Calv in W Spencer declared legally dead returns home after 17 years
Calvin W. Spencer, once of Ossian and Uniondale, reappears in Bluffton after 17 years vanished and being declared dead by Wells circuit court. His heirs earlier gained title to Uniondale property. his return prompts questions about the 1908 quiet title suit and a bank trust held for his share. He arrived at a Fort Wayne nephew’s home and planned to visit family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Charles Spencer
Lottie Spencer Barrick
Uniondale
Mr. Spencer
Wells County Bank
Calvin Spencer
Fort Wayne
Antwerp News Roundup Sees Visitors and Local School Plans
Antwerp Ohio reports a string of local visits and meetings. Roy Harless of Bowser Oil Tank Co and Carmen Graves from St Peters burg visited families, while Gertrude Banks returned from Toledo. The Maaccabee lodge held memorial services and the Catholic church plans a parochial school. George Bushy installed a home water system and Dr Jerome Derek of Fort Wayne visited relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Roy Harless
Bowser Oil Tank Co
Indianapolis
Carmen Graves
St. Petersburg
Florida
Thomas A. Graves
Gertrude Banks
Toledo
T. C. Banks
Maaccabee Lodge
Frank Butt
New Haven
Ind
John Getts
Fort Wayne
John Crane
Paulding
B. I. Wentworth
John L. Pocock
East River St
Warrie Fields
William Filley
Floomington
Ray
I. O. O. F. Lodge
M. EF
Carter
Citizens’ Band
Otto Henchen
Payne
Ruth Carr
John Tyler
Cecil
Ada Goshorn
Knoxdale
J. C. Crawford
Old Home Farm
Katie Kern
George Bushy
East Daggett Street
Jerome Derek
Suny
Solemn communion set for SS Peter and Paul church
Garrett Indiana reports a large class to receive first rites at SS Peter and Paul church Sunday at 10 am. Local notes include visits, travels, and illnesses among residents. several residents travel to Ohio and Canada, and a few recoveries after operations.
Whitley Republicans Conclude County Invention
In Columbia City Indiana on June 16 the Whitley Republican ticket was presented at a county convention. Local party leaders outlined plans and introduced candidates for upcoming elections.
New Haven High Plans First Commencement
New Haven Indiana will hold its first high school commencement Friday June 14 with four graduates Hazel A. Gorrell Thomas Harlor Esther Bruch and Inex Gorrell receiving diplomas The baccalaureate sermon was delivered Sunday by Rev D A J Brown at the Methodist Protestant church Dr L E Brown from Lebanon will deliver the class address The sophomore class will honor the graduates with a banquet Thursday evening at the high school assembly hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Ind
Hazel A. Gorrell
Thomas Harlor
Esther Bruch
Inex Gorrell
Methodist Protestant Church
D. A. J. Brown
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Clair
J. L. Barclay
H. B. Smith
L. E. Brown
Lebanon
Bluffton News Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Marriages
Prof H E Kirby leaves Bluffton to head manual training in Battle Creek Mich. Mrs Dora Pugh dies after tuberculosis. funeral at Reiffsburg church. Knights of Pythias and Red Men plan memorial services next Sunday. Miss Xina May French and Richard Peterson wed in Bluffton. secrecy kept from parents. Z B Mead to open a chewing gum factory. Wells County Bank directors re-elected. Lena Summers to receive Bachelor of Arts degree on June 19 at Unity College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Peterson
Decatur
Thomas Jay Simons
First Presbyterian Church
Earl Sawyer
Marguerite Walmer
Bluffton
Columbia City
Here
Z. B. Mead
W. B. Brown
Wells County Bank
Ls A‘ Williamson
Eugenie Morrow
G. F. McFarren
J. E. Sturgis
G. T. Williamson
Abram Simmons
F. F. Engeler
J. H. Painter
J.W. Rinear
Lena Summers
Ossian
Unity
Mencement
Berne Names Anna Egly Postmaster in Surprise Move
