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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1912

Page

4

Sweetheart of Hodson Found May Be Located Soon

Hartford City Indiana August 27 John Hodson and Sheriff Town report returning from Indianapolis where they talked with the 18 year old sweetheart of Orville Hod son the son of John Hod son. Young Hodson is wanted by police for alleged forgery in Frank ert. The girl is said to have been very communicative and anxious that he be taken and a fresh start made. The father is on the bond for two thousand dollars for his appearance in court October 14.

Hartford City Ind John Hodson Townsend Indianapolis Orville Hodson Young Hodson Frankert Young Hudson

Montpelier People Return from Visits and Trips

Miss Silva Schatzer returns from Coldwater Michigan. Charles Brannan stock buyer returns from month long western trip. D A Leu visits Chicago for business and pleasure. D M Hoover of Pioneer revisits Montpelier. Fred Parker travels to Jackson Michigan with wife. W C Wellett family visits Bryan. Elvin Wingard of Fremont visits Montpelier. Hazel Arehart visits from Fort Wayne. Mrs Cunningham of Ashley hosts visitors. Brakeman Charles Hurt injured by train near South Milford Indiana with poor prognosis. E Stuckman and Ruth Toledo visitors. G N Dawson and Fern Adrian visit relatives. F R Bowman of St Joe returns. Van Fossen Fayette visits. Wonlick and daughter en route to St Louis. Beatrice Alexander returns Bloomdale. Earl Hainey and wife back from North Manchester. Henry Schlopman back from Germany. Phi Delta Kappa informal dance at Auditorium hall. E E Lytle returns after visiting John Allman.

Montpelier Fred Parker Jackson Mich W. C. Wellett Maurice Bryan, O Elvin Wingard Fremont Ind W. D. Fried Hazel Arehart Fort Wayne J. R. Arehart Empire Street H. &. Cunningham Ashley C. Frick Charles Hurt Wabash South Milford Peru Hospital Peru Fayette, O C. Hess J. Wonlick St. Louis Beatrice Alexander Bloomdale Earl Hainey North Manchester Henry Schlopman Germany Auditorium Hall Phi Delta Kappa E. E. Lytle John Allman

Poe News Roundup From Poe Indiana

Mr and Mrs George Morton travel to Bellefontaine Ohio to visit brother John A Morton and relatives returning next week. Mr and Mrs Nathan Snider and son Willson, from Saybrook NL, return home after two weeks with relatives. trip by car. Oats crop remains damaged by continuing rain, about half of field affected. Henry Droege plans a new barn to replace one struck by lightning and burned recently. Mr and Mrs Simm Somers go to Lake George Saturday staying until September first.

Poe Ind George Morton Bellefontaine Ohio John A. Morton Nathan Snider Willson Saybrook Henry Droege Simm Somers Lake George

Ohio Constitutional Election Set For September 3

Columbus Aug 27 The fourth Ohio constitutional convention adjourned and dissolved without postponing the September 3 special election on amendments. President Herbert B Bigelow of Cincinnati cited questionable methods in misrepresenting the convention’s work and questioned the amendments’ passage.

Ohio Columbus Herbert 8. Bigelow Cincinnati

Burke Returns to Face the Music in Philadelphia

William Burke, a former convict who disappeared after resigning from the city council, has returned to his wife and family in Philadelphia. He says he has come back to face the music and will strive to earn an honest living as a room finisher, continuing his life in Boston framing work.

Philadelphia William Burke

New Interlocker System at Auburn Junction

Auburn Indiana August 26 a force of men is expected to install an interlocker at Auburn Junction to meet public demands and state railroad commission requirements. The three steam lines and one electric line will be controlled by a three story signal tower with ninety six levers. A storage building is rising east of the Vandalia depot while work depends on the arriving crew.

Auburn Ind Auburn Junction State Railroad Commission Vandalia

Andrews News Briefs Reflect Local Movements and Visits

Andrews Indiana, Aug 27. Mrs William Sundermann visits her sister Mrs Henry Plum in Hammond. D A Taylor and family travel to Ohio. Mr and Mrs Lee Thompson return from Winona. E W Pointer and D R Alpaugh in Fort Wayne. Endicott and Taylor outings in Wisconsin. Mrs Elmer Willets improving. Miss Bessie Horn returns to Peru. Anna Gillett of Toledo visits Philo Willets. Purviance family guests at M Woodbeck home. Miss Mae Jones visits Roanoke. Local residents at Webster Lake. Agnes and Irene Notter visit Chicago. Clarence Sell becomes Erie railroad fireman. Pressler family welcomes a son. Ladies aid meets at Mrs Herbert Bowles. Roy Haley's daughter recovering from typhoid. W C and D A Taylor attend death of father in Kansas. Mrs Jennie Ross and granddaughters visit Logansport. J M Dawson and Guy Sharp in La Fontaine. Postmasters district convention in Marion. Endicott visits Roanoke. Charles Keefer home from South Chicago.

