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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
9
Jennie Krock files for divorce from Louis Krock citing verbal abuse failure to provide associations with lewd women and relocation. She seeks a restraining order to protect property at 2607 Force Street and $500 alimony with FP. B. Colerick as her attorney.
The twelfth jurors and court officials hear two days of testimony over a $1000 note tied to a claimed murder reparation under Turkish law. Syrian witnesses and an interpreter struggle with translation as Farah argues the note compensates a dead Shaheen family member. Other cases include Minnie Gick seeking five year separation, probate actions for Himbert estate, a $5000 claim from a widow, and Ensign Watkins fined for assault.
In the county commissioners court Adolph King had a saloon license refused due to excessive number of bars for the population. Dan Zozin’s renewal was granted but a general cleanup order was issued, warning licenses will not be granted if saloons remain filthy. Adolph King is linked to Morris King and previously operated the Paully Bunch saloon. Dave Randall’s license stands. Commissioners Tonkel Wyss and Franke toured the district, deeming many saloons filthy and signaling stricter action. Wills are probated in the circuit court this morning for Frederick Alte vagh and Frederick Osher.
Advertises lower prices on medicines and health tonics with a money back guarantee. Promotes Meyer's Bark and Iron as a proven best seller for thirty years. Sells at 75 cents per bottle with refund if not satisfied.
Court opened today with probate work completed and disposed of. In the superior court a divorce was granted to Theodore A Pattee from Orpha Pattee.
Investigation into the Croy murder proceeds with many witnesses present in Woodburn. Julius Huguenard, ex deputy sheriff, testified while Baker is suspected by locals to be involved, amid court notes of civil suit by John F. Geddes for 1250 damages and a pending divorce default for Theodore Pattee.
An old warning-style notice urges careful mothers to keep Foley's Honey and Tar for children, claiming it is a safe, drug-free remedy and has saved many lives. Dreier & Bro.
At the court house assembly room on Monday evening the socialist leader Mother Jones addressed a sizable audience. She warned that 44 million Americans are landless and 96 percent of wealth is held by 10 percent, highlighted coal regions in West Virginia as dire, urged voters to replace current leaders with socialists, and was followed by a Seabee worker meeting finisher.
Jacob Hamm a carpenter residing at 1222 Wesel Street slipped on the icy sidewalk on West Superior Street at 4 o clock Monday afternoon and sustained a fracture of his right shoulder. He had fractured his right arm two months ago.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities and cures kidney and bladder disorders. It warns the product can prevent Bright's disease and diabetes and is promoted by Dreier & Bro.
Edward Depa and Maude Hoover. William J. W. Peltier and Elizabeth McClure. Willard Ackerman and Mary Enos. Albert Greenfield and Zella Nelson. Charles Shearer and Verba Mercer. Henry Minnick and Ellen Gladieux. William Class and Myrtle Patterson. Newton Taylor and Clara Pfleicher. Walter Felger and Ethel Rhodenbaugh. Perry Newport and Rowena Barkley.
An advertisement claims there is no known case of coughing or cold leading to pneumonia after using Foley's Honey and Tar. It asserts the product stops coughs and breaks up colds quickly and warns to use only the genuine yellow packaged Foley's Honey and Tar from Dreier & Bro.
Born to Mr and Mrs Val Ewig a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Lee Pillars 203 East Butler Street a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Martin of Monroeville a son. Born to Mr and Mrs William Ray 2023 Oliver Street a son. Born to Mr and Mrs John M Lakes a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Emil Brauer 1329 Stophlet Street a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Snider 2005 East Jefferson Street a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph W Parr ot 1035 Columbia Avenue a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Sellers 2410 Thomas Street a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Louis Naver 815 West Superior Street a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Henry Riche of Home Avenue a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Spreen 822 Colerick Street a daughter.
Dreier & Bro advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy that stops coughing and expels the cold with no opiates, urging protection from pneumonia by treating colds promptly.
Chicago and Toledo grain markets show firming mood on Feb 4 with May wheat trading near 97c and May corn around 59c to 60c. Reports cite Liverpool steadiness, strong export demand, and unsettled belt weather signaling delayed movement. oats and rye trade mixed while pork and lard hold gains.
East Buffalo New York February 4 reports show hog receipts 8500 with 760 shipments to New York and a strong market for hogs and lambs, pork prices from 4.56 to 4.60 for pigs and 4.80 to 4.85 for bulk sales. Chicago notes cattle and hog prices steady with cattle 3.60 to 6.15 and hogs 4.10 to 4.47 for various classes. Cincinnati market also shows steady cattle and hog prices with lambs at 5.00 to 7.60 and common stockers around 2.28 to 3.00.
The J. M. Kane store advertises the largest Valentines assortment in the city with box and lace cards priced from 1c to 6.50. A two thousand dollar sale on Ladies' Muslin Underwear runs this week along with deep discounts on household goods including Bristol slop jars kitchenware and enamelware.
Chicago butter eggs and cheese markets show varied prices with steady trends on February 4. New York reports firm butter and cheese, with detailed price ranges for full cream, skim and other varieties, plus steady egg prices and weak dressed poultry. Toledo lists Lima price readings for North Lima and South Lima regions and nearby markets.
Market report lists grains and produce with per bushel prices for wheat four dollars and higher along with corn oats rye butter eggs beans onions and poultry prices. Notable figures include turkeys chickens ducks and geese with varying cents per unit and a pork price around six dollars seventy cents.
The page lists wholesale quotations for metals such as copper and zinc, hides and skins, leather, furs, and rubber boots. farming goods include wheat, cornmeal, bran, middlings, and oats. Livestock prices cover hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, calves, and poultry, with multiple firms quoted. local hay and straw values appear alongside regional coal prices and an 1909 UK coal-trade note.
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