Illness and travels fill local notices and weddings
Local notices report Mrs. Lew Melsheimer seriously ill, several residents traveling or relocating, engagements and weddings including Horatio S Welch and Mary Dofforn, John Reiter and Mary McNerney, and Oliver McCrory and Rosamond Murphy. Also noted are business moves, church health updates, a death and funeral, and political party activity with precinct boundary assignments for upcoming elections.
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Charles O. Shorey
Gar Creek
Josiah Tilden
Fox
East Main Street
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Horatio
Welch
Mary Dofforn
John Reiter
Mary McNerney
Oliver McCrory
Rosamond Murphy
W. H. Oaps
Kansas City
Oaps
John W. Vordermark
Norwalk
Anna
Headless body found on railroad track in Claypool
A Nickel Plate freight train discovered a headless, nearly nude man corpse on the front tracks near Claypool Indiana. Police suspect murder staged to imitate a run over, with coroner from Warsaw to handle the case. burial planned in Claypool.
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Chicago
Claypool
Ind
Logan
Holly
Warsaw
Stony Island
County Officials Inspect Jails and Hospitals On Tour
The board of county commissioners toured the jail and two hospitals on Saturday finding affairs well ordered. At City hospital several county patients are listed including Susan Leher Bertha Johnson Ida Carpenter Claude Isett Mary Blythe Mary Schaun Albert Ince Fred Estler John Hardenski Christian Rehm Harry Coleman Mrs Coleman Mrs Schafer William Cooper and Alice Aborn. At St Joseph hospital about as many county patients were reported named Kate Kloeber Barbara Schrantz Nancy Morrow A Hepburn B Patrick Elizabeth Weisner Ed Sheehan Con Ryan James Owens Phillip Dubois Michael Dawson Mr Black Jennie Mullenix Luella and Joseph Upmeyer Fred Reilling Sam Schwartz Elizabeth Campbell John Ladd August Dauer. Daily care by Dr J M Dinnen at St Joe and Dr Carl Proegler at City was noted with appointments made for next year. County jail housed forty one prisoners, largely vag rants serving twenty five to thirty five days, each costing forty cents daily. Commissioner Brannan told Sentinen a rise in prisoner upkeep over recent months. long sentences for vag rants are not favored.
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Board of County Commissioners
City Hospital
St. Joe Hospital
Susan Leher
Bertha Johnson
Ida Carpenter
Claude Isett
Mary Blythe
Mary Schaun
Albert Ince
Fred Estler
John Hardenski
Christian Rehm
Harry Coleman
Coleman
Schafer
William Cooper
Alice Ab
August Dauer
J. M. Dinnen
St. Joe
Carl Proegler
Allen County
Brannan
Edith Monn Weds Frank Pfeiffer At Coldwater Road
Miss Edith Monn and Frank Pfeiffer were married last week at the bride’s parents home on Coldwater road, with Rev. A K Zartman officiating. The couple, to reside on Pfeiffer’s farm, forego a wedding trip and start married life in a furnished farm residence provided by the groom’s father. The Stariner offers congratulations and best wishes.
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Valentine Monn
Coldwater Road
Edith Monn
Frank Pfeiffer
A. K. Zartman
Frank Baker summoned to Lafayette after wife's and child's accident
Frank Baker, timber merchant and Kilian Baker partner, received a telegram from Lafayette about his wife and baby hurt in a runaway that morning. He departed on the first train. Later reports indicated only the infant sustained serious injuries, not believed life threatening. the wife is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Schilling, in Lafayette.
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Frank Baker
Kilian Baker
Lafayette
Young Switchman Loses His Right Arm In Accident
Charles Leiter, a popular Nickel Plate switchman in this city, had an accident Wednesday last while coupling in the yards. His right arm was mashed and splintered below the elbow, necessitating amputation. He was taken to St. Joe hospital where Dr. J. M. Dinnen performed the operation. Leiter, formerly a telegraph operator, recently took up this new work. His mother lives in Bourbon, Indiana, and has been notified.
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Charles Leiter
Nickel Plate
Leiter
St. Joe Hospital
J. M. Dinnen
Bourbon
Ind
Anxious mother seeks missing son among river death case
An Ohio or Indiana community reports a dead man found in a river near Bluffton with unknown identity. Mrs. Emme Korn of Roanoke visits Bluffton, hoping the interred body is her son Fred, who had gone missing and maybe wrote of poor health before vanishing. She fears suicide and plans to contact Wells County coroner for details.
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Bluffton
Wells County
Emme Korn
Roanoke
Ind
Fred
Sentiven
New Plan to Build Electric Light Tower in Lakeside
Fort Wayne Land and Improvement company at their Thursday meeting let the contract to Star Iron Tower for an electric light tower at Lake avenue and Dearborn street Lakeside. The firm also plans to invite manufacturers via Business Men's Exchange to establish plants here with rent covering nominal interest, locating near Lakeside.
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Fort Wayne Land and Improvement Company
Star Iron Tower Company
Lake Avenue
Dearborn Street
Lakeside
Improvement Company
Business Men’s Exchange
Miss Ella J Forbing Weds Charles A Ashbrook in Ada
At 3 30 Wednesday afternoon at 385 Hanna Street the marriage of Miss Ella J Forbing daughter of Mr and Mrs John Forbing to Mr Charles A Ashbrook a druggist of Ada Ohio was performed by Mayor D L Harding in a quiet ceremony The bride will be missed in society circles Toe Sent TiInen joins the host in extending congratulations.
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Hanna Street
Ella J
John Forbing
Charles A. Ashbrook
Ada
Ohio
D. L. Harding
Toe
TiInen
Furniture splurge at Chicago warerooms costs 3500 dollars
Tuesday Mr and Mrs John H Bass visited a large Chicago furniture wareroom selecting items for their country palace. The purchase for furniture alone totaled 3500 dollars and other home fittings will bring in thousands more. The Death List reports week ending June 21 lists seven adult and infant deaths including Laura Raifsnyder and Mary Wibold with various illnesses.
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John H. Bass
Chicago
Undertakers
Peter
Foundling
Mary C. Smith
Anne Theresa Thomas
Mace Meriam
Laura Raifsnyder
Mary Wibold
Speculators Invest Big in Kentucky Coal and Timber Lands
Fort Wayne capital has spread into Tennessee and Kentucky where interests in coal and timber lands rise to tens of thousands. The latest buyers are BE McQuisten and W E Mossman who returned from Kentucky last week after making sizeable investments and anticipate strong profits.
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Fort Wayne
Tennesee
Kentucky
Messrs
BE. P. McQuisten
W. E. Mossman
Divorce Granted to Sadie Shaffer in Failure to Provide Case
Wednesday Judge O Rourke granted Sadie Shaffer a divorce on grounds of failure to provide. The same docket also records James Jacobs and Effie Jacobs obtaining a divorce on grounds of abandonment.
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O’rourke
Sadie Shaffer
James Jacobs
Effie Jacobs
Woman shot by youth warns of weapon dangers
Mrs Catherine Hogan widow of Michael Hogan lies at her home 58 Prince street Sixth ward from a bullet wound over one eye. The bullet failed to penetrate the skull due to its force. She suffers concussion and shock but is expected to recover. The incident cites careless use of target guns and urges safer handling.
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Catherine Hogan
Michael Hogan
Prince Street
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