Local News: births marriages and business moves in Bluffton area
Edith Albers begins work as a clerk at the People's store while J C Peters sells his Huntington road saw mill to Hilker Bros. Mary M Francis seeks a guardian court action. Rev S D Spellman is ill. Gas pumping upgrades planned. Fort Wayne veterans set to attend Kokomo reunion September 27 28. Panhandle engineer William Newpher valued over 200000 with extensive Dakota land holdings.
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D. F. Erwin
Edith Albers
People’s Store
J. C. Peters
Huntington Road
Hilker Bros
Harry Ninde
Bay View
Mich
Reed
Circuit Court
Mary M. Francis
G. L. Simon
Marion
Ind
Huntertown
I. N. Yarian
William F. Poyser
J. Brown
Henry M. Williams
Dayton H. Long
Lagrange
Thurman
Kate Weesener
Cora Kilander
Huntington
Clear Creek Township
Bluffton
Bass Works
Fort Wayne
Indiana Volunteers
Kokomo
Withington & Cody
Hanover
Erie Streets
Bass Foundry and Machine Company
Jackson
Panhandle
William Newpher
Dakota
Logansport
Sitaixe
Mewpher
Electric launch bought for Bearlake waters by Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming purchased a handsome electric launch to be placed in Bearlake. Mrs. Henry Smith of the Illinois road nine miles west of the city is reported in a critical condition from strangulated hernia and is feared unable to recover. M J O Connor foreman of the Grand Rapids Press returns to Michigan tonight after visiting relatives. John Miller and Zena Stelzer wed Thursday evening in a ceremony performed by Rev Bohn with Helen Stelzer as bridesmaid. The couple will live on High street.
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Stephen Fleming
Bearlake
Henry Smith
Illinois
M. J. O’connor
Grand Rapids Press
Michigan
Mike
John Miller
Zena Stelzer
Bohn
Helen
Bicycle theft report leads to mistaken rental at shop
E B Hines reported a bicycle stolen after leaving it on the sidewalk near A C Katt's store. A young man who had rented a wheel from the shop returned with the borrowed bicycle, proving it was Hines's property rented by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Hines
A. C. Katt
Baker Released From Prison Struggles With Memory
James Baker, freed by the governor, returned to Allen county after seventeen years in Michigan City for murder. Nearly seventy, he wanders restlessly, recalling little of his former home or family as years of confinement left his mind pitiably wrecked.
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James Baker
Mount
Friends
Baker
Michigan City
Howell
Allen County
Seymour Baker
Zanesville
G A R Encampment Excursion Tickets On Sale
The sale of low rate excursion tickets to Philadelphia for the G A R National Encampment begins Friday September 1 over Pennsylvania lines. For four days September 1 to 4 reduced fares apply with direct routes and daylight arrival. Tickets are good one way with return via a different route and include stop overs at the National Capital.
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Philadelphia
G. A. R. National
Pennsylvania
America
Washington
National Capital
Peneylvania
Trio of divorces reported in DeKalb county in August 1899
In DeKalb county, August 1899, three divorce suits were filed in the Superior Court. Two by M. H. Bohen and one by P. B. Colerick led to quick decrees for Josephine Heine, later Josephine Warner, and Georgiana Welch. Sadie Ellison sued James Ellison amid claims of cruelty. Diphtheria outbreak noted in Hamilton. multiple local incidents including deaths and birth announcements accompany the legal notices.
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Alien County
Superior Court
M. H. Bohen
P. B. Colerick
Northern Indiana Notes collect deaths and incidents across towns
Edward B. Campbell of Albion dies at ninety seven. Comfort Scarlet injured at Milford and disabled. J P Wilson of Huntington dies in Hamilton County from cancerous growth. Frank Miller of Bourbon suffers fatal skull injury. Cal Sininger founds new weekly Enterprise at Sweetser. John Van Horn dies on railway near Argos after being crushed. Hembright child dies from rat poison. Elmer Merritt of Elkhart dies after fall injuries. Forest Cummins child nearly dies from digitalis. Rev Father Gechtering of Mishawaka opposes Independent Catholic Benevolent Legion. Mrs Solomon Miller settles divorce case after leg injury. Bluffton saloon case under Nicholson law fined. Publisher Solomon Elis sues Garrett Herald for libel. Willis from Chicago joins Garrett Daily. Benson family of Ley County die with unspecified details.
