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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
3
Auburn Ind Jan 6 It develops that finishing the DeKalb County courthouse will require 50 000 more than the 259 000 originally appropriated by county commissioners The completed building will cost 300 000 The county council will be asked to approve the extra appropriation though it was feared the higher total would defeat the measure The work has progressed to a near finished state
In Andrews Indiana on January 6 I B Potts of Huntington was a business caller here. Several residents traveled to Lafontaine for the death of Mrs Parks mother. Visits from Malion Marion Goshen Roanoke and Indianapolis are noted. Revival meetings open at the Christian church. Celia Cramer ends high school and will enroll in Huntington January 17.
Funeral services announced for Caroline Krueckeberg and Robert N. Andrews, a Civil War veteran, with multiple obituaries across Union township and nearby counties. Other items note local marriages, deaths from cancer, school matters, business changes, ministerial officers, fraternal group officers, and local business location changes.
Kendallville Indiana reports a sharp fall in produce prices with eggs quoted around 20 cents and butter at 23 cents per pound as grocers adjust to recent market changes. The note highlights a slack in demand and fluctuating wholesale rates impacting local grocers.
In Plymouth Indiana on January 3 hundreds of bushels of onions rot in fields and bins as gathering costs exceed value. Prices run about 15 cents a bushel at Grovertown with few bidders to handle the crop from a record 1912 harvest. A farm near Grovertown stores about 1500 bushels in one neglected field bin.
Monroeville residents report visits and health updates including the Painters visiting Van Wert relatives and Lloyd David improving from pneumonia. Birth announced for a Yousea baby. Peters of Fort Wayne visit N C Webster family. Hertle recovers from appendicitis at Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital. Merica visiting from military service. Lee Pillers leaves B J Friedline Music Co. to set up independent work. Bauserman and Miss Agnes Beauchot wed. groom with Schaab Roofing Co. Purdue students attend a house party hosted by Agnes Phillips in Monroeville with guests from Oxford West Baden Fort Wayne Chicago Attica and Lafayette. Rev Keyer D J of Springfield C preaches at Lutheran church. George Long of Wisconsin visits relatives.
Woodburn Indiana January notes list Alpha Gorrell visiting parents near Harlan. Numerous relatives and friends visit in Fort Wayne Berne Lima Ossian Hicksville Antwerp Zaleski and nearby towns during Christmas week and winter holidays.
Mrs Nannie Radcliffe aged 35 wife of Pierceton post master Radcliffe died yesterday at home after several months illness that developed into pneumonia She was daughter of the late Nelson Galbreath Surviving are the husband and one daughter Helen who attends high school
Clarence Spohn a butter maker for F. L. Myers creamery in Columbia City attempted to abduct his four year old son Cleo at North Manchester where Lena Spohn and her parents reside amid ongoing divorce proceedings. After being spotted by the mother and grandmother he fled but returned the child to its mother without incident. The divorce case is set for February term.
Ossian Indiana news roundup cites visits from Huntington and Bluffton, church events with Presbyterians, protracted meetings at Elhanan church, hospital updates, mission work in Arizona, and social gatherings including the Sargasso club with Shakespeare program. Local residents attend, host, and travel to Fort Wayne for events and installations.
In Kendallville Indiana this afternoon telephone patrons discussed forming a mutual telephone company. If the attendees favor the plan steps will be taken. if not the move will likely be dropped. Further developments remain to be seen.
Decatur Indiana January 1 The will probated for Frederick Ellenberger who died December 14 designates after funeral expenses the bulk of his estate to his wife Elizabeth Buetler Ellenberger for life. Upon her death funds go to a church erection fund and the remainder to the Reformed Church foreign missions for theological school endowments.
Bert Minniear a Blacksmith from Bluffton Indiana faced Mayor Frank Smith for an intoxication charge. He received a $5 fine and costs totaling $15 plus a 30 day jail term totaling 45 days. His wife is away in Ohio and his four children care for the home as officers seek township aid. Minniear’s drinking reportedly consumes his time and earnings.
Spencerville and Ossian briefs record numerous family visits from Fort Wayne Mishawaka Edgerton and Centerville. Weddings include Miss Mary Notes tine and Jay Chapman and Hallie Notestine and Frank Harford. Local events feature New Year party at Miss Gladys Gloyd and church guild activities.
The Reverend William Davis retired Methodist pastor died at his Columbia home Monday after moving there in November following retirement in Lucerne Cass County. Born in Churubusco he taught school in Whitley and Noble counties for nine years and served as local preacher before joining the Northern Indiana conference in 1886.
Antwerp Ohio residents and guests populate a long list of engagements. Notable items include Hon John Pocock visiting Toledo on business, Miss Gale Billman and other locals visiting family, and Sheriff-elect Frank Zuber attending a New Year supper at St Marys church. Also noted are twins born to Attorney Mervin Day, high school orchestra plans, and various Fort Wayne and Blissfield connections.
Auburn Ind January 7 Doc Geddis who ran a saloon at Ashley under a disputed license closed his business Saturday night and will not reopen as a saloon. Geddis attorneys informed remonstrators they would dismiss their license appeal set for Albion. The case alleges Geddis aimed to extend illegitimate operation for profit. Judgment was entered against Geddis for all costs.
Spencerville reports a January birth to Mr. and Mrs Harris south of town. A basketball game here vs Zanesville ended 15 to 19 for the visitors. Pauline Moffit and Jessie return from Auburn after two weeks with grandparents. The high school principal visits Huntington. Ruth Moss of Robinson Chapel visits Beams family. Several residents ill or returning to work in Fort Wayne or Springfield Center. A December 25 1912 Eden Ohio wedding unites Winfield Pervine and Clela Flegal. The fatal accident at Bair’s crossing claims Gerwood Roller, leaving a widow and children. Shoppers and visitors frequent nearby towns. trips to Garrett and Detroit noted. Cederville mourning Mary Ann Sterling.
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