Berne Indiana announces Mrs Anna Egly wife of C G Egly Becomes postmaster replacing John Hilty who has led the office four years The Taft administration made the appointment and confirmation is expected soon The salary is about 1500 dollars annually with some clerk expenses The Egly family operates a grain elevator company in Fort Wayne while residing in Berne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Ind
Anna Egly
C. G. Egly
Taft
Egly
Fort Wayne
Pierceton Banker John Froehly Dies at 71
John Froehly longtime Pierceton merchant and head of the Exchange Bank died at his home after a two year illness from dropsy and Brights disease. Born in France in 1841 he came to Pierceton in 1864 and with his brother ran Freehly Bros. He founded the Exchange bank in 1887 and led it since. He leaves a wife and one brother. Funeral will be Monday at the Catholic church with interment in Pierceton Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piercton
Ind
John Froehly
Pierceton
Exchange Bank
Bright
Gus. Froehly
Froehly
France
Freehly
Andrews Residents Guest List Highlights Local Visits
A dense list of visitors and travelers arrives and departs in Andrews Indiana. Names include Myrtle Kellam Ruth Durham Cariel Bennett and family Mrs Robert Merritt Mrs T B Alpaugh Odessa Kaufman Andrew Messersmith Frank Stacher H E Smith Laurana Lee Raymond Pressler Lizzie Weaver Clellah Jeffrey Maude Rhodes and others. Notes mention trips to Wabash Roanoke Marble Kalamazoo Kokomo and Fort Wayne plus a funeral in Mt Etna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Fox
Odessa Kaufman
Marble
Andrew Messersmith
Winamac
Mr. Messersmith
Frank Stacher
Frankie
South Bend
B. S. Park
H. E. Smith
Garnet
Roanoke
Laurana Lee
Raymond Pressler
Sioux City
Iowa
George Knee
Tipton
Lizzie Weaver
Laura Needham
Bertha Fox
Mary Park
Huntington
Horace Jeffrey
Charles Bain
Mt. Etna
Clellah Jeffrey
Albert Gordon
Maude Rhodes
Kokomo
Frank Flinn
Charles Clear
Peru
Earl Flinn
Indianapolis
Mary Liggett
J. L. Steel
Waterville
Ohio
Eastwood
W. C. Taylor
Kansas
R. B. Beauchamp
James Small
Susan Doxey
K. Gleason
Kalamazoo
Mich
Morgan Long
Lesser Long
Harmon Blum
Hosea ~Reed
Ruth -Fitch
Charles Nordyke
Albermathy
Ji. E.bixley
Pearl
Monroe
sMessrs
Wedding at St Marys church in Decatur
In Decatur Indiana on June 11 Miss Bertha Steigmeyer wed Charlies Miller at St Marys church. Attendants were Dorothy Steigmeyer and Theresa Miller with Roman Steigmeyer and Peter Miller as ushers. The page lists local social, business and travel notes from Decatur and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
S. A. Moore
Fort Wayne
Vane Weaver
Marie
Letty Kuntz
Rockford
Ohio
Bertha Steigmeyer
Charlies Miller
St. Mary’s Church
Dorothy Steigmeyer
Theresa Miller
Roman Steigmeyer
Peter Miller
Eli H. Wagner
Holland St. Louis Sugar Company
Wiltshire
Elmer Sprague
Monroeville
Adams
Allen
L. G. Ellingham
Death of an Old Soldier in Rome City
Gideon Cobb a Noble county resident for over fifty years and Civil War veteran died Sunday at his Rome City home after a several day illness. He enlisted with Indiana troops at the start of the rebellion and served in the regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome City
Gideon Cobb
Noble County
Ali
Garrett Builds Boom Sparks Garrett Ind Housing Surge
Garrett Indiana on June 7 reports a building boom driven by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad roundhouse project. The company plans 300000 in improvements and about 50000 for new houses this summer, listing owners on numerous streets. A new city hall, costing about 25000, is also planned to replace the current fire-trap structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
David F. Hoover
North Randolph
Oliver Pipes
Randolph
W. G. Smith
Seely Baum
Frank Cusack
E. B. East
J. G. Kircher
Felix
Clarence van- Anda
A. H. Woodcock
