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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1908
Page
23
An old advertisement touts Prof Parro the World's Greatest Clairvoyant on East Main Street offering readings of any life question. He guarantees refunds if unsatisfied, listing services such as love, marriage, and overcoming enemies with a 59 cent reading and Sunday hours from 10 to 4.
The First Baptist Church hosts a day of musical programs with morning and evening services. Morning features God of Abraham Prince and The Lord Is My Shepherd. evening presents Boni Est and Source of Every Blessing. Open air meeting at Calhoun and Chicago streets at 6 20 p m followed by further services at Hescut home. Evangelical association meetings and preaching at Bethel church with subjects The Boat Furnit or Preaching Midst Daily Activities and The Good Shepherd.
A long parish listing for May Sunday services across multiple churches led by Rev H E Stafford and others. It notes Unity in Christianity topics, union aims, and specific sermon times, with choirs and singing by Ernest G Hesser and others.
Kendallville May 4 Mrs John Strater visits Fort Wayne to stay with daughter Miss Lillian Strater. Frank Loomis to Lagrange for a singing engagement. Mrs Don Benz and children of Fort Wayne guests of Mr LaManter. Mrs Frank Bixler and Mrs Risé Berger attend funeral in Avilla. Mr Q A Forker visits Shipshewana with Mr H B Berry in poor health. A D Martin reports son improving at Dr McLain's hospital in St Louis. W A Nickey recovers from stroke and can go out. Frankie Jourdan leaves Crafoot To Henberry for Cooperville to visit parents. Mrs Ralph Raber visits Corrunna. returns home. Mrs Joseph Wagermann of Fort Wayne visiting Diva A F Neal. Engermann to Portland Oregon to join husband. Lucy Leland returns to La Porte after visiting Mary Isbell. August and John Kurtz go to Nappanee for funeral of a relative Gottiloh Blot. Mr and Mrs John Tushong and Andrew Bushong attend Lottie White funeral near the city. Sunday school class of Miss Harriett Conlogue hosts at Mrs Laura Rupp’s with games and refreshments. Mr and Mrs J R Smith of Washington DC visit Mr and Mrs George Rendell on North Main. Mr Smith formerly Kendalville postmaster. plans retirement to a farm near the city.
In Kendallville Indiana on May 2 191X Hast Lake Brewing the distributing arm for Fort Wayne Derghott Brewing suspended operations. Neot Drake notified customers two weeks earlier that Berg hort beer would be unavailable due to inroads by another firm making the business unprofitable. Joseph Becker former owner served notice on Mr Torake foreclosing on the property. Berghof company holds a mortgage but future steps are unclear.
Kendallville Indiana May. City clerk W Myers completed a school enumeration showing 583 males and 649 females of school age with one colored child. Including 39 more due by September 1, the total school age 1,163. Myers estimates a 4 percent multiplier for population, yielding about 5,017 residents given many unmarried young workers at local factories.
The Kendallville City band has received an invitation from Garrett to furnish music in that city on Memorial Day May 30. Sheridan company No. 38 A. and K. P. of Kendallville with the G. A. R. plan to observe the day with a parade and services. Manager Brouse has several requests from other places asking for the band on fraternal memorial days.
By Ele News Bureau Kendallville int mas eS This afternoon Attornts RE PL placed in his baw offles Jarze Pos hortrait of Rev. Dachmiz, to pup war ariest of the Catholic church at Avilla, who died a few years ago. Father Dachmis was well ikert oy both Catholiox and Protestants and was 33 faediol tHand af Mr The tat.
The Henry opera house hosted Damon and Dythias with a large audience Wednesday. An amateur cast delivered a dignified performance with notable actors Lowiz Schroyder Dayton F Abbott J. W. Wilson Marie vi Ethel Especially meritorious Stella Greek Miss Wiese and Miss Stryker earning praise for stage presence and recitations.
A large man of 200 pounds and over six feet tall is depicted in a portrait by Sullivan’s studio from a photo taken shortly before his death. The Albion High School commencement on May 7 at the opera house will feature the twenty fifth class with twenty five members, the largest in school history. The West County common schools’ commencement will be at Albion on May 27 with twenty nine graduates receiving diplomas. Also advertised is wallpaper at LA Hull's, 30 Calhoun Street.
Albion Indiana reports a leap year dance to be held at the opera house in May. County commissioners and the county treasurer will meet next Monday. Local residents visit kin in Kendallville Huntington and Garrett. Albion High School holds baccalaureate service in the Presbyterian church with Rev. J Graves delivering the sermon on the Greatest Ambition of the Person.
Garrett Indiana May news reports E L Cumings hosting a voting contest during carnival May 1 to 16. Public votes determine the queen who will be crowned March 11 with a diamond brooch on display later.
The carnival and the Queen contest will feature a baby charade on Saturday headed by the newly crowned queen. It is expected that every baby in Garrett will participate and receive a nice present.
Kendallville Jol May 2 Rev RL Semans pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church plans a May series of sermons at the church titled The Christ Life a Story. The first tale is The Mother of the Island by Katharine Holland Brown with subsequent readings The Sky Pilot Ben Hart and Beside the Bonnie Briar Rush. The topics aim to explore Jesus spirit and Christian character as viewed by modern fiction readers and are expected to draw broad interest and good attendance.
Kendaville Colts prepare for their first baseball game of the season against the South Bend Spires on Sunday afternoon in Kendaville. Manager Lisle stated the game would proceed regardless of weather.
Nobble County Clerk L Foote issued a marriage license to Aina W. Wonders of Wells County and Alice T. Foster of Nevis Township, Albion Indiana. The notice also records an unrelated accident involving Frank Titles, tied to the Tails and Chicago Interart Railway, with a hip and knee injury noted.
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