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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
7
Mrs T S Edwards of Milner Georgia reports that after ten doctors failed to help her husband with heart trouble the Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine brought rapid improvement. The 1904 conference charge followed and he recovered enough for heavy camp meeting work. She urges others to obtain the product from a druggist and follow directions.
A fire in Vincennes caused estimated losses near $100,000 before firefighters contained the blaze. Fire department officials reported quick action limited further damage and no injuries.
A blaze in Vincennes caused over 100000 dollars in damage to Bartlett-Kuhn & Company grain elevators at the riverfront and the Empire Paper Company plant. More than 50000 bushels of wheat and 1500 bushels of corn were destroyed amid fears the fires could spread.
In Bedford Bloomington area a Woman's Relief Corps district convention closes with officers elected. Arthur Wardlaw faces a bank run and the loss of the Proserpine laden with gold after ship Shannon sinks, triggering fear of insolvency and a rescue by Wardlaw Sr. and banker Burtenshaw.
A jumbled column notes Berlin treaty and Donnybrook images, Washington lacking a municipal charter, and questions why women appear different from ads. It muses on Japan's modernity, race track gambling, Irish songs, life as a Christy Mathewson agent, India’s rodent bounty, and a gag about money under M. It ends with a joke about Taft, Bryan, and birthday records and an expedition funded by American capital discovering elephants.
Bloomington Oct. 23 Judge James B. Wilson orders the grand jury to examine two Axtell cases. The first concerns Axtell's city accounts showing a $7,000 discrepancy and the second centers on a claimed $38,000 shortage in a Real Estate association.
South Bend on October 23 reports escalating typhoid fears. City Health Officer D. W. McNamara orders strict precautions and urges residents to wage a war on flies to curb the epidemic.
Judge William Wood of Evansville and Union B B Hunt of Indianapolis from the Indiana railroad commission surveyed Lake Shore Grand Trunk Vandalia and Michigan Central crossings in South Bend on October 23 finding many defective crossings.
Goshen October 23 Leslie Stephenson was captured by farmers and brought before the court for assault on the 12 year old daughter of Allen Cripe. She is sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for a term of two to twenty one years.
In Brazil on October 23 the deaf mutes hosted a birthday carnival for Miss Sarah Austin of Terre Haute visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Finley. The event was organized by the mutes as a surprise for Miss Austin.
Evansville report says a warrant was sworn against Helen Maxam a school teacher charging she shook a ten year old boy pupil so hard a neck ligament was strained and the boy kept home several days.
Wabash on October 23 reports Street Commissioner Rolfe unearthed a child skeleton under a flagstone on Manchester avenue. The remains show a beheading and the murder mystery remains unsolved.
Newcastle reports Meredith Lykens, a young Blue River township farmer near Mooreland, was cleared when prosecutor Barnard found no basis for forgery charges. In a separate item from Laporte, 16 year old Wesley Reynolds was murdered six years ago at Westville and Allen Koontz became insane from the tragedy.
Columbus report notes eight year old John Spurgin now has his father as his uncle and his uncle as his stepfather after his mother remarried in a second marriage following a divorce finalized last Saturday.
Richmond report says Rudolph G. Leeds, president of the Young Men's Business club, gave a banquet for fellow officers Thursday night. The event drew 250 guests.
Notices posted at Scottsburg car barns announce the resignation of A. A. Anderson, general manager of the Indianapolis and Louisville Traction Company.
Word reached Laporte that Harry T. Butterworth, a former local resident, was murdered under mysterious circumstances at his Portland Oregon home, details scarce as investigators probe motive and suspects.
Maritta Ross a seventeen year old girl from Fort Wayne disappeared after leaving her home Sunday evening and has not returned. Police appeal for information on her whereabouts and safety.
Mr Burtenshaw from Morland’s arrives and Wardlaw senior questions his purpose as Arthur signals Penfold to delay. The scene shows tension and concern within the household over the unexpected visitor and the implications for Morland’s affairs.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. it is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces, and is touted as a trusted prescription by a leading physician. Testimonials promised. price 7 cents. sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An article warns that ordinary colds can lead to pneumonia chronic catarrh and other infections. It asserts illnesses such as diphtheria scarlet fever measles and whooping cough are likelier with a cold. It touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the quickest cure.
In the third age or teritary era rumor mingles with circus lore as some claim originals in captivity. Fox fire is described as rotten wood glowing at night from decaying substance. Charles W Morse of New York faces trouble while heading the ice trust amid fashion notes on Japanese oiled silk gowns.
Effective October 1 1908 trains depart interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 05 am 7 35 am 10 05 am 12 35 pm 2 35 pm 4 49 pm 7 05 pm 8 50 pm 10 25 pm For Delphi Lafayette and intermediates at 6 40 am 9 10 am 11 10 am 1 10 pm 3 10 pm 6 10 pm 7 10 pm 9 10 pm 11 40 pm A 8 50 pm car to Boyd Park only and 10 35 pm car to Improved Freight Service Between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette Eastbound 8 30 am and 1 30 pm Westbound 8 16 am and 3 00 pm
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