Local notes from Valparaiso and nearby towns
Judge Allen Zollars in Valparaiso on legal business. Numerous locals: doctors, merchants, and officials travel for professional work. Elks and Y M C A plan a baseball game. and a range of social events including a Theosophical society lecture and a Rome City excursion. Mrs Seabring to join husband in Benson Arizona. Niagara of short notices on infrastructure, travel, and local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Zollars
Valparaiso
George C. Stemen
W. H. Myers
Dixon, CO
L. Pelton
Sperry-Pelton Company
St. Louis
Col
R. S. Robertson
Indianapolis
Chicago
Elks
John A. W. Kintz
Hunttington County
Fort Wayne
Catherine Shuman
East Main Street
Leipsic
Squire France
William Viland
Ida Wormcastle
Edgerton
Euretta Bannister
Hyde Park
Milo Ames
Portland
Cox
Young People’s Literary Society
Emanuel’s Lutheran Church
Rome City
Sophia de Wald
DeWald Square
W. 8. O’rourke
Catholic Knights of America
Logansport
Illinois Woman's Press Association Holds Convention
The Illinois Woman's Press Association assembled in Rockford on June 20 with nearly 200 members in attendance as the convention opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Il
Illinois Woman's Press “Association
More Fountains Planned By Humane Society And Council
The waterworks committee discussed adding six new drinking fountains costing about 900 dollars. The Humane Society proposed locations on Rockhill Main Broadway Wells Barr and South Hanna near DeWald. A 100 plus resident petition urged a fountain at Buchanan and Hanna. Grand Masonic Excursion to Indi: June 24, trip to Indianapolis for cornerstone laying of the Scottish Rite Temple. Round trip 2.25. tickets from Wilding and Mordhurst. special train departs 7 a.m. Music band accompanying. Also an ad for Nelson Co whisky and tobacco at Columbia 24 East Columbia St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Committee On Waterworks
The
Humane Society
Rockhill
Main Streets
Broadway
Huestis Avenue
Wells Street
Sixth Street
Barr Street
Columbia
Hanna Street
DeWald
Scheid and
Glenn
Tigar
Buchanan and
Hanna
Board of Public Works
Iit
St John's Day
Wabash
Indianapolis
Edward O’ Rourke
C. W. Wilding
Tri-State Building and Loan Association
H. W. Mordhurst
Wabash Depot
Y M C A Athletes Form Two Baseball Teams For Season
The Y M C A athletics section organized two baseball teams and will play the first game Saturday afternoon at Lakeside park. Other sports receive renewed effort with a 10 mile road race June 29 and new practice facilities including a sprinting track tennis court and jumping place. Marion Black plans to train in Fort Wayne this season aiding wheelmen and racing talent, while Centlivre track is in fine condition to develop speed and talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Lakeside Park
Marion Black
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Opens First Class Turkish Bath House
Fort Wayne now offers a first class bath house at the Raines Turkish baths on Clinton street near Berry. The facility offers vapor, dry, sweat, common baths and all modern improvements. It bills itself as up to date, affordable, and suitable for both ladies and gentlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Raines
No Lunch But a Regular Meal Bill of Fare
Saturday June 22 offers a full day menu with a regular meal option. No lunch service, yet an all day regular meal presentation at the same venue. Local patrons are invited to dine and enjoy standard fare.
Petition for street extensions and electric light
The board of public works reviews petitions to open Jane street from the first alley north of Grace to Grace Street and Winch Street from Penn Street to Maumee Avenue. Petitioners refuse to compensate damages to Mr Winch, raising doubt on approval. They also seek an alley from Alleger to Winch to Maumee Road and grading Winch from city limits to Maumee Avenue. Twenty three property holders request an electric light at Creighton Avenue and Warsaw Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Peter Passiac
Jane Street
Grace Street
H. ©. Rockhill
Winch Street
Penn Street
Maumee Avenue
Winch
Alleger
Winch Streets
Maumee Road
Creighton Avenue
Warsaw Street
Olive Club Excursion to Hillsdale Sunday June 23
Olive Club plans a Hillsdale trip in Michigan for Sunday June 23 with a 7 a.m. departure from the north depot. Four counterfeiters were arrested at Avilla this forenoon as they tried to leave town after passing spurious coins. One man was found with 85 counterfeit dimes and a bottle of quicksilver. Deputy U S Marshal Wiley from this city proceeded to Avilla to take charge of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Republican
Charles Tripp
Jennings County
Will Wilson
Will Olds
Mackinac Island
Wabash
Toledo
Lakes
Theosophical Society
W. P. Whery
Duscler
Olive Club
Hillsdale, Mich
North Depot
Avilla
August Vogeding
United States
Wiley
Knights of Maccabees Prepare State Gathering at Rome City
Milo Meredith announces a major Knights of Maccabees gathering in Indiana at Rome City on August 12. He says it will bring the largest ever assembly of Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees in the state with prominent speakers including Maj. N. S. Boynton D. P. Markey Miss Bins M. West Supreme Chaplain Brown and officials from Illinois and Indiana camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Maccabees
Rome City
Milo Meredith
Order
Indiana
Ladies of Maccabees
Maj. N. S. Boynton
D. P. Markey
Bins M. West
Ladies of the Maccabees
Brown
Bryan
Illinois
Bluffton gravel road appraisers fail to reach agreement
Chas S Bush Leroy Sprague and George Warcup met in Engineer Goshorns office to prepare a report for the commissioners but no agreement was reached by 3 PM. The Maysville road appraisers start tomorrow. In Indiana 13 gravel roads exist with seven in Allen county, and officials aim to make them all free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. S. Bush
Leroy Sprague
George Warcup
Bluffton
Goshorn
Maysville Road
Indiana
Allen County
Wheat and meat futures drift as market openings
Curiao reports June 20 market options open with grains and hogs weak. Wheat 7 ldc, corn 49c, oats 28 8c, pork 12.12, lard 6.50, ribs 6.22. hog receipts 25,000, left 6,000. Cattle receipts 8,000, market steady to stronger. Sheep receipts 10,000, market weak 10 points. Closing figures: wheat 72, corn 49 3/4, oats 28 1/2, pork 11.85, lard 6.47, ribs 6.17.
