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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
8
Goshen Ind Jan 31 David Moyer 53 prepared to die after taking laudanum and slitting his left arm near a barn on Warren Smiths farm seven miles east of Goshen. Found nearly frozen and resisting rescue he was moved to the county infirmary. He had expressed a wish to die and reportedly his wish will likely be fulfilled.
Evansville Indiana January 91 Wesley Falls driver for Sinndast Oil was held up by masked men bound hands and feet to his wagon. Clerks in the company office found him after the robbery near the scene. He was rescued nearly frozen and in serious condition from exposure with no clue to the robbers.
Wabash Ind Jan 31 Charles T Clark part owner of the oil well drilled at Treaty county last week is so sanguine about the state of the well and the territory owned by the syndicate that he would not sell his interest for 10000 There are no other wells within several miles and Clark keeps drilling believing developments will yield gushers on their lease which is small
Waterloo Ind Jan 31 Six new smallpox cases confined to two families were reported this week in DeKalb County. The outbreak followed several existing cases after many exposures. The illness is not considered serious, and authorities suspect a tramp introduced the disease into the county.
South Bend Indiana January 31 St Joseph county outbid northern Indiana to sell to St Joseph County Savings Bank a 50000 issue of 1 percent bridge bonds at a premium of 4200 The annual interest rate drops to under 3 percent with the premium reduction
Goshen Indiana January 31 Harry Waters charged with stealing 4100 from Howard H. Hopkins a farrier was captured at Cleveland Ohio and Sheriff Elliott has gone after him.
Edmund Day, longtime Huntington County resident since 1855, died January 31 from a heart attack. He cast his first vote for Henry Clay and later affiliated with the Republican Party.
Frankfort Indiana January 31 George W Woodruff of Rossville Clinton county has not slept for seventy four days. Once a robust farmer he lost sleep about four years ago and exhausted his fortune seeking cures. Despite doctors and powerful drugs no rest comes, with wakeful spells lengthening while naps shorten to one or two hours.
Doctors and scientists observe that Mr. Woodruff does not sleep, reporting that his sensory nerves appear dead except around brief sleep periods. The case, described as a medical marvel, has reduced him from a robust 200 pound man to under 100 pounds while his mental clarity remains. He claims to have forgotten what sleepiness feels like and says sleep is nearly absent from his life.
Aaron Wantz was kicked in the face by his horse near Millersburg on January 31 sustaining a broken nose and injuries judged likely fatal.
Kendallville Indiana February 1 Lewis Kirby who recently disappeared is accused of bigamy and new evidence suggests additional women may hold valid claims of marriage Letters from Mrs Kitchen of Hinsing show she went to be married to Teeraha with Kitty yesterday but cannot locate Kirby
South Bend, Feb 1. Hiram Burto Punches, recently divorced from Lorain Punches, is arrested at DeMalle for bigamy. He had married Lorain in 1891 and has a nine year old son. A Rockford woman, a former first wife, alleged she was compelled to marry him last November. The court had granted a divorce about two months after the second marriage. The defendant is well connected locally.
Richmond Indiana February 1 A B Clark the violin maker has completed a Strad model violin using wood from a 460 year old commission table and a 3 000 year old fox cedar. The table was found in a swamp in New Jersey and called an ancient relic by scientists.
The will of Henry C Long of Indianapolis opened reveals provisions for a girls college foundation after the widow and two children pass. Home missions receive 15000 dollars, Indianapolis city gets 10000 dollars for a Lincoln statue, with the estate valued at 750000 dollars and many smaller bequests.
Chuyubusco Indiana February 1 John Kuhns brother of Marvin Kuhns who escaped from officers during his brother s capture is at the home of friends in Green township north of here
In Richmond Indiana a religious sect named Tolv Salvationists claims to be the true church and to act as God’s agents. They preach from house to house and on public highways. A minister says God commands burning all useless finery, jewelry, and furniture, and some adherents have burned clothing and furniture.
The passage notes a large inheritance from the early 1900s era, totaling millions in real estate across New York, Boston and Philadelphia and coal sands in Pennsylvania. Ex President Harrison oversees one portion of the case as the estate is set for adjudication within the year.
