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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
3
A chaotic report notes hens working harder and farmers selling eggs amid rising cake demand. The Howenstelty & Crouse line ships a local egg cargo while railroads push eggs east. In Bluffton and Fort Wayne areas hens’ prices surge, egg shipments reach 1,300 cases weekly, and cakes feeding 254,900 people monthly, signaling a booming but confusing market.
Weekly market notes from Howenstein & Cause report strength in Fort Wayne grain and produce. Prices rise modestly for eggs, butter shows mixed signals with potential declines after Easter, onions remain quiet, and cabbage stocks are scarce with poor quality stock from the South. The report notes uncertain futures for prices in the coming days.
Ligonier April 19 reports Green and Thompson spending spring vacation as students at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The Ligonier Driving Club plans strenuous work soon with sheds and track grading, lumber ready for carpenters. Fourth grade sang for high school visitors. piano funded by the school board applauded. Miss Reva Hile and Ruby Tumbleson visiting Kendallyn. Mrs. Leslie Suck’s sister Erma Sauk staying. The Banner's Child comedy drew about half the town. Jack Goodwin and Harr Shannon with the company. Rain forced cancellation of a baseball game with Albion High School.
A. Carr of Coldwater visited her mother in Angola on Friday. Frank Sailer recovered enough to be out again. The high school play Wednesday drew a sizable audience. Teeters plans a county visit. Mr. and Mrs. Prinkle attended the Ray Thursday concert. Miss Helen Leimmon returned home from Huntington after a slow period. Senior activities at Huntington were noted amid a beauty contest. Easter sale events and a man named Bila McNayellen placed a prize. An Easter supper and bake sale occurred at St. Garr Test Rate Niner. Wanted concrete work. call 6190. WM. GOODFELLOW announces employment ads.
Chicago wheat prices firmed on reports of steady demand and improved export shipments while corn and oats showed uneven moves. May wheat slipped to around 91 to 93 cents, with futures trading supported by short covering and commercial buying. receipts remained modest and supplies cautious. Local market activity extended to corn and oats with mixed results as traders weighed domestic supplies against foreign demand.
Pleasant Lake Indiana notes many residents traveling to Fort Wayne Angola and Toledo. Dr Cunningham and Clyde Hammond visit en route to Angola. Mrs Cariters visits daughter in Manchester. Miss Blanche Lacey extends visit with aunt in Pleasant Lake. Frank Merges and others attend a family event in Hamilton. A wedding at the bride family home united two individuals from Omaha and another locale with Rev J A Davis officiating. Edna Rapner remains in critical condition. Community notices include school music, travel plans, and a Tri State company meeting set for April 21 1908.
Hist News Bureau reports in Auburn Indiana on April 19 that William A. Bixler, 29, and Anna Heya, 24, both of Garrett, obtained a license first. Later Philip Prattman, 60, of Kendallville, and Corcelia F. Batorz, 94, of Astley, also secured licenses and names and residences were recorded.
Revival plans for the Fort Wayne and South Bend electric railway are reported with chatter about reestablishing service. Local readers are urged to stay hopeful as promoters, promoters’ notes, and letters suggest the project may proceed this spring despite prior money panic and obstacles.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Alfred Kelley and Mrs Samuel Feller. Several households send relatives to nearby cities for visits. Irene Frick undergoes successful surgery with family present. society pages note anniversaries and a farewell party for Miss Beecle Showalter as she departs for Portland and other travel plans unfold.
Angola April Krante is described as the new man carrying mail on rural free delivery route six, serving as substitute in the area. The notice notes his assignment and reports him taking over duties on the local rural route from the previous carrier.
Northern markets show hog prices up while cattle slip and sheep gain steadier life. Trade momentum wanes for cattle as hogs rise late. shipping demand mixed, with weak northern receipts and local packers restraining prices. Cleveland and Cincinnati briefs reflect crossregional price movement, with hogs at five to six dollars and cattle softer. A separate note from Kendaville reports sewer construction facing persistent water intrusion, delaying progress.
Freddy Tressel, writing in the Journal Gazette, accuses a single interest of controlling cash wheat and warns farmers against further scare tactics. He argues farmers have faced extreme prices, calls for caution on speculation, and notes troubling trends in wheat futures and market manipulation amid fluctuating conditions.
Wholesale market highlights prices for dairy butter, lard, and eggs. lists farm produce including potatoes, beans, corn, oats, and wheat with bid and wholesale buying rates. Includes stock in trade from several sellers and quotations from local merchants and packing companies. Authorities note market activity from Wayne and nearby distributors.
Kendallville Ind April 19 Haver and Ford Newman barbers purchase the Kelly Annee shop. Homer sold his former barber shop to Jagig Sawyer last week and cannot leave the business. New operators take possession Monday. Kendallville boys Seidel and Kaufman separate and plan to meet kin in Colorado. Kaufman heads west. Both youths are well and content.
Managua April 19 Foul Ryan Special Correspondent surveys President Zelaya of Nicaragua as a potential right leader amid regional upheaval. The piece praises his rise from obscure origins to head of the army and president in 1893, credits him with railroad building, industrial ventures, and national credit, and argues he could unify Central America if strong enough to dominate the region.
A court report from Auburn Illinois details Judge Bratton issuing an order to arrest Jon Zeigler in Winona for confinement in Auburns county jail. Zeigler faces transfer to Jeffersonville reformatory for a one to eight year term after a prior petit larceny conviction. The piece notes Zeiglers alleged theft of grain and later supplies, his mothers attempt to post bail, and related legal actions involving Perry Minton and the Vandalia railroad.
Auburn Indiana April 19 The Auburn high school defeated Butler high school in a Friday night debate the second in a series with Butler having won the first. Auburn debaters Albert Dee Larn Bonnell Sauders and Myrtle Hornberger upheld the school’s honor while judges Jude Frazier Mountz and Shockley rendered the decision. The crowd returned at 2 AM after the event praising the entertainment and courteous treatment by Auburn’s students and officials.
Luther Sutton, aged 74, longtime resident near Angola, Indiana, died last night at his home southeast of the city. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Seth Scott church with Elder Vernon Stanifer officiating.
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