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Logansport Daily Tribune

Location

Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1908

Page

5

Social Circles Highlight Local Events and Club News

Yesterday at 312 Scott on High street local hosts entertained Teddy Bear club members with a word hunt and games won by Miss Marjorie Six. Concord school holds end of term activities and Harvest Home Dinner by Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid. Easter ball planned by Trainmen at the Masonic temple. Shakespeare club studied Romeo and Juliet at Mrs. Orsa Mason’s home.

Scott High Street Teddy Bear Club Ruth Esther Marjorie Six Marjorie Thompson Dorothy Martin Mildred Hatch Josephine Margaret Englér Margaret Maiden Reita Castle Frances Young Alice Velsey Mary Velsey Maxine Fisher Esther Scott Ladies’ Aid’ Society of the Presbyterian Church of Concord Stettiner Hall Shakespeare Club Orsa Mason Market Street

Community Club Calendar With Performances And Banquets

Monday events include Woman's Progressive club at Library Hall, Married People's club dance at Stettiner, Koons Boyce recital at Broadway Presbyterian church. Tuesday features Trinity Guild with Mrs Manders and T. B. club with Miss Margaret Foskett, "ermess" at Nelson theater. Wednesday offers Phi Sigma Chi banquet at Barnett.

Woman’s Progressive Club Married People’s Stettiner Koons-Boyce Broadway Presbyterian Church Trinity Guild Phi Sigma Chi Barnett Epworth League Broadway M. E. Church Henry Weber Modern Patriotic Club Library Hall

Woman's Progressive Club Meeting at Library Hall

The Woman's Progressive club will meet Monday afternoon in Library hall. Teddy Bear Club. A delightful afternoon was had at the home of Misses Ruth and Esther.

Woman's Progressive Club Library Hall Teddy Bear Club Ruth Esther

Local man jailed for grand larceny in Sing Sing

Maurice Fitzgerald formerly of this city, then Anderson and New York, has been sentenced to five years at Sing Sing for grand larceny. He allegedly posed as a damage suit lawyer, sent agents to follow ambulances, and urged injuries lawsuits for profit. A widow accuses him of stealing her $250 judgment share, with more similar cases pending.

Maurice Fitzgerald Anderson New York City New York Sing Sing Metropolis Maurice

Contractor Dan Mahoney blasts stone. windows shattered

Dan Mahoney, contractor on the Dowling theater sewer project, blasted yesterday afternoon to remove stone near the river. The blast shattered several windows at the Dykeman feed barn, causing damage and raising safety concerns.

Dan Mahoney Dowling Theater Dykeman

Freight rebound signals steel revival in panic’s wake

J B Hill of the Pennsylvania lines Southwest says shipments confirm a revival in steel and iron once struck by the panic. Structural steel movement rises with Washington bound work while Pennsylvania coal and coke traffic increases. A Pittsburg official dies at home, triggering sorrow among the railroad community.

J. B. Hill Pennsylvania Lines Panhandle Washington Pennsylvania

Andrews Off Map Facade of a Rail Era Town

The Signal from Andrews laments that the town once a Wabash division coal water hub is now a flag stop with only two trains stopping irregularly. Crews called Andrews home, engines lived there, and yard work was constant, but today trains rarely halt, leaving residents stranded.

Andrews Wabash

Timber falls block Wabash Valley line near Ft Wayne

Farmers cutting timber near Ft Wayne dropped a tree across the high tension wire of the Wabash Valley traction line Friday afternoon. Interurban cars were laid up for an hour and city cars rerouted. The accident occurred between 3 and 4 o'clock during peak traffic. a line car was dispatched to repair the damage.

Ft. Wayne Wabash Valley Ft.Wayne Lafayette

Traction Line Plans Aimed From Indianapolis To South Bend

J. H. Keller president of the Indianapolis and South Bend Traction company announced in the city that funds are secured for the railway line. Survey to begin April 15 with construction from Indianapolis to South Bend via Frankfort Michigantown Logansport Plymouth Argos and parallel Vandalia to the north.

J. H. Keller Indianapolis and South Bend Traction Company Indianapolis Frankfort Michigantown Logansport Plymouth Argos South Bend

Ohio and Pennsylvania Farmers Trade Live Cattle Across Regions

Ohio farmers and Pennsylvania lines are moving substantial cattle shipments. Ohio buyers purchase young underfed cattle in Chicago, feed them on eastern hill farms, and ship to Buffalo or East Liberty markets. The Panhandle hauls feeders daily to eastern points.

Ohio Pennsylvania Chicago Ohio Hill Buffalo East Liberty Panhandle Texas

Williamsport residents urge Wabash trains to stop

Williamsport residents sign a petition with the railroad commission requesting two fast Wabash trains stop at the town. Postmaster H D Billings reports mail being scattered from depot to the cut 800 feet away and urges changes to improve postal service. The commission will consider the issue in due course.

Williamsport Ind H. D. Billings Wabash Railroad Commission of Billings Washington Railroad Commission

Tribune Ring Contest Offers 1000 Votes Per Nomination

The Tribune announces a diamond ring contest with ten rings worth 100 each. Each candidate nominated via the issue blank receives 1000 votes, with districts defined and voting closes May 1. Rules require weekly credit reporting and one ring per district.

J. D. Taylor Ben Martin Tribune The Daily Tribune

New State Bank Opens March 23 With $100000 Capital

The Farmers' and Merchants' State Bank successors to A. T. Bowen & Co have completed security transfers and will begin business Monday morning March 23. It reports a capital of $100000 with stock held by 160 local investors across Cass and Carroll counties. Directors include A. T. Bowen Charles P. McCaffrey M. W. Collett S. A. Vaughn George S. Kistler Willard Winn A. B. Stanton M. J. McGreevy and G. A. Raub.

Farmers’ and Merchants’ State Bank A. T. Bowen & Co Cass and Carroll Counties A. T. Bowen Charles P. McCaffrey M. W. Collett S. A. Vaughn George S. Kistler Willard Winn

Safety Upgrades Target Fire Risk and Comfort

The initiative aims to reduce fire danger to a minimum by improving sanitation and ventilation systems and enhancing the surroundings of the buildings to create a more pleasant environment.

Deaths and Funerals Carrie May Johnson Elsie Stewart Scott Cook

The funeral for Carrie May Johnson will be Monday at 2 PM at Broadway Methodist Church with Rev John C White officiating. Interment follows at Mt Hope Cemetery. The funeral for two year old Elsie Stewart will be at 10 o'clock from the home in Jefferson township. Mrs Jennie Segrist of Broadway received notice of her brother Scott Cook’s death in Lima Ohio due to injuries from an accident.

Broadway Methodist Church John C. White Mt. Hope Elsie Stewart Ww. E. Stewart Jefferson Township Scott Cook Jennie Segrist Lima Ohio

State Board of Education Urges Comprehensive School Inspections

The State Board of Education has passed resolutions urging officials statewide to conduct rigid inspections of school property to ensure it is in good condition. The focus is safety from fire and disease as the primary purpose of these inspections and the officers responsible are named for oversight.

State Board of Education

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