Local briefs From Fort Wayne and nearby towns
A rapid sketch artist noted near the south depot. Various residents and visitors are listed, including Lena Provines of Huntington and Louise Horton of Camden. Typhoid cases reported in Harrington block. Local approvals for pensions and divorces appear, plus moves in schools, railroads, and gas lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Depot
Chas. A. Grotrain
Cora E. Fry
Lena Provines
Huntington
Abbott
Louise Horton
Camden
Ind
T. J. Dills
Janes E. Graham
George L. Dile
Harlan
Harrington Block
Fairfield Avenue
Mysterious Blood Letter on Oats Baffs Farmers
George Weaver found oats blades with a raised letter B on the bright side of each blade. Farmers speculate on warnings and disasters while the crop shows poor growth and red coloring, giving credence to the blood omen theory amid widespread excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weaver
Avilla
Permanent Execution Building Erected in Indiana Prison
Captain James B. Patten, warden of the Indiana prison south at Jeffersonville, begins a wooden annex for executing William Benson, murderer of Jacob Motweiler. The 15 by 25 foot platform will hold executioner, helpers, and kin. Benson’s mother seeks life imprisonment and has support from prosecutors and jurors. if Benson hangs, it will be the first under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Road
Thompson
Bluford Wilson
Augustus J. Ricks
James F. Joy
Ossian D. Ashley
Thomas H. Hubbard
Edgar T. Welles
Dr. Schutt
Maysville
Newspaper Union
Randall & Vesey
Lulu Hoggett
William Hogsett
Eva Davis
C. Holder
Solomon Davis
Dougall
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
John
O’sullivan
Fort Wayne Homestead
Editor Shutt
Phillip Robbe
West
Laurent
A. Reynolds
Hartford City
William Fleming
Rachel France
H. F
J. E. K. France
Constable Wise
Marion Mentzner
Monroeville
Emmett Emerick
Squire France
United States
T. W. Blair
Detroit
Internal Revenue Law
Butler
D. C. Fisher
E. D. Hogan
Northrop
Samuel D. Paxon
Della Stevens
Arcola
Ind
Tus
Clinton P. Ferry
Tacoma
Wash
Ter
Fort Wayne
Paris
Niezer
Joan
Fuchshaber
Alfred Barbier
Pittsburg
Wilkinson
George Meyer
Jackson Township
Spring Grove
M. E
Canada
Leonard
John Scheiffer
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph
Peter’s Box and Lumber Company
Second Presbyterian Church
James B. Patten
Indiana Prison South
Jeffersonville
William Benson
Jacob Motweiler
Ellen Motweiler
Edwardsville
Benson
South Wayne Wins Tax Refund Suit in Superior Court
In a Monday ruling Judge Chapin directed Wayne township trustee George W. Brackenridge to pay South Wayne 150.70 dollars as its pro rata road tax refund. South Wayne, now incorporated, argued it should not bear taxes assessed before incorporation. Attorneys W J Vesey and O N Heaton represented the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson
Henry Berstedt
County
Mary Fitzpatrick
Brackenridge
W. M. Slocum
Decatur
Ill
Toledo
Breckenridge
Defiance
Worden & Morris
Superior Court
Chas, Schlessinger & Son
New York
August Jackson
David
Johnnie
John Harkenrider
Hanns Street
D. S. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Corporation of
South Wayne
Messrs. W. J. Vesey
O. N. Heaton
George W. Brackenridge
Wayne Township
R. O. Bell
Chapin
Public Street Encroachments Arouse South Wayne sidewalk plans
W J Vesey attorney and E W Cook acting for South Wayne boards of trustees engaged surveyor L P Huntoon to locate Broadway for a sidewalk. Many fences intrude into the sixty foot right of way and will have to be removed, with legal action likely by affected property owners including D Nestel Hiram Poyser A D Brandriff and others. Also notes the death of Joe Earle in Rochester Ind and the Huntington Democrat brief about Fort Wayne visitors and court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bass
Messrs
Wing & Muahburin
Will Wilson
Hovey
George W. Ewing
Hyans
Natural Gas Company
Wabash
Thompson
John M. Evans
Muncie Road
Frank Morse
Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Maumee
Superior Court
W. P. Breen
Owen N. Heaton
Frank W. Jawles
William J. Vesey
Louis M. Snyder
J. W. Greer
Walnut Street
J. F. W. Meyer
South Wayne
J. M. E. Riedel
Gustave Blondel
Wheelock
Father Brammer
Library Hall
Father Grammer
W. A. Sherwood
Kitchfield
Hillshide County
Mich
Ile
George G. Banker
Sherif
Hillsdale
St. Joe Hospital
Alexander Collings
Yo. Dinton
Doings
Rinehart
W. J. Vesey
E. W. Cook
New Corporation of
L. P. Huntoon
Broadway
Messrs. D. Nestel
Hiram Poyser
A. D. Brandriff
Vesey
Golden Gate Special Route Promises First Class Travel
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line offers stock, suit, and choice of suits at 20 25 28 30 with steam heated and electric light vestibulated trains to St Paul and Minneapolis. Through sleeping cars to Denver and excursions to Colorado and California. Finest dining cars and first class service touted. Ticket agents everywhere sell tickets on this route.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
Golden Gate
Colorado
California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
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W. H. Shambaugh
