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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
5
An old advert touts barefoot style shoes for children calling them the greatest vacation and play shoes. It promotes Le Russia Calf and Willow Calf with well sewn soles and durable leather bottoms for infants. Also features child stockings in iron clad styles priced 15 and 25 cents and up to 50 cents to a dollar.
The article recalls Halley’s Comet returning after about 75 years and compares it with past great comets. It notes the 1835 sighting with a vast tail, the 1811 display with a 200 million mile tail, and the 1861 event when Earth passed through a comet's tail without harm.
A woman defends shielding her fire escape with flowers saying burglars would have to knock them down to reach the window. The exchange notes the flowers as protection rather than a fire safety measure.
Salvation Army hosts jail service at 9 50 a m Sunday school 2 30 p m Y P L 6 30 p m Salvation meeting 8 15 p m Lieuten ant Dean to speak Evening First Church of Christ Scientist lists services Sunday school 3 30 a m morning worship 11 a m with Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Action and evening Time.
Trinity Episcopal church announces Rev. A C Stengel as rector. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Holy Eucharist at 7 30 and 11 a m. Evening service at 7 30.
Reverend George R Crum leads at 9 45 a m Sunday school and 1 00 p m sermon with Youthful Peoples Christian Union meeting at 6 30 p m The day focuses on children with a special sermon The choir aided by Fred Brown will provide suitable music
South Side area churches present schedules for Watts and Mainwaring congregations. Bible school and young people programs noted at Seventh and Broadway, with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Additional services planned at Wheatland Avenue M E under Rev. E C Dunn.
Daniel Webster school building at Twenty-fourth and Market streets invites all not in attendance elsewhere to Sunday school, meeting at 2 30 p m with Mrs B F Campbell superintendent presiding.
The preacher Rev. G. D. Eastes leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with worship at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Junior Y P A meets at 6 45 p m Morning sermon titled Christianity a Message of Light Children’s Day services begin at 8 p m
John CC White pastor. Sunday school 9 30, preaching 11 00 am and 7 30 pm. Morning sermon Israel and Amelek. Evening sermon Self Mastery. First quarterly meeting July 5 6. Public invited.
West Broadway address church led by E A Arthur holds 9 45 a m service 11 00 a m Sunday school 6 30 p m evening sermon Convention Echoes Morning sermon Journey to Emmaus Sunday school rally services in the morning.
Sunday services are announced at Cornerisland Market with Rev. James O. Simon serving as pastor. Worship details and sermon themes are expected to be provided in church notices.
Committees met to set dates for Cass county Home Coming Week beginning August 8 and the Old Settlers picnic at Spencer park Greet former Logansport residents and visitors. Program includes five minute addresses by old settlers and speeches by Graham Berry new speaker to be invited from out of town. Music and basket dinner follow a 10 a m start with speeches at 2 p m.
Julia Lang transfers pt lot 18 in Wm Douglass addition to Julius Lang for 450 dollars. Fred G Six, trustee, transfers pt lot 32 in Mary A Heath's add to T J McElheny for 1200 dollars. Angeline Mulford and others transfer lot 5 in David D to Bertram L Wright and others.
The Ninth Street Christian Church led by Rev J H Craig offers Sunday school at 9:30 a m and morning worship with Lord's supper at 11 a m. Junior and Senior YP C E meet in late afternoon and evening services follow, with sermons on Christianity as a world power and a talk titled The Kind of a Boy Needed. Mrs Nellie Haines to sing. Also Rev Walter A Johnson's church holds Sunday school at 9:45 a m and 11 a m service with sermon The Helpfulness of the Mountains.
The Junior Y M C A will hold a meeting in the gymnasium Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Members are reminded to arrive on time for the session and activities planned.
Perry Leslie Toien and Miss Mattie Bronson were married yesterday at Flora with Rev. O. L. Prentice officiating. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. M. Toien near Sedalia and the bride the daughter of Abner J. Bronson of Burlington. John Simon and wife and Miss Naurt ene Todd have traveled to California for a month’s visit.
John Miller and his deaf wife, both in Kokomo, suffer separate mishaps Saturday. Miller, struck by rainwater from an awning at Market Street Sellers pool room, believes he was assaulted. the incident ends with a warning rather than arrest. Later Mrs Miller, en route to visit Mrs E F Conroy, is struck by a rock and knocked unconscious, doctors summoned for treatment.
The Klepinger Lesh families held their annual reunion at Spencer Park with more than 150 attendees enjoying a traditional shared dinner and a day of reunion activities.
J. E. Small died at his home west of Galveston on Thursday evening from blood poisoning believed caused by a shoulder injury received last winter. The death stems from the prior injury and complications followed.
The annual joint commencement for country school graduates was held at Spencer park yesterday afternoon. Nine townships presented seventy three diplomas as Rev. O C White of Broadway M E church delivered the address urging continued education. Graduates include Bethleham Martin Buck Walter Hubenthall Paul Leffel Irene Mc Dowell Emma Bassler Edna Hoehne and many others across Clinton Deer Creek Eel Miami Noble Jefferson and Washington townships.
A push for compulsory muzzling of all stray dogs spreads across numerous cities to curb hydrophobia. Government scientists state the disease stems from dogs and urge rigid enforcement to protect children and public safety.
Jack McLaughlin, head pressman at Humphries job printing, quit in haste and carried a grudge against foreman H. A. Reed. He hired a boy to smear Reed’s face with copying ink in the plant, an act not painful but hard to wash off. McLaughlin then rushed to a Panhandle train toward Chicago.
A popular wedding trip via the D. and C. Coast Line to Mackinac offers seclusion at low cost. Steamers are elegantly furnished with reserveable staterooms or parlors. Send two cents for an illustrated pamphlet from the D. & C. Navigation Co. Detroit Michigan.
Special services for Children Day will be held this evening at seven o clock at Northside U B Church. A program of unusual excellence has been prepared for the occasion.
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