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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
Western farmers rush to sell high priced holdings and buy cheaper eastern farms. New York railroad reports show 100 inquiries monthly for rail-adjacent cheap farms. 600 of 3,000 New York farms have changed hands this year, mostly to western buyers who invest in improvements.
A farmer near Arcola secured a wife through a matrimonial agency and sent her back to Michigan after a four week trial. He fared better than most patrons of mail order houses. Ordinarily the goods cannot be returned.
Drs. Jewett of Wabash Krebs of Huntington and Fankboner of Marion are preparing the program for the next district Medical society meeting to be held in Wabash on October 22. Many local physicians are expected to attend. Officers will appoint delegates to the International Tuberculosis Congress in Washington between now and September 1.
Dennis Uhl will begin constructing a fish ladder at his dam. The project costs 9399 and will be built in the abutment to resist rust and ensure durability.
Special Correspondence notes Truman Murden and wife attended a class reunion at North Manchester college last Friday. A 150 seat table set on campus. Numerous Logansport residents including Robert Scott and Edith Funk visited family and friends. Route 20 mail carrier reports July deliveries and money orders. Local farming and business updates follow with seed cuts, purchases, and recent work events.
Mrs. K Thompson of Barron Wis visits relatives in Royal Centre as Miss Lida Lutes returns from Valparaiso. About twenty five Crooked Creek Christian church members attend a Kokomo conference. A child delivered to Frank Kistler in Logansport awaits a future home. The church picnic will be held on the 15th with Rev McNeely and other speakers and Royal Centre band providing music.
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Ora Dunkin with mother and baby doing well. Drs Mummert and Titus operated on Sam Snider. A cow died from dropsy near Young America. A show titled Ten Night in a Bar Room played there. Center U B church ladies plan a festival on Saturday. Mrs Florence Davidson visiting from Headlee s. A water spaniel belonging to Elmer Wirick died after a fit. Gerald Smith bitten by a neighbor's dog while releasing pups. Andrew Ulerich crushed two fingers. possible amputation. Wheat harvest locally good. rain needed.
Walton events include Younglove family visits to Colfax and Kinship gatherings with the Bell granddaughters from Denver. Local groups report Ladies' Aid meeting at M. E. church with Mrs. Spivey. Travel and outings involve Virgil Flomerfelt, Doris Carpenter, Grace Patterson, Cora Shugart, Ruby Morris, and others with threshing and visits across the area.
Camden Miss Clauser of Delphi visits friends this week. Ring ling show attracted 115 tickets sold. Ralph Lines Ruben Norris and Miles Martin spent Sunday at the lake. Fred Jones and Deer Creek family visited Charles Appleton and family Tuesday. Edith Booth ill with typhoid fever improves. Mr and Mrs Will Praden Crawfordsville visiting friends here.
Delinquent taxes are being collected by County Treasurer Moroney who has sent notices to those owing. Many taxpayers have arranged installment plans paying one or two years each month, with some debts extending up to ten years. Moroney hopes to settle the list without prosecutor action.
Flora Indiana notes from August 5 describe Olive Myers of Chicago visiting Grace Myers and Fay Blue's 15th birthday celebration. Several Flora residents, including the Riggles, DeVinneys, Creecrafts, and Brown, attend the Ringling circus in Logansport or travel to harvest and work trips in North Dakota and Kokomo.
Sheriff Hines secretly moved barber Frank Denton from the county jail to an unknown location to avert a mob lynching after Denton fatally stabbed James A. Ryan in a city saloon quarrel yesterday afternoon.
President Fallieres lands at Dunkirk aboard the battleship Verite after visits to the Russian emperor and other monarchs. He is given an elaborate luncheon with warship officers before departing for Paris.
An earthquake struck Constantine Algeria at 2 30 a m lasting ten seconds with great damage. No fatalities reported in Constantine but several deaths reported in nearby towns and surrounding region.
Mrs. J. D. Ferguson and her brother Henry Mordhurst were in the city yesterday from Lake Maxinkuckee. Mordhurst proceeds to Indianapolis to serve as pallbearer at M. H. Rice’s funeral.
Wesley Stites of Danville Illinois was found by Police Captain Walker in the Vermillion River at Clark Street in his night clothes and appears to have lost his reason, believed due to the heat.
Lem B. Parker’s new play Sure Shot Sam debuts tonight in Nelson. A government secret service officer infiltrates eastern Tennessee moonshiner operations to stop a counterfeiting gang. The rugged region, fierce villains, and a brave heroine drive thrilling climaxes before a happy ending.
The Rochester Republican notes a mid summer festival of fun with the Citizens' band playing popular waltz and two step tunes on the courthouse sidewalk. All ages are invited to dance and join in the diversion from the regular concert program.
A dialogic quip places Diavolo Rosa in a grim moment where a mother-in-law plummets from a third story window. The speaker recalls rushing to the first floor to intervene, but arrives after the catastrophe, underscoring a fatal misjudgment.
A Socratic anecdote notes his delight at a passing heap of valuables and his claim that happiness lies in desiring less and wanting fewer possessions. The quote emphasizes frugality and inner wealth over material abundance.
A brief cartoon caption notes a motorist joking about chasing people who try to cross him. The exchange ends with the line I ran two men up a tree, attributed to a Chicago News source.
A dialogue between Mrs Larkin and Mr Larkin centers on requesting money. Mrs Larkin asks for funds while Mr Larkin expresses mixed feelings about the exchange, noting his relief at a favorable deal.
A brief exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Press discusses whether brevity is always desirable in wit. The observer counters that conciseness is commendable though not universal.
A waiter girl scorns etiquette saying it is not our custom to serve knife with pie. The fragment hints at culinary manners or insult regarding table customs.
W F Mann presents Mary J Holmes drama Tempest and Sunshine adapted by Lem B Parker at the Nelson with matinee and night shows on Saturday August 8. Scenic beauty and period 1850 costumes highlight the production amid strong southern aristocracy drama and humor with southern melodies throughout.
A reader recalls capturing three tiny snakes in Indiana nearly forty years ago. They measured less than ten inches combined, fit in an eight ounce bottle, and moved with alert, darting tongues while a minister witnessed the display.
The Chicago News recounts a Hoosier State author hosting a visitor whose three children played pirates in the hallway. Asked how pirates can exist in Indiana without seas, the youngster replies they are socerary pirates like their father. A barn shout soon reveals the author’s skill with a pen.
A Chicago Tribune quip has an eminent physician tell a caller that his problem is malnutrition after a thorough exam. The doctor quips about appetite and capacity, then suggests a surgeon and asks for five dollars as a warning.
A contemplation on balancing study with health and happiness. The speaker doubts that intense overstudying yields great rewards, advising moderation to preserve good humor and well being. The quote reflects Montaigne’s view that excessive effort may harm rather than help.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered phrases about water droplets and pleas for help. The readable bits mention identification and spots, but no clear event, people, or location emerge.
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