Early 1908 DeKalb and surrounding Indiana notices
A roundup of local happenings includes Albion pioneer Fred Acus near death, DeKalb jail empty, farm show plans in Lagrange, Rome City honey market by J Bufink, Dr J D Nusbaum named interurban physician, and Andrew Corwin's death by accidental burns in Michigan. Also listed are local crimes, drownings, crossings verdicts, family reuniting plans, and various civic and crime notes across Whitley, Kosciusko, Allen, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Acus
Albion
DeKalb County
Auburn
Lagrange
J. Bufink
Rome City
Gossip and Local Happenings Across Indiana Towns
A compendium of short notices recounts odd incidents and obituaries from Bluffton to Goshen, Warsaw to Huntington. Items include injuries from accidents, deaths of local figures, burglaries, divorces, fires, and community milestones, with names, places, and dates.
Poe Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Masters Harrison and Victor Somers were guests of Ray Archbold on Sunday. Mrs Bertha Fuhrman and daughter Viola visited in Poe with her parents. Mrs Mary E Sprang of White Pigeon Michigan visits relatives in Poe and Sheldon. Hon H I Smith and Argyll stayed with Mr and Mrs W E B Dalman. Mrs Helen Emrick of Fort Wayne visited P E Chapman. Mrs Nettie Mercer and Mrs Cora Krick shopped in Poe. Ellen Essig and daughter Montie were guests of Mrs Essig’s sister Mrs Robert Mercer. C E Morton spent Sunday with relatives in Hoagland. Ethel Brewbaker of Effingham Illinois visiting J B Ermick. Opal Polyson of Fort Wayne visiting Aunt Mrs Isaac Green. Miss Gladys Miller and Helen Weaver of Fort Wayne visited Miss Gladys Hadley. Miss Edith Miller, Bessie Smitley and Ray Smitley of Roanoke were entertained by Miss Ethel Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Emrick
Fort Wayne
P. E. Chapman
Nettie Mercer
Cora Krick
Ellen Essig
Miss Montie
Ill
J. B. Emrick
Opal Polyson
Isaac Green
Gladys Miller
Helen Weaver
Gladys Hadley
Edith Miller
Bessie Smitley
Ray Smitley
Roanoke
Ethel Snider
Annual Report of the School Funds 18
James H. Fry, retiring treasurer, presented the annual school funds report for the year ending July 31. Totals show receipts of 482 542 16 and expenditures of 301 196 36 with balances across tuition special and library funds. New board members elected Ernest W. Cook president James H. Fry secretary and Anselm Fuelber treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Fry
Ernest W. Cook
Anselm Fuelber
Marriages Registered for Local Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows Andrew C. Gebhart and Ethel E. Bauer, George F. Seifreid and Martha E. Kucher, George F. Lassure and Mabel E. Thomas, Edward J. O'Connor and Irene M. Lanternuer, Henry Hoffman and Delta Cronkhite, Fred Kramer and Mary E. Barteis. The transcript ends with garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew C. Gebhart
Ethel E. Bauer
George F. Seifreid
Martha E. Kucher
George F. Lassure
Mabel E. Thomas
Edward J. O'Connor
Irene M. Lanternuer
Henry Hoffman
Baker
Delta-Cronkhite
Mary. E. Barteis
First Milk Case Put On Trial In The City Court
John Branican a dairyman is on trial for delivering milk above 50 degrees in city court the hearing may run into Wednesday as county attorney Hoffman fights to quash the affidavit the state calls experts DrL P Drayer and Dr A P Buchman to prove milk at higher temperatures endangers public health Ralph E Potterfield 16 arrested on a watch theft charge his case is continued Bud Slater fined 25 for drunkenness William Stevens case continued after an ice pick attack on Herman Meyers Jefferson Sims an army recruiting officer accused of throwing Robert Burns into a reservoir lake during a tease incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Gilliams
Cyrus
Cline
Angola
W. E. Fulk
Decatur
Fulk
Leonard Colvin
George W. Swinehart
Warsaw
Dolvin
Swinehart
Dinius
Robison Park
Fort Wayne
Huntington County
Indiana
Jefferson Haneline
Columbia City
William Stafford
Sidney
Kosciusko County
Eel River
Collamer Surday
S”e
Stafford
Amos W. Sawyer
Reiffsburg
Wells County
George W. Bennett
Indiana Loan and Trust Company
Lima
Court House
Sallie Davis
Arlington Allman
Garrett
Doc” Allman
Allman
Navy
N. R. Allman
Co. F. McDermott
Auburn
Anna Thiele
Whitley County
Peter Simonson
Fifth
Indiana Battery
Herman Thiele
Oregon
James Chenoweth
Wayne Township
J. H. Briggs
Churubusco
Columbia
Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmis
Pennsylvania Flyer
Pennsylvania
John Branican
Edward Hoffman
L. P. Drayer
A. P. Buchman
Ralph E. Potterfield
Siixteen
Thomas
Potterfield
Jefferson Sims
United States Army
Robert Burns
Walter G. Burns
Reservoir Lake
Bud Slater
William Stevens
Herman Meyers
Vesey to be named Republican joint senator nominee
