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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
15
In Flora Indiana on June 5 6 the trial of Rev J C Little pastor of Rossville Baptist Church charged with immorality began at 10 am. Moderator Rev T M Huckleberry and clerk Rev Ira Tedford oversaw proceedings as 35 Baptist ministers attended. The trial ended at 7 pm with a verdict silencing the minister and dismissing him from the ministry.
Mrs Mary Weaver Hulley aged 105 died last night at the home of her daughter Mrs Cephas Gaskin in Kokomo Indiana She was born in North Carolina in May 1795 and was one of the oldest women in the state at the time of her death Her daughter is 87.
The Pleasant Lake Baptist church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with Rev. Myr. Henson of Fort Wayne delivering the sermon during the Northeast Indiana Baptist association meeting. Several pastors and missionaries assisted, while the pastor Rev. Mr. Roberts resigns to lead a church in Southport. The event drew a large local crowd.
Elkhart Ind June 6 Newton Bruner Harry Harrington and Clarence Rowley ages eight to ten were arrested on charges of assaulting Glenn Miller eight who fought two smaller boys earlier and was later held while the younger boys attacked him He grew ill during the night with severe chest pains and internal injuries staying home in pain.
Editor B G Whitehead of the Daily Truth in Elkhart Ind reports five Buckskin Bills Wild West show members came to his office to confront him over an article about crooked gambling He prepared with a revolver and the attackers backed off after he fired one shot The showman paid a fine for using profane language.
Roy Pegg of Terre Haute and John Boyce of South Bend, Oliver hotel bell boys, were committed to the reformatory under the indeterminate sentence act for stealing 205 from a traveling man’s overcoat. Richard Carruth, accused of criminal assault, was also sentenced.
Peru Indiana reports Macy a town of 800 with a long history of saloon bans. After decades of attempts to start a saloon, new efforts are described as pressing for change amid local tensions and response from residents.
A village saloon project failed after opposition from residents. Andrew Oliver of Macy ran a legal ad in the Converse Journal sixty miles away, but when the county commissioners met yesterday no remonstrators appeared and the license was not granted.
A petition to divide Noble township from Wabash county was presented to the commissioners. Farmers in the west oppose a $20,000 subsidy to the Wabash Traction company, while the city supports it. The petition was denied by the commissioners.
In Goshen on June 8 Levi Spahr was fatally injured after a scuffle with James Hess and George Ayres. Spahr died instantly and Hess and Ayres were arrested on murder charges.
Lenbeck, condemned to twenty one years for the murder of peddler Lorenzo near Huntington twelve years ago, is near death from consumption. He has been granted a sixty days' parole and shows little chance of recovery.
Judge Cox of Peru Indiana's circuit court ordered a special venue of twenty five men for the Clyde Jones trial. Jones has been jailed since August last on charges of abducting Nellie Berger of Macy. Doctors advise she may attend the trial for the first time since her removal home, after years near death.
The Fort Wayne High School class of 1900, thirty-three graduates, will receive diplomas at a June 15 ceremony at Masonic Temple with Rev. L L Henson delivering the baccalaureate sermon at First Baptist Church next Sunday evening. The program includes music by Reineke's orchestra, a Salutatory by Murray Allen Daiman, an address by Wm W Parsons, diploma presentations by Geo F Felts and Allen Hamilton, and a post-ceremony dance at the Fort Wayne Club.
Major General E S Otis arrives in Chicago from San Francisco and Manila and departs for Washington stating the war is over. He says guerrilla warfare cannot last long and asserts the need to repress robbers, not organized Filipinos, while troops defend civilians as conditions improve in the islands. Mrs Otis and their daughter join him after two years apart.
The chairman has received briefs outlining the main reduction lines. There will be no extended reopening of hearings, though the committee may request further information on some lines.
Shibli N. Damus editor and proprietor of Al Islah the Arabic weekly in New York City visits Fort Wayne as guest of cousin Salema Bashara. On Friday with Dr Bolling he tours The Sentinel editorial rooms and shares views on the Ottoman Empire and its politics.
Wabash Indiana June 9 The National Cooperage company just completed its large mill and makes its first shipment of manufactured hoops sending three carloads to markets with strong demand and an unlimited market outlook.
Miss Jessie K. Wright of Terre Haute visited Elkhart in 1898 and became engaged to Edward Brick. The Bricks blamed her for breaking the engagement, attacked her trunk and wardrobe, and sued for board. a jury awarded Wright 125 dollars, later reduced to 10 dollars by the circuit court.
The case against W. H. Sharpe editor of the Wabash Star for assault and battery on T. A. Wildener of the Times was dismissed for lack of evidence. Wildener, who paid $9.70 as his share of costs, expressed indignation at the action.
