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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement extols That Good Oil of Moore's as pure and worth its face value globally. It urges readers to telephone Cary Cast Oil Wagon at phone 1714 for orders or inquiries.
Eskine Holt aged fourteen was sent back to his home in Muncie by the police Friday after running away.
High water floods the basement of Judge Dyke’s home imperiling his health as he is already ill.
Morgan's Comedians visit the Nelson theater for seven days with eighteen artists led by Hila Morgan Monroe Hopkins and B Bonner. Six vaudeville acts each performance plus a first time production of Big-Hearted Jim and a Madame Gertrude seeress act.
Jacob Hoover fell into the water and drowned. Local authorities reported the incident and began an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
Jacob Hoover Civil War veteran drowns when he falls from a small boat at the mouth of Big Indian Creek. A daylong search failed to recover his body. Hoover was alone at the time of the accident.
The man from Pulaski planned to retrieve a beached boat near the Tippecanoe River mouth. His son searched for him when he failed to return. The overturned boat and a pole by the creek indicate a swift current likely swept him away. Hoover was uncle to Mrs. Schmidt and brother to Mrs. Lienemann.
Twelve trains of the P F W C railroad were detoured over the Vandalia line from Ft Wayne to Columbia City in a tight schedule. The detour included a special train carrying Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister to Washington. Dispatchers arranged pilots, calculated running times, and set speeds to switch tracks safely. The nickel plate line faced tariff issues while twenty six passengers reached Chicago at full fare for continued westward travel.
H Norford chief engineer of the Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley lines says repairs are advancing. He notes washing out of gravel under ties from the flood but rails remain secured. Train service expected to resume full operation by tomorrow with repairs concentrated between here and Peru.
Mrs. Maria Porter born January 11 1836 in Toronto died March 6 after a long life in this city and Burnettsville. Survived by husband Thomas Porter and seven children. services at Burnettsville Baptist Church with interment there. Funeral marks her 51st wedding anniversary. Relatives include Anita M Richey Logan sport Elizabeth B McMullen Nellie Be Galbreath and others. last sister of W H Bevan.
The total tickets sold to homeseekers at Fort Wayne railroad offices on Thursday reached 219, surpassing all prior two day records. Most sales went through the Wabash and another line.
Tomorrow the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Lines superintendents association holds its weekly gathering. Topics include flood impacts and repair costs to rights of way and tracks. Supt Ryder will meet Chief Engineer Webber in Fort Wayne to discuss Webber’s Mexico trip stereopticon views.
Charles Miller, a 43 year old hobo, was found in a ditch two miles southwest of the city along the Vandalia line Saturday morning in a dazed condition. railroad officials reported no other accidents on their division.
Vandalia and Panhandle railroads sent track walkers Friday night to guard against washouts. The hazard was clearest under bridges and culverts where rushing water exposed sleepers. Two men near Michigan Avenue on the Eel River road watched low spots as water neared the track early Saturday.
Supt. Ryder of the local division of the Valley lines stayed up all night Friday. His planned trip to Ft Wayne for a superintendents association meeting remains undecided.
Miss Gerrude Pritchett visited Laf ayette to see friends. Several visitors including Harry Case with son Georss, Mrs. Julia Bowen from Utica, and Prof. Eph Williamson returned or left for destinations in Idaho, New York, and Texas. Local residents such as Charles A. Myers in critical health and others from Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin were noted along with visits to and from multiple households.
Advertisement notes a pure gasoline product Moore’s Pure Gasoline offering a bright blue flame with no grease causing burner trouble. Includes contact Cary C. Cast Oil Wagon and phone number 1714.
Rev. C. E. White of Kendalville M E Church spoke at Rev. John C. White’s home for a brief period last week.
A heavy hail fell Thursday evening across the southern county area. Hail reached Seventeenth street with abundant coverage. Dr. A. H. Reed reports hail on his farm four miles south of the city, leaving several inches of depth on the ground.
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