Ward Fence firm to move to Decatur plant
The Ward Fence company plans relocating from Marion to Decatur and will erect a large plant there. The Nappanee News editor G N Murray will start a daily publication there on January 1. Elkhart county asylum needs more space due to crowding. Thieves entered Charles Sapp saloon in Kendallville via the cellar and stole 128 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Fence Company
Marion
Decatur
G. N. Murray
Nappanee News
Elkhart County Asylum
Charles Sapp
Kendallville
Ada Grisier
Auburn
Lee Millican
Wabash
Tom Houlihan
L. A. Williamson
Wells County Bank
Bluffton
Perry Keyser
Goshen
Lake Shore
Huntington
P. H. McCormack & Co
General Contractors
George E. Doolittle
Logansport
Pan Handle
Ed DeArmond
Carpenter Bros
Canton Elkhart No. 8
Odd Fellowship
Kate Double
Elkhart
John B. Godfeane
Hartford City
Decatur Evening Times
Adams County
The
Times Publishing Company
H. W. Amrine
William Luttman
Fort Wayne
Jacob Royer
Union Township
Whitley County
Royer
Wilbert
George Royer
Earl IF. Baker
Middlebury
Baker
Warsaw
Winona Water & Light Company
Frank Snyder
Winona Lake
Bangs Sisters
Chesterfield
Langohr
Langphyr
Bof Eaten
Frank
News and Gossip from Wells County and Nearby Areas
A roundup of local notices and incidents includes deaths of B A Johnson Huntington pneumonia, Mrs William May Poneto, and Jacob Mitchell Garrett age 78. Ginseng revenue reported by J W Hines Avilla. Frontier events: billboard ban in Richmond, airship sighting over Columbus City, and a Marion court witness case with mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
B. A. Johnson
Huntington
William May
Poneto
The
Christian Church
Gage
Garrett
Jacob Mitchell
C. Pence
J. W. Hines
Avilla
Margaret Vincent
Reiffsburg
Wells County
Abraham Heimbach
Columbia Township
Whitley County
West Side Improvement Association
Richmond
Marion Tribunal of Justice
Valparaiso
Messra
C. B. Kelsey
Paul Ray
H. O. Probasco
R. W. Griswold
Grand Rapids
Marion
Russell Soule
Glen Morrison
Waterloo
Peru
Little Turtle
Walcott
Fort Wayne
Huntington County
E. V. Shockney
Angola Public Schools
Rigdon
Warsaw
Theodore A. Bell
San Francisco
Order of Eagles
Indiana
Lake City
A. M
F. N. Gift
H. V. Lehman
Charles Hessel
John Webber
J. J. Early
Adolph Winquist
Logansport
Ridgeley
First National Bank of
Bourbon
Ind
Bourbon Bank
James H. Matchett
August Weissert
H. F. Bowman
C. H. Nen
C. GC. Wink
Monroe Werstler
Kosciusko County
Pierceton
Jerry Andrews
DeKalb County
F. P. Seiler
Auburn
Newville
Geneva
Bryant
New Corydon
Ed Vetter
Kendallville
Lutheran
Oak Street
Charles Longacre
If -His
Indiana News Reel Hardships and Tragedies Across Counties
The report outlines a Bank robbery near Longacre and Miss Herald Fribley safe after evasion by highwaymen who were captured and confessed. Other items include a divorce petition by Oscar C Crowell against Nellie Clark Crowell in August, Judge James E Rose honored on reaching 75, and the death of Omar Sharpe in a forest accident. Also noted are asphyxiation deaths of Mr and Mrs Dressler in South Bend, the death of Judge Van Fleet in Elkheart, and a firing accident involving Dale Rush in Elkhart. The piece recounts legal history from Wells county circa 1841, a teacher Miss Mabel Burwell’s suicide at a district school, and local reflections on Christmas plans.
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Longacre
James E. Rose
Auburn
DeKalb County
Judge Rose
Omar Sharpe
Lafontaine
Peabody Bros. Lumber Company
Wabash
John Hueblein
South Bend
Philip Dressler
Dressler
John M. van Fleet
Indiana
van Fleet
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Vernon W. van Fleet
Hanly
Elkhart-St. Joseph
Rush
Harrison
Tyler
Wells County
Samuel Guston
Bluffton Banner
Adnah Hall
Levi Lynn
Mabel Burwell
Cleveland Township
Miss Burwell
Adam Burwell
South Whitley
Wires Replaced With Cable Improve Local Telephone Service
The Home company upgrades in the alley between Wayne and Berry streets by replacing bare copper wire with cable. Cable will extend from the office south side to the Bowser factory. About 15,000 feet of cable are being strung in the city to raise service efficiency.
