Multiple Deaths and Local News from Northern Indiana
A roundup of obituaries and incidents across counties: Jesse Swank dead at Geneva and Reuben Coy, Charles Koons, and Anthony Kugler noted among local losses. Weather damage from a hailstorm near Kendallville. City politics include i C Miller elected to Butler City Council. Oakwood park camp meeting at Lake Wawasee, Bluffton theater plans, and various local infractions, accidents, retirements, and civic actions across Albion, Kendallville, Auburn, Warsaw, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Swank
Geneva
Huntington
Reuben A. Coy
Charles Koons
Auburn
Kendallville
DeKalb County
I. C. Miller
Butler
C. R. Sawyer
The
Evangelical Church
Oakwood Park
Lake Wawasee
Charles C. Deam
Bluffton
Indianapolis
Albion
Shuberts
South Bend
Willis Maginnis
Anthony Kugler
Avilla
Rebecca Pierce
Valparaiso
Indiana
A. Piatt Andrew
Taft
Laporte
W. EF. Hing
Columbia City
Leslie Olmstead
Milo Bowman
Dridge
Wabash
Ephraim Whistler
Peru
C. H. New
State Bank of
Bourbon
Wm. A. Johnson
J. Howard Wagner
John Woolf
Charles Rogers
Garrett
Mary Bays
Syracuse
Richard Cartwright
Fort Wayne
Home Lodge of Masons
Albert Black
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana Rifle Association
Cedar Lake
M. L. Galbreath
Austin Miller
Alonzo Howe
Winona Lake
Warsaw
Howe
Isaac Carey
Grant County
Marion
Odum
Chick Stewart
Post Office Department
Shaw
Mishawaka
William Mann
Roscoe Madden
Fort Leavenworth
James Elmore McDaniel
McDaniel
DePauw University
Toledo
Chicago
Nelson Ross
Muncie
Daniel ‘Linder
Ross
Dudley
Hursday
Corunna to light streets with acetylene gas in De Kalb county
Local notes list Kendallville awarding J. O. Landis a sewer contract and Huntington may or Claude Cline seeking mayoral race. Reports include injuries in Coesse and Warsaw council vacancies, fire damage in Lafontaine and Marshall counties, and various local civic appointments and incidents across Wells, De Kalb, Huntington, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Landis
Garrett
Kendallville
Corunna
DeKalb County
Claude Cline
Huntington
Paul Walker
Coesse
John Rowe
Plainfield Center
David Creeger
Chicago Junction
Ohio
Warsaw
Nye
Cline
Civil Service
Isca Fisher
Petroleum
Wells County
John H. Miller
Miller
Liberty
A. M. Jones
Lake Wawasee
Jones’ Landing
Columbia City
Vandalia
Whitley County
Logansport
Butler
Fire damages homes on High and Hanna streets
Martin Witham's two story frame home at 726 High street suffered about 700 dollars in fire damage after a noon Tuesday blaze likely started from attic chimney sparks. He has no insurance. A second fire at 2003 Hanna street caused about 190 dollars in losses to Mrs. John Evers. A Clinton street dump fire smoldered for several hours around 2:00 this morning with unknown losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Witham
High Street
Witham
Fisher Bros
John Evers
Hanna Street
Clinton Street
Herman Mackwitz Re-elected First Vice President
Herman Mackwitz of this city was re chose n first vice president of the Federation of German societies of Indiana at Terre Haute. Other officers elected include Joseph Keller Indianapolis president G Ehrhardt Terre Haute second VP Dr Keert Evansville third VP Steinmetz Logansport fourth VP Loepper Indianapolis secretary Armin Bohn Indianapolis treasurer. South Bend named as 1910 meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Mackwitz
Federation of German Societies of
Indiana
Terre Haute
Joseph Keller
Indianapolis
G. Ehrhardt
Keert
Evansville
Steinmetz
Logansport
Loepper
Armin Bohn
South Bend
Fourth international district training school opens at Winona Lake
The Winona Lake event runs twelve days starting today August 10 featuring an intermediate hands on program for ages 12 to 16. Dr M S Littlefield heads the session with lectures by Mrs M J Baldwin and a faculty of top Sunday school workers including Marion Lawrence George N Taylor and I K Mohr teaching objects illustrations missions and moral hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
