Local Notes From Delphos and Nearby
Local items report illnesses and visits including Mrs. Luther Wright of Colerick street and George Palmer of Garrett seeking treatment. Community members travel and socialize from Albion to New Haven as court actions and school health orders emerge. A fire department chief tours Rome City. farm sales near Eel River town ship fetch six thousand dollars. a boy sustains a forearm fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Wright
Colerick Street
W. S. Parvin
Lincoln
Neb
Charles A. Munson
Europe
George Palmer
Garrett
Brue Thomas
Albion
Ind
John Smith
Nona Noll
New Haven
Pearl Miller
Wm. H. Pfeiffer
George Erhardt
P. B. Colerick
Professor A. Zucker
Mansfield
Ohio
George Ortleib, Jr
Toledo
Petroit
Charles Philley, Jr
Laura Kulp
Friends F
Smith Street
Fisher
J. W. Fisher
Delphos Herald
Gustave Figel
William Figel
Maumee
Henry Schophorst
Circuit Court
Frederick Schephorst
C. W. Kuhnes
Chicago
Nebraska
Sammy Taylor
M. Taylor
J. W. McCausland
Louis Gerke
Iiist Kayser
Will Morton
Marion Township
George Lindemuth
Frank Whitney
Jacob Gable
Adolph Schulte
David Spinder
A. A. Chapin
Angie Chapin
New York
Elizabeth
Artena Chapin
Shearer
Ebensburger’s Grove
Irvingcan
E. E. Benson
Whitley County
Tertrude Slessman
Buffalo
N. Y
Sturgen
Eel River Township
Allen County
Melching
Superior Court
S. M. Hench
Jim
Dawson
Death Ends Noble Fort Wayne Life of Mrs Amelia Heilbroner
Mrs Amelia Heilbroner wife of Samuel Heilbroner died unexpectedly at 1 oclock Monday at her Fort Wayne home 56 West Wayne street. Born in Hechingen Germany March 23 1837 she came to America in 1856 endured a wreck voyage then settled in Fort Wayne. Survived by husband and children Louis Heilbroner M N Jacobs Joseph Klopfer and Carrie Heilbroner. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the residence with private burial. No flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Amelia Heilbroner
Samuel Heilbroner
Carrie
Amelia
Mayer) Heilbroner
Hechingen
Germany
A. Oppenheimer
Auburn
Louis Heilbroner
St. Louis
M. N. Jacobs
Pittsburg
Joseph Klopfer
Dayton
Power of the Beef Trust Exposed Across Nation
The piece denounces a four firm beef trust led by Armour & Co. and others, claiming 20 men control $235,000,000 yearly. It details price hikes of 30 percent, buyers and producers locked in, and constant increases while supply manipulations keep costs rising for consumers. It contrasts higher US prices with lower British beef costs amid alleged market manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadelphia
Beef Trust
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy
Nelson Morris & Co
Real Trust
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
New York
United States
Trust
London
Great Britain
England
Horses And Newspapers In Pearson S Magazine
W L Alden humorously notes a horse's dread of torn or fluttering papers as a mystery of equine etiquette. He muses that prehistoric newspapers never existed, yet horses pretend fear to conform with herd manners, while dogs and cats also display form driven behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s
W. L. Alden
Miss Louise McIlvane Dies at 36 in Local Home
Louise McIlvane died Sunday from a complication of diseases at 52 Walnut Street home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Zwahlen. She was thirty six and had many friends. Surviving are her parents three brothers and two sisters including William H. McIlvane Harry A Zwahlen Mrs Charles Smenner Frank Zwahlen and Mrs Lottie Redding. The late Mrs John H. Diether was a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise McIlvane
Frank M. Zwahlen
Walnut Street
Miss McIlvane
William H. McIlvane
Harry A. Zwahlen
Charles Smenner
City
Frank Zwahlen
Jersey City
N. J
Lottie Redding
New York
John H. Diether
Funeral services for Mrs. Foltz in Arcola
Mrs. Mary Foltz, aged eighty one, died at her home near Arcola Sunday afternoon. Born in England in 1811 she came to Allen county in 1846 settling in Abcote township. Her husband preceded her in death. Survived by two sons and a daughter. Funeral services Wednesday at Arcola with interment at Hadley cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Foltz
Allen County
Arcola
Infant Rackham Dies at Fifteen Months
Florence M. Rackham, infant daughter of Mrs. Anna Rackham, died Monday afternoon at the family home 11 Rumsey Avenue from a congestion of the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence M. Rackham
Anna Rackham
Rumsey Avenue
Infant daughter of Clark Baty dies in Sheldon
The nine month old daughter of Clark Baty of Sheldon died Monday afternoon. Her mother had died just a week or two earlier.
