CASS COUNTY, INDIANA
NEWS


Logansport, IN.
Oct., 7, 1897.   On Tuesday night the wife of Rev. T.J. Legg, of 1414 Spear street, this city, was stricken with apoplexy. Mr. Legg is the state evangelist for the Christian Church and left home Tuesday night and his friends do not know his address. Mrs. Legg is still unconscious.

Logansport, IN.
Dec. 30,1898.  The Northern & Central Indiana Poultry Association’s coming annual poultry and bench show will be held in this city Jan. 18 10 25. It is declared by the members of the association that the coming show will be the biggest without any exception ever held in Indiana. Already entries have been received from all over Indiana and many from neighboring states.

Logansport, IN.
May 24,1899.  Col. Thomas H. Bringhurst, age 80, founder of the Logansport journal, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, died at his home here yesterday. For years he has been practically helpless by reason of a railroad accident in which the train on which he was returning from the East was wrecked. He founded the Journal here in 1854 and remained at its head until 1870. he was commissioned a colonel by Governor Morton, in 1862, having recruited of the 46th Indiana Regiment of Volunteers. During the Mexican war he was a Corporal of Company G. First Indiana Volunteers.

Tipton, IN.
Sept. 2, 1899. The 15th annual meeting of the old settlers of Tipton County met at Goldsmith, 6 miles west of this city, today, and it was estimated that 10,000 people were on the grounds and more than 100 old settlers, who have lived in the county for more than 40 yrs. Dr. Puckett, of  Kokomo, spoke in the morning, but the principal address was made in the afternoon by Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, and for more than an hour he held the large audience with his eloquent talk of early pioneer hood. The Senator was amazed at the large audience that greeted him. The only accident during the day was to Stites Pritchard, age 89 , who ran against a wire that threw him down and cut an ugly gash in the back of his head.

Logansport, IN.
Feb. 24,1898.   W.F. Huff, a barber, living at Lucerne, was found this morning, injured and badly frozen along the roadside about 2 miles east of Metea. Mr. Huff was in Rochester yesterday, and started to drive home late in the evening. Near the point where he was found his horse wandered from the road and became entangled in a barbed-wire fence, and in attempting to extricate the animal Huff was injured so painfully that he was unable to seek assistance, and spent the night in his buggy. the horse, in its struggles, became so badly entangled in the wire that it fell and was drowned in a ditch by the roadside. Mr. Huff’s condition is considered serious by the physicians in attendance

Logansport, IN.
Sept. 23,1898. The Logansport Land and Improvement association has been formed, and articles of incorporation will be filed within a few days. The capital stock of the association is placed at $50,000, in shares of $100 each, and the amount of stock held by any single individual holder has been fixed at 20 shares. The object of the association will be to induce manufacturing establishments to locate in Logansport and to render any needed assistance to those already here. The association will work in harmony with the Business Men’s Association.

Logansport, IN.
Sept. 23,1898. Marshall Wilbur Fisher, of Noblesville, and Hershley Newby, a merchant of Sheridan, were here last night endeavoring to locate Frank Terry, alias Ferry, who is wanted by Newby for passing a worthless draft to the amount of $30 and who was supposed to be in this city. Terry had been located here by Charles E. Higbee, a commercial traveler for a Chicago wholesale grocery house, who had also been worked by Terry for a small amount. Terry, with a woman supposed to be his wife, had been stopping at the Murdock Hotel, and Wednesday night he and the woman quietly left for South Bend. As soon as their departure was learned of yesterday the South Bend officers were notified, but they reported today that the couple had not stopped in that city, although their baggage had been put off the train there and had been taken charge of by unknown parties. It is said that Terry is wanted in Indianapolis, Elwood and Russiaville, and other Indiana towns.

Logansport, IN.
Oct. 11. The general store conducted by James Egman at 12 Mile, this county, was entered by burglars last night, the robbers forcing an entrance by means of tools secured from a neighboring blacksmith shop. The safe in the store was blown open with dynamite, but the noise of the explosion alarmed the villagers and before the robbers could continue their work they were forced to run, which they did successfully.

Logansport, IN.
Oct. 11,1899. The surviving members of the 128th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, met in this city today in annual reunion, the session to continue over tomorrow. This afternoon was devoted to a consideration of the business affairs of the regimental association. Gen. Jasper Packard, commandant of the Soldier’s Home at Lafayette, the old colonel of the regiment, presiding over the sessions. This evening a public camp-fire was held in the Circuit Court room, preceded by the annual regiment supper. Tomorrow morning will be devoted to business sessions. The regiment served from 1863 to April 1866.

Logansport, IN.
Oct. 13,1899. The annual reunion of the 128th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers Infantry, closed its 2 day session last evening, after electing the following officers: President, Jasper N. Packard, Lafayette. Vice president, Thomas Wood, Logansport. Treasurer, Samuel Sailor, Logansport. Secretary, H,E. Butler, Warsaw. The next meeting will be held in Lafayette in Oct. of next yr.

