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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
8
Local notices cover visits, rentals, sales, and events. Mrs. William White visits Marion, rooms for rent, a show at the Crystal, a reading of Romance of a War Nurse at the Ark, and various personal and business updates across Kewanna Logansport and surrounding towns.
Sole agents for Beaver Creek coal offer best coal in large or small lots. John Hedde advertises at 452 High Street with phone 1700.
Ten rooms with bath available for rent at 223% 4th Street V. E. Seiter promotes a living and rooming flat.
Miss Jean Ags 34 returns from Chicago visit. George Hanson of Indianapolis visits Charles Lee family at 610 Market Street. J N Pendleton to Gary for Y M C A affairs. Miss Margaret Stevens visiting relatives in Leavenworth Kansas for six weeks. Panhandle train No 19 delayed twenty minutes from Cincinnati due to heavy traffic. Huffman vs Isler $20 damage case for death of wife taken under advisement by Judge Larry. Mrs John Wortham Hall and Sister Mrs McBride guest of Mrs D C Justice on Market Street.
Roanoke area items list activities and travels including A E Fall hosting roast chicken, rent notices, trips to Michigan Indianapolis and Cadill ac, plus local movements of postal workers and a cautionary note about a parade ride and park event weather. A seven year old underwent appendicitis surgery at St Joseph hospital and local workers seek jobs.
Round trip excursion from Logansport at 5 a m to Kokomo Elwood Anderson New Castle Hagerstown Richmond Eaton Hamilton Reading and Cincinnati with fares from 35 cents to 2 dollars and a special train waves Logansport at 5 a m
Pennsylvania lines run a special train to Gas City and return for the Catholic church dedication. Depart Logansport 9 25 a m and return from Gas City 3 30 p m. Tickets are seventy five cents round trip.
For sale cheap. Five room one and a half story dwelling newly painted with a new roof and in excellent condition on Melbourne avenue. Kets for $8.50. If sold at once, sacrifice price of $1,000. See Tom McElheny, phone 91.
Apollo lodge No 62 K of P will host an oyster supper Monday evening in their hall. The event welcomes Bridge City lodge Uniform Bank and visiting brothers with plentiful soup. All Knights invited to attend.
The firm McCormick and Richardson dissolves by mutual consent with McCormick retiring. Richardson continues the feed business at 114 Fifth Street. All accounts due the firm are payable to C. W. McCormick at 114 Fifth Street. Mr. McCormick thanks patrons and asks settlement at once.
The funeral for the four month old son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Fair was held at 2 o clock this afternoon from the family residence on Biddle Island. Rev J O Simon of the English Lutheran church conducted the services and the burial followed at Mt Hope cemetery.
The Galloway dancing school opened with over 130 participants, including youths and older adults, and Prof and Mrs Galloway kept busy. The event followed by an assembly and a birthday surprise for Cleo Martin of Lake Crecott on her thirteenth birthday. Mr and Mrs Will Rosier hosted on North Street to mark their seventeenth wedding anniversary.
United States Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma told a Oct 3 Ogden crowd that Bryan and Kern will be elected and a national Bryan wave cannot be stopped. He declined to comment on charges against Governor Haskell, saying he is popular and will clear himself of any charges.
Cash prizes totaling 5400 were awarded Wednesday evening by Panhandle officials to section bosses who kept their track in best condition during the inspection trip. No local men received any prizes or derelict assessments.
The Panhandle car department seeks twenty five skilled repairmen for immediate work. The workforce is on ten hour shifts due to heavy business and demand.
Mrs. F E B McConnell taught music in the local schools and led the formation of a three voice boys glee club at a meeting on Thursday night. A girls club is planned with about forty voices.
A compilation of Sunday schools sermons meetings and services from Dunker Mission Universalist First Church of Christ Scientists First Presbyterian Broadway Methodist Wheatland Avenue M E Cumberland Presbyterian and Christian Endeavor notes. Details include service times themes and special activities for October 1908 with invitations to all.
Richmond dispatch reports Arvonia residents threaten to march on the James River Backings county lair of outlaws after a week of inaction. Citizens, armed and organized, plan dawn action with guides to trap the gang amid tall trees and river terrain.
The regular meeting of the Prohibition club was held last evening at C. B. Warne's home on Wheatland avenue. Speakers included J. N. Pendleton Rev E A Arthur and Dr J Powell. Next meeting will be at Melvin Ray's home 1824 Smead Street.
A Vandalia police officer named Tanguy Wer is off duty due to illness. Official notes show no further deployment changes.
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