The bankruptcy court again adjourned the examination into the duke of Manchester's affairs until March 20 due to the duchess illness. Negotiations for sale of certain effects were completed and proceeds would be immediately available for creditors.
A smooth burglar entered August Grotrian's house at 559 Hanna Street Thursday night. He stole about $18 in cents and a pocketbook, while other valuables remained untouched. The junior Grotrian's pockets and a sum left in a china closet were taken, suggesting the intruder waited until everyone slept. Previous attempts had failed, and police pursue a developing clue.
Thirteen hundred convicts at the Illinois state penitentiary are being vaccinated at about 200 per day amid a smallpox outbreak across the state. Warden Murphy ordered the program to curb the illness, with many inmates showing sores and symptoms as physicians conduct thorough inoculations.
Two 14 year old students Claud W Norton and Harry Poweadets fled Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington Missouri after claiming hazing by upperclassmen exceeded endurance. They were arrested in Kansas City and destined for Lexington for disciplinary action. Details about investigators and dates are incomplete in the report.
John Loran and his daughter Tada left Thursday evening over the Wabash for their Texas home after visiting friends there. The family moved to the southwest sixteen years ago.
Richmond Ind Feb 1 Aaron Silvers a carpenter in modest means near this place and his brother John Silvers of Hamilton Ohio expect soon to inherit two estates one valued at 140,000 000 on their father's side Aaron claims direct descent from Aron Silvers who came from Germany and settled nearby this region.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted as the only positive treatment for catarrh, claimed constitutional action through blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for failure and broad distribution by Toner orAY.
Indianapolis Jan 31 House bill 313 by Rep Gillett adds Kosciusko county to the Twelfth district as reapportionment reshapes Indiana. The plan seeks a Republican majority in the Twelfth without hurting the Thirteenth, amid widespread debate on state institutions and fiscal controls.
The joint committee will hold its first meeting to Hight. Slack's anti trust bill was favorably reported in the house and report was adopted. State officers are drafting a bill to move the asylum for the blind, the school for deaf and dumb, and the women's prison from the city to the suburbs of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis February reports by Representative James and Auditor Hart find no true deficiencies in state institutions accounts, citing a practice of paying October bills in November. Legislators plan to legalize and adjust payments, with boards to meet in October, and a reform bill on county government indefinitely postponed amid debate.
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a constitutional amendment ruling and found the fall elections amendments failed to adopt. They proposed increasing supreme court judges and granting the legislature power to set law licensure qualifications but failed as fewer than half of voters expressed a clear choice on the issues.
Special to The Sentinel reports in Indianapolis on February 1 that the senate committee passed a resolution to appoint a commission to investigate the affairs of the Jefferson matter. The action signals new scrutiny of ongoing political concerns and potential inquiries by the Senate.
Pettit of Goodfellow Brothers Ice Co. nearly lost his left thumb when the elevator rope tightened at Switt & Co. on Gathoun street near Nickel Plate tracks. The thumb was severed at the first joint during a fall to an upper story. doctors amputated the digit. Pettit, out of work six months, had returned to work that noon.
Mrs. Rachael Grove Hench of Ellsworthburg died January 23 at 76 years, 10 months, and 25 days after a life of duty. Daughter of Ross Hackett, she and George Biney Hench raised ten children, eight surviving at her passing. Widowed in 1862, she supported the family, farmed, and left a comfortable homestead near Elliottsboro. Funeral held at Ellisturg Reformed Church with Rev. Shattenberger and Rev. W. D. Scott officiating. She was a devout church member and a devoted mother, cousin to Miss Rachael Hackett.
An east bound Soo Line passenger train wrecked near Toronto forty miles west of Rhinelander Wisconsin early today. Four coaches left the rails and rolled over. Six passengers were hurt two seriously. All but the injured were able to proceed.
About forty friends of Rev. Charles Th. White, pastor of Trinity Church, gathered Friday evening for a pleasant social session. They brought with them a chain as a gift, celebrating the pastor’s service.
The event celebrated Rev Whites birthday with a fine chair and dainty refreshments. Contractor George Japp, injured by a falling derrick near Roanoke, has returned home unable to walk and faces weeks of recovery. John Dawson, hurt then, is cared for at a farm near the scene. Also includes several testimonial quotes about Dr Miles remedies.
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