Fort Wayne couple celebrates fiftieth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Jacob Alter long residents of Fort Wayne marked fifty years of marriage with a family celebration at their 802 Will Street home after a high mass at St Pauls Catholic Church. The couple, married August 27 1857, have seven children and twenty seven grandchildren. The Altars emigrated from Germany arriving in New York in 1854 and moving to Fort Wayne in 1855.
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Jacob Alter
Fort Wayne
Nat
Will Street
H. F. J. Krell
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Edward Alter
Clement Miller
Raymond Kramer
J. Stephen Weber
Celeste Mary Miller
Carl J. Weber
Alter
St. Paul’s
John H. Alter
Edna
Hypolite Girardin
Amelia Girardin
Chicago
Firnheim
Grand Duchy of Hessen- Darmstadt
Germany
Mannheim
Heidelberg
America
New York
Toledo
Ohio
Ind
Summit City
Salome Girardin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Weitz
Henry A. Alter
Henry J. Miller
John G. Kramer
WEDDINGS BRING SEVERAL CITY CEREMONIES
Multiple wedding notices from the Cathedral and area churches describe ceremonies for Katherine Louise Stevens Frederick Stahl Bertha Seidler Helen Kietzman Valentine Ewig Miss Ivaline Dalman Homer Faust Alta Chapman and others. Attendants, gowns, venues and reception details are noted along with where the couples will live and their occupations.
Wedding of Miss Rosa Genth and Mr Nathan H Horn Jr
Miss Rosa Genth daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Genth and Mr Nathan H Horn Jr were married August 22 at the bride parents home nine miles west of the city A Mendelssohn wedding march played by Mrs Ray Bowers attended by an Ossian minister The bride wore cream silk with lace and carried bride roses A sumptuous dinner was served to about one hundred guests
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J. Kelly Stevens
Stahl
Barbara Stahl
Pennsylvania
Mrs. McBrien
Miss Hardendorf
Mr. Young
Young
Samuel Omspacn
Baltimore
Rosa Genth
John A. Genth
Nathan.h. Horn, Jr
Ray Bowers
Ossian
Popular couple wed from Allen county farmers roots
The bride and groom, both from prominent Allen county farming families, were celebrated amid a Friday reception at the groom’s parents home three miles west of the city. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wilkinson of Columbia City, Mr and Mrs Chapman of Hicksville Ohio, Greek and Pearl Rice of Hicksville, Mr and Mrs Frank Genth of Marion Indiana, and Mr and Mrs J A Horn of Kokomo. The groom works as a telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Company.
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Allen County
Nathan Horn
City
Wilkinson
Columbia City
Chapman
Hicksville, O
Greek
Pearl Rice
Hicksville
Frank Genth
Marion
Ind
J. A. Horn
Kokomo
The
Pennsylvania Company
Country Parties and Large Family Reunions Noted
A birthday celebration for Joseph Parker in St. Joe township sparked a small gathering with music and gifts. The Winebrenner family plans their seventh annual reunion at Robison park on August 29 led by Armand Edsall and Delith Winebrener. The Weller family held their third annual reunion at David Heitz’s home on August 17 with Rev. P W Boxell speaking. Numerous relatives attended including the Wel lers and Gorrells among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Parker
St. Joe Township
Parker
Robison Park
Armand Edsall
Delith Winebrenner
Weller
David Heitz
P. W. Boxell
Oliver Weller
Ida May Weller
M. D. Renkenberger
Harold
Charles
Jane Cramer
Joseph Weller
Miles Weller
Samuel Weller
Gertrude
Gladys
Lillian
Elizabeth
Artie
Joe Weller
Nellie
Hazel
Edna Heitz
H. L. Houser
Wilber Houser
Lloyd
Cleo
Goldie
Clarence
Della
Walter
Glen
Manning Houser
Levi Trash
Estella Grube
Ida Lige
Fred Haynes
James Ferguson
Sevilla
Arthur
Lantie Grube
Morris Preston
Clara
Walter Preston
Link Bricker
Samuel Bricker
Harlie
Lucinda Bricker
Lizzie Crawford
Marrie
Disbanded Ruth and Naomi Society Postpones Meetings
Nine years after its founding by Mrs. Harter and others the Ruth and Naomi society dissolved after distributing its remaining funds. The group held socials and quiltings to aid the poor and aged, with a warm network of 18 members and biweekly gatherings. The last meeting divvied the treasury among the original members.
