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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
6
A long list of old fashioned kitchen recipes for cakes muffins and confections appears alongside numerous wedding notices and family congratulations. The culinary items include yeast raised muffins Victoria cakes chocolate cherries apricot marmalade and pineapple sherbet. Wedding reports cover Miss Margaret Contant and Charles Steckbeck and many local families with details of attendants venues meals and future homes.
A sequence of marriages is recorded from June 9 to June 12 in multiple churches. Dora Mangan wed Robert Danner at First M E. church parsonage. Alice Pratt married Joseph Potteran at Rev. Zartman’s residence. Alla Schellbarger married William Wert in Roanoke and Uniondale. Lillie Moore wed Charles Mansel at Grace Reformed. Cedonia Pequignot married Theodore Bohn in St. Pauls with plans to live in Chicago. Sophia Stahlhut married Frank Weber at St Pauls Lutheran. bridesmaids included Elsie Swihart and Charles Swihart. postnuptial plans include moving to various addresses in Decatur and Uniontown areas.
Dr. Theodore C. Wyneken, a well known local dentist, married Miss Eleanore Edwards in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon June 9. The couple will spend the summer at Rome City in a cottage their home town plans to visit.
A large gathering at Flavel Griswold’s St Joe road home honored Mrs Griswold’s New York relatives, with Edward Ashley William Ravenna and a long list of Griswold kin and friends. Separate celebrations included Delmer Tonkel’s fourth anniversary party with many young guests and Mrs Beckman’s birthday attended by family and friends amid dancing games and meals.
Epworth League at Decatur will charter a special interurban car for fifty attendees from First Methodist Episcopal church to Fort Wayne district Epworth League convention at the First church. The event runs June 22 to 24 with officer installation by Rev. C A Wade and a sermon by Rev. C Claud Travis from Wayne Street M E church.
Mr and Mrs J 3 Drage and children of Decatur spent a visit with A J Archbold and family. Miss Leone Morton visited aunt Mrs Eliza Bond at Spencerville. Mr and Mrs C E Morton and children visited Hoagland relatives. Wayne Smith operated on for enlarged tonsils at Lutheran hospital and is doing well. Dr Homer Glock performed the operation. J E Morton bought a Sharpless cream separator from Laman and Lee. Bert Archbold and son visited A J Archbold family. Real estate deal mentioned earlier is off. Melching flew the track and Gallmeier's farm is for sale. Catharine Fuhrman had a concrete foundation and wall for a corncrib and hogpen. August Werling had the contract. Mr and Mrs Reed Caston spent Sunday with her parents Will Comer.
Alexander Johnson of Fort Wayne has been re-elected general secretary of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections at the convention.
George N. Rice aged 80 died suddenly at his home on Washington boulevard east from apoplexy. Born February 26, 1829 in Kentucky, he served in the Civil War with Co H 82nd Ohio and endured Libby prison before discharge in 1865. He later farmed in Defiance county and operated a saw mill before retiring to Fort Wayne. He leaves sons J D Rice Portland, Miss Ida Rice and Mrs Nettie Bricker Fort Wayne, plus daughters in Portland and Webster. Hancock post G A R and W R C seRvices planned in Cecil and Sherwood.
Aaron Brosius formerly of Fort Wayne died suddenly Thursday evening at his Evansville home where he was deeply involved in the lumber business. He belonged to the firm Seavey and Brosius and moved to Evansville eight years ago. Relatives Jesse Brosius H. W. Stirk and Miss Jennie Bowman left for Evansville to attend the funeral.
Mrs Amanda M McDuffee widow of James McDuffee pioneer resident of Allen county died Wednesday evening at her son Horace G McDuffee home in Eel River township aged 76 years Paralysis caused ten weeks bed confinement Survived by three daughters Mrs Roy Walter of Churubusco Mrs William McGuire Fort Wayne Mrs L P Sheadle Noble county and Horace G McDuffee Funeral services Sunday at 10 am from the M E church at Churubusco of which she was a charter member
Minnie Pester aged 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Pester 429 Greenwood avenue died at 5 o clock this morning at Hope hospital from typhoid fever Surviving relatives include her parents four sisters and a brother Mrs Flora Heine Mrs Lina Stephen Mary Alvina and Edwin Pester Funeral services Monday afternoon from the residence and later from St Johns Reformed church
Louis C Light 41 formerly a clerk died suddenly at his brother-in-law Charles Troxell’s home 1330 Wells Street after breakfast on Sunday. Heart disease listed as cause. Survived by father John Light and siblings William J Light Fort Wayne Edward S Light Lima and Hattie E Light Fort Wayne. Member of St Joe Athletic Club and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Interment at Traverse.
A brief note records a service held at a residence with Rev WwW P Herron officiating at the ceremony. Limited readable text mentions the time and officiant in a church like rite conducted at home.
Viola Wise aged 19 years 9 months 8 days died at 11 46 this morning at Lutheran hospital after an operation for appendicitis two weeks earlier. She was the daughter of Mrs Mary Wise and resided with her uncle Louis W Jones at 3220 Fairfield avenue. She leaves two brothers Charles and Ernest Wise and was a member of Simpson M E church.
Mrs Magdaline Ball a longtime Fort Wayne resident died Sunday at Hastings Pennsylvania at her son Rev Father Germaine Ball’s home She was about 65 born in Bavaria and came to Fort Wayne fifty years ago She ran a grocery on Broadway and Main and was a devout St Pauls Catholic parishioner Surviving relatives include her brother Ulrich Deininger and three sisters The remains were taken to Fort Wayne for funeral mass at St Pauls Catholic church and interment
Charles Harris a renowned horticulturist and arborist and Indiana native expert died at 6:15 AM at his South Hanna street home. He was 63, had been ill nine months from multiple diseases, born in Rhode Island, moved to Indiana sixty years ago, and lived in Fort Wayne seven years. Survived by widow two sons Bert Harris and Arthur Harris and daughter Mrs William Kirkpatrick with five grandchildren. Funeral to Cass county for Mt Pisgah cemetery near Logansport.
The local Elks lodge held a grand tribute to the American flag Monday night with over four hundred in attendance. Ellis' quartet performed as bunting and plants decorated the hall while Exalted Ruler Niezer presided. Judge Richard K. Erwin delivered the main patriotic address.
Bishop H J Alerding heads Fort Wayne subscribers to a proposed trolley line with a $1000 stake. Catholic clergy in the city plan to support the project, noting it will provide street railway access to the Catholic cemetery. About $5000 of stock has been taken, with a goal of at least $35000 in Fort Wayne.
Maurice Pauley graduates with the St Josephs class as Maurice J Pauley, son of Mr and Mrs John J Pauley and his sister Helen accompany parents to St Josephs at Rensselaer for commencement exercises after four years of study.
A Sandy Nookel house gathering marked the ten year fire service anniversary for six men who joined June 12, 1899. About fifty friends attended the day’s events with dinner and supper, a ball game pitting the firemen against the Chairwarmers, and several sports. The firemen won the nine against the Chairwarmers 11 to 7, Charley Cross won the bicycle race, William Harber claimed the fat men’s race, William Strickis, Paul Corneille and William Brandt won the rear men’s race, and a friendly contest by Brandt remained doubtful.
Adams Ingle, longtime resident for over twenty years, died following unspecified incidents. The brief obituary notes his residence and passing, with limited context due to fragmented text.
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