Notable Indiana Contingent Faces Turbulent Times
Hoosier news roundup lists deaths of Mrs. Ross Zehringer and Henry Mylin, plus ill attorney Thomas M. Eells. Includes oil firm capital cut, retirements, fires, layoffs, drownings, accidents, legal actions, and community notes across Huntington, Albion, Laketon, Bluffton, Kendallville, Warsaw, Wabash, Goshen, and Fort Wayne regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Zehringer
Huntington
Thomas M. Eells
Albion
Henry Mylin
Laketon
Bippus Oil Company
Bluffton
Rachel Draggoo
Kendallville
Guy Wolfing
James Kepler
Rochester
J. M. Jolly
Free Methodist Church
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Mary Dunfee
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Masch Foundry Company
Warsaw
James Harkless
Decatur
Paulding, C
Harkless
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Fred Landis
Logansport
Switzerland
St. Joe Ice Company
Charles
Joseph Kries
Alaska
Hecla
Michigan
Anaconda
Butte
Mont
Frank Foster
Carson Emery
Louis E. Garber
Smith
Emery
Charles Bender
Rock Creek Township
Wells County
Clara Harnish
Wabash
Indianapolis
Wabash Valley
I. A. Traction
J. D. Conner
Indiana
Winona Lake
Garfield
United States District Court of
Kansas
Conner
Wabash Presbyterian Church
Jeffersonville Reformatory
W. E. Eddgin
Reformatory
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
M. E
Lagrange
Pierce Haney
Wabash County
Jane Coverstone
Churubusco
J. Wagner
Adam Warner
Cleveland Township
South Whitley
News and Gossip from Northern Indiana In Brief
A roundup of local notices: Charles R. Hughes resigns as Peru Trust cashier to pursue business. Huntington resident John R. Alpaugh dies, Civil War veteran. Towns report taxable values for Kendalville, Ligonier, Cromwell, Avilla, Albion, and Lagrange. Goshen scandal links several families. Goshen and Ligonier figures appear in social rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hughes
Wabash Valley Trust Company
Peru
John R. Alpaugh
Huntington
Kendalsville
Ligonier
Cromwell
Avilla
Albion
Lagranges
Fairbanks
George A. Phillips
Marion
Ladies’ Historical Club
Decatur
A. L. Moody
Waterloo
Crescent Literary Society
Trie-State College
Angola
Dwight Sisters
Lake James
George Livengood
Elkhart
Daniel E. Hunt
Hammond
Post Office
A. R. Burr
Fort Wayne
Hunt
Isaac Baker
Andrews
Auburn
John B. Howe
Wesley Park
Francis F. Jewett
Lagrange County
Recorder’s
Ashley
Wabash
Montpelier
George Lightcap
Starke County
Lightcap
Col
I. B. McDonald
Baptist Church
Columbia City
W. H. Tolliver
Col. McDonald
Maggie Welsh
Winamac
Goshen
Greeley Zimmermann
Frank Miller
Wawasee
Indiana
Frank Merrill
Frank Prough
Zimmerman
Notable Deaths and Local Incidents Across Counties
A roundup of obituaries and incidents from Indiana counties including Albion, Angola, Goshen, Kendallville, and Warsaw. Highlights include the death of Mrs Olive Wickwire of Angola donor to Tri State college, and John Harris of Auburn Junction. injuries to Will Wunderlich from a pitched ball. livestock losses from storms and wolves. a woman seeking county wardship for her infant. lightning fatalities for Frank Albright’s horses. and various civic and legal notes in Whitley, Kosciusko, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Wickwire
Angola
Tri-State College
Pierce Haney
Albion
John Harris
Auburn Junction
Will Wunderlich
Columbia City
John G. Smith
Milford
Kosciusko County
Charles Leiter
Milford Mail
Kendallville
John Détbele
Whitley County
Leigh Hunt
Seoul
Korea
Orient
Frank Albright
Waterloo
Albright
William Butler
Elkhart County
Benton Township
Wayne General Construction Company
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser Township
County Board of Review
State Tax Board
Red” Timmons
North Marion
Ben Helfrich
Richland Township
William H. Crowell
Jefferson Theater
Goshen
Crowell
Jefferson Block
Joseph Brea
Benjamin C. Bender
Elks’ Club
L. J. Carpenter
The
Christian Church
Bethany Park
Great Church Assembly
Indianapolis
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Wabash
Lewis Stealey
Foxlake
Steuben County
James A. Tyner
Wabash County
Andrews
Father Miller
Huntington
Carnegie Library
Decatur
Thomas Lee
Warsaw
Andrew Makemson
William Dial
Peabody
Louis Miller
Ed Bowman
Bluffton
Peru
United States Express Company
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
Lafayette
Indiana Railroad Commission
Bluffton Reform church cornerstone laid with local remarks
The Reform ed church at Bluffton saw its cornerstone laid Sunday morning with Rev. A. K. Zartman of Fort Wayne delivering the sermon and speeches by Mayor A. W. Hamilton and Judge C. E B. Sturgia.
