Woman's Club discusses Lawton school as monument
At Kimball hall the Woman's Club League proposed replacing a General Lawton statue with a Lawton Manual Training School to aid Fort Wayne youth. Miss Jenkinson urged the project with league funding, while the municipal department reported on waste paper receptacles and street cleanings efforts.
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Woman’s Club League
Kimball Hall
Fort Wayne
General Lawton
Lawton
C. B. Woodworth
Dean
Indianapolis
Woodworth
Cathedral Parish Cuts Debt Significantly
The Cathedral congregation reports a prosperous year with debt reduced from about $107000 to $92000 after applying $15000 to principal and paying over $4000 in interest. Regular parish collections plus school receipts and other sources brought in over $30000 for the year.
County Council Works To Transfer Funds In Allen County
The Allen county council met in special session with all members present and discussed moving about $17,000 from other funds to the county fund to avoid borrowing. They considered a small pox quarantine appropriation and heard explanations from county officials before adjourning to act on ordinances.
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Allen County Council
Messrs
Brackenridge
Centlivre
Herbst
Greenwell
Zeimer
Hellopeter
Brandeberry
Orff
Ferguson
Schnitker
Meyer
Barrett
General County
McCarty Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Cruelty
Through attorney Chichester Holder John A. McCarty of Eel River township seeks a divorce from Lulu B. McCarty alleging cruel and inhuman treatment neglect and desertion. They wed September 9 1898 by Squire Harry F. France and separated December 24 1898 after an incident September 23 when she allegedly called him names and struck him.
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Chichester Holder
John A. McCarty
Eel River Township
Lulu B. McCarty
Squire Harry F. France
New Term Court Begins with Judge Vesey on Bench
The regular January term of the superior court opened with Judge Vesey presiding. Cases set for trial include W F McLallen versus John W Orndorff on March 1. Koester Manufacturing Co. won a $1552.50 judgment against Fort Wayne Insurance. Divorce actions and attorney withdrawals noted. Nestel trial slated for Wednesday.
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Superior Court
Vesey
W. F. McLallen
John W. Orndorff
John W. Fowles
Albert Hettler
Minnie Reamer
Jacob Howeisen
Colerick & Thomas
Nestel
County Commissioners Appoint Road Viewers in Washington Township
The county appointed Christian Wiese Henry Hartman and Diederick Rodenbeck as road viewers for Jacobs and Reuss road in Washington township. The viewers will meet January 11 to inspect the project.
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Christian Wiese
Henry Hartman
Diederick Rodenbeck
Jacobs and Reuss
Washington Township
Mary A. Chappel
Wabash Railway
DeKalb
John M. Sboschet
Henry
Northern Indiana Notes Highlight Local Deaths and Happenings
John Marshall a Miami Indian living near Jalapa in Miami county is dead. John L. Cavin of Ligonier seeks lay delegate position at the northern Indiana conference. Rev. H. B. Townsend plans an Egypt Syria and Europe voyage. Lane Bros Kokomo peanut butter plant suffered a 2000 dollar fire loss with 800 insured due to an overheated oven. Miss Bessie Shuman of Logansport and Guy Fletcher of Peru wed in Detroit October 2 and will reside in Peru. A large fox hunt in northern Wabash county drew about one thousand participants over nearly ten square miles. H. J. Upthegrove of Valparaiso marked 25 years as M E Sunday school superintendent and received a silver tea set. Miss Fannie Mickle of Knox resigned from the Knox Christian church pastorate, formerly serving Hillsdale Michigan and Salvation Army work. James Sailer and Charles Sampsell were linked to theft of over 800 dollars of goods from the Lake Shore freight house at Elkhart. Sampsell was acquitted on a new trial request. Wabash manufacturers formed the Wabash Fuel association to secure cheap fuel and will contract about 45 000 tons of soft coal annually. Ed August the blind peddler denied a saloon license at Middlebury. signers were Amish voters and he plans to appeal to the circuit court.
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John Marshall
Jalapa
Miami County
John L. Cavin
Ligonier
North Indiana
H. B. Townsend
First Presbyterian Church of
Bessie Shuman
Logansport
Guy Fletcher
Peru
Detroit
Wabash County
H. J. Upthegrove
Valparaiso
M. E
Fannie Mickle
Christian Church At
Knox
Miss Mickle
Hillsdale
Mich
Salvation Army
James Sailer
Charles Sampsell
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Goshen
Sampsell
Wabash Fuel Association
Ed August
Middlebury
Elkhart County
Invasion of Canada Voted Out This Winter War Plan
The Evening Post quotes a Clan na Gael officer with a strong U.S. Army record saying invasion of Canada is folly now due to snow and cold. He notes preparations along the line to exploit winter breakups and does not expect South Africa’s war to end by then.
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New York
The
Evening Post Today
Clan-na-Gael
United States Army
Canada
South Africa
Brother shoots sister in Dubois Indiana tragedy
Lena Dagg, 12, was mortally wounded by her brother John in Dubois Indiana yesterday over a breakfast dispute. Their father fired at a neighbor on New Year’s day and fled to avoid arrest. J F Wing delivered plans in Auburn on Thursday.
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Dubois
Ind
Lena Dagg
John
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Woman’s Club
Board of Works
Street Railway Company
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Central Union Telephone Company
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I. N. Taylor
G. E. Bursley
W. W. Barnett
John Jacobs
Elizabeth Chapin
Jenkinson
Hoagland
D. N. Foster
Smith Chambers
Chambers
Court House
County Fund
John A. M’carty
Mills
Frank Emrick
L. J. Bobilya
Frank Neuhaus
Ralph Dennis
Charles Feichter
William Knowlton
George Buchfink
Knowlton
Aiken & Dawson
Pauline Dennster
Feliciana Simons
John H. Bass
Circuit Court
Tomers
Tisements
Our
Northern
Indiana
J. F. Wing
Auburn
Calhoun St
Chicago
Merchant Tailors
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