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Clark Baty
Sheldon
Three Men Injured In Pittsburg Shops
Three men were injured in Pittsburg shops on Saturday and today though none of the injuries are serious. C. D. Nolan a machinist skinned the little finger of his right hand on a grinding stone. J. F. Sarragin a smith shop worker was struck in the breast by a crow bar while pinching along a car. Charles Barnes a blacksmith mashed the end of his right thumb with a hammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
C. D. Nolan
J. F. Sarragin
Charles Barnes
Millinery Social Hosted by Antioch Youths
On September 2 at Peter Gressley’s home, Antioch youths host a millinery social inviting all to watch gentlemen trim ladies hats. Prizes will go to the best and the worst trim, with refreshments provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gressley
Antioch
Adams township slander case notice by Emmet Hyde
Emmet Hyde states a slander claim against Liggde Gick in Adams township is a mistake. The notice clarifies the dispute and asserts error in the accusation, with Hyde seeking correction or legal remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liggde Gick
Adams Township
Stabbing at Garrett Saloon Leaves Pontius Seriously Wounded
William Riley, an engineer from Garrett, Ind., stabbed John Pontius at Harry Gilbert's saloon after a quarrel. Pontius sustains a deep abdomen wound. he is at St Joe hospital under care. Riley is jailed in Allen County on a charge of assault with intent to kill, bail set at 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Riley
Garrett
Ind
Allen County
Harry Gilbert
John Pontius
Riley
Pontius
J. E. Miller
St. Joe Hospital
Sisters of Providence
Lafayette Street
Scherer
Northern Indiana Notes Highlights and Tragedies
Reports from Warsaw Rochester and Lagrange detail missing Bram Ray arson charges against W J Jackman and a fatal accident harming Harry Clark. Oil development expands with Inter-State Oil leasing 38 000 acres and five wells at twenty barrels daily. Probate records note William Whit tenberger's will for a Akron church with land for an aged widow. Also listed are a long list of local incidents including separations elopements and a Pennville public sale of Adelina Lupton's estate featuring 1500 sheep and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bram Ray
George M. Ray
Warsaw
Bluffton
Simon Hetrick
W. J. Jackman
Gerard
North Judson
Inter-State Oil Company
Inter-State Company
William Whittenberger
Rochester
Akron
Charles B. Holmes
Lagrange County
Lagrange
Holmes
Ohio
Harry Clark
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
Garrett
Jacob Dunkle
Cedar Island
Cass County
Dunkle
Miss Wilson
James Arthur
North Manchester
Frank Rupert
Rupert
Kendallville
Decatur
Indiana
Pennville
Adelina Lupton
Auction of Farm Stock and Implements
A catalog lists 3,000 hogs, 65 two and three-year-old steers, 25 fat cattle, 30 milch cows, 20 spring calves, 25 horses, 1,000 bushels oats, 200 acres corn, 25 tons baled hay, five high quality bucks, farming implements and a stock of goods including 14 buggies, 15 single harness sets, one double harness, eight breaking plows, halters, collars, pads, whips, lap robes and related items.
Packard Picnic At Robison Park Draws Large Crowd
An employer organized picnic for Packard Organ company workers at Robison park on Saturday. Finishing department workers won an eight to four five inning baseball game. Louis Scherer won the tul e race and earned first prize for paddling across the river and deck. Multiple races followed with winners including D Gordon in the Fat men's race, Lee Yann in bike races, Ed Hudson, Roy Trainer, and others placing in various events. City band provided music to conclude a day of recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard Organ Company
Robison Park
Louis Scherer
John Scherer
L. Fogle
D. Gordon
J. L. Vier
G. Blondell
Lee Yann
Roy Trainer
Ed Hudson
Frank Castle
Cliff Moran
William Castle
Lee Hudson
P. Connelly
A. Simminger
Ed Castle
Nickel Plate Flight to Chicago Goethe Birthday Celebration
The Nickel Plate Road offers special low rates to Chicago for the annual Goethe birthday celebration sponsored by German American societies. Tickets available September 2 through September 5, 1899. Inquire agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miss Leora Kanaga Improves After Appendicitis Surgery
Miss Leora Kanaga who underwent an appendicitis operation at St Josephs hospital several days ago is now very much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leora Kanaga
St. Joseph's Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Cooper
New Havey
Schneiker
Pires
Wayne Street
Mortuary Matters
Power OF the Beef Trust
Mwilvane
Rackham
Baty
Millinery
Emmet Hyde
John
Ated
Northern
Wes
Packard Picnic
THE
Nickel Plate Road
Aboll & Tas
Oliver
Calhoun
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