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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
8
A wide range of short notes from the city includes new visits, travel plans, and local happenings. Mentions of shops, restaurants, and service businesses mix with personal updates, upcoming events, and minor municipal notices reflecting a bustling small town.
A Christ Science lecture by Rev. Arthur R. Westburgh of Rochester N Y will be given Sunday at 3 PM at the Broadway theatre under the First Church of Christ Scientists. Westburgh, former orthodox minister, is a member of the Christian Science board of lectureship in Boston. Admission is free and the public is invited.
A brief note states Plenty of Money offers 5 percent, referencing A L Janes. The item appears as a financial or promotional snippet without further details.
Bargain sale lists deep discounts on soaps fabrics and garments including Fels Naptha and Fairbank tar soap 25c ladies fleece lined pants 19c damask 35c, muslin 4c, dress goods 1.00 per yard, coats rugs and curtains offered at substantially reduced prices.
Hatter Deventer promotes Fitzhugh Cape kid gloves for street wear stating they are proper long wearing and reasonably priced. The endorsement emphasizes durability and value for customers seeking quality gloves.
Sale notice for registered Scotch Collie puppies listed at 118 Seventh Street with contact phone 423.
A patchwork of short items notes engineer Flaherty's brief layoff, a Crystal show this week, gout illness of J J Hildebrandt, and upcoming speeches by George Burkhart and J H Neff in New Waverly. It also lists visits, travels, funeral attendance, local sign work by H Wiler & Co, and Prohibition candidate T E Batare's Oct 26 appearances with Galveston and Hoover stops.
The column mocks headlines and comments on wartime mood, citing place names like Rustchuk and T. R. in a stylized quip. It suggests alarm about Bulgarian theaters and shows a satirical take on authorities and academia during a tense period.
Mrs. J. W. Wickwire dies in Chicago at 70 with four children surviving in the city and Chicago. Remains to be brought here for interment. funeral plans to be announced later. Mrs. Margaret Dougherty dies at 65 at 412 Wheatland Ave with funeral at St. Joseph church Monday. Interment Mt. St. Vincent. Mrs. Margaret Holmes funeral held today. remains shipped to Pulaski for burial.
Social circles report several gatherings with honor guests. Miss Mable Dalzell will move to Evanston Illinois after a party at 506 Wheatland Avenue. Miss Ruth Redinger visits Bradford Ohio, while Miss Sallie Stevens wins contests at a luncheon hosted by Miss May Maple.
A marriage license was issued to Albert Neff and Blanche Sheetz of Noble township. They will be married Sunday by Rev. Thomas of Adamsboro.
Stated meeting of Orient lodge No. 272 F. and A. M. at the temple this evening. The Galveson Pocahontas council holds a masquerade social in Beyington hall Halloween night. Cass County Prohibition central committee meets at the Times office Saturday October 4 at 2 o clock. Regular meeting of Logansport camp Modern Woodmen of America this evening at 8 in Ben Hur hall. Purity Rebekah lodge No. 127 degree staff requested tomorrow for initiation. Ravena lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor meet tonight with important business.
The Marshall club holds a business meeting tonight to finalize arrangements for the upcoming big parade Monday night featuring Thomas R. Marshall.
An owl car will run at midnight tonight for Galloway dancing school attendees. With Supt. Ryder's courtesy the service will operate every Friday night during winter, leaving Stettiner hall at midnight. If a crowd of fifteen or more goes to West, North or South Side, the return trip from the East End will pick up at the interurban station.
Railroads seek hundreds of workers for firemen brakemen electric railway motormen conductors and railway mail clerks farriers and P O clerks. Our mail courses prepare for these good paying jobs. Send for free catalogue stating desired position Weathery Sorres School Dept 286 Freeport MI.
An ape escapes from a circus causing chaos in the community. It abducts a car, disrupts a card game, disturbs a police officer and a nurse, and creates general havoc as crowds gather to see the spectacle tonight at the Ark.
A three year old child of Mrs. Fred Otto on Tenth Street was bitten on the lip by a dog in a downtown store yesterday afternoon. The wound was cauterized. The child was playing with the dog when bitten.
A team belonging to McCaffrey ran away this morning on North Street and was captured near Elliott's livery barn. No damage reported.
A fragment lists prices for beef boil and beef roasts per pound, granulated sugar, sugar cured hams, Bob White flour per sack, potatoes by the bushel, with assorted unreadable items. The text preserves historical market pricing and product labels from a Saturday sale.
In a bold claim the tailor house Murphy and Fleming state their craft stands up to critical inspection and that customers can order with confidence as each garment builds their reputation.
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