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Logansport Reporter from Logansport, Indiana • Page 5

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LOGAN8POBT DAILY REPORTER, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26, 1896. -LOOK AT- The Shoe Tracks women and will find they are most all made by our shoes. They tell of comfort, style and durability. If we hadn't better shoe value to offer than anyone else we wouldn't ask you to buy from us. Men's dress 98 to $2.00 Men's working shoes.

.98 to 1.50 Ladies' button shoes 1.00 to 2.50 Ladies' walking shoes at your own price. Beat School Shoes on earth. Money back if you want it. E. 1 MM EN 315 Fourth St.

REPORTER POINTS, RAILWAYAFFAIRS. Eumblings and Daily Happenings on the Bail. Send in Items for This Column, if Eeliable News. Personal Notes About Our Local Trainmen. 'Tis soda.

"Mrs. Austin is in town today." To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker, a nine pound daughter. Bring your old fur and get estimate for Palace.

Frank Nelsoc, the Thirteenth street barber, is spending a few days at St. Joe, Mich. Misses Jessie Uhl and Blanche Toland went to Kichraond, today, for a visit with relatives. Misses Toinette Littln and Agnes Schneider are visiting Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Schneider, of Idaville. Mrs. Louisa Elliott, daughter Louisa, and son, Will, have returned from a visit at Atlantic City.

Mrs. Frank Kirk went to kuckee today to join her husband, who is employed at the summer resort. Prof. Frank Johnson, of Seymour, ia visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

S. P. Johnston, of High street. Sweet Lavender Pills for ladies, will relieve pain. One dollar a box.

Address Madame Kenyon, box 474, Logans port. Miss Harness and the Misses Faucett, of Galveston, are visiting O. Shepard and family, of the South Side. Tom Wilder, 0. Smith, C.

L. Woll and Will Porter are attending the Knights of Pythias national convention at Cleveland. For good little property close in for a cheaper property out and $400 difference. A rare bargain. By Oo.

Buy two school suits for the price of one. Every boy in the county should hava a suit as a memento at half Frank's farewell sale. Nathan Silence waa placed in jail, last night, by Sheriff McKay, of Winamac, who arrested him yesterday at El wood on the charge of petit larceny. Want a 150 bicycle for the mere trying for it? That is what you are liable to do if you will make your purchases at the Bee Hive. Every purchase entitles you to a guess.

II costs you nothing. Miss Atlanta Johnston, stenographer of Supreme tribe Ben hur at Crawfordsvilie, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wilson. MIES Johnson reports the Supreme lodge as having 10,000 members.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bishop, Mr.

and Mrs. J. Penrose, Mr. and Mrs, George W. Bennett, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles E. Lee, Mrs. Mabel Penrose and W. R.

Flynn are at Walton to attend the wedding of Miss Gertrude Sumption and Mr. Sanford Bell, professor of pedagogy and theory in the normal school at Valparaiso, which will be solemnized tonight at 8 o'clock. Eailroad Men's Olub Meeting. Hon. Lucuis B.

Swift, of Indianapolis, will address the Bailroad Men's Sound Money club at the rink Monday evening, August Slat. A MILLION QOLD DOLLARS "Would not bring happiness to person Btitlering with dyspepsia, but Hood's Saraapnrilla baa cored many thousands o. cases of this disease. It tones the stomach regulates the bowels and pnta all tbe machinery of the system in good wotking order. It creates a good appetite and give! health, strength and happiness.

Hood'i Pills act harmoniously with John Wind, of the Pan Handle, is oft duty on account of sickness. Ed Holl, Pan Handle conductor, has returned from Colorado Springs. Superintendent F. T. Hatch, of the Vandalia, was in the city yesterday on business.

C. B. Morehart, of the Vandalia offices, is spending a few days' vacation at Winamac. Will Schlemmer, of Crawfordsville, has accepted a position as night operator at the local Vandalia yards. The Vandalia is now almost daily receiving one or more engines from the Pittsburg locomotive works, and the twenty-two contracted for will all be delivered in the next thirty days.

James Pearce, of Terre Haute, leventy years old, one of the veteran employes of the Vandalia ihops, was caught by an engine yes- and crushed to death against the entrance to tbe roundhouse. H. L. McGuirk, chief dispatcher of the Peoria division of the Van- lalia, has been appointed chiel of Benjamin McKeen, superin- endent and Thomas Ragan succeeds dr.McGuirk as chief train dispatcher on that division. George B.