Western Union Moves to New Quarters on East Berry Street
Western Union telegraph company will relocate to No 27 East Berry street in the Tri State building, with new switchboard furniture and updated offices. The Postal Telegraph will move into the vacated space. The day also notes court actions on liquor licenses and local food prices, alongside a brief diphtheria update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
East Berry Street
Tri-State
C. K E. Walton
Perry
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Wayne Hotel
Western Union
Fort Wayne Water Debate gains pace from medical society
The Allen County Medical Society urged the City Board of Health to address Fort Wayne’s water deficiency by sinking new wells. They warned against using Spy Run basin surface water, noting health risks, while the waterworks trustee plan adds six wells and a 2 million gallon per day pump set to be connected by August, with economy by residents urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Allen County Medical Society
Board of Health
Ind
Port Wayne
Board of Public Health
Spy Run
E. J. McCsean
W. P. WaHery
H. A. Duremling
Board of Waterworks Trustees
Trings
Medical Society
Times-Post
White Swan Opens After Refitting on West Main Street
Billy Krohn, noted dispenser of liquid refreshments, has refitted his house of call at 30 West Main Street and will formally open The White Swan next Saturday night. He invites friends to visit for cordial treatment and an extended lunch service from 11 AM to 11 PM featuring turtle soup and other delicacies for all guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Krohn
West Main Street
White Swan
Pennsylvania Road Wins Freight Dispute Over Perishable Shipments
The Baltimore Transfer Association sustains the Pennsylvania Railroad in a dispute with commission merchants on freight charges for perishable goods. Receivers, not consignors, may reject undesirable dried fruits and vegetables. A Milkman Bayshorse caused a street accident on Clinton Street injuring itself. Dr Meyers treated its gash. Nickel Plate Railroad issues a Boston convention map for the fourteenth international gathering with through sleeping car service marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Tran Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
Commission
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Road
Nickel Plate Road
Boston
Mass
Christian Endeavor
Chicago
B. F. Horner
Fort Wayne Market Prices and Marriage License Notice
Fort Wayne markets list wheat 78c oats 35c corn 50c rye 60c barley 50c butter 12c eggs 120 beeswax 25c per lb oil meal 1.25 per cwt potatoes 60c per bu feathers live geese 45c per lb rags 50c per cwt green hides 7c per lb cured hides 8c per lb marriage license for Jesse J. Harlot and Minnie M. Certia. Letter heads and envelopes advertised at the Times-Post job office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bush & Co
Case in Court on Board Bill for Premature Motherhood
Rebecca Doolittle sues August Heine in Justice Boden's court for 50 dollars claiming Heine owed for boarding Miss Anna Dull during confinement at Doolittle's Organ street home in South Wayne. Doolittle says Dull arrived barely able to walk and was cared for two weeks. Heine denies responsibility and contests payment. Trial heightened by sensational testimony and visiting witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dull
Doolittle
Ohio Gooseberries and Other Fresh Produce Prices
A compact market listing shows Ohio gooseberries at 7 cents a quart and ripe cherries at 6 cents a quart. Florida pineapples 15 cents each, new green peas 10 and 25 cents per peck, wax beans 6 cents a quart, beets 3 cents a bunch, ripe tomatoes 12 cents a pound, large cucumbers 5 cents each, and new apples 40 cents per peck. Froir House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Froir House
Erring Girl Restored to Family After Life of Shame
