Local notes and notices from Fort Wayne daily paper
Rev. J L Leeper recovering. Born to Attorney C H Worden and wife a son. John Lynch janitor at Library hall building ill. Andrew Bowersock of Lafay ete township in the city. Dennis Gorman of the auditor's Office sick with la grippe at the Diamond hotel. Mrs Allan H Dougall recovering from pneumonia caused by grippe. Dr E J McClear moves practice to West Jefferson near Calhoun. Mrs James Kilpatrick travels to Argus Ind to visit father Oliver James Lowry. Christian Becht orphan shot in eye by bow gun arrow. James Harper resumes duties at the post office money order dept after illness. Marriage licenses issued to three couples. lawsuits and court actions noted. Squire Romy declines re election as justice of the peace. Solomon Doty and Edward F Clausmeier political announcements. Walter R Walker vs Jeremiah Dust appeal before Judge O Rourke. Attorneys Holder & Meeks in Monroeville on case. John Taylor sues NYC and St L railway for 2500. Colonel Charles A Zollinger buys Hartford City paper mill stake. Mrs Frank Kemmer in Fort Wayne for Fort Wayne Medical college exercises. Dr Frank Kemmer to graduate. Tim Foley injured after train fall. Mrs Mary Smith, first white woman married in Grant County, dies aged eighty. Chicago Cheap Store J B R O'Neill & Co lease Calhoun street store, offer bargains, give away rubber pair with ladies' shoes, discount 5 percent with newspaper notice.
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John Lynch
Library Hall
Andrew Bowersock
Lafayete Township
Dennis Gorman
Auditor's Office
la Grippe
Diamond Hotel
Allan H. Dougall
Is Grippe
E. J. McClear
West Jefferson Street
Calhoun Street
James Kilpatrick
Prince Street
Argus, Ind
Oliver James Lowry
James Harper
Money Order Department
Post Office
Melvin Lackey
Emma M. Kepler
George W. Friess
Jennie Painter
Henry J. Gruettert
Sophia Henschen
John Suowberger
A. H. Bittinger
Elize Walbaum
Squire R. L. Romy
Washington Township
Justice of the Peace
Solomon Doty
Walter R. Walker
Jeremiah Dust
O’rourke
Holder & Meeks
Monroeville
Edward F. Clausmeier
Allen County
John Taylor
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company
W. G. Colerick
Charles A. Zollinger
Wm. Fleming
Hartford City
Frank Kemmer
Antwerp
Fort Wayne Medical College
Tim Foley
Walnut Street
Mary Smith
Grant County
Local Gossip and Celery Planting Prospects in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne experiences a major boom with prospects of lasting prosperity barring a national financial crisis. T E Exxiison reports talks with Kalamazoo celery raisers about draining Little River prairie for celery cultivation. The near railway links to Wabash railroad and shipping routes to New York, St Louis, and Chicago offer strong market access for potential fortunes in Northern Indiana agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Presment
Tar Cup National Bank
Fort Wayne
T. E. Exxiison
Kalamazoo
Little River Prairie
Wabash
Kalamazo
Indiana
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Huntington
The Sons of Malta Exposed and Its Wild Initiation Tale
A former grand chancellor recounts the Sons of Malta hoax once staged in a Har rison street lodge. Initiation included staged Cuba talk, heavy cash demands, music tests, a Pegasus ride, and a water soaked sponge finale before the order collapsed after Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper exposed the scheme.
Spring Medicine Nostalgia and Salvage Advice
The ad touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as a spring health booster purifying blood restoring appetite. A testimonial recounts recovery from consumption using Dr King s New Discovery and free samples at local druggists. Also promoted are Sozodont for gums and a job ad from FE C Pearson & Co with a note on steady salary opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Spavin Liniment Sold by Fort Wayne Druggist
English Spavin Liniment advertised to remove lumps blemishes from horses with a claimed $50 savings. Warranty described as the most wonderful blemish cure known and sold by F. J. Miller, a Fort Wayne druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Miller
Fort Wayne
Woolford
Corbett Defeats Kilrain In Six Round Bout
New Orleans February 18 J J Corbett teacher of the Olympian club at San Francisco defeated Jake Kilrain in a six round contest for a purse of 3500 at the Southern Athletic Club rooms last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orureans
J. J. Corbett
Olympian Club
San Francisco
Jake Kilrain
Southern Athletic Club
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