Franklin
James Barge
Clarence Rogers
Harrison
Frank C. Deitrick
Britton
Harry M. Brown
Margaret Mountz
T. C. Little
Houston
Charles L. Ellison
Walsh
Ollie Owens
Cowen
N. R. Allman
John M. Young
King
O. H. Betts
Keyser
Fire Department
Garrett’s Fire Company
Garrett News Roundup Delivers Local Social Steam
Garrett Indiana notes list Sunday visits to Auburn and Fort Wayne by Crow Manion Wagoner and others. Coroner Fred Briggs and several residents visit on business. Misses McCully Widmer Eberle and Warren spend Saturdays in nearby towns. many relatives travel to Cleveland Defiance Hicksville Sherwood and Fort Wayne for visits. Solemn communion served at SS Peter and Paul church with about thirty children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Feick
Goldie Fleck
Sherwood
Ohio
Gladys Todhunter
Will “Hayes
Arkansas
Henry Wehrly
Randolph Street
L. J. Gengler
Louis
Crestline
Dix
Paulding
J. F. Thomson
Marie Spencer
Raymond Behler
Henry Voight
Will Wright
Garrett
Ind
Gertrude Crow
Loretta Manion
Auburn
Charles Wagoner
Joe Burns
Geraldine
Marie
Fort Wayne
John B. Morgan
Geo. Nichter
John Heid
Edna McCully
Richard Snyder
Defiance
Conrad Stmm
Fred Briggs
Peter Genghr
Laura Swilley
Hicksville
Fred Stahl
Our City
O. Shrock
Lucille
Cleveland
Amelia Eberle
Helen Widmer
Mary Adams
SS. Peter and Paul’s
A. P. Helmick
Charles Lendorfer
Will Hathaway
Marie Warren
Harvey Williams
Edyth McNabb
Convoy Notes Highlight Local Visits and New Electric Service
Convoy Ohio June 7 local notes report Mrs Glass of Elida visiting relatives. Van Wert callers include Miss Mollenkopf and J B Redlinger. The town receives electricity from Van Wert Public Service Co with thirty two Tungsten lights and forty private consumers. Arthur Matthias and many locals attend events. several residents travel between Convoy and nearby towns amid social and business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convoy
Ohio
Glass
Elida
Mary Mollenkopf
Dorothy Hart
Hilda Freidly
Rose
Ruth Reynolds
Messrs
Emanuel
Arthur Friedly
Forest Sponseller
Ray Stephenson
van Wert
Redlinger
C. H. Dye
Alice Dye
California
Stanberry
Thos. Wilson
H. G. Freck
New Castle
Emmet Etter
International Business College of
Fort Wayne
Chas, Penny
Michigan
A. Penny
Arthur Matthias
van Wert Public Service Company
Alton Smith
Mable Kreischer
Glennmore
Ethel Ingmire
Fred Hilton
Revarre
Ind
John Hilton
Lethe
Whisman
Dixon
Winona
Lake
Wm. Bell Ani
Fort ‘Wayne
Dog Mad Says State Chemist Inoculates City Head
Columbia City Indiana June 6 Dr E V Nolt county health officer reports State Chemist J P Simonds has examined a dog head shipped from Columbia City and found many negro bodies indicating hydrophobia The dog bit Miss Ethel Mettler and James Johnson last Sunday Both patients were sent to Indianapolis for Pasteur treatment of twenty two days Each will be cured and sent home after the regimen Johnson reports a severe neck soreness indicative of bite spread
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
E. V. Nolt
J. P. Simonds
Indianapolis
Ethel Mettler
James Johnson
Nolt
Johnson
Monroeville News Highlights Local Events and Guests
Long list of visitors and events in Monroeville Indiana on June 8. Notables include N C Webster and family at Winona Lake, Purdue graduation plans for G E Spake and Jessie Harvey, Rodney Harvey taking Purdue Pharmacy degree, and a Linen Shower for Miss Helen Davis with local and out of town guests. Flower Mission day and church plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Ind
N. C. Webster
Winona Lake
Chas
Ahr
Bluffton
Henry Parnin
Fort Wayne
L. E. Wright
David Hunsicker
Decatur
G. C. Hunsicker
O. J. Trayer
Carlock
G. E. Spake
Lafayette
Purdue
Jessie Harvey
Purdue College of Pharmacy
Rodney Harvey
Harry Battenburg
Vicksburg
Mich
L. C. Spake
G. FE. Spake
Louise
D. Baker
Findlay, Q
G. W. Barbour