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Ruth and Naomi
Alfred Harter
L. T. Jefferson
Amos Tawrence
Joseph Boehm
Hall
L. F. Shreve
J. E. Pike
E. F. Ponsot
Harry Sutton
Jasper Edsall
Warrick
Treasury
Harter
Citizens Trust May Move Buildings In Local Bid
Rumor says Citizens Trust Co may dispose of its Berry and Clinton streets building to buy the White Bank structure at Clinton and Wayne streets. White Bank owners have proposed sale, but not yet reviewed by trust company directors. Citizens' has begun operations in the White Bank building temporarily while Clinton and Berry offices are remodeled.
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Citizens’ Trust Company
Berry and
Clinton Streets
White Bank
Clinton and
Wayne Streets
Trust Company
Citizens’ Company
Berry Streets
Miss Lena Sweishart’s First Ever Vacation Planned
Lena Sweishart of the New Aveline hotel store room plans a two week trip to Toledo Niagara Falls Boston Jamestown and Washington. After fifteen years with the hotel she leaves for the long awaited vacation in two weeks.
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Lena Sweishart
Toledo
Niagara Falls
Boston
Jamestown
Washington
New Aveline
Mrs Jeannie Newham Dies in Nova Scotia at 68
Fort Wayne friends have been advised of the death of Mrs Jeannie Newham who passed away recently at her home in Nova Scotia at age 68. She was a former Fort Wayne resident and active in Plymouth Congregational church work.
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Fort Wayne
Jeannie Newham
Nova Scotia
Typhoid Fever Strikes Zanesville Area
Cleo Mason daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mason near Zanesville is home confined with typhoid fever in a critical condition. Doctors are using every effort to prevent spread as this is the second local case recently.
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Cleo Mason
George Mason
Zanesville
Death Follows After Hours of Suffering at Kalamazoo
Edward H. Schiefer, Grand Rapids and Indiana flagman, died after injuries from an accident near Kalamazoo at 5 a.m. Tuesday August 20. He remained unconscious until his death at 6:40 p.m. the next day, unable to explain how the incident occurred. The report mentions a pig chase, horse races, and a long list of community events with multiple participants and results, noting the crowd and management praised for smooth execution.
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Edward H. Schiefer
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Kalamazoo
Brenner
Chester Schiefer
Harry Quivey
Thompson
H. Starke
Morris
Werbaugh
F. Stephen
A. Dornte
Bobilya
J. J. Connel
H. H. Stahl
J. Olinger
J. Black
J. Hiser
D. Bittenger
K. Krantz
F. Thompson
P. Alter
E. L. Lapp
F. Eggeman
J. Rost
Sosenheimer
P. Morris
Boiler Shop
Round House
East Yards
East Car Shop
G. Wefel
K. Brown
F. Ross
C. Martin
Nellie K
J. Laughlin
Maplewood
Joe Stewart
Lottie S
F. Offner
Crescent Bell
J. Offner
Fort Wayne man Edward H. Schiefer dies at age 65
Edward H. Schiefer of Fort Wayne died after a life spent here. Born November 3, 1882, he married Florence Quivey in April 1908 and leaves a son Richard. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs. Henry Brenner brothers Carl and Chester and half-brother Herold Brenner. He was a Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen member and a Baptist church supporter. His body was brought from Kalamazoo by E. M. Hall and prepared by Undertaker Bloom for burial at the family home.
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Kalamazoo
E. M. Hall
Fort Wayne
Bloom
Thomas Street
Edward H. Schiefer
Florence Quivey
Richard
Henry Brenner
Carl Schiefer
Los Angeles
Cal
Chester Schiefer
Hero
Flood damage wrecks furniture at Rowe residence
Water from a burst pipe drenched 309 West DeWald street Thursday afternoon flooding Mrs. Rowe’s home. A piano rugs and much furniture were ruined before a plumber could shut off the supply. Mrs. Rowe, recently ill, was affected as she tried to contain the leak. losses are expected to be sizable.