Judge Wiliam J. Vesey will be named as the Republican nominee for joint senator for Allen and Adams counties at a mass convention in Decatur on August 29. The nomination followed a Fort Wayne Republican conference. Decatur and Berne sought the convention, but Adams county capital won out. Louis Ludlow of the Indianapolis Star arrived to cover the joint senatorial race and other campaigns as Democratic activity grows countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Vesey
Allen
Adams
Decatur
Fort Wayne
C. G. Begley
Berne
Fred Litterer
Adams County
Allen County
Judge Vesey
Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis Star
Randall
Main
Harrison Streets
Horse Tries to Enter House in Indiana Incident
Mrs. I. N. Knowles and another woman were in a buggy at the Knowles home near Owenaville when the horse reared and bolted onto the front veranda. The horse dashed into the house door and was stopped with the frightened women still in the buggy. Several veranda pillars were knocked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
I. N. Knowles
Owenaville
Knowles
Bunco in Arizona Company Rehearses in Fort Wayne
Members of the Bunco in Arizona company arrived in Fort Wayne for final rehearsals at the Majestic before the regular season. The troupe is owned by Miss Fijian and originates from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunco
Arizona
Fort Wayne
New “York
The
Majestic
Fort “Wayne
Shel don M E Church Reopens In Grand Remodeling
The Methodist Episcopal church at Sheldon Indiana will be rededicated at 4 pm August 16 after a complete overhaul. Rev J C White of Logansport will deliver the dedicatory sermon. A campaign for an Old People's Home in Warren Indiana continues with substantial donations and fundraising efforts across several churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sheldon
Ind
J. C. White
Logansport
Warren
W. D. Parr
Kokomo
Wayne Street
M. E
Simpson M. E. Church
Loren M. Edwards
Simpson Church
Edwards
Monroeville
Ray Wade
Richmond
Simpson M. E
William C. Chapon
Births Reported in Local Notices
A long list records births to multiple local couples, naming parents and addresses such as S M Kelsey at 11 Lawton Place and Clarence Bought at 832 Madison Street, with sons and daughters announced across several townships and streets. The notices cover families in Sheldon Milan Harlan Lake Jefferson Monroe and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Kelsey
Lawton Place
Clarence Bought
Madison Street
Martin Springer
Sheldon
Harry, Bowser
Thomas Street
Walter Eis
Hale Avenue
George C. Schurg
Jefferson Township
Marcus @. Barto
Madison Township
John L. Sheehan
Monroe Township
John Gruff
Milan Township
William Spindler
Harlan
A. E. Hurley
Lake Township
Sheridan Killian
Wallace Street
F. P. Rosselot
Burgess Street
Charles Driver
Wall Street
Albert C. Keller
Taylor Street
C. C. Schwalm
Walter Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern
J. D. Nusbaum
Toledo
Chicago
Andrew Corwin
Fenton
Mich
Henry Clymer
Claypool
Charles Frartz
Bluffton
Liberty Township
Charles Bickel
Kendallville
Milton T. Rose
Orland
O. E. Metzger
North Manchester
South
Whitley
Elkhart
O. H. Downey
Noblesville Times
Crawfordsville Review
John Barry
John Albert Morehouse
College Park
Huntington
United Spanish War Veterans
Goshen
Wabash River
Steuben Republican
Ed Keefer
Warren Township
Paul Dalzell
Austin Hale
Forney
Idaho
Avilla Odd Fellows
Noble County
Brimfield
Robert C. Smith
Mr. Smith
WarsaWw
Earl Rupert
Valentine
Lagra
Wade Whittenberger
B. Whittenberger
Ossian
Mutual Livestock Insurance Company
George W. Lechner
L. E. Snyder
John S. Krewson
Frank Hendry
Preston Chapman
Wells
Allen, Wabash
Grant
Airgood
Jack Young
Indianapolis
Miss Airgood
Joe Rogers
Wabash
Daniel Wagner
Garre É
Sam
Wagner
Harmon Frees
Peter C. Beamer
Hawaii
J. H. Kurmpetz
John Kohn
Cleveland
Argos
C. A. Rigdon
Order of Eagles
Robert Ashley
Frank Fryer
Evangelical Church
Oakwood Park
Lake Wawasee
Henry C. Widup
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company
Winona Lake
Riley Brown
J. W. Stringfellow
Church of God
A. C. Pretzer
O. Eli C. Bierie
Schindler & Lehman
C. Edwin Stout
Lesh Manufacturing Company
Thomas Daniels
Lewis B. Fretz
Hearst Independence’ League
Roscoe C. Stone
Hillhart
S. K. Randall
Avilla
Union Center
John Haynes
John Mooney
John W. Sage
Rockville
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Muncie
Curtis G. Heckenlively
John W. Coleman
Sadie Wormald
Joseph Wormald
Harmon Thrift
Tamarack
Milford
Holden J. Hunter
Fort Wayne and Wabasha Valley Traction Company
Lagrange County
Sally
David Miller
Uniondale
William Rharer
Will Blough
Albert Frech
Mary McNally
Lagro
Stanley
Hazel J. Andrews
Monroe
William H. Henry
Maude Welch
Marion
St. Joe
Aaron Hyre
Laud
POE News
Sentinel
Mr. Cook
Vesey
Horse
Door
Majestic Stage
Old People’s Home
Mary Todd
Young Women’s Christian Association
Albert Lee
Minn
Miss. Todd
Miss Todd
Konpueetagar
H. Pfeiffer
Son
Columbia Street
Bryan Plows
Packard Band
Yankee
M. Smith & CO
Calhoun ‘St
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