Roberts, president ol Pennsylvania road, is just as aggressive as he is He once said to a subordinate officer, 'When we cease to make progress improving our service and our railroads, then will we begin to re trograde." The P. C. C. St. L.

earned ii the second week of August $234,811 decrease as compared with thi corresponding week of 1895 of $63, 406. The Louisville, New Albany Chicago earned in the second week $51,736, a decrease this yeai of $15,764. J. P. BradSeld, superintendent the New York Central, now travel! on an engine and car combined buil at the Depew shops.

Its local weigh is thirty-six tons, it has fifty-seven inch driving wheels and will rui with safety at a speed of fifty miles an hour. The coach or cab depart ment will seat comfortably seven people. The engineer thinks it wil run sixty miles an hour, but no rea test of its speed has yet been made The Brooks locomotive works hav received an order for two standan locomotives to be used ontheNanw; railway, Japan. A Japanese officia who recently visited the work: cabled the locomotive works com pany the order. An order was re eeived last week for 9,000 tons steel rails to go to Japan, being th second order filled by the Illinoi steal mills for export to that coun try.

The Pennsylvania company official have taken steps in a radical direc lion to stop the habit of many em ployea of assigning their wages tc other parties. This was done mostl among the shop employes, but no a few of tbe trainmen were frequent ly found guilty of the act. When man became hard up for money hunted np some one who was willin to accept an order for his wages on a discount and advance him a cer tain amount of cash. Other me: contracted debts on stores and gav the proprietor an order on the pay master for their wagea. This complicated the paymaster's ac counts that he protested, and th officials of the company believinj that tbe habit was detrimental the men and to the road, decided shut down on it at once.

If a man is in n6ed of money and can give reasonable excuse he will be given check in advance, but no assignmen of wages or garnishees will recognized or permitted in th future. A Bryan Free Silver club of 240 members was organized last night at ioyal Center with James Fry, presi- ent, and Ed Wiley, secietary. About twenty-five Logsnsport eople were in attendance, among horn were A. M. Roop, Edgar 'ackard, C.

E. Garter and lurkhart. They report an nee of nearly 500. Messrs. Burkhart and made free silver speeches, which were well received.

Both talk well nd understand the free silver qnes- ion. Hood's BuiBparilla. 25 cents. Cure all liver Plan to Move the Penitentiaries The removal of the northern stat prison from Michigan City to in dianapolis is being agitated. Sena tor Shively, of Richmond, wil champion a bill at the next sessioi of the legislature favoring the loca tion of both the northern and south ern state prisons at Indianapolis He says that the removal of that a Michigan City there would be financial loss aince it is in a mos dilapidated condition, scarcely a building fit for the uses intended i it, and it would require very near! as much to put it in proper condi tion aa it would to build a modern prison.

He would unite the tw prisons under one aet of officers believing that it would be much cheap er and the work done better. BEYAN SILVER CLUB. Tganized Last Night at Boyal Center, George nttend- Carter A CLEVELAND HOSPITAL Gigannaker J. J. May's Injuries Prove Serious.

J. J. May, the cigartnaker, who was injured in a wreck at Loraine, )hio, three weeks ago, has been aken to a hospital at Cleveland. Jis wife, who resides on the West Side, has not been able to learn the exact nature of her husband's in- uries, which though not dangerous are very serious, His entire right side and chest was literally broken in by the accident. No limb was amputated as was first announced.

May was No. 8 of a party of work mg men going east in a freight car ooking for employment. The ournal of the car broke derailing several parts of the train. The men were all more or less shaken up, bu May was the most seriously injured. "DAD" BOLAN HUKT.

Fall Goods! Beautiful new FALL FABRICS JUST RECEIVED rom our early import orders. Some of the handsomest designs produced by foreign manufacturers. Come in and let us show you these goods; you will surely be pleased with prices as well as the goods. THE GOLDEN RULE. Popular Ball Player Knocked Off a Street Car.

"Dad" Bolan, the ball player, met with an unfortunate accident this noon. He was riding down town on an open street car and near the corner Fourth and Broadway stepped down onto the running board preparatory to leaving the car. The team of a farmer frightened at a pile of lumber alcng the street and plunged up against the car. Mr. Bolan was struck by one of the frightened animals and hurled a considerable distance, alighting on the back of his head.