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Wabhas
W. E. Rowe
DeWald Street
Want Small Cars The Shippers Protest Larger Freight Cars
Shippers have begun a movement against the growing size of freight cars and locomotives on major rail systems. They argue that bigger equipment delays goods in transit and harms small shippers while railroads dismiss claims of widespread hardship. Local officials say small shippers have not suffered from increased car capacity.
PENNSY FIELD DAY AT DRIVING PARK BEST YET
The sixth annual Pennsylvania Company's Employes Athletic Association field day at Driving Park drew strong attendance and top performances from 12:30 to 5:25 with music by the Packard band. A prize hog caused minor diverting chaos by breaking its pen and wandering across the field.
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Pennsylvania Company
Employes’ Athletic Association
Driving Park
Packard
Thrown From Bridge On Nickel Plate Incident
Richard Beuchner a teamster residing at 944 Herman street was struck by a switch engine and hurled about twenty five feet from the Nickel Plate bridge over the St Marys river Saturday night. His brother Otto Buechner witnessed the accident and aided him to Hutzell drug store where wounds were dressed. He recovered and returned home after about an hour with only minor cuts and bruises.
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St. Mary's River
Richard Beuchner
Otto Buechner
Hutzell
Richard
Beuchner
Herman Street
Fort Wayne lodge opens hospital room for inspection
Fort Wayne lodge No. 136 of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen furnished a room at St. Joseph Hospital. The ground floor space features two cots and oak furniture, cork linoleum flooring, and blue ceilings. The furnishing committee included Peter Collins, H. B. Koch, and A. L. Haddock. The room is for unfortunate B. R. T. men but may be used by other patients when vacant.
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Fort. Wayne
Brotherhood of
St. Joseph Hospital
Peter Collins
H. B. Koch
A. L. Haddock
Five Men Ducked In River In Fort Wayne Outing
Fred Scheffer of Fort Wayne Electric Works L Blaising Carl Hartman Cyril Feist and Charles Smith were dumped into the St Joseph river near the park at 2 pm Sunday. The shallow four foot water allowed them to reach the shore and continue to the Muncie cottage upstream where they were given overalls and jackets to dry. None suffered harm and the group completed the trip despite the rough welcome.
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Fred Scheffer
Fort Wayne
Daughter Scalded by Spilled Coffee Pot Accident
A seven year old girl, daughter of Blacksmith L. E. Reiling of the Pennsylvania, was severely scorched when a coffee pot was upset Monday. The burns are serious though not life threatening. Her father could not report for work due to the accident.
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L. E. Reiling
Pennsylvania
Freight Handler Injured at Wabash Warehouse
William Ambrose, a freight handler at the Wabash warehouse, suffered a deep cut to his hand between the second and third fingers while assisting with heavy freight. He traveled to Peru at noon today to remain in the company hospital until he can return to work.
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William Ambrose
Wabash
Peru
Brakeman Hurt In Rails Accident At Mortimer
Brakeman John Geary of the Nickel Plate was hurled from a box car by a broken hand rail and struck his side on the end gate. He clung to the gate until found, then was taken to the caboose and later sent home to Bellevue. The accident occurred at Mortimer on a Sunday morning on a train led by Conductor W H Wills and Engineer D G Obey.
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John Geary
Bellevue
Mortimer
W. H. Wills
D. G. Obey
Blacksmith badly hurt in Tuesday morning incident
At 6 o'clock Tuesday morning R W was badly hurt in a smithy incident. Details are sparse but authorities reported the accident occurred at the blacksmith shop with emergency crews called to assist. Further information was not immediately available.
Blacksmith Suffers Skull Wound in Workplace Accident
Shaw of a Pennsylvania blacksmith shop received a hammer blow from a comrade, wounding his skull for several inches. Dr. J. E. Bickell attended and sewed eight stitches. The skull was not fractured. Shaw, a night gang member, was helping on an engine frame when the accident occurred.
Laborer Hurt at Wabash Shops In Locomotive Wheel Incident
Michael Corey working for Fore man Ed Ehinger at the Wabash shops injured his left foot and sprained the ankle when a locomotive drive wheel tire fell and trapped his foot. No bones were broken, authorities noted.
