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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
5
A human right foot, likely amputated to halt gangrene, was found by Asselman near Bush Street and Griswold Avenue. Patrolman Linker and Poundmaster Tremmel transported it to police headquarters for examination. The limb, showing a smooth cut and signs of decomposing, is not believed to involve foul play.
A bankruptcy ruling in Fort Wayne set the final dividend in Miller & Goodwin of Waterloo at just over four cents per dollar. The firm, once a thriving Waterloo lumber coal dealer, filed in February 1908 after bucket shop losses and market collapse. Total payout marks the smallest dividend in local federal cases. J J Andre of Fort Wayne was elected trustee in Monroeville Cooperage Co. bankruptcy amid a heated creditor contest.
A Daw son street bakery wagon axle snapped on Maiden Lane near Main Street causing the front to drop and driver George Pedro to plunge through a large front window. He suffered a three inch forehead cut and multiple head temple and hand wounds, was treated by Dr. B F. Ladd, and the horse was halted after a brief run. The accident sent Pedro sprawling beside the wagon as the heavy pane resisted the impact.
Col. D N Foster received a request from Andrew Smith secretary of the Indiana Bankers Association for a copy of Foster's address delivered last Wednesday before the Indiana Retail Merchants Association convention on savings banks. The association desires distribution of the address throughout the state.
A Saturday city court session was marked by a pervasive odor from prisoners and crowd alike as eight defendants faced charges. Edward Lauer faced a 25 dollar fine for drunkenness, while Harry Fernwall received a suspended 30 day sentence and a 100 dollar fine. John Murray and John Miller were restrained by street banishment or jail terms, with additional fines and costs in the proceedings.
Workmen on Calhoun and Columbia streets uncover an ash flagpole stump five to six feet beneath the surface. Fort Wayne druggist J F W Meyer identifies it as the remnant of a flagstaff once erected by Whig followers more than fifty years ago, possibly during the Buchanan era led by Hugh B Reed and John Dawson. The site previously housed a one story general store, preserved timber amid the decades.
Sixteen cases were heard in city court Monday stemming from the breakup of a hobo camp along the Nickel Plate road near Brookside. Thirteen defendants received leniency. Fred Kaufman of Fort Wayne had ridden in from Chicago. Two others were fined five dollars plus costs. Edward McGrath faced a separate case tied to carrying an eight ball at the Lyric theater on Sunday.
The lesson text cites Acts chapters 4 5 20 and 31 with emphasis on being filled with the Holy Ghost and speaking the word of God with boldness. This International Sunday School lesson from 1909 by Dr and Mrs Wilbur B Crafts presents historical religious instruction.
A Christian Herald recounts Peter and John before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem after healing a lame man. They refuse to bow to human authority, proclaim salvation in Jesus, and gain converts while opponents fear the people. The piece links this bold stance to Christ’s own courage and urges steadfast faith.
Treat a head cold early with Ely's Cream Balm to prevent catarrh and inflamed air passages. The advertisement claims it relieves catarrh promptly and urges purchase from Cruegists or by mail from Ely Bros. New York.
W P Breen of this city joins Notre Dame alumni on a list of speakers for the Notre Dame Club of Chicago annual dinner to be held February 2. Other speakers come from civil and religious life and the event is described as a great honor to speak.
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