Local Briefs Highlight Diverse City Happenings
Brief notes cover births and illnesses in town, new hires and job changes, property moves, and social events. Entries mention a May wedding, a cyclone aftermath, a few deaths, pension awards, and local business moves including a printing venture and a dental partnership.
Clothes Catch Fire in Calhoun Street Fire Escape
Mrs. Frank Geiger wife of the junior member of Shaffer Geiger grocery on South Calhoun street escaped a fatal fire last Wednesday morning. While burning sulfur near a bedstead the bedding ignited and her dress burned away as neighbors arrived to help. Dr. Enslen treated her for blistered limbs and scalp though her features remain largely intact. The house is to pass into new management in a few days as hotel improvements proceed with a projected Brunswick name and a $22 daily rate planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hartman
Auburn
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Montgomery Hamilton
Hanley Fitzpatrick
Union Veteran Legion
J. E. Graham
F.S. Giddings
Greenville
Ohio
Prairie Switch
Wabash
John Ford
Claud Long
James Powers
Fat Men’s Club
Blue Lake
S. Blystone
Lorain
Ind
Louis Herring
Swinney
Olds Works
Mike Kaylor
Probasco
Frank Buil
H. W. Mordhurst
Warsaw
Foster & Son
M. P. Scott
Calvin Bowman
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company
Swayne& Doughman
Miller
Charles Kreuger
Suttenfield Street
John Beigler
G. P. Barnum
John M. Lipes
Lipes
Keller Medicine Works
Frank K. Cosgrove
Simon P. Haifley
George Walke
Springfield Township
George Daseler
Hartman Bros
Groovy
Montgomery Street
W. T. Abbott
United States
H. W. Deidreich
Leipsic
Diedrich
Charles Rivers
Cadillac
Mich
Rivers
Rover, Rivera & Starkey
Raymond Mourey
Jefferson Township
McDermut & Whiteleather
Mourey
Florence Clark
Sunday School Union
Northrop United
J. D. Kantrowitz
Sadie Emenhiser
Monroeville
Kantrowitz
Mary Schmuck
W. and
E. Leonard
Peter Schmuck
J. W. Younge
Riedel
Institute For
Henry McMullan
Detroit
The
Gazette
O. E. Mohler
McMullan
Detroit Sun
Nancy E. Kegg
R. Lowry
Emanuel
Kegg
William A. Kegg
Madison Township
Hoagland
Denny
Frank Geiger
Shaffer & Geiger
Calhoun Street
W. M. Enslen
Hughs
Brunswick
They Will Build A Lake side Housing Development
A partial list of planned Lakeside homes shows N H Bledsoe Nora Foster G W Pixley Mason Long George F Felts and J H Adams among the builders. Ninety day frame cottage three thousand dollar cottage and elegant residences are planned on the 144 lots with brick sidewalks funded by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
N. H. Bledsoe
Singer Sewing Machine Company
D. N. Foster
G. W. Pixley
Mason Long
Stony Point
Trinity Episcopal Parsonage
George F. Felts
J. H. Adams
Zollinger Battery Elects Officers and Leases Hall
The Zollinger battery held a Wednesday night meeting electing officers President F C Kehler Secretary Paul Etzold Treasurer W I Ranke. The club received 160 dollars from Kirmess proceeds and the Rifles will receive a like amount. They leased a hall in the Rich block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zollinger Battery
F. C. Kehler
Paul Etzold
W. I. Ranke
Traveling physician earns praise after rare operations
Jacob Rudisill of the Rudisill farm fell from a wagon sustaining internal injuries feared fatal but gradually improves. Miss Lena Dillon of 185 Broadway had two tumors removed after five years and is now well, with another tumor removed from Mr. Wm. Wolland of 279 West Washington street. Testimonials celebrate the doctor’s merit and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rudisill
Rudisill
Bowen
Lena Dillon
Broadway
Wilbur
Wm. Wolland
West Washington Street
G. W. Myers
W. Williams Street
Lena Merz
F. Berry Street
Dr. Wilbur
Wm. Ryan
Hoagland Avenue
New Hotel at Raadpalls Under Prep for Lease
