Bowser Salesmen Celebrate Banquet Sets 1900 Goals
The S. F. Bowser Co. held a grand Fort Wayne banquet at the New Aveline hotel to close their January sales week. About 85 guests heard speeches by A. Z. Polhamus and others, honored prizes awarded for 1899 performance, and a toast to a lucrative 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Bowser & Co
New Aveline
Messrs. Bowser
Fort Wayne
Bowser & Co
Carl P. Swain
Messrs
A. & Polhamus
Swaidener
L. L. Henson
First Baptist Church
A. Z. Poliamus
S. F. Bowser Co
Covey
Montana
Robert Craig
W. L. Foss
Ben Frankln
Earth
Ing
Bowser
Bowserville
H. S. Covey
B. W. Applegate
H. P. Kerr
E. G. Evans
J. B. Bate
Polhamus
Charles E. Saunders
Paris
O. H. Wilson
H. T. Purdy
C. E. Neff
F. E. Beaty
C. C. Wiggins
J. N. Dietsch
Edward Ettinger
Rosser McClure
C. M. Comparet
C. QO. Wiggins
Mellie Gill
Desert
F. W. Culbertson
HH. S. Covey
S. F
Allen Bowser
S. F. Bowser Company
Sentinel
Maine
California
Canada
Fort
Frm
Press
Bank Names New Officers
Old National bank directors promoted several staffers at a Saturday meeting. Charles E. Bond became assistant cashier following the death of James C. Woodworth. G A Swegman is paying teller, Amos Richey general bookkeeper, Carl Jerguerson individual bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old National Bank
James C. Woodworth
Charles E. Bond
Mgr. Bond
G. A. Swegman
Amos Richey
Carl Jergueson
Woodworth
Gas Station Explosion Kills Engineer in Peru Indiana
A boiler explosion wrecked the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas station in Peru injuring none and killing engineer John Clark who was thrown 100 feet. The new plant cost 50 000 and will halt gas supply until repairs. Clark left a widow and three children in Paris Illinois. Police report Peter Guntle arrested at Henpeck to answer a charge of capialing a girl fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Logansport
Wabash Valley Gas Company
John Clark
Clark
Paris
Ill
Peter Guntle
Henpeck By
Welty
Royal births, Kipling, and war office notes in London
London dispatch reports that 1900 will bring Queen Victoria several great grandchildren. Duke of York may gain a command, while Kipling plans a South Africa visit for death avoidance and material for writing. Marconi gear and wireless trials, US fleet visit, and social Windsor circles shape wartime Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Henry of
Prussia
Duke of York
Greece
Feodora of
Reuss
Victoria
Admiralty
Cape
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Cambridge
War Office
Evelyn Wood
Rudyard Kipling
South Africa
England
Associated Press
Kipling
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Cape Town
Prince Ranjitinhji
Mr. Kipling
Cambridge
Russia
India
Manchester Stock Exchange
Li Hung Chang
Chih Chen Lo Fengiah
Duke of Westminster
Miss West
William Cornwallis West
South ‘Africa
Imperial Yeomanry
Ess
Mr. Whitney
J. Blundell Maple
Alice Montague
Duke of Manchester
Duchess of Devonshire
Salisbury and
Richey
Lansdowne
Roentgen
Marconi
Weymouth
United States
Colwell
Deep Water Way Feasible Demonstration Aboard Juliet
Sanitary trustees aboard their private yacht Juliet tested a 25 foot depth canal linking lakes and the gulf. Chicago officials Mayor Harrison and Public Works head McGann joined the voyage from Chicago to Lockport to show feasibility as a deep Waterway. Trustee Jones authorized a future voyage with Admiral Dewey aboard during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
Lakes
Gulf
Sanitary Trustees
Juliet
Chicago
Lockport
Trim
Drainage Trustees
Harrison
Public Works
McGann
Trustee Jones
Admiral Dewey
William Blackmore Dead Famous Author of Lorna Doone
London, Jan. 22. Richard Doddridge Blackmore, the novelist and poet behind Lorna Doone, died at Teddington. Born 1825 in Longworth, Berks, he spent much of his life in Devon and the country, writing prose epics, essays, and popular tales. His career featured early rejections before Lorna Doone rose to fame after a public marriage linked event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Teddington
Longworth
Berks
Blackmore
Devon
Berkshire
Exeter College
Oxford
Upper Thames
Lorna Doone
England
Alicea Lorraaine
Sker
Mary Annerly
Marquis of Lorne
Louise
Lord Lorne
Wealthy Wells County oil men profiled from staple farm leases
In Wells County three farmers prospered from oil leases after discovery. George W. Brookhart earned about 17 000 plus 100 monthly, Cebert Abshire totaled at least 25 000 with 150 monthly, and Hiram Tewksbury about 25 000 with 150 monthly royalties. The note adds the leases are described as highly productive and lucrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
George W. Brookhart
Cebert Abshire
Miram Tewksbury
Wells County
Brookhart
Nottingham Township
Cudahys
Gebert Abshire
Chester
Notting
Hiram Tewkabury
Smallpox Epidemic Hits DeKalb County Near Ohio Line
An Indiana health alert reports a smallpox outbreak in DeKalb County near the Ohio border linked to visiting Ohio doctors who treated Scipio township patients and refused to report to health authorities. County officials vow to bar Ohio physicians to halt the spread as cases grow more virulent and fatalities are feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
Ohio Line
Allen County
Ohio
Scipio Township
Indiana
Blacksmith John Doehrmann Recovering After Skull Injury
John Doehrmann a blacksmith who suffered a skull fracture at the Bass shops is improving and expected to return to the forge soon. He was moved from Hope hospital to his home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doehrmann
Hope Hospital
January Bargain Giving Ladies and Men’s Underwear Sale
Eight days remain in January bargain event at J. Welker Schmitz Block. Offers include 100 dozen ladies Jersey ribbed fleece lined vests and pants for 25c, men’s heavy fleece lined shirts 50c, boys and children underwear at gale prices, ladies wool hose 19c, corsets 50c, kid gloves 68c, and colored shirts 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Welker
Schmitz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Vosburgh
Penaier
Fair Land
Mr. Blanc
Grand Army of Bowser
S$. F. Bowser & Co
Allen A. Bowser
A. Z. Polhamus
Mr. Palmer
Dunkelberg
Mr. A. Curry
St. Peter
Sol
F. Bowser
Folhamus
A. A. Bowser
OLD National
Ant
the Duke OF Cambridge
the Associated Press
Chicago Canal
Drainage Commissioners Demon
William Blackmore
Stoone
Frankfort, Xy
Grand Jury
Dekalb
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