Northern Indiana News and Gossip Highlights
Wabash county farmer S. A. Kitzmiller dies at home south of Roann. Teenager Albert Allen admits robbing a Rich Valley general store. Noble county onion crop projected at 600 carloads, 120000 dollars value at 40 cents per bushel. Bluffton court divorces, county notices, and multiple local incidents paint a busy regional snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Kitzmiller
Wabash County
Roann
Albert Allen
Rich Valley
College Park
Huntington
W. H. Mann Lumber Company
Elshart
Abraham Long
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
John H. Harper
Elkhart
Harper
J. D. Meyers
Kendallville
Henry
Calvin Bennett
Bluffton
Peter Dunkle
Lagrange County
Taylor University
Upland
John Taylor
New York
Sandusky, Portland Cement Company
Lake Wawasee
Wawasee Protective Association
Edwin Engle
Albion
Engle
Oliver P. Koontz
Whitley County
Koontz
Indiana
Cecil Condon
Condon
Noble County
Ruth Friend
Silver Lake
Charles Frendei
Chicago
South Bend
Toms Stock Company
WL. L. Stewart
Warsaw
Ace
Burslars
Hoovarog Jones
Garrett
Tasi
Mary [Risa
First Methodist Episcopal
Duane Scott
Fremont
Poneto
Gatwick
Miss Double
Miss Kizer
Poe News Highlights Local Social And Miscellaneous
Mr. and Mrs. A O Hadley visited in Poe with Mr. and Mrs. W H Somers. Frank Snider shows improvement after illness. Frank Gast, a Decatur cigar maker, misdirects on his route through Williams Hoagland Poe Sheldon Ossian Echo, aided by Charlie Fuhrman J W Fowler, then stays the night before continuing home. Mrs Ellen Caston advertises a public sale for the 29th and will move to Poe next month. C C Morton improves after illness, Robert Mercer attends a funeral in New Haven, Pp H Snider rushes home from Arkansas and Alabama due to his son Frank’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
A. O. Hadley
W. H. Somers
Frank Snider
Frank Gast
Decatur
Williams
Hoagland
Sheldon
Ossian
Echo
Marion Smith
Charlie Fuhrman
Terra Firma
Mr. Gast
E. Morton
Robert Mercer
New Haven
H. Snider
Arkansas
Alabama
Frank
Express car starts new trolley run Fort Wayne to Lafayette
The United States Express company inaugurated a daily holiday season trolley express from Garrett to Fort Wayne. An express car trailer joined the first car out of Garrett, then moved to the Wabash Valley line in Fort Wayne for the Lafayette run and return, to be tested as a potential permanent service based on profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States’ Express Company
Fort Wayne
Garrett
Lafayette
Fort ‘Wayne
Will Crowd to State Contest in Indiana
Democratic State Chairman Stokes Jackson says the fight for state offices will go to a finish and expose Republican frauds. Democrats arrive for a meeting as Representatives Hewig and Shroeder refuse to attend a Republican caucus in the Indiana House. Varderburg County reps oppose the county option law and refuse caucus binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Stokes Jackson
Democratic State Committee
Hewig and
Shroeder
Evansville
Indiana House
Varderburg
May Revise Constitution In Indiana Legislative Move
Indianapolis December 21. It is likely the issue of a constitutional convention will be presented to the coming legislature. Eusch G. Hugate of Indiana University Law School argued for the convention before the Indianapolis Bar Association and urged consideration by both state bar groups. Proposals include alien education tests for suffrage, longer biennial sessions, fixed two year salaries for legislators, governor veto over parts of bills, four year terms for all offices, overhauling the judiciary with no appellate court and a larger supreme court, broader circuit courts with multiple judges, possible appointment of judges, civil verdicts by three fourths of jurors, and bar admission qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Higdon
Marion
James Ratliff
Bluffton
C. W. Kimmell
Kendallville
George Miller
Valparaiso
J. M. Anderson
Elkhart
Miller
Jerry Trump
Goshen
Baltes Stone Company
Montpelier
Blackford County
Elmer R. Coleman
Hugh O. Jones
Henry Stamates
Churubusco
Huntington County Court House
J. E. Watson
D. W. Simms
Lafayette
Beveridge
W. F. McNagny
Columbia City
Taylor C. Shobe
Indiana
Ligonier
Shobe
C. B. Wilcox
M. E
Indianapolis
Eusch G. Hugate
Indiana University Law School
Indianapolis Bar Association
Indianapelis Bar Association
State Bar Association
Hegare
Supreme Court
Real Holiday Rush at Fort Wayne Postoffice
Christmas mail surges at the Fort Wayne post office as clerks and carriers struggle to handle incoming and outgoing parcels. A new stamp window opens, substitute staff assist, and pre cancelled stamps speed outgoing mail while Red Cross stamps spark confusion about postage. Enclosed tinseled post cards require envelopes and two cent postage on envelopes, not cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Post Office
Red Cross
Judge Bratton Refuses Mandamus in Auburn Circuit Court
