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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1900
Page
22
Ex president Harrison will travel to New York to preside over the Ecumenical council opening Saturday. He will deliver the opening address and keep his remarks on creed proposals brief, focusing on general council work.
Indianapolis April 18 report Prof William Thrasher long time head of mathematics at Northwestern Christian university and Butler college has died in Berkeley California. Survived by children Dr Wade Thrasher Cincinnati Mrs Carver Irvington Mrs Brown Grand Rapids Mich and Raymond Thrasher Berkeley Cal.
Peru Ind April 18 Daniel Wat son 42 of Lagro was found dead in a jail cell yesterday. Arrested for intoxication he was near delirium tremens. He appeared improved at supper but died during the night unnoticed by other prisoners. He came from an excellent family and had been twice married, squandering two fortunes.
Huntington Indiana April 18 Religious leaders followed the case of J W Riley a United Brethren minister who faced protests from two local churches and an organizational injunction He renounced United Brethren allegiance and formed a Congregational church bringing roughly 100 congregants into the new faith with the flock voting to join.
The Purdue University experiment station bulletin states no current hog cholera cure or preventive remedy has been proven by long trials. It warns against quack remedies and urges farmers to maintain cleanliness in pig yards and use disinfectants.
Martinsville Indiana April 19 Daniel C Hadley of Monrovia a respected citizen relied on prayer to avert danger as he planned a morning drive. He prayed for divine protection and assistance to endure the hour without personal injury.
Three miles west of the city on High Rock hill a horse frightened by a white calf leaped from a steep grade. The buggy overturned, but Mr. Hadley and young Bailey escaped unhurt. The horse and buggy suffered only minor damage and Mr. Hadley cites prayer as saving him from death.
Warsaw residents were shocked by the death of Mrs. Charles Wheeler after a freight train backed onto them at the Big Four station in Claypool. Her mother Mrs Reed escaped unharmed as they crossed the track to retrieve baggage.
William D. Westfield, 74, a Manila farmer, wed Helen J. Conway, 72, once schoolmates in Walker township now living in New York City. The ceremony by Justice Poe followed decades apart after both spouses had died. The couple first knew each other 65 years ago and rekindled their boyhood romance.
John Podmore fifty four was shot and killed by his twenty year old son Thomas in Anderson Indiana. The son claims they and his mother were attacked by the elder Podmore with a hatchet. Mrs Podmore had filed for divorce. Podmore was a skilled red mill worker. The son is jailed.
Jacob Nusbaum of Middleberry died at his son Senator W H Nusbaum in Auburn after a chill last night. The elder Nusbaum, visiting with five children, left for Kas to attend business when illness worsened and he died before the senator’s arrival. The children include Mrs Culp, Mrs Kreeke of Toledo, J W Nusbaum editor of the Warsaw Union, Dr W H Nusbaum and Cyrus Nusbaum of Ottawa Kansas.
Mrs. En right, claiming to be from Huntington, vanished with her family after two weeks in LaPorte. She obtained about 500 dollars worth of merchandise by a plausible tale of responsibility and intentions, leaving heavy goods behind and taking lighter items. she is believed to have fled to Evansville.
Marshal Sleppy arrested Clem Nicely in Montpelier Indiana and will return him to the Jeffersonville reformatory to complete his term. Nicely, a Bluffton larceny convict, faces new charges for robbing the Salemonia dairy in the city.
John Smith a leading Grant county farmer valued at 75000 is accused in Marion of forging a note for 878 to John Williams a poor Blackford county farmer Williams says Smith loaned 78 to him earlier and took a note in exchange local report notes the alleged forgery date April 19 and place Marion Indiana
In Blackford county court Williams claims the note was forged and the jury sustains him. The case goes to the supreme court via Smith with Williams promising damages and criminal prosecutions if upheld.
Kokomo Indiana April 19 The grand jury indicted Joseph Fowler for manslaughter in the killing of Jonah Harris in Fowler s stable yard on Monday night It is hinted that evidence may dispute the mistaken identity theory Fowler has been jailed since the killing The jury also indicted Greentown parties on gambling and illegal liquor selling charges.
Minneapolis April 21 Formal announcement of a proposed title change for the silver Republican party was issued by Executive Agent Corser. The Lincoln Republicans will succeed free silver Republicans as the party broadens beyond one issue and aims to aid the re generated democracy. The transition is set for Kansas City July 4 amid national conventions. Lincoln Republican league work concentrates in Illinois Indiana Ohio and Minnesota with Minnesota at the movement center.
Bertha Timmons sues Henry Roehrs in superior court for 10,000 damages alleging a porch collapse on Barr street porch behind a second floor store leading to a broken thigh and nine weeks in hospital. She and her husband rented the second floor. Court action seeks compensation.
In Marion Indiana the court sustained the city of Marion’s demurrer against a Mississinewa Gas Company injunction over the city ordinance. The ruling says rates were not controllable under the original franchise nor reserved for future adjustment, validating the city contract for public institutions. The case may go to Indiana’s supreme court on appeal.