Logansport, Ind June 11 
The Republican joint Representative convention of Cass and Miami counties met here today and nominated Hon. William T. Wilson, of this city. Hon. James F. Statesman, of Peru, presided.
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Indiana State Journal June 17 1898

Killed By Lighting Three Men Stand Under a Tree During a Storm, Logansport, Ind., July 24.
During a severe thunderstorm at about 6 o'clock this evening William Stevens and Elmer Garver, farmers living just  over the line in Carroll county about six miles south, of this city, were struck by lightning and instantly killed.
Abraham Downham, who was with them at the time,  was probably fatally hurt. The three men had sought shelter under a tree in a field during the storm. Stevens was a married man about thirty years old and Garver was a widower about forty years old, and leaves several children. Downham is also a man of family. The bodies of the  two men killed were frightfully burned.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal

Logansport, Ind. Dec 5
Miss Ollie Canton, in a fit of jealous rage, tried to kill her lover. Ed Mittendorff, last night. Mittendorff was standing at  the bar of Kennedy's saloon drinking a glass of beer: when the woman entered, and, pulling a 22-caliber revolver, fired at him. The ball struck Mittendorff In the back. The physician was unable to find the bullet, but it is not thought the wound will prove fatal. The woman escaped from the saloon and went to the Jail, where she gave herself up .and was locked in a cell pending the result of Mittendorffs injury. She said when she fired the shot  You'll not live to desert another woman.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896

Logansport, Ind. Jan. 8 Cass County
George Forgy a well-known attorney, and J. E. Sutton, editor and proprietor of the Logansport Dally Reporter, had a personal encounter in the former's oflice this morning; in which Forgy gave Sutton a severe thrashing  and took a pistol away from him when Sutton attempted to draw it. The trouble grew out of an article published by Sutton, reflecting on the character of Forgy. Forgy invited Sutton to his office. and, after making; him admit the error of his article, proceeed to give  him a thrashing, stating that it was the only way a man could secure, satisfaction from such a paper. More, trouble is anticipated. Forgy was the author of the letter which defeated Capt. T. H. McKee for Sergeant-at-arms of the House of representatives.
Indiana Journal January 15, 1896

Logansport, Ind., Sept. 29. — Charles Leffert, a Logansport boy who was with Roosevelt at Santiago, is lying in a dangerous condition at his home, in this city, suffering: from gangrene. The use of an un-clean hypodermic syringe while he was suffering from fever in a division hospital resulted in causing blood poisoning, which is showing in frightful sores on his legs. Not-withstanding gangrene has set in, the physicians hope to be able to save his legs, although at first it was thought that amputation would be necessary. Leffert enlisted In Alberquerque, N. M.. May 2, and on June 15 sailed for Cuba with
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Before the big battle Leffert was seized with an attack of malarial fever and was placed in the division hospital.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898

LOGANSPORT, Ind., April 6.—Deputy United States Marshal Crawley, of Terre Haute, to-day arrested Stephen Lyons, a young farmer residing south of the city, on the charge of passing counterfeit money. Young Lyons gave the "landlady" of a  house a ten-dollar bill in payment for beer. and she attempted to pass the bill on a merchant. It was a one-dollar silver certificate raised to a ten, the work having been very skillfully done. Lyons is under bond pending a preliminary hearing of  the case, which will be held Wednesday. He is a prominent young farmer and bears a good reputation, but is inclined to be  somewhat flashy.
Indiana Journal April 14, 1897

Logansport, Ind. Jan. 27 - Another fire broke out in _____ this evening. The Dolan foundry and machine shops were discovered on fire at about 7 o'clock and the plant was burned to the ground. The buildings were old and the brick walls crumbled soon as the floors burned away. The heavy machinery on the second floor caused the floors to drop In a short time after the fire started and the building burned rapidly. The company employed twenty-five men. and the loss Is estimated at $25,000, with $8,000 insurance.
Indiana Journal February 3, 1897

Logansport, Ind. Jan. 26. - The Murdock Hotel, the oldest in the city, caught fire this evening at about 7:15 o'clock, in a room on the fourth floor, and within fifteen minutes the whole building was a mass of flames. The guests all escaped without injury and all the baggage was saved. A stiff west wind drove the flames directly toward the State National Bank building, which Is separated from the hotel by a narrow alley, and the flats on the first and second floors are connected with the hotel by passageways. The firemen succeeded in staying the flames at the alley. The building on the west of the hotel, owned by  Elliott & Co.. wholesale grocers, the first, second and third floors of which were leased to the hotel company, was also destroyed. The loss will not be less than $95,000, and falls on the following owners: Mrs. Neenah Simpson owner of Murdock Hotel property, $20,000; insurance, $3,000. in companies not known, William Elliott wholesale grocer, loss on building. $20,000; on stock, $40,000; insurance on building. $12.000; on stocky $50,000. Logansport Hotel Company, lessees of the hotel property, loss on furniture, $10,000; insurance. $8,300. J. A.  Hayes & Co.. saloon, loss on bar fixtures and stock, $5,000. At 9 o'clock the fire was under control, having been confined to the buildings named.
Indiana Journal February 3, 1897

Date: 1896-05-27; Paper: Indiana State Journal The National Capital
Washington May 21,—The postoffice at Kenneth, Cass county, has been re-established, with George W. Wigman postmaster. Wiley Anderson was to-day appointed postmaster at Mineral, Greene county, vice Kinsey Cullison. removed.

