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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
New York June 2 The steel trade outlook dominates Wall Street chatter as investors weigh wage disputes potential impacts on prices and shipments. Analysts note slow freight rate changes and mixed prospects for iron and steel shares amid hopes for policy restraint and continued market liquidity.
In New York on July 4 market activity showed call loans easing with lower rates while prime mercantile paper and sterling bills displayed modest shifts. Government bonds and railroad securities traded heavily amid varied returns as investors eyed central bank signals.
Weather forecasts show improving conditions aiding spring wheat crops and farm work, with market reports noting lower prices on wheat and corn due to favorable conditions. Trade firms and shorts pushed prices down as reports from Minneapolis and Chicago pointed to better weather and rising crop prospects.
Quoted market quotations for wheat corn rye oats and potatoes with prices per bushel ton and crate. Includes dairy items like butter cheese and milk with varied unit measures and numerous vendor names and regional terms.
Special to the Journal reports a weak wheat market with prices easing while clover seed remains steady. Cash and futures quotes drifted, with July and September sessions near unchanged to lower. clover seed held firm at around 7.60. Grain and livestock prices showed mixed moves as crews noted soft demand and weather effects in the market.
June reports from Woolen goods makers note demand for fabrics for fall running ahead of expectations. General demand for men 39 s woolen goods is better while cotton gause and prints remain steady. Reports indicate sales of prints and ginghams are strong and raw silks firm with several items selling well.
June 4 report notes C G Rechn and daughters plan summer with relatives in Ascouri. Dr C G Rech attends dental meeting in Indianapolis. Confirmation services at Jonks temple Friday with Stetley Straus Bart Rose and others to be confirmed. A Brembhach of South Bern officiates. Bridge-Whist event at Gavin Street results noted.
Bluffton prepares to operate an asphalt plant for the summer. Street Commissioner Henry Gehecht and City Treasurer Wilson Grove traveled to Port Wayne to arrange limestone dust supply for road work. The plant will start once materials are obtained and repairs begin on several streets.
June notes from Butler Indiana report social visits and travel. Pearl Hashing of Bryan Ohio visits friends and families Wy S Claxwell and Jennie Stown host guests. Mrs Patterson and children of Garrett visit S G Stone family. Dr Shumaker attends a medical association meeting in Chicago.
A fragmented report notes fluctuating coffee sales and market activity across December to January. Prices and demand appear uneven with several unnamed firms cited in tentative figures.
Fragmentary OCR notes from a local market report indicate a tally at the city scales with entries for potatoes and unloaded goods. The legible parts reference Bay shipments and small batch loads, but key figures and destinations are missing.
Mrs Lawrence Schilling is expected to recover after a runaway incident in Warsaw. The patient was moved to her daughter's home in East Warsaw. Former City Clerk George Bock of Goshen visited Warsaw en route to York Pa for a relative's funeral. Two children of Bar Scott of Warsaw are ill. The baby of Mr and Mrs Tom Mabie of Warsaw to Lt Auntie Kling is improving and can sit up. Kellum a Big Four agent spent Wednesday in Warsaw with local residents. George W Farrell of Goshen conferred with John W Moorman of Knox about Congress succession. Over 100 telegrams of congratulations arrived for Rev and Mrs C P Goodson on their wedding at First Presbyterian. J W McCarter returned to Warsaw from Yowe after a visit. A nine pound baby was born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs John Lalew. A sparrow caused a stir inside the court house rotunda Wednesday morning before exiting. Mr and Mrs David Brumbaugh returned to Pierceton after an extended stay in California.
Three year old Helen Devel daughter of Dr and Mrs Allan Devel of 824 West Male street caught her foot in an iron gas grate yesterday morning in Port Wayne. Police officer Dicks arrived and others tore away cement and broke the iron from the box to free her. The child was only slightly injured.
Albion Indiana June 4 A local report notes Indiana attendance at a convention with Hancock County figures. Mentions Mrs Lotis Stolfey in Chicago with friends, Mary Mullarrison Miles Anigan Rogers departing for a farmer’s debate in South Bend, and E Prickett Republican candidate for clerk of court. Kendallville visitor Jann Stemfard in Albion, Weal returns to Goshen, and Lith Tay heads to Port Crasxe. Try Journal-Gazette Want Ads.
At Chicago market, cattle sales reach $7.75 with strong demand and scarce prime steers. Hogs show steady to firm prices, with many lots sold and a glut in supply noted. calves, sheep, and lambs follow varied weekly shifts. Traders expect rising packer activity and price adjustments next week as supplies tighten.
Garrett Indiana on June 4 reports visiting by M Nor ford of Butler and a Garrett social with Ethel Kibble and Mayfield family. Grace William a DePauw junior returns home after finishing a college room. Mrs J P Thompson travels to Chicago for daughter Mee Fiera’s graduation. Local clergy and families attend the northern Indiana Baptist association meeting in Tonish. war news and Fort Wayne notes close the item with brief community mentions.
Tomorrow for Tosterig she will be joined by daughter Gladyt at Chio Weesley university and they will travel to Fremont Ohio to visit Mr and Mrs C L Halter for two weeks Miss Florence Rosa han returned from Albion and Mrs J N Ritter has returned to kis city from Toledo Other families visit Lake Gage Leesburg and Grand Rapids school girl Adah Abery visits Wilmington Del and Weare Mrs Webster to return home next week after homesteading at Crestwell Colo moving to Haverstick home on Cowen street
Garrett Indiana news notes a series of local movements and farewells. Mr and Mrs Pollard and Florence plan a visit to Wawasee. Mrs H F Casteel and children depart for Elk Heart. Mr Deane Donald and Kenneth return from an extended visit with relatives in Butler. Bowersox of Frankfort visits parents then heads to Wawasee. George Childers and family spend the day at Butler. Friends of Dr and Mrs Allison host a farewell for their move to Cleveland.
Walter Boone’s typhoid fever shows slight improvement at Sacred Heart hospital. At Fort Wayne high school the February division graduates fourteen this year and the June division over thirty. both groups prepare for commencement June 11 with valedictorian Ailes Lela Richardson and salutatorian Marie Ente. Robert Laneway earns Latin German honors as Verna Fintan tops English German. President Robert Kelly of Barhany College will deliver the commencement address.
Willinish finishes compiling the Noble county directory as Mr and Mrs O B Michaelis depart for Fort Wayne and possibly St Paris for a school reunion. Dr C B Geutigin visits his father in Seblersville then plans to meet his daughter Laura in Indianapolis and return from Greencastle where she attends college. Ex Postmaster Alexander and Sullivan photograph the Alga der residence scene described as a typical summer affair. Renowned Civil War veteran Lieut Oscar Hinkles is believed the city’s youngest veteran no longer. A party of ladies hosts a dish party at the Pit while C H Hubbel resigns as auditor of the T and O 4 with salary terms unsettled.
Kendallville Ind. reports Lieut. Scar Hinkley left this morning for Green Springs for rheumatism treatment. Mrs H M Atkinson is visiting after illness. Mrs Ben Crisman and others are mentioned in the note.
Elisabeth Alerman of Goshen is listed for a dance hall route in Lima. The notice notes nights Tuesday and Friday with practice to-day and each week, indicating recurring events at the Cromaceh hall or venue.
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