Robert Hughs of Hot Springs is in town to inspect Perry A. Randall’s remodeled hotel and may assume management soon. He told a Sentinel reporter that lease terms have not yet been agreed upon. Mr Hughs and Mrs Robert B Hughes of Hot Springs are registered at the Wayne hotel during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Hughes
Trot Springs
Ark
The
Wayne
Hughs
Perry A. Randall’s
Sentinen
Conductor Gardner Tuckey Shot by Tramps in Lima
Conductor Gardner J. Tuckey of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad was shot while confronting five tramps riding a box car. A second shot hit him in the chest as he wrestled one revolver from a robber. he was taken to private rooms at the Burnett house as authorities hunted the assailants. Two tramps were captured and Tuckey’s condition was reported grave but improving later that day. His wife, mother, and daughter were summoned to his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolan
Nebraska
Walter Wells
Waterloo
McBride
Lida Schnelker
New Haven
Ella Summers
Douglass Avenue
Ed. R. Sweet
Reese
Seeman
Frank Alderman
Thomas McKee
Churubusco
Josephine Large
Galveston
Texas
Lida
Christian Boseker
Drake
Chicago
M. Acredo
Argentine Republic
South America
Wayne
Electric Light Works
Joe Clark
Phillip Vince
Whitley County
Washington Township
Louisville
Random
F. P. Randell
J. E. Waugh
Mordhurst
Muncie
Cincinnati Enquirer
John Rodabaugh
Foster Block
F. J. Wendell
Columbus
Ohio
J. H. Bates
Mr. Bates
Oak Lawn Farm
A. D. Cressler
Sam Lewis
Payne
Ed. J. Twomey
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Gardner J. Tuckey
Fort Wayne
Tuckey
No. 98
Lima
John McNamara
Elida
O. B. Stemen
Krause Bound Over in Larceny Case at Local Court
Charles Krause, a fledgling thief, was arrested by Officer Roble on suspicion of theft. He is believed part of a gang that broke into Smaltz's grocery in Nebraska and stole goods. Bound over to jail in $200, with warrants issued for Otto Clage and Pete Warner, alleged co‑conspirators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roble
Charles Krause
Krause
Smaltz
Nebraska
Otto Clage
Pete Warner
Salimonie Company plans gas main extension to Spy Run Ave
The Salimonie Company directors met Tuesday afternoon to gas mains across the river to Spy Run Avenue. The line will supply the institute for feeble minded youth, Centlivre brewery, and the water works pumping station. River must be crossed twice to reach the institute. This extension will bring natural gas to many homes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salimonie Company
Spy Run Avenue
Institute
Centlivre Brewery
Water Works
South Wayne Considers Own Fire Protection Purchase
South Wayne trustees seek property owner opinions on buying a chemical engine and portable apparatus to guard valuable interests from a potential conflagration. The move reflects local demand for independent protection beyond Fort Wayne department coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wayne
Fort Wayne
Court Entries And Ditch Viewers Listed In Local Term
Court actions span jury discharge for February term with sessions through April 12 and April term opening April 21. The notice catalogs ditch viewership and review appointments across Milan Jefferson Monroe and adjacent townships, listing names and meeting dates. Also recorded are adoptions in circuit court, citizenship admission, a theft case, a note suit, mortgage foreclosure, and a brief death list for the week ending April 3.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prince Albert
Fort
Ayme Sentinel
St. Joe Boulevard
J. L. Leeper
Battle Creek
Chris Kramer
Young Wilkes
A. T. Hall
Paw Paw
H. A. Read
Clinton Street
Charles A. Jones
James C. Chamberlain
Mark P. Sherland
Boone Street
English Lutheran Church
Anna C. Heth
Salem Reformed Church
F. Parham
DeWald Street
Fairfield Avenue
Adam Mallock
Frank Kinnaird
St. Joe Road
Heller & Frankel
Globe Clothiers
William Wolford
