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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
11
Local lines report several births including a son for Louis Nash and a daughter for J B Wagner while Mrs. Colerick recovers from illness. Also noted are a cr itically ill farmer Henry Buhr and a Dunfee man operated on for appendicitis at St Joseph hospital.
Butter supplies have been very small for a week causing prices to rise. Dairy butter now nearly equals creamery butter in price as customers pay up to 30 and 82 cents for small lots. Farmers are busy with spring plowing and Harrison street market attendance is light with warmer weather.
Huntington Indiana March 27 Democrats convened at the opera house and nominated a full city ticket with mayor W. D. Hamer clerk Harry Brock treasurer L A Ertzinger marshal T F Sullivan and councilmen in four wards including Peter Foster W H Prili Patrick Gorman J R Slack Charles A Brown Irlatdo Bonewitz Nicholas Gettficheer Jr and Chris All.
Albert C. Farland, a Fort Wayne Nickel Plate conductor, was killed in a Texas Pacific wreck near Marshall on Friday March 14. A Detroit visit by his mother saw her dream of his death confirmed by a family telephone report. Farland had long served railways in Fort Wayne and Michigan, and his death follows a career spanning the Nickel Plate and Michigan Central before moving south to the Texas Pacific.
The article extols the heart’s power and links overwork to heart failure, touting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestive and blood issues. It claims to strengthen the heart and improve organ function, offers free physician letters, and includes a testimonial of weight gain after using the product. It ends noting Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bowel cleansing.
A frame building at Eliza and Ohio streets owned by Frederick Oetting burned Tuesday evening. Losses were estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars including 1000 on the building, 2000 on groceries with full insurance, and 300 on saloon stock. several tenants had to jump to escape. Firemen rescued Mrs Overhalser and infant, and W J Hartshorn was slightly injured. The cause was believed arson from a match or cigar beneath the stairway.
A round of local incidents and notices from northern Indiana. Deaths include Mrs. Rebecca Hart and Dr. John L. Harper. A 108 year old man, Joseph Hush, makes a long pedestrian trip. A fatal rail accident near Miller's Station kills E Carlson and K Nelson. A bomb scare leads to arrest of Arthur Hartler in Portland. A dog bite at Mentone injures a boy. St Joe county plans a $25,000 monument in South Bend. Society items note a new Jack the Hugger menace at Elkhart schools. A drama titled Indiana by Graham Paul Taber premieres. Quarantine tensions rise in Servia Wabash county. A young boy burned at South Bend. Huntington County commissions refuse a railroad subsidy. Rathbone Sisters report a district meeting. Bookkeeper H L Carrysot faces forged check charges. he is missing.
George Wass seven, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Wass of 1408 East Creighton avenue, had his right leg broken midway between ankle and knee last Tuesday at 4 15 pm while returning home from school. He ran toward a delivery wagon’s rear bed and his leg was drawn into the wheel. the driver did not see the boy and is not to blame.
Simon Hains, a well known farmer near Decatur, has died at age sixty five from Brights disease. The obituary notes his prominence in the local community and his long service as a farmer.
Fort Wayne and Allen county contributions to the McKinley monument fund total $779.81 to date. Several institutions have signified intent to contribute but have not yet reported. Hon. W. P. Breen, in charge of the district fund drive, calls the showing creditable.
Charles L. Centlivre bought the imported Percheron stallion Argentan from J Crouch & Son in Lafayette. The horse arrived in the city and now resides at Centlivre stables. Argentan is a handsome black stallion with three small white patches and is descended from the famous Brilliant.
J W Sullivan of Hartford confesses a rusty wire caused inflammation and blood poisoning for two years until one bottle of Electric Bitters and 114 boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve restored his leg. The ad touts Electric Bitters as unbeatable for eruptions eczema and blood disorders with a 50 cent price and Dreier & Bro guarantee.
Miss Maud Rhodes daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Rhodes wed William McCaffery last Wednesday at home. Rev J W Lake of Calvary U B church officiated with attendants Miss Marie Ryerson and John Thompson. Cadet blue broadcloth gown noted. Newlyweds at home with relatives.
The Nickel Plate road invites colonists and travelers headed for California the Northwest or the North Pacific Coast to use its lines in March and April 1902. It promises cheaper travel than competing lines. Contact nearest Nickel Plate agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne or R J Hamilton Fort Wayne for details.
F Pfeiffer offers loans backed by real estate or personal security at rooms 6 7 Bass Block 1711.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for sores, burns, bruises and skin diseases claiming rapid relief and cure for piles. It cites a testimonial by A S Fuller of Indiana who says a leg gunshot wound healed after using the product.
Local ad urges readers to buy garden seeds from W. D. Henderson at 231 East Columbia Street and to ask for Green and Uncle Sam Trading Stamps at Dreier's Drug Store.
Those seeking homes in the West Southwest Northwest California Colorado Indian Territory or Texas learn about special advantages secured via the Nickel Plate road and connections on April 1 and 15 1902. Inquiries available from nearest Nickel Plate ticket agent or A Asterlin T P B A Fort Wayne Indiana. Fort Wayne Indiana agent listed as BR J Hamilton.
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