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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
6
Advertises 6 percent net interest on savings accounts from $100 to $5,000 and mortgage certificates secured by first mortgages. Notes guaranteed by a $300,000 Bank and Trust Co. For investments $100 to $500, certificates of deposit bear 6 percent interest and are secured by first mortgages with bank guarantee. Call or write for details.
In the District Court of Indiana Chas H Bruner of Logansport Cass County has been adjudicated bankrupt on December 2 1908. The first meeting of creditors is scheduled December 11 1908 at 9 am at the office of Dyer B McConnell Logansport. Creditors may prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Schedules list liabilities 1319 63 assets 24590 with exemptions 690.
Eastern market reports 14 000 hogs 1750 cattle and calves and 630 sheep received. Hogs mostly $5.20 to $5.80 with some $5 to $6. Cattle light run, prices 15 to 25 cents lower than week ago, stock cattle steady to lower. Sheep and lambs smaller arrivals with lambs up to $7.00 and mixed ranges for yearlings and culls.
There will be a called meeting of Mispah lodge No 26 LA to B of T at the lodge room next Monday afternoon Dec 14 at 1 o clock sharp. There will be business of importance and all members are requested to be present. Ordered by Edith Field Mistress. The meeting of LE to the BE of IF and E will be held Saturday this afternoon at Ben Hur hall instead of Monday afternoon.
Buffalo stockyard reports light cattle receipts and steady demand. Hog receipts reach 6000 with heavies at 6.00 and pigs around 5.15 to 5.25. Sheep receipts near 8000 with a strong market. top lambs bring about 7.75.
Wheat prices slide as selling pressure increases across markets. Traders note lower demand and ample supply pushing prices downward, with industry observers citing seasonal factors and export pace impacting sentiment.
Chicago dec 11 buying by leading bulls kept the locally traded wheat market steady despite selling from scattered sources. Corn and oats weakened as December delivery liquida tion pressured prices. Local receipts ran higher than expected and provisions trade was light.
The article argues sanitation is vital in livestock systems. It warns against damp, dirty pigsties and recommends elevated sleeping areas, straw bedding, and dry feed floors. It notes brick floors retain dampness and urges thorough cleansing to prevent diseases and improve growth plus fertilizer value.
Chicago cattle and hog market opens with feeble demand and lower bids. Packers push for 10-cent cuts as receipts stay light, traders expect a steady trade but early outlook shows weakness. Lambs rise slightly with a reported top near seven dollars and fifty cents.
Local markets page notes daily market report aims for reliable pricing to aid buying and selling. Street Market lists best timothy day at 9.00 and mixed hay at 8.00. Loganport Grain Market shows wheat 98c and corn 16c, corrected daily by Bishop Elevator Co.
Loganport stock yards list hog prices by weight and cattle values. Daily corrections from local firms show hogs 150-200 lbs around 4.75 to 5.50, steers 3.00 to 5.00, cows 2.00 to 4.00, calves 4.00 to 5.00, plus poultry and grain quotes from multiple sources.
The Logansport Indiana Board of Finance sets a January 4 1908 meeting at 5 PM in the high school office to accept written proposals from banks and trust companies for receiving public funds deposit services under Indiana and U S law. Proposals must include bonds and be filed with Secretary G A Raub. President N R Donaldson signs.
The Maccabees of Indiana must hold a special review or state convention to elect a new great commander after the death of S. B. Borden of Hartford City. With two executive members unable to act the selection faces heavy expense and a six week timeline, with South Bend as the likely meeting site. Leading candidates include Milo Meredith of Wabash Edward Gilder sleeve of Laporte and W H Keys of Indianapolis. Meredith appears favored by grand camp officers at Detroit. If defeated Keys would have the best chance.
James McMath born April 4 1855 in North Carolina moved to Clinton County Indiana near Sheridan at twenty, first married Rebecca Garver in 1879 producing four children. The family moved to Cass County near Logansport in 1884, widowhood in 1889, remarried Iceia Azorger in 1891 producing Merritt. He later moved to Raton New Mexico in 1899 where he died December 8 1908 leaving five children and one grandchild. Funeral at the Logansport area home Friday.
China increases college and school openings to about 2000 annually. Dr Adolph Meyer named head of Johns Hopkins department for nervous and mental disease treatment. Paris blind school teaches natural history by tactile stuffed animals. San Francisco grammar schools issue diplomas with the year anne Stomini 1908.
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