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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1901
Page
9
Local items report births and illnesses at Bluffton and surrounding towns, including a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Henry Teiman and another to Mr and Mrs W E Tenkinson. It notes civic actions, property purchases, and community events in Fort Wayne area, plus marriages and medical updates.
A smooth stranger visits Dallas F. Green jewelry in the Arcade and buys a ring for $4 with a $15 check payable to Free E. Fox and signed Louis Fox. The ring is given and money taken. Detectives pursue via train, linking a second $15 check left with Max Blitz, broker. Hamilton Bank declines to charge Fox. Further discoveries expected.
Fire at Fremont in Steuben county destroyed the Fremont Eagle office published by W. D. Wells. Origin unknown. Only hard work saved nearby wooden structures from spreading to a row of buildings.
Fisher Bros plans an eight-story, fireproof wholesale paper building at Clinton and Columbia in Fort Wayne. The Thieme estate property, 40 by 110 feet, sold for 12000 cash to Fisher Bros, with Ed M. Wilson negotiating. Construction will start after tenants relocate, and the firm will keep some space at 125 Calhoun Street.
Dr D B Cary a physician and surgeon at Huntertown Allen County Ind has fitted up a hotel invalid in the old Hunter homestead to treat chronic and acute diseases. Huntertown ten miles north of Fort Wayne on the G R and I BR meeting patients at depots by carriage. Board nursing and treatment without money until cured. Copyright unknown. Wo charges for examination wk31 tf
Dreier & Bro sell Krause's Cold Cure capsules at 25 cents to prevent colds and aid ongoing work, available at the corner Calhoun and Columbia streets.
Detective Coling located a missing clown pony wagon from the Wallace circus after it vanished months earlier. He followed the driver to the present possessor, a local lady, who had bought it from a party now out of the city. He notified the Wallace company and holds the wagon subject to their orders.
Fort Wayne friends learn Val Gutermuth formerly a city merchant married a Chicago woman last week. He resigned as traveling salesman and will join Paragon Manufacturing in Fort Wayne. Gutermuth resides in College Place.
The mother of Claud Smith a life prisoner for the murder of George Frech in this city four years ago is circulating a petition to Governor Durbin for his pardon. The petition is being signed widely and Mrs. Smith now resides in Piqua Ohio.
Dr. Thomas Hicks, noted inventor of the Hicks process, has filed three supplemental patent applications for improvements to his gold extraction methods. Attorney for Hicks is W. G. Burns.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on July 31 Mrs Anna Brudowicz aged 22 a bride for under a day danced through a long Polish wedding feast attended by many guests. After finishing the ninety fourth dance with different partners she grew faint and died prompting a tragedy at the festivities.
Adolph Hartman of Duluth fought a sword duel with Lieutenant Pachmann of the German army. In the nineteenth round Pachmann was wounded in the throat, severing the jugular vein, and Hartman was seriously wounded. Surgeons saved Pachmann, who will be unable to duty for six months.
Seventeen young ladies were admitted to the Order of Poor Handmaids of Christ in a solemn Catholic ceremony held in the chapel of St. Joseph's Hospital. The rite was conducted by city clergy.
Uncle John Greek seeks a share of the Schuylkill county fortune left by Burklham Moser. He believes his line through Polly Moser and Stoffel Moser ties him to the estate now in the hands of Mrs. Sally Seabold at the Allen County poor farm. An attorney previously pursued the link, but tracing the relation proved difficult. He plans to resume efforts to prove eligibility.
To serve patrons at Linwood Park Vermillion Ohio the fast express train No 2 on the Nickel Plate road will stop at Vermillion to discharge passengers from Bellevue and western points where the train currently stops. The notice continues until further notice.
C F B Prefixe offers loans secured by real estate or personal property. Located in Rooms 6 7 Bass Block 1711.
Joe Bremerkamp, a local veteran, suffered severe injuries at the Marion old soldiers home last week after falling from a wagon while helping in a hay field. Both legs were broken and one leg was crushed near the knee, with amputation feared.
Graves and Co at 35 Randolph Street Chicago offer liberal discounts on all high grade cameras for the holiday trade. Send for special price list. Bee advertisement in this paper. 14-11. Subscribe for The Sentinel.
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