Wisconsin Elmer Willets Bessie Horn Peru Anna Gillett Toledo Philo Willets Purviance Auburn M. Woodbeck Mae Jones Roanoke Lawrence E. Knee Hiva Fults Guy G. Sharp Ersel Clara Streit Webster Lake Agnes Irene Notter Chicago Clarence Sell Erie Railroad Daniel Pressler Near Hart Mich Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church Herbert Bowles Roy Haley W. C D. A. Taylor Kansas Jennie Ross Logansport J. M

Visitors and family news from Decatur Indiana

Ed Davis and Jerome Coffee return to Kokomo after visiting relatives in Decatur. Ed Kinney lays to rest after fifteen years away. Mrs. William Butler and Monai visit Lansing Michigan. Miss Helen Niblick visits Chicago. Reuben Baxter injures arm from straw fall. Mrs. William Drake recovers from Fort Wayne surgery. Charles Magley secures speed horses for the G N I Fair. L G Ellingham arrives to handle state business. Oscar Hoffman and masons remodel Linn Grove church. James Hurst and John Bolinger work at Linn Grove. Grandfather Samuel Kunkel turns ninety-two with a birthday dinner. William and Fred Brenz host relatives. Reinking and Camerer families visit.

Decatur Ind Ed Davis Jerome Coffee Kokomo Ed Kinney Pat Kinney Geneva William Butler Daugher Monai Lansing Mich Helen Niblick Chicago Reuben Baxter William Drake Fort Wayne Chas. E. Magley G. N. & I. Fair Association Celina Brenz Elnora Reinking Cleveland Ohio Elizabeth Camerer Detroit

Old Home Week Hopes Rise in Decatur Plan

In Decatur on August 27 rumors spread about organizing a community Old Home Week from the 5th to the 19th of October. A committee is arranging activities to celebrate local heritage and bring residents together.

Decatur

Auburn Girl Dies By Her Own Hand In Ind

Letha Leadle Howlett a 14 year old of Auburn Indiana swallowed carbolic acid after a dispute with her mother over a trip to Angola and a bracelet. She died within half an hour despite doctors efforts. The case followed prior involvement with a grand jury probe into improper conduct by local youths. Parents siblings and a brother survive.

Auburn Ind Bryan Howlett Letha Leadle Howlett Angola Howlett

Garrett News Highlights Local Visitors and Obituary Notes

Garrett Indiana reports a flurry of travel and family news. Local residents visited relatives in Columbus and Kendallville, while several families attended funerals in South Bend and Chicago. Frank references include Ada Chew returning from vacation and Miss Marian Buhler visiting Lagrange, with several residents hosting guests from Fort Wayne and Syracuse.

Missing Wabash Girl Seized by Gypsy Band

In Wabash Indiana on August 27 officers search for four year seven month old Mary Gruba who was abducted from Gary Sun day. A caravan of gypsies halted in town and reportedly took the child aboard a wagon but left without offering the child.

Wabash, Ind Wabash Mary Gruba Gary

Antwerp News Quietly Buzzes With Local Visits

Antwerp Ohio August reports a parade of visitors and homecomings as residents travel to Fort Wayne Cleveland Toledo and Defiance. Families like Snook Graves Blodgett Lamb and Goshorn appear among guests while local staff changes see Prof Frank Derek named Fort Jennings supervisor beginning September 3.

Fort Wayne Boys See Wabash to New Orleans Trip

Harry Runser Clarence Runser George Funk and Otto Funk, four Fort Wayne youths, arrived in Peru after a water voyage from Huntington via the Wabash. They started from Logansport, shipped their launch from Fort Wayne to Detroit, and plan to follow rivers to the Ohio while jotting notes for Physical Culture Magazine.

Peru Ind Harry Clarence ‘Runser George Otto Funk Fort Wayne Huntington Wabash Ohio Physical Culture Magazine

New Haven News highlights Aug 24 events and obituaries

New Haven Indiana reports arrivals sales and visits including George Killworth buying Mrs Jobst Fischer property on West Main Street vacated by Dr George Frye. Funeral notices for August Bandelier and Mrs Frank Johns. Birth of a girl to Elmer Urbine. Bans published for Bernadine Niezer and Eugene Federspiel. Several visits by locals to Fort Wayne Ada Ohio Louisville and Bluffton. Infants and anniversaries noted with community gatherings and a large house party at Rose Avenue.