Harvey Baker
Byron
Marion
J. B. Miller
Allen Street
Dan Miller
Bremen
John Keith
Fremont
T. A. Nill
Geo. Ginther
California
Adam Steinman
Chas. Beauchot
Minnesota
Purdue Pharmacy
Indianapolis
Lutheran Church
Fred Davis
Helen Davis
H. E. Steinman
FE. W. Hackett
Gladys Jones
Bessie Davis
Miss Davis
Mesdames Chas. Krick
Chas. Shifferly
Dale Shifferly
H. EK. Steinman
Wm. Bauserman
B. J. Friedline
F. F. Cullen
Maude Griffith
F. B. Savio
H. C. Davis
Huntington Democrats Nominate Ticket for County Offices
Huntington Ind June 10 The Democratic county convention on Saturday nominated a full slate for county offices including Judge Samuel E Cook Representative J R Dickinson Prosecutor Otto H Krieg Treasurer George W Gill Recorder John Tierney Sheriff W E Scott Surveyor W E Hite Coroner Dr R Galbreath Commissioner Thomas Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Samuel E. Cook
J. R. Dickinson
Otto H. Krieg
George W. Gill
John Tierney
W. E.hite
Dr. R
Galbreath
Thomas Powell
Whitford Jersey sale tops $21,980 with 8000 dollar prize bull
Kendallville Indiana June 5 about 700 people attended the Whitford Brothers dairy farm sale where Plymouth Laddie the prize bull brought 8000 dollars selling to Frank DePew of Auburn. Highest cow Foxs Housie went for 1950 to Cam Kimmel who also bought several offspring for a total of 3085 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
Whitford Jersey
Whitford Brothers
Plymouth Laddie
Whitford
Frank DePew
Auburn
New Haven News Highlights Local Events and Visits
New Haven reports L C Bruci painting his residence and Matthew Thomas of Columbus Ohio travelling for Elmer Bruci’s death. Fr Alice Perkins and William Landin announce their June 19 Cathedral Fort Wayne wedding. Numerous local visitors gather attendances include Fort Wayne and Columbus guests. Memorial day speaker Judge Hench of Fort Wayne delivered the address.
Wiley at sister's bedside in Columbus Indiana
Dr Harvey W Wiley former chief chemist of the United States is at the bedside of his sister Mrs Susan Wiley Buxton who is critically ill in Columbus Indiana He will travel to Hanover Thursday to address old friends and neighbors and discuss the “brightest and cutest” baby in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Columbus
Ind
Harvey W. Wiley
United States
Susan Wiley. Buxton
Wiley
Grotld
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Whitley Republican
Columbiaity
Republican County
Holzmann
Marshall
Hawley
Lucia
Donizette
Caprice
Ida Lester
Bluffton News
NEW Haven High School
Esther Brudie
Inez Gorrell
Andrews News
Decatur News
Margaret Connor
Harley Clayton
Convoy News
Pasteur
Monroeville News
Huntington Democrats
Jersey
L. C. Bruci
Matthew Thomas
Elmer
Francis M. Perkins
William H. Landin
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Fort Wa
Will Schnitker
C. Strasburg
C. Spiegel
L. Ballard
H. Sanders
Ruth Klinnemann
Helen Linderman
Hilda Reynes
Esther Spiegel
Mirena Swarthkupp
Esther Stansbury
St. John’s Catholic Church
Germain Dennis
Noami Bradi
Alberta Becker
Anna Welling
Gertrude Kamp
Anna Tibbett
Cecilia Gabet
Loretto Dennis
Genevieve Vodde
John A. Bueter
Mt. Carmel
Hermenegild
B. A. Blosser
F. E. Abrams
Julia A. Rule
Chicago
W. E. Fomler
Stockton, Ill
L. C
Fort Waynes
H. H. Grubb
Dr. Adams
Maysville
J. A. Crippen
Miss Teressa
Alphonso Vachon
Freemont
Charles Hanselman
A. J. Friend
C. A. Friend
Louis Urbine
Maplea
Alfred Yoquelet
M. P
M. E
George Burritt
Frank Davis
Willard Repp
Blanche
Oral Mason
Continental
J. C. Smith
W. S. Rogers
Scottish Rite Cathedral
al Smith
J. D. Handbury
Harry Zeddis
Velma Akey
Leo
Willard Lucas
B. Dustman
B. Dustman, Mr. and Mrs. M. Sheridan, Mrs. F. A. Blaising, A. R. Schnitker
Henry Damkins
H. C. Helthick
Sherman Richhart
J. R. Hartzell
C. Bueter
J. Harlor
Judge Hench
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