Whitley County Folks Share News and Happenings
Whitley county items from August 2, 1890, report social calls, visits by Columbia City residents, church and charity notices, local marriages and entertainment. Mentions of Barnum Bailey at Fort Wayne, a saloon rumor, a move to North Manchester, and Eli Brown’s public stance against ring rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Merriman
Columbia City
Hary Foster
Dr. Lingill
Oklahoma
Stephen Ocker
Roann
W. P. Sherbley
Forst
Bluffton
Max Hays
J. C. Henry
Huntington
M. Bonbrake
K. of P
James Chamberlan
Washington Center
Barnum & Bailey
Fort Wayne
L. McClellen
South Whitley
R. E. Schall
North
Manchester
Electric
Whitley County
Eli W. Brown
Ring
Eli
Alexander Kinsley
Tapa
G. W. Ely
West Unity
Ohio
Will Grimes
Allen
Jennie Field
W.H. Paulis
H. Munnaugh
Pet Mud
Jones
Knox
F. S. Reming
Chicago
Hemlinger
Kate Clapp
Rena Mary
Charles Weiner
Northern Lakes
Lancaster
Rochester
Arlington Hotel
Local social notes span Kansas City to Fort Wayne visits
Mrs Lyle Druery of Kansas City visits relatives nearby while the City band attends Mr Frank Hart's birthday party in St Joe. Numerous residents from Spencerville Maysville Hicksville Arcola and Fort Wayne are noted attending events visiting relatives or suffering minor misfortunes including a playground injury to Roy Hammer and a broken leg for Charles Seymour. The Ladies Lutheran lawn social and WCTU medal contest are mentioned along with telegraph study and local journalism notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Druery
Kansas City
Frank Hart
St. Joe
Jane Philley
Fort Wayne
J. D. Stopher
Miss Murphy
Leo
Edna Alderman
Henry Murray
Abel
Spencerville
Maysville
Hattie Langley
Stevenberg
John Boots
Jason Rees
Newton Henderson
Starr House
Hiram Reed
Hicksville
R. R. Waite
Forth Robingon
Ohio
Purle
Will Fry
B. M. Stopher
M. E. Church
Currie
Nelson
Tom Beal
Geary House
T. W. Lines
William Mossman
Smith Douglas
Roy Hammer
Lottie Clark
Tom Bentz
Arcola
Charles Seymour
J. K. Geary
McGoogan
Gazette
Sentinel
Look Here Friend Are You Sick Indigestion Liver G3
A short health note asks if readers suffer from liver related indigestion and sour stomach complaints. It emphasizes common ailments and offers guidance to seek remedies or medical advice. The piece reads like a period health tip aimed at general readers.
Local items note travels and events across Decatur area
Mr. Frank Swaim reports poor water in Mid dicharoga Kentucky and Curt Johnson departs for unknown parts amid alleged trouble with a woman. Mrs A F Roe says husband promoted to Wayland Michigan. noted visits, band festival nets about $40, typhoid fever, teachers at institute, church exchanges, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Swaim
Middicharoga
Kentucky
Iater
Swaim
Curt Johnson
A. F. Roe
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company
Decatur
Wayland
Mich
W. A. High
Bluffton
B. F. Fusselman
Esther Thurber
Ottawa
Kan
F. M. Thurber
Fort Wayne
Beaty & Dean’s Law and Planing Mill
I. C. Black
Edith Koons
Jennie Hatfield
Sadie
Laura Caldwell
E. Gardner
Mount Clemens
Hill
Lake Erie System
Rev. Lawson
J. I. Metts
H. Hatfield
D. Stine
Mesdames
T. A. Dean
Jane Bell
C. H. Bell
H. L. Dean
Kansas City
Jacob Getty
S. M. Smith
Ension Board
Smith
Commissioners’ Court
Pearl Lepper
Kendallville
Henry Bridge
M. E. Parsonage
Revridge
Lawson
Bridge
A. 8
A. Bridge and Family
West Point
Asbury Beaty
Angola
Wolverines Visit Benton Harbor Picnic in Hot Weather
Benton Harbor residents welcomed a large party from Cincinnati on a hot day. A delayed excursion train arrived at the Nickel Plate depot with about a hundred travelers. They enjoyed dinners at Williams Park and an afternoon of sightseeing before a late supper and merrier mood after a brief storm cooled the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Nickel Plate
Williams’ Park
Birthday Surprise for Fort Wayne Electric Chief Hilton
Friday evening marked the forty third birthday of C B Hilton master mechanic at Fort Wayne Electric Light company. A party led by Charles and Barney Fichoff Maxwell John McLaughlin W L Pettit and William Wortell delivered a surprise with Barney s orchestra. Hilton remained cool as guests dispersed and revealed cigars and a fine secretary as gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. 8. Hilton
Fort Wayne Electric Light Company
Mr. Hilton
The
Electric Light Works
Messrs. and Mesdames Charles
Barney Fichoff
Maxwell
John McLaughlin
W. L. Pettit
William Wortell
Barney
Death Strikes Two Local Lads in Six Hours
Willard B. Smith and Tom McCann, both well known in the city, died within hours of each other after separate accidents. Smith, 19, a Transfer and Storage employee, was fatally injured when a wagon lurch caused by frightened horses trapped his head. McCann, about 20, died after a fall from a bridge while attempting to board a moving train. he suffered catastrophic injuries and died two hours later at St. Joe hospital. Their families and the community extend heartfelt sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard B. Smith
Tom McCann Dleet
Bert Burns
Transfer and Storage Company
Wabash
Olds’ Wheel Works
