Sisterhood of St Francis vows held at Lafayette
At St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette Indiana Rt Rev Herman J Alerding presided over a high mass as eighteen women entered the Sisterhood of St Francis novitiates nine took first vows and eight professed perpetual vows Clergy from Lafayette Remington Hanover Attica and other towns assisted in the rite in a ceremony noted for its solemnity and beauty.
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Alerding
Dinnen
Byrne
Selmetz
Wurpillat
Shea
Clementine
Solanus
Osmund
Herbert
Lafayette
Schmitz
Remington
Jurraschek
Hanover
Oberholz
Attica
Bernardin
Ladislaus
Roemu
Clemens
Ossian Social Notes and Funeral Rites Close 1905 Year
Ossian Indiana reports visiting relatives and guests from Bluffton Montpelier and Markle. J W D Metts faces gallstone surgery in Fort Wayne. The Patten family funeral at West Ossian is noted along with numerous local visits, entertainments, and a Masons and Eastern Stars installation and banquet.
Pennsylvanian railroad to install gates at Delphos crossings
Delphos Ohio Dec 26 The Pennsylvania railroad will install gates at all street crossings except one and retain a watchman at that crossing. Gates will cover Main Canal Jefferson Clay and Broderick streets with towers possibly at Main Canal or between Clay Bredeick. A watchman remains at State street. The move follows a deadly Jefferson street accident involving two girls.
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Delphos
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pierce
Franklin
Washington Streets
Franklin Street
Main
Canal
Jefferson, Clay
Broderck
Jefferson Streets
Canal Street
Clay
Bredeick
State Street
Jefferson Street
Pennsylvania
Antwerp Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Charley Miller and wife from Barbington Ohio visit Antwerp relatives. Mrs. George B. Terwilleger sick at home feared pneumonia. Georgia Busby returns from Fort Wayne. Claud Jacobs of Fort Wayne visits Jacobs family. Gertrude Banks and Jenney May Godard stay with Ed Hudson family east of Paulding. Charley Zuber home from Chicago. Silvian and Lawrence Shepherd of Flint visit. Roy Tudor of Roanoke visits Harris family. A. Smith and wife visit Kendallville. Wright Godfrey improving at Lutheran hospital. Russell Himmer of Roanoke visits Harris family. Corkins and Headsworth of Blissfield spend week at home. Fred Aitenhouse and his sister Mabel of Warren visit Harris. Casper Horn visits Hicksville. Reed and Edith Fort Wayne for eyes. Charley Ensign at Fort Wayne Business College visits home. Carrie Hertle visits Fort Wayne. Wordon Sperry and wife return from Butler and nearby. Mrs. Samuel Sunday attends Eph Lutz funeral in Woodburn cancer death. E. C. Hillerd and wife from Pittsburg visit Hicksville relatives. Gertrude Hulber from Hicksville visits Fort Wayne Commercial School. Mrs Clide Filley and sons Robert Norris return to Fort Wayne.
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Antwerp
Ohio
Charley Miller
Barbington
George B. Terwilleger
E. Daggett Street
Georgia Busby
Minnie Busby
Fort Wayne
Claud Jacobs
M. P. Jacobs
Gertrude Banks
Jenney May Godard
Ed Hudson
Paulding
Charley Zuber
Chicago
Winnie Zuber
Silvian
Lawrence Shepherd
Flint
Mich
Roy Tudor
Roanoke
Ind
Benjamin Harris
Bri. A. Smith
Kendallville
Russell Himmer
Ben Harris
John Corkins
Max Headsworth
Continental Sugar Company
Blissfield
Fred Aitenhouse
Mabel
Warren
Casper Horn
Hicksville
North
Reed
Edith
Charley Ensign
Georgia Wait
Wordon Sperry
Butler, Inn
Samuel
Woodburn
Eph Lutz
E. C. Hillerd
Pittsburg
Gertrude Hulber
Clide Filley and Sons
Robert and
Norris
Fort Wayne Man Found Dead in Garrett Rooming House
A Fort Wayne colored man named Joseph Brown, 35 to 40, was found dead in his Garrett rooming house on Christmas Day. He had recently come to work with the B and O roundhouse crew and had been drinking heavily, with a nearly full whisky bottle found beside him. Coroner Briggs conducted the inquest, noting alcohol likely caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Ind
Fort Wayne
Joseph Brown
King Street
B. & O. Round House
Brown
Briggs
Butler
Poe News notes and upcoming lodge events in Poe Indiana
Rudolph Springer and family visited the Youngs. Charles Shearer hosted Mercer and Somers. St Marys Eastern Star installs officers January 13 with banquet. Raymond Smith Ossian and Frank Morton with family guest of Castons. Frank Mercer’s Fort Wayne relatives visit. Olive branch lodge installs officers January 2 and banquet January 9. C E Lutz of Fort Wayne visited Castons. Poe M E church members hauled gravel for improvements. Mrs George Hiser dies at 78, longtime Allen county resident.
