all the latest appliances. Ice is used only to pack ice cream freezers and cools the fountain overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Pearson
Red Cross
Western Motor Company increases stock and expands
The Western Motor company filed notice with the secretary of state showing stock raised from 250000 to 400000 dollars. The local plant will be enlarged and a branch factory will start at Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Western Motor Company
Secretary of State
Marion
G A M E Conference Welcomes Delegates to Bethel A M E
The district conference and Sunday school convention of the Indianapolis presiding elder district of the A M E church convenes at Bethel A M E on West Broadway and Cicott Street. Bishop C T Shaffer attended the opening and Mayor McKee will welcome delegates tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Presiding Elder
Bethel A. M. E
West Broadway
Cicott «Street
C. T. Shaffer
George P. McKee
G. C. Kling
A. A Mainwaring
The
Baptist Church
Balloon Ascension to Open Summer Acts at Local Park
Murphy and Fleming team will face Dunkirk aggregation while Indianapolis aerialist Professor Deal plans a balloon ascent next Sunday at the Driving Park if weather permits. The event precedes a ball game with Strong pitching for Murphy and Fleming’s city club against the salaried Dunkirk team. A new permanent bandstand is under construction for the McDonald band from Atlantic City performing June 6 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Deal
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Ryder
The
Traction Company
Carpenters
McDonald Band
Atlantic City
Murphy & Fleming
Dunkirk
Ind
Strong
Games Postponed After Local Player's Death
Lafayette Athletic Association games with Kokomo were postponed due to the death of Leo Smith of this city, a former Kokomo player. P. L. Fitzgerald, Lafayette native and former Logansport resident, manages the former team and was in town this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Athletic Association
Kokomo
Leo Smith
P. L. Fitzgerald
Lafayette
Logansport
Earthquake Mirth Turns To Confirmation In Logansport
An early morning earthquake was felt across the Midwest from Burlington Iowa to Milwaukee with Chicago reporting the strongest shaking though no damage occurred. Locally Logansport felt a light tremor and residents laughed at first before Washington’s seismograph confirmation settled the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Washington
Chicago
Middle West
Burlington
Iowa
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Prominent Cass County Farmer Killed by Angry Bull
Joseph Stoughton a leading farmer in Cass county was killed in Clay township barnyard while feeding cattle. His son George found the body after returning from fields. The bull dragged him about twenty feet and several ribs were broken, with barbed wire marks noted.
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Bull
Bear
Son
Clay Township
Stoughton
George
Onion promoter eyes Cass county for silver skin onions
A. E. Peffley of Cherubusco visited the city to promote silver skin onion culture. He reports Cass county soil can yield 600 to 1000 bushels per acre and plans to return to recruit local farmers to grow the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Peffley
Cherubusco
Cass County
Angers Seek Abatement of Fertilizer Plant Nuisance
Two suits filed in the circuit court by Custer and Fansley against William H. Heppe and Sons seek abatement of a nuisance an injunction and damages totaling 5500. Roxy M Shaw sues for 500 and Henry Minerva and Magdalena Unger seek 5000 for health fears odors and depreciation of nearby property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer & Fansley
William H. Heppe
William H. Heppe & Sons Company
Roxy M. Shaw
Henry, Minerva
Magdalena Unger
Heppe
Ungers
Unger
Witnesses in Lafayette Tie Nipper to Clarks Hills Robbery
Patrolman Jean Wedekind and Pan testified yesterday in Lafayette against Joseph Nipper charged with taking part in the Clarks Hills safe crack. Detectives Bragg and Strahle, two co defendants, were among the witnesses. Willard Johnson testified that Nipper rode in the Wabash freight car from Buck Creek to Logansport, carrying paraphernalia of the robbers. This marks Nipper’s second trial after a jury previously disagreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Wedekind