Young Smith
Burns
Williard B. Smith
R. H. D. Smith
Monroe Street
Tom M’cann
St. Mary’s River
Pennsylvania Bridge
St. Joe Hospital
John McCann
Minarik Arrest Shocks Local Press Office
A young bookkeeper Louis J. Minarik from Toledo or Cleveland is accused of stealing from the Press office after items disappeared and a $15 room robbery was traced to him. Police say he had plans to start a German weekly and claimed a Bohemian inheritance. he pleaded not guilty and was bound over in $100. Local newspapers comment on the incident with varied editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Minarik
Toledo
Cleveland
Bohemia
Minarik
J. B. Davis
Rodabaugh
France
Viberg
Sentinel
Freie Posse
Divorce suits filed by Bickford and Bau Mann
Cora Alice Bickford sues Irvin William Bickford after three years of marriage for divorce with $300 alimony and infant custody. Attorney M. V. B. Spencer. Judge O'Rourke to decide. Minnie Baumann files for divorce from Paul Baumann after cruel treatment seeking alimony and custody of their 6-year-old daughter. James Lanigan, railroad engineer, files for divorce from Annie Lanigan after a separation prompted by his discovery. case handled by James M. Robinson. Both parties are prominent in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Alice Bickford
Irvin William Bickford
M. V. B. Spencer
O’rourke
Minnie Baumann
Colerick
France
Paul Baumann
Bradfield Regulator touted as relief in long standing case
A patient writes that after physicians and remedies failed, Bradfield's Female Regulator from Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta provided relief. The note invites others to contact for particulars and notes the product is sold by druggists. scattered market prices and odd measurements appear in the surrounding lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield
Bradfield Reg. Co
Atlanta
Silver bars found while digging for brick block on Broadway
Workmen uncover about 300 pounds of bright silver bars, each marked with a letter T, buried three feet underground beneath the West Side pharmacy site. Pharmacist tests show silver presence though purity uncertain, with value potentially up to four thousand dollars if pure. Local mystery links to an old log hut era and unknown history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Keller
Louis Schroeder
Schroeders
Derheimer Liable In Tragic Stillbirth Case
George Klerner of 109 Wells street faces damages suit after a carriage accident on East Washington street during rough paving work. Mrs. Klerner suffered a severe shock and later illness. the couple blame contractor Derheimer for negligence and may pursue criminal action if proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Klerner
Wells Street
Mrs. Klerner
East Washington Street
Charles Rivers Dies After Opera At 53 In Cadillac Return
Charles Rivers prominent local painter died at 3 a m Thursday at his home 217 East Wayne street aged 53 after an operation for dropsy Doctors J W Younge and W J Carter performed the surgery He leaves a widow and son William He had recently returned from Cadillac Mich where he had lived nine years He worked on painting the Mergentheim black at Calhoun and Main Streets The funeral will be held at 2 p m from his home The obituary also notes Nathan E Quidor lay in state with a later service at Wayne Street Methodist church Masonic rites were performed and interment followed at Lindenwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rivers
East Wayne Street
O. L. Starkey
O. J. Rover
Cadillac
Mich
Mr. Rivers
Mergentheim
Calhoun and
Main Streets
J. W. Younge
W. J. Carter
William
Vield Lodge
Charlie Rivers
Nathan EK. Quidor
Nathan E. Quidor
Wayne Street Methodist Church
van Slyke
Lindenwood Cemetery
Fort Wayne Letter List for Week Ending August 2 1890
The Fort Wayne post office lists undelivered letters for the week ending August 2 1890. Names include A M Brown Miss Covington Mary Forsyth Orville Irvin George Mapes Taylor St Clair Minnie Smith Myrtle Bhults Dad Johnson LaDies Wyman Me Br Hincerxs postmaster. Also an advertisement for English Spavin Liniment claiming cures for horse blemishes sold by C B Woodworth & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Mapes
George St. Clair
Taylor
Covington
C. B. Woodworth & Co
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Ayres & Sons
Hiladelphia
Radway's
Radway
Montague, Tex
Radway & Co
Ea Thomas J. Jones
John Morton
Verplanck Point
N. Y
Hudson River Brick Manu Company
Mr. Frost
KR. KR. R
Madway
Spain
DR. Radway
Dadway
Madway & Co
Henry Kenworth
Somebanse, Froquois Co
A. C. Middlebrook
Doraville, Ga
Toma
Arren Street
Humphreys
Worms
Inchargee
Wolverines
Michigan
Silas Lane
Rocky Mountains
Stadie
Tae Familier
Texas
Schroeder Brothers
Derheimer Liable
Pensions
Renee
Agen OF Ames E Graham
Ind
Great Trust
Rio
Java
Lampoon Brand
Jersey Coffee
Durksm Coffee
Levering’s Coffee
Ste
Young Hyson
Oolong
Japan
Young Hyeon
Imperial
Gun Power
Brazil
California
New Orleans
Best
J. T. Or
Big Chunk
Durham
Jeu
Isabel
GR Aven
Sutherland Sisters
Rutherland Sisters
Sutherland
West
4St
W. Y
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