Wayne Wilkes
George Hoopengarner
de Wald
Miller & Dougall
Clara Edgerton
Montana
Edward Morris
D. Kelsey
Zanesville
Grand Street
A. Kalbacher
H. W. Diederich
George Esmond
Kansas City
Kansas
Arthur M. Taylor
Maumee Turnpike
8. L. Morris
Preston Chapman
Fred Myer
B. F. Wissler
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Tue Seunrinen
Will Bookwalter
Pueblo
Col
United Sates Express
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Road
Henry Fischer
Frank Lorcier
Rockhill
Lake Township
Brice
Indiana
Columbia City
Albion
C. A. Zollinger
White
Lewis
John Vordermark
Rutland
Lindenwood
Jacob Mercer
Antioch Cemetery
Jones
Camelite
Joseph Falls
James Ruhl
George Stout
Lewis Miller
Morgan Harrod
Jacob Barkley
Fred Austrop
Sam Manna
G. W. McCaskey
L. Morris
Sydney
A. M. Schmidt
Rev. Hellopeter
D. Miller
South
Harrison Street
S. Bass & Co
West Columbia St
Prairie Grove U. B
James Sawyer
East
Columbia Street
D. Shorpon
Patriarchal Circle
Oracle
George Jaap
C. M. Comparet
Samuel Hedford
W. J. Barr
George Pressler
Ed France
Louis Hazzard
C. J. Shaw
W. G. Wortle
Rev
Donnacker
St. John’s Lutheran Church
New Washington
Kucher
Vogier
Theodore Vogier
Jefferson and
Hanna Streets
Raadpalls New Hotel
Robert
Hot Springs
Gardner Tuckey
Spy Hun Avenue
Cross Eyes
Our City
Fargo
Edgerton
Joserin K. Eperman
West Main Street
New York
Circuit Court
O’rourke
Schneider
Charlies Messing
Christian Schmidt
S. Keller
Hitzman
Maumee Township
Frank Butt
Conrad Fahling
Henry Keller
Ambros Ashton
Jackson Township
Justin Banet
August Girard
Owen Falls
T. Baldwin
Robinson Road
Lake
Washington Townships
August Parvin
Wilson Sterling
Wm. Goheen
Keller
Blessing Road
Geo. Y. Kell
C. L. Greenwell
Danford Parker
A. C. Disler
the Meier, Gevers and
Ryan
Milan Township
Bieber
Bender
Adams Township
Rapp
Allen
Whitley
George W. Hand
Jacob Shaffer
Andrew Smith
Hall Ditch
Milan
George Townsend
August Pepe
Stephen Heath
Studebaker Ditch
Madison
Jefferson
John Hartman
Patrick Ryan
Philip Fry
Wietfeldt
Philip Neff
George Wherry
Theodore Beaty
McArdle
Monroe
John Hays
Samuel Scott
William Bauserman
Wizard
Andrew Earnest
Daniel Sheehan
Samuel Baylard
Lamont
Jackson
F. Baker
Henry Young
Solomon Doty
Swift
St. Joe
Abel Baldwin
Henry Wiegman
Geo. Shordon
Drebert
Marion
Thos
Greer
John McIntosh
N. F. Beckman
Seeger
Adam Marquardt
David Grover
Donaldson
Eel River
Geo, Bear
Samuel Mathews
Nicholas Madden
Driver
Nover
J. D. Kautrowitz
Sadie Emenheiser
Jules Nurmott
Laura Adams
Howard M. Cunningham
Howard H. Brown
William Burritt
Frederick Rohlfing
Theo Geller
Louis McCullough
World’s Museum
Reform School
Marcus Barney
John C. Bailey
Oscar W. Nestel
John G. Haag
Esquire Scarlet
August C. Krueger
Mary A. Shell
Undertakers
Bridget Hanley Fitzgerald
Mary I. Fry
George Kiefer
Anna, L. Heth
Bright
Alda Miner
Cape Horn
Elobe One Price Clothiers and Furnishers
Calhoun and
Main Sts
U. S. Gov't Report
Stanley
A. Browning & CO
Toledr
Mench
the Sentinel
Superior Court
Lauve
M. Hexon
Emma Orth
Huron Street
New York City
Thita
Dennis Downing
Waterbury
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Levi Griffith
J.D. Morgan
M. D
Editor
Sentinel
Joan Beigler
Robert Lowry
Alien County
C. M. Dawson
Editor Sentinel
Louis Bramers
Fon Courry
Allen Circuit Court
Daniel W. Souder
Fox County
John B. Manning
Manning
Allen Circuit
J.J. Kern
Andrew F. Glutting
Allen County
Jo. C. Peltier
Null
Recekper
Louis Hazzakd
Recorder
Lafayette Township
A. Doverlocke
Fou Surkrrr
Edward F. Clacsmeier
Sheatre
Geo. I.vibeka
Jnc
A H. Rohan
Frank Jk. Cosgrove, JR
Cass Hunter
Cu. Wenninghoff
William Scott
Fox Recorder
W. Prowen
County Recorder
Die Denmioe
HensNky E. Piscuer
Poa Consisstoxeu
J. Ab. Stellhoen
Sentince
Botler
Bass Tvandry
Schwier
Columbus Buggies
Jos. W
Pixley & CO
the Manufacturing Clothiers
E. Berry Street
George Dewald & CO
Price
Sam, Pete
Max
Hull
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