Panhandle
Bragg and
Strahle
Lafayette
Joseph Nipper
Clarks Hills
Nipper
Doc” Gushwa
Clarks Hill
Archerville
Willard Johnson
Buck Creek
Logansport
Johnson
Youthful Kokomo Ball Player Leo Smith Dies From Injuries
Leo Smith nineteen son of J A Smith of 100 Ash street died in Kokomo city hospital after being injured in a base collision during a Northern Indiana league game Sunday. He had played third base for Kokomo and previously pitched for the local high school team. His rupture of the abdomen proved fatal this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Smith
J. A. Smith
Ashstreet
Kokomo
Kokomo City
Smith
Marion
Ladies Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers School
Mrs. Harry St. Clair and other city members attend a lodge school of instruction in Huntington led by Mrs. W. A. Murdock. Secret session began at 9 this morning with delegates from Indianapolis Toledo Fort Wayne Peru and this city meeting in the I. O. O. F. hall and an evening program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry St. Clair
Sam Eisenbrice
van Hayes
Fd Manus
Howard Johnson
Julia Kepner
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Huntington
W. A. Murdock
Chicago
Indianapolis
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Peru
I. O. O. F. Hall
Judge Lairy Delays Grover Case Decision Bond Reduced
Judge John S. Lairy held the Grover divorce case in suspense after Warren A. Grover testified. The court submitted the case without further argument. Lairy reduced Grover’s bond from 500 to 400 with C. W. Lee and Long and Yarott as sureties for his appearance as a witness in Minnie Chesser perjury case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Lairy
Grover
Warren A. Grover
Larry
Minnie Chesser
C. W. Lee and
Long & Yariott
Exempt Students Maintained 85 Average at Local High School
Principal John J. Mitchell lists nineteen students exempt from final examinations for the year. All exempt pupils kept an 85 percent average and missed no absences or tardies. Exemptions cover up to four subjects per student, with exams still scheduled for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Mitchell
Bigler
Paul
Buell
Alegbra
Kline
Mary
McAllister
Blanch
Rea- Harry
Kea
Hoyden
Richardson
Nellie
Searight
Anna
Shultz
Edwin
Simpson
Mary—College
Agebra
Watson
Wallace
White
Minnie Lee
Wipperman
Frederick—Colege
Clerks' Union Organized in City Hall Meeting
Mail clerks of the city held a meeting in the Trades Assembly hall and formally organized a union. Officers elected include E. A. Tucker president and Henry Bailey vice president. The group applied for a charter and decided not to admit girl clerks, citing lack of business attendance and prior union dissolution.
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Trades Assembly Hall
E. A. Tucker
Henry Bailey
Wayne Grant
Dave Brandt
Frank Dykeman
Recorder
Fred Knell
Guardian
William Tharp
J. Buchanan
Frank Rohrer
William Rehm
Henry Stoll
Carl Rehm
John Schwier
Monument plan to honor Chief Logan at Wellsville
A movement seeks to erect a Logan Massacre monument in Wellsville C to commemorate Logan and his mother and sister who died. The city bears his name and he once ran a trading port at the Eel and Wabash junction, earning trust among whites and guiding early settlement peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Logan
Wellsville
Logan
Eel
Wabash
Yardmasters Entertained by Indianapolis Officials
Panhandle Yardmaster Timothy Sullivan visited Indianapolis for an all day inspection of yards and terminals with about fifty yardmasters from the state. They traveled the yards on a special train and a banquet was held in the dining car at noon with Mayor Bookwalter among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Timothy Sullivan
Indianapolis
Mayor Bookwalter
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ELAS
Hamiet
Illinois
Cass Circuit Court
Martha Bingman
Daniel Bingman
McKee
TAFT
Turnerbund
Voex Wall SM
Baloon
Dol
Turner Taft
Cincinnati Turner Bund
Nws
Iterh
Rogension
Prof. Deal
Gity
Aamer
Joseph Stoughton
Angels
Lodge School
Judge Lairy
Grover Gage
Chesser
Clerks’ Union
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