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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
8
Mr and Mrs David Abrahamis will travel to Detroit and Put-in-Bay starting Sunday. They plan several days at Put-in-Bay then proceed to Chicago via the Great Lakes to visit friends and relatives for ten days.
The Ladies' Raid Society of St. Paul Lutheran Church plans a Saturday market at Homer Closson's drug store on Broadway and Hoffman's drug store on Fourth street. It will open early with home made bread canes pies cookies cottage cheese and other goods available.
Short items include missing jacket near the country club, room and apartment rentals near the city, and local visits between families. Mentioned are illnesses of Attorney George Kistler, travel plans to Detroit, and a permit note from the board of works requiring property owner consent for a shoe shining stand near the interurban station.
Miss Louise Purcell and Fay Fink of Kalamazoo are guests here. C D Lucas and daughter Percia return from a two weeks outing at Toledo beach. Migs Flora Jackson returns from Valparaiso after graduation day. Mr and Mrs Watts and Grace Thomas visit Grand View Park. Aug 5 to Aug 16 tourist sleeping car berth $1.50 with panoramic falls view booklet available. Visiting guests include Henry Young Shawneetown Adelia Humphrey Lima L C Reynolds Rell and Joseph Wickersham Monticello at 1101 Erie Avenue.
Arrangements are set for memorial services at Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The service honors members who have died in the last three years, including Ruth Gregory Katherine McDowell Mary J Wiley David Do Plank Hannah Rice Mary Vannice Mary Farlow Lottie Woll Eva Sander son Cyrus Reist Minnie Ludders Eva Bury John Schwerdman Maria Watts.
The council meets Monday night with Walter Esterline ready to report on plans and specifications to modernize the electric light plant. The city engineer will present sewer route findings as health concerns drive demand for a city sewer system.
Roy Justice, injured diving from a pier at Lake Maxinkuckee, is in serious condition at his father Frank Justice's home south of the city. He reportedly struck his head on the lake bottom, becoming unconscious.
Extensive round of small ads and society notes list prices on groceries clothing and services at local stores. Mentions visits and guests with names including Miss Hart Miss Livingstone Miss Baldwin with addresses and towns. Also reports church services family reunions and upcoming sales and job offers from local merchants.
A small era grocery ad lists items including flour twelve and a half pounds at 60 cents per gallon gasoline lemons per dozen 18 cents and three packs of corn flakes plus three cans of standard No 3 tomatoes for 25 cents LAORANGE CASH GROCERY located at No 106 Burlington Ave with phone 374.
Livery, boarding and saddle horses to hire. D. A. Gillespie at 116 12th street offers horse rental with phone contact 303 for inquiries and reservations.
A local note states the burning question is answered by contacting Ed F. Leanard at number 1632 for coal coke and wood delivery.
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