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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1908
Page
16
Allén county treasurer Scheiman has issued a pamphlet explaining 1907 tax levies and the reasons for higher taxes. The booklet compiles key laws affecting property owners and taxpayers, aiming to reduce friction and promote cooperation in tax dealings.
Albion notes report William Clapp returning home from Wabash to spend spring break with his parents. The Spread club gathered at Mrs. Zollinger’s home. Births announced for John Leiten and spouse in Green township. Mrs. Kate Stanley visits Kendallville with daughter. Lane Welker and Xantha join the Graves family in Kendallville. Edi Stoxe of Kalamazoo visits, plus Kendallville pair guest. Hockenbareer, a former resident, plans to move to Bake Jim to run a store and will begin work in Albion.
March notes show irregularities and tax topics in Kendallville alongside a stream of social visits. Miss Mwe Todd of LaGrange guests in town. Mrs. William Well hosts a gathering while Mrs. C. M. Casa visits Fort Wayne friends. Several residents travel for family, illness, or events as Rome City visitors and local staff attend duties, with a small theater party to Fort Wayne and a Rebekah meeting in Kendallville new hall.
Mr. R. T. Gunn, superintendent of Forky Wayné & Wabash Valley Traction, urges small investors to back home institutions. He warns against get rich quick schemes, advocates trolley securities and local enterprises, urges keeping money at home, and cites stable bonds with 8 to 9 percent yields and potential growth.
Warsaw Indiana March 23 The Warsaw Elks lodge held an arrival session last evening and elected F. Quackenbush exalted ruler E. J. Smith leading knight H R Smith loyal knight CC Dukes lecturing knight Vincent Foster secretary BE Gnekili treasurer J M Wainwright 1st vice president C McDonald trustee for three years BW Nelson grand lodge representative F L U Pathi alternate EL J Quackenbush Vincent Foster Eugene Alleman W B Beroth and Bram Williams named to house committees.
Atwood Ind March 28 Richard Funk a suspect for assault and battery fled into nearby woods when Constable C C Farber of Warsaw tried to arrest him. He remains missing and relatives and friends fear for his safety as searches continue.
New York dispatch reports Governor Augustus Willson of Kentucky discusses the tobacco war and night riders blamed for disturbing independent growers. He criticizes southern attitudes toward race and argues stubborn American speed to protect profits in Burley and dark tobacco, noting auctions, associations, and losses to the state.
Char ronf Warsaw, a long time Pierceton friend, announced plans to open an AA garage in Rovton Indiana in the near future amid local settlement talks.
A brief civilian wedding notice from Warsaw reports Charles and others in a wartime setting. The ceremony occurred at a local church in Warsaw with limited details on participants and context.
In New York on March 28 a near riot occurred at the Broad Street curb market as more than 600 brokers and messengers surged toward a sale of widely advertised mining shares. Many were knocked down, traffic halted, and the outdoor market operations paused for about an hour before the scene subsided.
A Hodge went to Seattle on a business mission while Wiley and sister Miss Bessie attend Butler High School events. Mrs Smith and daughter visit Walcottville. heavy rain and wind struck Friday night. Episcopal church held 7:90 service with special music. County teachers' exam noted and crowd at Staith And family's return from Rama Michigan.
Want ads in the Journal Gazette appear as brief notices listing goods services and opportunities for sale with concise descriptions and contact cues within a compact classified format. Local readers scan for affordable items employment leads and personal notices among the daily classifieds.
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