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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
Copy reads as a promotional line urging readers to join any lodge of immortals without initiation fees. It portrays the group as a charitable, merit based path and cites ongoing headquarters status as a selling point for belonging.
The Interior Department restores about 300000 acres withdrawn for the lower Yellowstone irrigation project in eastern Montana. The land in townships 18 to 27 north and ranges 56 to 60 east will enter the public domain with settlement dates set by publication notices from the secretary of the interior.
D. Billman announces clearance sale of about 40 small monuments in stock priced from 5 to 100 dollars. All must go as yard is being discontinued and work will be shipped directly from Granite Quare Co. D. Billman located near the entrance to Mt. Hope Cemetery with phone 2067.
Horsemen with training horses at Spencer Park plan a July Fourth show featuring speed contests. A program will be issued soon. Premiums will be offered for several contests and entries are expected from horses across the county.
The Columbia Shoe company will ship a stock of shoes from Lima Ohio to LiMA. The date of sale will be announced as soon as the stock can be arranged. The Otto Shoe and Clothing Company is involved.
The Salvation Army places a cash register box at the corner of 4th and Broadway to collect donations for an outing for poor children and their mothers.
Otto Shoe and Clothing Company of Logansport Indiana reports purchase of Lima Ohio shoe stock. Syndicate led by Frank W Sowar claims triumph over jealous merchants in Muncie on June 16.
On the accent of making final preparations for our big sale the store will not be open this evening as is the usual custom.
Arthur E. Dunn of Logansport and Miss Coach Herrington of Pana wed secretly in Taylorville. The couple, with the bride’s father, obtained a license and married at the bride’s West Pana home, then toured to Terre Haute and Chicago before moving to Logansport.
Short town notices list shop sales at Tritt's and Mill and Factory End Sale. Crystal theatre hosts shows all week. Mrs. Cummins ill at 1215 North. Foresters card party in Ben Hur hall tomorrow. Rentals offered at 322 Eel River Ave and 2015 North St. Lost bracelet with monogram L W. return to Tribune. Ice cream festival at Buckwheat church on June 20. Excursion to Toledo planned for June 21 from Wabash station at 5 15 am, round trip 1 75. Mr and Mrs Bridge of Oregon visiting relatives on Linton Ave. Funeral of Frank Sowers attended by Court Miner. Various other rental notices and local updates.
Frank Delawter, a rural mail carrier on Route 11, suffered his first accident when his motorcycle tire punctured east of the city near Murdock farm. He pedaled to the Twenty fourth Street streetcar line, rode in, and the machine was repaired to be back in service this morning.
Local column lists rooms for rent and several house calls. Mentions C M Hanna L P Reinhardt piano tuner and various visitors including Mrs C F Thompson East Broadway and J B Winters preparing trips to Boston and Chau tauqua. Also notes a June 21 excursion to Ft Wayne Detroit and Republican drum corps membership update.
Sylvanus Smith, carrier of rural route No 3, made the first trip over the route in his new automobile covering 26 miles in three and a half hours. The trip went smoothly and mail reached patrons before noon with a return to the post office at 11 30.
Sixteen members of the Logansport Country Club qualified for the summer golf cup contest by last Saturday’s round. Names listed include B C Jenkins W W Rid enour W Wiler W D Craig Carl Mandel George S Kistler Robert Weir H B Smith Joseph Taylor Dr A C Bartholomew Binns O Wise M B Lairy Carl Wise J S Lairy Armour Heffley. No date set for interclub matches yet and the team will be chosen after the cup is awarded.
Secretary Pendleton of the YMCA departs with a party of boys including Leslie Hecht Hiram Hildebrandt Theodore Steinhart Clark Young Paul Youngker and George Cilley for a two day Chicago visit. The journey tests Pendleton's vitality and leadership.
Isaac Williams of this city fell from a cherry tree on R. F. Wooding's farm Monday while picking cherries a limb broke causing serious bruises.
Superintendent Haas received copies of two new reading circle books for the year. Prof. Golbert's The School and its Life and Theory and Practice of English Government by Thomas Francis Moran of Purdue University are listed for use.
Mrs. R. M. Johnston and family from Pueblo Colorado and her father T A Howe of Eagle Colorado are visiting John M and Ike Johnston and families in this city.
Walter Illingsworth leases the Broadway building from Dr J Z Powell for five years and will open a first class dye and renovating establishment in a few days. Ed Leonard offers coal coke and wood by phone. Tipton township Republicans set a convention for June 27 at 2 PM in Walton to nominate a trustee assessor two constables and two justices of the peace. Committeemen: Flook Jack Campbell Jr. Mail boxes for sale.
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