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Edward B. Campbell
Albion
Comfort Scarlet
Milford
J. P. Wilson
Huntington
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Frank Miller
Bourbon
William Hembright
Mishawaka
Elmer Merritt
Elkhart
Indiana
Forest Cummins
Bluffton
A. B. Gechtering
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Solomon Miller
Columbia City
McClelland
Herbst
Ley Coun
Shere
Deaths and Funerals: Chap Rhodes Obituary
Chapman Rhodes died at 2 o'clock last Thursday after months of stomach trouble. About fifty years old, he leaves a wife and several children. Known as a well respected colored man in the city, he worked for years as a passenger brakeman for the Pennsylvania company and had saved to buy the home at 292 East Wayne Street for his family.
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Chapman Rhodes
Rhodes
Pennsylvania Company
East
Wayne Street
Infant Barrand Dies After Illness at Home
Charles Barrand infant son of Mr and Mrs Julius Barrand died Wednesday night at 15 Parnell avenue aged 16 months death due to whooping cough and convulsions in a local home obituary says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barrand
Julius Barrand
Parnell Avenue
Wealthy cattleman shot near Fairview
W J Shradling a wealthy cattleman with stock interests was killed by cowboys near Fairview New Mexico after he shot Miss Nellie McKinstry of Marion Indiana who was riding nearby. The cowboys returned fire and killed Shradling with six bullets. McKinstry survived the wound. No motive is known.
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Engle
N. M
W. J. Shradling
Chloride
Fairview
Nellie McKinstry
Marion
Ind
Shradling
Winchesters
Miss McKinstry
E H Bookwalter Joins The Sentinel Subscription Board
Notice announces E H Bookwalter longtime Gazette staffer now with The Sentinel to receive subscriptions. He will be in Antwerp Ohio on Sept 2 and Roanoke Indiana on Sept 9 to collect payments and receipts.
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E. H. Bookwalter
Daily
Weekly Gazette
Sentinel
Weekly Sentinel
Antwerp
Ohio
Roanoke
Ind
the Sentinel
Fertilizer ad and college move advertised in local paper
An advertisement touts fertilizer specially adapted for wheat and other crops promising large returns through investment. It notes D. Shordon & Co and announces International Business College has moved into the Elektron building at East Berry Street, inviting interested youths to request a catalog from T. L. Staples, President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wtf
D. Shordon & CO
International Business College
Elektron
East Berry Street
Real Estate Notice for Pfeiffer Rooms in Bass Block
Public real estate notice referencing F. Pfeiffer located in rooms 6-7 of the Bass Block at 1711. The brief item lists address details and a registration area for a property or security matter.
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Cc. F. Pfeiffer
Bass Block
Death of Martin Evers at 20 in Adams county
Martin Evers died at home on Hanna street from rheumatism. He was born in Adams county and was 20 years 8 months 13 days old. Son of the late Rev. Henry Evers who died in January. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm from the residence and at 2:30 pm at Zion's Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Evers
Hanna Street
Adams County
Henry Evers
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Michael Aller Rites Held After Wisconsin Death
Michael Aller, formerly of this city, died Friday at his Wisconsin home. Bert Mathey, his step brother, left that night to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Aller
Wisconsin
Bert Mathey
Special low rates to Philadelphia by Hickle Plate Road
A fragment reports the Hickle Plate road authorizing special low rates to Philadelphia for an annual encampment. The text is garbled with stray numbers and dates, including references to Sept. 1st and a sequence of digits.
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Hickle Plate
Philadelphia
Tibbets Oh
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Joseph Karn
H. W. Mordhurst
Lenna Kammeyer
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Valentine Fox
Main Stree
Harrison
Berry Street
Theodora Eick
Martins Ferry
Emma Hovestadt
Ben Eick
Frank Eick
Jackson Township
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F. T. Simpson
Ethel Teal
J. M. Teal
Verling W. Helm
North Manchester
John Houck
G. A. BR
Pennsylvania Lines
Goshen
Joseph Buffert
Peru
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mentz
Germany
Buffert
Amos Cripe
Middlebury
Thomas Doulas
Kosciusko County
Ryland
Warsaw
J. S. Conlogue
Charles Kronmiller
Churubusco
Whitley County
Ed Oswalt
Peck Edgington
Oswalt
Northern
Barrand
Girl
Fairview, N. M
T. L. Staples
Pres
Eureka
Standard Oil CO
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C. Jord
Prope
Boston
ALLER
Castoria
Artewtron
tAom
Eldredge B
Esas
What Is
Burt Ross
Harrison St
Oliver
C.C. Schlatter & Co
Columbia Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Clinton 8&T
the Academy
Depauw University
Greencastle, MD
A. May
GQBIN
Greencastle
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