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Newspaper

Logansport Daily Tribune

Location

Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1908

Page

4

Fragmentary OCR Note on Commission Expiry

A partial OCR fragment references a commission with an expiry date of 31 August 08. The text shows numbers 4890 14 ae 4875 4865 and ends with a bracketed 16 17 4865 SEAL.

Waste of Haste Reflected in Cork Trade Habits

A letter from Ireland to the Chicago Record Herald by William E. Curtis notes Cork merchants rise late, open slowly, and markets start by 9 to 10 am. He links these practices to European customs and to debates on daylight saving in Parliament, contrasting brisk American bustle with continental leisure and pauses.

Local Ballot Endorsements List Officials by Name

The note lists candidates for county offices including Treasurer George W. Cogley Sheriff J S Mellinger and Coroner Dr M B Stewart with the Surveyor position left incomplete indicating a continuation in the next line or column.

George W. Cogley J. S. Mellinger

Leisure and hustle challenged by Indianpolis News

The Indianapolis News questions if constant hurry is necessary and notes that despite English leisure time, trade improves, while Germany shows heavy work and rapid progress with ample recreation.

Indianapolis United Kingdom Germany

Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages Listed in The Record

Henry A. DeFord and Rosetta Hanna transfer lot 21 in Hankee addition for 1500 dollars. Hanna also buys from DeFord for 1500 dollars. Anna Fehrer sells part of lots 158-159 in West Logan to Alexander Flanegin for 700 dollars. Writings show transfers involving Witters and Turley families, and substantial parcel sale of 320 acres to John Kinney for 27000 dollars. Mortgages totaling 795 dollars are filed.

Henry A. DeFord Rosetta E. Hanna Wm. Hankee Ily E. Turley Jackson Township W. D Charles F. Minglin John H. Kinney Bethlehem Township John Burgman, Jr Liel- Iyn O. Conrad Miami Township

Sing at Lafayette by Broadway quartet on the road

The Broadway quartet SING AT LAFAYETTE performed yesterday in Lafayette. The group members are George Chesser Harry Wood Jas Martin and Len Porter as they plan a road tour after securing a sketch.

George Chesser Harry Wood Jas. Martin Len Porter Lafayette

Coal bids sought for winter fire houses demand

At the board of works meeting the clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for coal for the fire houses this winter. About seventy tons of coal are consumed each year.

Board of Works

Guthrie to Attend Wilder Brigade Reunion in Lafayette

Joseph Guthrie will travel to Lafayette next month to take part in the Wilder brigade reunion event.

Joseph Guthrie Lafayette Wilder Teuniop

Bryan Club to Be Reorganized and Expanded

A Bryan club will be formed in the city Tuesday night as part of a nationwide movement to boost William Jennings Bryan. Democratic clubs are planned in other cities next week, with a reorganization aimed at increasing momentum now that the county ticket has been chosen.

Bryan Bryan Club

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Visitors

Clymers Mr and Mrs William Smith and daughter and Mr and Mrs William Nicholson and son spent Sunday at Lafayette. Miss Elsie Moore spent Sunday with friends at Indianapolis. Mrs May Shheidler of Logansport is visiting her niece Mrs Ruth Reed. John Hardy spent part of the week with Paul Woodhouse. Homer Spring has been ill but improving. Mrs Cora Cox and family returned to Peru after visiting Dr and Mrs Blake.

William Smith William Nicholson Lafayette Elsie Moore Indianapolis May Shheidler Logansport Ruth Reed Will Deitrech Thomas Deitrech Frank Dickerson Earl Moore Charles Watson Gould Knickerbocker H. M. Landry John Stumbaugh Williard Briggs Lauren Temple Delphi Anna Bridge John Hardy Paul Woodhouse Homer Harry Fisher D. J. Stumbaugh Mary Jessie Hinsman Lewisburg John Carron Susan Adams Dukes John Harrison Mae Porter Cora Cox Peru Blake Nellie Grace Blake

Royal Centre Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Royal Centre news item notes visitors and movers between Logansport and North Judson. W. S. Stalnaker from Logansport and Joe Plotner from North Judson stopped through on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Edward Long welcomed Aug. 6 and Mrs E B Thomas visits Penn relatives. The Rhodes family and Helen spend time with local kin. Granddaughter M W Kistler visited Logansport yesterday. S M Kistler traveled to Ripley between trains, and Mrs Gravelly came from Logansport last evening.