Miss Hashaw Surrenders to Lawyer Zaras Trial
In a police court Miss Weaver was fined 2 and costs and committed in default of payment after Miss Hashaw threw up the sponge and had her arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hashaw
Miss Weaver
Funeral today for Fort Wayne financier Stephen B. Bond
Funeral services for Stephen B. Bond the veteran Fort Wayne financier were held Monday at the Fairfield avenue residence. A large gathering of old friends attended the rites conducted by Rev. E. W. Averill of Trinity Episcopal church. Interment at Lindenwood was private. Jared D. Bond, the deceased’s surviving brother, arrived from New York after Mr. Bond’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenb. Bond
Fort Wayne
Fairfield Avenue
Jared D. Bond
New York
Mr. Bond
Watson sparks crowds with street ministry jab in Kokomo
Congress man James E. Watson drew strong reactions at a Kokomo Chautauqua address. He criticized some ministers as needing street work rather than the pulpit, praising the genuine minister. He lauded Kokomo City park and Kokomo Country club, noting its inclusive women friendly setup at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
James E. Watson
Kokomo Country Club
Vault Opening Attempt At Old Post Office
A Cincinnati safe and lock expert arrived in the city to open an unused third floor post office vault whose combination has been lost. It has not been opened since Postmaster Higgins’ tenure, and current postmasters Rockhill Page and Danna do not possess the combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Postoffice
Higgins
Messrs. Rockhill, Page
Danna
Salvation Army Imposter Suspected in Fort Wayne
Ensign J G Watkins of the local Salvation Army post warns the public about a female impostor who tours Fort Wayne businesses soliciting aid in the name of the Salvation Army. He urges donors to verify credentials before contributing and notes the impostor claims funds will cover outings for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign J. G. Watkins
Salvation Army
Fort Wayne
Ensign Watkins
Farmer Gaskill Injured In Runaway Near Bootjack
Farmer Gaskill living west of the city sustained a severe fracture of his right shoulder blade when his rig ran away before leaving the barnyard. Dr. S. D. Sledd attended the injured man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gaskill
Majestic Theater Plans Early Season Start
Manager M. E. Rice announced the Majestic theater will open its regular season early in August with The Rocky Mountain Express. About twenty August nights are booked, with two stock companies performing that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Rice
Majestic Theater
Rocky Mountain Express
City Briefs Highlight Local Ills and Transit Plans
W H Perry of this city is gravely ill at his mother's Van Wert home with suspected locomotor ataxia and severe paralysis. Elks lodge member. P R McCann returns from Pittsburg after attending a dinner for M Galvern the Russian engineer. He states surveying for the Bryan Toledo interurban line will begin from the city toward Maysville. Harold Meyer son of F F Meyer narrowly escaped injury when his wagon toppled at the city scales as horses grew excited. he was freed unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Perry
