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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
6
Fred Meyers was found guilty of burglary at the Harmer Street home and received a $5 fine and sixty days in jail. The case noted his wife's plea for leniency and referenced a charge of petty larceny linked to the incident.
A quirky note describes an assortment of flowering items and fast batteries on display labeled F700. The text hints at a whimsical, catalog-like listing with no clear event dates or locations.
A fragmentary notice describes St Joseph's Lutheran Church jubilee events on Easter Sunday and mentions Mr Charles McBride and Gunathiettian company preparing for jubilee participation. It notes ongoing municipal lighting plant work with building and distribution systems largely complete though some piping remains unfinished. the April 28 date appears in a related item.
Strictly fresh eggs and seasonal produce headline the sale with strawberries radishes celery lemons and oranges listed beside cucumbers asparagus pineapples and bananas. Easter week specials feature spring hats suits skirts jackets and dresses at reduced prices plus baby outfits, men’s furnishings, and a complete line of children’s and women’s wear.
Dr. Emrick and Mr. Ankenbruck report the wanton killing of Don Antonio Jr., a prize setter, and Mrs. Emrick's collie near New Era. They identify suspect Lom Shrews, who allegedly used a shotgun to shoot the dogs while birds were chased in a farmer's field. They will file affidavits and press charges.
A batch of civil service exams will be conducted next month at the federal building. Applicants should contact the civil service board secretary or C W Moss secretary of the sixth district in Cincinnati. The schedule lists positions such as store attendant, steam engineer, marine fireman, fireman, laboratory apprentice, veterinarian, and other clerical and technical posts with salaries and May dates.
Carnations priced at 50 cents a dozen in a Patterson Fletcher CQ sale. Phone 1873 and visit 150 Spy Run Avenue for the event.
Rosine Kirchner, longtime Adams County resident born in Fichuerlingen Germany, died Friday at age ninety one. She came to Adams County in 1954 and lived with her daughter Mrs Krauskopf. Survived by two children J Kirchner and Mrs Krauskopf. Funeral Sunday at 1:45 pm from her home and 2:15 pm at St Oswald’s Lutheran Church.
Omtelats of the Fort Wayne and Springfield Railway are performing work on the promised extension from Dechlar to Serre while awaiting the outcome of two subsidy elections set for May. Leth township in Adams County votes on a $3,000 subsidy and Winston Township on a $5,000 subsidy. Both subsidies are considered assured as locals expect the route extension to proceed.
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