At Fontanet Indiana a powder plant explosion killed Matthew Reed and injured several workers including several girls packing cartridges. Reed reportedly dropped a half bucket of nitroglycerine near the No 1 mixer mill and was thrown 75 yards, clothing torn and body mutilated. One man Edwards is missing.
Decatur Indiana June 8 During the field day contests of the Eastern Indiana Athletic association in this city Wednesday afternoon Lawrence Fair a Bluffton high school boy received injuries that will no doubt prove fatal He was standing among the spectators watching the shot put contest A twelve pound shot was accidentally thrown into the crowd Fair was hit on the side of the head and his skull was fractured He is now very low.
County Attorney Alvah Taylor opened proceedings against Schuyler Haas and heirs to condemn the Court and Hill street lot for public purposes. The site for Soldiers' Memorial hall valued at 2600 dollars, with heirs previously unwilling to sell, the case now resumes with new appraisers possible settlement.
Willie Heron sixteen year old chimney finisher at Marietta glass works fell between moving freight cars and lost both legs. He died yesterday. His family lives in Tipton Ohio.
Fourteen months after investing 380 in Colorado mining stock sight unseen, Oscar Caster of Kokomo Indiana sold his claim to a California mining company for 22000 in spot cash and has the funds deposited in a local bank.
Richmond Ind June 8 The span worm reappears after years and is doing inestimable damage to young fruit trees. Hort iculturist Walter S Ratliff says apple trees lose foliage and the pest kills fruit while impairing tree vitality.
A Washita, Indian Territory physician reports Mrs. Brewer cured of years of scrofula with Electric Bitters. The letter says terrible head and facial sores vanished and overall health improved. The tonic is praised as a blood purifier and remedy for eczema and related conditions, with claims of liver and kidney stimulation and toxin expulsion. Sold by Dreier Bros. 50 cents, guaranteed.
Wabash Indiana reports Jacob Kah paroled to stand trial for a fatal incident. Details indicate a capital case with judicial action pending. Local authorities describe the parole as a precursor to formal charging and potential execution.
A thriving field for artesian well makers emerges in Persia where irrigation is crucial for cultivation and water costs are a consideration for farmers seeking reliable supplies.
A WEALTH OF BEAUTY is often hidden by unsightly pimples eczema tetter erysipelas salt rheum and similar skin eruptions. Bucklen's Arnica Salve promises to cure skin eruptions cuts bruises burns boils felons ulcers and worst piles. Only 25 cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Drefer Bros., Druggiste.
Washington reports that Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee is authorized to hold recess meetings to draft a bill reducing revenue if warranted. He plans to reconvene only before Congress resumes, awaiting surplus data to guide a fair distribution of reductions after extended hearings on briefs.
In a May 31 ceremony at the Simpson M E church a bride married a man she already knew as her husband, while living in Huntington with six children. The couple were arrested near Lagro and held on adultery charges, with possible bigamy as the case advances. The groom Edward Boles and Roselle Scheer were listed in the license, Rev T J Johnson officiated, and the affair led to questions about the marriage license and perjury.
An old settlers meeting and farmers institute for Madison and Monroe townships will be held at the Knouse school house in Madison township two and a half miles southwest of Monroeville on Thursday June 21. The session opens at 9 o clock a m and a basket picnic dinner will be a feature of the gathering.
The new M. E. church at Huntertown will be dedicated on Sunday June 24. The dedicatory sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr. W. D. Parr of this city. Rev. W. E. Murray is pastor of the Huntertown church.
James M. Essig, a prominent farmer near Poe in this county, has invented an improved farm cultivator and has filed a patent application through Chapin & Denny of this city.
An editorial admonition warns mothers to avoid unsafe teething remedies and favors safer care for infants. It mentions a notorious old product, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, and cautions against harmful formulations while advising prudent parenting practices.
Julia Real was found guilty of assault and battery on Joseph Sanders' son with a fine of 1 dollar and $14 costs, part paid. Bert Sanders faced a concealed weapons charge from James Thomas. the case before Justice Bullerman was continued to 2 PM Saturday. Both defendants are colored.
The Nickel Plate Road will sell excursion tickets to Philadelphia from June 14 to 18 at one round trip fare for Republican National Convention. Tickets valid for return through June 26, 1900. Inquiries via wire, phone, or A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
Fort Wayne residents praise Doan's Kidney Pills and Dean's Kidney Pills for backache kidney symptoms and skin irritation. Mrs E L Vauris of 58 West Fifth Street says relief came quickly and she keeps the remedy on hand. Doan's Ointment offered for itching skin conditions with free sample by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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