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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1892

Page

3

Local Notes Highlight Residents and City News

George Jaap the contractor resumes activity after illness while E H Parker of the auditor's office is off duty due to sickness. The Dispatch office moves to 35 Schmitz block and editor Mitchell plans rooms. Fire damages Indiana University boiler house with a $1200 loss. The Indiana university blaze and other local events are detailed along with social visits, auctions, and civic meetings.

George Jaap E. H. Parker Auditor's Office Fred McBride Bluffton Mr. McBride Perriguay Mary Zuber Chestnut Street Jefferson Township Mitchell Dispatch Schmitz Block John B. Manning Chicago Western Fruit Company Judge Ayres Indianapolis Court House

Dull Crime Month Yields to Courtroom Battles and Local News

City officials report the dullest month in fifteen years with few arrests and no police court activity. The piece details numerous civil suits and divorces, a church fight decision, an injury case, a ward on a factory accident, a counterfeit iron shop incident, and a high number of minor legal actions across Allen and nearby counties.

Wilkinson Franke Col. Zollinger

Burglars Blow Open Williamsport Store Safe

The E A Biggs store in Williamsport was entered between 1 and 3 a m last Wednesday. About 500 dollars in goods were stolen and about 1 dollar in pennies and two mail keys were taken from the post office in the room. The post office safe was blown open with a fuse and powder causing a loud explosion heard across town. Suspects fled east along the Wabash track dropping jewelry. two shots were fired at the burglars by Wm Swartz but missed.

P. A. Randall Seyrixet Hornung Brewery Harrison Street Teenges Maumee Avenue Newspaper Union Carnahan Tillo Fort Wayne E. A. Biggs Williamsport Wm. Swartz

Governor Chase Seeks War Treasury Offsets for Indiana

The Indianapolis Journal reports Governor Chase is hopeful about recovering Indiana’s balance of 46000 from direct tax and possibly 760000 from interest and discounts paid during the Civil War. He argues before Judge Parker in Washington on the direct tax offset with a decision awaited, and officials believe the department may rule there is no offset.

Chase East Indianapolis Journal Indiana State Treasury Washington Parker Department of Justice Department

Death of Mythic Local Figure Wolford Sparks County Burial

Christiaan Wolford, a well known town character, died Friday after a peculiar illness marked by incessant hiccoughs during his final 36 hours. A post mortem was held at Undertaker Peltier's with Dr Proegler in charge. No relatives claimed the body. county funds will cover burial as the medical college declined the remains. Wolford, a quirked old German, was the longtime sheriff candidate.

Jacob Yartner Jamaica Henry Partner Liberty Mills Indiana University Bloomington Thompson John Reichmer Spruce Creek Huntingdon County Jeremiah Kersner Read The Humane Society Wm. Bassett Markle Ind John Bassett American Wheel Works Fenness Miller Masonic Temple Congregational Church John Pitink North Side Marion Ina William Mellon Three Rivers Mich Fort Wayne Wayne Leeper Ferdinand Barnkamp Windlace Street Jennie Biggs Hoagland, Ltd George Joudt L. P. Scherer William Johnson Hope Hospital John Fredrickson Swinney Block East Main Street E. Hi. Shanks Church of God Charles Ayers Lafayette Street Charles W. Orr Hamilton National Bank Y. P Second Presbyterian Church Rk. W. Smythe D. F. Bower W. HE. Creighton Yarnelle Nieschang J.B. Manning Knights of St. John F. P. Bradley Cincinnati Timothy Nolan Cleveland Manning Western Fruit Company Rifles White Bank Julius C. Sarran Central Chandelier Company Toledo W. BP. Cooper Borton Institute Warsaw Chicago Armour & Co Swift & C O Calhoun Dock Streets Alex. Freeman Wabash County Freeman Ohio State Line Allen County Paulding County Sylvanus Struck Superior Court Auburn Esher-Dubs Shepard Indianapolis Esher Bowman George Hussar George Schweicker Dubs Noble Street George Davis Cline Clara Dressel Tresselt Justice Wilkinson Davis Sam Wallace Lafayette United States Mint Wm. C. Siebold Mary H. Mills Solomon A Argerbright Emma Argerbright Randall & Doughman John Baltes Henry Newhaus George W. Herman Wabash Railroad Company Swayne Walton Avenue Musgrave Insurance Terre Haute Supreme Court McDonald Nedianapolis Mrs. Me Christiaan Wolford Mgr. Wolford Medical College Wolford Way

Fort Wayne Meat Prices Benchmark Low on Pork Barrel

A 200 pound barrel of No. 1 mess pork brings $9.50 per barrel, or a penny per pound, a price never seen before. Fort Wayne buyers await fresh lots as market shows record low level for pork.

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