New Haven Ind H. F. Schnelker Toledo George Killworth Jobst Fischer West Main Street George Frye J. R. Hartzell Fort Wayne August Bandelier M. E James Lake Spencerville Will Akey Leo Fred Koehlinger Raymond Clark Bernon Schnelker Blue Cast Springs Joeseph Rich Amos Wisely Lillian Ada Ohio Ernest Kruger Lake View Mich Katherine Zurbach Lizzie Wolf Clara Schafer Francis Joseph Rich Will Schnitker Clearlake Elmer Urbine Ira Sleet Louisville Glencoe Grace Norris Indianapolis Bernadine Niezer Monroeville Eugene Federspiel St. John's Catholic Church Paul H James Bannister D. A. J. Brown M. G. Schnelker J. J. Roy Bluffton Marie Caps Maud Rose Avenue Frank Becker August Lubkin William Hollmann Maude Frank Rose Pauli Virginia Henry Jacquay Edna Esther Peter Rich Helen Joseph Joseph Kallmeyer Edward Bernard Robert Henry Kallmeyer Edmund Kallmeyer Mary Mack Frances Alvina Petry Henrietta Ehinger Murphy Fred Mehring Sylvester Kuyoth Nora Mildred Levi Peru H. Callahan Margaret Callahan Marion Harry Zeddis Etta Harper Norbert Seebwelker Ciacles Zeddis Frank Repp Ravenna

Receiver files road schedule shows liabilities and assets

Bluffton Indiana August 26 a schedule filed with the circuit court by Receiver L C Davenport president of Union Savings and Trust lists liabilities totaling 830000 including 130000 held by Marion Trust and 720000 in cases pending in courts. Assets include 32 miles of tracks buildings equipment park lease cash 87351 a 1500 cd and 1230 note against Wells Construction. Franchises are 99 to 50 years with no objectionable features.

Bluffton, Ind Marion, Bluffton and Eastern Traction Company Circuit Court L. C. Davenport Union Sayings and Trust Company Marion Trust Company Jayounty Huntington County Marion Goldthwait Park Wells Construction Company

Huntington to get a large new depot from Wabash Railroad

Huntington Ind Aug 24 Huntington will be named among favored cities for Wabash railroad funds to build a large modern depot. Plans have been drawn, site cleared, and construction will start early next spring with a two story bungalow style building of pressed brick and stone with tile roof to replace the present station.

Huntington Ind Wabash Railroad Z. T. Dungan Peru Logansport Attica Wabash

Auburn News Highlights Weekend Socials and Local Visitations

Corwin Putt and wife from Walcottville spent a Sunday with W H E Bower and wife. Geraldine Olinger visited Garrett friends. Sam Wippfenstein visited his parents in Grabill. Frank Mayfield and family enjoyed at Lake Gage. J W Goodall traveled to Versailles Ohio for a ten day visit. Miss Gertrude Grim and Helen Jones of Pierceton stayed with Mr and Mrs Sherb Ten Eyck for ten days. Wilbert Campbell visiting grandparents near Marshall. John Sehlink and family spent a few days in Fort Wayne. Services on the courthouse lawn Monday evening drew a large crowd, with Rev. Reese delivering an atonement sermon judged excellent.

Joseph Singler Nettie Moyer Katherine X. Smith SS. Peter and Paul A. Young Louis Lumm Mobile Ala Henry Lumm C. Hart Avilla Francis M. Merica Lake Gage A. P. Helmick Defance Ohio Jack O'Connor Defiance Marian Buhler Lagrange Merie Borrowitz Manchester Mary McFann George Richert Wallace Barron Chicago Garrett Florence Widner George Bowersox Syracuse Leo White Fort Wayne Our City Rider Newville Earnie Rider J. H. Diebert E. Kennedy Chicago Junction Margaret Shultz Mary Roeby E. Ley Kendallville Mary Weaver Ike Whitledge George Metzker Harlan Mary Skilling James Skilling Joseph Schiffigan Jamea Skilling Emma Wilkison Frank Lamb John Radenbaugh H. Clinton Chris Goshorn Russell Banks Defiance Creamery Co E. K. Terwilleger John Grice R. C. Theck Woodburn William Brown Harry Reed Joseph Miller Lavon Boon Walter Blalock E. C. Stenger F. Zuber Clyde Goshorn Frank Erter Cecil Roxie Bricker Co. Fell Zane Cromley Julia Olmstead Cleveland Frank Derek Harris E. C. Bar Hicksville Antwerp Jesa Cummings Toledo Charles Trailor Leonard Drakend Clinton Ind Lewis Smith Katie Hughes Alta Swager Catherine Scottsville Mich John Hughes Emmett, O Pearl Longberry Henry George Harold St. Louis Misses Bridgie Mary Hallinan Ida M. Rouse Xenia, C Carson Mercer Kilmer Drabeoke Wilbur James Rumbaugh Ann Rodgers Elmer Cole Kansas City Orran Oakwood Antwerp Reds Indiana State Line Auburn H. Hallopeter Hallopeter Mervin Gus Schnifker New Haven Germany Zerkel Rodgers Robert Ypsilanti, Mich Corwin Putt Walcottville Whe Bower Geraldine Olinger Sam Wippfenstein Grabill Frank Mayfield J. W. Goodall Versailles Gertrude Grim Helen Jones Pierceton Rochester I. F. Alexander Luella Coldwater Ward Cleland Cecil, O Alice High Tecumseh Bert Ettet Wanatah Elijah Pritchard Convoy Pritchard Ida Baer Flint, Mich Ray Hinkle Lottie Burl Hadley van Wert Lutheran Church B. F Holbert Warren William Grant Grant Smith Dean Meads Ivor Geiger Braubaker Dunkirk C. W. Hess Iva Hers Kinder Hook Lottie Pritchard Clarence

