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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
8
Advertises a variety of clearance prices from Heatherbloom petticoats to silk petticoats, wash goods, lace, ribbons, parasols, gloves, and linens. Notes remnant discounts on table linen and toweling and lists WILER & WISE, Inc. as the seller.
Mrs. Benjamin of 416 Market Street advertises a two day sale offering all $10 hats for $5, $50 hats for $2.50 and all $3 hats for $1.50. The note also claims a $10 off any suit in tailor shops from Hooley & Tucker Consolidated with a call to figure it out.
George Schilling, brother of cigar magnate John Schilling, pitched a highway bridge flooring idea to city and county officials. He touts hard maple boards treated with asphalt that he says last four to five times longer than oak. The one inch thick maple on-edge boards range from four and a half to six feet, sized per bridge.
Short notices list community happenings and travel. Mrs. D C Leasure travels to Star City for her mother's illness. Misses Sadie and Grace Coble visit Logansport relatives. Several residents return from visits in Muncie Kokomo and California. Lost white toy fox terrier seeks owner. Anna Johnson attends wedding of Blanche Robinson.
Edgar D. Lybrook of Young America will graduate from the State University Bloomington medical department this year. He has been appointed to the editorial staff of the Arbutus, the senior class publication, reflecting his academic and extracurricular distinction.
Screen paints to DeFord for screens and flowers by graves. H Huston returns from southern state visit. Money to loan by Geo Forgy. Mrs Ben Porter hosts euchre at East Broadway. Wanted good house girl call 718 Market. Wanted two bushels cherries without stems call 223. Owen Richards and daughter visit Monroe Maple in Allentown Ohio. For rent furnished rooms light housekeeping phone 429. William Smith on Tippecanoe fishing trip with Lafayette party. For rent furnished front room call 2210 Canal. Lew Dooley travels to Columbus for Panhandle blacksmith work. Movinder family and Mrs William House visit Washington township. Clarence L Baker and family return from vacation north of town. Forest Gamble goes to Alaska to oversee mining. Charles Richardson and Kokomo guests of Mrs Campbell. formerly in local restaurant trade. Mrs Q A Myers and her mother travel to Lyons Colorado to visit Myers sister. Ladies Aid market set at Geo Hoffman's drug store and Stewart's grocery. James Conner and mother arrive from Ardmore Oklahoma. Connor to Washington DC, mother staying with Williamson.
County board of review members faced protests from large real estate owners over assessed values but resolved the issues amiably. They note minimal trouble compared with other cities where automobile owners hide or undervalue vehicles. The board has sent to the secretary of state for a list of all state registered machines.
The Newby damage suit against Peru city drags on and will probably not finish this week. Attorneys note it is among the longest cases locally for the amount involved. Dennis Uhl, sewer contractor, agreed to assume liabilities in his franchise, making the case a potential precedent. City attorney George Funk represents the city with Mahoney Myers and Q A Myers handling Mr Uhl’s interests.
Funeral service for John H Scherdman to be held Sunday at 2 30 PM at his residence 701 Miami avenue. Rev Arthur to deliver the sermon. Apollo lodge Knight of Pythias Odd Fellows Foresters Woodmen of the World and Ben Hur to attend as his lodge affiliations.
Mrs Louise Aldridge was pleasantly surprised at her daughter Mrs Lester Unthank's home on Wednesday afternoon when members of the Hand-in-Hand Circle Kings Daughters visited to honor her sixty third birthday anniversary. The gathering included baskets and a guest, Mrs Alta Cochran, who joined the celebration.
M Ellison of this city traded a 140 acre farm in Fulton county just north of the Cass county line to Frank Rittgers of Huntington for a bunch of horses owned by the litt er. Rittgers has moved to the farm. The horses secured by Ellison are said to be fine stock.
The Junior Otto baseball team will travel to Walton tomorrow to face Walton, then go to Rockfield on Sunday. The squad has shown strong form since formation and has issued another challenge to any local team. For inquiries contact Ed F Leanard at No 1632 coal coke and wood.
The Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada board met in Philadelphia on June 25 and declared a 25 cent per share quarterly dividend. The firm had suspended dividends for a year, having previously paid 100 percent annually with a par value of one dollar per share.
I must relocate within three weeks and offer two fine double houses on Linden and Miami avenues for cash or mixed payment. I am willing to sacrifice price and can guide you to a good home plus rental income if you have cash for a down payment. Contact C. E. Carter at 1018 Linden Avenue, Logansport, immediately.
Prosecutor Custer will pursue delinquent dog tax cases and then tackle county taxes. The large list means months of work ahead.
Charles Billman known as the monument man gave members of the city press a round trip ride to Kokomo and back in his new Auburn automobile. The four o'clock start reached Kokomo in time for supper and the return trip followed. This marked the third car he has owned since the fever began.
We make clothes in Logansport. Every garment guaranteed by us and a ten dollars bill off the regular price.
D A Middleton Judge Smith and Chief George Graham attended the closing session of the state Municipal League in Laporte yesterday and will return today.
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