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Frank Morton
Reed Caston
Frank Mercer
Fort Wayne
Wm. Comer
Ollive Branch Lodge
C. E. Lutz
P. R. Caston
Poe M. E. Church
George Hiser
Woodburn Notes and Visits Bring Local Holiday News
Woodburn Indiana on December 28 reports Adolph Reddenson visiting in Fort Wayne. Local families including the Kloppensteins, Witmers, Yaggys, and Moores share Christmas visits. many travel to Berne, Linn Grove, Fort Wayne, Chenoa Illinois, and Twin Falls Massachusetts.
Huntertown Christmas events and church services noted
In Huntertown Indiana December 27 the Christmas cantata drew a large crowd and earned praise for Superintendent Sidney Dunton and helpers. Local families shared dinners. Rev James A Beatty plans sermons at the M E church with a love feast and Lord's Supper. A quarterly conference is set for 1 pm. a nearby bank nears completion for January 1. Hart Saylor recovers after a fire, aided by heroic residents to save the home.
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Huntertown
Ind
Sidney Dunton
Andrew
Orville Surfus
John Surfus
Auburn
James A. Beatty
Methodist Episcopal Church
Brenton Hatch
Frank Garman
Hart Saylor
Gave skin on arm to save boy life in Bluffton
Sherman Kumpf of Bluffton offered his arm to graft skin onto Lawrence Crosbie who was badly burned when he fell into scalding water. The graft was applied to the boy's hip with more grafts planned. Homer Crosbie also volunteered skin from his arm.
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Crosbie
Homer Crosbie
Andrews Local Folks News Roundup Dec 31 Andrews Indiana
Mesdames Martha Clawson Lizzie Weaver will join Thompson party for Florida week after next. Ray Woodbeck home from Peru. Clarence Rhodes back from Logansport. Miss Inez Roberts visiting from Chicago. Mrs Mabel Potts of Ohio visiting at the Iry home. G W Adams and E L Taylor visit Etna. Several residents sick with Mrs Endicott Ross Wasmuth among them. Mrs W D Cole of Huntington visiting her parents. Ray Parker of La Junta Colorado visiting. Mrs Freeman of Bunker Hill visiting Larcena Lee. A Q Garretson of Huntington and wife visitors. Mrs R E Peel of Chicago visiting daughter. Miss Racheal McNown home from Brazil. Misses Mattie Tyner and Amanda Tyner home from Muncie Huntington. Vaughn Snowden home from De Pauw University. Misses Blanch Myers Maude Rhodes visiting from Kokomo. Albert Marker of Danville Illinois visiting. Misses Ida Sunderman Rosalie Aldinger from Warren visiting. Thurman Cline purchased Baker property corner Jefferson Jackson. Miss Vivian Dawson back from Decatur. Donald Mesnard sick list. Mr Mrs Earl Jefferson of near North Manchester visiting Frank and family. Miss Della Brandon home from Fort Wayne.
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Freeman
Bunker Hill
Larzena Lee
A. Q. Garretson
Huntington
Hosea Reed
R. E. Peel
Chicago
FE. W. Pointer
Inez Roberts
Racheal McNown
Brazil
Mattie Tyner
Muncie
Amanda Tyner
Vaughn Snowden
DePauw University
Blanch Myers
Maude Rhodes
Kokomo
Albert Marker
Danville
Illinois
Ida Sunderman
Rosalie Aldinger
Warren
Thurman Cline
Thomas Baker
Jefferson and
Jackson Streets
Vivian Dawson
Decatur
Donald Mesnard
Earl Jefferson
Manchester
Frank Jefferson
Della Brandon
Fort Wayne
Decatur Community Changes in County Offices and Local News
Auditor Michaud retires after four years. successor T. H. Baltzell with deputy Ed Kintz. Treasurer C. W. Yager’s new deputy Bernard Terveer. Philip Macklin to succeed C. C. Ernst as surveyor with John Gillig as deputy. Dr. D. D. Clark becomes coroner, succeeding J. C. Grandstaff. Local social notes include visits, a bazar and dance January 14–15, and basketball results with Churubusco.
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Decatur
Adams County
Michaud
T. H. Baltzell
Ed Kintz
C. W. Yager
Yager
Bernard Terveer
Philip Macklin
C. C. Ernst
Bob Beery
Joseph Beery
Mott
N. D
Hettenger County
Kate Wolpert
Fort Wayne
Philip Luley
George Baker
Homer H. Knodle
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Eli Oriat
Robert N. Ball
Lebanon
Decatur Baptist Church
Keller
Adams Street
Esther Corbett
Erwin
Marguerite Gerard
Thieves Steal Muskrat Pelts From Indiana Dealers
In Kendallville furs valued 60 to 75 dollars were stolen from Isaac Levy after a window break and a tampered door lock. Samuel Eddy reports 40 chickens missing from his Dowling street coop. In Valparaiso A Lippman’s fur business lost 400 muskrat pelts worth 200 dollars with other pelts ignored as thieves sought muskrat hides.