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Wayne and
Berry Streets
The
Home Company
Wayne club dividend night dinner attracts crowd
About two hundred persons attended a Saturday dinner hosted by Wayne club directors to celebrate dividend night. Dividends and interest on improvement notes issued a year ago were paid. John T. Dougall acted as toastmaster with remarks from S. M. Foster, B. G. Hoffman, Hon. James M. Barrett, and Hon. James E. Watson. This marked the first in a series of winter social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Club
John T. Dougall
S. M. Foster
G. Hoffman
James M. Barrett
James E. Watson
Beveridge to preside at party love feast in Indianapolis
Senator Albert J. Beveridge has accepted an invitation from James P. Goodrich to preside over the Republican party love feast Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis. He leaves for Chicago for Christmas and will return to address the event at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Albert J. Beveridge
James P. Goodrich
Chicago
Gillie 15 Confirmed as Milk and Meat Inspector
Dr George Gillie was named milk and meat inspector at the public safety board meeting. The council must appropriate funds for the salary, which will be paid from fees collected under the new license ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
George Gillie
Pennsylvania Midweek Dividend Increases Reported
Philadelphia December 18 The Pennsylvania company which runs lines west of Pittsburg raised the dividend to 7 percent annual on stock with a 4 percent semi annual. The last June semi annual was 3 percent. The Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis RailRoads Yard a Pan Handle line declared a 24% preferred and 2 percent common semi annual. Lehigh Valley Railroad declared 2 percent regular semi annual and 1 percent extra common dividend, with the usual five percent preferred semi annual also declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Ines
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Long-Serving Bass Foundry Employees Named in Directory
A forthcoming Bass Foundry and Machine Company employee directory will list every worker with name and residence. Fifteen staff have forty years or more of service, including T. R. Pickard, R. J. Fisher, Thomas Pritchard, and Bruno Meyers among others, reflecting deep tenure across the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry and Machine Company
T. R. Pickard
Mr. Bass
Pennsylvania
R. J. Fisher
Mr. Pickard
Thomas Pritchard
Bruno Meyers
Jacob Luley
G. M. Fordney
H. C. Koop
T. W. Laffen
Philip Gable
Thomas Toomey
Tony Walker
Foot Injury Sidelines F M List at Work
F M List a machinist at the company shops was taken to Wa bash hospital at Peru after a heavy piece of metal fell from a vise and struck his left foot. The injury bruised the flesh and possibly broke bones. X rays will determine the extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. List
Wabash Hospital
Peru
Caboose Robbers Continue Wabash Thefts in Yards
Thieves strike cabooses in Wabash yards with regularity. Last week a caboose in Huntington yards lost nearly all portable contents while crews were switching. Yesterday a Peru yard caboose was robbed of a razor a revolver a pair of shoes and clothing belonging to Conductor M L Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Huntington
Peru
M. L. Ray
Man Hurt After Fall at Round House Pit
A. H. Crissey of the Pennsylvania round house fell into a drop pit at 10 o'clock Thursday night, injuring his left shoulder which was dislocated and fractured. He remained off work for a time but reached the pay car this morning for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gase
Decatur
Samuel Meyer
Goshen
Fred Sage
Wabash High School
Church of Christ At
Garrett
Gage Hall
King Street
Fred I. Shafer
Albion
Noble County
P. J. Stanley
George Kisler
Columbia City
Hamilton Badger
Swan Township
City Gas and Oil Company
Marion
Nathan
United States Express
Fort Wayne i
Hicksville
Jacob Patterson
Wabash
Jeffersonville
Peru
Stephen Snyder
Grant County
Snyder
Waterloo
George Carl
Nappanee
Nappanee House
Noble County Horticultural Society
Kendallville
J. C. Kimmel
J. N. Harvey
J. I. Resler
W. A. Imes
J. J. Pancake
Enos Bricker
Verling W. Helm
Kobe
Japan
Manchester
M. E
Amanda Sullivan
Carl B. Talbert
John Smith
Frank Webb
Pat Shea
Oglesby
Winamac
Monticello
Burnettsville
Chicago
George Gilbert
Millersburg
Thomas Mote
L. L. Carpenter
H. B. LaSalle
S. M. Blount
R. P. Mitten
Kirby Davis
Mr. Mote
Lt. L. Carpenter
M. Blount
Claypool
A. H. Crissey
Pennsylvania Round House
Mr. Crissey
Round House
Casting accident injures Pennsylvania storeman
William Klepper of the Pennsylvania store room was injured Thursday when a heavy casting rolled from a car door as he stooped to pick up iron, striking him on the back and severely injuring him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Klepper
Pennsylvania
Mr. Kiepper
Farmer Struck by Interurban Car Near New Haven
John Ryan a farmer living east of New Haven was struck by an interurban car Monday night while lighting a pipe near a sharp curve. The crew assisted him and found his injuries not serious. he was taken to his home.