Dr. Ward was summoned and Bolan was taken to the St. Joseph hospital. At present it ia unable to tell the exact nature of his injuries but it is so be feared they may prove serious. Chicago Markets, At the hour of going to press the following markets are quoted by Robert Burkett, grain broker, of Market street, They were received by wire from Chicago.

opened 56 closed 56. opened closed 21. opened 16 closed opened $5.40 50, closed $5 42. opened $3.32, closed $3.32. opened $3.15, closed $3.15 bid.

Estimated receipts for tomorrow 24,000 hogs, 150 car loads wheat, 500 cars of corn, 300 of oats. A Long Bide. C. F. Ward and J.

H. Biasett, of Montpelier, passed through the city today, on a Congress tandem attempting to ride 5,000 miles in fifty-six days, on a wager of $500. They started without a cent and are to make their way by soiling photos and campaign novelties. Their route is through Chicago, Des Moines, Lincoln, Neb Kansas City, Fort Worth, Texas, New Orleans, Richmond, Washington, D. Philadelphia, New York City, Detroit and borne.

The Latest Eclipse. The partial eclipee of the moon last Saturday night was lost to the people of this region. About the time the moon was supposed to be undergoing an eclipse the black rain clouds obscured the sky and the occasional Sashes of lightning only served to intensify the gloom. The darkness of the clouds exceeded the darkness of the eclipse and as far as this section waa concerned the eclipse might as wel! not have been. E.

and L. of E. Notice. All members of Western Star lodge No. 1601, K.

and L. of H. are requested to meet at their hall Friday evening, August 28th. Important business. ADAM Surras, Secretary.

Funeral of Nona Young. The faneral of the late Nona Young will occur at the residence of her parents in Tipton township, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Freeman will conduct the service. Republican Picnic.

Extensive preparations are being macle for the grand picnic to be given at Adamsboro tomorrow. Good music, band and vocal; 'speeches snd a bountiful repast, will entertain the multitude. A special train will be run on the Eel River road, leaving the depot at 8:30 a. m. Tickets are on sale at various points down town.

The drum corps of this city will attend. POLITICAL. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKINGS Ed E. Horton and Frank M. Kistler at Prospect Hill, Adams township, next Thursday night.

On Thursday evening, August 27th, at Center school house in Washington township, Dr. H. D. Battery and F. M.

Kistler. On Thursday evening, August 27th, at the Red school house in Noble township George W. Burkhart and Edward JBJ. Horton. Frank M.

Kistler and Charles E. Carter at New Waverly Wednesday evening, August 20th. Dr. H. D.

Battery and Willard Fitzer at Galloway's school house in Jefferson tr.wnahin next Wednesday evening, August 26th. Frank M. Kistler and Dr. H. D.

Battery at Galveston Tuesday evening, September 1st. Charles E. Carter and Fraak Sense will apeak at Hazelwood school house in Bethlehem township, next Friday evening, August 28th. Charles B. Carter and George W.

Burkhart at Deacon next Saturday night, August 29th. Dr. B. D. Battery and Frank Kiatlerat Cljmers station Saturday evening, August 29th, BEPUBLICAN SPEAKINGS.

At Adamsboro, Wednesday even ing, Aug. 26th, Harry WhUtler. Logansport, August Frank S. Posey, of Evansville, at tbe rink. The Noble township McKinley club will meet at Red school house Thursday night, Aug.

27th. At West Sand Ridge school house Noble township, Wednesday, Aug. 26th at 8 p. T. Wilson, speaker.

W. T. Wilson at Sand Ridge school house, Noble township, Wednesday, Aug. 26th, at 8 p. m.

Hon. W. D. Owen will speak at Walton, Saturday evening, August 29th. Hon.

W. D. Owen at Lucerne, Friday evening, August 28th. Mr. Lucius B.

Swift, of Indianapolis, Monday evening, August 31st. Walton McKinley club, Wednesday night, August C. Justice. S. T.

McConnell and Q. A. Myers Prospect Hill, Adams township, Saturday evening, August 29th. J. Smith at Adamsboro, Friday evening, August 28th.

