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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1896
Page
4
A wet and cooler pattern develops across Indiana with rain chances tonight and Saturday. Temperatures drop, bringing crisp conditions into the weekend with lingering showers possible.
Theosophical society met at their rooms with Henry Cohen and A L Bond presenting. W D Jones of the New Avon hotel returned from Crawfordsville. Fort Wayne Rifles plan an Armory Hall entertainment tonight. A blaze behind Fletcher livery stables on Barr street was quickly extinguished. Lincoln Commandery No 6 initiated five new members and welcomed applications. Rev John R Quinlan named pastor of the Huntington church’s summer building. The Christian Endeavor choir from the A M E church will tour to New...
Miss Agnes Seabrease hosted an ice cream social at UW hall on Court Street on April 28. The event honored Mr HH Hitchcock of Detroit, a well known visitor who has toured the city several times.
Salvation Army Commander Booth-Tucker visited New York slums and joined a lodging house fight. After donning a ragged Bowery disguise with a slumworker, he punched a lodger who had struck him, then shook hands and left with his escort to continue a dawn Bowery tour.
A short lunch promotion advertises turtle soup as the most appetizing meal to be found in the city Saturday night. It lists Frank Belchin of 54 East Main Street and a smoky imported blend with a 10 cent smoke for 5 cents offer.
A fast moving program in Daytona Wednesday drew a large audience. Sister a La Paige offered clever acts with sharp character changes. F. A. Sanger performed up to date stunts and local hits. Comedy Three Benson Miles and Little Lulu delivered a popular sketch and celebrated dancing by Little Lulu. Williams and Walker the 20th Century Coons impressed with singing and dancing. Kittie Helston entertained with dances and songs. The afterpiece Americans Abroad drew laughs. The company is expected to fill houses for the rest of the week.
Consumers' Ice Co announces readiness for business supplying pure Eagle Lake ice to Fort Wayne. Telephone orders will be attended to at 892. The venture aims to curb monopoly pricing previously seen at 50 cents per 100 pounds, with Low rates via Nickel Plate for a Cleveland convention May 1.
Sportsmen's Headquarters at 20 West Main Street offers Diamond grade wheels at 55 and 60 dollars, down from 85. First class quality and warranted. Co. H. Miller announces the limited stock and prefers quick purchase.
Mrs. Eliza Harmon 70 widow of Daniel Harmon died last night at 11 25 at the Harmon hotel from heart paralysis. Born in Ashland Ohio she married Daniel there before moving to Fort Wayne in 1868. She leaves seven children in cities including Milwaukee Chicago Dayton South Bend and local residents. Funeral arrangements not announced.
Leotta will be presented at the Masonic Temple on Friday evening April 24 with seats reserved for attendees.
A young man named Joe Kleinrichert employed by East Lewis street grocer Stephen Ganzer and a companion were riding toward the Mau mee river yesterday with Ganzer's horse and wagon to load garbage. The horse bolted and the wagon toppled causing both boys to be injured and knocked into the embankment. The incident occurred after they attempted to back the wagon along a rough path. Local authorities investigated the scene.
The Chicago Maroons will cross bats with the Fort Wayne club at Lakeside Park tomorrow. Rain moved the Cleveland game, shifting the schedule and disappointing local fans expecting a great matchup. New South Side Stars baseball club forms with Will Collins captain and Otto Schellmann treasurer.
A Bloomingdale delegation plans to attend the Wells street dispute over paving where brick or asphalt may be used. Montgomery brick paving and sidewalks on Smith and Liberty streets will be let, with Liberty street grading also on the agenda. Other items loom but Wells street dominates. Steam navigation between Detroit and Cleveland runs daily except Sunday. For a summer trip to Mackinac via the Coast Line, contact A A Schantz, Detroit.
The two day session of the Women's Missionary Association of the United Brethren church closed last evening in this city. Reports from districts showed growing membership and strong financial health. Officers elected: President Mrs. L. Waldo, Sara toga Indiana. Vice President Mrs. C. A. Bailey Lockington Ohio. Second Vice President Mrs. Flo Porter Ossian Indiana. Secretary Mrs. J. W. Lake Ossian Indiana. Treasurer Mrs. J. W. Lower Lockington Ohio. Also an advertisement noting fresh fish and oysters at Jackson's, 140 Calhoun Street.
An ad from Kane’s at 24 Calhoun street promotes fishing gear with low prices. In San Francisco a First Congregational church vote on replacing Rev. Dr. Brown. failure to adopt may trigger a supply pastor until trustees choose a successor. Wisconsin Saint Stevens Point notes an Anton reference.
A dealer promotes lightly used pianos as nearly new and contrasts prices of Chickering Baldwin Haines Bros and Hallet Davis models. He argues a three two year display implies reduced value and invites customers to inspect and purchase or arrange paper drawings to recover money.
Industrial news reports the Western Gas Construction company building a 110 horsepower engine, the largest of its kind yet, to supply motive power for electric street railways. Other items note depots officers, shop workers, resignations, and local meetings in Ohio and Pittsburg area.
Last Saturday's sales beat last year's by ninety percent and Monday's by one hundred thirty percent. Tuesday's figure surpassed the same day in 1895 by one hundred fifteen percent. The message urges readers to buy furniture and carpets at headquarters.
Wanted a young man as partner with a mall to serve in a good paying business. Address DL, this office. For rent four pleasant rooms on the second floor of a house on Daugia avenue. Natural gas water and use of front porch. Belt and Douglass avenue. Wanted a position of any kind of honorable work. Best of references, address H.C. M. to west Malin street.
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