M. S. Littlefield
M. J. Baldwin
Marion Lawrence
George N. Taylor
I. K. Mohr
Poe News Gathers Local Calls and Picnics In August
Dr and Mrs W W Swartz and children from Auburn visited Poe residents Sunday. The Friedheim band held a picnic near the church grounds. Co E Morton and family visited Mrs Mortons parents in Hoagland. About 125 Poe and Hoagland residents used interurban excursion rates to Robison Park Saturday. Zion Sunday school Echo plans annual picnic next Sunday. Mr and Mrs C N Fuhrman and Viola visited relatives in the city. Patterson Fletcher Co announces a great half price sale starting tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Ind
W. W. Swartz
Auburn
Marion Smith
Friedheim Band
E. Morton
Hoagland
Poe and
Robison Park
Zion Sunday School
Echo
Fred Miller
Schiefel
Fort, Wayne
C. N. Fuhrman
Viola
Library Bureau wins bank interior contract in Shoaff Building
First National Bank awards Chicago’s Library Bureau a major interior job for its new Shoaff building quarters. More than a dozen bidders competed. Work includes marble and bronze features, with furniture excluded from the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Bureau Company
First National Bank
Shoaff
Chicago
New Gasoline Launch Debuts on Sylvan Lake
J B Franke of Fort Wayne unveils a 23 foot gasoline line launch carrying twelve aboard on Sylvan Lake at Rome City. Made by Pone Automobile Co of Fond du Lac the engine is hidden from view and the craft is touted as fast and best on the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Franke
Sylvan Lake
Kendallville
Fort Wayne
Perfection Biscuit Company
Rome City
Pone Automobile Company
Fon’ du Lac
Franke
Death of Verne Jones in Sylvan lake drowning
Verne Jones, 17, employed at the Indiana lunch room in this city, drowned in Sylvan lake at Rome City while camping with friends. He sank after cramps during a swim and the body was recovered 42 minutes later with resuscitation failing. Survived by parents, four sisters and three brothers. funeral at Monroeville Wednesday at 4 p.m. The camping party dispersed after the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Jones
Indiana
Rome City
T. F. Jones
Monroe Ville
Jasper W. Jones
Jackson Township
Fort Wayne
Maryland
Young Jones
Albert Jones
Monroeville
Elsie
Jennie
Helen Jones
Berniece Jones
Albert
Clifford
Earl Jones
Mr. Jones
William Jesse
Leo Rumbaugh
Ervin Burnett
Detroit
LeRoy Wade
St. Paul
Harry Rumbaugh
Cincinnati
Leo Woods
Lagrange
Indiana cracks down on selling bad eggs candled at source
Food and Drug Commissioner H. B. Barnard pushes to end sale of eggs that failed to hatch or are rotten. A Peru farmer was fined for selling ten eggs to a grocer. Consumers urged to demand candled eggs to prevent rotten goods reaching markets. The June health department report notes sanitary improvements in canning plants and ongoing factory upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Food and Drug
H. B. Barnard
Indiana
Peru
Food and Drugs
State Board of Health
First Choice Land Drawings Begin at Coeur D Alene
Hundreds of hopefuls watched 1500 envelopes opened as 12 year old Helen Hamilton blindfolded picked one at random. Isadore Selig of Myrtle Creek Oregon won claim No 1 on the Couer D Alene Indian reservation timber and homestead lands. Tomorrow another 1500 names are drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice M. Griffee
Des Moines
Montana
Great Flathead
Spokane
Bryan at Winona Lake Aug 12 in Assembly program