van Wert
Lodge of Elks
P. R. McCann
Pittsburg
M. Galvern
McCann
Bryan- Toledo
Maysville
Harold
F. F. Meyer
Notice to Contractors for Milan Township Abutments
Sealed proposals to build abutments and a pier on the West Line of Section 27 Milan Township over the Maumee River will be received by the Allen County Auditor in Fort Wayne Indiana until 10 a.m. Saturday August 10 1907. Bids include concrete work per cubic yard and excavation. A bond or certified check of 7000 dollars is required with affidavits per state law. The Board reserves the right to reject bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
William Pillars
Decatur
C. P. Mitchell
Monroeville
Burt C. Cook
Warsaw
Madeline’ Sack
Ligonier
Chicago
Robert
John Foehl
Kendallville
Winona Lake Auditorium
Kil-so-quah
Roanoke
Huntington County
J. F. Boesinger
Lagrange
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Howe
Lima
George Aman
Elkhart
Alfred Brickley
Wells County
Uniondale
Chauncey L. Chase
Middlebury
United States Army
Fort Rodman
Mass
Toledo
United States Express Company
Avilla
Garrett
Auburn
Fort Wayne
Flora Thompson-Jones
Garrett High School
Chicago University
Pennsylvania
William Cowan
Pierceton
Eells
Ohio
Albion
Noble County
Waterloo
Maple Street
Center Street
Lake Shore
Earl Corse
Columbia City
Corse
Colorado
Sandusky Portland Cement Company
Syracuse
Henry Snowbarger
Snowbarger
Guy Kyper
Clark Powers
Angola
Crooked Lake
Lake Gage
Lime Lake
Tamarack Lake
Crooked Creek
Nevada Mills
Jimerson Creek
Jimerson Lake
Lake James
Pattytown
Nife
Ralph Raper
DeKalb County
B.A. Bratton
DeKalb
Raper
Supreme Court
Blanche Good
Warren
Ensign Harry Shoemaker
Bluffton
United States
Nome Ona
Auditor's Fice
Allen County
Indiana
Milan Township
Mawmee River
General Assembly
Applic
Eresence
Sobu
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Northern
Charles Young
Lafontaine
Charles Carpenter
Mabel Adee
John Rider
Orville Whitford
Weaver Hotel
Ridinger's Lake
Ira J. Doner
C. C. Browand
George P. Alexander
Alexander
Dr. Long
Board of Health
Daniel Brown
Brown
Newton Squires
East Auburn
Daniel Bebee
Samuel Rice
Bebee
Burt Mayfield
Wolf Lake
William Erdly
Mayfield
Erdly
Carl J
Edgar I. Edwards
H. B. Weicht
Novelty Works
J. W. Caswell
Mitten
College
Bourbon
St. Joe
Ida Oden
Wabash Crossing
Erie
Foraker
Isaac W. Brown
Edward Eldredge
New Reformed Church
A. K. Zartman
A. W. Hamilton
C. E B. Sturgia
Huntertown
Laotto
Orange Hest
Mentone
Elijah Hays
Methodist
Mercedes
Argentina
Methodist Church
Samuel Schlegel
Frank Lutz
Mission Hall
William Reed
Hartford City
Yale College
New Haven
George H. Tapy
Winona Academy
William Phillips
Winona
Orville Whitman
Poneto
South Milford
Custer
Elkhart Bridge Company
Pierce Specialty Company
Jonas Mehling
Clinton Schue
Chas
Saltsgiver
Schue
Robert Niswander
Charles Miller
William F. Miller
John A. Scott
Pettit
Foley
Will K. Snavelly
Marie Cook
Home Telephone Exchange
Miss Cook
Patrick J. Bobo
Wisconsin State
Dora Weaver
Delta C Hashaw
Mias Weaver
Maah
Atricken
Stephen B. Bond
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