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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
7
Fragmentary timetable lists East Bound and West Bound trains between St Louis New York Kansas City and Terre Haute with numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 and several branch services on Sunday exceptions. Local ticket agent M Burke noted.
Time table in effect November 29 1908 lists train numbers routes and service levels between Chicago Logansport Bradford Cincinnati Louisville Estner and notes sleeping and parlor dining car availability for Nos 1 3 7 10 12 18 19 21 33 35 40 46 and others with daily or Sunday exceptions and special cars all indicating a complex network of intercity connections.
Rail timetable snippet from Monon Indiana and Delphi Indiana shows north and south bound express and mail express times with abbreviations for acceleration and Sunday exclusions. Frank J Reed listed as G P A Chicago with a 6 13 a m time.
In effect December 6 1908 interurban trains depart from Fort Wayne station to Peru Wabash Huntington Lafayette and intermediate points at 6 05 7 35 10 05 AM 12 05 2 05 4 05 5 35 7 35 8 56 11 05 PM plus other departures to Delphi Lafayette and intermediates at 6 40 7 55 9 1 11 10 AM 1 10 3 10 5 40 7 40 9 40 11 10 PM Car at 8 53 PM connects with Limited at Peru for Fort Wayne Car at 10 35 PM runs to Boyd Park only Improved freight service between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette East bound trains at 8 a m 1 30 PM West bound at 7 45 AM 3 30 PM
timetable shows steam era interurban service daily with multiple departure times from 5:00 am to 9:45 pm. Limited trains connect at Ko komo for Indianapolis with branching runs to Tipton and direct connections to E wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncia and other stations. Interchangeable coupon books offer 12 dollars value for 10 dollars across 32 traction lines covering 1800 miles. Traction line connections at Muncie link to Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond.
The National Rifle Association guides schoolboy clubs to qualify as junior marksmen. Clubs require 20+ students, school approval, and officer positions. Outdoor 200 yard matches win NRA medals. indoor 50 foot targets offer junior marksman prizes.
The article argues for alfalfa as a major hog feed to cut costs, noting corn at 60 cents a bushel and hogs at 5.75 to 6.25 per 100 pounds. It highlights alfalfa’s superior bone and muscle-building properties, its suitability for pasture and growing animals, and estimates that an acre can carry ten pigs with a 100 pound weight gain in five months. It calls for agricultural stations to study pasture and grain combinations and aims to improve efficiency for the nation’s 56,084,000 annual hogs.
Warrensburg Missouri December 22 The circuit court ruled there is no Missouri law prohibiting healing by Christian Science church members Judge Berry Thurmond handed down the decision in the case testing the law Mrs Lena A Jaccard and Theresa M Heywood prominent Christian Science practitioners of the City were the defendants
Judge Thurmond ruled that Missouri regulation of medical practice did not apply to healing as performed by Christian Scientists. The decision hinges on whether healing by faith or nonprescribed methods falls outside licensed medical practice.
The undersigned as agent and attorney for Andrew Hamilton James A Hamilton and John Nor green owners of lot 70 in Noah S La Roses first addition to Logansport holds the sale and will receive bids. Title perfect inquire at residence 1813 Pearl Street or at the office J D B McConnell Mee 210 Feth efreet Dated December 19 1908.
A Monday change splits hours across the locomotive and car departments. Locomotive workers gain ten hours daily including Saturday, raising weekly work from 40 to 60 hours for the rest of the month. Car department cuts from nine to eight hours with no Saturday work, affecting coach and cab shops paint shops milk and carpenters working 7 am to 4 pm.
At a Monday board of works meeting Mayor Arnett urged the city to press the law department and Pennsylvania railroad officials for a possible detour. The goal is to move trains off Buckeye street to reduce smoke nuisance and improve conditions for nearby residents and businesses.
Railroad officials announced guidance on handling whiskey shipments. Conductor and train crew were advised to await the inspector general of explosives before classing, with orders to place a Red Diamond placard on all whiskey cars.
The Indiana Union Traction company and allied lines announce a new mileage book to go on sale January 10. It will cover 3,500 miles of road and sell for one and three fourth cents per mile. The book is more flexible than steam road mileage books as multiple detachments may be used simultaneously.
An engine has been placed at the side of the power house to furnish power and heat for the shops during the winter test. Workers put the engine in yesterday and will begin building a cab and coal bin today to house the unit and coal supply.
Louis Barnett of Noble township reports he killed a large hound that had attacked his sheep last Thursday night. He had already killed two other dogs in the same incident, asserting it as revenge for the sheep depredations.
District Court Indiana announces Augusten G Long of Logansport Cass County filed for bankruptcy No 2739. First creditor meeting set December 29 1908 at 9 am with Dyer B McConnell present to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Liabilities $736.84 assets $410.00.
In re Frank R Todd case No 2741 creditors of Logansport Cass County Indiana notified he was duly adjudicated bankrupt on December 18 1908. A meeting of creditors and trustee examination was set for January 4 1909 at the office of Dyer B McConnell Logansport Indiana. Schedules show liabilities 1465.31 assets 1051.23.
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