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John Ryan
New Haven
Ryan
Blacksmith Injured in Icy Walk Monday
William F. Gaskill, a Pennsylvania blacksmith, sustained injuries from a fall on an icy walk while en route to his shop. He was expected to be disabled for a period, with his feet slipping and he landing on his side.
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William F. Gaskill
Pennsylvania
Freight brakeman injured in embankment fall near Portland
W. Holly, a freight brakeman on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road, broke his right arm midway between the wrist and elbow when he slid down a fifteen foot embankment at Collett station south of Portland at 5 am Thursday. He was taken to St Joseph hospital where Dr. McOscar set the fracture. Holly, single and new to the road, suffered facial cuts and believed the injuries were serious.
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W. Holly
Grand Rapids
Indiana Road
St. Joseph Hospital
E. J. McOscar
Collett
Portland
Holly
J W Burks Resigns Secretaryship of 1MCA
James W Burns tendered his resignation as secretary of the Railroad Y M C A in Fort Wayne. The board accepted the move. Burns will stay on until February 1 1908 to aid the transition. He led the organization from debt to prosperity and broad membership over seventeen years. He declined to share future plans.
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Fort Wayne
James W. Burns
Burns
Board of Management
E. BE. Stacy
Treasury
Springfield
Boilermaker Suffers Leg Break at Bowser Factory
A boilermaker was injured when a heavy piece of doler steel slipped from clamps while being hoisted by an electric crane at the Bowser factory on Monday. The incident halted work as responders attended the injured worker.
Injury at Boilermake Co. leads to leg fracture
An incident at Boilermake Company injured F Hyde, fracturing the band of his left leg above the knee. He was transported to his home at 134 East Pontiac street where a company surgeon reduced the fracture after Hyde attempted to move aside upon noticing vine clamps slipping and finding his path blocked by a machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boilermake Co
F. Hyde
Pontiac Street
Hyde
Ticket Office Flooded After Water Tank Spill
An interurban station ticket office was flooded Saturday when a large second floor drinking water tank was overturned. Ticket agent Wilson dodged the downpour as water roared through the ceiling. lighting was knocked out but damage was otherwise slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Elao
Daughter claims body of Crestline man found dead
Mrs N Packer of Crestline Ohio, a daughter, arrived Sunday to claim the body of Frederick Widemann who died by suicide. The remains were shipped to Crestline Monday for burial. Schone and Co handled the remains after receiving a telegram about the daughter’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Widemann
N. Packer
Crestline
Ohio
Schone & Co
Forger Passes Bogus Checks in City Scams
A forger operating in the city circulated counterfeit checks totaling 40 dollars. One 15 dollar note passed at the Rurode store, another 15 dollar note at the Columbia Candy Kitchen, and a 10 dollar note at the Gierhart and Swift saloon. All instruments named C. E. Heathman and bore A. L. Peck’s Fort Wayne Loan Company signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rurode
Columbia Candy Kitchen
Gierhart and Swift
C. E. Heathman
A. L. Peck
Fort Wayne Loan Company
Live Stock Insurance group selects Allen county district chair
At the Saturday meeting Dr. F. Myers was named district chairman for Allen county. An advisory board including Peter Certin Fort Wayne Henry J Hoevel Adams township Wil-Bence F. Moellering Wayne township and ave F Myers Fort Wayne was named. Secretary W. G. Mills’s report was audited showing $700 000 in force and losses paid $10 000. The advisory board will establish headquarters here and meet every sixty days to adjust losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Stock Insurance Association
Dr. F. Myers
Allen County
Peter Certin
Fort Wayne
Henry J. Hoevel
Adams Township
Wil- Bence F. Moellering
Wayne Township
Ris Christ Solomon
Washington Township
Ave F. Myers
W. G. Mills
Twelfth District Democratic Convention Call
The Twelfth District Democrats of Indiana invite county delegates to meet on December 28 1907 at about 1 30 p m to select delegates by county. Delegates total 1008 based on Kern vote data with per county quotas. The January 2 1908 meeting in Fort Wayne will choose a district committee member. Harry L Gandy is district committeeman. December 24 1907. Daily 6 13 20 27 and weekly Dec 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Twelfth
Lagrange County
Steuben County
DeKalb County
Noble County
Allen County
Whitley County
Peece
John W. Kern
Court House
Fort Wayne
State Central Committee
Harry L. Gandy
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Bass
Farmer
Blacksmith
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Centair Company
Murray Stalet
New York City
J. W. Burks
1MCA
Boilermaker
Klaehn & Melching
Privates
West Main Street
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