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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
5
W T Giffe offers $300000 bank guaranteed mortgages under Utah law. The plan yields 6 percent net interest, semi annual payments, no collection costs, and certificates of deposit secured by first mortgages guaranteed by the bank. Samples available at 411 Broadway. inquiries invited.
A family oriented ad promotes Christmas slippers for men women and children with styles including Everetts Romeos tan kid patent colt and felt priced 50c to 3.00. It also highlights iron clad hose durable fast color stock ranging from 0.25.
The Journal questions Major McFadin’s version of Peashwa the Potawatomi’s killing of a rival at a deer lick and his later escape to Ephraim Bearss’s home. Witness Rettig says no stairs collapse occurred at the mayor’s office. The piece stresses local belief differs from the Major’s embellished account.
Walter S. Sievers sues Casparis Lane company and Standard Life and Accident for 20000 claiming a limestone fall at Kenneth quarries on July 7 caused the loss of sight in his eye due to lack of proper screening. Attorneys Arthur and Matthews.
Wells county physician Dr J H Holcomb, named as the correspondent in the Charles Cotton divorce, has returned to Uniondale. Mrs Cotton received 1800 alimony, but Cotton seeks to halve it and may appeal to the supreme court. Likely no quick remarriage for Mrs Cotton.
Cass county veterans staying at the Soldiers' Home in Marion report a new rule banning them from lying down on their bunks and undressing in the navy camp. The rule proves very obnoxious to them as they endure restrictive conditions and adjust to the hospitality provided.
Dr. B C Stevens one of Logansport's oldest physicians died suddenly at his home from heart disease after a morning pain while he was heading to the bathroom. Born near Montreal in 1850 he moved to Logansport in 1869 and studied medicine at Michigan University. He leaves a widow a daughter Mrs Joseph Taylor and a sister Mrs Joseph Sales. The Cass County Medical Society adopted resolutions mourning the loss and extending sympathy to the family.
Richmond Indiana officials, in their official duties, have taken a neutral stance on the local option campaign. Liberal citizens argue saloons contribute substantial revenue via license fees and electric usage from the city power plant, but the city refuses to disclose detailed light plant revenue figures from saloons.
Residents near the Big Rock Creek Michigan road doubt concrete bridge floors. A year ago a concrete floor was laid on the local bridge, half was discarded last summer, and the remaining portion must be removed. Meanwhile the Kokomo pike bridge seven miles south of the city has a completed concrete floor and is open to traffic.
Morgan and Kinney held after riding a Wabash freight from the west the morning after the bank robbery in Clarks Hill. They have influential defense by a Lafayette law firm and face trial in Lafayette on January 7 with prosecutors promising surprising evidence. A Dunkirk witness will testify to hiding tools in the travel car.
Amid extreme hardship and many families in need the party responds to fuel shortages. Evidence shows beneficiaries have applied for help for several years and coal orders are shared within a charitable system. Amounts noted include 57.50 and 5.00.
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