Henry Niemann
G. Niemann
Caroline Kukuk
Jacob Parker
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Martin
Bluffton
Thomas Wilson
Colerick Street
George R. Hench
L. Drummond
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Mt. Clemens
Chas ‘Noble
Alderman & Yarnelle
State- Line Hoop Co
Dixon
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B. F. O’connor
Kansas City
Lucky Gladstone Heights Syndicate
Ed. McClusky
Antwerp
McClusky
McCormick University
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Hamilton
George B. Clyde
A. Keever
Harrisburg
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Wm. Ellinger
Baltimore
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W. J. Richardson
Indiana
Catholic Record of
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Moritz
A. J. Laubach
Siemon
Concordia College
Rome City
John Lamley
Lake Township
Kessler
Anton Arens
Squire Hays
Crystal Spring
W. A. Ross
Massachusetts
St. Joe Boat Club
Charley Prince
Uestte
John T. Norris
Mississippi
John T
Pa. Etzold
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Burke, Rich & Co’s
Vigars
Peterson
Pennsylvania
Hendricks Club
Clay County
Hendricks Boys
Harrison
Warrison
Peter Kaech
Horton Manufacturing Company
Herschel 5
Meyers
Fort Wayne Water Power Company
Lake Shore Company
John G. Blake
The
Wayne
Bishop Blake
Emma Cothrell
John Rodabaugh
Charles Cothrell
Thomas A. Starr
Goshen Errs
Canada and St. Louis Railroad
Portland
Julius Wenzel
Cincinnati
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Lou Zutterreister
Richmond
Lima
Frank Rawles
Interior Department
Dakota
H. C. Hartman
New York City
Fort Wayne College
Hartman
Tsou Sentiven
George F. Feltz
Indiana School Book Company
State Board of Education
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Hudson
Judge McBride
Root & Co
Carnahan & Hanna
McBride
Miller
Air
Louis Hilgeman
Kriete
Caroline Korff
Reformed
Tilgeman
Ewing and
Baker Streets
John E. Bleckman
Stevens
Mages
St. Louis
Bleckman
S. TR. Brown
Edward Murphy
Nickel Plate
Laledo
Murphy
Lemeke
Winslow, Tanner & Go
School Fund Fonds
L. M. Ninde
Petoskey,orn
James Hartnett
Melita Street
Thomas Loyd
East Washington Street
Thomas Wilkinson
Bertha
Huntertown
Maggie Hays
Packerton
Tuis
Port Wayne
Fred Fisher
Hoagland Avenue
C. A. Cour
Dulas
Texas
G. K. Torrence
E. L. Craw
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ed. Rundel
Indiana Paper Company
Mr. Rundel
Sentixen
Peter Sisler
Grand Street
Jennie Isabel
Laure Kehrer
South Broadway
M. F. Barbour
Kansas
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
Hadley
Eddie Fairfield
George F. Feits
County Board of Education
Mrnday
Court House
K. K. Wheelock
Pat Englet
James Griffith
Griffith
Williams Street
George Godfrey
Godfrey
Centlivre's
Goshen
William Phillips
Fleming Manufacturing Company
Mr. Phillips
C. E. Stults
State Line Hoop and Lumber Company
Daniel Shively
Daniel Shepard
Richard Shepard
James Be, Noble
Charles FT. Noble
Higgins
James Harper
Mary McClure
Bloomingdale School
Harper
Capt
S. L. Lewis
Elmer E. Cutler
Burnie
Drury
Court of Justice France
St. Joseph Hospital
Anthony Wayne Post
Warsaw
Benton Harbor
Lindenwood
Leesburg
New York, Mahoning and Western Railroad
Standard
C.D. Rippey
Benj. Yohn
North Webster
New York, Mahoning and Western
J. R. Bit
Gee. W. Ewing, Jr
W. G. Sayre
Ewing
Charles Raquet
Marshal Franke
Viberg
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Charles Petitt
Hartford City Telegram
Charles A. Hays
Paul Gindiesparger
Kate
Pearl Street
Maiden Lane
Grand Rapids
Maggie Gaffney
Fair Grounds
Millie Cosgrove
W. R. Durfee
Lulu
Noblesville
F. M. Smith
Smith & Gotsch
Pete Owens
G. L. Greenawalt
P. M. Sebering
Arizona
Phillip Kevitz
Joseph Beeson
Summit Street
S. R. Alden
Petoskey
Mr. Alden
Auburn
Leopold Barnhardt
Lizzie Ertle
F. A. Goecke
Thomas W. Patton
Jnc. W. Giller
Christian Newcomer
Blanche
Micheal Till
Aboite Township
Isaac Ward
N. W. Pharis
A. J. Kessler
Ailen County
Ohe Sentinen
Louise Hackius
Mary Hackius
Brackenridge Street
Joseph Hughes
Wayne Street Methodist Church
St. John's Reformed Church
Carl Schaaf
Sehaaf
John George Strodel
Judge Taylor
Slattery- Westinghouse
Will Rohne
Renner, Cratsley & Co’s
George DeWald & Co’s
Emma Mansdoerfer
Katie Ziegler
Francis M. Baker
M. V. B. Spencer
Emily Heil
Cassius M
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Henry P. Vordermark
Whitmack
Claypool
Valparaiso
Oliver Parker
St. Joe Road
Ambrose MacNeil
Robert Bruce King
Scotland
Caledonian Club
J. B. White
Montpelier
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Thomas McMahon
McMahon
Aveline
First Baptist Church
Wing & Mahurin
Wabash Western
South Whitley
F. ©. Fuller
B. L. Auger
Washington Street
Calhoun
Marshal Wilson
T. J. Cristill
George Plunkett
Ford
J. H. Ford
Lottie Cochran
Ontario
Spooner
George Spooner
Peru
J. C. Peltier
K. of P
Spring Fountain Park
Farmer
the Prison South
Eer
Wayne ‘Township
Joe Earle
Joseph B. Earle
Pittsburg Round House
Rochester
Graham Earle
Earle
Pennsylvania Company
Works
Grace Reformed Church
Huntington Democrat
KE. E. McGrath
Deitrich Young
James Pyle
Pixley & CO
E. Berry Street
Calhoun Street
Harding
Robinson