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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
7
The notice proclaims a campaign against patent medicines. It promises to publish proven formulas and offers a dyspepsia cure recipe to mix at home using bicarbonate of soda powdered magnesia and hot water after meals and at night. The society asserts its remedy is superior to any patent medicine.
Chip, a nearly 16 year old girl enslaved at Tim Connor's isolated outpost, overhears her father agreeing to sell her to the half breed One-Eyed Pete. She plans a perilous sixty mile trek through wilderness to the old tote road, seeking freedom and a safer fate away from abuse and servitude.
A terse exchange centers on a man described as “absolutely without faults” as a witty remark calls that trait his worst fault. The dialogue probes fault and virtue in a concise, sharp remark.
Pennsylvania officials announce purchase of land north of Washington Street between Canal and West Water for a new Chicago Union Station. Expected four months until opening with expanded yards and modern facilities. Ground cost about 1.25 million dollars. building cost projected 3 to 5 million dollars. Construction will use an umbrella type design to span busy east and west streets via viaducts.
The Wabash pools all freight engines in the Decatur division districts six seven and thirteen to assign regular engines to freight crews. The first man in is the first man out under the chain system. The sixteen hour law drives the change with similar morale on Burlington where results are fair. The Chicago St Louis divisions see the plan as beneficial especially on the St Louis division where crew shortages hinder traffic.
The Vandalia will run a St Patrick Day excursion from Culver Military Academy to Chicago today as the academy begins its spring vacation.
The Panhandle pay car is due in the city tomorrow. By tomorrow night Logansport is expected to be richer by several thousand dollars.
Orlando Hill of East Broadway departed for Belleville Pennsylvania to manage the settlement of the Jack Thompson estate valued at $100000 or more. Mrs Martha Thompson wife of the deceased intends to claim rights to the Belleville home under the will while other heirs contest. A compromise settlement is likely as administration costs arise.
A 30 year old mare named Topsy, property of Col. John Foster auctioneer of Northside, died yesterday. Kept by Seth Weeden on Michigan Avenue, she was adored by his family and many local residents for years. Col. Foster recalls she was game to the last and died on her feet, the best roadster he ever rode on the Michigan pike.
Ten printers at the Wilson printing plant received a weekly wage raise of $1 yesterday. Extra workers on the bankers' directory previously earned $12 weekly like regulars, asking for $1.50 more. The firm settled on a $1 advance to avoid hiring outside. Once the directory is finished, the temporary staff will be laid off.
Four year old Harry McElhaney on Uhl street swallowed concentrated lye from an accessible container. Sunday afternoon delay in medical aid threatened a fatal outcome before Dr. J. F. Noland arrived to treat the child.
Three bills in this session propose state fish hatcheries in Indiana. No site is named yet. selection rests with officials. Logansport could secure a hatchery with diligence.
Four bids were submitted yesterday to the commission of Ben Long and W H Whipperman for the English Lutheran church project. The contract has not been let as the committee seeks several plans and time to review figures. Bidders include James I Barnes Frank Medland from this city Wylie Bros Chicago and Burner Co South Bend.
Phillip Vorhees, a Sycamore lumber dealer, installs a comptometer to compute lumber bills and invoices. The machine handles addition subtraction multiplication and division, improving accuracy and speed in clerical tasks.
Thomas Flinn Joseph Cox and Mr Hiatt surveyed the Clay township road under petition to close and will not report until the April county commissioners meeting. Residents circulate a petition to open a new north south road while the vacated east west road is opposed. The commissioners action on the new road will shape the viewers report.
Weekly list shows names of men and women with undelivered mail awaiting pickup. Letters for Banks Robert R Gatee Frank Henriksen M E Miller Guy Sloop Norman Stanley Lee Tucker Wilbur bill Clark Pearl Miss 100 Lobelia Creed Lorcan Mrs Fay A H Mrs Hammond Jennie Mrs 817 Herbert Carrie 41413 Market Little H A Mrs Reynolds Mary Miss Wanderie Helen Miss. Call for advertised letters at the post office.
The local union No. 801 of Brother hood of Painters Paperhangers and Decorators of America held an election of officers at the Trades Assembly hall. Elected were President Harry Filley Vice-president Thomas Emory Recorder Jay Shepherd Financial secretary Louis Weandry Treasurer R I McGrew Trustees George Murray Res Swafford and Wm Green. Also notices of I O O F and K of P meetings with degree work and Knight candidates.
One thousand five hundred machinists oilers and related trades at the Denver and Rio Grande shops walked out in protest after railroad manager A G Ridgeway refused concessions following an order by W J McQueeney representing the machinists. The strike, said McQueeney, could spread across the Gould system and affect roads nationwide amid ongoing negotiations to reach an accord after the company voided all contracts with unions.
Mrs J Cc Nelson and Mrs C 8 Knight left yesterday for Redlands California to visit relatives for several weeks.
A Metea school house meeting is planned for Thursday evening to discuss a proposed Metea farmers institute next winter. Vice-Chairman Sumner Buck urges good attendance. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hartnook of Hast Broadway are in Columbus Ohio attending the funeral of Hartnook’s brother.
Purdue students burned an effigy of McAnnix on Stuart Field to mark completing studies in mechanics. The event, usually riotous, faced faculty opposition and featured a daylight viewing of the inanimate figure and a final burning during the parade led by William Longabaugh.
Mr and Mrs Guy Hanawalt have been visiting friends at Anoka and have returned to their home in Bur netsville.
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