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Michael Corey
Ed Ehinger
Wabash
Haines Loses Hat and Shoe After Sunday Jag
In city court George Haines, with head injuries and a missing hat and shoe, was found by a Bass foundry watchman after a Sunday night incident linked to saloon activity. He was held for investigation. the shoe and hat were recovered near the Bass foundry. Additional minor cases included drunkenness and vagrancy punishments from the same Sunday disturbance.
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George Haines
Bass Foundry
Barr
Haines
John Suelzer
Fred Blue
Ninde
EB. C. Nolan
Joseph E. Williams
William Davis
Henry Hild
Hook
William Hicks
Henry Lewis
Hoagland
Charles Rea
John McCarthy
Frank Smith
Daniel Rose
Calhoun Street
Frank McMahan
William Leonard
A. Brown
Huckster's Hold Up Tale Near Grabill Sparks Arrest
Charles Rae, of Huntertown, was arrested and jailed in Fort Wayne after a man named Charles Wiers, from Hicksville, recounted a hold up near Grabill in which $250 to $300 was taken. Rae fits the robber description but lacks money and has odd items in his pockets. Wiers led an improvised posse to search the area without finding the culprits.
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Charles Wiers
Hicksville
Charles Rae
Huntertown
Fort Wayne
Hughes
Wiers
Baron Munchausen
S. Wier
Grabill
Wier
Rae
Hobo
Methodists Vote for Summer Home at Winona
Hundreds of Methodists from Michigan Indiana Illinois and other states attend the Winona Bible conference in Winona Lake Ind This week a meeting at Westminster hotel urged making Winona the Methodist summer resort and formed a committee to organize A tentative stock enterprise aims to build a Methodist hotel adjoining the Westminster with $6000 in stock already raised and plans to attract attendees from Ohio Illinois and Indiana to use the property as a retreat and hotel year round.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Winona
C. A. Wade
Fort Wayne
Methodist Church
N. J. Naftzger
Muncie
United Brethren
Ohio
Church Workers
Wade
W. J. Vigus
Wabash
Westminster
Vigus
Methodist Building Association
Methodist Preachers’ Aid Society
Elijah Hays
Warsaw
Preachers’ Aid Society
The
J. Fred Beyer
Spring Fountain Park
Mission Feast At Swinney Park Attracts Generous Gifts
St. John's Lutheran church held a large mission feast at Swinney park on Sunday August 18. Sermons were excellent and mission collections reached 500 dollars, about 100 more than last year, with a hundred dollar bill donated by a liberal friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinney Park
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Canning Tomatoes and Lima Memorial Hall Contract
To can tomatoes, boil in water with a wire basket, peel, jar, fill with cold water, seal and boil again ten minutes, replace tops with new rubbers and boil ten minutes more. Canned stewed tomatoes are prepared by scalding, peeling, cooking, then filling hot jars and sealing. The Allen county memorial hall contract in Lima, Ohio, worth $130,000 was awarded to John Suelzer. completion is in forty weeks for Ohio G A R use at their next en.
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Allen County Memorial Hall
Lima
John Suelzer
Ohio G. A. R
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Sylvester Sutton
Bertha Seidler
Huntington
Frank Happy
German Reformed Church
Rolling Mills
Sutton
Kidd Medical Company
Rome City
Broadway
Ewig Kietzman
Helen Kietzman
Albert Kietzman
East
Wayne Street
Valentine Ewig, Jr
Valentine Ewig
Springfield
Philip Wambsgonng
Emmaus Church
Will Young
Clyde McBrien
Florence Hardendorf
Ruth
Will
Omspach
Rudolph Becker
Faust—Dalman
Ivaline Dalman
David Dalman
Prospect Avenue
Homer Faust
Windsor
Ontario
Canada
Atlanta
Faust
Sherwin—Chapman
Alta Chapman
Grant Chapman
Louis D. Sherwin
M. E
C. A. Rowand
Sentinel
Sherwin
Queen
Ed Schiefer
B. R. T. Hospital Room
R.W
Huckster
Grabil
Methodists
Rev. C. A. Wade
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