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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
5
A vintage advertisement touts Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam as the best prompt remedy for diarrhoea dysentery and cholera infantum, claiming 61 years of reliability and urging households to keep a bottle on hand since these illnesses often strike at night.
Cass county Democratic chair Frank Guthrie says automobiles are used to save money not for style. The county committee funds trips as many as twenty five times, leasing cars at wholesale rates from a local garage, with two or three committee members traveling together. A Republican respondent notes they do not use cars, relying on self supplied rigs or loans from active supporters.
The Murdock syndicate plans leasing the Air Line to run electric cars from Laporte into Chicago. Their Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana network spans Wabash to Laporte via Goshen Elkhart Mishawaka and South Bend. Signal tests by Pennsylvania were nearly flawless, while eastern-line accident records in August show very few passenger-train incidents.
In August the Pennsylvania Railroad conducted 3555 signal efficiency tests. Ninety nine point twenty five percent of trains observed all signals correctly. Tests involved unexpected and expected signal positions, extinguished lights, and torpedoes placed on the track.
H. A. Myers of this city ranked high in Purdue University butter contest with 94 percent. The top score was 97 percent awarded to Alonzo Menier of Jasper. Thirty eight entries competed and the lowest score was 90 percent.
Richard Kinnaman suffered a chipped eye while chopping wood days ago. Doctors plan surgery to remove the eye as the injury threatens sight in the other eye.
George Horney attempted to burn weeds in a potato patch in Bethlehem. The blaze rapidly spread toward Rev Bolton's residence, endangering other farm buildings until neighbors helped prevent a disaster. Buchanan assisted Horney but both efforts failed to stop the flames.
A fire started from sparks from an engine along Pennsylvania's right of way near Kenneth yesterday. The blaze grew quickly and prompted a call to local offices for aid. A gang of state line workers was dispatched to Kenneth and soon extinguished the fire.
O M Kumler is on the sick list J C Holmes returns after ten days off Mrs South in serious condition after an operation at St Joseph hospital F C Murphy off duty for a mashed finger C E Long resigns to move west Ed Simmermaker also resigns Engine No 8486 tested yesterday an E2 style passenger engine Ed Rinner of the planing mill lays off to move Across the fence He is moving but will not lose his vote Charles Cohee off Friday Several express trucks repaired and painted ready soon A M Cochley wife and John A Horner travel to Indianapolis for a relative s death John Gangloff goes to Indianapolis for a few days Frank Reder and son Harvey Kokomo will visit Logansport Sunday Charles Singer visits Louisville H L Galaway resigns to move west C R Bennett returns from Altoona trip Mrs S D Hendy to Hebron W L Green s wife travels to Kokomo for mother s illness Harry Weber resignation promotes H V Norford to chief engineer of maintenance of way MM and W employees present Weber with a Masonic ring General Superintendent McCarty arrives from Chicago with Johnson Geer and Tousley En route to Columbus Ohio for inspection trip
Mrs. McManans, the housekeeper, dialed neighbors in time to warn them of a blaze near the Bolton residence. A quick, concerted effort by those who answered saved the property after a hard battle to extinguish the flames.
Jim Gaston a Civil War veteran about 70 years old living in Indianapolis arrived in the city en route from Marion to Danville seeking a clothing package left with a ticket agent. He could not recall his name or route details while at Panhandle and Pennsylvan ia stations and later said he thought he came from Marion to Logansport.
The Logansport Athletic football team resumes play after reorganization at Spencer Park on Sunday afternoon against a Lafayette Owl Social Club team. The locals have added several new players and expect a competitive match as both sides reportedly weight similarly.
A brief note states a person used steam cars to travel and later located a package at the traction office before heading to Danville.
Garrit Van Dyke of East Broadway receives a letter from his brother Adrian in Syrvezande Holland announcing the arrival of a baby girl in their family. The missive, penned in native Holland script, confirms the birth.
A burning trash pile near Western Motor Works prompted a fire department response yesterday. No injuries reported and investigation underway to determine cause.
Nearly 50 000 ballots will be produced for county and township use under supervision of Election Commissioners George Walters and D D Fickle. Printing contracts awarded to Longwell Cumming Company, with 21 250 county ballots and equal township ballots, plus three sample ballots per precinct. Officials to oversee type setting and ensure no ballots escape, then count and distribute at the county clerk’s office. Mrs Lizzie Cook in Lafayette due to aunt’s illness.
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