One of northern Indiana s largest real estate deals saw Edward Huncheon of LaCrosse sell 7000 acres of Kankakee land to a Pontiac Illinois syndicate led by W F Cook for 200000 dollars. The land will be drained and subdivided into small farms for sugar beet culture with a large sugar beet factory and other industries planned for LaCrosse to boost the town.
Belleville Ohio druggist Abra ham Hare claims Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters he has handled in 20 years. He says the tonic tones the stomach, regulates liver and kidneys, purifies the blood, strengthens nerves, and rebuilds the entire system, curing numerous ailments. Price 50 cents. Sold by Dreier Bros.
The San Francisco mint reports California production for 1899 at 15 840 043 dollars, with gold 15 336 063 and silver 504 012. Silver value differs from coinage value, and gold declined while silver rose from 1898. Klondike receipts surged, with northwest territory gold 15 986 627 and silver 267 390, up over last year.
Frank A. Slane wed Mary A. Kasak and Anthony E. Gerardot to Mary E. Meanier. John Volz ties with Bertha Ahlesmeyer and Hilas B. Miller with Hattie B. Ed wards. William A. Wetter and Emilie Beichart also listed.
In Wabash Indiana on April 21 the First Methodist Church announces women must remove hats during services. Rev Dr Herrick formalizes the rule signaling possible spread to other churches as clergy consider modest dress codes.
A Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey hesitates to issue a political statement. Supporters urge action while others advise silence. He weighs gains against risk, watches states including Georgia and Texas, and aims to influence delegates toward a Dewey campaign bloc.
Ex sheriff C C Simon of Noble county visits the city in conference with leading Republicans. He is a candidate for appointment as United States marshal for the district of Indiana and is strongly endorsed for the position.
Hon T E Ellison left today to buy machinery for a new pasteurizing plant for Mondamin Meadows dairy to be built on Fairfield avenue.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh by affecting blood and mucous membranes and building up the constitution. It asserts the remedy is the only positive cure known to the medical world and targets the disease's foundation in the body.
County commissioners opened bids for art glass for the new courthouse. Leading bidders included Flanagan & Biedenkweg Co of Chicago at 14900, Linden Glass Co of Chicago at 12950, Crossman & Sturdy at 14950, and H L Huber & Co of New York at 34555. Additional bids covered beveled and rolled glass with several Fort Wayne and Chicago firms listed.
Fifty seven property owners on Spy Run avenue sign a petition urging Fort Wayne Traction to keep the space between its tracks in repair as required by the franchise. County commissioners expect to act at once.
Lists several civil actions including dismissal of Kline vs. Allen County Savings and Loan. naturalization certificate suit to Clusserath Branstrater Kra mer and Kinnerk. Tonkle vs. Trease partition report approved by Judge O’Rourke. Remus vs. Butler for 100 dollars. Green et al vs. McCarthy for 1200. Emrick Brothers as attorneys in multiple cases. Larimore divorce and support action naming NY, Chicago and St Louis railway. Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. sue Alamort and Rogers for 125. Calhoun street cases before Squire Ashley.
A fragment notes a conference of Lathtrdn in a Ni em will convene here next year. Details are unclear but the event is planned with local participation and organizational backing.
The conference of ministers and teachers will be held in the school hall of Emanuel Lutheran church in this city during Easter week next year. The synod will convene in Logansport in the first week of October. Fort Wayne members were assigned papers including The Sixth Article of the Formula of the Concord by Prof Zucker, Churchly Music by Prof Hormel, and an exegetical paper on Scriptural Passages in the Lutheran Catechism bearing on the Third Article of the Apostolic Creed by Prof J Schmidt.
Rev T J Mawhorter of Wawaka Noble county is named by prohibitionists in the Twelfth district to run for representative in Congress. Albion hosts the convention with delegates from most counties. Noble county groups form and plan to attend the Indiana state convention in May as Rev G T Butler closes with a lecture and vows county canvass.
A 13-year-old boy, son of Samuel Longacare, was kicked in the skull by a horse while working in a stable near Maysville. Dr. Swift attended after the accident, the lad was unconscious and the prognosis is serious with a chance of death.
Thursday evening Louis W. Schmidt city salesman for Fort Wayne Drug company purchased the west fifty feet of the Mahler residence property on West Wayne and Fulton streets for 1750 dollars. A frame house sits there and Schmidt will remodel or build a brick dwelling for his own occupancy.
The proprietors claim over ten million trial bottles have been distributed and thousands cured. They advertise relief for asthma bronchitis LaGrippe throat chest and lung diseases with a free trial bottle from Dreier Bros. druggists. Regular sizes are 50 cents and one dollar and every bottle is guaranteed.
Five new hacks arrived for the firm known as the bus bazn sourced from Roclus ter New York. The delivery expands local transport resources and signals ongoing fleet updates.
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