Jessie Brown, once an inmate of a Toledo house of ill fame, fell gravely ill and was treated at Hope hospital. Young women from the Young Women's Christian Association spoke with her, heard her story, and with her father arranged for his visit. The man who ruined her was a traveling man who promised marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Brown
Illfame
Hope Hospital
Young Women’s Christaan Association
Toledo
Lapp
Mysterious Visitor Rumor Refuted By Tries-Post
The Tries-Post debunks talk of a visit by a patient to Dr. J E Miller’s office on Monday night. J A Ginder of Baker Street suffered slight wounds from an incident on a train in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, last Saturday, not matching the doctor’s visitor. Ginder continues his regular route today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ginder
Baker Street
J. E. Miller
Tries-Post
Mr. Ginder
Upper Sandusky
Pioneer Thomas Worth Found Dead in Shelbyville
Shelbyville reports Thomas Worth, 75, a county pioneer, found dead in bed after telling his family he believed he would never eat again. A malformed report mentions a child named Jane Morgan dying after a bean lodged in its windpipe during play, with unclear phrasing and garbled details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Thomas Worth
Hotel Arrivals Wednesday at the Randall
A long list of guests visiting the Randall hotel including T W Oliver from Indianapolis and many others from cities such as Pittsburg Philadelphia Detroit Zanesville St Louis Logansport and Buffalo The item notes an Olive Club excursion to Hillsdale Michigan on Sunday June 23 and advertises two kitchen girls wanted immediately with applications via the steward via the Try the Tries-Post want column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Randall
T W Oliver
Indianapolis
Askin
Pittsburg
Watton
Philadelphia
A Bidwell
Detroit
G M Hutchins
Zanesville
J H Latshaw
St Louis
T E Powell
Rochester
J P Smith
Rock Island
A C.bing
A Sedewich
Logansport
Cratty
Pendelton
Ind
Beals
van Wert
C Shanklin
Frankfort
M Knuht
Winchester
H Leither
Defiance
A Kendall
Toledo
Jaskuisk
Cleveland
DJ Foster
Decatur
DH Copler
Bainbridge
Geo Williams
Buffalo
Rodabvert
Cincinnati
J Vosburg
Bryan
Chas Gregg
Jackson
G F Orins
Hudson
W Hamilton
Eaton
Sam Ackerman
S L Sayles
Temple
J A Brein
Akron
Ben Ackerman
Chas Hoffman
Dayton
C Potter
Utica
EJ Klein
E L Dunlap
LE Fishack
Aug Dickinson
New York
J W Kibler
New Washington
J G Parlow
Safe Harbor
J D Shultz
E Jackson
Angola
P Holliday
Marion
W Armstrong
C Bennett
Louisville
A S Jones
Tom McMahon
Dixon
J Shultz
Evansville
Honor
Chicago
Randall Hotel
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T. F. Thieme
Ora Seaney
Miss Egan
Calhoun Street
Seaney
Europe
Brewers’ Union No. 62
Bergholl’s
Robert Lowry
Elkhart County
Goshen
Judge Lowry
C. R. Higgins
Lake Everett
Churubusco
Nickel Plate
Parker
Warsaw Union
Harry Seabring
Philip Keinz
Benson
A. T
Keinz
Frank Schwieters
Rome
Woman's Press Association
oSaturday
Water Works Committee
the Humane Society
Indi
Anapolis
Nelson CO
Tre Columbia
East Columbia St
Y. M. C. A. Athletics
Man Milliner
E. Columbia St
Jane and Winch Streets
Timms-Post
Justice Courts
Prank Schele
Squire Bohen
William Dennis
Ohio
Wisconsin
Limburg
Frort House
City Board of Health
Pennsylvania
Bayhouser
Clinton Street
Wayne Street
Barr
Meyers
Jesse
J. Harlot
Minnie M. Certia
Trmes-Post
Magdalen
Dr. Miller
Bill “Striker
West Main
Greensburg
L QO. Bisackamore
Pendleton
Walter H. Lewis
Messrs.Taylor and Alman
Dad
Anderson
Oscar Stanley
Flora Sish
Linwood
John Becher
State Line
Hillsdale
Mich
Arcade
H. Case
Mer
Alaska
H.d. Ash
Reliable Stove House
Columbia St
John Christen
Calhoun St
Fort Wayne, Ind
Freese & Ranke
Romy & Boblya
A. C. C. Times-Post Office
D.J. Spencer
Cor M.in
Calhoun
Auburn
C. H. Bliss
Mort Wayne
Erient Differant
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
the Nilson
S. A
Washington Boulevard
Geller
Telephone
W. F. Geller
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Lokg Ene & Weston RR
R. R
C. F. Daly
Gen. Pass. Agt
H. C. Parker
Ceo. Myers
Watne, Ind
Balbriggan Underwear
William Meyer & Bro
Cashoun
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