Churches Elect Officers Congression Meet on New Year’s Day
German Lutheran and Reformed churches in the city held annual meetings to elect officers for the coming year. Crews selected include Emanuel Lutheran Elders G Hitzemann H Roehr H Berlin and Henry Siedhoff as financial secretary. Salem Reformed Elders Peter Hensel George Fisher. Grace Reformed Elders F Bercot J Rudisill. St Pauls Lutheran trustees William Doehrmann and Elders George Dannensfelser Co Schmidt Paul Wolf. English Lutheran officers include William Sanders chairman and F W Geisekinge trustee. A balanced report praised church finances and thanked Rev Zartman. Prof Albert Joost elected organist. The new officers will be installed after Sunday service.
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Grace Reformed
F. Bercot
J. Rudisill
Henry Kesler
John Bottger
Walter Close
L. W. Hills
Zartman
George Dannensfelser
Co. Schmidt
Paul Wolf
Frederick Blake
Theodore Ulmer
Phillip Dudenhoefer
Henry Schultz
William Sanders
William F. Landenberg
G. Steup
Clark Orr
John Glasser
John Fromuth
George Waldo
William Hess
Thomas Baxter
F. W. Geisekinge
Henry Klebe
Albert Joost
Moody seeks admin of Dwight Moody estate in Greenfield
Greenfield Massachusetts January 2 Will R Moody eldest son of the late evangelist Dwight J Moody files to be appointed administrator of his father's estate The will is absent and the size of the estate is said to be small with doubt over a life insurance policy of thirty thousand dollars and a friend previously claimed the policy existed while relatives could not find evidence Miss Had ie Dawson is ill with scarlet fever.
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Greenfield
Mass
Will R .Moody
Dwight J. Moody
Mody
Moody
Local news round up notes births visits and moves
Professor Ungemach returns from Cleveland while twin daughters are born to Mr and Mrs Dixon of Ida avenue. Various residents and visitors are named including Maud Colter Arcola and Jesse Dailey Decatur. Births marriages and medical news feature alongside hotel and city notes and travel.
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Ungemach
Concordia College
Cleveland
Dixon
Ida Avenue
Maud Colter
Arcola
Jesse Dailey
Decatur
Gertrude Moses
Father Wiedau
St. John's Church
New Haven
Blanche Christian
Destie Johnson
Roanoke
Jacob Utley
Fairfield Avenue
Utley
Wabash Railway
A. W. Clark
Ossian
Clark
Chloe Caston
Baker
Boston
Burker
Arcade
T. N. Roach
J. C. Peltier
Stanhope
C. F. Kettler
East Jefferson Street
Fort Wayne
F. M. Earl
A. Morton
Wells County
Dell Bb. Wickliffe
Frank Ott
Tony Nellessen
Chicago
Ott
Gus Johnson
Huntington
Wheelock
Lavina Tar. Osdale
William RB. Cowell
Buchanan Street
L. L. Henson
William Ballou
Harry Kinneik
Emrick
Ann Arbor
Arthur Livingstone
St. Joe Hospital
W. W. Barnett
R. C. Bell
C. E. Barnett
Colonel Duke
Fort Wagen
Bell
C. HE. Briant
Allen H. Dougall
S. Harmon
Auburn Courier
Georgie Zimmerman
Kittie McCarthy
St. Joseh Hospital
Garrett
Myers
Waiter Suffers Burns After Coffee Spill Collision
Moten on Murray Street under medical care after colliding with another waiter. The impact spilled hot coffee and soup onto his chest, causing painful burns.
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Moten
Murray Street
Kidd Captures New Year's Curling Points Medal Again
John Kidd won the New Year's day curling points medal for the third straight year with a club record run of 88 points. James Gillie placed second with 36, followed by Peter Gillie 34 and David Miller 32 as the field totaled 38 to 24 points. Another electric light game is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
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John Kidd
Mr. Kidd
James Gillie
Peter Gillie
David Miller
George Jaap
C. L. Centlivre
James Dormer
Malcolm Mcinnes
F. J. Hayden
John Gillie
W. W. Mungen
Thomas Cavanaugh
George Thumm
George Gillie
Walter Cavanaugh
Hueler's Union Chapel Night Services Quiet
The water night service at the chapel drew few attendees due to lack of awareness. The meeting opened with songs and readings, with one observer noting a passage from old to new. List of attendees includes J. C. F. McMaken, Myville N. Stockwell, Mary Byall, Alice Racine, Claud Racine, and others. A fashionable wedding occurred Sunday Dec 31 at the Cook home, Alice Cook marrying Claud Racine of Savery Township. Herman Fortunier returns from Chicago. upcoming address by Brothers Hasket and Yarnelle. Mid-week service planned for Thursday. Peter Hubler reported not better.