Convoy Social Notes See Residents Visiting Relatives

Convoy Indiana updates include Miss Dot Dickerson returning from Richmond and several visitors from Fort Wayne Cecil and Monroeville. Elijah Pritchard, 58, died suddenly at breakfast. funeral at Lutheran church with I O O F interment.

Markle News Briefs Highlight Local News and Travels

Markle Indiana August 24 Ruth Harvey travels to Winona Lake for graduation time. Edna Harvey to graduate in science. Jonb Chamberlin on brief Michigan visit. Mrs Wiliam Keller critically ill. Agnes Poulson back in Burnan after vacation. Thrashing ring near Ualey school discussed. A final settlement occurred at the Charles Let home Friday. Parks west of town protest. A man in Brat ingo shot an eye out of a police cerom yces on vacation. D Mygrants to Michigan. Mrs Mary McBride visiting Fountain Michigan. Henry Bickhard of Huntington taking vacation visiting parents. Paul Hughes returns home after months away Yes Alvin and his brother plan to sell hooks.

Markle Ind Ruth Harvey Winona Lake Edna Jonb Chamberlin Michigan Wiliam Keller Agnes Poulson Burnan Ualey School The Charles Let Tow Bratingo Pines D. 1 Mts Clemens Mich Mary McBride Fountain Henry Bickhard Huntington Agd D.C. Richhard Paul Hughes Harry Ulmer Bluffton Otto Felton Alvin

Warsaw Man Injured After Fall From Ladder

Logan Sipes remains in serious condition after a 20 foot fall from a ladder at John White’s premises. He was struck by light debris and suffered head injuries, authorities report.

Warsaw Jid Logan” Sipes John White Sipea

Harvest social eyed by Spencerville church folk

Spencerville Indiana August 24. L M Chapman and family joined Henry Chapman and wife for a Woodburn visit. Harvest social planned for August 31 on the church lawn. Various church groups hosted guests and meals with many local residents attending social events and out of town visitors.

Monroeville News Highlights Aug 24 Monroeville Indiana

Local notes report Miss Belle Wood of Chicago visiting Miss Ella Mill as F M Smith All Stars of Fort Wayne prepare to play in Monroeville tomorrow. Residents mark travels, reunions, and changes including resignations at the Home Telephone company and property moves to Michigan and Indianapolis.

Monroeville Ind Belle Wood Chicago Ella Mill F. M. Smith Ottie Geyer Irma Kline Monroeville Home Telephone Company Gitl Geyer Crooked Lake Z. J. Mieese Frick Mths Grove Barfell van Wert Wass Fred Falk Jonesboro Arkana Daniel Erwin Jol Falk Decatur LoMe Win. Erwin Romaine Indianapolis Cent Thortpees Rom Alputser Aiovin Tavtford City Athenstro Mya Sraine Paintey Mes Winetts Patnter Seth Painter Horn Win Bosiek Waship Ted Wm. C. Miller Take, Mich

Deserted Wife and Babes: Albion Man Arrested in Rome City

Riley Hostetter is jailed in Albion, Indiana, on $400 bond for deserting his wife and children. He allegedly fled with another woman on July 25 and had been employed at the Bowman garage in Kendallville since. He was found in Rome City by Sheriff Cleland and a deputy.

Albion Ind Riley Hostet‘ter Bowman Kendallville Rome City

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