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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
2
In city court Judge Mingovan grills Adam Beltz for underpayments toward his four children, ordering a $500 bond and ten day continuance while hinting at a circuit court prison sentence. Several other defendants receive fines, continuances, or warnings for drinking, public intoxication, and related conduct.
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor testified in Washington at the federal court in the Bucks Store and Range boycott case. He described altering federation pages to remove the Bucks company from the We Dont Patronize list and stated he notified staff when the injunction issued. Prosecutors objected to many extracts from federation records and to portions of the questioning.
On December 23 a woman paid Lyman Craig a dollar as part of a turkey purchase at a market stand. She promised a later payment but left, and after 90 minutes Craig turned the dollar over to police. The turkey was sold and no one has claimed the dollar. it will go to the city treasurer unless the owner comes forward.
Kendallville Indiana February 6 John Kais er a longtime merchant and resident of nearly half a century died at his South Grant Street home after a year long illness from heart trouble.
Wayne court of Fort Wayne and St. John's court of New Haven were formally instituted Sunday at Aldine hall in a joint ceremony. Wayne county has 45 members and St. John's 20 with officers elected for the latter including Joseph Kall ueger as chief ranger and Ed Schnelker as vice ranger. State officers from Indiana and Illinois attended, led by state chief ranger M. B. Lauerman and George Hanlon, with Hammond degree team in charge of the proceedings.
Washington reports a new episode resembling the McCabe Wiley case within the Agriculture Department. A committee inquiry is ordered after dismissals of Chief Engineer C. C. Elliott, A. B. Moore, and accountant Singleton tied to Florida Everglades drainage funds and alleged fund transfers.
Garrett news items note visitors from Cromwell and Chicago and local residents traveling for business and leisure. Walter McDermott trips to Chicago for a few days. Tom Barrett visits from Chicago. Rev Thornburg conducts a Auburn wedding for Elias Kennedy and Mary Diebert. Local moves include Rev Walton relocating his family to Fountain property and Dr Klingler hosting Garrett medical society at Cowen street.
Schmitz Block and adjoining building are reported sold to W H Noll for two hundred thousand dollars. The transaction confirms Noll as the buyer and completes the transfer of the property.
Fred A. Sins of Frankfort was elected chairman of the Republican state committee at the Claypool hotel. Wil E Hays of Sullivan was named vice chairman with Frank J. Stalnaker of Indianapolis as treasurer. The session aligned against endorsing President Taft and set plans for a March state convention to elect delegates to the Republican National Convention. James P. Goodrich is expected to join the national committee.
Antonio Maggiore Jr aged 18, missing since January 28, returns with his parents reporting he left home of his own accord after spending some of his 47 dollars. Police investigate, while his brother Michael was later found dead at a friend’s home, fueling a possible enemy involvement theory.
Huntington Ind Feb 5 The funeral for John Tauenstein aged over 91 will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the German Lutheran church. He lived with his son Charles and was a prominent farmer since 1846 and the sole surviving member of SS Peter and Paul Lutheran Church who helped draft its constitution. Granddaughter Mrs Henry Doell of Fort Wayne and her husband will attend.
The German American Trust Company will open its new Fort Wayne branch at Calhoun and Holman streets next Saturday morning with John J. Disser in charge. The bank notes the site is central to a southward business shift and expects to build a strong local operation after leasing and fitting a fine Heiman Street building.
Anger sweeps England over the Leipzig court ruling that Bertrand Stewart a prominent London lawyer faces three and a half years confinement for espionage. British papers urge government action and Parliament to address the case as anti German sentiment grows.
The Methodists of Columbia City Indiana will erect a new church this year on the present site. A five member committee led by A S Nowels includes Jacob Jontz John Waterfal Eli Bollinger and C G Whitney. Plans and specifications from architects have been submitted. Project cost about $20000.
Fire destroyed Martin Reinking’s brick veneered residence north of Preble in Decatur Indiana. Origin traced to a defective furnace pipe in an upstairs room. Most furniture saved. insured for 500 dollars. Built about ten years ago for 4000 to 5000 dollars, insured for 2500 by Preble Mutual.
Prohibition county convention met in the courthouse assembly room to select delegates for the state convention. Captain James F E Graham chaired briefly as Rev. Carson Moore offered opening prayers. A five member committee to name delegates was formed late in the day. Rev O F Butterfield spoke on national policy and temperance, with Butterfield touring Indiana after speaking in Monroeville.
Monte L. Green, formerly with Auburn Savings and Trust and later a Jarrett trust company head, becomes editor and business manager of the Auburn Daily and Weekly Courier. He succeeds R. Earl Peters after two years in the post. Green is an experienced business man and writer with fourteen years in publishing and wide DeKalb county ties.
A February 2 gathering at Mrs. George Tonkel and family featured games music and refreshments with a guest list including Miss Martha Yoder Caroline Schlatter Esther Garman Ruth Fishburn Mina Vanzile Hattie Tonkel Nora Hellopeter Anne Lochner Dina Ringenburg Dora Thompson and many others along with Messrs Henry Shindler Herman Conrad Jim Maxfield Mike Holbert Fred Bellinger Joe Yoder Lester Schlatter Frank Kryden Pete Switts Emer Schlatter and Virgil Bloom among attendees from Berne Spencerville and nearby areas.
Washington Feb 5 The National Waterways Commission says the Maumee river to Fort Wayne route with an artificial link to Lake Michigan is the most feasible for a proposed Lake Erie Lake Michigan canal. It urges a barge canal survey with a $15,000 appropriation and rejects a ship canal due to cost and water supply issues.
City court heard private testimony from Sadie Smead and held Henry Hay to the circuit court on a $1,000 bond he could not meet. The case draws pathos from Hay's wife and four children present. the victim was fifteen. State Senator R. E. Proctor assisted in prosecution. Hay was linked to Alfred Smead's family of Elkhart. Attorney W. N. Ballou defended Hay.
City pound master William Brownsberger seeks clarity on who is responsible for killing stray cats and impounded dogs and whether the office carries police powers. A cat escaped quarantine and raised concerns about contagion, prompting dispute over authority. The Board of Public Works approved street paving plans and sewer projects while debating authority and duties.
Large attendance at the funeral services for Mrs. Mary McCarthy from St. Patrick's Church. Guests from Chicago and multiple Indiana cities include Roger Co Sullivan of Ogden Gas and leaders from several firms and political circles.
William Schannell, appointed as a patrolman at the start of the year, resigns and returns to barbering. The resignation was submitted to the chief on Monday night. Willis J. Amos will become a regular and a new substitute will be named by the board of public safety.
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