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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1908
Page
7
Kendallville social notes list visitors and locals including Mr and Mrs Walter Mosenberg and Miss Leen Sicklason visiting Meru, Mrs. Rosebacher of Knox and relatives in Fort Wayne, Miss Alba Bales en route to Thame City, and many townspeople attending events, visiting friends, or traveling to nearby cities. Numerous brief arrivals and departures mark a busy period with updates on guests, hosts, and small social happenings across the area.
Garrett and Warsaw areas report visitors and travels of residents and friends, with notes on local society, church, and business. Entries include Fort Wayne guests, Auburn visitors, and trips to Auburn, Indianapolis, and Lake George, plus community events, hospital staff changes, and a county infirmary update noting inmate counts and coal deliveries.
Ligonier, Ind residents and visitors are listed with no firm events. Mise Sima Biman returns from Detroit to spend the summer at home while Blanche Harsh visits Lag range relatives. Night Watchman James Gangver was taken to Fort Wayne hospital for an operation.
A fragment notes that for a real good shoe that will wear long, one should get any pair of Wayne ade. The line implies Wayne ad e as a trusted brand or seller, urging durability and value in footwear.
SILVER LAKE IND June 27 The town baseball team rapidly round ing into forth and already has a fair record. Mrs Ta W Meyers entertained a group of nine Wargeners including Russell Hammond and others while en route home. A Silver Lake crowd attended a Claypool band concert Saturday evening. Four Berry, sought by North Dakota officers on a final assault charge, was tracked to this vicinity but escaped.
In LaGrange Indiana the Presence of Christ will headline the Sunday morning at the Methodist church with an evening address by Rev Michael J Fanning. A 2 session Gospel meeting is planned to attract parishioners and neighboring residents.
Ang ola Indiana July 27 local notes report Mrs Adda Rainey of Waterland visiting sister Miss Leys Weaver near the city returning Tuesday. Several townsfolk travel for business and vacation including Frank Morse and Samuel Nichols to Danville, Blye Stocker on vacation at Cromwell, and Paul Neal visiting friends in a big city. New residents include T C Reynolds and family from Michigan settling on East Gale and Euclid streets. A baby weighing ten and a quarter pounds arrives for Mr and Mrs Douglas, with both parents thanking doctors and relatives. Local gatherings feature weddings, funerals, and visits by relatives from Grand Rapids, Lima, Toledo, and South Bend.
In Berne Indiana Wilda Gottschalk married Harry Shaites with a ring ceremony by Rev Franky Tartman. The couple planned a Decatur honeymoon and will live on East Main Street upon return. Also noted are local business plans as the town board approved a resolution to build a concrete meter rack.
Fremont Indiana June 27 Knights of Prthlas decoration services drew a large crowd with Hon E A Dawson of Goshen delivering the address and an orchestra providing music. The community mourned Nicholas Chambers with his funeral held Wednesday afternoon led by Rev Dougherty. Ownership shifts include Bailey & Isenhower taking over Isenhower flour and the Brown pokery and restaurant sold to Roy Isenhower. Wool shipment of 6009 pounds by Taylor & McNorton to the eastern market and local leisure includes Mrs Anna Dester’s Lake George outing. Jesse Mountz lost a horse, shot after injury. Sheriff John Hardenbrook visited town. Visitors Thomas Wilson and D McKinnon stayed with T W Kibbee, formerly of Drayton. W W N Rathbun bitten by a dog. dog dead. Kinsey & Black construction progresses with post office moved to the street during work.
Geneva Indiana June 27 Miss Jdn Barnes daughter of Mer and Mrs By Barnes tripped while walking in the yard last Monday and broke the small bone of one arm. The bone was set by Dr. Graham. John Elcher a guest of his aunt Mrs Mason Haughton left Tuesday for Marysville Ohio. Will be employed as stenographer for Peel Brothers Hoop works. Miss Paulie and Lucile Green visited Portland last Tuesday for a week with Lafe Davenport and family. Mesdames William Heeter Mary Hardison and Miss Mary Vale were guests of Mrs W Hale at Fort Wayne, leaving Wednesday morning.
Auburn in Indiana reports a flurry of social notes as Edward Koons of Sterling Illinois visits family, FH Nicolai hosts his father, Rev Freeland and others attend the Epworth convention in Ossian, Mabel Murch visits Mrs Garasi, Fred Moby suffers an eye injury at Zimmerman factory, Tom Stutz promotes wrestling in Cincinnati, Dr Stewart attends Chicago surgeons conference, and C K Baxter visits from Ellsworth Kansas amid Garrett pastime chatter.
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