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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
8
A vintage ad urges shoe buyers to bring money to the store for a midseason discount on Winter's oxford footwear. It promises quality, comfort, and honest craftsmanship with a quarter off former selling prices.
Ad urges homeseekers and investors to rent farms in the Tramping Lake area with deeds after rent, citing long term Saskatchewan farming yields and low land prices from $12 to $15 per acre. It mentions a $25 round trip from Logansport on Aug 18 to view lands producing wheat oats barley and flax, inviting inquiry for more information.
Mrs. Thomas Keyes plans a divorce suit this week after her husband was arrested for wife desertion earlier. She cites non support and asserts she contributed to his upkeep while he spent time away working in Ft Wayne. The complaint will detail their six year marriage and his alleged insistence on her joining him at an undesirable lodging.
Judge K M Landis of Chicago Congressman C B Landis of Delphi Fred Landis of this city will be guests of honor at the annual reunion of the 35th Ohio Infantry in Hamilton Ohio on September 17 Their father was the regiment's surgeon.
Mr and Mrs Thomas McDowell of Rockfield observe their fifty years of marriage with a quiet family celebration. Illness limited attendance to immediate relatives. The couple were wed on the farm in Rock Creek township and raised six children, four died in infancy. Living offspring are Ord L McDowell of Camden and Mrs John Kerlin of Rockfield, with four grandchildren.
Patrolman Wermess who was wounded weeks ago when a knife slipped and cut an artery in his wrist required a second operation yesterday. The artery was joined and the wound, which had been healing, burst anew necessitating another procedure.
A fragmented catalog lists picnic plates 2 burner stoves 14 quart pans and enamelware. Items include 24 inch window screens 24 inch suitcases hammocks toilet paper and candles with miscellaneous prices and notes.
Farm for trade and household sales listed along with social visits and travel. Items include a Chili Parlor sale, gas stove for sale on Erie Ave, music at Park Rink, skating party tonight, lodge meeting, and multiple notices of residents traveling, visiting, or returning home from nearby towns.
The Cass County Teachers Institute begins at the high school building the week of August 31. Superintendent Haas will organize a strong program and select instructors shortly. Township trustees will present their teacher lists, and the new salary law with its raises will be a key topic for discussion along with required considerations.
Electric light bills now ready and customers urged to pay. For sale items include two Poland China hogs and a gasoline engine with pulleys. Visits: St. Petersburg Fla to mother Mrs M M Harp. Miss Maude Keeney in Denver and Sterling. Warren Voorhis and Charles Seward in Kokomo. Local events include skating party at Spencer Park and music by Ellis' band tonight.
All drums for the Democratic drum corps have arrived and uniforms will be in by Friday. The uniforms are union-made. The Republican corps has its drums but no uniform plans yet awaiting central committee decisions on financing for the boys.
A terse note states the burning question is resolved by contacting BaFeanord. The item emphasizes a phone or method for reaching BaFeanord to obtain the answer.
The cases of alleged sequestered taxes against A. F. Hockenheimer and Mrs. Pryor, non residents, opened before County Assessor Warszick. They are accused of owing 1400 dollars in sequestered taxes. Lawyer W. T. Wilson represented them. Tax Ferret McCaslin surprised observers with a powerful legal oration on county tax cheating, impressing the commissioners with his rapid legal references as Wilson and county attorney Q. A. Myers tracked the proceedings.
Mrs Emma Spry of north of the city sustained injuries after stepping off a moving street car during a Wednesday wind storm. She lost her hat as she began to alight before the car halted, fell and struck her head. Taken to Dr Powell's office then returned home.
Announcement of a fire sale offering all kinds of coal advertised by John M Hedde with contact at phone 1700.
Two films shown at the Ark thrill with romance and suspense. In In the Nick of Time a mountain Kentucky setting frames a tense love story. The companion feature Not Yet But Soon promises lighthearted mirth and laughs.
A feed yard at the foot of Fifth Street announces a daily arrival of twenty seven head of above average western horses this week. The animals are described as good sized and of high quality for sale or bidding.
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