William O. Butterworth, Who Was married on His Death Bed.
Logansport. Ind., Jan. 27.—William O. Butterworth died here today. A few weeks ago he was attacked with crip and Miss Laura Marvin was married to him in order to nurse him. They were well-known people and had been betrothed for a long time. When the young man began to show signs of recovery his mind gave way and he became a ravine maniac.
Weekly Indiana State Journal January 29, 1896

Attempt in Commit Suicide.
Logansport, Ind., Feb. 30.—Jacob Mulleudore attempted suicide yesterday by cutting bis throat with a rusty knife. Dr. Souders took 27 stitches in the wound, and it is thought that he will recover. Mullendore fell from a hay-mow over a year ago, lying for several weeks unconscious from the shock, and it is thought his mind is affected. He tried to swallow carbolic acid only a few days ago.
Warren Republican Feb. 21 1895

OLD   INDIANA MAN.
Claims   to   Have    Been   Born In 1792
Still In Good Health and Spirits.
Logansport, Ind. Feb. 27.—Assessor John Barta has found the oldest resident in Cass county in the person of John Burke. In reply to a query as to his age he said: "Well, I was born in Virginia in 1792, but in order to make sure, put me down an even hundred. The centenarian was formerly in the employ of the Pan Handle railroad company, and he has been a resident of this community far over 80 years. He is still in good health and spirits, and has remarkable possession of his faculties. He is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, inhabitants of Indiana.
The Warren Republican February 28 1895

Peculiar Internal Arrangement.
Logansport, Ind., Feb. 26.—While attending a 14-year-old boy named James Mackassy Dr. A. J. Hermann discovered that the lad's heart was on his right side, and that all his other internal organs were just the opposite in arrangement of those of an ordinary human. The boy's present illness Is considered very critical, but he has been unusually healthy all his life.
The Warren Republican February 28 1895

Cemetery Association
CALLS ANNUAL MEETING
The Royal Centre Cemetery Association will hold Its annual meeting Sunday May 6, at 3:31 PM at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Connable, two miles south on old 26. As the Association has been incorporated and the funds protected by bond, the officers feel that the coming year should show a big increase in the perpetual endowment fund. The meeting will be held for renew of the accomplishments of the past year, election of officers, and special emphasis on the endowment fund. All interested persons are asked to attend.

ROLLINS ESTATE
VALUED AT $50,000
Last will of the late Dr. Russell Rollins, who died March 31, at his home here, was filed in  Cass circuit court Monday through the law firm of O'Neill and O'Neill.
The estate was valued at $50,-000. In personal property, no real estate. All property was left to the wife, Jennie R, Rollins, according to the will dated Feb. 9, 1950.
In event of her death, which occurred in March 1950. The property was to go to the two sons Thomas and James Rollins. The Community State Bank has been Issued letters to serve as executor under the will .
Contributed by Candi Horton

$300 DAMAGES AWARDED
Cynthia Ann. 8 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burton, was granted $300 damages last week, by Judge Wild in Cass Circuit court, in a friendly suit against Dudley Bridge. The girl suffered a fractured leg when struck by a truck owned by Mr. Bridge, on the Bridge farm.
Contributed by Candi Horton

Hunt Missing Man
The local police were notified to be on the lookout for Harold Walker, twenty-two years old, who has disappeared from his home in Detroit, Mich. The young man is said to be a Sufferer from aphonia.
Contributed by Linda Dietz Logansport Pharos- Reporter Jan 3, 1916

Mrs. Mary Mackey, 76 years old, residing with her daughter, Mrs. Carroll at 1216 Wright street sustained a fractured hip last evening when she fell at the rear of the house. On account of her advanced age, the injury is a serious one.
Contributed by Linda Dietz Logansport Pharos- Reporter Jan 6, 1916

The "tiddledy winks" craze has reached Logansport.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 12 December, 1890 Page 6 Column 5

A COINCIDENT
Cass County never had a local hanging, atlhough three of her citizens were condemned to death. In 1838 Harrison killed one Scott with a shoe knife during a quarrel in Harrison's shoe shop, the latter being a shoemaker. He was to be hanged on a certain date, but the night before the date set for his execution, he hanged himself with the aid of  bed clothing In his cell, much to the disgust of hundreds of people who came to town to see that very circus that morning.
In the very early seventies, two young men. local residents, killed a grocer by the name of Slater and robbed his money drawer. They were both Indicted for murder, Brooks took a change of venue to the Carroll Circuit Court, where he was found guilty and hanged soon after. Charles Carr was given life sentence and had served more than forty years when pardoned.
The Royal Centre Record Jan 10 1936
MARION FLORY.