January Sale Booms With Low Prices On Quality Goods
The January sale offers ample assortments of quality goods at season’s lowest prices. Thrifty buyers flock to the sale to secure merchandise valued for quality and worth at reduced costs.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
10
The January sale offers ample assortments of quality goods at season’s lowest prices. Thrifty buyers flock to the sale to secure merchandise valued for quality and worth at reduced costs.
The message urges customers to buy now for future needs, claiming daily savings stories and confidence in unique values unlikely to repeat later.
A local store promotes savings on table linens towels bedspreads sheets muslins blankets and related items. The notice highlights discounted prices and a broad selection for household needs.
Orders to move by greatly reduced prices in the cloak and suit department. New goods with style stamps are offered at 1 3 to 1 2 percent less than early season prices.
The notice states prices are reduced across every department with discounts not limited to isolated items. Shoppers are urged to take advantage as sale conditions apply storewide.
County commissioners refused the JP petition for an office room in the courthouse and granted a permit to the township trustee for a room as the board sees fit. The court also heard plans for a tunnel to remove the Wayne trace grade crossing with the Pennsylvania company offering to pay 85 percent of the $61,000 estimate. A ditch adjustment was referred to the drainage commission amid ongoing Lange v Krebs suit over a mantel, coal bin and work bench taken from a house.
A circuit court jury heard two days of testimony to decide ownership of a mantel a coal bin and a work bench between Mr and Mrs John W Lange and Mr and Mrs Edward Krebs. The verdict gives Lange the coal bin and $25 damages while Krebs owns the mantel and work bench.
Gart Shober, proprietor of the Tabor Times-Herald, obtained a temporary restraining order in the Supreme Court. The filing impacts publication duties and potential ongoing legal actions involving the paper.
A Fort Wayne court case seeks to stop Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction from cutting power to a plant after a disputed December bill of 688 with a 331 3 percent penalty increased to 1032. George W. Louitit claims the company cannot raise charges after rendering a bill. A final hearing is likely Monday.
A circuit court jury awarded Carl Brandl 488 in damages for a jaw fracture from a fight in Ferdinand C. Bicknese saloon on Barr Street opposite the city hall. The two day trial followed an assault in a Sunday afternoon brawl with Bicknese. An affidavit against Bicknese was held in abeyance pending the verdict.
Holyoke January 22 prices of all grades of fine writing paper will increase by about ten percent, according to an announcement from a major writing paper manufacturer in the country.
Real estate transfers record numerous parcel trades across Marion Adams and Wayne townships with buyers and sellers including Caroline Kindt William Kindt David Hiser Catherine Lehneke Hester High Julia Brills Herman Hesemeyer Sarah Keller Jesse Moon Ernst Pruesse Ella Morgan John Stephenson Bert Somers Maurice King Melissa Petersen Frederick Tassler Caroline Koch Lessie Koch Maurice King Fred Eckart Pauline Morel Johanna Burkhart and others. Transfers cover lots in Gernhardt's and Abbott's additions Cedarville Shirley City Monroeville and related tracts with multiple sec sections and subdivision names.
Report says Westinghouse personnel labor around the clock to complete fitting the cars. Progress is steady with no serious setbacks, and a few more days of work should finish the task.
A compiled list shows Charles S Hobbs 23 cabinetmaker and Mary Einsch 21. Edman A Landis 26 farmer and Nora A Grawford 28. Michael H Sorg 27 farmer and Mary T Hatkenrider 22. Bernard Deck 24 fireman and Angelina Lipps 22. John H Kappel 32 druggist and Carrie Nell 21. John Boone 31 machinist helper and Rose M Coovlican Bar CoNey Calico 20 and Alice Abt. Charles E K Stotler 31 farmer and Flora M Chorpening 21. Charles R Krick 23 laborer and Clara B Grice 22. Alfred Smith 27 farmer and Marie E B Lenenberger 34. George Eisenhut 3 turnkey and Mary E Ritche. Harry T Purdy 33 traveling salesman and wsatth M Miller 94 stenographer. Leonard Youquelet yard clerk and Grace L Dinnius.
A series of birth announcements lists over a dozen newborns including girls and boys born to families in Hoagland Harlan Jefferson township Monroeville Madison Sheldon Cedar Creek Pleasant and Division Street areas. Notable parents include Bert Eley Cyrus Storrell Frank Lamont and Edward Swank with several entries for the Souder Krouse and Foulks families.
The T and C interurban fared well in the storm with no major property loss though two Fort Wayne cars remained in the city. A high tension wire broke between Garrett and Avilla and dipped into a pond but continued to work the line with reduced current. Manager Perkins calls this the greatest test to power and hints at wireless ideas.
William Doehrman formerly a baker and restaurant man in Decatur now a railroad detective has filed for bankruptcy in federal court with liabilities of 1686.81 and assets of 421.34 Bittinger and Houk represent him. Breen and Morris report objections to discharge by G B Bursley Co against Pio Bros Frank A Pio and Charles E Pio of Rome City for concealing financial condition and lacking records.
Adams County Poultry association members accepted an invitation from Tedderjo hann of Fort Wayne and Springfield Interurban to ride a special car from Decatur to Fort Wayne Thursday to attend the Allen County Poultry show. The car leaves at 8 in the morning and returns later the same day. The gesture signals anticipated benefits when the line begins operation and a regular schedule may be announced by week’s end.
A small fire at a Madison warehouse used by the Indiana Road Machinery Company caused slight damage with a profit impact of about 200 to 300 dollars. The Fort Wayne firm had no spring shipments in progress and only last year stock on hand. Manager J M Landenberger confirmed the logistic loss was minimal.
The notice details a wide array of items for sale at the White Fruit House across floors two and three. It lists teas coffee canned goods dry goods wines cigars and tobacco clothing and household items with prices, plus a 23 percent rebate on select fashion items and various household goods and kitchenware.
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