Judge Bratton in the Auburn circuit court denies the writ of mandamus sought by Harry Hunt and Garrett citizens to compel turnover of city books for examination. He holds the petition for the writ faulty and the relief not warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bratton
Auburn
Harry Hunt
Garrett
Man testifies liquor was shot through hole in Decatur case
Decatur Indiana court hears Harry Zeser a visitor from Indiana claim a drink was passed through a hole after hours near Main street and Harrison street. He woke in a cell with $10 missing and suspects two unknown men who offered him the drink. Police will seek the culprits. Other cases include John Riley jailed for public intoxication fined $1 with suspended sentence and John McCoy drunk and begging fined $1 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Zeser
Decatur
Ind
Zener
Harrison Street
Main Street
Harrison
John Riley
John McCoy
Falls in front of Lake Erie and Western Train at Sheldon
Henry Mueller a 73 year old shoemaker collapsed after an apoplexy and stepped in front of a train at the Main street crossing in Sheldon. He died instantly as witnesses two children reported the moment of danger. Coroner Kesler investigated. Engineer Daniel ONeill and Fireman Jacob Kramer operated the engine. Mueller had no known relatives in the United States and had recently been under guardian John Cutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mueller
Lake Erie and Western
Sheldon
Johnnie Monnot
Emma Farrell
Kesler
Daniel O’neill
Jacob Kramer
Mueller
Germany
John Cutter
Fort Wayne Building Outlook Seen As Promising
Fort Wayne architects forecast an active building season with renewed work starting early in the year and a rush of new projects by March. Analyst J F Wing expects steady ongoing work and a strong finish for Fort Wayne construction prospects. A Nickel Plate train incident near Columbia City left William Hapner with minor injuries after a fall from the tracks. Edward Haganau, 18, is under arrest in Garrett for forging an order to sell shoes and other wearables valued at about 80 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Robert Fryback
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fryback
Arthur Strouse
Avilla
Strouse
Mary Witzaman
Helmer
India
Kendallville
Henry Zellett
Warsaw
St. Luke’s
Logansport
William F. King
Columbia City
Whitley County
Lake Shore Railroad
Romayne Stroup
Goshen
Jackson Smith
DeKalb County
Auburn
Jenks
Mentone
Everett
Wash
Charles Hegel
Detroit
Lagio
Lagio Leader
J. Sutlis
Lansing
Mich
Laon Lake Resort
Decatur Eye Case Company
Decatur
F. A. Dressel
Spencerville
Grace Lutheran Church
Elkhart
Orville Moon
Merriam
Noble County
L. Silverstein
North
Thomas Evanson
Seattle
H. F. Radcliff
M. F. Brosnahan
Checker “Champs
Pierceton
M. D. Galbreath
A. G. Freehly
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Blackford County
J. C. Kimmell
The
Agricultural Society
Angola
Olney Grafton
Huntington
Samuel Evans
T. C. Harvey
Wabash County
Amanda Young
Chicago
George M. Shortle
Tipton
Ira Dawes
Spiker
L. A. Beeks
Hamilton City
Fish Lake
Hamilton
Roscoe Watkins
E. E. Leech
Ella Bickel
Ora Loutzenheimer
Manila
Philippines
Lewis Yeakes
R. S. Goodman
Grand Rapids
William Fronefield
Garrett
Fred Krueckeberg
Union Township
Adams County
Carl Krueckeberg
Milo Kline
North Webster
S. F. Henwood
Cotton
Ettie V. Cotton
Charles Cotton
Indiana Chair Company
Indianapolis
Lucius A. Wilder
William A. Baker
Albert A. Wilder
James R. Frazer
South Bend
Gustave Schmeling
Fannie Schmeling
D. P. Baldwin
India Randall
Wabash College
Randall
Wabash
Helen Stevens
Miss Manhattan” Theatrical Company
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Sam
Brick
Barnhart
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Carnegie Public Library Commission
Anderson
Muncie
Greencastle
DePauw University
Marion
Alexandria
Crawfordsville
Elwood
Hammond
New Albany
Peru
Richmond
Earlham College
Henry Stamates
Chumbusco
Stamates
Ollie Craven
Board of State Charities
Mary J. Martz
Keystone
Frank Marks
Albion
William Hutt
BE. F. Baker
Plymouth
J. F. Wing
William Hapner
South Whitley
Edward Haganau
John Dolan
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Jesse R. Pence
Cleveland Township
Texas
D. H. Kime
Federal Court Division
First District
Aden
DeKalb
Steuben
LaGrange
Noble
Kosciusko
Miami
Whitley
Wells
Adams
Blackford
Jay
Walter J. Harrold
Salem Church
George Hazen
Thomas Magley
Anna Falk
Bertha Eberly
Charles
George Shrieve
Penn
Florence B. Wood
R. B. Wood
Wolt Lake
F. C. Barrick
Uniondale
H. H. Hart
Hillsdale
John Short
William Schlotterback
W. A. Sands
W. H.hall
Converse
J. W. Bears
Petroleum
Wells County
William Hattery
Somerset
George C. Ulmer
Congress
New Mexico
Jay Hogue
William van Noorman
Herbert Hilkey
Jackson
Miss
Hilkey
Fred Goshert
San Francisco
New York City
William Gordon
Clinton Hart
Liberty Center
Thomas Turpin
Alexander Lopes
Syracuse
the Enterprise Lard Press
Universal Food Choppers
Re Kaives
J. Pfeiffer & Son
Columbia St
Washin
POE News
United States Company
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