Frank Swigart at Ford's school house, Jefferson township, Saturday, Sept. 5th. National Democratic OonTention 2,1896. The Vandalia line will sell excursion tickets on August 29th, 30th and 31st, good to return until September 7th, inclusive, from all stations, at one fare for the round trip. For full particulars'cair on nearest Vandalia line ticket agent, 01 address, B.

A. Ford, general passenger agent, St. Louis, Mo. UP-TO-DATE TAILORING, POPULAR PRICES. That's Fall Woolens are ready for inspection.

Can't I show you through. H. G. TUCKER, The Original Pearl Street Tailor. "By the way, Jackson, how are you getting: along- with, your patent ice-making- machine?" We formed a stock company, and have already frozen out the president and ten Town Topics.

Eccentric. Miss he to me last night and I accepted birn. Miss wo that KO? How g'lad I am tliat you are grnng- to be his wife. Miss IT. (in are? illss I hate Courier.

Anklnff Too Much. "There are three dead Ties In the soup," said a stranger to a waiter 111 a Dallas restnurajit. "Fur Lawl eakes! After flics has biled in do soup fur haf r.o hour, yer don't specs 'ein tor bo erlive yit, does Sifter. A Striking Exception. say that to lend a man money is to make an enemy ui: him.

you believe it? always. A fellow lent me ton dollars not- long ago, and I am sure I have never tried to get even with City Chat. IHiln't Fhazo Hnr. Sbe took a fpnrful header, stiU It did not seem to shock 'er, Nor scratch her face nor soar her wheel, Nor even Knickerbocker, A. W.

Bulletin. THE HCNTKJl'S TURN. Jove, Jim! It's OUT turn now. lie's eaten one of those biscuits you maile this morning 1 Cit.y Chat. One on Afra.

Chaffle. "How did you and mnmma come -o married, an3 asked Johnnie Chafnc of his father. "Ask your mamma; she knows more ahont it than I do," the Texas Sifter. The golden opportunity to go to Petoskey and Mackinac Island will be at 4:23 p. tn.

September 1. Fare for the round trip $6.50. Tickets good for ten days, Vandalia line. CONDENSED TESTIMONY. Chas.

B. Hood, broker and manufacturer's agent, Columbus, Ohio, certifies that Dr. King's New Dis covery has no equal as a cough remedy. J. D.

Brown, prop. St. James hotel, Ft. Wayne, testifies that he was cured of a cough of two years standing, caused by la grippe, by Dr. King's New Discovery.

Merrill, Baldwina- ville, gays he has used and recommends it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it than any doctor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hemming, 222 east 25th street Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of croup because it instantly relieves. Free trial bottle at B. F.

Keeping's drag Blow. Mjikfi a RocceHsfnl Doctor. Dr. bo your son be a successful before you know it. Graduate's? indications of this have you observed? Dr.

just the face for hot-house Louis Post- Since 1878 there has been nine epidemics dysentery in different parts of the country in which Chamberlain's and Diarrhoea Remedy was used with perfect success. Dysentery, when epidemic, ia almost as severe and dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Heretofore the best efforts of the most skilled physicians have failed to check its ravages, this remedy, however, has cured the most malignant of children ami adults, and under the most trying conditions, which proves it to be the best medicine in the world for bowel complaints. For sale by B.F. Keesling, druggist.

HAIR RESTORED TO NATURAL COLOR. I have used many preparations for restoring hair to natural color.but never had satisfactory resnjls till I used Zulu Vnlier; it wi'l restore mix- hair or to iti natural color in three weeks. If it does not they vcur money, so you take no risks. People who have never tritd it can get sumple package which contains enough to restore any one's hair tu natural color, bv sending 21 two-cent stamps, to pay potrtage.e'c.. to Wilson Ohio.

The regular price is $2 50 per pnckege. II it does not restore your hair to natural col or muse any cjior of hair darker in three weeks, they will relurn you stamps. This proposition is to fair that thousands areutjingit. It harmless, but never fails bvefto't big monev be by sellingZaln Vulier from to house? pies, fniit ciike and fruit pudding SIX SIX Special Train EXCURSIONS Lake Maxinkuckee VIA THK VANDALIA LINE JULY 19, AUGUST 9, 26, l(i, AUGUST 2, 23. FARE FOR TBE RODID TRIP, $1.00, Trains leave station it 9:66 J.

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