S. M. Kistler Ripley Mrs. Gravelly Logansport

Band Concert at the Old Theater

A band concert is scheduled at the Old Theater. The event features local musicians performing a mix of light classical and popular pieces, inviting community members to attend for an evening of live music.

Rail terminal shake up eyed at Union Station Pittsburg

Plans to ease through and local train congestion at Union Station Pittsburg involve re routing Panhandle and Ft Wayne local trains to new terminals Fourth Avenue and North Side stations. The changes follow a surge in through travel and excursion traffic this season.

Pennsylvania Line Union Station Pittsburg Panhandle Ft. Wayne

Delano Expected to Resign From Wabash Nearby Posts

Delano likely to step down from the Wabash during the remainder of the year with reports of friction over the line before its receiver took control. He has not headed the Wheeling & Lake Erie, Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal, or West Side Belt since the receiver’s appointment.

Pittsburg Frederick A. Delany Wabash Railroad Delano Gould Wabash Wheeling & Lake Erie Wabash-Pittsburg West Side

Picnic Day Entries Slow as Organizers Seek Excitement

Entries for the picnic day events trickle in with E. F. Hikenberry planning to boost interest. George Mollique lists participants including Henry Zimmerman in the obstacle race John Durham in trap shoot W. E. S. Stott in sprints wheelbarrow races and more.

Hikenberry George Mollique Henry A. Zimmerman John Durham W. E. S. Stott John J. Butler Charles R. Cohee Douglass Arrick Orpha Carter

Refuses Retirement of Louisville & Nashville Engineer

Jacob Lamott, the road’s oldest engineer, declines a $100 monthly pension to retire, saying he wants to die in his cab. He owns property valued at about $50,000 and does not need the money.

Jacob Lamott Louisville & Nashville

Keep Off the Tracks Warns Lake Shore at South Bend

State Railroad Commission urges Lake Shore to bar pedestrian use of tracks at South Bend where nearby factories employ workers who cross the rails. Commission notes railroad duty to police its property to prevent accidents.

State Railroad Commission Lake Shore South Bend

Off Duty And Outings Reported In Local Notes

A series of brief notices list individuals taking time off or traveling. T A Lufcy is off duty sick, M E Roush on a hunting expedition, Mrs Harry Singer visiting El Paso Texas, Fred May Panhandle fireman on layoff, Mrs R A Miler traveling to Petosky for weeks. Tim Smith pipe fitter off duty due to sickness, Co E Martin out days for ill health, Stag club returning from Lake Maxinkuckee tomorrow, J E Willis off his run due to the incident.

Jim Mulcahy T. O.watson P. G Strube Cincinnati Greenup Ilinois Bert Stiver Round House Niagara Falls John Tyler Henry Honee Elwood Etire Frank J. McCrea Knights of Pythias Boston Tim O’connell Panhandle Logansport Bradford Ben Fettig Henry Becker East End Broadway Fourteenth Street Trey John Disher Dorset Minnesota Charles Lee W. van Steenburg Joe Trinen J. A. Harner West St. Louis Ft. Worth Omaha Salt Lake City Yellow Stone Park Portland Seattle Huntington Harner Harner Has Been An Employe of the Panhandle Passenger Building Department T. A. Lufcy M. E. Roush Harry Singer el Paso Texas Fred May R. A. Miler Petosky Tim Smith Co. E. Martin Stag Club Lake’ Maxinkuckee J. E. Willis

Change the Foleyville name for summer resort on Wabash

The summer resort up the Wabash once promoted by Thad Planck and named Foleyville will be renamed. It has been re dedicated as Grand View after the required official action and announcement.

Wabash Thad Planck Foleyville

James Bingham Seen as Energetic Indiana Attorney General Candidate

James Bingham of Muncie Republican nominee for a second term as Attorney General is praised as an energetic, capable Indiana lawyer. Born 1861 in Fountain County he rose from farm and rail work to teach, then served as county superintendent and prosecutor. His fight against Pollard school furniture swindle boosted his reputation and he later built a successful private practice in Muncie.

James Bingham Muncie Indiana Fountain County

Early planting urged to boost Cass county corn yield

A Cass county agriculturist argues that when corn fails the weather is often blamed while poor soil and late planting are the real culprits. He says farmers should plant as soon as frost lifts, enrich soil, and weed control to ensure bumper crops.

Cass County

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