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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
3
Story from Decatur Alabama dated October 8 describes a lightning death at a Ninth Avenue home once occupied by S. W. Goree. A front-door glass photo reportedly captured Goree, his wife, and surrounding yard scenery. Neighbors report ghostly activity and that the house is now avoided.
A lively Nelson show presents The Phantom Detective a vivid Canal Street style scene with 20 song hits a strong chorus and vaudeville acts including Nubian lions and a big troupe. The bill also features The Fighting Parson and varied novelty acts plus moving pictures drawing broad crowd interest.
Beginning Monday and lasting all week the Dorothy Stock company will perform at the Nelson in a lineup of entirely new plays at popular prices. The company is new to local audiences but highly recommended and claims to rival any local stock company. Each show features fresh plays, strong acting, proper staging, and many vaudeville acts that change with every performance. Monday’s opening feature is the comedy drama Dorothy, with free admission for ladies holding a paid thirty-cent seat on the first night. A daily matinee offers ten cent seats.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church met in the church parlors and decided to host two suppers and five coffees next year. Elected officers were President Mrs L B Stevens Vice President Mrs Toland and Mrs J B Shultz Secretary Mrs Law and Treasurer Mrs M H Flanagan.
Seven Anderson factories are under construction and nearly ready for installation. A three year old Rushville girl died from a clothing fire while playing with matches. South Bend marshes burn again with city smoke. Jeffersonville woman Harriet Shea died of heart failure after learning of a $100000 inheritance. Columbus teen Arthur Clay died of diphtheria, saying he would not recover. Y M C A building dedication at South Bend postponed to October 24 by Studebaker brothers. Indianapolis Roy Jones to lose sight after shooting himself. Evansville box factory and warehouse burned. loss $36000. Shelbyville reports no new diphtheria cases. No 5 school to open next week. Richmond C C L railroad to run six hour service Chicago to Cincinnati. Hope cement contractor Martin Murphy attempted suicide. Brazil Edward Barr fatally stabbed in political fight. Lafayette Frey Bros. sawmill destroyed by fire. loss $20000. Franklin businessman Thomas M Perry died at home.
A home remedy for infantile eczema claims quick relief for babies using oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine as in D D D Prescription. A Virginia parent reports their baby’s face clearing after three and a half bottles, urging other parents to try the treatment.
Junior Y M C A members meet Tuesday evening in the gym to nominate officers. Paul Bigler and Claude Beale seek the presidency with Ralph Cilley and Howard McCullough as vice president, Murray Espy and Forest Plank for secretary, and George Cilley and Curtis Espy for treasurer. The forthcoming election is expected to be exciting.
The Sutton hotel at 525 527 Broadway Logansport Indiana is for rent. The family hotel has a large office dining room twenty two bedrooms and four bathrooms. For details contact The Logansport Daily Reporter 625 Broadway Logansport Ind.
The Crystal theatre offers a standout vaudeville bill with strong singing and dancing. Henry Miller, star of The Great Divide, appears in The Servant in the House and will also produce Mater for New York success, as Chicago critics hail the current run.
A home cooking note promotes Maps Flake as versatile and nutritious. It describes stuffing large beefsteaks with a dressing of Maps Flake two pints eggs butter onion bread crumbs and milk, rolling the steak and cooking in boiling water for about one and a quarter hours.
Emergencies interrupting engagements often stem from wardrobe mishaps such as rips and missing buttons. The article advises a ready pin cushion with threaded needles in matching shades to quickly fix minor tears. This simple precaution saves time and preserves neatness for prompt, orderly appearance.
Panhandle Superintendent I W Geef and staff began a semi annual inspection of the line this morning. They surveyed the north end between here and Chicago and later moved to the State Line area for the afternoon session.
Richard Watson Gilder delivered the Lehigh Founders Day oration in South Bethlehem. Mrs. Sarah Trott celebrated her 101st birthday in Baltimore with full faculties. Wisconsin hosts Danish Lutheran delegates in Neenah. Berkeley hosts a three day California Farmers Institute meeting. Georgia’s state fair opens in Atlanta with free attractions and exhibits. Illinois League of Building and Loan associations opens in Gatesburg. The wedding of Carrie Warfield and William Hugh Harrs occurred in Howard County Maryland. New Orleans welcomes delegates to the international mission convention of the Christian church with an expected attendance around five thousand six hundred.
A. J. Fitzer reports his valuable horse strayed and was found in a gravel pit with a broken neck. Beauford Santa’s horse, valued at $500, died from indigestion.
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