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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1908
Page
8
Real estate notes show lots and few five room cottages on High and Ninth streets. Prices range from 1200 to 2800 dollars with vacant lots and a cottage on Eighth street highlighted for sale.
Indicted bankrupt schedules show liabilities of 1319.65 and assets of 490. The first meeting of creditors is set for December 15, 1905 at 9 o clock in the forenoon at the office of Dyer B McConnell in Logansport Cass County Indiana. Creditors may attend prove their claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business. Dyer B McConnell Referee in Bankruptcy. The bankrupt claims exemption of 600.
Indianapolis reports large hog and cattle receipts with steady to higher values. Hog volumes surged this week reaching new yard records, while prices rose 19 percent for lighter hogs and the weekly close shows overall gains, led by strong demand from local and outside buyers.
Fragmented price list shows ranges for light pigs and various livestock categories including yearlings and sheep. Entries include bulk sales and commissions with figures like 3.00 to 4.50 per unit, plus yearling and lamb references for spring, all in a damaged catalog-like layout.
Chicago December 5 lack of bull support pushed wheat prices below yesterday's close as forecasts of rain or snow in the winter belt sparked selling. Prices steadied with late buying and improved support, while corn trade remained quiet and easy, influenced by weakness in wheat.
Cattle receipts rose sharply week over week with steady to higher prices. Steers above six dollars faced slow sale. 1000 to 1200 pound cattle up 25 cents. Heifers and cows up 25 to 50 cents. feeders 50 cents higher. bulls and calves up. Sheep and lambs steady with light supply and rising locally from week end. Prices: lambs six dollars plus, yearlings about four to four and a half, sheep around four. Provisions firm but hog movement slowed and trade quiet.
Livestock prices list qualities and weights for steers heifers cows bulls calves and hogs. Listings include good to choice steer ranges from 600 to 1 250 pounds and pounds per hundredweight quotes with terms like medium and extra choice.
The Pittsburg livestock market shut yesterday and will not reopen until Wednesday. Disinfection is underway to guard against foot and mouth disease, leaving Buffalo and Pittsburg both closed.
A Sunday morning scene shows Bobby asking his father if it is time to graduate from Sunday school, reflecting a child’s milestone greeting in a Chicago News style.
A humorous exchange from Prek imagines a factory worker in a powder plant discussing danger. The man notes few encounters with automobiles on his commute, underscoring a rural or old city setting and a light tone.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes a debate over trust in Wiggins arguing he is trustworthy with life but not with valuable items. The exchange highlights caution in evaluating character and reliability.
In Detroit, residents discuss gambling with Rezson Smith and Brown. Smith questions poker while Brown announces a stance against gambling, highlighting a local debate on gaming ethics and policy.
Estimated receipts at principal markets show cattle totals around 600 at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph, Sioux City, St. Paul, Pittsburg, and Buffalo. sheep totals reach about 3,000 at several markets with varied figures 800 and 1,500-30 among locations.
Hog prices opened strong with steady heavy and butcher hogs while light mixed stock sold weaker. Cattle stayed nominally steady with steady steer demand and improving undergrade prices. Local yard tables show hogs 130 to 170 pounds at 4.95 to 5.20, steers 900 to 1200 pounds at 4.00 to 4.25, and calves to 5.50 plus, with regional price corrections listed.
Local notes report the Greenwood schoolhouse burned Wednesday morning due to a defective flue. A new structure will be erected soon. Other items include Mrs. Ss lL Black returning from Peru and several residents visiting relatives and attending church, Epworth League organization, and local travel and work updates.
Demand fell for choice steers while butcher cattle sold strongly with prices 25 to 40 cents higher than a week ago. Sheep and lamb prices showed little change with uneven gains and uncertain demand. lambs remained active overall. Prices for grains and poultry are listed by the Galveston Grain Co and Galveston Poultry with daily corrections.
The market lists prices by grade for steers and cows from good to fancy, with native yearlings range steers and cutting cows. Bulls bologna bulls and heavy calves are included, along with hogs prime heavy butchers choice light-weight hogs and various pig weights. Sheep and lambs show Fed ewes wethers feeding lambs and native lambs with fair to fancy quality.
Local market notes from Oganport indicate grain prices and trades for the day. The Tribune aims to publish a reliable daily market report to help subscribers buy and sell grain, live stock, and produce with intelligency.
An exchange between two men in New York Times style recounts a verbose speaker and a restless companion. The talker boasts of his smoking habit while the other suggests he try a gag. The scene highlights nervous energy and social tension.
A Bohemian Magazine tale set in a late night restaurant. The narrator recalls ordering corned beef and cabbage while a tough waiter challenges the claim and questions the order. The confrontation unfolds over the half hour as tension rises.
The article notes F. Martin Duncan remarks that elephants have famed memory though other jungle beasts are equally notable. It cites captives and long‑term zoo lions who recall kindness and react with fear when native hunters visit from their homeland.
Shiloh hosts and visits list include Metea residents Mr and Mrs John Banta and daughter with Mrs Charles Williams. Several families share dinners and outings with friends in Logansport and Royal Centre. vows of health and business moves noted.
Lincoln Michael Bell left Thursday for a few weeks in Wisconsin with his brother. Charles Cook moved into the Burrows property last Tuesday. Frank Sprinkle and Cora Isherman were married last Saturday. Claude Reed left here last Monday for Oklahoma to spend the winter there or in Texas. Joe Oyler and family of Walton joined Ma Shirley for dinner Thursday. Mrs Rose Sprinkle and son Leonard visited her mother Mrs Wilson and her son.
Walton and Mrs Willard Phillips hosted guests with Mrs Clark Davis and daughter Thelma of Galveston. Dr and Mrs Carpenter Elmer Oden and Bruce Butts visited Komomo yesterday. Bert Taylor joined the navy about a week ago and returns today badly crippled.
Mrs. Elder Packard suffers throat trouble for a week. Miss Stella Reed and Mrs. George Shidler visited Denver on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoover of Loranport stayed Wednesday with Mrs. Laycock. Mrs. Charley Carter returns from Crawfordsville visit. Morris Lanham called on friends Sunday. Effie Canode and Bessie Stewart visited Mrs. Hyres Tuesday. Ira Philips of Walton shipped a double deck of hogs Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Shidler dined with W. E. Packard Sunday.
An alarming pamphlet promotes a tasteless odorless substance that can be secretly added to drinks to ruin a drunkard’s appetite and cause withdrawal from alcohol. It claims quick cures and endorsements by temperance workers, urging wives sisters or friends to act covertly at home.
A reader is instructed to mail a cutout coupon to Dr. J.W. Haines in Cincinnati Ohio to receive a free trial package of the Golden Remedy. The notice promises a plain wrapper and states the ease and secrecy of use as a persuasive selling point.
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