The article notes a busy Assembly week at Winona Lake Indiana with William Jennings Bryan to lecture on The Price of a Soul August 12. It also mentions Bert Murphy and Rogers band concerts, Rev George L McNutt afternoon address, organ recital by Charles F Hansen, a Venetian night carnival queen Miss Josephine Mac Arthur, water carnival plans by Mrs R L Spining, decorated boats, Ben Greet Woodland Players six performances starting August 16, and a half price sale by Patterson Fletcher Co starting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Winona
Bert Murphy
Murphy
Rogers
George L. McNutt
Charles F. Hansen
Indianapolis
Josephine MacArthur
R. L. Spining
Chicago
Fort Wayne Fair to Offer Six Stakes and $5 000 Purse
The Great Fort Wayne fair plans to ship out a large entry list for September 14 to 18. One third of early closing horses will start in stake races, with six speed events and a $5 000 purse in closed events. Secretary Dr W F Myers and superintendent P T Strieder say the list will attract strong entries. The office in the courthouse is open and premium lists are being distributed. A Dutch Belted cattle herd is set to exhibit, and ground work for the displays is underway as the fair builds toward a major show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Mary Sites
Roanoke
Churubusco
Whitley County
Seventh Day Adventists
Bluffton
John Wichelberg
Kendallville
Thomas J. Nye
Warsaw
A. B. Tyrill
Camden
Mich
Buell M. Cobb
Huntington
William John
Leander M. Y. Sowle
Steuben County
Angola
George Templin
Hartford City
William Phillips
Wolcottville
Samuel Russell
Green Center
Noble County
Toledo
Chicago
George Ireland
Adams County Teachers’ Institute
William Luger
Oaketon
Little Village
Thomas Morrison
Logansport
Ed Ulmer
Poneto
Senator Beveridge
A. B. Darby
Waterloo
DeKalb County Pension Board
Decatur Packing Company
Tudor Packing
Lbluffton
Warren
Herman Kreiger
Stanton Swaverly
Everessa Farrar
Peru
Oviatt
Wayne Township
Patrick Brady
Big Long Lake
North Main Street
Leslie Olmstead
Albion
Sheldon Heighn
Auburn
Alvah Strevy
Exchange Hotel
War Department
Riverview
South Bend
W. H. Silver
Mardenis
Henry Eibel
Alonzo Kiser
Kiser
Plymouth Rock
Silas Wisner
Joseph Kaiser
Milford
Fred, Hess
Kendall- Ville
Freon Smg
Fort Wayne
Allen County
W. F. Myers
P. T. Strieder
Speed Department
Court House
Robison Park Chosen for Labor Day Observance
Fort Wayne Federation of Labor endorses Robison park as the Labor Day site. Proctor Bulger Franklin Amusement Co will pay up to 100 dollars for a speaker and donate one tenth of park attractions receipts. Federation adopts slogan Fort Wayne With Might and Main. Store closure noted for sale preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
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Northern
L. W. Rouse
Swift and Miller
O'Hara
Schmoll
Alex Simovics
Andrew Geras
Lake Shore
Round House
Elkhart
Ora Cox
Stroh
Barcus Manufacturing Company
Warkroom
St. Joseph Chautauqua
McNaughton Park
Kryl
Jefferson Township
Luger
Sheldon Jackman
Ashley
M. J. Pribble
Rock Creek Township
Huntington County
Marshall County
Charles Fridley
Lafontaine
Wabash County
Miriam Dillon
William Howard
Perry Martin
H. A. Stewart
Chris Martin
Hyronimous
Dillon
Sam Shuster
Decatur Filler Company
Allin
A. R. Otis
F. B. Park
Grover Potts
Raymond Huffman
Washington Dispatch
Barnhart
Thirteenth
J. D. Leighty
St. Joe
M. C. Hamill
H. S&s. Hippensteel
Wisconsin State Normal School
Stevens Point
J. A. Langston
A. G. Wood
Kosciusko County
Julia Parks
Adams County Bank
CC. S. Niblick
Matt Kirsch
John Niblick
E. X. Ehinger
J. 5. Bowers
Henry Hite
W. J. Vesey
Hanley Sisters
Marshall
L. G. Elingham
Indian Girls’ School
Clermont
John B. Elam
Board of
State Charities
Justus K. Brodrick
Walter Brown
Kas
Brodrick
Brown
Indiana National Bank
Denison
George O. Snowder
Fostoria
Verda Walter
Altana
Zook
Lima
Grand Rapids
Patterson-Fletcher CO
KO Insurance
Blaze
POE News
Patterson-Fletcher. Co
Fletcher
Fort. Wayne
State Food and Drug
Head Reservation
Bryan
Tor
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