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Watcr
C.F. McMaken
Myvile N. Stockwell
Mary Byall
Mary McMacken
Chauncey Ponsett
James Luther August Racine
Albert Trevey
J. S. Byerline
Anna Kruse
Frank Ludwick
Will Stoeckwell
Ella Racine
Theodore Rose
Frank Wnitzsche
Allen McMaken
Charley Heidenreicn
Amos Eibler
Eddie Hibler
Eva McMaken
Burg
Bec
Wirs
Albert Cook
Alice
Ely
Claud Racine
Savery Washington Township
Brids
Weir
Herman Fortunier
Chicago
Hasket
Yarnelle
Nex
Peter Hubler
Winter Weather Recurrence and Local Social News
Winter weather stays near the zero point as residents report typical cold. People visiting relatives include Jacob Felger and David Felger senior at Huntington, Henry Boschet dies in Fort Wayne, Mrs Etta Berge visits her parents, and various Felger and Keim household visits. The Lake Center Union Sunday school elected officers for six months. School resumes January 2 after a vacation week.
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Jacob Felger
David Felrer
Huntington
Henry Boschet
Fort Wayne
Etta Berge
Jacob Sheffer
Wheeler, Tad
Daniel Keim
James Barrett
Cedarville
Allen Grawford
Lake Center
Welch & Sons Incorporation Forms Wear Iron Roofing Firm
The firm of John H. Welch & Sons files articles of incorporation with the county recorder to establish a company that will manufacture sell and deal in galvanized iron and cornices dormer windows door and window caps finials skylights asphalt and pitch roofing lathe tin and other roofing materials.
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John H. Welch & Sons
The
County Recorder
Man Struck by Pennsylvania Train at Broadway Crossing
Monroe Walters of 596 South Broadway was hit by train No. 7 while crossing at the Broadway crossing Monday evening. He survived initial injuries but faces possible amputation and a hospital consultation as doctors work to save his life. Walters, 42, married with children, showed remarkable vitality despite severe leg and hand injuries.
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Walters
Weil Bros
Columbia Street
Crossng
Daniel Bevelheimer
Walter
Lagrange
Bevelheimer
Emmaus German Lutheran Church Formed on South Broadway
A new German Lutheran congregation on South Broadway completed its organization Monday naming officers. August Becker is treasurer and Louis Brunner financial secretary. Trustees include William Bock D Thiele Jr and Ernest Brammeyer Jr. Deacons Christian Koerte and William Schoenefield. Elders Herman Boehm and Louis Brammeyer. The finance committee reports about 18000 subscribed for a church to be erected next spring.
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South Broadway
Emmanuel’s Church
Emmaus German Lutheran Church
August Becker
Louis Brun
William Bock
D. Thiele, Jr
Ernest Brammeyer
Christian Koerte
William Schoenefield
Herman Boehm
Louis Brammeyer
No Hunting Board On Farm Sparks Local Debate
Rev Ralph C Jones of Hoagiaid says he never knew Sloan Adair allowed hunting on his farm despite a visible No Hunting sign. Adair has stated he would prosecute anyone caught hunting quail on his property, and Jones was seen with a Fort Wayne dentist during the dispute.
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Rev. Jones
Mr. Adair
Weekly Sentinel
Ralp C. Jones
Hoagiaid
Sloan Adair
Basie
Adair
Mr. Jones
Fort Wayne
Earthquake Hits Akhalkalak District Towns
An earthquake yesterday destroyed ten villages in the Akhalkalak district of the government of Tiflis. The tremor reported from St. Petersburg caused damage across the region with casualties yet to be confirmed.
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St. Petersburg
Akhalkalak
Tiflis
Acrostic Tribute for Nona Martin in Memoriam
J C Martin writes a memory piece for his sister in law Mrs Nona Martin wife of William Martin who died December 23. The poem vows she has gone to the land of rest and notes her kindness readiness to help and obedience as loved ones bid farewell until they meet again.
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J. C. Martin
Nona Martin
William Martin
Nona
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G. Hitzemann
H. Roehr
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Henry Siedhoff
Frof
G. Hormel
Salem
Peter Hensel
George Fisher
George Hill
Gottlieb Halter
Henry Felger
Fred Gumpper
John Wagner
Andrew Vogeley
St. Paul's Lutheran
William Doehrmann
St. John’s
F. H. Hilgemann
Valentine Kausler
Henry
Buecker
MR. Moody
Miss Hadhie Dawson
Kidd
Hueler’s
Union Chapel
Lake Township
Prins
Silesia
Notneing
beck—Foullard
China
Liberty India
Broadway Crossing
Monroe Walters
Pennsylvania
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Uncle Sam
A. D. Harrison
Dunfee, Ind
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