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Kendallville
Ind
Isaac Levy
Main
Orchard Streets
Samuel Eddy
Dowling Street
Valparaiso
A. Lippman
Kendallville Notes and Outlook From Local Gatherings
Kendallville Indiana scenes include Otto Bogner’s illness prompting Jonathan Bogner to travel to Winona Lake. Various visits from Chicago to Garrett, Sturgis, and Columbus highlight a quiet social season. A 35 day union revival opens with Rev John S Hamilton leading a large chorus and safety upgrades urged for the tabernacle roof.
Lininger Takes Own Life in York Township Barn
Van Wert Ohio December 31 William Lininger a well known farmer of York township hanged himself in his barn at his farm. Neighbor Richard Davis found the body about noon and cut it down too late to save him. The act is thought connected to a divorce suit filed by Lininger’s wife in Mercer county. He is survived by his wife and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lininger
Mercer County
Man Arrested for Supplying Liquor to Teens in Van Wert
A man who gave the name Jack Brown, claiming Fort Wayne residence, was caught near Brandt elevator furnishing liquor to two boys aged 16 and 17. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and ordered to the workhouse after his arrest by Chief Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Ohio
Jack Brown
Fort Wayne
Brandt
Alis Allison
Clarence Harschman
Brown
Lowhead
Paul Buaroni
Jackson
New Haven Theater Party in Auto Crash
A New Haven party returning from a show wrecked their taxicab near town, injuring Miss Kate Blackwell and Mrs. R. J. Blackwell as they avoided a telegraph pole at 20 to 25 mph. The incident followed an evening at the Majestic.
Payne dance club hosts Christmas event and local social notes
Payne Ohio December 28 The Payne dancing club held its Christmas dance Thursday with about twenty five couples present. The item also lists numerous residents visiting relatives and attending dances in Hicksville Antwerp Delphos Walker, Lima, Monroeville and other nearby towns over Christmas and holiday visits, plus several local families entertaining guests and traveling for events.
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Payne, C
Payne Danccing Club
Ethelyn Price
Collie Lamb
Hicksville
Katherine Price
Fort Wayne
James McNeff
E. E. Kilpatrick
Dorke County
Bertha Boyer
Delphos
Sheldon News Highlights Local Activities and Obits
The third quarterly meeting met at Mr Kaufman home due to church stove pipes repair. Sam Selbys mother died in Michigan. Selby at bedside. Ward Bell and Opal Bell visited Cassel Kaufman for Christmas. Sheldon school schedules vacation to Jan 6. Paul McKey of Bloomington visiting family. Lum Swaim family visited Ossian for Christmas. Dave Ludwick back home for holidays. Farmers Institute to be held Jan 9. Ladies serve dinner and supper at the schoolhouse. E W Fitch began Christian church meetings at Poe. George Earl and wife returned from Oklahoma.
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Sheldon
Ind
Kaufman
Sam Selby
Michigan
Selby
Ward Bell
Opal Bell
Land
Cassel Kaufman
Sheldon School
Paul McKey
Bloomington
Warren McKey
Lum Swaim
Ossian
Dave Ludwick
Farmers” Institute
E. W. Fitch
Christian Church
Poe
George Earl
Oklahoma
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Sue Caston
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Frank Foughty
H. C. Webber
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D. N. Kloppenstein
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W. J. Bennett
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Fred Cotner
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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C. E. Cluff
Otto Macy
L. E. Banta
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Marguerite O'Leary
Central Union Telephone Company
Julius Kratzer
Merland Hull
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Hull
Wisconsin
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Waterloo
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Lewis Babbit
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Charles Lupton
Pennville
Frederick Hess
George D. Gaby
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C. W. Harding
Lagrange
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Portia
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van Wert County
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R. J. Blackwell
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Fowler
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Charles Clerk
the Majestic
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J. E. Doyle
Will D. Gorrell
O. A. Tustison
J. C. Thatcher
H. L. Bandelier
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I. G
R. S. Bell
James Bannister
Lee Tustison
Charles Martin
Toledo
Marshal A. E. Meyers
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W. C. Tustison
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Geo. W. Foulke
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Anna Sullivan
Joe Lee
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Mae Zeddis
Dick Blackwell
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M. Mason
Masters
Pratt
Kansas
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J. R. Hartzell
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Payne
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H. H. Schnelker
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Marion
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Hanna- Walker
Bert Mason
Oral and
Blanche
Continental
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Oral
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Hoagland
Buchman
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Leavitt Akey
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Taxac
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New York City
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Wapokaneta
Sam Housar
Frank Gant
Jacob Miller
Vermilion
G. M. Hoagland
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Wauseon
John Eigar
Sheldon News
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