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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR lists varied sums and dates associated with city payments. Readers should note amounts such as 2100 and 1700 with partial year 09 hints and 6000 09. The line ends unclear, offering little context about purpose or recipients.
Reports from Omaha indicate the Nebraska tornado Friday night has already claimed 23 to 25 lives, with 3 to 4 towns awaiting final tallies. Over 200 people are homeless, crops and livestock destroyed, and doctors from fifty miles away rush to assist as communications fail.
The Peoples party of Indiana met in Indianapolis today and nominated a full ticket. Governor F J Robinson from Cloverlored, Lieutenant Governor O L Ross of Selma, Secretary of State Richard Bonewitz of Wheatland, Auditor James S Reeves of Plymouth, Treasurer Aaron McDonald of Galveston. About thirty members attended the convention.
Walton residents host and visit relatives during a busy weekend. Marie Bumgarner visits sister Mrs Appleton in Tipton while Mr and Mrs Williams of Logansport stay with Brittons in Walton. A group attends visits in Martinsville and Indianapolis with extended family gatherings noted.
Morocco Ind June 6 Sunday and Day are two neighboring families near Martinton. Sunday has five sons and Day five daughters. Three Sunday sons have married Day daughters, and with the remaining matches progressing it may be that every Day will be Sunday by and by.
Logansport saloons offer free meals on Saturdays drawing crowds with nickel buys. Patrons could get bread and cheese, meat sandwiches, and varied dishes at multiple spots, while temperance workers speculate on the motive behind lavish free lunches.
Indianapolis reports plans for a national polo league next winter with six teams in cities Pittsburg Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland Toledo and Indianapolis. Manager Cohen says the circuit is complete with top polo talent and a remodeled Virginia Avenue rink.
A heated session with New’s gavel sealing disorder as both sides clash over seating delegates. Delegates from Coombs-Chubb and the Second district are ordered seated while a motion to substitute the Stipping delegates fails. The Taft faction appears absent in the Florida state case amid ongoing contests.
The YMCA Boosters expect to finish selling building lot fund tickets this week with enough money raised to buy the lot and perhaps leave some surplus. Contribtors report strong sales and many have already sold their twenty five tickets.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis wraps up its fourth annual meeting in Chicago. Elected officers include President W. Y. Bowditch of Boston and Secretary J. B. Jacobs of Baltimore.
Classified rental note offering furnished rooms in a city location with optional board and contact at phone 2049 1604 Mkts. Includes short description and requesting inquiries.
For Sale household goods chicken coop and henhouse offered by B. B. Bellows located at 400 Helm Street.
Rev Hicks reports a rainy stormy June with multiple central periods from the 4th to the 14th and 28th to July 2nd. Expect electrical storms heavy rain and high winds, possible seismic and volcanic activity, and cooler spurts between periods across high and low elevations.
Logansport Leaguers will attend the nineteenth annual Logansport district Epworth League convention at Green Town in Howard County on June 16 and 17. Rev Cissel presiding elder will open with a keynote address. Willossiter will speak on opportunities, Mrs. R C Richards on spiritual work, and Rev E C Dunn will lead the consecration. Miss Sadie Boyer serves as district fourth vice president.
Washouts between Butte and Anaconda shut down Amalgamated Copper properties. Five to six thousand workers lose temporary employment as Clark mines halt due to flood waters and Boston and Montana properties suspend because transport to Great Falls smelter is crippled. Officials hope for early resume next week.
Prof. C. W. Knouff, former Wabash High principal and Lake Forest graduate, resigns to take the Richmond High School principal post with the highest salary ever for that district. He served five years at Wabash, led athletic and standards efforts, and previously worked in Clarinda Kokomo Logan sport circles before rising to Richmond’s college town school.
In Chattanooga on June 6 at 8 30 p m Joseph Knight a businessman was killed during a Rossville Avenue hold up. Miss Sallie Poole was wounded and likely fatally. Three Negro attackers stopped the pair fired then fled as bloodhounds and possees chased them.
Columbus Ohio June 6 convention of the National Chainmakers association adjourned after a referendum on national officers. No president was chosen with a contest between Patrick Meyers Kent and Samuel Dye Columbus. Officers elected include William Forbes Mansfield national vice president C W Milel Mansfield secretary treasurer William Hilland York Pa George Hartman New Jersey Charles Sullivan Maxwell Ind and Daniel Shay Columbus district vice presidents.
Dick Shakes of Plymouth reeled a 19 percent pound muscalonge from Yellowriver and sent it by express to his mother-in-law Mrs I J Loser at 306 Helm Street. Charles Michelle caught a four and a half pound bass in Eel river near the water works yesterday afternoon.
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