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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
5
Special Correspondence reports visits by Helen Hyre and others in Peru and nearby towns. community events include church services, recitals, family visits, a fatal note on Miss Jessie Bowman funeral, a firecracker accident to Lloyd Melton, harvest activity, and various local social and business mentions.
The Twelve Mile community reports busy farmers haying and a band concert each Wednesday evening. Rev. Minor of the U B church greets a new bouncing boy. Miss Edna Swick moves millinery stock to Fulton. Bert Wade visits Sam Hoover in town. Walter Skinner and family spend Thursday in Peru. Will Dalzell harvests 45 bushels of cherries amid a poor crop. Miss May Reed from Kalkaska visits aunt Mrs. C Kinneman. Mr Toner of Kewanee listed as a business contact. The Modern Woodmen conduct services at Mr Scott's funeral. John Sullivan and wife host sister-in-law Mrs Kline of Mexico.
Anoka residents visit relatives over the weekend including Bert Turnpaugh and family returning from a visit with Fred Wangler and family. Flossie Keener attended the railroaders picnic in Eaton Ohio. Bertha Sisson plans a week with Leah Miller in Deacon. Sarah Storer and Charles Jones visited friends in Walton. Lawrence McDonald of Galveston spent weekend with Harry Persinger’s family. Buckwheat festival drew a crowd Saturday night. Anoka White Sox host Onward Sunday afternoon. Bees swarmed to Sarah Storer's home and caused a housing entry issue. John River and Gladys Lafayette spent Sunday with Frank and Floss Keener.
Miss Agatha McGreevy returns from Notre Dame while Mr and Mrs William Randolph visit John Etter in Lafayette. Local youths attend Children day at Lockfort and Hall Goodrich visits cousin Leo Rendall in Royal Center. Mary Allred comes home from Young America and Mabel Glasscock returns from Bloomington. John Cox buys Ed Mitchell barber shop in Longansport and takes possession Monday. Maude Waldsmith visits Burrows. Ruby McCabe visits Lucerne.
Adamsboro farmers busy with hay as families, including Mr and Mrs Willard Myers, visit Logansport. Minnie Musselman calls on her parents this week. Miss Emma Kidd returns from Royal Center. Isabel Mason visits Mary Snider in Logansport Sunday. Mrs Eli McMillen and children take...
W O Brown and family return from Illinois trip A A Good buys a new automobile in Indianapolis to drive home Colvin delivery team runs away causing excitement with no serious damage Will Randolph of Lafayette visits locals Mrs W A Pruitt’s recovery hoped for
A roundup of visits and proceedings includes Mr Wagener planning to move to Monticello for work, Mrs James Bell and granddaughter Iva Bell from Wisconsin visiting the Bell family, and several residents attending events in Blooming ton. Other items mention ice cream social plans on June 27 by the Epworth League, visits by relatives from Kokomo Logansport and Galveston, and a range of family and social calls in Lincoln and surrounding towns.
Mrs Eliza Conner remains very poorly. Mr and Mrs C A Brandt and Mr and Mrs A D Brandt dined with John Biggs and wife. Jessie Light visited Flora Leach. a large crowd attended Leach barn social with ice cream served. Will Schreck family visited Jerome Weaver family. Olive Cotner from Logansport stayed with grandmother Eliza Cotrie. Rodney Strain and wife visited Lewis McMillen and daughter Minnie. Laura Brandt stayed with Philip Busard.
Mrs Earl Gard reports a new piano. Rev Johnson will fill regular duties at the Christian church the coming weekend. Dr Neff attended Miss Etta at the Plummer home after a cherry tree fall. Mrs Blanche Gard visited sister Mrs Nellie Williams near New Waverly. Mrs Edith Cook returned from Kentland on Thursday.
Nelson, son of Dr. Wise, suffered severe chemical burns after nitric acid spilled on him when he found an open bottle in a buggy. The boy’s legs bear the deepest injuries while he rests ease, with Dr. Mayfield attending. Esther Fry and Lois Swearinger depart for Terre Haute for the State Normal summer term. Dottie Reece of Lucerne visits Dr. Conard and family. Lily Lytle remains very ill. Minnie Thompson visits Logansport yesterday. Maggie Cassidy and daughter, of Logansport, visit Royal Center relatives.
AAP report notes mid-summer quiet offset by crop progress boosting confidence. Shrinking freight and renewed mill activity push fall orders, while coalitions of leather, cotton goods, and iron and steel show mixed gains and price stability concerns.
Mrs Cad Baker and children returned to Logansport Friday after visiting Mrs Coil. Mrs Meleena Bumgarner and daughter visited Mrs Earl Appleton near Tipton Friday. Isaac Hicks died Thursday night after years of mental illness. he was two miles south of Walton and leaves a wife. The Christian Aid society hosted a fine supper at Frank Hendrixson’s home with church orchestra and band members providing music.
State officials will not attend the annual picnic at Fairview Park as Thomas R. Marshall and James E. Watson cite prior commitments or being non employed. Funds for refreshments are collected by Ethel Hoffman and Irma Rice. A baseball game features Cy rus W. Neal as umpire if finalized, with Eckel slated to pitch for the State House squad facing Marion club.
Hides are small and readily absorb ed at the recent advance in prices. Timers insist on full quotation for leather. Strength is noted in heavy weight sole leather, the supply being scarce. Improvement continues at New England shoe shops, eastern jobbers placing a fair number of fall orders.
Members of Apollo lodge No. 12 and Bridge City lodge No. 305 of the K of P will meet at Pythian Castle hall Sunday at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of our late brother John H Schwerdman.
All members of Logan Lodge No. 49 I O O F are ordered to meet at the hall Sunday June 2 at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Bro John Schwerdman. Eel River and Gothard lodges and visiting and sojourning brothers are requested to attend.
A R Charman was in Logansport yesterday for a short time and expressed satisfaction with the jail conditions. He appeared content with the facility and its management.
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